Coronavirus (2021) thread

[MeatnSpudsMCFC]

So now that we’ve established we can’t post the views of epidemiologists in the coronavirus thread, whose views are acceptable?

 

[zerox]

twitter should be banned from blue moon, it is despicable.

 

[worsleyweb]

So now that we’ve established we can’t post the views of epidemiologists in the coronavirus thread, whose views are acceptable?

no not at all but at least quote the article properly and in the context of the sample size and vaccine.

 

[Rammy Blue]

That's your choice but if you only read the headline image you won't get the full story. I'm not generally a fan of twitter either but some of the covid twitter threads have been very informative. This particular one hasn't come from some QAnon rabbit hole, it's some observations from the South Africa CDC.

I know mate, and I’m intelligent enough not to judge a headline without knowing context etc, however you said people may be better swerving this thread if they didn’t click and read the Twitter threads, I was just pointing out that you shouldn’t really have said that as it wasn’t a fair statement.

 

[blueparrot]

That's your choice but if you only read the headline image you won't get the full story. I'm not generally a fan of twitter either but some of the covid twitter threads have been very informative. This particular one hasn't come from some QAnon rabbit hole, it's some observations from the South Africa CDC.

A selective part of it as @blue b4 the moon then posted which is the trouble with twitter it comes in bits.

 

[BlueHammer85]

Positive or negative. As long as it’s purposely not misleading , all views are welcome

 

[Rammy Blue]

no not at all but at least quote the article properly and in the context of the sample size and vaccine.

And more importantly, don’t just throw a twitter quote in without any explanation of its context.

 

[lancs blue]

I know mate, and I’m intelligent enough not to judge a headline without knowing context etc, however you said people may be better swerving this thread if they didn’t click and read the Twitter threads, I was just pointing out that you shouldn’t really have said that as it wasn’t a fair statement.

Probably I wasn't clear enough but I was really meaning people who have an overly negative reaction to such posts. If it depresses them I would definitely suggest they avoid the thread.

 

[worsleyweb]

Positive or negative. As long as it’s purposely not misleading , all views are welcome

Well in my opinion it was misleading and unnecessary at 1.05 in the morning.

 

[M18CTID]

The REACT Studay at Imperial College covered 111,000 swab tested people and found that Covid infections increased in the first two weeks of January. The findings suggest people returning to work in the New Year had a bigger impact on infections than Xmas but I don’t think the researchers feel the findings are conclusive on that.

There’s a case for strengthening the restrictions (eg around workplaces) for a time period, rather than weakening them.

The Research Director said infections have levelled off and the R rate is 1 and people need to comply with the rules. 40% to 50% of infected people don’t know they have the virus

I think the issue with workplaces is perhaps a lot to do with people not doing the right thing when they do get symptoms, be it not going to get a test or going on the sick but not informing their employer as to what’s wrong with them. The latter is what has happened at our place. Some **** was off sick last week but never told us what his symptoms were. We only found out on Sunday night that it was Covid, 6 days after he’d gone off sick. If he’d told us the previous Monday what his symptoms were then we could’ve all taken steps to mitigate the damage - instead, it’s ripped through the workplace and we’ve virtually all got it except my boss (but he already caught it last March) and another guy who was off at the back end of last week so probably dodged a bullet.
A mate of mine works in a prison. He said prisoners don’t always say if they have symptoms because they don’t want to isolate. Worse than that, he said some of the staff have felt unwell but don’t want to go off work or be tested because they’re on double time. 33 out of 70 staff there have had it since Christmas and 3 are now in hospital.
Another mate said 23 out of a workforce of 250 at his place have gone down with it despite the employer doing the right thing. Loads of workers were jumping on each other’s computers, and not socially distancing, etc.
We can take all the precautions in the world but with pricks like these around, what chance have we got?