Current Affairs Coronavirus Thread - Serious stuff !!!

[TN Toffee]

I honestly don't understand how it's not spreading more over there, packed nightclubs, stadiums, no masks, serious amount of vaccine hesitancy. Anyone any ideas why? Have they just built up a ton of immunity?

All the things LL mentioned, plus I think the fact that we just have more social distance inherent to our daily lives here than a lot of other places, especially the UK and Europe. Aside from a few big cities, most of us live in our own houses, drive our own cars, never use public transit, etc. Even with all the restrictions, I’m surprised things didn’t get much worse in the UK considering how densely populated as it is.

 

[NilSatisOptimum]

Has someone been editing this thread? I’ve looked for ages and can’t see where “leftists” go on about what a great bloke he (Cummings) is.

The permanently angry getting more angry again, as the sun rises the sun will set, even on empires.

 

[NilSatisOptimum]

All the things LL mentioned, plus I think the fact that we just have more social distance inherent to our daily lives here than a lot of other places, especially the UK and Europe. Aside from a few big cities, most of us live in our own houses, drive our own cars, never use public transit, etc. Even with all the restrictions, I’m surprised things didn’t get much worse in the UK considering how densely populated as it is.

 

[Blueclouds]

I'm just hoping the government are being cautious and things are not getting worse.

 

[bebo86]

Should see a interesting comparison between the AZ and Pz vaccines based on how this Delta variant effects the US compared to how it effects the U.K.

Was thinking that alright might be a reason

 

[jinkyali]

Watching programme in bbc2 re vaccine.

Emotional watching the CEO call the lady at Moderna to give her the results of the trials on her vaccine she created.

Amazing

 

[bebo86]

Watching programme in bbc2 re vaccine.

Emotional watching the CEO call the lady at Moderna to give her the results of the trials on her vaccine she created.

Amazing

Was there some warning or something at the end about the vaccines from the scientists?

 

[jinkyali]

Was there some warning or something at the end about the vaccines from the scientists?

In what respect?

 

[bebo86]

In what respect?

No idea my mate just messaged me saying he watched it and the scientists who made the vaccines were warning about the long term danger in the end

 

[jinkyali]

No idea my mate just messaged me saying he watched it and the scientists who made the vaccines were warning about the long term danger in the end

I think he's wrong.

 

[bebo86]

I think he's wrong.

Thanks mate

 

[jinkyali]

Thanks mate

The vaccine was pretty much in human trials before lockdown last year.

 

[jinkyali]

Thanks mate

The only thing I can think of is them stating that till everyone is vaccinated it's difficult to declare it over.

 

[mmmmsnouts]

I honestly don't understand how it's not spreading more over there, packed nightclubs, stadiums, no masks, serious amount of vaccine hesitancy. Anyone any ideas why? Have they just built up a ton of immunity?

I am guessing far more people have actually had this virus than have been officially counted. That combined with people who are vaccinated gives us a lot of immunity.

Other than the immunocompromised and kids who are not eligible for a vaccine yet, I won’t feel sorry for anyone in the US who is unvaxxed and gets COVID now. You’ve had plenty of opportunities to protect yourself. It’s gone from being a community issue to a personal issue.

 

[BlueToff]

I'm just hoping the government are being cautious and things are not getting worse.

It's a bit of both. Things are getting worse in terms of hospitalisations in certain areas - areas that happen to have had struggles with the vaccine uptake and where this 'delta variant' seems more common.

We're starting from a very low base and the people in general who are ending up in hospital aren't ending up in ICU wards (obviously there is exceptions).