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

It's dismaying that people lap up restrictions and can't wait to jump in a queue for boosters as they have bought the deflection "the virus can't be tamed and keeps the situation evolving".

I got myocarditis from the vaccine.

It was not a big deal whatsoever. Mild tightness in the chest, similar to the general tightness in the chest you get with a bad cold/flu (and presumably covid). Had to spend 8 hours in A and E (purely because I don't have private health care) only to be given some over the counter anti inflammatories. Had I not suspected it was vax related (which it was) I wouldn't have even bothered going to the GP about it.

I had a bad reaction aside from that - I only took it to get a break from Ireland for a week in the sun and I'm still glad I did. I will 110% not be taking a booster shot ever though.

That was in mid October and the A and E was absolutely crippled already, so I now understand first-hand the pressure our hospitals are under. It was like a warzone in there and I really felt for the hospital staff, who were amazing despite dealing with a very stressful environment. They're starting from such a low base already that even the mildest uptick in numbers will have them overrun (just like literally every year pre-covid).

Only difference is now that covid is a thing, the Government can gaslight the entire country into not socialising to PrOtEcT the VuLnErAbLe.

Restrictions are easier than fixing the HSE but the big worry is that the HSE clearly isn't going to be adequately resourced any time soon, so restrictions could feasibly be remained every winter even with an entirely vaccinated population.

If we effectively run our hospitals with a myopic obsession on keeping covid out at all costs, then longer term problems will continue to creep up (like missed cancer diagnoses for example, and I've heard or 3 such cases in the past couple of weeks alone).

Anyway, we're in for another announcement to save Christmas in a few weeks, which will roll into another actual lockdown because we'll all go mad (apparently), then open up again in March/April once everyone is boosted.

I hope not of course but that's my gut feeling right now.

I think that's the closet you've ever got to admitting that vaccines work! (and sincerely fair play on responding to the error on your post).

They have closed the nightclubs 2 hours early & literally nothing else the reaction is as if they brought back Level 5 lockdown and not going 2km from your house.

I'm waiting for them to start asking for PCR tests to enter Ireland again.

Annual? has there ever been a mention of that officially?!!

I take your point but there is a certain feeling of inevitably around all this and I personally won't be surprised at all when further restrictions are introduced in the coming weeks.

We've been softened up to the possibility of further restrictions already and the media are fizzing at the thought of it, egging on the government and intentionally scaring the sh!t out of our more gullible compatriots.

I think the rest of us are also so worn out at this stage that we'll just go "yeah okay, whatever".

I do in fact hope I'm wrong. Please quote this post in a couple weeks if so and I'll happily say my bad!

Perhaps but this is lining up as three doses this year.

Do you know of any government that had a plan in summer 2020 based on some unsourced mention of variants which, along with not being identified were not even identified as variants of concern or and why they were of concern, that was also based on there being vaccines available in the future and not knowing even if there may, how effective they would be ?

There are many areas in which I do not agree with this government, but attempting to give them a kicking based on a plan you somehow believe they should have had in summer 2020 that somehow should have included those two unknown variables is to me is just kicking for the sake of it.

I notice that you haven`t included what you believe the 2020 plan should have been when those two variables were still unknown ?

As to my "unsourced" ECDC report on variable, it took me just seconds to find it. SARS-Cov-2 variants of concern as of 12 November 2021.

What are you on about now ?

Does waning not obviously mean a waning in efficacy, and that a booster with over 98% efficacy will increase their effectiveness.

Where do you see in that an anti- vaxxer conspiracy ?

Inevitably, when everyone gets the booster you’ll be harping on “The 4th jab will bring us back to normality” You’ve said this at every turn. It’s always the next thing that will bring us back to normality but it never does, always more excuses down the line. Like a broken record at this stage.