Current Affairs Coronavirus Thread - Serious stuff !!!

[BlueToff]

right, I wasn't denying that or looking to take away the serious of it - for @tsubaki too who has liked this. That wasn't my point. It's deadly serious, I know having had it and my dad and sister are still recovering too.

So in no way am I trying to take away from the serious of it.

What I am saying is it spreads and seems to fizzle out quickly, like how a standard bug that goes round would. But, I also reckon it'll come back and sweep through the population again, and then probably will do again. That's where it matters about controlling it and managing it - ideally first off through boosters which are starting very soon in the UK for the vulnerable groups - to ensure that the NHS isn't overwhelmed.

@spectateur since you were unsure, I wasn't trying to take away from the seriousness of Delta.

It does act more like a bug though. It burns through the population quickly, but in turn fizzles out quickly.

However, I suspect we'll keep seeing these 'waves' as this seems to be what the new strains of COVID do now. Which in a way is good, because it means rather than this completely novel virus, it's acting like other 'standard' bugs (doesn't mean it's not dangerous).

 

[Martin Alvito]

Hahaha, knew this was going to happen at some point

Nurse in Germany suspected of replacing Covid vaccines with saline solution

Authorities say about 8,600 people may have been affected

www.theguardian.com

That one's beyond my capacity to anticipate or imagine. The only way someone could possibly think they could get away with that would be if they believed the vaccine had zero efficacy, which then calls into question why that person is a nurse.

 

[LinekersLegs]

Hahaha, knew this was going to happen at some point

Nurse in Germany suspected of replacing Covid vaccines with saline solution

Authorities say about 8,600 people may have been affected

www.theguardian.com

Something similar already happened here in US, the guy got 3 years in jail for it.

Ex-pharmacist sentenced to prison for tampering with COVID-19 vaccines

The former Wisconsin pharmacist who admitted to intentionally tampering COVID-19 vaccines was sentenced to three years in prison.

abcnews.go.com

 

[LinekersLegs]

Protection from hospitalization is probably even greater than these reflect since more vulnerable groups are disproportionately more likely to be in the fully vaccinated group.

 

[LinekersLegs]

Interesting theory

 

[grandjoeblue]

The requirement for PCR testing on return from abroad should either be a mandated price or cancelled. The costs are ridiculous. Why can't the government just buy them and sell them? They could even do it at a small mark up to cover costs. Having all of these firms charging whatever they want for a mandatory test is laughable.

 

[Toast]

Bit too soon ?
But these two actors aren’t in much rubbish..
Don’t let Dave know though..

 

[BlueStevie35]

Hospital figures - 75 deaths were announced today, down 86 on yesterday and down 23 on last Wednesday. 62 deaths were in English hospitals, down 90 on yesterday and down 17 on last week. The 7 day rolling average falls to 70.14

All settings - for the 28 day cut off, 104 deaths were announced today, down 42 on yesterday and down 15 on last Wednesday. The 7 day rolling average falls to 86.71

There has been no data reported today for the 60 day cut off

 

[peteblue]

Hospital figures - 75 deaths were announced today, down 86 on yesterday and down 23 on last Wednesday. 62 deaths were in English hospitals, down 90 on yesterday and down 17 on last week. The 7 day rolling average falls to 70.14

All settings - for the 28 day cut off, 104 deaths were announced today, down 42 on yesterday and down 15 on last Wednesday. The 7 day rolling average falls to 86.71

There has been no data reported today for the 60 day cut off

They need to stop daily reporting. This thing is over. We need to get on with life again……

 

[Tubey]

Must admit a bit surprised by death count getting over 100. Thought it'd top out around 80 a day for this wave.

 

[Tubey]

 

[BlueStevie35]

Must admit a bit surprised by death count getting over 100. Thought it'd top out around 80 a day for this wave.

It seems to fluctuate between mid 100s and under 30 through the week, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays being at its highest

 

[LinekersLegs]

Good

 

[LinekersLegs]

Good news on the rare reaction in kids to the Pfizer vaccine

 

[TN Toffee]

The requirement for PCR testing on return from abroad should either be a mandated price or cancelled. The costs are ridiculous. Why can't the government just buy them and sell them? They could even do it at a small mark up to cover costs. Having all of these firms charging whatever they want for a mandatory test is laughable.

Could just be an easy way to try and limit discretionary trips, even though it’s technically allowed in lots of places now. People are far less likely to want to travel if they have to add several hundred dollars/pounds worth of COVID tests to their travel expenses.