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

Or that would if there was the faintest possibility of those scenarios actually materialising...

I think it'll be a long time though before masks disappear from airports and planes. If ever.

There is of course a big difference between encouragement and education and coercion through enforcement of certs. Your freedom being taken away is a political act performed for the good of the public no doubt but has to be offset by the benefits.Strongarming people to get vaccinated and boostered is coercion. It is clear that the benefits of vaccination fastly outweigh the benefits of boosters by a big margin no matter how the people in power try to spin it. I am healthy and i trust my memory T cells to become active shortly after getting infected. A little later than the innate arm sure but still effective. This is what is happening at the moment to vaccinated, non boosted people who get Omicron. Those who still reject a vaccine wont all of a sudden take one now because of a cert. That mightve happened in the beginning. The question is if and when boosters will remain part of being declared fully vaccinated and if the certs go away for international travel. Just before the summer? I certainly hope so with all the positive movement, though i would not put money on it. In fact i would put money on it not happening. It is the one consensus that might be upheld on european level with of course mask wearing in airports..

Wording on this isn't as crystal clear as I'd like.

Is it

Proof of Vaccination, or

Proof of Recovery, or

Test. Either Anitigen or PCR....... This is how it reads to me from the site So its only one of the 3 above

Or is it

Proof of Vaccination, or

Proof of Recovery, or

AND TEST either Pcr or Antigen

So in this option either POV or POR plus a negative test either PCR or Antigen

Still shadow boxing I see lads. Gov & NPHET have been very clear that they're not worried. The media have nearly immediately dialled back the hysteria.

The only people fretting here are yourselves worrying that rules will come back.

It seems that everyone needs a bit of time to get used to this and realise where we are now.

In the event that later in the year there is a new for a new response, they will do things quite differently based on what we've learned.

Yeah, maybe just a little 🤣

It’s crazy these people say they trusted the public health officials with restrictions, now those same officials say there’s no rational for them any longer and their outraged.

Google said it happened at 1 covid protest...

It's hard to know whether that's genuine (and in my view unwarranted) fear, or just someone who doesn't want to lose their WFH.

There'll be a lot of those too who will use lingering concerns to try and hold onto it if their employer tries to pull them back to the office/commuting.

Which is absolute nonsense. The LEAST "at risk" group forced to sit in cold classrooms, masked up and hindering their interactions, and probably wearing coats and gloves in some cases too

Who exactly is being protected by this? Their parents and relatives who were in coffee shops, pubs and restaurants without restrictions over the weekend?