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

It is not really that surprising. People have been going this way for a while. Some folks just don't want to have the hassle of making decisions for themselves and are happy to turn that over to someone else to do it for them.

Just look at how anyone who goes against the flow or questions decisions are labeled and ridiculed. You see it on here where anyone that questions the decisions that have been made are labeled all sort for conspiracy theorists nuts, anti vaxxers and there was another label yesterday but can't remember that. Also look at how some people want to not treat anyone who is unvaccinated. Some folks need to take a reality check.

Sorry if this is public knowledge but I couldn’t find it.

Has there been any suggestion here that covid certs will be invalidated after a certain time has lapsed since vaccination in the same way it does after recovery following infection?

Are you worried about the 6 in 100 chance that you might be in the company of an unvaccinated person?

Nicola Sturgeon says the Scottish Government expects Omicron to overtake Delta as the dominant variant in Scotland by as early as next week.

We're not going to get much beyond 92%, they're used now because we have 50% of hospitalisations and ICU coming from the unvaccinated, when that number is 8% they can be dropped.

50% of COVID patients are unvaccinated (on average) from 8% of the adult eligible population for vaccines.

TheJournal.ie does not represent the country any more than Boards does imo. They ban a lot of commenters and a single person can easily vote 5 or 6 times if they use different email addresses.

Not 100%. Its aim is to prevent the unvaccinated mixing with the vaccinated in social settings, getting them vaccinated is a bonus. It is the case though in other countries with far lower levels of vaccination.

I have only been in a pub 3 times since they introduced the passes. One was an engagement party where we knew they were not enforcing passes. The other 2 were spur of the moment quick pints who did ask from the passes.

TBH I have no sympathy for places that are harshly enforcing the restrictions. I'm generally avoiding pubs and restaurants that are asking for them.

Anyone I have been talking to over the last few weeks have been saying the pubs have been empty. Especially for a December.

I was in Dublin City centre tonight and it felt like a normal midweek.

The non vaccinated are small part of the population. And I reckon a lot of them are not necessarily pub goers.

It just seems like the pass, assigned seats and feeling the need to book places, just seem to be putting up an invisible barrier to people.

The Vintners have a lot to answer for. They took MUP to keep their mouths shut. MUP will come in January and their pubs won't be earning a cent.

Healthy kids don't need this vaccine, end off story

Donate the vaccines to other countries who need it.

Its even questionable whether healthy adults need the vaccine or certainly whether they need boosters. By all means give boosters to vulnerable and those that want it. But pumping millions of boosters into healthy people before 3rd world countries get their population vaccinated in the first place is wrong.

The sooner the government realise this, the sooner the vaccine pass can be done away with as it serves no benefit at this stage.

Of course they will, but as has been said before, until there is a push back from large sections of society, restrictions will contuine to exist and be introduced.

The fact hospitality seem to be getting more lax is a good sign. If over a course of a few weeks, every or the vast majority of people have the certs, its quickly going to become apparent that its a waste of time and their staff are better doing real work.

Ah they are only liberals as long as you fall into line and agree with everything they agree with. If you disagree then you will he labeled right or left wing, conspiracy theorist or what ever the en-vogue label is at the time. Same with all these so called 'woke' folks who butch and moan about equality and treating everyone the same but that all went out the window with the covid pass and now if you are against it you are branded.