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

They tried that last time.. get vaccinated as the way out of restrictions. Indeed, I think it's why the vast majority went along

It didn't happen though. Restrictions were dragged on regardless.

Fool me once...

I didn't last time either for the most part.

I went with one of the plastic face shields. Still ridiculous, but less personally uncomfortable and frustrating than a mask

If they try to bring this back for what is still a mild dose of the sniffles for the majority in the midst of darkening evenings and spiralling heating bills and fuel costs, on top of all the other issues we face, I can see a lot of unrest.

It doesn't happen often (last time being the Irish Water protests), but there seems to be a lot of simmering anger and frustration out there at the moment.

I didn't actually say that, that's your projected version of it, but some people are really struggling to let it go. I'm genuinely sorry you continue to feel that way. COVID is over bar some slightly obvious exceptions and it has been for over four months. In due course there will be a review of how we went about things. None of these claims about next winter are real at all BTW but they are clearly real for you.

Of course they matter, these are some of the most significant events in Irish history.

Your commentary around this is bizarre, you asked people to "purge their memories" in a previous post.

Of course you could ask people not to look back with especial bitterness but nobody is forgetting anything, why would they. The public panic was itself a response to media and political hype.

This ^^^ is comedy gold.

There are pleanty of Branch Covidians now re-emerging from the wings.

That well known,totally neutral and uninvolved "expert" Dr Cilian de Gascun of the hugely well funded (post covid) National Virus Reference Laboratory has leapt onto the stage to brief RTE as to what we're gonna hafta do if we want to stay alive this winter...

One chink of light is the final quote from Dr Gerald Barry of U.C.D where he has chosen a rather unusual turn of phrase regarding more vaccinations...

No thanks,Doc.... 😎

Maybe we could get him to do a speech in Dublin.?

RDS in the RDS !!! 😎

Bound to have a familial connection in the North Inner City surely ?

In your room now for two weeks

Are these legally enforceable? If not, they are a local policy, and not a nationwide restriction.

I hate it when I'm right..

First mask mandates go back on the books.

Now it's time to line up for your next jab because Micheal is "worried"

https://m.independent.ie/irish-news/health/possible-fourth-round-of-covid-vaccines-for-autumn-due-to-evolution-of-virus-41810764.html

And although couched in possibilities and maybes, anyone who thinks that this and mask mandates won't be coming back is deluding themselves :

Which is standard political double-speak, and the usual tactic of softening us up for the inevitable.

I think something very bad would have to happen for restrictions and lockdowns to return . If we go back to restrictions and lockdowns now despite high rates of vaccinations and immunity from mass infections then it’s game over for our meaningful lives. They’d have to be permanent because Covid will never go away because it’s too contagious

. We would never have anything to look forward to. You could never plan anything. Life would be just merely an existence and full of depression. Of course there’s a percentage of zealots shouting that society should shut down in 2022 but those people are pathetic and best ignored because a lot of them had miserably lives pre covid and in my experience some have other agendas.

We are doing the right thing by letting it rip and it’s up to one’s self to be cautious.

Spot on. Despite the imaginations of some on here, the politicians and a lot of health experts (Tony included) acknowledged some time ago that we have to learn to live with Covid - and this is it. Things were much worse (in terms of stats and "de numbers") earlier this year, yet all restrictions were still removed. As you say, things would have to get much much worse for any utterance of lockdown to return. There is just no justification for these type of measures any longer, and most people know that.

I'm sure that will be the line when an omicron vaccine comes along, take the jab or restrictions will return, just like last years line, 90% vaccinated and we reopen everything

Sadly I think the biggest obstacle to trust in vaccines are our government and our nurses unions who seem to want restrictions regardless of what the vaccines are so clearly doing to this virus. Another thing that I'm at pains to say Boris got right -_-

While getting the platform in the media to finger wag

If mass gatherings are stopped by September then I'm blaming Garth Brooks (only a joke lads relax)

Why do you think they should be reinforced ?

Ah isn't that what the virus would say?

The virus loves it when you seek reasonable justification for massive infringements on civil liberty. LOVES it.