Thehooperman
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You COVID junkie
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staffordjas
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Despite ringing 119 early this morning , and them agreeing I've had my booster ...... Had a text through at 12.05 telling me that I'm eligible for a Covid-19 booster vaccination , but not yet had one! Call 119 , book on-line or go to walk in centre to book a time that suits me......Think 119 operator must be bored and just fancied another chat.You COVID junkie
proactive
Enjoying a drop of red.
Had one of those today even though I've already had booster and details are correct on my COVID Pass.Despite ringing 119 early this morning , and them agreeing I've had my booster ...... Had a text through at 12.05 telling me that I'm eligible for a Covid-19 booster vaccination , but not yet had one! Call 119 , book on-line or go to walk in centre to book a time that suits me......Think 119 operator must be bored and just fancied another chat.
Arse and elbow syndrome...
staffordjas
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Just discovered the Pfizer booster leaflet hubby had stored in his cupboard ( I have a sort out every so often to discover all the chocs he's hidden away from me 
). I've actually walked past the place it's manufactured in Germany , when I visited hubbys works around the corner.
). I've actually walked past the place it's manufactured in Germany , when I visited hubbys works around the corner.
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SketchyMagpie
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Still unsure if Omicron will evade our vaccines, but appears it is already evading our covid tests.
www.theguardian.com
Scientists find ‘stealth’ version of Omicron that may be harder to track
Variant lacks feature that allows probable cases to be distinguished among positive PCR tests
www.theguardian.com
Theresa Green
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If you can't detect a virus
Does a tree still make a noise when it falls in the woods?
Does a tree still make a noise when it falls in the woods?
SketchyMagpie
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Yes that's right
Cue
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It’s a very misleading headline as it makes it sounds like we can’t detect it at all, bit of irresponsible journalism for clickbaits really
It just means the shortcut (S-gene dropout) can’t be used as a quick way of detecting it, we can still sequence it to find out the variant.
SketchyMagpie
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Boris announcing new restrictions tonight.
Can't imagine why....
Can't imagine why....
proactive
Enjoying a drop of red.
More measures that apply to 'us' but not to 'them'. He can FRO this time if he thinks I'm not seeing my family and friends (suitably LFTd on the day, obvs).
We're likely to get variant upon variant. If we have to shut everything down all the time then really what is the point?
SketchyMagpie
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Given we're (mostly) all vaccinated now, completely staying away from loved ones does seem a bit unnecessary assuming people are careful, like you say. Otherwise what was the point in having the vaccine?
The only thing that would really dissuade me from cautiously seeing family/friends would be the hospital admissions. That's the thing with Omicron, really in that even if it doesn't turn out to be a worse illness, it's increased transmissibility makes it likely that the NHS will put under great strain again.
I did have another gig lined up next week but I've decided against going as a precaution, because of the uncertainty. Just to play safe. Bought a ticket for one in late January, though, so hopefully things will be a bit clearer by then.
The only thing that would really dissuade me from cautiously seeing family/friends would be the hospital admissions. That's the thing with Omicron, really in that even if it doesn't turn out to be a worse illness, it's increased transmissibility makes it likely that the NHS will put under great strain again.
I did have another gig lined up next week but I've decided against going as a precaution, because of the uncertainty. Just to play safe. Bought a ticket for one in late January, though, so hopefully things will be a bit clearer by then.
Gramaisc
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Hospital occupancy is the main (only?) criterion.
Even deaths are not of that much importance now, unless they clog the hospitals up by taking too long.
It may even be that the vaccine increases hospital occupancy, if people are in ICU, rather than the morgue?
tek-monkey
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Seems to me this is the perfect gear up for the blame game I mentioned previously. Tell us not to meet, whilst doing things themselves they know will make us want to ignore them, then shut everything down at new year blaming us for not following advice.
They won't bring in rules til after Xmas, but before the fallout from January 1st can be detected
They won't bring in rules til after Xmas, but before the fallout from January 1st can be detected
staffordjas
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Me , hubby & son stuck rigidly to the lockdowns and rules previously.
We never saw son , who lives on his own, for months whilst several neighbours had housefuls of visitors throughout.
Got our jabs , wearing masks , still sanitising everything that's come into the house etc and stuck rigidly to all the rules so far.
But f00k em if they think I'm going to let son spend Christmas on his own , no matter what new bloody restrictions are brought in this week !
Fed up with one minute hearing how things are improving with the vaccinations, only for another bloody variant to be announced and its all doom & gloom again.
This b@stard thing isn't going away any time soon no matter what . I'm at the stage now where I'm thinking everyone might as well just go back to how things were before the mention of covid , forget restrictions , keep having annual boosters and get on with our lives as normal as we can.
We never saw son , who lives on his own, for months whilst several neighbours had housefuls of visitors throughout.
Got our jabs , wearing masks , still sanitising everything that's come into the house etc and stuck rigidly to all the rules so far.
But f00k em if they think I'm going to let son spend Christmas on his own , no matter what new bloody restrictions are brought in this week !
Fed up with one minute hearing how things are improving with the vaccinations, only for another bloody variant to be announced and its all doom & gloom again.
This b@stard thing isn't going away any time soon no matter what . I'm at the stage now where I'm thinking everyone might as well just go back to how things were before the mention of covid , forget restrictions , keep having annual boosters and get on with our lives as normal as we can.
Thehooperman
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I'm wondering about how big 10 Downing Street actually is if Boris's kronies can have a party in his house and he didn't even know about it.
Also I wonder why they didn't invite him as he must have been the host, surely.
Finally if the police find a shed load of drugs in my house am I not responsible as the owner of the property and therefore liable for everything that goes on in my home?
Apparently not if I am a two faced lying Tory twit.
Also I wonder why they didn't invite him as he must have been the host, surely.
Finally if the police find a shed load of drugs in my house am I not responsible as the owner of the property and therefore liable for everything that goes on in my home?
Apparently not if I am a two faced lying Tory twit.
SketchyMagpie
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The restrictions they're talking about bringing in are just the 'Plan B', so working from home and covid passports for big venues. Nothing about lockdown or limited numbers meeting in a household yet.