Coronavirus (2021) thread

[roubaixtuesday]

yeah, why should we even listen to GP's and Dr's who have seen everything first hand and don't even look at spreadsheets and databases.

I've literally just posted the UKHSA assessment

There are insufficient data to assess severity, which is expected in the early period of emergence of a new variant.

Why do you think your trawl of the Internet is better informed?

Investigation of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern: variant risk assessments

Risk assessments for SARS-CoV-2 variants.

www.gov.uk

 

[BerkshireBlue]

I've literally just posted the UKHSA assessment

There are insufficient data to assess severity, which is expected in the early period of emergence of a new variant.

Why do you think your trawl of the Internet is better informed?

Investigation of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern: variant risk assessments

Risk assessments for SARS-CoV-2 variants.

www.gov.uk

The UK takes an extremely myopic viewpoint with their own data. It's why we have had soooo many deaths compared to other countries. I'd rather listen to GPs and Drs on the front line than someone sat behind a desk. If the UKHSA did that from the start of the pandemic then they would have saved tens of thousands of lives

 

[tonea2003]

Confusing Covid with Flu is pointless Covid death rate is many times more. If this new variant was to start causing large scale hospitalisations we could be in big trouble.

covid killed loads because it went unvaccinated for a good year
my point being if omicron proves(fingers crossed) to be mild then it does become like a normal flu season helped by yearly vaccinations, then we can get on living our lives and living with it

 

[Well Wisher]

I was late getting the morning booster. Will I be okay till 2ish before getting the afternoon booster?

 

[Churchlawtonblue]

Isnt covid 19 doing what all virusses do over time. Mutate to become less dangerous, evade vaccines but become more contagious. Like the common cold.

 

[i kne albert davy]

covid killed loads because it went unvaccinated for a good year
my point being if omicron proves(fingers crossed) to be mild then it does become like a normal flu season helped by yearly vaccinations, then we can get on living our lives and living with it

I wish, just can't see life getting back to pre covid for quite some time sadly.

 

[Elbow beards]

Isnt covid 19 doing what all virusses do over time. Mutate to become less dangerous, evade vaccines but become more contagious. Like the common cold.

It's a common misconception that all viruses mutate to be less dangerous. Ebola and Aids are just 2.

 

[blueinsa]

Isnt covid 19 doing what all virusses do over time. Mutate to become less dangerous, evade vaccines but become more contagious. Like the common cold.

Only according to the “wrong” type of experts according to some on here.

 

[i kne albert davy]

Isnt covid 19 doing what all virusses do over time. Mutate to become less dangerous, evade vaccines but become more contagious. Like the common cold.

Hope so, strangely not many seem to have a natural immunity to this virus.

 

[Churchlawtonblue]

I've literally just posted the UKHSA assessment

There are insufficient data to assess severity, which is expected in the early period of emergence of a new variant.

Why do you think your trawl of the Internet is better informed?

Investigation of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern: variant risk assessments

Risk assessments for SARS-CoV-2 variants.

www.gov.uk

Possibly because other scientific views from other countries are available? Some of which are more progressed in their study of Omircron that the UK? Just a thought.