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

I didn’t even bother answering....I don’t have time to list out ALL the restrictions but the dogs on the street know we are still heavily restricted - I’d imagine there a lot I’m not quite aware of...

No i am more of the opinion that the more tests you do, the more cases you find. The more cases you find the more people you can isolate and therefore you lower the spread of transmission in the overall population.

Fair enough the UK did lots of tests in anticipation of Delta possibly arriving, and millions were a waste of time and money, but by actually testing the vaccinated and people without symptoms those groups actually accounted for 30% of all positive cases in the end.

This is all true and they are also very difficult for the deaf and hard of hearing. Not to mention they are uncomfortable to wear, particularly for long periods and in hot weather.

Obviously during a pandemic these negatives are heavily outweighed by the benefits of masks. I supported mask wearing and wear a mask wherever required. But we are rapidly approaching a point where everyone who wants to be will be vaccinated. This coupled with our very high vaccination rate means that there will be no justification for mandatory mask wearing and social distancing in a few weeks.

Anyone who wants to continue wearing masks can do so of course, but forcing them on people is no longer justified.

In the decade preceding the pandemic, the mean IQ score on standardised tests for children aged between three months and three years of age hovered around 100, but for children born during the pandemic that number tumbled to 78, according to the analysis, which is yet to be peer-reviewed.

Obsessive boomer doomerism has impacted kids - just one of many impacts that are now starting to be measured, that were sadly and OBVIOUSLY predictable.

No, you present a chart showing the UK testing multiple times more than Germany, showing the UK is leading in testing (per capita), omitting the fact that it's meaningless without comparing testing vs cases (positivity rate)

If the UK are "finding more cases and the more you find the more you can get to isolate and lower the spread" how are their case numbers increasing?

Probably because they got Delta 3 months before Germany has.

Because it has a much older population?

Probably later than France Wolfey

Do they have a higher death rate???

Its easy to fall into the trap of thinking we've had less deaths in Ireland because we've less people

We've right up there in Europe with our death rate

IF 1 million vulnerable Irish citizens hadn't emigrated in the 40,50s & 60s and subsequently died in the UK & US it would have been even higher

What are you on about ? It is not justification about anything, that is the way it is. You asked the question i gave the answer that the UK got Delta 3 months before Germany.

The headline is a question. I can't read the facts, maybe you can summarise?

So all those young irish people who emigrated to the UK and the USA caused their death rate to increase, it wasn't the lax restrictions when all this started?

Can we exclude any non-irish cases/hospitalisations and deaths also so our figures look super good?

To summarise, the less vulnerable people in a population the lower the death rate will be