The General Covid19 Thread

Jules72 I don’t buy all the caveats around age, natural immunity etc

Who the fuck knows. I certainly don’t…

vinnyt77 the South African data is crystal clear… so I think you can make a pretty well informed judgement

Had my work Christmas party last night.

London was absolutely packed to the rafters.

Smallman1 the capital of the unvaccinated.

Jules72 Not disputin that the initial signs are positive, and am very hopeful the data plays out the same way in the UK ️

Jules72 overcaution imo, which I understand but, at the same time, isn’t consistent with the evidence… and you can only make a neutral judgement based on the evidence you’re seeing

I think the point that many of the experts are stressing is that the studies and method of testing show that the evidence is far from waterproof. We’re seeing results of studies and looking at data in real time, its important not to make conclusions based on short term data and testing which isn’t clinical based yet. My guess is Govts are operating with worst case scenario models and all evidence is pointing to this thing ripping through populations and causing havoc for travel and the service industry despite the early data showing it being “mild”. Won’t make a difference to border control whether its mild or just the sniffles.

Idiot pal of mine sent me a video of people getting arrested in NYC because they refused to mask up etc, it came with the quote “slowly but surely our rights are being stripped.” Absolute bollox really, how many times did these fucks get stopped by bouncers because they were wearing trainers or the wrong shirt? They weren’t screaming about control or rights then. They just moved onto the next place. There’s hysteria on all sides amplified by social media.

Wales closing nightclubs again, is this really worth it? How many people actually go clubbing in Wales each week? I would really like to see any evidence closing nightclubs in a country of fields/mountains makes a significant difference

LT42 I hear you on data caveats… but have you seen the South African ICU data? No caveats to that - it’s 100% subdued

LT42 There’s hysteria on all sides amplified by social media.

Aint that the truth. Everyone’s an expert apparantly.

Along_the_Wire Both yes, quite lively on a weekend but what proportion of that nightlife go clubbing?

Along_the_Wire Have you been to Cardiff or Swansea?

Lol!

mono-stereo Everyone’s an expert apparantly.

I’m an expert at 2 things.

Ledging the bants and ledging it at the coalface.

Hursty Cardiff pretty much the same as any similar-sized British city I’d imagine?

They may be a bit more into rock music (judging by the amount of bands who’ve come out of Cardiff), but those are still clubs/live venues.

bosstrabs But how many people actually go to them on a weekend in the grand scheme of things, surely there are better ways to control the spread? Maybe not, maybe it’s all happening in nightclubs, not circuits down the local gym or a spinning class.

My local gym is more risky than any nightclub for me, 7 days of full age ranges in confined spaces

Hursty Got any Hugo?

The three London boroughs with the lowest vaccination rate are Tower Hamlets (18%), Newham (22%) and Hackney (23%) - clearly it’s because those places are, your words, “thicket central”. 

https://www.romfordrecorder.co.uk/news/health/london-boroughs-with-lowest-booster-uptake-8561740

bosstrabs Cardiff pretty much the same as any similar-sized British city I’d imagine?

They may be a bit more into rock music (judging by the amount of bands who’ve come out of Cardiff), but those are still clubs/live venues.

Just quoting for posterity, the caveat ref rock music is tremendous

Smallman1 I’m an expert at 2 things.

Ledging the bants and ledging it at the coalface.

If they made a film about your life it would be called ‘Edward Shitterbantz’.

It would be called ’OLB’s In The House’ MC.