Coronavirus (2021) thread

[blue for life]

Well we have been working all the time. Those public sector people are helping those who are sick, supporting vulnerable people, performing surgical procedures, educating children, putting out fires, emptying your bins, cleaning your streets, repairing your roads, processing benefits and managing furlough. With many of them risking their own health and that of their families. Many of them under a great deal of pressure. Several have died too while performing their job.

You could have picked a better example.

Brilliant reply. I work in the public sector and all the staff have been working hard processing benefit claims plus business grants. Oh and free school meals. Sick of public sector workers being targeted.

 

[Blue and still suffering]

I'm thinking of a job in the Diplomatic Service when this is all over!

I'm thinking of a job in the Diplomatic Service when this is all over!

I'm sure that there are a few on here who could give you the benefit of their experience in working there

 

[johnnytapia]

Well we have been working all the time. Those public sector people are helping those who are sick, supporting vulnerable people, performing surgical procedures, educating children, putting out fires, emptying your bins, cleaning your streets, repairing your roads, processing benefits and managing furlough. With many of them risking their own health and that of their families. Many of them under a great deal of pressure. Several have died too while performing their job.

You could have picked a better example.

I’ve been paid for every working day throughout the pandemic. Maybe that’s because I’ve worked every day throughout the pandemic. Same old private / public sector bollocks. Maybe the binmen, nurses, teachers, firemen should have asked to be furloughed.

 

[johnnytapia]

Brilliant reply. I work in the public sector and all the staff have been working hard processing benefit claims plus business grants. Oh and free school meals. Sick of public sector workers being targeted.

Public sector will always be targeted by the illiterate and ill-informed. Give them an application form to be a binman, teacher, benefit worker and you’ll be met by glazed expressions and deafening silence. You crack on pal, you’re doing a great job.

 

[kevin horlocks wand]

Well we have been working all the time. Those public sector people are helping those who are sick, supporting vulnerable people, performing surgical procedures, educating children, putting out fires, emptying your bins, cleaning your streets, repairing your roads, processing benefits and managing furlough. With many of them risking their own health and that of their families. Many of them under a great deal of pressure. Several have died too while performing their job.

You could have picked a better example.

great , good thanks. your work is open and you are on 100% pay so maybe if you are in that position you might want lockdown to continue as it does not affect you financially

if you are a barber with a small shop , own a small shop a hotel , or restaurant , or supply those businesses you may be keener to open up society so you can work again as hard as you and also get 100% pay as well.

i am not saying you are not working hard I am just saying it’s easier to want lockdown to continue than it is for a barber, chef , hotel owner etc etc etc , many of whom are facing financial hardships.

it’s not a question of who does the most worthy work , it’s probably the public sector , but it’s about the impact of lockdown.

 

[worsleyweb]

Feeling good tonight! Moving forward. Let kaz back on mods. She drove me mad at times on this thread like everyone but we are all Blue aren’t we??!

 

[mosssideblue]

Feeling good tonight! Moving forward. Let kaz back on mods. She drove me mad at times on this thread like everyone but we are all Blue aren’t we??!

Is she banned?

 

[Rammy Blue]

For those wondering when they or their family members might get their first shot of the vaccine then scroll down this article to the list of priority groups and the numbers in each. You might be surprised at how soon you might be eligible as even at the current rate of around 3.5 million first shots a week they will zip through them. I'm in the 65-69 group and I'm getting my first shot on Monday. At the current rate this group would be done in less than a week even at 100% take up (which no group will be). The next group is 16-64 with underlying conditions and this is two weeks worth and then down to everyone 50 to 64 is less than three weeks worth. I'm sure that when supply increases then the weekly rate will shoot up.

England 'on track' for vaccinating Covid priority groups

The aim is to offer a vaccine against Covid to the most vulnerable people by Monday.

www.bbc.co.uk

They’ve also already said that a portion of the 7.3mil that have an underlying condition fall in the 50-64 category and would in theory be counted twice so it should also be quicker because of that too.

 

[Rammy Blue]

Feeling good tonight! Moving forward. Let kaz back on mods. She drove me mad at times on this thread like everyone but we are all Blue aren’t we??!

It might be actually doing her good to get a break from this thread mate.

 

[RobMCFC]

I might be a bit wrong with my maths, but based on when they started vaccinating at a high rate, there will be a lot of people ready for a 2nd shot the last week of March. So you can bet that they’ll be aiming to get over 50s done before then. 17m in the next 5-6 weeks feels doable, subject to supply.

Average cases now less than 15,000, down to 24k in hospital - things are looking up.