I often think what I’d do in those situations. Before I myself caught covid I’d mutter under my breath & give them a good stare.Scenes in my local shop just now: a youngish guy comes in and the woman behind the till tells him he can’t come in without a mask. He says he hasn’t got one so she gives him a disposable and tells him it’s 50p. He refuse to pay then says “I’m exempt”. I was in the queue and couldn’t help saying “No you’re not”. The woman tells him if he doesn’t wear it he isn’t coming in. He then starts shouting “Have you not seen the Australian news? They’re lying to you. It’s all a con..” Before he can carry on the 3 or 4 of us near the counter just shout him down, tell him to shut up and get out and he slinks off. Then when he was gone everyone starts thanking the woman (who works part time there) and telling her she did the right thing.
It was quite heart warming.
How are you now mate? i've been following your posts this last week or so. Hope you're better.I often think what I’d do in those situations. Before I myself caught covid I’d mutter under my breath & give them a good stare.
After experiencing just how bad it can render you imm it sure I’d be able to hold back when I finally go back out. Undoubtedly confront them...it’s making me angry just thinking about it.
These selfish, daft sods have made me far more authoritarian than I’ve ever been.
Nice one. Although if you're in the UK, you won't be getting the second jab in three weeks time.Got confirmation earlier that I'm getting my first jab (Pfizer) next Sunday through my place of work and the second dose three weeks after that. Well happy!
I'm in Sweden, second dose will be exactly three weeks after the first one. Got exact times for both doses.Nice one. Although if you're in the UK, you won't be getting the second jab in three weeks time.
Fell back down again today after feeling v positive yesterday. Something like day 12 now.How are you now mate? i've been following your posts this last week or so. Hope you're better.
Don't know about UK, but we don't get to choose you get what you are given.Do you get to choose which version of the vaccine you get or is it just whatever you're given? Saw on the BBC website the Oxford one has an effectiveness of between 70%-90% whilst all the others have a 95% effectiveness. Unless I'm not understanding this correctly it seems pretty pointless getting the least effective one.
I wish England would do this. Slow and steady wins the race.I'm in Sweden, second dose will be exactly three weeks after the first one. Got exact times for both doses.
Sorry to hear that pal. Don't really know what to say but that i think it's given you it's worse and you've been stronger than it. Hopefully you get to see some real improvement over the next few days. At least you will be full of antibodies and T-cells then.Fell back down again today after feeling v positive yesterday. Something like day 12 now.
It’s the way it’s sat on my chest...like having sand in my lungs I can’t cough out.
Likely I’m just susceptible to chest infections?
Convinced I got hit badly as my immune system was off guard (I was feeling run down, possibly due to crap sleep). I was doing two hour evening walks with the dog in the freezing cold over the past few months (with runs added in two).
Loads of energy....but feeling that completely deflated & struggling to walk for more than five mins has been quite sobering.
Very rare I get ill when I see others succumbing to illnesses during the year I put it down to a fit & healthy lifestyle.
Knocked me back physically & mentally quite hard this.
Does this mean in the future I’m far more liable to fall for similar respiratory diseases?
Maybe I got unlucky & had the full viral load from my daughter who had this over Xmas....
You don’t get a choice, but anything over 70% is plenty effective. The flu vaccine is only about 60% . In fact the Oxford vaccine would be considered very good, at 70-90, the 95. % is something of an anomoly. Though the new science behind the pfizer may lead to new more effective vaccines in the future for all sorts of viruses.Do you get to choose which version of the vaccine you get or is it just whatever you're given? Saw on the BBC website the Oxford one has an effectiveness of between 70%-90% whilst all the others have a 95% effectiveness. Unless I'm not understanding this correctly it seems pretty pointless getting the least effective one.