[SantaEugence]

Originally Posted by isleaiw1

Ah, so you are assuming and have no knowledge....

(every time they have said we will review in 3 weeks they have.... you might not like the answer but they have)

True, the annoyance is caused by the likelihood of what follows…

[isleaiw1]

Originally Posted by SantaEugence

True, the annoyance is caused by the likelihood of what follows…

Just imagine your livelihood depended on those decisions and restrictions and such decimated your income... but still you think its right to do what the scientists say....?

[Nibbles]

Originally Posted by SantaEugence

Life isn't risk free? It never was. The odds of someone who is triple vacc'd dying of COVID (vulnerable or not) is now so far down the list they've probably got more chance of getting hit by lightning.

Good for you, that's your choice.
Now please explain what you meant by 'more of a handle on it' - are we going to extend this emergency coronavirus legislation indefinitely? Am I going to have to worry that when I book my holiday in ten years time there's a chance the country will be red-listed overnight and I'll face a £2k bill on my return?
What about the other 20 causes of death now all listed higher than COVID-19?

No idea about red lists and your holidays in the next decade. We were talking about wearing a mask in a shop as that's what we've been asked to do to try and slow down the transmission of the virus.

[SantaEugence]

Originally Posted by Nibbles

No idea about red lists and your holidays in the next decade. We were talking about wearing a mask in a shop as that's what we've been asked to do to try and slow down the transmission of the virus.

No, as part of the same measures a number of countries have been added to the defunct red list and PCR tests are now mandatory again for all arrivals.
The worry is the ease at which this legislation continues to allow the government to enact some pretty crippling draconian measures with little notice nor challenge.

[gangzoom]

Originally Posted by SantaEugence

No, as part of the same measures a number of countries have been added to the defunct red list and PCR tests are now mandatory again for all arrivals.
The worry is the ease at which this legislation continues to allow the government to enact some pretty crippling draconian measures with little notice nor challenge.

If this variant really does the ability to bypass the protection offered by vaccine we'll be in full lock down by xmas. Even with lockdown Jan/Feb of this year was pretty horrific for COVID related morbidity/mortality in hospital. Yes we have newer drugs but I was going around essentially watching 50% of people I look after die before my eyes.

Given the fact the public is very unlikely to 'accept' another full lock down, the potential for chaos of this variant could be easily as bad/worse than anything we have delt with before.

Ofcourse no one can know what will happen next, interms of health care planning anything beyond 3 months in the future seems pretty unpredictable .

[MashinBenzin]

Originally Posted by SantaEugence

'More of a handle on it' - and what will that look like? We've vaccinated anyone that wants it, what more do you want? The virus isn't going anywhere, the risk to Joe Public is extremely low, we need to get on with life now.

Hold the front page. You seem to have completed the scientific analysis on omnicrom that the world is still carrying out. Could you drop your papers into a few key people in the health orgs please?

[HighlandPete]

Omicron spreading in the community, in Scotland... according to the latest BBC news interview.

[Pentland]

Originally Posted by HighlandPete

Omicron spreading in the community, in Scotland... according to the latest BBC news interview.

Are there more cases of this variant in Scotland where mask wearing laws are in place?

[ArthurKing]

Originally Posted by Pentland

Are there more cases of this variant in Scotland where mask wearing laws are in place?

There case rate per 100k people is not drastically less than ours either despite their mask rules.

If masks were the big protector they claim, would you not expect their case numbers to be significantly less than England's?

[Pentland]

Originally Posted by ArthurKing

There case rate per 100k people is not drastically less than ours either despite their mask rules.

If masks were the big protector they claim, would you not expect their case numbers to be significantly less than England's?

Kinda why I was asking. I suspect there are similar portions of entitled people in Scotland as rest of UK so with mask wearing being (continuously) law there, you might expect cases, of any variant, to be significantly less.

[ArthurKing]

Originally Posted by Pentland

Kinda why I was asking. I suspect there are similar portions of entitled people in Scotland as rest of UK so with mask wearing being (continuously) law there, you might expect cases, of any variant, to be significantly less.

Likely a combination of people not bothering and the fact masks are not a silver bullet, especially the cloth ones. The reality is that unless you get substantial compliance (i.e. 80% or more) then the impact is going to be limited at best.

[Kendo67]

Originally Posted by Pentland

Are there more cases of this variant in Scotland where mask wearing laws are in place?

Laws still in place up here , unfortunately still loads of "people" not bothering with masks as they think they are exempt / selfish / thoughtless / brainless / immune etc.

Had to have a chat with the staff at the gym a few days ago as their "rules" seem to have slipped regarding mask wearing and cleaning the machines after use, without doubt the >25`s are the worst.

K

[Ennoch]

Originally Posted by Kendo67

Had to have a chat with the staff at the gym a few days ago as their "rules" seem to have slipped regarding mask wearing and cleaning the machines after use, without doubt the >25`s are the worst.

K

Interesting as in my local gym (that I've stopped going to after a few sessions as a result) it was the teenagers not giving a crap and the employees doing nothing about it. In contrast the gym that's a bit further away and needs to be driven to is fine. The climbing wall on the other hand is a different matter as it's full of scongy old guys who don't have any personal hygiene at the best of times, let alone during a pandemic where they should be being more careful!

[Kendo67]

Originally Posted by Ennoch

let alone during a pandemic where they should be being more careful!

The members that are not following the rules are the ones that , pre Covid , leave the machines plated up , spend more time exercising their jaw muscles talking or their digits on the phone or taking pics of themselves , basically the inconsiderate ones so no surprise the cant be bothered wiping their bodily fluids or cleaning the touchpoints of the machines or wearing a mask, despite the rules.

However if a member if their family was to fall ill . or worse. with C19 then they would be the first to complain that it was everyone else`s fault.

Morning rant over.

K

[Blacktemplar]

Seems being selfish fuckers isn't a uniquely British trait.....

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-59456332

[CajunBMW]

Originally Posted by Blacktemplar

Seems being selfish fuckers isn't a uniquely British trait.....

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-59456332

Sadly they can be found the world over. Looks like their quarantine got a bit longer and more expensive.

[TodmordenLad]

Some subtle messaging from Jonathan Pie

https://twitter.com/JonathanPieNews/...a4uDw&s=09

[Lando72]

Originally Posted by TodmordenLad

Some subtle messaging from Jonathan Pie

https://twitter.com/JonathanPieNews/...K6NHa4uDw&s=09

Ha, saw this last year. Still funny and relevant now.

As someone else said, stop mistaking a minor inconvenience for oppression.

[Roo12]

We are meant to be going to Alicante 17th back Christmas Eve, all double and booster jabbed apart from 15 year who has had only the one, so depending upon what Spain classes as fully vaccinated she might not meet fully vaccinated status.

Also Christmas is probably cancelled if you have to sort a PCR at 3:00 Christmas Eve afternoon and isolate until a result.

Had quite a shitty year and was looking forward to a break before Christmas but thinks it's looking doomed!

[ArthurKing]

Originally Posted by Roo12

We are meant to be going to Alicante 17th back Christmas Eve, all double and booster jabbed apart from 15 year who has had only the one, so depending upon what Spain classes as fully vaccinated she might not meet fully vaccinated status.

Also Christmas is probably cancelled if you have to sort a PCR at 3:00 Christmas Eve afternoon and isolate until a result.

Had quite a shitty year and was looking forward to a break before Christmas but thinks it's looking doomed!

I’m not even going to bother booking a trip abroad for next year, this new variant means 6+ months of on/off restrictions so I just can’t be arsed worrying about whether I have to wear a mask everywhere I go or whether I have had my 14th booster just to go in the first place.

People tend to book over the winter for summer holidays so another bleak year for the travel industry.

[Lando72]

Originally Posted by ArthurKing

I’m not even going to bother booking a trip abroad for next year, this new variant means 6+ months of on/off restrictions so I just can’t be arsed worrying about whether I have to wear a mask everywhere I go or whether I have had my 14th booster just to go in the first place.

People tend to book over the winter for summer holidays so another bleak year for the travel industry.

I’m less pessimistic. Mask wearing is common on flights and everywhere apart from here anyway, and seems pretty well adhered to. Minor inconvenience in the scheme of things. Testing rules have gone back and forth all year as well.

I think it might put off those yet to get back travelling, but those who’ve been a few times I think will just shrug and carry on.

Although, I don’t really see the scientific logic of a test on or before day 2 for travelling. I go for one or two days at a time with work, as many do, whatever I catch whilst away is very unlikely to show in a test the day after.

[SantaEugence]

Originally Posted by ArthurKing

I’m not even going to bother booking a trip abroad for next year, this new variant means 6+ months of on/off restrictions so I just can’t be arsed worrying about whether I have to wear a mask everywhere I go or whether I have had my 14th booster just to go in the first place.

People tend to book over the winter for summer holidays so another bleak year for the travel industry.

Problem is I don't see how the position will be any different next year now, given how nervously people jump on the mask-wearing&restrictions bandwagon at the sound of the latest 'concerning' variant. Seems to be little willingness to break the cycle or accept that at some point we need to get on with life…