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Coronavirus - how is it/has it affected you?

bobmac said:
I have been vaccinated twice, the second was mid May.
Can I still catch Covid and pass it on to someone who hasn't been vaccinated?
Thanks
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Yes, but you are a lot less likely to do so than before you were vaccinated. Not everybody responds fully to the vaccine - we know some people still get Covid, therefore they have clearly been infected, but even then their illness is generally less severe, so the "dose" of virus was probably reduced a bit by the vax. The majority of vaccinated who will don't Covid after vax are quite unlikely to be capable of transmission.

If the unvaccinated person has a medical reason for not being vac'd, then they should still socially distance and wear masks etc. If they are simply someone who thinks it is the flu or that God will protect them, good luck to them, not your problem.
 
We've had a good run, avoided all isolations but we finally got the disappointing although not entirely surprising email that a positive case in our daughters class means that they've all been sent home for 10 days. I feel for her as this was the last days of her term and the school and planned a load of activities for them and instead she's sat inside and after only 1 day she's climbing the walls!!

I am also watching the test results closely as I am all booked in to my trip to The Open later this week and a positive test in our household would put that to bed!!
 
road2ruin said:
We've had a good run, avoided all isolations but we finally got the disappointing although not entirely surprising email that a positive case in our daughters class means that they've all been sent home for 10 days. I feel for her as this was the last days of her term and the school and planned a load of activities for them and instead she's sat inside and after only 1 day she's climbing the walls!!

I am also watching the test results closely as I am all booked in to my trip to The Open later this week and a positive test in our household would put that to bed!!
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My partners lad has had to self isolate on 3 different occasions owing to the same issue at school, once it was one of his closer friends too, but he hasn't developed any symptoms at any time, I tested positive last Sunday and neither my partner nor the lad have developed symptoms this time either - so hopefully you will be fine!
 
road2ruin said:
We've had a good run, avoided all isolations but we finally got the disappointing although not entirely surprising email that a positive case in our daughters class means that they've all been sent home for 10 days. I feel for her as this was the last days of her term and the school and planned a load of activities for them and instead she's sat inside and after only 1 day she's climbing the walls!!

I am also watching the test results closely as I am all booked in to my trip to The Open later this week and a positive test in our household would put that to bed!!
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Got the same in our house. One of the teachers from my younger boy's class has tested positive and the class are now all supposed to isolate at home. Despite the fact that my boy was off school all of last week with a cough (2 negative LFTs and a negative PCR but they still wouldn't let him go to school with a cough) and has had no contact with the teacher for 10 days he has still been told to stay at home as he can't go into school and join another bubble. It's meant to be his last week of school but he doesn't seem too bothered about it.

It's the kids in year 6 that are also having to isolate that I feel most sorry for. It's their last week at primary school and they were meant to be on a residential trip for 3 days this week which has had to be cancelled.
 
road2ruin said:
We've had a good run, avoided all isolations but we finally got the disappointing although not entirely surprising email that a positive case in our daughters class means that they've all been sent home for 10 days. I feel for her as this was the last days of her term and the school and planned a load of activities for them and instead she's sat inside and after only 1 day she's climbing the walls!!

I am also watching the test results closely as I am all booked in to my trip to The Open later this week and a positive test in our household would put that to bed!!
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Same for us. Daughters nursery got a positive so she's on the self isolate list. First half of holiday gone for her and me. Neg PCR's for us all. Nothing for 18 months and then 5 days before first hold in 2 years a ping.
Watching the fan zones at the footy our isolation feels futile but it's the right thing to do.
 
I could've sworn we were meant to be following the data not the dates. A week before we are due to drop all restrictions and the number of patients in hospital has gone up by 48% in a week to almost 2800. I can't be the only one thinking that perhaps keeping face masks as mandatory on public transport and in shops would have been a better call than relying on people's common sense.

Pretty much all restrictions were lifted in the Netherlands, except for face masks on public transport, and still their infection rate has increased 8 fold in a week and has led to some restrictions being put back in place. Fortunately there hasn't been a sharp rise in hospitalisations yet but will be interesting to see how that number changes over the week to 10 days.
 
A number of provinces here are reimposing various restrictions. For example, Valencia has reimposed curfews and a number of municipal lockdowns. Various businesses are to close early, and the numbers allowed in greatly reduced.

Why has the number of infections gone up? Schools and universities here closed 3 weeks ago for the summer, and holidaymakers are very much in evidence. And masks are only compulsory when entering bars, restaurants and shops.
 
I think I will go with the majority. If I go into a supermarket and none is wearing a mask I am not going to be the only one wearing one. If they insist on mask I am happy to put one in. I just look into the situation and do what feels right.

Wearing a mask is the new smart casual pitfall, but at least I can always carry one with me.
 
I do find it laughable we are opening up just as the Netherlands pm apologised to the nation for opening up too early
 
theoneandonly said:
Yes, I have no intentions of wearing a mask ever again if don't have to.
Like I said it's pretty easy to understand.

But If Boris does an about turn and makes them mandatory in some situatuons then i'll obey.
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He doesn’t have to do an about turn. He is pointing as clearly as he will to the direction he wants you to go in certain specific circumstances - saying ‘please go that road‘ rather than ‘you must go that road‘. You are choosing to ignore that plea and head in the opposite direction to that in which he is pointing you. You seem unwilling to follow his guidance and directions. Why?
 
SwingsitlikeHogan said:
He doesn’t have to do an about turn. He is pointing as clearly as he will to the direction he wants you to go in certain specific circumstances - saying ‘please go that road‘ rather than ‘you must go that road‘. You are choosing to ignore that plea and head in the opposite direction to that in which he is pointing you. You seem unwilling to follow his guidance and directions. Why?
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It's a clear case of shifting the blame from state to the public .. however I can't say I blame them anymore ..

The guidelines have been law and even then not everyone follows it.. what's the point of them carrying the can for Mr YouTube knowledge knowing better than the advise

Least this way if it goes wrong they can be like well we tried to warn you now will you behave you idiots. You have had your freedom day.. now you proved you can't be trusted so mayb listen.
 
pauljames87 said:
It's a clear case of shifting the blame from state to the public .. however I can't say I blame them anymore ..

The guidelines have been law and even then not everyone follows it.. what's the point of them carrying the can for Mr YouTube knowledge knowing better than the advise

Least this way if it goes wrong they can be like well we tried to warn you now will you behave you idiots. You have had your freedom day.. now you proved you can't be trusted so mayb listen.
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Hmmm…is not one duty of government to put in place measures to protect the public from itself…from it‘s (the public’s) own stupidity and overly risky decision making? Because in many scenarios of life only government measures can protect us from the stupidity and recklessness of others? And as both the PM and Health Sec said today … we are still in a pandemic.
 
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