Coronavirus (2022) thread

[SWP's back]

That's just shockingly horrible.

Me and my partner had a baby boy 10 weeks ago, and the choice to have Mum vaccinated or not wasn't easy with two sleepless nights deciding whether to or not. In the end we did and baby blue (and Mum) are doing well.

That poor family.

Congratulations and good decision.

 

[Invisible Man's Bandage]

The Telegraph is reporting that Sunak and a majority of the cabinet are in favour of reducing isolation to five days (they are more or less on the money when they lead with things like this). It makes sense to me as people with Omicron are most transmissible in the two days before they know they have it and the two days after they know. As cases as so high anyway it doesn't matter if a very small proportion could still give it to others after five days.

Rishi Sunak backs call for Covid isolation to be cut to five days

Majority of the Cabinet are said to favour the move as a solution to rising staffing shortages across NHS and industry

www.telegraph.co.uk

 

[Rammy Blue]

The Telegraph is reporting that Sunak and a majority of the cabinet are in favour of reducing isolation to five days (they are more or less on the money when they lead with things like this). It makes sense to me as people with Omicron are most transmissible in the two days before they know they have it and the two days after they know. As cases as so high anyway it doesn't matter if a very small proportion could still give it to others after five days.

Rishi Sunak backs call for Covid isolation to be cut to five days

Majority of the Cabinet are said to favour the move as a solution to rising staffing shortages across NHS and industry

www.telegraph.co.uk

The main issue is that it’ll be dependent on providing 2 negative lateral flows, which is highly unlikely within that 5 day period. I had practically fuck all symptoms yet still took until day 8 before I gave out a negative.

 

[Tim of the Oak]

The main issue is that it’ll be dependent on providing 2 negative lateral flows, which is highly unlikely within that 5 day period. I had practically fuck all symptoms yet still took until day 8 before I gave out a negative.

The other factor is will workers still report sick for a week if they catch Covid. I don’t know the answer but if peole caught the flu they would probably be off for a week. Therefore I am not siren this proposed would greatly increase workforce capacity.

That said, if the scientists say 5 days is better then the change should be made but I don’t if they will or not.

 

[Rammy Blue]

The other factor is will workers still report sick for a week if they catch Covid. I don’t know the answer but if peole caught the flu they would probably be off for a week. Therefore I am not siren this proposed would greatly increase workforce capacity.

That said, if the scientists say 5 days is better then the change should be made but I don’t if they will or not.

5 days is fine, assuming people tell the truth about when symptoms started, and that they then remove the need for negative lateral flows. We have to live with this now.

 

[Tim of the Oak]

5 days is fine, assuming people tell the truth about when symptoms started, and that they then remove the need for negative lateral flows. We have to live with this now.

I think the vast majority of people are living with it already mate. For some reason, we have sections of the media and some politicians who keep saying we are in a lockdown. Some also seem to have a political axes to grind with the NHS aid health and social care workers .

Fingers crossed, we are getting through the last significant wave of the virus.

 

[waspish]

The main issue is that it’ll be dependent on providing 2 negative lateral flows, which is highly unlikely within that 5 day period. I had practically fuck all symptoms yet still took until day 8 before I gave out a negative.

Am sure if it goes to five days it will be with “if you have a negative test on the fifth day”

 

[BlueHammer85]

Coronavirus will make the next three months difficult but "we can see the end in sight", according to a World Health Organisation official.

Special envoy on COVID-19 Dr David Nabarro said he expects the virus will continue to evolve into new variants and "there's no scope for major restrictions in any country, particularly poor countries".

"People have just got to keep working and so there are some very tough choices for politicians right now," he said.

"It's going to be difficult for the next three months at least."

 

[BlueHammer85]

People with high levels of T cells from common colds are less likely to catch COVID, according to a new peer-reviewed study.

Imperial College London research said the high levels of T cells and the role in fighting COVID is an "important discovery" - but warned "no one should rely on this alone" and insisted people should still get vaccinated as the "best way" to protect against COVID.

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

That's just shockingly horrible.

Me and my partner had a baby boy 10 weeks ago, and the choice to have Mum vaccinated or not wasn't easy with two sleepless nights deciding whether to or not. In the end we did and baby blue (and Mum) are doing well.

That poor family.

Congratulations on the arrival of your baby boy. Glad both him and mum are doing well.

Yep, a terrible story, although since been told she did get to hold her baby initially, before she fell ill with Covid in the hospital.

Still so sad.