Coronavirus (2021) thread

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BlueHammer85 said:
Some question the actual death toll when so many are being put down as Covid when it’s other symptoms that played a larger part in their death. Ie: if they have Covid and got hit by a bus. They would be recorded as a Covid death.
How accurate is that ?
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I suppose it’s offset by the number of people who die after 28 days that aren’t included.
 
richardtheref said:
All I was pointing out was that Boris had said in the North East 100% of over 80s had been vaccinated. Not true. They have just started in the last few days in the Durham dales. Just pr spin by our fool of a PM
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And I was just pointing out that you appear to have sat back and not made any particular effort to get your Mum vaccinated quicker.
 
BlueHammer85 said:
Some question the actual death toll when so many are being put down as Covid when it’s other symptoms that played a larger part in their death. Ie: if they have Covid and got hit by a bus. They would be recorded as a Covid death.
How accurate is that ?
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It depends what you mean by recorded as a covid death.
If someone has a positive test for covid and gets hit by a bus and dies within 28 days of it being first tested the quick counting system for deaths on the daily news will count it as a covid death. However the ONS will only record what is written on the death certificate and what is likely to be written on the death certificate is multiple trauma and Covid is unlikely to be recorded.

No system of recording deaths is completely perfect but the ONS numbers are likely to be a pretty good estimate though it may have underestimated a little in the early stages when testing was not extensive and people with it probably did not get to hospital.
 
Fantastic news on 15 million jabs. A monumental effort, slowly we are getting ourselves back.
That said Boris needs to reign in his allies a bit, contradictory statements today on vaccine passports to go with the contradictory statements the other day on holidays.
He really need to do the press bulletins every day from now to avoid confusing the public.
 
BlueHammer85 said:
Some question the actual death toll when so many are being put down as Covid when it’s other symptoms that played a larger part in their death. Ie: if they have Covid and got hit by a bus. They would be recorded as a Covid death.
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Not sure what your statistical chance of dying in a road accident in the UK is. Or what your statistical chance of dying of Covid is but I would imagine the chances of them both combining to happen to you within 28 days of each other would be so tiny as to be insignificant.
 
Bluemoon dan said:
Not sure what your statistical chance of dying in a road accident in the UK is. Or what your statistical chance of dying of Covid is but I would imagine the chances of them both combining to happen to you within 28 days of each other would be so tiny as to be insignificant.
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This discussion about the stats on the number of Covid deaths is ridiculous. None of theses stats are going to be perfect but even if the 'best' of them was 25% too high its still an incredible number and far higher than any other cause in the last 11 months.
 
denislawsbackheel said:
Watch out for a delayed reaction.
I had my AZ jab on Friday morning.
No reaction
Until
This morning 48 hours later I feel like shit.
Been in bed most of the day drinking gallons of tea.
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Funny how tea can get you through things.
I’ve had more tea this year then the whole of last year (possibly).
Hope you get better soon mate.
 
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