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Everyone in my house is triple jabbed. Of my close friends and family I was planning on seeing over the holidays, all are double jabbed and a good chunk have had their 3rd. Bollocks to groups of 6 and only 2 households, as long as anyone coming over my house takes a LF test or has no symptoms that’s good enough for me.
There is a Cobra meeting going on as I type this I think and I think the outlook is not good.The thing thats always perplexed me is that there are loads of people on here and the other board that'll berate Drakeford Sturgeon and Boris at the drop of a hat but has anyone given any thought on the aforementioned not doing anything about the latest variant. Alot of people seem to be basing their argument on the fact that it doesn't seem to be as bad or is much weaker and not likely to kill many but when you realise the average age of the South African population is under 20yrs old and the UK is over 40 you begin to see the politicians dilemma insomuch as their data is useless as a guide to how this variant can affect an older population.And the controversial bit is I don't think they are as concerned about the number of deaths this variant could cause but the size of the bed blockage nationally if this variant is strong enough to put people in hospital but not being able to cure them fast enough to discharge them.Because of this I feel this variant will put the biggest strain yet on the NHS even though they are arguably better prepared this time around.Quote:
Originally Posted by blue matt
Self isolate or not, it’s going to happen, it’ll be a massive case of ‘whataboutism’ re. The recent revelations of last year’s government party antics and reports, whether true or not, that the new strain is less dangerous. Many will say bugger it and mix and party whichever way they can, people have recently had a taste of ‘back to normal’ socialising and will be loathe to restrain themselves. If it was end of January, early February maybe folk would be more compliant but Christmas, especially after last year!!!! I fear the authorities are pissing in the wind if they reckon on getting the population on board en masse.Quote:
Originally Posted by Taunton Blue Genie
Why?Quote:
Originally Posted by life on mars
Jenny Harries, the head of The Health Security Agency said exactly that earlier today. She also said the Omicron variant is likely to pose the biggest problem since the pandemic began. A sobering thought.Quote:
Originally Posted by sneggyblubird
Also, people need to bear in mind, despite the high level of vaccination protection, future mutations may prove even more transmissible and deadly and may become more resistant to vaccinations. As much as we would prefer it to go away, unfortunately we need to maintain our vigilance.
Fake news apparently
https://twitter.com/GillibrandPeter/...CZhQj0sQQ&s=19
I so hope so
I was sent that link as it is a huge worry to some people
I just want to go and watch football!!
Spoilsport.Quote:
Originally Posted by delmbox
Black Friday might not be so black after all?
The attention seeking c unt that started it will no doubt be pleased.Quote:
Originally Posted by binman
People dive in, don't they?Quote:
Originally Posted by delmbox
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Originally Posted by delmbox
So me & you will be propping up the bar after all...........or not, I hear you’ve defied the threat of quarantine and gone away for the festive period and it won’t wash that you’ve only gone down west, you’ll have to pay two grand to stay in a designated b & b in somewhere like Narbeth if you test positive :hehe:
I think you can buy a B&B in Narbeth for £2000 :hehe:Quote:
Originally Posted by splott parker
More of this is what we like
https://twitter.com/GillibrandPeter/...YbLOTCp9Q&s=19
This thread is over now. Thanks for spoiling it, Delm.Quote:
Originally Posted by delmbox
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Originally Posted by delmbox
Vastly overpriced in my opinion.
Ffs one minute it’s doom, next it’s like the war is over….I’m done with it…..
For tonight:shrug:
Sorry lads
The Cabinet meet on Thursdays and we normally learn about the changes on Thursday nightQuote:
Originally Posted by delmbox
You'd think people would have figured that out by now
It's incredible how one random unverified article sends people into meltdown, same with that Guido Fawkes article about Drakeford the other day
Ruined .Quote:
Originally Posted by Tuerto
I am off to find another thread . I like a bit of hand wringing around this time of night.
I sent all my new party clothes back to Amazon two hours ago on the strength of this thread and I can’t get into last year’s gear, Christmas ruined through a bastard rumour. Damn Drakeford and his non leaking of information.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jimmy the Jock
phew breakfast and:shrug: beer back on for the snowflakes saturday:ayatollah:Quote:
Originally Posted by Jimmy the Jock
tickets on sale for all and sundry. football games, cinemas, theatres, concerts.
would be a total shitshow if all got cancelled and people left with 'credit notes'
Welsh gov got it right with covid passes in my opinion, they’ll have to bring in rules but I hope it’s only lower level restrictions and for everyone’s sake not hard restrictions.
Here in Melbourne we have a double vaccination rate of 92.2% (over 12 year olds) and have used a covid pass for restaurants etc successfully for months but omicron is only a handful of international arrivals so far, Sydney however have some in the community, they were averaging 300-400 cases a day 2-3 weeks ago, today 1750! Cases numbers are going to explode across the world if it’s doing that here in a recently highly vaccinated population.
Surely any large indoor events, clubs, bars etc are in the firing line for closures
No boosters in Oz yet I guess? What jabs you have mainly over there?Quote:
Originally Posted by Wozza16
All the usual ones, Pfizer, Astra and Moderna. Boosters are being rolled out but at the moment only for people over 5 months since their 2nd jab. It's only about 2 months since I was fully vaxxed so a while longer for me, I was planning on coming home to Wales for Christmas but this spike is very concerning.Quote:
Originally Posted by goats
I wouldn’t you’ll never get back into Oz……Quote:
Originally Posted by Wozza16
Steal a sheep or something, do they still send people there for things like that?Quote:
Originally Posted by goats
Things may change but I'm eligible to return as a PR, there is also only a 72 hour isolation on arrival and a day 1 and 5 test. Sydney have even removed entry restrictions on the original African countries with Omicron. The hard border has gone, it is literally harder to get to Perth than to Wales and backQuote:
Originally Posted by goats
I know of an Australian chap who is resident in the UK who has just served 14 days quarantine in an hotel room in Perth.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wozza16
So, admit it, you literally are doing the equivalent of getting your information off the back of a fag packet. I hope you feel proud of yourself.Quote:
Originally Posted by sneggyblubird
Drakeford is buggered without the Furlough support ,so lockdown won't get easy .
32 cases shouldn't be creating hysteria, I think all these leaks are about forcing folk to get the booster, once again pollard the issue
Pollard the issue? What on earth does that mean?Quote:
Originally Posted by life on mars
I'm not totally sure what you mean by "leaks"? If you mean suggesting people get vaccinated in a pandemic wave by accentuating the current danger with snippets of information, how dare they! I mean that would be totally sensical.Quote:
Originally Posted by life on mars
It's amusing , in an ironic sort of way , that all these people have either not been getting jabbed on the grounds of feck it , its all a hoax or I have had two jabs , I will be OK or booking a jab and not even showing up ......what utter wankers ........the new variant emerges and the lines of people outside the jab centres is fecking huge ! 😆
Idiots
Something to do with that daft woman in Hi De Hi? I can remember a couple of cricketers with that surname if that helps.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman
The Somerset Levels are known for the practice of pollarding willow trees i.e. pruning them in such a way to promote growth of dense branches.
The first known use of pollard was in 1611. Good to see its revival in everyday parlance.
Do you know it’s the unjabbed that are queuing up?Quote:
Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY
I’m really against the covid passes - and if someone really wants to try and manipulate that pass they can quite easilyQuote:
Originally Posted by Wozza16
I’ve got a paper pass - I could have shown the steward a shopping list at the Sheffield United match for all of the attention he paid to it.Quote:
Originally Posted by WJ99mobile