Relaxation of Restrictions, Part XII *Read OP For Mod Warnings*

So basically everything our government say or push for you will accept as the truth? some people are actually going to trust their immune system and not a vaccine and if that is their choice then fair enough because "my body, my choice"

I have not met one person who has told me they feel safer that someone else is taking the vaccine, I imagine a fair amount of people took the vaccine through the constant messages on RTE/Radio/Paper etc that this is the way out of lockdowns and you can have your life back again but still we are here, no sign of "freedom" for a better choice of word. Vaccinated can still carry and spread it (yes vaccinated helps with less symptoms) but your still spreading to ALL people not just unvaccinated so some people who will still get tested or feel the need to which results in higher numbers and NPHET wet dream continues

I got my second jab this week. If I felt mildly ill (I've heard of vaccinated people getting it and basically having a cold) then I would keep to myself but avoid getting tested for the exact reason you've outlined there.

My boss got his yesterday and couldn't sleep and is worse than the first one but he wont get tested again but his wife did for some reason even though she is fully vaccinated.

In all fairness we could be for months discussing what's right and wrong to do but the joys of boards is everyone has an opinion who thinks they are right and that's why we all love an argument here 😂

None of the 4 vaccines approved for use in Ireland fit that criteria.

2 are mRNA based in which your bodies cells produce spike proteins, 2 others are adenovirus based in which a GMO virus infects your cells and produces spike proteins, but the virus shouldnt replicate. Both of these are new technologies, never before used on the public outside of trials.

Well obviously if your commute is taking 2-3 hours you'd prefer the WFH option. My commute takes a max of 30-40 mins depending on traffic. That doesn't mean I want to go back for 5 days a week but I certainly don't want to continue spending the whole week working at home. There is no separation of work/life when you are sitting in the same room or looking at the same surroundings that you have been working in all day long.

The outdoor summer - you mean the 10 days of actual summer weather we got? How many outdoor activities are you doing in the depths of winter when it's single digit figures and raining?

And I'm not judging anyone for wearing a mask, if I did please copy the exact text here. I said it should not be normalised and should not be an expected action for everyone to do - we are in unique circumstances at the moment where it is needed to suppress a virus during a pandemic. In normal times (when they return and they will) what purpose does wearing a mask serve then? If you want to continue wearing one go right ahead, they should not at any stage be considered a permanent requirement for everyone once we are outside of the current situation.

Cowardly? Are people that took the vaccine 'brave' in that case? Why?

So get vaccinated and then wear a mask to protect the same clowns who won't take one because they know better than the "sheep"? **** them all, they can learn the hard way that actions have consequences

Where have I said any of that about a grand conspiracy?

I'm just correcting the misinformation you are posting. You're doing it here again also, trying to paint me as some conspiracy theorist. Also trying to attribute conspiracy views to anyone who hasnt been vaccinated. Plenty of reasons besides a global conspiracy to be hesitant to get vaccinated.

Also have the disease for a far shorter duration so will infect less amount of people over the life of the virus.

I think people understand what you think.

The difficulty is figuring out how you have come to those conclusions

For every perceived challenge this country faces, it seems there is a small parcel of internal enemies to serve as a focus for outbursts of fanatical hatred. (See also: climate deniers)

Last year was the first time this political dynamic almost curdled into violence, as some people demanded the army act as a martial police force against anyone with the temerity to walk the streets.

This is usually the point in a post where the poster says they find it "terrifying". But I don't find it terrifying. I find it sad, pathetic and contemptible that there are people who are willing to throw away their souls to partake in scapegoating.

"...never before used on the public outside of trials" - I thought the JNJ vaccine was based on the same tech as their ebola vaccine, among others?

You said no way in **** hell should mask wearing become normalised, as it has in the likes of East asia. It wasn't a permanent requirement to wear them there outside of the pandemics that have affected them, just that some people choose to wear them for their own reasons. If you're all for freedom, surely people have the right to choose to wear them if they want to? People should be able to wear them without second looks and harassment.

The outdoor summer has been in full swing for close to two and a half months at this stage. Not 10 days. I go for an hour's run 4 days a week all year. If the outdoor summer makes people realise that the weather isn't that bad here, and they take up more outdoor activities long term, is that a bad thing?

Just because you struggle to separate your home from your work life, you expect WFH to go away?