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

Paul Cullen, Irish Times, he's usually very probing when looking for facts , just asking CMO about Sweden

We're not talking 'bout construction,

or commercial heat induction,

Not on about the nomads

Nor the barge or ship or boat lads

We're on about the pub; and you'll excuse my harsh inflection

When I state a pint should be allowed without a **** injection.

What he's saying in a round about way is that his modelling isn't worth a shïtê.

Our very Owm CMO not checked in Dublin Airport, that says it all really

In fairness it isn't. If you are sitting, having some plank stand in front of you reduces what you see. You need to stand, blocking the people behind you, who need to ........., so it is de facto a "standing " area - which the genius / experts expressly say is not safe.

Utter and complete incompetence

He said the incidence rate in all age groups is rising. If waning was significant, you would expect it to increase faster in groups who have been vaccinated earlier in the year.

It's a pandemic that has effected everyone, yes. But that is down to the failure of the people who won the various political popularity contests to recognise it as a pandemic of the very elderly and very unhealthy and respond accordingly.

Doctors will always be ultra-conservative and easily swept up by official-sounding hysteria. It's no coincidence that doctors were the biggest and earliest supporters of the Nazi party. 🤷🏻‍♀️

The restrictions and lockdowns have affected everyone. This virus is predominantly affecting the elderly and those with multi co-morbidities.

Tony wants mask wearing everywhere indoors - even mentioning masks should be worn at concerts 🤣

Doesn't make a lick of sense what's happening here. Since we've vaccinated almost the entire adult population our hospital and ICU numbers have only gone up. I think the HSE need to check the receipts and make sure they didn't order shots of saline at this stage.

OMG, as bad as the HSE are, I doubt that's the reason 😏

We've had some of the harshest and longest lockdowns in Europe, if not the world. Vitamin D rates are probably through the floor because of people staying indoors (they were probably already pretty bad anyway), gyms are closed so the level of exercise people are doing is down by a lot, people have not been socialising as much, which causes mental strain and increased cortisol levels, takeaway businesses have been thriving more than would be seen to be mere compensation for restaurants being closed (4 in 10 polled people said they increased their junk food intake since the beginning of the pandemic). Basically, a whole lot of people are a whole lot unhealthier, in a pandemic that is much worse for those in poor health.