February 11, 20223 yr The move to make LFTs not freely available will be the worst part. That and the legal requirement to self-isolate being removed is really bad. Infection levels are still relatively high and all the Tories appear bothered about is the cost rather than health and welfare of the nation.
February 21, 20223 yr https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/fe...ssues-nhs-covid Good points although it's yet another article that dances around daring to suggest the UK's approach to lockdown had any impact whatsoever on the people coming out shell-shocked 2 years on.
February 22, 20223 yr Thrilled that Scotland is lifting the masks rule :D If people want to wear them still that is fine by me but I'm glad it's no longer a hard requirement.
February 22, 20223 yr I would have preferred compulsory mask wearing in certain situations but that ship has sailed. And even London Transport is not mandating them. I need a rule to follow these things religilously - I find nowadays I leave mask behind and only realise when travelling.
February 23, 20223 yr There’s nothing hard about it, but there seem to be people out there unable to have consideration for others, unable to see beyond themselves. Obviously I live in Wales but not far from England and on both sides of the border I’ve seen about the same mask use-most people using them, some not even in Wales where they’re mandated. But coming to the Lakes this week (and of course this week of all weeks) has really opened my eyes. I appear to be one of a handful still wearing a mask even though all shops ask you to and most shop workers are wearing them.
February 23, 20223 yr I found even during the height of the pandemic it was the same ‘type of person’ that didn’t wear one. They usually had a high viz jacket on and drive a white van. Make of that as you will and sorry to all the above described who are considerate!
February 24, 20223 yr I think quite a few organisations will still be asking people to self-isolate if they test positive. I am a tutor for a major training company and they are sticking by the policy and I’m sure the NHS will. It doesn’t make any sense and neither does abolishing free testing.
March 11, 20223 yr It’s been relatively quiet for a while now, but the result of removing all restrictions is now becoming apparent as case numbers rise again. This is also due to the vaccines effectiveness wearing off over time. BBC reports that “Covid infections are increasing across the UK with about one in 25 people infected, according to the latest estimates from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).” Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-60709712 @1502275660420685824
March 11, 20223 yr I saw on the news tonight that cases are rising but the most worrying thing is in a few weeks time, the free tests will be scrapped so who will actually know they have got the virus then? The figures will be meaningless. The government keep saying we have to learn to live with the virus but it’s a lot more serious than just flu and their approach is flawed. How many young people end up in hospital with flu each year? There are still a lot of people who haven’t had booster jabs and I’m convinced the whole vaccine approach has been undermined by the partygate scandals. Edited March 11, 20223 yr by slowdown73
March 11, 20223 yr Are hospitalisations rising as well though? From the BBC article quoted in my last post; The number of people with Covid in Scottish hospitals is at its highest level for 13 months. There were 1,636 patients in hospital on Wednesday, which is higher than the peak during the Omicron wave in January. Health boards said that while far fewer people needed intensive care, the large numbers of Covid patients were affecting availability of beds and other services. After falling steadily since January, official data shows Covid hospital admissions have also been going up gradually in the rest of the UK - with England showing the most obvious rise since the end of February. In Wales, admissions are staying relatively stable.
March 12, 20223 yr Well they are offering Boosters for over 75s but am a bit worried that the elderly might become complacement generally and be at risk. My parents who are over that age are living normally and probably not doing lateral flows before mixing.
March 12, 20223 yr It’s been relatively quiet for a while now, but the result of removing all restrictions is now becoming apparent as case numbers rise again. This is also due to the vaccines effectiveness wearing off over time. Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-60709712 @1502275660420685824 Can you really claim it is due to vaccine effectivity wearing off if cases rise in all age groups tho?
March 12, 20223 yr Can you really claim it is due to vaccine effectivity wearing off if cases rise in all age groups tho? I don’t see why not, no vaccines are meant to last forever so the only solution is keep getting boosted I guess but soon there will be a cost involved for the privilege of being vaccinated I would have assumed. The more restrictions are eased/lifted everywhere then it’s an open door for the virus to spread more indescribably to any age group regardless of vaccines.
March 12, 20223 yr I don’t see why not, no vaccines are meant to last forever so the only solution is keep getting boosted I guess but soon there will be a cost involved for the privilege of being vaccinated I would have assumed. The more restrictions are eased/lifted everywhere then it’s an open door for the virus to spread more indescribably to any age group regardless of vaccines. You're missing the point. The youngest got vaccinated last. How do you explain the rise happening at the same time in every age group if it's mostly due to vaccines wearing off? It's been like 3 months sonce mass vaccination? I think it's obvious that people are way less catious, don't really care anymore and are living their lives as they did before february 2020. Sure vaccinations are wearing off slowly but surely, but that doesn't explain the increase at this current moment. (It even says in the article that there is no current explanation ready). The government can keep giving away boosters but as shown worldwide, the 3rd shot saw a decrease in uptake and the 4th will most likely be even lower
March 12, 20223 yr Sorry I see your point now. Yes, that’s a valid question, and without knowing more information it may mean, as was suggested by world scientists long ago, that over time when the virus evolves into new variants, it’s more capable of evading the vaccines that were originally designed for a variant of the virus that has long been forgotten about. The virus keeps evolving and so the vaccines need to be improved continuously to combat new variants. That’s just my thoughts though.
March 12, 20223 yr The media are reporting that the rise in hospital admissions is mainly in over 55s who would most likely have had their boosters before younger groups. However, the problem in this country is we have a government who has mainly relied on vaccines to control the spread. While we are all keen to return to some form of normality, removing all the restrictions while cases were still relatively high was a flawed error in my view. Covid is likely to be around for a long time but we could learn to live with it more effectively with more preventative measures such as ensuring rooms are well ventilated and not abandoning free testing which is crucial to monitoring cases and any potentially new strains of the virus. Edited March 12, 20223 yr by slowdown73
March 12, 20223 yr Im Super pro-vax and my sister is a student nurse working the vaccine clinics and vaccinating people in Scotland. Neither of us are willing to take a 4th shot right now. We won’t have it this side of like October. We will take it for the winter, like a flu jab basically, but not for the summer And we can’t be the only ones of this mindset. So yeah I agree the 4th shot will have a tiny uptake so is it even worth it right now. Ok for the elderly and vulnerable then maybe yeah to keep them topped up but not everyone else
March 13, 20223 yr Im Super pro-vax and my sister is a student nurse working the vaccine clinics and vaccinating people in Scotland. Neither of us are willing to take a 4th shot right now. We won’t have it this side of like October. We will take it for the winter, like a flu jab basically, but not for the summer And we can’t be the only ones of this mindset. So yeah I agree the 4th shot will have a tiny uptake so is it even worth it right now. Ok for the elderly and vulnerable then maybe yeah to keep them topped up but not everyone else Tbh same. None of my friends planned on getting the 4th shot unless they are forced to by the 2G system. Most of them knly got their 3rd for our ski holiday anyway :lol:
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