Current Affairs Coronavirus Thread - Serious stuff !!!

[bebo86]

'its nice to get out and about!'

Go for a walk at lunch then

Young people wanting to actually socialise with other people perhaps?

 

[joe1878]

Absolutely no one has those kind of vaccination rates, because children exist. We're just now in the process of rolling vaccinations out to primary school-aged children.


The cynic in me says that the cadavers are great marketing tools. Optimal profit margins probably lie somewhere near where we are at on this virus - low but appreciable risk of lethality and/or disabling symptoms, coupled with high transmissibility.

What's been bizarre about this whole thing has been the politicization of public health. It wasn't all that long ago that there was a consensus among political and media elites about that issue area.

I cant see many people getting their kids jabbed

 

[coollino]

Young people wanting to actually socialise with other people perhaps?

Do that when you finish work then

 

[Wizard]

Your wrong but I don't really care.

Just don't want anyone charging around because something resonated on the internet, with flu can do some serious life long damage if you don't rest up.



Not dismissing the nasty cold either, had one in September all.4 of us, only mine led bronchial pneumonia, thats because I probably continued working for a period. Had I taken time off earlier probably been off work for a shorter period...

Are you really claiming that the flu hits everyone in the same way and puts them in bed and "knocks them off their feet"? That's just not true. Some people have horrible reactions to flu and sadly die. But lots of people feel a bit crap and get over it in a couple of days.

 

[grandjoeblue]

I have deep suspicions of people who voluntarily commute to the office instead of working from home.

Probably people who work in flats. Imagine some of them HMO type places in London with 8 people sharing 1 bathroom. Not ideal for work.

 

[LinekersLegs]

How are you still optimistic?
I doubt the type of vaccine changes any minds.
The new technology, developed too fast "reasons", were/are just convenient excuses

Guess I’m just hoping that it will give some of the on the fence unvaccinated a way out that doesn’t require them to have to change their minds - the “still don’t trust these new fangled vaccines but regularly get the flu shot so know this type is safe” argument.

Think the vaccines mandates also gave some the same mental cover “well I still didn’t want to but had to have it to keep my job”.

People seem to get invested in a position and really don’t like to be wrong - which in all honestly may equally apply to my hope that some of the unvaccinated will eventually get the shot!

 

[coollino]

Probably people who work in flats. Imagine some of them HMO type places in London with 8 people sharing 1 bathroom. Not ideal for work.

I'm not sure how high up you are but many don't get their own personal toilets in an office

 

[grandjoeblue]

I'm not sure how high up you are but many don't get their own personal toilets in an office

The point was more the cramped rubbish conditions than quantity of toilets. Kids is another reason.

 

[coollino]

The point was more the cramped rubbish conditions than quantity of toilets. Kids is another reason.

I was only joking

Obviously there are reasons but, put it this way, I would not like to be living with voluntary office workers in Germany during nazi occupation

 

[NilSatisOptimum]

Young people wanting to actually socialise with other people perhaps?

I know back in the day, I would have blown raspberry at any curtailing of going out and socialising...

 

[summerisle]

Irish restrictions :

‘Long war with Covid’ – pubs and restaurants to close at 8pm as part of new restrictions until January 30

THE Government has agreed to reject Nphet's advice for a new 5pm curfew on hospitality and instead implement an 8pm closing time until January 30.

www.independent.ie

 

[LinekersLegs]

I cant see many people getting their kids jabbed

In my California county we have 45% of 5-11 and close to 90 of 12-15 year olds with at least one shot

Vaccination Demographic Data - San Mateo County Health

October 14, 2021: San Mateo County Health processed a correction to the vaccination data dashboards that has decreased the ...

www.smchealth.org

 

[Martin Alvito]

How are you still optimistic?
I doubt the type of vaccine changes any minds.
The new technology, developed too fast "reasons", were/are just convenient excuses

This breaks one of two ways:

- We have a truly horrific spate of infections, leading to hospitals becoming overwhelmed, deaths of the unvaccinated due to lack of treatment capacity becoming widespread, and a relative end to vaccine hesitancy/coercive measures being tolerated (eg: NYC, Italy)
- This never occurs, and the nonsense goes on unending until virulence attenuates and precautions become less necessary

I can't see much in the way of middle ground on this one. People are going to listen to nonsense and go their own way until experience says that is no longer an option - and even then, a handful will still hold out.

This is true of many other things. We probably wouldn't see such widespread compliance with general vaccination mandates if people didn't have to give up free K-8 daycare in most states to opt out.

 

[LinekersLegs]

Thats so heartbreakeing for the poor staff

The mental health impacts on healthcare workers are sadly going to be felt for years, both on a personal and a societal level.

 

[Walken]

The mental health impacts on healthcare workers are sadly going to be felt for years, both on a personal and a societal level.

Absolutely, it's not a topic being spoken about enough, we talk about capacity of the facilities but not the constant stress the workers are under and the trauma they have been through