Covid 19 Part XXXIV-249,437 ROI(4,906 deaths) 120,195 NI (2,145 deaths)(01/05)Read OP

speckle

iamwhoiam wrote: »

https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/healthandwellbeing/arid-40255286.html

Parents have been saying this for weeks
Kids need to be measured for shoes and shoe shops opened for them
It could easily be done by appointment

As somebody with leg and foot problems as a kid and still as an adult...I absolutely agree good fitting footwear is not a thing for internet shopping and could cause problems downstream. They need to be opened in some sort of fashion right now both for kids and adults including elderly people with gait problems.

iamwhoiam

Champagne Sally wrote: »

Does anyone know the difference between controlled and uncontrolled diabetes 2? My husband regularly has readings of between 8 and 10 on his monitor and I can't work out what this means regarding the guidelines the HSE have given. If any of our knowledgeable posters can help I would be very grateful.

It is based on the Hb1AC blood test reading not on daily monitoring on his machine


https://www.diabetes.co.uk/what-is-hba1c.html

Banana Republic 1

Klonker wrote: »

You're after embarrassing yourself with that comment there now. First of all 10% of cases aren't even hospitalised now but somehow you think it'll jump to 10% after people are vaccinated

Most studies I've seen has shown vaccines are almost 100% effective at avoiding severe disease, which would mean next to zero hospitalisations and deaths in the vaccinated population. I guess you could call this best case scenario.

Worst case scenario is that of that 10% it says the vaccine is ineffective for, the normal percentage of this group will end up in hospital as the unvaccinated, that's still a 90% drop in hospitalisations.

Read the comment I replied to.

Ashbourne hoop

seamus wrote: »

If you start trying to break down pharmacy staff by "those who need to be vaccinated and those who don't", then you will slow things down by a few weeks while pharmacies compile those lists.

Instead you just go and vaccinate the whole pharmacy. There will always be outliers like this.

We have to remember: Do not let perfect be the enemy of good.

A vaccination programme that only vaccinates everyone with exactly the appropriate level of priority will take many times longer to complete than one which makes a best-effort attempt to vaccinate according to broad groupings.

Great line. I will use it wisely.

funnydoggy

CruelSummer wrote: »

Leaked emails have all been verified as true.

I had thought that but wasn't sure.

Another reason why I dislike these people. And to think I was pals with them on Twitter last summer.

Banana Republic 1

marno21 wrote: »

Yes it reads that way to me too. Those are in relation to healthcare provision.

At some stage, NPHET or if NPHET disbanded, the CMO, will have to be sidelined if we are to get our liberties back. Someone posted a press conference of Tony Holohan in 2011 doing a flu press conference. I don't want to see us banning mass gatherings in winter from now on due to flu/Covid prevalence in the community. There has to be a balance between infectious disease control and living our lives at some stgae.

It’s up to the government to regulate what happens in this current crisis they have used NEPHT as top cover that why we are were we are.

Baggly

Banana Republic 1 wrote: »

Your bizarre.

Banana Republic 1 wrote: »

You’d be taking it wrong then. I replied to a one dimensional argument with a 1D answer.

Banana Republic 1 wrote: »

Read the comment I replied to.

Mod

Improve the standard of your posting please.

ShyMets wrote: »

What a childish response

What, and thats much better? Report and ignore, if you cannot remain civil yourself.

WoollyRedHat

iamwhoiam wrote: »

https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/healthandwellbeing/arid-40255286.html

Parents have been saying this for weeks
Kids need to be measured for shoes and shoe shops opened for them
It could easily be done by appointment

Children's shoes to be added to essential retail list.
https://www.thejournal.ie/new-announcement-sale-of-childrens-shoes-5397166-Mar2021/

MerlinSouthDub

Decent GP referral numbers - big drop from yesterday.

https://tomorrowscare.ie/covid/2021-03-31_COVID_GP_Survey_Results.pdf

iamwhoiam

WoollyRedHat wrote: »

Children's shoes to be added to essential retail list.
https://www.thejournal.ie/new-announcement-sale-of-childrens-shoes-5397166-Mar2021/

Thank you . About time , my daughter had issue trying to get a first shoe for a toddler

Klonker

MerlinSouthDub wrote: »

Decent GP referral numbers - big drop from yesterday.

https://tomorrowscare.ie/covid/2021-03-31_COVID_GP_Survey_Results.pdf

It can't be the effect of the schools closed anyway, schools have no effect on transmission.

wadacrack

MerlinSouthDub wrote: »

Decent GP referral numbers - big drop from yesterday.

https://tomorrowscare.ie/covid/2021-03-31_COVID_GP_Survey_Results.pdf

Great to see, hopefully its a trend

celt262

Klonker wrote: »

It can't be the effect of the schools closed anyway, schools have no effect on transmission.

Are you sure?

Banana Republic 1

Klonker wrote: »

It can't be the effect of the schools closed anyway, schools have no effect on transmission.

Sarcastic comments will be met with beatings

MerlinSouthDub

Klonker wrote: »

It can't be the effect of the schools closed anyway, schools have no effect on transmission.

Far too early for schools being closed to have had an impact.

TheDoctor

MerlinSouthDub wrote: »

Decent GP referral numbers - big drop from yesterday.

https://tomorrowscare.ie/covid/2021-03-31_COVID_GP_Survey_Results.pdf

Could them have come up with a name that doesn't read as

Tomorrow Scare

Herb Powell

Banana Republic 1 wrote: »

The vaccines are up to 90% effective so at best 10% of cases will require hospitalisation even after everyone is vaccinated.

That is.........not how the numbers work

OwenM

Banana Republic 1 wrote: »

This is what goes on both sides, you have to also question what agenda had the source of these leaks. When isag members are plonked up against someone like John McGurke it’s inevitable that they find themselves stooping to those levels.

Watch the international segment of channel 4 news and then switch to RTE the difference is staggering RTE don’t even cover some stories, like the closer of the German polish free travel land border, why because it directly contradicts what they’ve been saying here about the north.

You are not trying to compare the German/Polish border to the IRL/NI border? Not to put words in your mouth but basically saying if they can shut the former they can shut the latter? That's so simplistic, the differences are massive.

Sweet.Science

MerlinSouthDub wrote: »

Decent GP referral numbers - big drop from yesterday.

https://tomorrowscare.ie/covid/2021-03-31_COVID_GP_Survey_Results.pdf

I had a test yesterday . Place was empty

OwenM

Banana Republic 1 wrote: »

The vaccines are up to 90% effective so at best 10% of cases will require hospitalisation even after everyone is vaccinated.
There is no proper modelling data because of the langar holding the government has been doing for the last 15 months. The government are to blame for the situation were in not NEPHT. It deifies logic why people don’t recognise this, Rte politicians on the other hand are more than happy to let others know ale the flak.

Wrong.

Efficacy of 90% means 10% of a vaccinated population could catch covid, all the evidence except for one debunked trial of astrazeneca in SA have shown that all the vaccines against all the variants are fully effective at preventing hospitalisation and death.

muddypuppy

MerlinSouthDub wrote: »

Far too early for schools being closed to have had an impact.

I would still expect a drop as you might have less people calling because they are concerned as their child didn't leave the house, or they might decide to ride the sniffles a day or two since there is no risk of infecting other children in the class. But yeah it probably doesn't explain the drop in the "most likely covid case" metric

speckle

WoollyRedHat wrote: »

Children's shoes to be added to essential retail list.
https://www.thejournal.ie/new-announcement-sale-of-childrens-shoes-5397166-Mar2021/

Good news but what about adults who it is a medical necessity to get right fitting shoes.. adult orthopedic waiting lists are long enough at the moment. and proper footwear for pain control etc is a must .they obviously do not understand that up in dublin... had to check it not April fools days..and lets not forget the senior citizens and falls and special needs adults too.

is_that_so

MerlinSouthDub wrote: »

Decent GP referral numbers - big drop from yesterday.

https://tomorrowscare.ie/covid/2021-03-31_COVID_GP_Survey_Results.pdf

I wonder how much effect the walk-ins might be having on this data? Up to 2 days ago 7,500 had shown up with a positivity rate of 3%.

Jim_Hodge

WoollyRedHat wrote: »

Children's shoes to be added to essential retail list.
https://www.thejournal.ie/new-announcement-sale-of-childrens-shoes-5397166-Mar2021/

While they probably will be, the news is that they feel they should be and are discussing it. Nothing is yet decided.

Banana Republic 1

OwenM wrote: »

Wrong.

Efficacy of 90% means 10% of a vaccinated population could catch covid, all the evidence except for one debunked trial of astrazeneca in SA have shown that all the vaccines against all the variants are fully effective at preventing hospitalisation and death.

Efficacy of 90% means 10% of a vaccinated population could catch covid

What Username Guidelines

https://twitter.com/FergalBowers/status/1377259631639207938?s=20

TheDoctor

What Username Guidelines wrote: »

https://twitter.com/FergalBowers/status/1377259631639207938?s=20

Must be breaking early for Easter

lawred2

TheDoctor wrote: »

Must be breaking early for Easter

need to get to their extended family homes around the country

Klonker

Klonker wrote: »

It can't be the effect of the schools closed anyway, schools have no effect on transmission.

Schools only closed Friday. So yes, it cant be the effect of schools

Banana Republic 1

Banana Republic 1 wrote: »

Efficacy of 90% means 10% of a vaccinated population could catch covid

So what if none them end up in hospital. The 10% will have minor illness only.

Also, the strong data on the effectiveness of the vaccine in preventing spread means that the R0 will also be suppressed meaning the virus wont spread either.