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

There's a whole grift built on this mess - from doctors to mask sellers to media pundits - the snouts at the trough are many. Its also a wholesale acceleration of the destruction of small business in favour of MNCs. Plenty are making good bank from this.

I read this as the UK is modelling on the worst case possible and searching for justification not because of science, but because of politics.

Well perhaps you should look at his posts on Twitter before jumping to the conclusion that his remarks on Twitter don't wield influence. Fine if you don't like Twitter and don't read it but the fact is, a great many do. And have you not seen him on The Late Late Show? Now before you rubbish TLLS and if you did you'd have me in agreement because personally, I detest it, there's no denying the huge audience it enjoys throughout conservative middle Ireland. So stop trying to deny the undeniable about Holohan's huge influence over Government and public at large.

As for your comments about the CMOs of other countries, you might be surprised that many other countries are quite different to Ireland not only in their approach to the pandemic but in their approach to the various medical and scientific experts in their countries. Comparing Holohan to other CMOs really is apples and oranges. The whole cult of Holohan is a very Irish thing.

Nope May bank holiday two weeks after that. Couldn't be having that could we?

If you are now seeing through the stupidity of it all - welcome to the right side of history - make sure you do you part, at a minimum tell your local TD that they wont be getting a vote and why - email them NOW. The next steps will require more, but thank you for starting on the path, the more people like you, the quicker this will end.

Some are vaccinated, some have underlying conditions, some were there but tested positive. That's been that way since the start. The same question can be asked when we had 2000 in hospital.

Yes there's a lot of uncertainty around omicron. If you were in the Governments position would you just open up and hope and pray it's milder and so mild it offsets the massive growth rate advantage it has?

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On the ordered list of things to open first, schools come just after essential retail, that's why they stay open even though they are riskier for spread, entertainment is at the bottom of that list just before office workers.

ill play your game the same way:

S&P 500 index

march 2020=2305

December 2021=4620

% Gain 100%

% gain Pfizer 116%

also remember statistics and number theory so it’s harder to double a larger number. Essentially Pfizer has risen in line with the S&P excluding the fact they introduced an new treatment (not vaccine) for Covid as well (which accounts for the current run up).

so your point is bullshít, but to the dimwit feeble minded it will be like the cure to cancer

The fact we are not told this, undermines pretty much every other statistic for me. Its basic and not a big number.

This is getting alarming whatever side of the argument people are on. I'm sensing the 8pm closing is going to be just the start. Countries with far more efficient health service systems taking drastic action.

I'm beginning to think once Christmas week over we're heading for the dreaded level 5, hope I'm wrong.

Hard to believe its only 3 weeks since we even heard of Omicron.