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

NPHET, representing the woeful health service, mirrors our government. For too long the establishment (capital "S" State and all who work for her) have been creaming off the productive parts of the economy for themselves and we have ended up in this dreadful situation where the country is at a standstill on issues to do with housing and infrastructure, while it spins around in circles on matters relating to health and politics. Meanwhile, ordinary people try to just get on with their lives. It's gross incompetence on the part of successive FF and FG governments, which has lead to the current situation and I think we need to see them being called out for the way they are allowing this country to fall apart.

At the same time, Irish people are almost masochistic and very simple-minded when it comes to authority so I do not expect there to be much by way of complaints if the status quo with respect to covid restrictions gets retained for another few months. For those that are really suffering emotionally and financially from the whole thing, they have my sympathies as this is very much an artificial crisis at this stage and manufactured by our spineless politicians.

What is happening in the media and the online discourse it is creating is getting out of hand.

We need proper, open and full statistics of what is happening in Irish hospitals.

Not this **% since April first.

Daily or at least weekly figures on vaccination status both admissions and discharges.

Information on whether admission is due to covid or if covid is in addition to another condition.

Length of stay in hospital or icu

Checking vaccination status of cases reported.

Vaccination status of weekly deaths.

Whether deaths are because of covid or with covid.

If we don't start getting open information soon, then we are heading down a very dark path. Already there are some who are just a hairs breath from demanding special camps - both on here and in the Irish media

Sounds like a New Worid Order

best I thought was Razor Ramon

Swab numbers poor again today

Tony is going to be very very angry

so lucky its not in schools dodged a bullet there

Well at least the vaccines passes will be kept for longer regardless of restrictions . That should put manners on the antivaxxers. If ye anti vaxxers think you’re going to get an easy ride going forward think again. Get used to it.

The vaccines work and there’s no alternative.

Communist takeover more like

Most anti-vaxxers obviousiy arent bothered by it, otherwise they would have gotten vaccinated by now.

So you're just punishing the rest of the country to spite them. Cutting off your nose to spite your face

No i’m not fighting anything. I have done enough research on these vaccines to form my opinion. It’s unacceptable nearly 70% in icu are unvaccinated. So take your medicine. The fact Leo giving soundbites about it could be an indication of sanctions down the road for people refusing to take it.

The vaccines significantly reduce your chances of getting seriously ill full stop. You either think the vaccines work or they don’t so which is it? Yes or no?

They reduce somewhat, and do not prevent infection and transmission. Hence there are more vaccinated people in hospital now than unvaccinated people this time last year.

Rising cases are the issue, and this isn't influenced primarily by vaccination status.

If the country focuses on total vaccination as the primary means of ending restrictions, we will be in this exact scenario this time next year.

And the visuals!

Who's the 3rd man?