COVID - general discussion - Temp Locked

Hang on a bit CG🤔 I cant recall a single post from anyone using the word “evil” towards anyone who chooses not to have the vaccination. As said elsewhere, debate is healthy, but not if you choose to twist words, or ascribe incorrect terms. That’s how mis information builds. 

By all means disagree, it’s your right. But saying folks are calling you evil for a different point of view isn’t factual as far as I can read on this thread?

“No one is hurting others by not getting the vax, ”

And if the take up isn’t sufficient to stop the spread of the virus, with resultant further restrictions/lockdowns?

We don’t know yet tbh🤷🏻‍♂️. I’m thinking(reading box pops) around 70/80% that’ll do nicely👍🏻😊

I think about 60% to 70% of the population over 50 will be good 70% plus would be excellent.  This should be followed by a rolling vax process for those others as they reach their 50th.  

That’s close enough to mine to be accurate-well done👍🏻😊

Yes, I heard a figure of 70% mentioned. Whilst I wouldn’t want folks to be forced into having the vax, I think it’s important for those folks to understand the implications of not taking it up. I don’t know about you, but I’ve had enough of being restricted. We now have a way out, let’s grab it with both hands.

Down in the SW we're starting to take patients from Kent and London even though our numbers are rising. What shocked me in the video clip was that new Covid patients were in younger age groups and in family groups and the NHS Professor said that it wasn't the new variant that was spreading it, just the inability of people to stick to the distance and hand washing rules etc. 

Part of our present dilemma is the lack of enforcement of the rules outlined for prevention of transmission. The "hands, face,space" mantra is all too often ignored and then there are the protests at the lockdowns that follow from the non-compliance. If you don't like lockdowns, keep your distance instead of thinking "it won't matter if...".  It does matter. Look at today's new cases. Nearly 56,000. Tells you all you need to know.

Does any one know the number of patients in the new Covid hospitals think it’s called nightingale is it being used yet

The Exeter Nightingale is in use and I believe it's the only one in the country being used for covid patients. Staffing it is a problem.