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

Stretch it out to 4 months then to take account of the above.

An equal rate of infection this weekend in Ireland as predicted for Britain will see 70k cases a day.

The very very most will be exposed to it, most will never know it or not be troubled much

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Both, but particularly 2020, nearly single figure cases and too afraid to lift restrictions. Of course repeated again in 2021 with huge numbers vaccinated especially the vulnerable and at risk.

Rte radio this morning didn't come across as very positive. It seems like numbers could beat the surge we had last January. it's all very depressing

I've stopped reading RTE news and removed the bookmark from my browser, after their "if you get it now you're on your own for Christmas" story. Awful.

The cold is it ya right

Seriously twisted stuff

The impact boosters are having on hospital numbers is undeniable. The drop in hospital admissions is almost entirely in those age groups that have received their boosters.

Today's the day anyway.

Your schedule of misery starts with a round-up of non-stop speculation over what NPHET might say, supported by scant evidence from other countries and soundbites from TDs on breakfast programmes.

Then we have the NPHET meeting, after which there will be considerable leakage to the press to tell us what to expect.

Then at 4pm we have the main event, which is the UK daily cases. Will the numbers jump again? Tune in to find out.

After that will be an evening of journalists asking politicians leading questions in an attempt to get someone to say the words "restrictions", "lockdown" and "Omicron" as many times as possible. Get your free pandemic buzzword bingo card in today's Irish Independent.

What the lockdown merchants really need to get through their heads. This is from the doctor in that BBC article, nothing that requires you to have a degree in the medical field to establish this view though.

The problem in Ireland is that the services sector and the lifeblood of many people's social lives is just regarded as collateral damage and people seem to think it doesn't matter if jobs are lost in this sector or people are deprived from a very vital social function. I think a lot of the Irish population take delight in being punished for socialising(but more pertinently drinking) In other parts of Europe, it's like 'No this is how we interact and mingle as a society,' whereas in Ireland our drinking culture is viewed by both drinkers and non-drinkers as nearly depraved and mischievous and it seems that lockdowns have been sent to put manners on us. How we speak about drinking is telling! If you ever speak to a European, it's viewed as a lot more wholesome than it is viewed in Ireland. It's subtle but you can tell the difference. I think a bit of the puritanical American attitude to alcohol seeped into our culture more so than on the continent. Maybe it's catholic shame?

Sports industry and entertainment industry lost a lot due to covid 19

Yes, they are. Because a small handful of selfish cvnts are afraid of a needle, we're having to rely on adding a third dose to a load of already vaccinated people in order to reduce the pressure on the hospital system.