Current Affairs Coronavirus Thread - Serious stuff !!!

[LinekersLegs]

Ooh. We had all sorts of groups first with certain illnesses, etc etc that were prioritised. Im unsure if obesity counted though. But I think generally obesity and diabetes go together and I think diabetics were prioritised.. I may be wrong though.

UK today opening it up to kids at risk

 

[RAFUH]

And sign he is reconsidering? Feel very sorry for your poor aunt.

Not so far.
It has been rough for her. Her daughter is a respiratory therapist. Luckily moved to a VA about 6 months before COVID or she'd have been working in one of the hardest hit hospitals in the state. Still worked with COVID patients though. Not sure what I could add to anything his sister had to tell him.

 

[LinekersLegs]

Not so far.
It has been rough for her. Her daughter is a respiratory therapist. Luckily moved to a VA about 6 months before COVID or she'd have been working in one of the hardest hit hospitals in the state. Still worked with COVID patients though. Not sure what I could add to anything his sister had to tell him.

That “the vaccine is still only authorized for emergency use” is the concern rather than the below I find very baffling thh

 

[mill]

what exactly are they protesting?

 

[BlueToff]

UK today opening it up to kids at risk

So I imagine the aim will be to get those kids done over the holidays and then in October time they'll probably roll out vaccinations in high schools.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

what exactly are they protesting?

Absolutely no idea.

 

[AUXLEN]

Just been to Morrisons for my lunch - Probably about 70% of people wearing masks

Interestingly, the other 30% all below 40

There are signs outside saying that masks are mandatory upon entry - My heart really bleeds for that 30% with medical conditions

Yup...two young men in the post office not wearing masks. every single person I saw without a mask in Sainburys under 30. and there were quite a few. Not sure on the reasoning but like I said earlier. I'll wear mine.

 

[Deckard2049]

So it begins.

 

[orly]

Crikey, wasn't expecting the vaccine pass thing at all.

 

[BlueToff]

Crikey, wasn't expecting the vaccine pass thing at all.

It was always going to happen.

Short of pinning people down and injecting them, this is all that can happen.

Insurance companies also will not insure venues if they do not implement these rules. I.e. if a club let's someone in who can't prove the vaccine, and the club has to shut, there'll be no support for them.

It's crap, but it's what they were always going to do.

 

[BlueToff]

Testing for contacts coming in from mid-August

 

[navidson]

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So it begins.

Good

 

[grandjoeblue]

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So it begins.

I was thinking is there an offline way to prove your vaccination status?

The NHS app requires a decent smartphone.

 

[Toast]

I had an Email from the CEO of a supermarket I have a loyalty card with today, saying effectively that. I dont think its a message that many would not agree with. @Toast

Highly advising it for staff and customers, but not mandatory.

After doing it for so long, you can tell just by looking at certain people as they walk in that they are gagging for the conflict and argument.
I certainly don’t bother anymore as it’s not worth the agg.

Do what you like, oh, and make sure you complain on Twitter that your delivery is late and not everything is available due to staff shortages though, as they are all off isolating.

 

[roydo]

I was thinking is there an offline way to prove your vaccination status?

The NHS app requires a decent smartphone.

I have mused this as well. Short of asking your GP surgery to print you your vaccine record, I dont think there is. The vax cards we all have dont have your name on them.

And I dont think that venues are going to have access to the NHS database, for obvious reasons.