Coronavirus (2022) thread

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adrianr said:
Double jabbed and boosted. Tested positive on Monday 27th and was testing positive as late as yesterday so did my full 10 days isolation, despite only having a few days of at best, a slight cough and generally feeling a bit run down. Negative lat flow today. Had worse colds tbh.
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Similar vibe here except I’ve not had the vaccine.
 
The elderly are now beginning to feel the effects of the Omicron wave, which will send shudders through the NHS.

The latest COVID surveillance report from the UK Health Security Agency shows a steep rise in the number of over 85s being admitted to hospital in England.

Hospitalisations in the age group doubled from 62 in every 100,00 in the week leading up to Christmas to 121 in every 100,000 a week later.

Rates were also up sharply in the 75-84s, rising from 28 to 57 per 100,000.

Rates in younger people were lower and rising more slowly.

The figures suggest the surge, which began in young people, has moved up the generations to affect those more vulnerable to serious disease.

The NHS is already feeling the pressure, with several hospitals declaring major incidents. But high case rates and the shifting demographic suggests admissions will rise further in the coming weeks.
 
BlueHammer85 said:
The elderly are now beginning to feel the effects of the Omicron wave, which will send shudders through the NHS.

The latest COVID surveillance report from the UK Health Security Agency shows a steep rise in the number of over 85s being admitted to hospital in England.

Hospitalisations in the age group doubled from 62 in every 100,00 in the week leading up to Christmas to 121 in every 100,000 a week later.

Rates were also up sharply in the 75-84s, rising from 28 to 57 per 100,000.

Rates in younger people were lower and rising more slowly.

The figures suggest the surge, which began in young people, has moved up the generations to affect those more vulnerable to serious disease.

The NHS is already feeling the pressure, with several hospitals declaring major incidents. But high case rates and the shifting demographic suggests admissions will rise further in the coming weeks.
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I think this was always likely and South Africa doesn’t provide a very useful comparison for our elderly. Hopefully, tue vaccines and boosters will limit the number of seriously ill.

it’s a shame Pep has the Covid because he could have been in line for a game tomorrow night!
 
ell said:
How old are you out of interest? Not being funny but usually people who post stuff like this (On facebook though, to be fair) tend to be too young to have done national service themselves but want others to do it.
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Oh, ancient. However, 'stuff like this' does not mean it is irrelevant or indeed dated. Germany and the United States have already realised that polarisation within their respective societies is hugely dangerous and are seeking to remedy it. Germany is intending to enroll young people so that they receive rudimentary 'military training' but then serve for seven months in different areas such as in health/social care and also to help in responding to natural disasters. Similarly, there is a move in the United States to push through the CORPS Act which would see a quarter of a million enrolled to do such work. Even closer, Scotland is seeking to introduce a new voluntary movement that would recruit and train teenagers, recent retirees, and those between jobs so that the country is better prepared.

As I say, these moves partly come from a realisation that Western societies have failed to deal with the effects of the pandemic and natural disasters, and they know there are going to be more of the latter. Yet it partly also comes from the realisation that people actually want to help and that involving them creates social cohesion. It's got nothing to do with turning the clock back to the 1950s, however. Now, talking of which, where's my Ovaltine?...
 
waspish said:
Been back for months not made the news.
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Its news that its gone from Bird to Human.


Hopefully no Human to human though. its been traced to make sure.

But the outbreak its self has been reported quite a bit, one farm had to kill over a million birds.
 
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kevin horlocks wand said:
how do you know it was carefully evaluated , can you provide a link to prove it?

see it’s easy this game .
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Indeed it is easy. See fig 1 for example.

Modelling the potential consequences of the Omicron SARS-CoV-2 variant in England

We model the potential consequences of the Omicron SARS-CoV-2 variant on transmission and health outcomes in England.
cmmid.github.io cmmid.github.io

It's just that people have a preconceived narrative and reject the facts as a result.
 
Gabriel said:
Oh, ancient. However, 'stuff like this' does not mean it is irrelevant or indeed dated. Germany and the United States have already realised that polarisation within their respective societies is hugely dangerous and are seeking to remedy it. Germany is intending to enroll young people so that they receive rudimentary 'military training' but then serve for seven months in different areas such as in health/social care and also to help in responding to natural disasters. Similarly, there is a move in the United States to push through the CORPS Act which would see a quarter of a million enrolled to do such work. Even closer, Scotland is seeking to introduce a new voluntary movement that would recruit and train teenagers, recent retirees, and those between jobs so that the country is better prepared.

As I say, these moves partly come from a realisation that Western societies have failed to deal with the effects of the pandemic and natural disasters, and they know there are going to be more of the latter. Yet it partly also comes from the realisation that people actually want to help and that involving them creates social cohesion. It's got nothing to do with turning the clock back to the 1950s, however. Now, talking of which, where's my Ovaltine?...
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advocated for a while for a national social service.
 
231 deaths - 203 in England

179,756 cases - down from 189,213 last week

England only 152,306 - UP from 146,604 last week
 
England hospital patients up 399 to 16,058

London falls, Midlands up the most (173), Yorkshire (150) and North West today just up 91 to 2879.

Ventilators also fall again by 7 to 762. London up 6 to 242. North West down 3 to 97.

The rest of the numbers on the data thread later.
 
Countries around the world have all dealt with the pandemic differently and set their individual policies accordingly. Some countries tolerate a low death threshold, others tolerate a higher death threshold; that’s the trade off when protecting individual liberties and an economy. Only the people in those countries can truly judge the success of their decisions.
 
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