Coronavirus

[Meenzer 13983]

1 minute ago, Howmanheyman said:

Sorry to be a bit distracted but does the T in all these high T/low T posts stand for 'Tiresome'? 

 

Toelinton.  

[Howmanheyman 26624]

2 minutes ago, Meenzer said:

 

Toelinton.  

Great.

 

Just need to work out half of essembee's abbreviations when I totally give up on life. 

[OTF 6130]

2 hours ago, Meenzer said:

 

Toelinton.  

BUT thanks.

[TheGingerQuiff 2412]

This fluttering between 20 and 40k is a bit weird isn't it?

[NJS 3960]

Richard Fairbrass out of Right Said Fred in hospital with covid..... 

[Meenzer 13983]

[Gemmill 34184]

He's home now sadly. And despite spending 4 days in hospital, he's still saying he had covid and it "wasn't too bad". 

[Ayatollah Hermione 12736]

Well, when you’ve had to sing “I’m too Sexy” for most of your adult life, COVID is probably tame compared to that mental anguish

[Renton 17628]

1 hour ago, NJS said:

Richard Fairbrass out of Right Said Fred in hospital with covid..... 

Not laughing at Fairbrass being hospitalised, well maybe a bit, but ewerk"s reaction to it. 

[Billy Whitehurst 772]

9 hours ago, Howmanheyman said:

Sorry to be a bit distracted but does the T in all these high T/low T posts stand for 'Tiresome'? 

I did wonder the same thing. Your suggestion sounds the most appropriate.

[OTF 6130]

How many of the steady flow of deaths are of people who are vaccinated? I know the average age of those dying there is pushing 80, though there are still plenty that are under 60 also dying.

 

Just considering what will happen here when we inevitably begin to ease restrictions once the vaccination levels reach 70 or 80%.

[Renton 17628]

43 minutes ago, OTF said:

How many of the steady flow of deaths are of people who are vaccinated? I know the average age of those dying there is pushing 80, though there are still plenty that are under 60 also dying.

 

Just considering what will happen here when we inevitably begin to ease restrictions once the vaccination levels reach 70 or 80%.

It's an interesting question and i don't know. I had a look and it seems in the UK data analysis on this is being published next month.

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/announcements/deaths-involving-covid-19-by-vaccination-status-england-deaths-occurring-between-1-january-and-2-july-2021

 

[Kid Dynamite 5890]

Ah good. The vaccines are only 50% effective after 4 months. Thrice yearly boosters anyone? 
 

 

[Renton 17628]

2 hours ago, Kid Dynamite said:

Ah good. The vaccines are only 50% effective after 4 months. Thrice yearly boosters anyone? 
 

 

 

Depressing. Yeah, looks like a booster is needed, Israel data is a worry. Like last year this month may be as good as it gets (and it's already a lot worse now than last August now in terms of cases, admissions, and deaths). 

[TheGingerQuiff 2412]

I read an argument that catching the virus offers better immunity than any vaccine. If you're protected against serious illness then better catching it than a booster. Something to do with natural immunity targeting all proteins rather than just the spike protein. 

[Dr Gloom 19738]

I’m more or less at peace with the fact we’re all going to have to get this virus at some point. Know loads of doubke-jabbed people who’ve had it now. One colleague had it twice in the space of 7 months 

[Christmas Tree 3997]

6 hours ago, TheGingerQuiff said:

I read an argument that catching the virus offers better immunity than any vaccine. If you're protected against serious illness then better catching it than a booster. Something to do with natural immunity targeting all proteins rather than just the spike protein. 

Quite a few studies now from Oxford university among others have confirmed that’s a load of tosh.

[TheGingerQuiff 2412]

29 minutes ago, Christmas Tree said:

Quite a few studies now from Oxford university among others have confirmed that’s a load of tosh.

Hoy them up then. It was only on the bbc yesterday

Edited August 24, 2021 by TheGingerQuiff

[Christmas Tree 3997]

11 minutes ago, TheGingerQuiff said:

Hoy them up then. It was only on the bbc yesterday

 

[TheGingerQuiff 2412]

But that's a different issue. The question posed was is it better to catch the virus vs booster jabs for those already vaccinated. Natural immunity attacks more than the spike protein and thus is better equipped for variants 

[Kid Dynamite 5890]

41 minutes ago, TheGingerQuiff said:

But that's a different issue. The question posed was is it better to catch the virus vs booster jabs for those already vaccinated. Natural immunity attacks more than the spike protein and thus is better equipped for variants 

And the answer is no, of course it's not better to catch the virus! There's a slim chance you might die, and a higher chance you might be long term fucked by it. You asked for the references and he gave them to you. 

[OTF 6130]

30 minutes ago, Kid Dynamite said:

And the answer is no, of course it's not better to catch the virus! There's a slim chance you might die, and a higher chance you might be long term fucked by it. You asked for the references and he gave them to you. 

 

This. If you could catch it and have no immediate or long term effects we sure as fuck wouldn't be 458 pages deep into this discussion.

[The Fish 8950]

Shhh Lads, we missed an opportunity there.

[OTF 6130]

[TheGingerQuiff 2412]

4 hours ago, Kid Dynamite said:

And the answer is no, of course it's not better to catch the virus! There's a slim chance you might die, and a higher chance you might be long term fucked by it. You asked for the references and he gave them to you. 

No he gave me references answering a different question. The answer is yes btw.