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

It doesn’t matter if it is true or not because it’s a generic sound bite, you could get covid in the pub and pass it on to a vulnerable person. Just the same as you could pass the flu on any other year. Do we lockdown then by his logic until everyone with an underlying condition is dead? Where is the end point if you want to follow that logic?

But the flu doesn't cause as many deaths as Covid does - or else there would have been lockdowns long before Covid was even heard of.

Doesn't matter, it could just as easily kill someone with no immune system - it's exactly the same scenario only he spouts it about Covid.

Lots of people are sick of going for tests when they have symptoms and are getting negative results. I'd say a fair few are putting symptoms down to colds and other viruses. Especially those with kids in schools as there is so much going around. I've been tested 7 times since end of August. 6 with mild symptoms and 1 with what was like a bad cold. Everyone in the family ended up with symptoms which all started from our child. Each result was negative. Not one covid case in my childs pre-school based on all the testing that has happened for the children and the parents. The head teacher is really good with the transparency.

In my circle of friends, i've learned of 3 separate families getting positive results from the antigen tests in the past week. They had very mild symptoms and decided to take one. And on the back of them, got a PCR test and tested positive. One family has 6 in it and only 1 had symptoms. 6 tested positive on PCR. The other 2 families have 4 each and again only 1 in each with symptoms. But all 4 tested positive. Only for the positive antigen test, they probably wouldn't have bothered to go get a PCR test if symptoms stayed mild. And would have put it down to a cold after many negative PCR results in the past. So antigen tests do have a use case and can help. Only the person with symptoms in each case had a positive antigen test result. Those who tested positive on PCR but negative on antigen did not have symptoms. Which is probably about right with the assumption. Antigen is good when symptomatic.

Indeed. By the way, Dr Nabarro said he doesn't think Ireland will have another lockdown.

People take their lead from the goverment, Their policies and actions, their decisions on what we 'can' and 'cant do' are the foundation on which our society functions.

That's why it's so annoying to hear them sherk their responsibilities by putting the onus on the public, their personal responsibility mantra is a cowardly cop out.

The goverment can only do so much, but right now, they are not doing nearly enough. They put all their eggs in the vaccine basket, when that didn't deliver as expected they just decided to put their heads in the sand.

Most business dont have a clue about ventilation and are either incapable of fixing it or just dont care. This can be fixed by making it a law. They are questioned on this weekly by the opposition, and scientists, and completely evade answering it every time.

I do wear ffp2s. I've looked at the studies and seen how much more effective they are and decided if I'm going to bother wearing a mask I might as well wear one that works. There is complete ignorance in this country about masks. People think a mask is a mask. The goverment have a duty of care here to educate and they should take their lead from other countries and provide guidelines the public about proper mask protection

Nobody said their job was easy but that's no excuse for doing a **** one.

The CMO isn't fit for purpose, he has failed the people of this country.

He needs to be replaced along with the rest of NPHET.

It is what it is.

So much mixed messaging on antigen testing already today and it's not even 3 o clock

Absolute joke

Best typo ever - now I have a great picture in my head 😂😂😂

Yeah, he just made that up on the spot.

Bit of a fruadian slip there alright 😁

Holohan saying we'll have minimum 200,000 cases in December, that's 6500 cases per day.

Where is he pulling this figure from? Why is he not being asked what assumptions went into getting that figure?

Honestly the free reign these lads are given to pump out nonsense figures while going completely unchallenged is scandalous.

When he finally goes to the inquiry into all of this he will definitely be oozing condensation.

EU order for 200m I believe, since last August.