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

Much the same as others and what is being hinted at in the media; extended use of COVID certs but I think they will let nightclubs open. They may also slow that return to office approach. Not sure about the mask side of things but we know it'll be for specific areas anyway and they may just let that slide. Personally reckon that continued widespread use of masks is not proportionate to where we are and let's get those antigen tests going. Then again another nudge up in hospitals to 482 this morning so who knows how NPHET will view that.

So 482 in hospital and they telll us to re set .Reset what exactly . Its not our business to fix the hospital situation its the HSE and Departments business .So , HSE , re set yourself and DO SOMETHING

You're hysterical. Outbreaks are happening in hospitals and this is sending the numbers in hospital who have covid up. Once again - what do you want done? Full lockdowns/more restrictions? What exactly would you do now?

It's a fact though, they are hospital outbreaks and people are getting it by default.

ICU had only increased slightly in a month the last time I checked.

It's hysterics from the media.

What months have the last three been? They have encompassed July, August, September and October. These are some of the months where we are best able to keep a lid on Covid.

If you lift all restrictions - in winter months! - what logical reason is there for thinking Covid hospitalisations are not going to keep steadily rising?

None, as far as I can see.

The only logical note of optimism is more vaccinations. And we're dragging our heels badly on that.

The vast overwhelmingly majority of people will experience no more than a standard cold from covid . Yes it’s a crisis for our health system with capacity problems which spills over with potential restrictions but cool your jets there . This isn’t the Black Death in the 1300s with no modern medicine . You are quiet the drama Queen aren’t you. Everyone knows it’s going to be an incredibly difficult winter for the health system but relax the world isn’t coming to an end .

Nonsense. You do realise that most of the people you are classifying as unvaccinated (fifth of the population) are actually children under 12 who cannot get vaccinated. You're absolutely spoofing now and have lost all perspective. And inflating your numbers by including those who cannot get vaccinated demonstrates your inability to grasp what is actually happening. People will die, but we cannot save everyone. Hospitalisations have increased 33% since the start f September but you would have use believe there is some sort unparalleled crisis. FFS relax a bit and get some perspective. And typically you're throwing around anti-vaccine slurs. I am fully vaccinated and have been since May. Get a grip FFS.

Now you have truly lost it. You think we're dragging our heels on vaccinations??? One of the highest vaccine rates in the world and you think we're dragging our heels? 😂🤣

For at least 80% of those infected it is and always has been.

We've had this every year - trolley watch and over crowded hospitals is a standing news item every single winter as long as I can remember. 2019 was a record year for overcrowded hospitals in the winter. Stop making out like it's something new.

Record 108,364 people stuck on a hospital trolley so far this year (irishtimes.com)

No. People are not happy to accept it.

We are 18 months into a global pandemics where everyone knew hospitals were an important resource to limit damage.

Nothing has been done to prepare and it is like the government didn't bother their hole getting ready because they thought the vaccines were a magic elixer going to solve the whole thing.

It didn't, and now they are panicking and going down the despicable route of blaming a tiny minority in the country in the hopes that we'll all turn our frustration away from their failings.

As we can see on this thread, plenty of people are more than happy to get the pitchforks out for the evil "unvaccinated". The government must be laughing their holes off at how easily manipulated the populace is.

From my experience, the true believers online make up a very small minority in real life.

It is just that they are loud and give an impression that the whole country is jazzed up about going down the angry mob route.

That is not how you define a mild illness.

The Economist magazine says this pandemic has claimed over 15 million lives.

Less than 1% of people involved in car crashes die.

So let's all go out and have car crashes, yes?