TigerTedd Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 I’ve steered clear of this thread because I thought it would just make me angry and depressed. Given the direction the recently closed ‘behind closed doors’ thread went, I was probably right. So I’ll continue to steer clear, and think happy thoughts. GboroRam and Stive Pesley 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ram-Alf Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 2 minutes ago, TigerTedd said: I’ve steered clear of this thread because I thought it would just make me angry and depressed. Given the direction the recently closed ‘behind closed doors’ thread went, I was probably right. So I’ll continue to steer clear, and think happy thoughts. Yeh you wish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stive Pesley Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 2 hours ago, maxjam said: I know... The point was regardless of what we do in the meantime this is now the new normal no matter how many people are vaccinated/boosted. Incorrect, as one of the variables involved in how quickly we move to it being endemic is the rate of vaccination coverage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i-Ram Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 Jordan Henderson: Liverpool captain concerned player welfare re. COVID not taken seriously. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59750312 cstand 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob The Badger Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 21 minutes ago, i-Ram said: Jordan Henderson: Liverpool captain concerned player welfare re. COVID not taken seriously. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59750312 I heard that interview. I'm not sure what he was thinking of tbh. The epitome of tone deaf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gone Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 That’s it then we’re doomed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stive Pesley Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 13 minutes ago, TexasRam said: That’s it then we’re doomed I get the feeling that they've always harboured a hope that Omicron would be milder but didn't want to dare say it. Right now I think the biggest concern is that it's so contagious it won't matter if we're locked down or not - everyone will have caught it and be isolating anyway, so society grinds to a halt that way instead therealhantsram and GboroRam 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ram-Alf Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 47 minutes ago, i-Ram said: Jordan Henderson: Liverpool captain concerned player welfare re. COVID not taken seriously. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59750312 A bit of a contradiction there surely...Players and Seriously in the same sentance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Brolly Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 Maybe we could all stand outside at 8 o'clock on a Thursday evening and give a round of applause for our brave footballers (or moo if you live in Belper) Bob The Badger, EtoileSportiveDeDerby, i-Ram and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andicis Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 This is excellent news. Dean (hick) Saunders, EtoileSportiveDeDerby, GboroRam and 4 others 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob The Badger Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 (edited) Interestingly when I posted. a link to an article saying it was a lot less dangerous in The Conversation it got no response. BBC 5Live Drive got an expert from some university or other (I missed it but it could be the same one I guess) on now saying it may be 80% less dangerous and Tony Livesey said 'that's great news' (he'll be fired by the BBC no doubt for saying something so outrageous) and the Professor said 'it is but we need to be careful'. He went on to explain that thy think the high transmission is because it's hitting younger people who are out socialising more at the moment and who are much less likely to be double vaccinated and had the booster. He then said that we must get more people to take the booster. Biased BBC naysayer and lunatic Livesey responded with ' but the uptake rate looks very impressive' in an almost happy voice. To which the pretend scientist said 'it is, and as one supermarket chain says every little helps, but we need moe'r So you can hear: It's a lot less aggressive than was feared. Told you so. Or: The vaccine is working. Told you so. Or you can be a grown up and take from it that it's a lot less aggressive than we thought and the booster is helping with that, so the advice to get it, is solid advice Best keep to the half of the story that we most want to hear though. Edited December 22, 2021 by Bob The Badger ariotofmyown and Eddie 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob The Badger Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 14 minutes ago, Andicis said: This is excellent news. It is excellent news. As is the reason. Two excellent bits of news. Group hug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andicis Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 2 minutes ago, Bob The Badger said: It is excellent news. As is the reason. Two excellent bits of news. Group hug. I mean the excellent news comment applies to both bits, not sure why you'd assume it didn't? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archied Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 (edited) 55 minutes ago, Stive Pesley said: I get the feeling that they've always harboured a hope that Omicron would be milder but didn't want to dare say it. Right now I think the biggest concern is that it's so contagious it won't matter if we're locked down or not - everyone will have caught it and be isolating anyway, so society grinds to a halt that way instead Yes you don’t want to do anything sensible like stop all this isolation stuff to match the fact it’s pretty much like a cold Edited December 22, 2021 by Archied Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gone Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 1 hour ago, Stive Pesley said: I get the feeling that they've always harboured a hope that Omicron would be milder but didn't want to dare say it. Right now I think the biggest concern is that it's so contagious it won't matter if we're locked down or not - everyone will have caught it and be isolating anyway, so society grinds to a halt that way instead Just a thought though if it’s “mild” like a cold etc, then why the need to isolate? We don’t for flu/colds etc etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PistoldPete Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 14 minutes ago, TexasRam said: Just a thought though if it’s “mild” like a cold etc, then why the need to isolate? We don’t for flu/colds etc etc Even worse why the need to isolate when you haven't even got it or known anyone who's got it. Norman and Archied 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ram-Alf Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 Scotland bring forward their winter break from 4th January to start after Sundays games to counter their 500 capacity crowds. Northern Island are not adopting Wales/Scotlands crowd restrictions. It now apears that a new WAVE of optimism has crept in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stive Pesley Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 58 minutes ago, TexasRam said: Just a thought though if it’s “mild” like a cold etc, then why the need to isolate? We don’t for flu/colds etc etc I guess because it's so contagious - if we all went about deliberately spreading it, then the case numbers would be phenomenal - and therefore the hospitalisation/deaths numbers, although a lower percentage, would track that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gone Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 16 minutes ago, Stive Pesley said: I guess because it's so contagious - if we all went about deliberately spreading it, then the case numbers would be phenomenal - and therefore the hospitalisation/deaths numbers, although a lower percentage, would track that? Maybe, but if it’s now a mild version and we’re majority vaccinated would they track it? (Don’t know but it could be the end of all this) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ram-Alf Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 *Breaking Sky News* Imperial College London modelling has found evidence of a reduction in the risk of hospitalisation from Omicron compared to Delta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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