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Post by elstoof on Nov 24, 2021 16:55:28 GMT
If there’s 10 people with covid in Israel then that’s a pretty good percentage
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Post by richardiox on Nov 24, 2021 16:56:15 GMT
My interpretation is that in the UK and Israel - both way ahead with boosters - the age stratified cohort yet to receive any vaccines are also the cohort that account for the highest percentage of total cases...nearly half of all cases in Israel and around 25% of all cases in the UK.
It's not that crazy is it...Woeful disinformation?!
It shows how effective the vaccines are.
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Post by elstoof on Nov 24, 2021 16:57:22 GMT
Also, cohort is already plural
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Post by KD on Nov 24, 2021 16:57:49 GMT
This thread becomes the easiest way to become depressed, I guess most avoid it now for the same reasons.
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Post by dfunked on Nov 24, 2021 16:58:37 GMT
It all went downhill after Wayne left.
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Post by richardiox on Nov 24, 2021 16:59:25 GMT
Who would have thought a thread about a global pandemic would be depressing?!
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Post by 😎 on Nov 24, 2021 17:00:07 GMT
As elstoof pointed out, you claimed that it’s “focusing infections” which is bollocks of the highest order. Also stop getting the term cohort wrong.
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Post by elstoof on Nov 24, 2021 17:00:50 GMT
You’re making the mistake of assuming booster uptake figures are the only factor, it’s far more complicated that that
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Post by 😎 on Nov 24, 2021 17:01:46 GMT
it’s far more complicated that that This should basically be a pinned reply. |
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Post by KD on Nov 24, 2021 17:15:51 GMT
Its more the constant bickering over numbers and lovely people throwing hate at chosen groups like the stupid or poor out of basically imo depression and anxiety, nothing wrong with feeling those but a forum about font geeks doesn't seem the best place to get it all out.
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Post by ForkHandles on Nov 25, 2021 9:35:13 GMT
Well, 3 and a half weeks after testing positive, still have a nasty cough but my sense of smell seems to be coming back gradually - seems to be about 25% (weird to try and put a percentage on these things, but hey, why not - I reckon 1 in 4 smells are getting through!).
As a double jabbed relatively fit 50 year old (yes, another one), this thing kicked my arse and did the same to my wife - I hate to think this could be a semi-regular experience from now on given that other than vaccines, there's apparently no government appetitite to limit the spread via mandatory mask wearing and whatnot.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 25, 2021 10:31:53 GMT
Well, 3 and a half weeks after testing positive, still have a nasty cough but my sense of smell seems to be coming back gradually - seems to be about 25% (weird to try and put a percentage on these things, but hey, why not - I reckon 1 in 4 smells are getting through!). As a double jabbed relatively fit 50 year old (yes, another one), this thing kicked my arse and did the same to my wife - I hate to think this could be a semi-regular experience from now on given that other than vaccines, there's apparently no government appetitite to limit the spread via mandatory mask wearing and whatnot. Glad you're feeling better which is the main thing.  Think I'm, just going to continue wearing a mask regardless from now on. There's all sorts of bugs would like to make a home in me and I'd rather a lot of them didn't. |
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Post by TheSaint on Nov 25, 2021 10:41:44 GMT
Not sure that logic works as I'm pretty sure masks are more about stopping you from infecting others than getting infected yourself.
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Post by Psychotext on Nov 25, 2021 10:42:07 GMT
Wife is back to being sick again, and I still can't train without my heart rate rocketing.
Fuck this virus.
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Post by Tonka (🐑,🪤) on Nov 25, 2021 10:48:30 GMT
I managed to catch covid last week. I'm fully vaccinated withe the fancy Pfizer Biontech vaccine. Covid is doing the rounds (again) in my childrens school so both the little ones had it as well. The eldest had a fever for two days and nothing more, the youngest was completely unaffected.
As for me it was like a really bad cold. High(-ish) fever for three days, runny nose. Eventually lost mys ense of smell for two days. All in all I was too tired to do any work for five days. But I'm still tired, a week later. It gets worse the longer the day progress and I usually feel a bit feverish at around seven in the evening.
But I've had far worse bouts with regular flus and I'm guessing the vaccine played a part in that. I was never close to thinking about going to a hospital.
I'm thinking this is the way it will have to be, get vaccines, be prepared to get floored for a few days once you catch a variant. Keep plugging away at vaccinating 12yo and even younger than that. The vaccine will make this manageable. We can't keep on closing shit down as just because covid is out there. It won't go away, life must go on.
Take your shots people.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 25, 2021 10:58:42 GMT
Not sure that logic works as I'm pretty sure masks are more about stopping you from infecting others than getting infected yourself. It is mostly for that, but it also protects the wearer (especially if you have an N95/ffp3 mask). Wearing one means you will tend to get a lower payload of whatever bug you get exposed to and thus a lesser infection. There's been some studys on this which suggest wearing a mask reduces the chance of becoming infected from between 7.5% (surgical mask not tightly fitted) to 90% (well fitted N95/ffp3 mask). Average multi layer cloth mask seens to protect around 60-70%. |
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Post by H-alphaFox on Nov 25, 2021 12:36:56 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Nov 25, 2021 12:46:22 GMT
Lets hope it proves not to be very transmissible.
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Post by H-alphaFox on Nov 25, 2021 12:54:01 GMT
Yeah I was kind of hoping things got better enough to safely get out eventually before the next bigger shit storm emerged.
Uggh
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Post by jeepers on Nov 25, 2021 13:37:44 GMT
More Covid outbreaks at my kids’ school and nursery so more PCR tests for them. It’s burning thro’ the local schools/nurseries here. Touch wood, no serious illnesses but I’ve no idea on incidence of long Covid in younger kids.
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Post by スコットランド on Nov 25, 2021 13:38:01 GMT
Not sure that logic works as I'm pretty sure masks are more about stopping you from infecting others than getting infected yourself. It is mostly for that, but it also protects the wearer (especially if you have an N95/ffp3 mask). Wearing one means you will tend to get a lower payload of whatever bug you get exposed to and thus a lesser infection. There's been some studys on this which suggest wearing a mask reduces the chance of becoming infected from between 7.5% (surgical mask not tightly fitted) to 90% (well fitted N95/ffp3 mask). Average multi layer cloth mask seens to protect around 60-70%. That's why I've been constantly buying and wearing N95 masks since the beginning, sadly can't trust others so have to protect yourself the best you can. |
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Post by RobEG on Nov 25, 2021 16:46:38 GMT
This might belong in the rants thread but….
On very busy train, I’m sat against the window in a bank of six, all seats taken, people standing etc. As the train empties there are loads of empty banks of seats on the other side but no fucker moves so I’m still stuck in. I have to climb over everyone to get to the empty seats. Why wouldn’t you move to empty seats, regardless of covid?
It’s also crazy that masks aren’t mandatory for public transport. First busy train I’ve been on in some time and it’s really uncomfortable.
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Post by Frog on Nov 25, 2021 20:51:59 GMT
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Post by RobEG on Nov 25, 2021 20:55:14 GMT
Yeah just saw that. Sounds pretty scary.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 25, 2021 20:58:30 GMT
It might be bad, but there are an awful lot of ifs, mights and maybes in that article. So they don't know, but figured they might as well scare the shit out of us just in case we were starting to feel we could live again.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 25, 2021 21:23:24 GMT
They've just stuck a bunch of African countries on the red list so theres obviously genuine concern there.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 25, 2021 21:28:34 GMT
Yeah, I saw that just after I'd posted.
I really should stfu.
Which I'm going to do.
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Post by mcmonkeyplc on Nov 25, 2021 22:05:51 GMT
People..I.e our Fucking government need to stop saying things will be back to normal soon or are back to normal. The thick fucks are absolutely terrible about expectation management and are even more terrible at actually doing anything.
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Post by Dougs on Nov 25, 2021 22:09:11 GMT
It's about the first expedient thing they've done.
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Post by simple on Nov 25, 2021 22:10:33 GMT
They've just stuck a bunch of African countries on the red list so theres obviously genuine concern there. BBC News telling us don’t panic but be alarmed Good to know |
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