Current Affairs Coronavirus Thread - Serious stuff !!!

[TheBigIguana]

WTA suspends tournaments in China amid concern for Peng Shuai

The WTA has announced the suspension of its tournaments in China amid concerns about the safety of Peng Shuai

www.theguardian.com

Olympics should also be cancelled.

Same level as asking FIFA to abandon a Qatar World Cup. The IOC is never doing the right thing at that price.

 

[Deleted member 48881]

Same level as asking FIFA to abandon a Qatar World Cup. The IOC is never doing the right thing at that price.

For all the Qatar's sins, millions did not die thanks to them

 

[TheBigIguana]

For all the Qatar's sins, millions did not die thanks to them

Oh wait this was a China should be blamed for Covid post???

Disengage.

 

[Deleted member 48881]

Oh wait this was a China should be blamed for Covid post???

Disengage.

it should be late over there mate, go to bed

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Interactive tool helps you decide how to protect yourself and others from COVID-19

Is it risky to sing in a choir? What are the risks of eating in a small restaurant? How much difference does it make to open windows or clean surfaces? New

www.cam.ac.uk

 

[peteblue]

ONS had UK kids at ~ 10 positivity pretty recently so this seems to be a pretty big glass house you are throwing a rock from across the channel Pete!

My comment was about the fact that the U.K. wasn’t included on the chart…

 

[BlueToff]

Hate this account but

 

[COYBL25]

Hate this account but

Won’t stop the British press though.

 

[Tree13]

Reading something on the nursing times. They reckon 208k staff are unvaccinated at this time. Witham estimate that 50% of those will refuse to be vaccinated.
Well that's going to make for a jolly conversation in April. How the hell do we replace all of them?

This is fascinating to read. My mother is a nurse, as are around half a dozen of my friends. I also have several old uni friends who have gone on to become Doctors - each and every single one of them is vaccinated as far up to date as possible, and strongly advocates for others to do the same. I've given blood twice in the last year - every member of staff I spoke to (five or six at each session) was fully vaccinated. I've been to the Dentist and the Hygienist a couple times too: all vaccinated.

I'm not suggesting for one second my anecdotal evidence (given the small sample size) is in any way of greater value than that of the research the Nursing Times has (presumably) done, but I find it interesting that my own experience of NHS staff is 100% vaccinated, 100% pro-vaccine, and none of them knew of a colleague who was anti.

 

[grandjoeblue]

Hate this account but

The WHO haven't actually said that though have they?

From what I have read it seems to spread more but the vaccine is still providing a decent level of protection with the vast majority in hospital unvaccinated.

Hard to tell at this stage how badly it will impact the UK as we have an old population but much higher vaccination figures.

 

[Walken]

Only scoped the general headlines, but seems to be largely positive with a few reminders that the data continues to be collected and interpretinterpreted

 

[CharliePotato]

In Manchester airport now, not messing I would say mask wearing is around 50% possibly below. Half the staff and police aren’t wearing them, bars and shops are packed.

No one is falling for this crap anymore.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

This is fascinating to read. My mother is a nurse, as are around half a dozen of my friends. I also have several old uni friends who have gone on to become Doctors - each and every single one of them is vaccinated as far up to date as possible, and strongly advocates for others to do the same. I've given blood twice in the last year - every member of staff I spoke to (five or six at each session) was fully vaccinated. I've been to the Dentist and the Hygienist a couple times too: all vaccinated.

I'm not suggesting for one second my anecdotal evidence (given the small sample size) is in any way of greater value than that of the research the Nursing Times has (presumably) done, but I find it interesting that my own experience of NHS staff is 100% vaccinated, 100% pro-vaccine, and none of them knew of a colleague who was anti.

Probably 90% of the nurses in my wife's team are BAME and the unvaccinated rate is extremely high.

 

[Tramps_mate]

Hate this account but

We already know it's a nothing strain..

 

[Wizard]

In Manchester airport now, not messing I would say mask wearing is around 50% possibly below. Half the staff and police aren’t wearing them, bars and shops are packed.

No one is falling for this crap anymore.

Sounds as though at least 50% are “falling for this crap” in Manchester airport. I was on the tube in London yesterday and I’d say mask wearing was near enough 100%. I saw about 3 people not wearing one