Coronavirus (2021) thread

[Toney’s bookie]

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Some of you lot seriously have Stockholm syndrome.

Demonising people for aspiring for a normal life. Give me strength.

 

[Meatbag]

Some of you lot seriously have Stockholm syndrome.

Chastising people for aspiring for a normal life. Give me strength.

No problem with well placed optimism. I’d love for this to all go away. What I’m not keen on is the misguided declaration of “freedom day” which some will see as an end to the pandemic. As if the politicians have had a sit down meeting with the virus and agreed a ceasefire as of the 21st and it’s open season on licking door handles.

 

[Bluesince1979]

You see them on vox pops on TV news - I have seen them saying it around the town where I live - its said on Twitter - some people think its an antidote - they also mostly believe in "Freedom Day" as a concept. Whether restrictions are lifted or not on the 21st I think they will find the 22nd onwards pretty disappointing - Lockdown will be recommended at the end of September and Johnson will leap into action by November.......

Is this what you hope or what you think ? U sound like youd be disappointed if 21st went ahead

 

[Bluesince1979]

Some of you lot seriously have Stockholm syndrome.

Demonising people for aspiring for a normal life. Give me strength.

Its weird isnt it

 

[paulchapo]

Some of you lot seriously have Stockholm syndrome.

Demonising people for aspiring for a normal life. Give me strength.

It's ridiculous. I seem to remember being told once the vulnerable were vaccinated, then once a certain percentage of the population was vaccinated normality would resume. I think this is about the fourth variant of the virus we have had and once the hysteria dies down we're told it's no more deadly and/or the vaccine works well against it. Pubs, restaurants, shops are open and some fan's are allowed back into sporting events. Anyone who has ventured to any of these know social distancing has never really been adhered to in any of these places, masks a bit hit and miss. In short it's been freedom Day for quite a while now. The world cannot stay locked down forever. Those that want to have the choice to stay at home as long as they wish. Aside from work and shopping everything else is voluntary. Stay home if you don't feel safe.

 

[Marvin]

I think it’s fair for those lucky enough to be double jabbed to feel a level of comfort and safety in so being.

I have been double jabbed and it does give me greater confidence. Isn’t that the point Of it?

yes, I can still get it but hopefully if what they claim it should keep me out of hospital and others being jabbed or not can assess their own protection around others.

I don’t think calling people bell ends for trying to get back to a normalish life when double jabbed and feeling safer and socialising again is really a fair comment.

that’s the point of the vaccine programme.

The first thing that goes is protection against transmission, then mild illness, then severe illness etc hence you could argue masks might be getting even more important especially if you're visiting elderly people.

Imo risks of asymptomatic transmission have shot up since the Indian variant made its appearance because of its effect on the vaccine.

 

[Bluesince1979]

The first thing that goes is protection against transmission, then mild illness, then severe illness etc hence you could argue masks might be getting even more important especially if you're visiting elderly people.

Imo risks of asymptomatic transmission have shot up since the Indian variant made its appearance because of its effect on the vaccine.

Variant fetishist

 

[BlueAnorak]

Isn't that exactly postponing it, or have I missed something here?



If he really said that, he's an idiot, as his own scientific advisors say the opposite. This is exactly what happened at Christmas, govt painted themselves into a corner, felt obliged not to retreat, then the virus forced them to by killing so many people they had no option. Groundhog day.

Well number restrictions vanish on weddings etc. No mention of social distancing either except in pubs / restaurants.

 

[BlueAnorak]

Mad question if they had to do another lockdown, I just don't think anyone would do it anymore, I don't think there would be a compliance for another lockdown.

I think the nation as a whole has given up on that idea, this is why I can't see it being too long before we open up. No one wants it anymore,

I think there is the bare minimum of compliance now.

 

[ctwrd]

It's ridiculous. I seem to remember being told once the vulnerable were vaccinated, then once a certain percentage of the population was vaccinated normality would resume. I think this is about the fourth variant of the virus we have had and once the hysteria dies down we're told it's no more deadly and/or the vaccine works well against it. Pubs, restaurants, shops are open and some fan's are allowed back into sporting events. Anyone who has ventured to any of these know social distancing has never really been adhered to in any of these places, masks a bit hit and miss. In short it's been freedom Day for quite a while now. The world cannot stay locked down forever. Those that want to have the choice to stay at home as long as they wish. Aside from work and shopping everything else is voluntary. Stay home if you don't feel safe.

Correct and irrespective as to what people think the government have moved the goalposts from vaccinate the vulnerable to vaccinate everyone to vaccinate kids to the next one coming vaccinate The world