Coronavirus (2021) thread

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I’ve just walked my dog on the field next to the testing centre here in Rammy, I can confirm that it’s the first time in a long while I’ve seen a long queue of maybe 20 people waiting for testing.

Omicron has made it here by looks of things.

p.s. fuck covid.
 
The hospital data from Scotland is dropping like a stone whilst cases are going up. Not sure why. Not saying it is Omicron related but it is certainly a bit puzzling. Patients in a week fallen from 706 to 576 today and on ventilators from 54 to 38. Clocking up 2 - 3 K cases daily.
 
Gabriel said:
I'm not sure we can know that for sure either way, yet.
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Well the WHO have said that they don’t link any deaths to it out of 38 countries where it has been confirmed. South African doctors say there have been no deaths linked to it, barely any needed oxygen and people are staying in hospital for 3 days rather that 8.5 previously.

We can’t count our chickens but other than cases going up quickly, there doesn’t seem to be much more to worry about at this stage.
 
True_Blue69 said:
Well the WHO have said that they don’t link any deaths to it out of 38 countries where it has been confirmed. South African doctors say there have been no deaths linked to it, barely any needed oxygen and people are staying in hospital for 3 days rather that 8.5 previously.

We can’t count our chickens but other than cases going up quickly, there doesn’t seem to be much more to worry about at this stage.
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London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine



Experts? Pfft.
 
I am reposting this from the data thread as it is so clear.

The age split in Northern Ireland from the near 13,000 cases over the past week - showing just how many are very young catching it and just how few are in the older more vulnerable groups. The numbers on the right are going down. Those on the left are going up.

Boosters are the most likely cause of this effect but it iswhy hospital numbers are falling in mid winter despite cases at higher levels than a year ago. A very visual proof of the efficacy of the vacines and boosters especialy as these changes were going the other way less than a month ago.


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True_Blue69 said:
Well the WHO have said that they don’t link any deaths to it out of 38 countries where it has been confirmed. South African doctors say there have been no deaths linked to it, barely any needed oxygen and people are staying in hospital for 3 days rather that 8.5 previously.

We can’t count our chickens but other than cases going up quickly, there doesn’t seem to be much more to worry about at this stage.
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I hope you and indeed the WHO are correct. The WHO actually says 'have not linked yet', so it's acknowledging that this might still happen, and the video from South Africa I posted in #42,279 indicates that we (the world) should not be too complacent.
 
Healdplace said:
The hospital data from Scotland is dropping like a stone whilst cases are going up. Not sure why. Not saying it is Omicron related but it is certainly a bit puzzling. Patients in a week fallen from 706 to 576 today and on ventilators from 54 to 38. Clocking up 2 - 3 K cases daily.
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According to my daughter (Consultant Geriatrician), the answer to your question is that antiviral meds are finally delivering.
 
BlueAnorak said:
According to my daughter (Consultant Geriatrician), the answer to your question is that antiviral meds are finally delivering.
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She will be the wrong type of expert within a page or two.

Thanks for your input. I honestly think we are a long way down the road to beating this and we just have to move our politicians from their positions of fear now.
 
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