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

They said recently (last week) that in the last 2 months: 200 people were admitted to the hospital including 1 fully vaccinated, 16 or 18 with 1 dose, and the 180+ remaining were unvaccinated.

What I would also like to know is when did the people in ICU get admitted ? Are there 10/15 people that have been in ICU since January or are they all "new" cases ? If there are long term patients, then these numbers in ICU do not represent correctly the risks of catching covid in summer 2021.

Maybe they were the unfortunate people who had to go back to the office today and threw all their toys out of the pram?

I really hope a lasting effect of covid is that it changes the drinking culture in Ireland ,

As young man i was very active but i also spent many years of my 20's and early 30's & probably 100's of thousand of Euro's on drinking ,its been great to see the uptake in running ,cycling ,sea swimming & out door activities, I hope it lasts it'll lead to more happy fulfilling lives for the young people of the country ,

Obviously people need a night or day out with a few drinks every now and again but the whole culture of it really go out of hand ,

England is an outlier with their full reopening this early, I don't think it's realistic to "blame" NPHET for not following them. We're opening things up (slowly) even while cases are rising, I think that should be acknowledged - it would have been very easy to say "only essential travel".

So your fully vaccinated but your not going to dine indoors incase you have to self isolate? So basically your restricting your movements to prevent the tiny chance of you having to self isolate? That is not getting on with life and is an awful risk assessment of the situation

How are you going to do that without an air force 🤣🤣

No . Its my choice , it doesn’t effect you or anyone else . I have commitments so prefer not to risk having to isolate for 10 days . Right now it suits me to eat outdoors and not indoors so it’s absolutely my choice . If you call it restricting movement then thats fine but its not restricting me at all as I enjoy eating outdoors and can choose a fine day to meet friends

I think the outdoorsy thing might be here to stay as people are actually enjoying it.

Sometimes the weather here's not suitable, but a lot of the year there are good opportunities to sit out and they've been stifled by extremely draconian and expensive city / county council regulations and charges for outdoor seating more than anything else.

I could definitely see it being part of the mix now that it's established and not as a social distancing measure, but just that it can be nice to sit out with a coffee / lunch for quite a large chunk of the year.

Personally, I can't see myself rushing to cram into a pub for the foreseeable future. I think that may take a while before everyone's totally comfortable with it. The vaccines will have to demonstrate themselves for a few months before I think you'll see that feeling totally normal again.

Also, I quite genuinely didn't enjoy indoor dining when it's been ultra vigilant about wiping surfaces and washing things down and everyone going around on edge.

What's been lost for me in the last couple of years, and it's something I don't feel outside, is that ability to forget your surroundings and just enjoy life.

I don't feel like I can just wander around browsing anymore. It's not the same and I don't think it will be for quite some time. That's not just Irish regulations either, it's more of a general thing.

UK reports 39,950 new Covid cases as weekly cases rise 41%

Also 60% of UK Covid hospital admissions have had two vaccine doses!

did I just here rte news correctly saying 60% of hospital admissions in the UK have received two vaccines?

that seems quite high?

or is this rte playing the figures by only taking into account numbers in the last day or something?

Well 68% of the adult population is fully vaccinated and those vaccinated are generally older/more vulnerable to infection. Not surprising and soon 80% of people here and in the UK admitted to hospital will likely be double vaccinated