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

caveat emptor wrote: »

Genuine answer. The variants that are emerging have been able to evade immunity. The fact they are more adept at bridging the species barrier would say to me that it has a lot more space to evolve and incubate.

People saying that there is no evidence that AZ doesn't prevent (double negative) severe disease are right but the trial that showed it didn't work against S.A variant showed no difference in vaccinated vs unvaccinated and young people don't generally get hospitalised.

Thanks for asking and hope that helps. Apologies for the downbeat forecast but what do I know. Feel free to disregard.

P.S if we are this slow getting the first batch of vaccines out why do we think we'll be quicker with the 2.0 version.

Goldengirl wrote: »

Great post, Diamonds .

I think fear of Covid and fear of dying is not totally irrational though .
It depends on each individual and their risk factors and level of tolerance for stress .

I am normally the calmest, chatty laid back person,sleep like a log , can nap at the drop of a hat .
I was afraid for much of last year that I would get it at work and die , and had to try to rationalise that fear before I went back in for a stint after a few days off .
But that fear was based on the reality I was facing , as an older nurse working with very sick Covid patients and with two underlying , at risk conditions and seeing how bad this was/ is for people like me.
I couldn't sleep through the night for months and was angry and exhausted .
I was fighting with everyone at home , at work and here as some can testify
In fairness also , my husband had major surgery for cancer and my son was very sick earlier so it was a bad year all round
The science was the only thing I felt helped me control the anxiety so I could function knowing that if I did x,y and z I would be ok .
And venting here !
And then the vaccines came .
Now next step is my husbands vaccination and my children's .

I can't move beyond that yet but I can sleep now .
I know where my next point on my personal map is .

People need a plan/ map out of this , whether it is couched in language like depending on case numbers ,vaccinations or hospitalisations .
Our government are to blame.
They should be proactively getting that message out there , and at the risk of upsetting Arghus , because I know Boris is a twat, but they need to be like Boris with that message which is a relief to so many people over in the UK ,whether they get to follow it to the letter or not
We need that . Now .