You can get a bed in DFS. It's somewhat harder to get the doctors and nurses.
Current Affairs Coronavirus Thread - Serious stuff !!!
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So it's a staffing issue then?
Maybe stop paying nurses peanuts and you might get a few more people considering it as a valid career option
Runub
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Apologies but I know nothing about virology but if the Omicron variant does turn out to be ‘softer’ could that signal the beginning of the end of the pandemic? I was reading about the Spanish Flu pandemic and that seems to have petered out after two years simply because people either died or built up immunity. Seems Omicron is dominant now and infecting many so could the famous herd immunity come into play along with vaccinations of course?
The main reason nurses leave is stress and burnout. Low pay is not such a big factor.
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I know from my wife's trust that they "tackle" burnout not by addressing the root causes but by giving staff access to mindfulness apps and other sticking plasters. This could be compounded in March when the vaccination mandate comes in, as around 8%, or over 100,000 people, in the NHS are not vaccinated.
Ghost Rider
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I agree , there is certainly a difference between the two based on all the evidence so far.
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Petty stuff like this doesn’t help either
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If I agreed with you, we’d both be wrong.
Yes it's pretty much how most viruses go, most common colds are caused by coronaviruses it would appear that omicron is a big step in that direction, once people realise that all the panic over cases is a gross overreaction driven by the click hungry media then the pandemic will be over.
Well to an extent, but they are definitely at least a week but more likely two weeks into their Omicron wave.
You'd have expected hospitalisations to go up, because confirmed cases have shot up there, yet hospitalisations are staying flat.
Well it's not just a cold, it is COVID, it's just that the symptoms are presenting themselves as a cold and aren't the distinguishing features of previous COVID strains such as persistent cough, no smell/taste etc.
Here's a good vid assessing the recent studies (which are being peer reviewed). @LinekersLegs posted a thread about how this strain of the virus doesn't replicate as much in the lungs and this study appears to back that up.
@Ghost Rider it may also answer your question on why people may still end up in hospital with Omicron complications
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Just googled this fella to see his credentials. Big fan of Ivermectin. That was enough for me tbh.
Not many at all. The big issue with Omicron is its sheer infectiousness. The worry is that it’s already sweeping through the NHS.
If staff are off sick isolating for 10 days at a time who is looking after the sick? Who is performing surgery? Who is driving the ambulances?
The situation is further complicated by the fact that Delta is still circulating and it’s also general flu season. Throw Omicron into the mix and you have the perfect storm.
I may be wrong as I’ve kept well away from all the statistics of this during the past 18 months, but basic research tells me about one more than the amount of full stops you’ve used Pete, everything crossed it stays that way.
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