Covid 19 Part XXXV-956,720 ROI (5,952 deaths) 452,946 NI (3,002 deaths) (08/01) Read OP

Turtwig wrote: »

NPHET will no longer have weekly briefings. They haven't recommended any alterations to the easing of restrictions. They've expressed concern about a sublineage of a variant that pretty much every scientific publication and public health entity has been doing. This will likely take a few more weeks.

I'm not seeing the great fuss here.

I agree. He was just stating the obvious and wasn't calling for any new measures. Some people now just want to complain about Holohan.

Timmy O Toole wrote: »

Werent you told not to post here again ? Burner account

No and No

Shin

Some posters probably need to stop following Covid. Nothing really happened today and some are angry at the negativity. The UK have had to deal with much more news about the Indian Variant than us here btw.

Turtwig wrote: »

NPHET will no longer have weekly briefings. They haven't recommended any alterations to the easing of restrictions. They've expressed concern about a sublineage of a variant that pretty much every scientific publication and public health entity has been doing. This will likely take a few more weeks.

I'm not seeing the great fuss here.

First of all a lot of people, more so the older population, listen to all NPHET and government comments on Covid. I know a lot of people who actually don't want to answer the phone to their parents anymore because the first thing they'll hear is did you see the numbers today or did you hear about this new variant resistant to the vaccines etc. A lot of people still have a lot of fear still to covid here and a lot of it is from the messaging coming from our officials. They know their words carry a lot of power so they should be very careful in their messaging so as not to cause unnecessary worry to a lot of people.

I'm this instance, Tony Holohan mentioned worrying news from UK on this variant possibly being vaccine resistant. This forum has a lot of knowledgeable posters and I haven't seen what Tony said being posted here, in fact I have seen links to comments of the opposite. That the vast majority of the Indian variant cases in the UK are in unvaccinated people. Do you not find his comments a little worrying? Some people will hear this and worry over the whole weekend that we are all going back to where we were in January as the vaccines are no good against this variant. I know this isn't what Tony said but that's what happens when you aren't careful with your words on a subject as worrying to so many people as covid is.

Klonker wrote: »

First of all a lot of people, more so the older population, listen to all NPHET and government comments on Covid. I know a lot of people who actually don't want to answer the phone to their parents anymore because the first thing they'll hear is did you see the numbers today or did you hear about this new variant resistant to the vaccines etc. A lot of people still have a lot of fear still to covid here and a lot of it is from the messaging coming from our officials. They know their words carry a lot of power so they should be very careful in their messaging so as not to cause unnecessary worry to a lot of people.

I'm this instance, Tony Holohan mentioned worrying news from UK on this variant possibly being vaccine resistant. This forum has a lot of knowledgeable posters and I haven't seen what Tony said being posted here, in fact I have seen links to comments of the opposite. That the vast majority of the Indian variant cases in the UK are in unvaccinated people. Do you not find his comments a little worrying? Some people will hear this and worry over the whole weekend that we are all going back to where we were in January as the vaccines are no good against this variant. I know this isn't what Tony said but that's what happens when you aren't careful with your words on a subject as worrying to so many people as covid is.

It seems like you're just looking for a reason to moan tbh.

Would you preferred he lied to you?

ginoginelli wrote: »

It seems like you're just looking for a reason to moan tbh.

Would you preferred he lied to you?

He is saying data from UK is showing that the variant is showing a resistance to the vaccines. Unless just Tony has this data and no one else in the world so far as its the first time I've seen it mentioned.

Timmy O Toole wrote: »

Honestly, todays press conference has me more concerned than any other time over the last 14 months.

Deeply concerning.


The next 2 weeks are "critical" :rolleyes:

George is flapping his wings again

First Up wrote: »

Don't go too heavy on the beers. Alcohol impedes the antibodies and the Pfizer vaccine takes about a week to fully develop them.

Any evidence of that? Anything I've read online suggests there's no evidence it impedes creation of antibodies. The only thing I've read was go easy on the alcohol in case you get a hangover and side effects together as you'll feel worse!

pawdee wrote: »

Well I've had enough of reading about the virus for this week. Had the Pfizer jab on Wednesday so I can't complain. Heading out at 5pm to collect a takeaway (the Indian variety) and a few beers. Probably more likely to be the death of me than covid. Have a nice weekend everyone.

What kind of beer, Corona?

Could someone give a brief summary of what was said at the press conference - why are people on here so concerned?

Lollipop95 wrote: »

Could someone give a brief summary of what was said at the press conference - why are people on here so concerned?

When the CMO is genuinely concerned about a variant the sky may be about to fall in or not! It's what HPHET do, fret.

ginoginelli wrote: »

So you think hes making it up?

Nphet really cant win it seems. If they dont keep us updated on the epidemiological situation they're accused of lacking transparency, and if they do mention anything of concern, they're accused of fear mongering.

He never said and noone has said the Indian variant may escape vaccines.

Yet people are already talking about this very lie.

The fear has been spread, job done.

Dark horizons in a blue sky.

FFS give me a break.

He needs to go back to what he was doing before covid came.

Lollipop95 wrote: »

Could someone give a brief summary of what was said at the press conference - why are people on here so concerned?

New scariant could basically put us back to square one - it's bollocks of course, but they want people to believe this and be petrified and stay at home and curtain twitch for another decade at least...