Covid - news and views

brue replied on 08/02/2021 13:35

brue

Posted on 08/02/2021 13:35

It's good to hear that members of CT are receiving their vaccinations, good luck to all those yet to have theirs. It seems like a long haul till we get everyone sorted and hear the results of the present vaccines.

I'm leaving this open for non political comments as per the guidelines. Hope you can add your own experiences and thoughts.

My first jab comes up tomorrow, I'm so glad we have research institutions that have got us this far! And I am planning breaks away in the hope of improvements on the horizon.

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LLM replied on 28/06/2021 21:37

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Posted on 28/06/2021 21:19 by Cornersteady

Mrs C has received five emails just tonight to say they are self isolating from tomorrow, she says it is getting to critical point. Three schools are shut in Newcastle.

Posted on 28/06/2021 21:37

It certainly seems that the biggest spreaders of the Delta variant are currently the unvaccinated young persons.

SeasideBill replied on 28/06/2021 21:40

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Posted on 28/06/2021 21:06 by redface

I think it’s in the same territory as seasonal flu now. You could choose to lock yourself away every winter to avoid it, but few do as we don’t fear it in the way we do with Covid..

Rather puzzled by the reference to Covid being as benign as flu.

I would rather avoid it, if at all possible, than spend time in hospital being an unnecessary pain to the NHS.

Indeed i would suspect that it would be a considerable inconvenience to myself. I would rather err on the side of caution.

Posted on 28/06/2021 21:40

I think you’ve missed my point. Flu is not benign, it kills many frail and vulnerable people each year. So will Covid, but based on current data, not on a dissimilar scale. That makes then equal so why treat them so differently now? In both cases those most at risk tend to be protected by highly effective vaccination. Are you advocating caution or irrational avoidance & inertia?

SeasideBill replied on 28/06/2021 21:51

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Posted on 28/06/2021 21:35 by DavidKlyne

It would seem that Government policy now is Herd immunity, or at least they feel they can risk opening up because the consequences are likely to be no worse than Flu? One should of course remember that in some circumstances Flu can also be a killer!!! The major difference seems to be that Flu tends only to thrive in winter conditions whereas Covid seems to be all seasons?

David

Posted on 28/06/2021 21:51

Beyond the pandemic phase, just like Flu, Covid will thrive in conditions that best facilitate it’s transmission and mutation e.g. indoors, with lots of hosts in extended close proximity,

SeasideBill replied on 28/06/2021 22:10

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Posted on 28/06/2021 21:37 by LLM

It certainly seems that the biggest spreaders of the Delta variant are currently the unvaccinated young persons.

Posted on 28/06/2021 22:10

And every day the reservoir of new hosts diminishes as young people infect and immunise themselves in relative safety separated from more vulnerable sections of the population by mass vaccination. Eventuality that source of propagating the new strain burns itself out.

davetommo replied on 28/06/2021 22:29

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Posted on 28/06/2021 21:19 by Cornersteady

Mrs C has received five emails just tonight to say they are self isolating from tomorrow, she says it is getting to critical point. Three schools are shut in Newcastle.

Posted on 28/06/2021 22:29

And I thought Geordies were tough when you see them shirtless in January at football matches 😀

Rocky 2 buckets replied on 30/06/2021 09:27

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Posted on 28/06/2021 22:29 by davetommo

And I thought Geordies were tough when you see them shirtless in January at football matches 😀

Posted on 30/06/2021 09:27

I don’t think Covid recognises geographical areas DT, just opportunities to infect & replicate🤷🏻‍♂️

Fisherman replied on 30/06/2021 15:03

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Posted on 30/06/2021 15:03

The results in Scotland that shows the vast majority of the spike there is attributed to the football fans that went to London. Shows mass mixing is still dangerous.

Rufs replied on 30/06/2021 15:27

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Posted on 30/06/2021 15:03 by Fisherman

The results in Scotland that shows the vast majority of the spike there is attributed to the football fans that went to London. Shows mass mixing is still dangerous.

Posted on 30/06/2021 15:27

well it will be if the age range as quoted by the BBC is true, some will have had no vaccine and most only 1 dose

"About 90% of the cases were male, with three quarters of the total - 1,470 cases - being aged between 20 and 39"

but this age group are unlikely to need hospital treatment or die, and that is going to be the next phase, people will become infected but not put a burden on the NHS, and we will have to live with that or stay in lock down for ever

Cornersteady replied on 30/06/2021 15:56

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Posted on 30/06/2021 15:56

A record 12 supply teaches were needed today, now a supply teacher costs the school £140 - £180 per day depending upon agency. You can see how some schools who cannot afford such costs are simply closing.

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Cornersteady replied on 30/06/2021 16:00

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Posted on 28/06/2021 21:37 by LLM

It certainly seems that the biggest spreaders of the Delta variant are currently the unvaccinated young persons.

Posted on 30/06/2021 16:00

Maybe true except that is not what I posted upthread that is causing the absence staff.

The vast majority of these staff are not infected but self isolating due to track and trace and certainly not one of those teachers has caught Covid from pupils.

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