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

But it was all their fault only a week or so ago??

You know I don't work for the government right? And have never been on the blame the unvaccinated train (I think they're idiots but they're disproportionately affecting themselves)

Just listening to the leader of our country say vaccines aren’t enough tonight got me thinking.

what’s the term I’ve heard before, what’s the very definition of the term “snake oil” again?

“a product, policy, etc. of little real worth or value that is promoted as the solution to a problem”

I don't think Tony said that. Pretty sure it was MM.

Struck me as 2 that would be still eating supermacs in the square until the wee hours of the morning! What gives 😁

So the the leader of the country, along with MM and Leo just said these restrictions are based on nothing more than guesswork or projections as they like to call them.

We have a loooooooong road ahead of us here in Ireland.

Each time MM has stood on those steps speaking about the Kent, Indian and now the South African strain never once has he or anyone else said it’s more deadly than its predecessor.

For someone who works in a family pub. This is one hell of a kick in the privates. We were very quiet to begin with but there was a small pick up in trade. Now this eight ó clock close. Jesus give us ten at least. Music not even sure how that work. Kick them out on the streets at eight, like they were national school kids.. Yes they will all potter home..

Can someone confirm if there's any point eating these any more?

I've been one 1 a day for the last 4 weeks!

Seemingly that been made redundant by these guys....who knew

How deadly it is, or is not, is absolutely not the point.

Its the transmissibility.

If Omicron is four to six times more transmissible than say Delta, we could be looking at 300-500,000 people being positive with Covid at any one time.

And the problem with Covid is, that it adversely effects a few percent of people, quite randomly, with severe and debilitating symptoms, like pneumonia or temporary immobility.

There then becomes a much higher chance, therefore, that the hospitals and ICUs become completely overwhelmed by that few percent of a huge cohort of positive people.

Theres no getting past that the protection of the health service is the number one priority.

That's the most positive post I've read tonight.

The lockdowns will not decrease the amount of socialisation. We can look forward to a Christmas of YouTube videos of house parties throughout the country and drunken people acting like lunatics, just like last year. If there is going to be a big spike then these restrictions will accelerate that.

There is no denying it.

The debt level alone is proof.

It makes no sense that the country has europes youngest age profile would have the toughest restrictions, when dealing with a disease the primarily effects the elderly