Coronavirus Thread

[Super_horns 860]

59 minutes ago, Chrysalis said:

I have not seen anyone but my younger sister since march, as yes I have followed the rules no matter how much I didnt agree all of them and didnt like it, I was only able to see my younger sister because I live on my own and thats my nominated bubble.  My parents (are not in a care home) and elder sister as well as wider family but under the rules I havent been allowed to see them since march.  I could have met for a short period at a hospitality venue but I consider that too risky so didnt do it.

 

Leicester has never allowed family meetups in homes even just one person visiting, our local lockdown forbade it all the way through and started before the summer ease off.

Ah yes sorry.

 

Forgot Leicester had stronger rules.

 

Hopefully you will be able to see them soon.

[Kingleicester 232]

21 minutes ago, foxile5 said:

Multi-generational households that are likely mixing in spite of the lockdown. This will result in a boom in cases. In the city center, at least, there are tonnes of multi-generational households in close proximity. That would be my assumption.

 

Cheers,

 

Tom

Utter embarrassment coming from Leicester this is, most places cases are going down, let’s go to Leicester we’re there actually rising wtf is up with the twats

[AllGoneTitsSchlupp 344]

5 hours ago, StanSP said:

70% effectiveness for Oxford vaccine 

 

open up fanclub 

[Finnaldo 3,167]

9 minutes ago, Jon the Hat said:

When do we start the Thursday clap for massive multinational corporations and their incredible vaccine development programs which will save the world from Covid?

 

Edit:  And the greatest universities in the world who work stay that way by letting in the best and brightest.

I’m sure plenty of those multinationals will get the profits for their reward, although I don’t see the same financial rewards for healthcare staff  (in balance, hats off to AstraZeneca for making it non-profit, and any other private company following similar paths)

 

And I fully agree we should be letting in the best and brightest, but I think you can only gain by encouraging those in underrepresented groups with the ability if there’s systemic issues holding them back. At the minute that’s primarily white male working class boys. The more talent we allow to prosper the better. 

[Buce 11,667]

13 minutes ago, Jon the Hat said:

When do we start the Thursday clap for massive multinational corporations and their incredible vaccine development programs which will save the world from Covid?

 

Edit:  And the greatest universities in the world who work stay that way by letting in the best and brightest.

 

When they announce it will be profit free and renounce all rights to the patent so poorer nations can make affordable generic copies?

[Mickyblueeyes 2,501]

1 hour ago, Kingleicester said:

Leicester cases not going down ffs what is it with this place 

I’m confused now. This suggests otherwise. I did see the tweet by LCC saying cases are on the rise which is why I am confused! 

[Jon the Hat 4,256]

18 minutes ago, Buce said:

When they announce it will be profit free and renounce all rights to the patent so poorer nations can make affordable generic copies?

 

They have delivered a vaccine because the economics work, and the your first reaction is to demand we break the model so any future decision makers won't want to make vaccine.  You couldn't make it up!!

[Buce 11,667]

1 hour ago, Jon the Hat said:

 

They have delivered a vaccine because the economics work, and the your first reaction is to demand we break the model so any future decision makers won't want to make vaccine.  You couldn't make it up!!

 

I made no such demand. But don't expect me clap as they get rich and the poorer nations go without.

 

I would hope to see future decisions based on a sense of altruism and mutual benefit, but I expect that concept is beyond your comprehension.

Edited 23 November 2020 by Buce

[dsr-burnley 447]

1 hour ago, The Blur said:

 

I would have thought two days window (24th/25th or even three days for 24th-26th) and mix of two households  would be more sensible if the government really want to go down that route.

The "two households" rule has been a bit of a bugbear all along with the "bubble" rules.  It means that if Mr Smith and Miss Jones live together and both have elderly parents, then one set of elderly parents can be treated with all care and attention while the other elderly parents must be totally shunned.

[Super_horns 860]

Vaccine for the under 50s or not ?

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/coronavirus-vaccine-uk-matt-hancock-under-50s-b837533.html

[Chrysalis 886]

1 hour ago, Kingleicester said:

Utter embarrassment coming from Leicester this is, most places cases are going down, let’s go to Leicester we’re there actually rising wtf is up with the twats

Actually most of Leicestershire is going up as well as many other parts of the country.  Even though I have followed the rules, I think they are a joke, people blaming others for not following rather than the rules themselves.

 

Its funny how the numbers went down in summer when education was closed, were people suddenly behaving themselves then? or was it dare I say it because the main spread vectors were closed off.  Leicester also has 2 universities, and is one of the poorest cities in the country, there is links between level of poverty and spread rates, we have horrific housing shortages as well as a heavy amount of on site jobs.

 

Ultimately the issue with Leicester (and other areas with similar struggles) is failed policies.  The government's plan simply hasnt worked here.  All i hear from them is they want to go to more of the same on 2 dec.  Still waiting for them to do what is needed, which is hard enforcement on business's that dont comply, and to sort out the spread in education.  Instead of nonsense about someone popping round for a cup of coffee to a friend/family house.

 

If you think I am talking nonsense I am using scientific data, that data based on months of data collecting shows where the spread vectors are.

 

Early on the government was following the science albeit acting very late but at least following.

Now they ignoring it more, because they want to stay popular with the voters, and the policies since July have been aweful.

Edited 23 November 2020 by Chrysalis

[yorkie1999 4,501]

1 hour ago, Buce said:

 

When they announce it will be profit free and renounce all rights to the patent so poorer nations can make affordable generic copies?

And flog it back to us at half the price.

[Ric Flair 20,485]

Anyone walk past boozers like old historical ruins? I might start doing socially distanced tours dressed up as a pub golf participant like you see them salads who do organised tour guides of castles dressed as a goblin.

[Chrysalis 886]

46 minutes ago, Mickyblueeyes said:

I’m confused now. This suggests otherwise. I did see the tweet by LCC saying cases are on the rise which is why I am confused! 

 

Hopefully this is sustained, 4 days of data is nothing to see momentum. 

 

The problem is, I can see national lockdown been lifted on 2 dec which is way too early, and then compliance will plummet back under local lockdown rules.

Edited 23 November 2020 by Chrysalis

[Chrysalis 886]

32 minutes ago, Super_horns said:

Vaccine for the under 50s or not ?

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/coronavirus-vaccine-uk-matt-hancock-under-50s-b837533.html

That would be stupid, it is the uk way historically to only treat the extreme only though, but hopefully they see sense and at the very least offer it to anyone who wants it.

[Super_horns 860]

I presume anyone under 50 who is deemed vulnerable will get the vaccine?

Edited 23 November 2020 by Super_horns

[yorkie1999 4,501]

11 minutes ago, Chrysalis said:

That would be stupid, it is the uk way historically to only treat the extreme only though, but hopefully they see sense and at the very least offer it to anyone who wants it.

It does say as an interim guide though, in a years time i'd expect everyone to have been vaccinated.

[Izzy 23,142]

11 minutes ago, Super_horns said:

I presume anyone under 50 who is deemed vulnerable will get the vaccine?

Hope so 

[Dunge 178]

12 minutes ago, Super_horns said:

I presume anyone under 50 who is deemed vulnerable will get the vaccine?

Yes; I think that’s been confirmed.

I don’t think it’s been confirmed what’ll happen to non-vulnerable people aged 18-50, and I wouldn’t stake any money on it, but I wouldn’t be surprised if eventually the Oxford vaccine was rolled out to everyone in that category who wants it given its apparent (relative) ease of logistics and the lingering threat of Long Covid.

[Nalis 5,109]

4 minutes ago, Dunge said:

Yes; I think that’s been confirmed.

I don’t think it’s been confirmed what’ll happen to non-vulnerable people aged 18-50, and I wouldn’t stake any money on it, but I wouldn’t be surprised if eventually the Oxford vaccine was rolled out to everyone in that category who wants it given its apparent (relative) ease of logistics and the lingering threat of Long Covid.

Yeah I was thinking the long covid threat in the healthy is surely a reason to vaccinate as many people as possible.

[Samilktray 3,913]

If having the vaccine and potentially turning into a 4 armed zombie 5 years from now, is the price I pay for a return to normality then sign me up 

[Cardiff_Fox 6,085]

1 hour ago, Super_horns said:

Vaccine for the under 50s or not ?

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/coronavirus-vaccine-uk-matt-hancock-under-50s-b837533.html

Personally always thought that would and should be the case - just like the flu jab 

[Mickyblueeyes 2,501]

49 minutes ago, Chrysalis said:

Actually most of Leicestershire is going up as well as many other parts of the country.  Even though I have followed the rules, I think they are a joke, people blaming others for not following rather than the rules themselves.

 

Its funny how the numbers went down in summer when education was closed, were people suddenly behaving themselves then? or was it dare I say it because the main spread vectors were closed off.  Leicester also has 2 universities, and is one of the poorest cities in the country, there is links between level of poverty and spread rates, we have horrific housing shortages as well as a heavy amount of on site jobs.

 

Ultimately the issue with Leicester (and other areas with similar struggles) is failed policies.  The government's plan simply hasnt worked here.  All i hear from them is they want to go to more of the same on 2 dec.  Still waiting for them to do what is needed, which is hard enforcement on business's that dont comply, and to sort out the spread in education.  Instead of nonsense about someone popping round for a cup of coffee to a friend/family house.

 

If you think I am talking nonsense I am using scientific data, that data based on months of data collecting shows where the spread vectors are.

 

Early on the government was following the science albeit acting very late but at least following.

Now they ignoring it more, because they want to stay popular with the voters, and the policies since July have been aweful.

Good post. 

[Jon the Hat 4,256]

1 hour ago, Buce said:

I made no such demand. But don't expect me clap as they get rich and the poorer nations go without.

I would hope to see future decisions based on a sense of altruism and mutual benefit, but I expect that concept is beyond your comprehension.

No need for that mate, I am not stupid, just realistic.  Big Pharma have never and will never make major investment decision on the basis of altruism.  Nor should they really, that is not their job.

[Buce 11,667]

3 minutes ago, Jon the Hat said:

No need for that mate, I am not stupid, just realistic.  Big Pharma have never and will never make major investment decision on the basis of altruism.  Nor should they really, that is not their job.

 

You're right, I apologise.

 

It just irked me that you think they deserve the same level of respect we gave to frontline workers.

Edited 23 November 2020 by Buce