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

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Even with the media trying their hardest I don't think the fear is their anymore.

People have the attitude we're doubled jabbed and there's only so long we can carry on like this.

There's only a few now that are being overdramatic about it now and they can be calling everywhere and touching people but God forbid you go near them in the shop.

How do you know what the media is like in every country in the world? You don't. You're making it up.

I see nphet member Mary Favier (sp) doing the rounds this morning with her concern. Whatever about government ministers, the ones who are supposed to make the decisions, running to the media. Certain nphet members are too fond of pushing their personal opinions on to the rest of us and the media too fond of spreading it.

Their role is to advise government, not give opinions to the media, end of.

Did I read that right in that article...that nightclubs might need people to wear masks?!? Nightclubs ffs. 😂 They're just making it up as they go along.

Because as I said yesterday its driving a narrative, and sowing seeds of doubt, its been happening throughout the pandemic. As gortana says where are the positive voices.

And I still maintain it undermines the governments position when nphet members go on solo runs in the lead up to announcements.

This sums it up. Depressing but yeah, covid doesn’t give 1 damn about plans

Picture this, it's January. The most vulnerable have been getting their boosters over the last month. They'll be 5 months in (Most people are saying boosters every 6 months). Everybody has been in everybodies house over Christmas. Case numbers into the 5 figures per day. Health systems completely overwhelmed (like they are every winter).

It will happen and it will be in January.

Just on this, I listened to morning Ireland on the commute in this morning to see what way things would be spun. So far they've had Christina Finn the journals political correspondent on along with a professor in immunology from one of the Dublin universities ( I didn't catch which one or her full name - I'll listen back later to get the details).

Finn said Government sources have told NPHET they want all the data, the full breakdown, vaccinated, unvaccinated, the full deep dive on hospitals. She also said senior government sources are well aware that there is absolutely no apatite to delay and stress absolutely nothing has been discussed or decided yet.

The professor went through the impact of vaccines and how cases don't translate into hospital cases like they did before, she also made the point that we're well below NPHETs projections even with an increase in cases. She said she's not surprised there's been an increase, social activity levels are basically back to what they were, she's not sure if opening up next week would cause any huge increase in socialisation than what's already seen currently. When asked the straight question would you open up, she said yes she would due to the previous point, however she would suggest keeping the vaccine cert in order to open the sectors.

I expected doom and gloom from morning Ireland based on the previous track record but that didn't come through to me this morning.

As I said on threads yesterday I think the middle ground will be open with vaccine certs still in play.

Edit: The professor was Christine Loscher from DCU

I think the 30% is for icu. The other day they were reporting 60% hospitalised.

I want to see if this all goes to hell, will those posters that screamed everything will be back to normal on the 22nd come back and say they were wrong?

Somehow, I doubt that.