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Covid 19 Part XXXIII-231,484 ROI(4,610 deaths)116,197 NI (2,107 deaths)(23/03)Read OP

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  • #2582
    is_that_so
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,132 ✭✭✭✭is_that_so


    timsey tiger wrote: »
    If antivaxxers won't vaccinate themselves for the good of society in general, why should society in general make any allowances for them?
    Should we put them down, then? You know, up against the wall and all that?


  • #2583
    is_that_so
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,132 ✭✭✭✭is_that_so


    Deeper Blue wrote: »
    The anti-vaxx crowd on here really are embarrassing
    Ah now, let's not look too closely into your contributions and what you imagine an antivaxx person is! It's not someone who disagrees with you BTW.


  • #2584
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 5,121 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    is_that_so wrote: »
    Under 18s can't get them. Are they getting a free ride as well?

    Hardly anyone has got it yet, so no, it’s a ridiculous question. But you know that.

    When it is rolled out to under 18s, then yes, unless you are officially exempt.


  • #2585
    is_that_so
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,132 ✭✭✭✭is_that_so


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Hardly anyone has got it yet, so no, it’s a ridiculous question. But you know that.

    When it is rolled out to under 18s, then yes, unless you are officially exempt.
    Only in response to a ridiculous notion. Do you plan to have people show certificates to pop in for a Lotto ticket? U18 vaccinations are a long way away. It could even be next year.


  • #2586
    Gruffalux
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,023 ✭✭✭Gruffalux


    is_that_so wrote: »
    Ah now, let's not look too closely into your contributions and what you imagine an antivaxx person is! It's not someone who disagrees with you BTW.

    Who knew we would ever be skipping along holding hands.. :)


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  • #2587
    CIARAN_BOYLE
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,595 ✭✭✭✭CIARAN_BOYLE


    Man in his 80s dying at home with covid. Has refused an ambulance (called by his nurse granddaughter) three times. His granddaughter (a nurse with covid experience) has been staying in the house to provide care but doesn't want to be making end of life decisions for her grandfather's care.

    His Covid positive children are inviting his vulnerable siblings to a socially distanced prayer service in the garden tonight with his children and grandchildren (10 positive cases among children and grandchildren).

    Spent my lunchtime convincing my mother she couldn't attend. When under stress people are struggling with making the right decisions.


  • #2588
    ek motor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 548 ✭✭✭ek motor


    CIARAN_BOYLE wrote: »
    Man in his 80s dying at home with covid. Has refused an ambulance (called by his nurse granddaughter) three times. His granddaughter (a nurse with covid experience) has been staying in the house to provide care but doesn't want to be making end of life decisions for her grandfather's care.

    His Covid positive children are inviting his vulnerable siblings to a socially distanced prayer service in the garden tonight with his children and grandchildren (10 positive cases among children and grandchildren).

    Spent my lunchtime convincing my mother she couldn't attend. When under stress people are struggling with making the right decisions.

    Jesus that's bloody tragic. Awful situation for him and his family to be in


  • #2589
    Polar101
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,061 ✭✭✭Polar101


    is_that_so wrote: »
    Should we put them down, then? You know, up against the wall and all that?

    I think that sounds like a slight overreaction.


  • #2590
    seamus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 68,173 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    CIARAN_BOYLE wrote: »
    Spent my lunchtime convincing my mother she couldn't attend. When under stress people are struggling with making the right decisions.
    Whatever about the neighbours coming in for a nose or the local TD making an appearance; they have no excuse for ignoring the rules.

    But when it's a close family member, notions such as keeping households separated and not hugging your family suddenly seem very insignificant and unimportant.

    I applaud anyone who finds the strength to maintain social distancing and mixing rules in these situations, but I certainly won't judge anyone who can't help but hug their parent/child/sibling in the fog of grief.


  • #2591
    is_that_so
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,132 ✭✭✭✭is_that_so


    Polar101 wrote: »
    I think that sounds like a slight overreaction.
    Not for some!


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  • #2592
    Necro
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 57,129 Mod ✭✭✭✭Necro


    Mod:

    Can we keep the vaccine discussion to a minimum, I know this is a megathread so there will be some overlap but there's no point in having seperate threads if this becomes a 'catch all' for everything

    Thanks.

    Moderator: Current Affairs/IMHO, Soccer, Pro Wrestling



  • #2593
    stephenjmcd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,467 ✭✭✭✭stephenjmcd


    423 swabs from 11,650 tests. 3.63%

    7 day down to 4.2%


  • #2594
    Galwayhurl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 275 ✭✭Galwayhurl


    423 positive swabs, 3.63% positivity on 11,650 tests.
    7 day test positivity is 4.2%.

    - Tuesday, March 2nd 2021

    Super figures.


  • #2595
    What Username Guidelines
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,139 ✭✭✭What Username Guidelines


    stephenjmcd wrote: »
    423 swabs from 11,650 tests. 3.63%

    Excellent, hoping for just below 4.0, but that's even better. 7-day at 4.2


  • #2596
    igCorcaigh
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 12,596 Mod ✭✭✭✭igCorcaigh


    Wohoo!
    Good going everyone. Our efforts are paying off.


  • #2597
    seamus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 68,173 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    Yowza.

    7-day now at 4.17%

    I was skeptical that we could break 4% average this week, but the decline appears to be accelerating. Positive swabs are now down 16% week-on-week.

    This day last week was 645 swabs @ 4.66%


  • #2598
    marno21
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 14,705 Mod ✭✭✭✭marno21


    645 swabs last Tuesday. That’s a ferocious drop with low positivity too


  • #2599
    Eod100
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,277 ✭✭✭✭Eod100


    stephenjmcd wrote: »
    423 swabs from 11,650 tests. 3.63%

    7 day down to 4.2%

    Great to see. Wonder how much of a role vaccines are playing so far in reduced rate. Great to see either way.


  • #2600
    stephenjmcd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,467 ✭✭✭✭stephenjmcd


    Eod100 wrote: »
    Great to see. Wonder how much of a role vaccines are playing so far in reduced rate. Great to see either way.

    Should be able to see in the HPSC figures the impact I hospitals and long term care settings. Was definitely coming through last week as you could see the difference between community and these settings.

    Then at the weekend mass testing of a Dublin hospital uncovered just 4 cases


  • #2601
    Plumbthedepths
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,653 ✭✭✭✭Plumbthedepths


    There has to be a negative in those figures somehow.


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  • #2602
    Galwayhurl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 275 ✭✭Galwayhurl


    Eod100 wrote: »
    Great to see. Wonder how much of a role vaccines are playing so far in reduced rate. Great to see either way.

    Was going to say that the vaccines are playing more of a role in reducing deaths for now and in the coming weeks will have an impact on cases.

    But when you think of all the transmission in hospitals/Residential Care settings, the vaccination of HCWs and nursing home residents is clearly having an impact on cases already.


  • #2603
    is_that_so
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,132 ✭✭✭✭is_that_so


    Plumbthedepths wrote: »
    There has to be a negative in those figures somehow.
    A backlog! There's always a backlog!


  • #2604
    KrustyUCC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,086 ✭✭✭KrustyUCC


    stephenjmcd wrote: »
    423 swabs from 11,650 tests. 3.63%

    7 day down to 4.2%

    Brillant stuff

    Super positivity figures


  • #2605
    alentejo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 967 ✭✭✭alentejo


    I think the UK and NI figures are also very good at the moment.

    I think the UK might have the same or lower figures than Ireland at the moment. I suspect the UK will be the first euro country to see a reduction driven by the vaccine.


  • #2606
    CIARAN_BOYLE
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,595 ✭✭✭✭CIARAN_BOYLE


    Galwayhurl wrote: »

    Was going to say that the vaccines are playing more of a role in reducing deaths for now and in the coming weeks will have an impact on cases.

    But when you think of all the transmission in hospitals, the vaccination of HCWs and nursing home residents is clearly having an impact on cases already.

    Off the top of my head around December health care workers were around 1 in 6 total cases. Now they are around 1 in 8 or 1 in 9.

    As they were pretty much the first cohort vaccinated it's interesting to see. I wish I had the actual numbers.


  • #2607
    What Username Guidelines
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,139 ✭✭✭What Username Guidelines


    Plumbthedepths wrote: »
    There has to be a negative in those figures somehow.

    Only 11,000 tests. If we did 33,000 tests, there'd be 1,269 cases, the highest since Feb 4th.

    How's that?


  • #2608
    CoronaBlocker
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 247 ✭✭CoronaBlocker


    Yohan Blake: 'I would rather miss the Olympics than take the Covid vaccine'

    “I don’t want to get into it now, but I have my reasons.”
    They never want to get into it, do they?

    Link


  • #2609
    ednwireland
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,745 ✭✭✭✭ednwireland


    Plumbthedepths wrote: »
    There has to be a negative in those figures somehow.

    McConkey (i think - missed the start) was going on about Manaus on Claire Byrne this morning again ! is that negative enough ?

    My weather

    https://www.ecowitt.net/home/share?authorize=96CT1F



  • #2610
    CIARAN_BOYLE
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,595 ✭✭✭✭CIARAN_BOYLE


    seamus wrote: »
    Yowza.

    7-day now at 4.17%

    I was skeptical that we could break 4% average this week, but the decline appears to be accelerating. Positive swabs are now down 16% week-on-week.

    This day last week was 645 swabs @ 4.66%

    I believe Nolan mentioned last Thursday that the effect of 10 day tests on close contacts (a low positivity grouping) was starting to hit the positivity numbers last week and driving down the positivity rate artificially.

    Sorry for the negativity.

    Great to see case numbers falling.


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  • #2611
    tenreds
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 184 ✭✭tenreds


    Plumbthedepths wrote: »
    There has to be a negative in those figures somehow.

    Yeah I’m one of the positives


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