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

Starting to feel like that was the plan for a while.

Just needed someone to direct the mob towards.

Longest and one of the strictest lockdown in Europe.

One of the highest uptake of vaccine in the world.

Vaccine passports in operation for three months.

Countries with lower uptake and less restrictions opened weeks and months ago.

Cases rising and the hospitals at breaking point with 70 in icu.

But it is the fault of a group of people who now number only 1 out of every 10 people in the country. Or maybe the brits.

Murky or no concrete daily or weekly stats released by the hse.

A group due to be disbanded within a week suddenly getting concerned again.

A vaccine passport that has not so far stopped a rise in cases, now possibly extended to prevent a rise in cases.

Arguments used by anti-maskers last year now used by niac this morning to explain the continued death of vaccinated people.

A leader going to concerts in the UK while 6 to a table indoors over here.

A party celebrating a murky appointment that is legitimised after the fact when even those enforcing the restrictions didn't know it was allowed.

But it is the fault of a group of people who now number only 1 out of every 10 people in the country. Or maybe the brits.

I'd question it cos she has an agenda to cover her own ass. There are questions on why boosters aren't being approved to her and NIAC so she's diverting it to it's all the unvaccinated rather than the booster issue. When we're getting different stats from different people too on it nearly every day, it looks odd and everyone stats can't be right on it.

I'd question do we actually know the percentage vaccinated and the amount unvaccinated as a result. Getting accurate population numbers is impossible on any day, and the most accurate data is CSO data in that regard, and with the amount of foreign born people here, they could easily have got vaccinated in their original country or not even be resident here anymore.

Curious as to where you are seeing this? Is it just murmurings from some politicians on tv or have you seen something more concrete than that ?

That data is garbage though as it's from April to October 9th. It's logical that most in April to July will be unvaccinated so we need to see of hospitalisations since then to draw anything meaningful. Or even just of the 70ish in ICU today, what's the breakdown.

He's the deputy CMO. Providing public health advice is basically his entire job and it doesn't have to be approved by or said through the government.

Specialist positions are exactly the kind of thing that should never be subject to a vote. You wouldn't ask Leo Varadkar for his advice on how best to maintain your garden, you'd ask a gardener.

Likewise, politicians don't give public health advice, qualified medical people do. Politicians may repeat that advice, but they don't provide it.

Public health official in reiterating public health advice shocker.....

There's 2 letters, so very easy to note the difference between the dates to get the figures for 26th Sept to 9th Oct:

29 Not vaccinated (53%)

14 partially vaccinated (25%)

12 Fully vaccinated (22%)

If you want to exclude partially vaccinated:

29 Not vaccinated (71%)

12 Fully vaccinated (29%)

It's been said plenty of times.

All that's due to lift Friday is the wording that it's a legal requirement to work from home.

In my own place nothing changes come next Friday, we've had a staggered return for about 3 weeks now which sees hybrid working basically as the new way of working. In my own experience from speaking to others in the sector I work in and friends in general there's none of their employers planning a full return. The way it is now is the way its staying for most from what I can see.

It's up to the companies what they envisage a staggered return as

One is it's legal responsibility on firms to have WFH in place.

The other is well its not a legal responsibility, we advise you to have WFH as an option but we can't force you as its not a legal requirement

If we take the difference between the two, the numbers do seem to tally with whats been said:

Oct 9th - Sep 25th - Diff.

Total - 402 - 356 - 46

No Vaccine - 279 - 250 - 29 - 63%

1 Dose - 123 - 106 - 17 - 37%

Fully Vaccinated - 82 - 70 - 12 - 26%

The divide between what is government advice and what is NPHET’s has never been clearly defined. We've also had a situation where the press has been free to access anyone they choose so we've heard plenty from NPHET members. That Glynn advice may well come from the government on the Friday anyway so it’s a bit pointless getting wound up about it.

63 compared to 70 and 80% been mentioned in the last 2 days.

The state's messaging this week has been an absolute shitshow. They are tripping over themselves to get talking to the media, each time contradicting the others. It begs the question, what the hell is going on?

https://twitter.com/COVID19DataIE/status/1449007912135835651

Cases/million since 1 May 2021, compared with UK, USA and EU.

Source: https://ourworldindata.org/covid-cases

Not according to citizens information though.

Workers still working from home can return to the workplace on a phased and staggered basis. Up until 22 October 2021, attendance should initially be for specific business needs.

After 22 October 2021, the requirement to work from home will be removed. A return to physical attendance in workplaces will be allowed on a phased and cautious basis.