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Coronavirus - how is it/has it affected you?

Foxholer said:
Just remember that there's a 'political translation' layer on top!
It's not 'the scientists' making the announcements anymore!
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But you have Whitty, Fauci, Drosten, … all advising different people with the same or very similar advise coming out of their countries leadership. It’s only really Sweden that does (did?) differently.
 
larmen said:
But you have Whitty, Fauci, Drosten, … all advising different people with the same or very similar advise coming out of their countries leadership. It’s only really Sweden that does (did?) differently.
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In spite of the fact that these are the folk that are best placed to define/explain the strategy (to both government and populace), it still comes down to politicians to make the decrees etc.
 
Having been to a 50th Birthday party tonight and not being sure if I want to be clear in a few days time or to be positive and get it over with.

61, booster a few weeks ago.
 
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Jamesbrown said:
What the BBC fails to mention every time is that her fight was crowdfunded. I personally donated to it. Made 40k in 24 hours. 68k total after the cinema being closed the first time round.
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Money down the drain, literally. Funding someone who is breaking rules that the majority of businesses are following. You should be ashamed of yourself.

A fool and his money are easily parted (y)
 
I probably missed this as I thought you could take daily tests but it appears the isolating advice has just been updated....

New rules on self-isolation, this guidance applies to ENGLAND
If you’re a contact of someone who may have been infected with the Omicron variant, you must self-isolate for 10 days, regardless of your age, vaccination status or any negative test results.

How do you know if someone was infected by Omicron, do they get told whether it's that or Delta etc? Going to be an awful lot of tricky decisions to be made in the coming weeks with Christmas within that 10 day period come Wednesday.
 
road2ruin said:
I probably missed this as I thought you could take daily tests but it appears the isolating advice has just been updated....

New rules on self-isolation, this guidance applies to ENGLAND
If you’re a contact of someone who may have been infected with the Omicron variant, you must self-isolate for 10 days, regardless of your age, vaccination status or any negative test results.

How do you know if someone was infected by Omicron, do they get told whether it's that or Delta etc? Going to be an awful lot of tricky decisions to be made in the coming weeks with Christmas within that 10 day period come Wednesday.
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Ignore this!! The above advice is up until tomorrow, after tomorrow if you are vaccinated you can take a daily lateral flow.
 
road2ruin said:
Yeah, I just logged in as we're now out of them and no joy.
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Glad work gave us all on shift a box yest. They made us all test there and then as someone had been postive who went out for drinks with a group of them

Protecting the room as much as possible
 
pauljames87 said:
Glad work gave us all on shift a box yest. They made us all test there and then as someone had been postive who went out for drinks with a group of them

Protecting the room as much as possible
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My shift colleagues are out on the pish on Thursday.

I'm avoiding that and socially distancing at Silloth on Solway GC.

Who knows whats going to happen when we are back in on Saturday, not looking forward to it at all. If plant is shutdown as we are now then I have a chance to keep out of the way, if its running I'm screwed....
 
Went to pharmacy earlier for a pack of LFTs but it would not provide them to us until I had a request code generated through the app / website. That was easily done.
 
SwingsitlikeHogan said:
Went to pharmacy earlier for a pack of LFTs but it would not provide them to us until I had a request code generated through the app / website. That was easily done.
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Mrs said the pharmacy (the one we think are awful) were so rude to some 80 year old man

He asked for LFT tests.. was told need a code .. where is your code . He said I was told to come didn't get a code

Lady behind him scanned the code for him

Person at till "see it wasn't that hard"

When I went 2 hours later to pick up antibiotics (which after 30 mins they said oh we don't have) they were handing the LFT out to anyone who asked no code

Couldn't make it up
 
Just watching the news, and items showing huge queues at walk-in vaccination centres. What has really surprised me is the sheer number of people in the queues, including people interviewed who claim to be clinically vulnerable, who should have had boosters some time ago.

Why has it taken news of Omicron to get so many senior citizens to get their jabs?
 
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