Covid 19 Part XXXII-215,743 ROI (4,137 deaths)111,166 NI (2,036 deaths)(22/02)Read OP

ZX7R

ZX7R wrote: »

It wouldn't be hard to have 75% of there country open when no one lives in it.

That's 75% by population. It's 97% by area if you want to be pedantic.

ZX7R

[Deleted User] wrote: »

That's 75% by population. It's 97% by area if you want to be pedantic.

Then you should be clearer in what you post.
So in fact 97% of the country was not locked down because no one lives in.

degsie

ZX7R wrote: »

Then you should be clearer in what you post.
So in fact 97% of the country was not locked down because no one lives in.

You lock down people, not fields!

Ten of Swords

Can we please keep detailed discussions of the vaccine to the vaccine megathread

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2058159465

redarmy

BREAKING: 17 deaths and 788 cases of #COVID19 confirmed today

is_that_so

Deleted User wrote: »

That's some stretch to find a difference. Opening when "feasible" is more vague than when cases are at a "low level". You can define one (10 per 100,000 population 14 day rate, low community transmission), not the other - what does feasible really mean?

If you keep opening when you think it's "feasible" you are in truth just condemning yourself to another lockdown once it is no longer "feasible". You are still arguing that there is some kind of mystical balance that can be struck and maintained. And this is the preferable approach somehow.

That's a political decision but we know from before Christmas, 100 cases a day is the ballpark that makes it feasible.

blowitupref

redarmy wrote: »

BREAKING: 17 deaths and 788 cases of #COVID19 confirmed today

7-day average 863 compared to 1024 last Sunday.

prunudo

blowitupref wrote: »

7-day average 863 compared to 1024 last Sunday.

Thats what you want to see, stops the focus on it allegedly plateauing.

is_that_so

prunudo wrote: »

Thats what you want to see, stops the focus on it allegedly plateauing.

Roll on Tuesday and the new plateau!

prunudo

is_that_so wrote: »

Roll on Tuesday and the new plateau!

I think this coming week we will have relatively positive soundings from them. Like covid their good vibes seem to come in waves, we've just had a week of bad news and leaks so hoping for the opposite this week.

cameramonkey

More vitamin D good news. A trial in Spain, result indicate that in a treatment group of 5.4% of patients were admitted to ICU, in the control group the number was 21%.

In terms of deaths the treatment group had a 6.5% death rate while the control grouphad 15%. These were patients that were sick enough to be admitted to hospital. They treatment group were given large does of calcifediol. It seems the calcifediol needs to be administered as soon as the patient is admitted to be of use. If it is administered later it has no effect on outcomes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calcifediol

It is encouraging that these studies are pointing out some basic steps that can be taken to improve your chances if you are infected.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYK9-zvJF_k

mcburns07

blowitupref wrote: »

7-day average 863 compared to 1024 last Sunday.

That’s really good to see considering we started testing close contacts again end of last week.

Gruffalux

Gruffalux wrote: »

My God, do you think they might go to 6 days, 7 even ! :eek: The inhumanity!

The casual dismissal by lockdown fans of the gravity of governments stripping people's civil rights from them really is a terrible worry.

spookwoman

Charles Babbage

podgeandrodge wrote: »

I'm holding my belief that:

1) Govt. haven't a clue as it's all down to the manufacturers
2) Manufacturers will get their acts together in the next month or so
3) Piles of vaccines will become available
4) Vaccines to everyone that wants one (75-80% of people?) by June/July.
5) April/May - outdoor dining/drinks
6) June/July, open the pubs.
7) August/September, foreign holidays.

This is all reasonable. Piles of vaccines being 5 times as many as in January. it will still take 3 months or so to give 2 jabs to most people.
Foreign holidays will resume with a requirement for vaccination to avoid isolation requirements.
Universities will require vaccination to attend in September and in due course schools will do likewise.

snotboogie

b0nk1e wrote: »

The casual dismissal by lockdown fans of the gravity of governments stripping people's civil rights from them really is a terrible worry.

But you don't see the hypocrisy of scorning at a 5 day lockdown when we are two months into a 5 month lockdown?

snotboogie

snotboogie wrote: »

But you don't see the hypocrisy of scorning at a 5 day lockdown when we are two months into a 5 month lockdown?

We are moving into the third month of our six-week lockdown because we have a bad government paralysed by fear led by a man who will never have to face the electorate again.

political analyst

Does this map indicate that the government's policy on Covid is a failure?

https://twitter.com/patphelan/status/1360936548087320580

prunudo

Lets do a infographic on what % of delivered available vaccines each country has used.
The UK had a one month head start on us and the rest of the EU.

TheDoctor

Never actually thought about going to a private clinic in the North to get it done..... interesting.

tigger123

political analyst wrote: »

Does this map indicate that the government's policy on Covid is a failure?

https://twitter.com/patphelan/status/1360936548087320580

No. It indicates the UK were able to negotiate quicker access to vaccines than the EU.

The quality of political analysis in your post is really poor.

political analyst

prunudo wrote: »

Lets do a infographic on what % of delivered available vaccines each country has used.
The UK had a one month head start on us and the rest of the EU.

Does it indicate that the European Commission's policy on Covid has failed?

If the lockdown in the Republic is still in place when restrictions in the UK are lifted then there may be unrest.

political analyst

tigger123 wrote: »

No. It indicates the UK were able to negotiate quicker access to vaccines than the EU.

The quality of political analysis in your post is really poor.

I never said I was a professional. Don't judge posters by their usernames.

stephenjmcd

TheDoctor wrote: »

Never actually thought about going to a private clinic in the North to get it done..... interesting.

Except you won't be able to because suppliers aren't doing deals with private companies for vaccines.

Charles Babbage

prunudo wrote: »

Thats what you want to see, stops the focus on it allegedly plateauing.

The rate of improvement has slowed down a lot. Some explanation would be helpful, testing of contacts perhaps.

prunudo

Charles Babbage wrote: »

The date of improvement has slowed down a lot. Some explanation would be helpful, testing if contacts perhaps.

Are they back giving close contacts 2 tests now, initial test and than a referral test after 10 days? Double the chance of picking up the virus in asymptomatic people compared to a few weeks ago maybe.

Happydays2020

Last 6 Sunday's

January 10th - 4842
January 17th - 3231
January 24th - 1910
January 31st - 1414
February 7th - 1024
February 14th - 788

h2005

What’s the reasoning behind banning vaccinations in churches/local halls?

TheDoctor

God doesnt believe in man mad medicine

TheDoctor

TheDoctor wrote: »

Never actually thought about going to a private clinic in the North to get it done..... interesting.

Private clinics are reportedly being offered tens of thousand by wealthy people in London trying to get their hands on a vaccine, but to no avail. This isn’t going to be something available privately and even if it were I wouldn’t take it as it will have been procured outside of the official supply chain and god knows what’s in it