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Coronavirus - how is it/has it affected you?

AZ number 2 in. Only side effects so far are an unquenchable thirst for red wine and a massive appetite for tortilla chips and almonds. And chocolate. And jelly beans. And peanut butter on rice cakes. To be fair it wasn't the biggest curry I've made at dinner time.
Anyone else get the munchies from their jab?
 
Cases up again today amd government/scientists now making hints about not going ahead with the next stage of unlocking. Doesn't take a genius to see which way this is going:confused:
 
With news on the India virus not great we are becoming ever more worried about the 21st June date being slipped and the impact that might have on reopening of performance venues, theatres and night clubs. I cannot express how utterly dismayed we are that circumstances are such that this might happen.
 
What worries me about these variants is why do they seem to spread so quickly in the UK compared to other Countries?
The Indian strain has been identified in other European Countries for weeks (same as UK) but none of them appear to be having the same increases as us and now more Countries are talking about putting the UK on their “Red List” for travellers.
 
bobmac said:
Do we know whether these new cases are from people who have already been vaccinated?
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One report in the news suggested 60% of new infections were in the unvaccinated, and the hospitalisation rate was something like 90%, so it appears the vacine is doing its job and keeping people out of hospital. I just hope we don't all have to suffer for longer because of the selfish few
 
pauldj42 said:
What worries me about these variants is why do they seem to spread so quickly in the UK compared to other Countries?
The Indian strain has been identified in other European Countries for weeks (same as UK) but none of them appear to be having the same increases as us and now more Countries are talking about putting the UK on their “Red List” for travellers.
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Possibly as a result of the testing rates in each of the countries? We’ve gone all in on surge testing in the hot spots which will result in the number of detected cases going up. Do other countries do the same?
 
SwingsitlikeHogan said:
With news on the India virus not great we are becoming ever more worried about the 21st June date being slipped and the impact that might have on reopening of performance venues, theatres and night clubs. I cannot express how utterly dismayed we are that circumstances are such that this might happen.
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This bugs the f*** out of me too. I just don't get why people are so selfish, travelling and potentially spreading the virus. There has been so much pain and sacrifice over the last year and a half, just when we see some light, it makes me so angry when I hear of people undermining the whole effort, whether intentional or not. It doesn't help with the likes of UEFA holding a cup final with two English teams, in Portugal, why not rearrange in the UK with minimal foreign travel. or the Olympic committee insisting on the games going ahead and sending 1000's of athletes from multiple countries into Tokyo. Just beggars belief at time.
 
need_my_wedge said:
This bugs the f*** out of me too. I just don't get why people are so selfish, travelling and potentially spreading the virus. There has been so much pain and sacrifice over the last year and a half, just when we see some light, it makes me so angry when I hear of people undermining the whole effort, whether intentional or not. It doesn't help with the likes of UEFA holding a cup final with two English teams, in Portugal, why not rearrange in the UK with minimal foreign travel. or the Olympic committee insisting on the games going ahead and sending 1000's of athletes from multiple countries into Tokyo. Just beggars belief at time.
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No wonder these variants are getting in.:mad:
https://news.sky.com/story/covid-19...-were-meant-to-be-heavily-restricted-12318777
 
pauldj42 said:
No wonder these variants are getting in.:mad:
https://news.sky.com/story/covid-19...-were-meant-to-be-heavily-restricted-12318777
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The present issue is down to a political decision not to add India to the red list immediately which gave thousands of people the chance to get back into the UK before it was, inevitably added, coupled with a cultural issue of those returning living in multigenerational households and being amongst the largest groups refusing the vaccine. You just have to look at the hotspots to see that is the case however it's now going to cause wider issues with spread outside of those communities.
 
Still think international travel should be off the table for another year

Green zones are just economy prop ups
 
road2ruin said:
The present issue is down to a political decision not to add India to the red list immediately which gave thousands of people the chance to get back into the UK before it was, inevitably added, coupled with a cultural issue of those returning living in multigenerational households and being amongst the largest groups refusing the vaccine. You just have to look at the hotspots to see that is the case however it's now going to cause wider issues with spread outside of those communities.
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It’s not just the Indian variant though, I believe 7 out of 10 variants listed on the Gov website originated abroad, I know we can’t close our borders completely but the sheer numbers still coming in are ridiculous.:mad:
 
pauldj42 said:
It’s not just the Indian variant though, I believe 7 out of 10 variants listed on the Gov website originated abroad, I know we can’t close our borders completely but the sheer numbers still coming in are ridiculous.:mad:
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I'm never sure how much that holds water, I think the variants circulate all over the place and you'll never really know where they originated. The reason we are picking so many up is that we're responsible for over 50% of the worlds genome testing (I think that figure is correct) so we're the ones picking them up which makes it look like we are a hot bed of virus. In reality they're in every country, they just haven't been picked up yet.

I was reading an articule on Uruguay last night, they were held up as one of the standard bearers of dealing with Covid but are now dealing with huge spike. All you can do with Covid is protect the vulnerable, it will always get into a country at some point and there is nothing you can do to stop it. I think the phrase was 'dry kindling' so those countries who have got away lightly may well still find that they have to deal with issues further down the line, interesting to see what happens with NZ ones they're fully open.
 
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