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

And then there's people who can't work hard due to illness, injuries etc.

Unfortunately I'm now in that category after looking after myself for most of my life. I was hit by a car by a driver not looking at where he was going. I've got a severe back injury and just been diagnosed with a form of epilepsy from this incident.

Since this happened I've put on 13.6 kilos. That's what happens to a fit person when they can't train.

So if you are going to make a statement of fact get it right or don't post.

Most people were happy with the lockdowns because they wanted to stay safe and it kept the clowns and criminals away.

That just means it's available as a tool, if a country chooses to use it. It's likely most if not all will drop that requirement fairly soon.

As a public health emergency we have moved on and case numbers, despite the continued media enthusiasm for them, is as interesting as how many people you know with a head cold. Quite a chunk of the hospital total is incidental or based around outbreaks. The only numbers that matter are the very low ICU levels.

Obviously you have all the numbers so can you give us a breakdown of the number of deaths by age bracket in this country from covid please.

Let's say over 65's and under 65's.

Please explain what's wrong with vaccinating kids? Back it up with proof from respected scientists and doctors or don't bother replying.

You are delusional if you think I miss lockdowns or facemasks.

I'll still wear an ffp2 in crowds for a bit of personal protection but generally I avoid crowds and that's something that I've done for many years prior to covid. I prefer to spend my time with less people around so I can actually have a conversation without struggling to hear what people are saying.

By the way I hate masks. Only reason I'll wear them in busy places is to continue to try and avoid covid as I haven't contracted it yet. I'd like to continue to avoid it for another four years or so if I could until such time as we can be sure there are no long terms affects from contracting it.

Of course you probably think that's unreasonable but I'd suggest you really haven't a clue what you are talking about.

I've been through tougher times than covid living in this country. The last two years were tough but doing the right thing to protect against a disease that ended so many lives was the right thing to do imo.

If I was reckless and ended up passing the virus onto somebody that died I'd never be able to forgive myself.

Protecting my own parents and family was paramount as it's always been.

I read a lot from respected people worldwide on this virus.

I don't watch Irish TV at all so never got affected by RTE or any other source which drove a fear through a lot if society.

I live my life using math to find the best way forward from financial and risk assessment points of view.

I asked you to back up your response with quotes from respected scientists and doctors but you didn't do that. I won't be wasting my time reading any more of your personal uneducated views.

I think it puts to bed that Omicron is milder than other variants. I think the lesser impact is a combination of immunity from previous infections and vaccination, that’s how it looks anyway?

Emotional manipulation.

That was another one from the "follow the science" crew when confronted with statements that went against their world view. The fact remains that for the vast majority of the population, without vaccines, it is a mild illness and always has been.

Under the age of 40, without vaccines the mortality rate from suicide per 100,000 of the population was three times higher than the mortality rate from COVID. Surely that says a lot when almost half our population is under 40.

But I never heard calls to treat mental health in younger people as an emergency. Our COVID response was directed by groupthink at the decision maker level; older people in their 50s and 60s make up the majority of the positions of power in politics, health and business in this country, and they were the ones at risk from COVID so, with their positions of power, were able to coordinate society wide restrictions notwithstanding that for over half the population I would use the word "negligible" to describe COVID infections (assuming the negligible barometer is needing to go to hospital for treatment).