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

53.9% of the "eligible" population for boosters.

People with 1 or no vax are not eligible for a booster. Neither are children I dont think?

"It includes the results of a study in 123 schools in England which used masks and compared that to others that did not during the Delta wave of Covid. The UK is currently experiencing the spread of an even more infectious variant - Omicron - but there is not enough data yet on this one and masks.

Schools where face coverings were used in October 2021 saw a reduction two to three weeks later in Covid absences from 5.3% to 3% - a drop of 2.3 percentage points.

In schools which did not use face coverings absences fell from 5.3% to 3.6% - a fall of 1.7 percentage points.

It said this was not statistically significant and the greater reduction in schools where masks were worn could be down to chance."

No more lockdowns according to the African CDC.

Cloth and surgical masks were never effective in terms of reducing the spread of airborne viruses. They're effective in terms of behaviour control, because they are a constant nudge toward fear and away from "normal" that increases compliance with restrictions and lockdowns.

Masks in schools were only ever to placate scared parents.

Yes, but not for international travel which countries can still police. EU wide rules over people's heads and control.

wtf is this sh1te that MM was sprouting, will we need a booster to go pub?!

had delta in August (for me it was a mild flu for a day), got vaccinated, caught this omicron over xmas, literally a blcoked nose for 24 hours.

i have zero interest in ever getting a booster against a what for me and every family member/friend over Xmas was a fooking cold, this is ridiculous.

wasnt planning on getting a second recovery cert, but do i need to do that now or what? absolute farce.

i know its getting very personal (and its my wife!)_ but she did have fairly regular for the 2 years prior after getting the coil

Well this thread has taken a turn I would never have expected it to take. 😀

Taking covid out of the equation, how would you feel about having to digitally "check in" everywhere you went, and the government agencies being able to access that information as well as who you were associating with etc? Would you be ok with it then? I guess you're of the "if you've nothing to hide, you've nothing to fear" school of thought?

Outside of COVID it's probably not necessary but is already implemented in lots of locations anyway for convenience, gyms use fobs to track entry/exit, companies use loyalty schemes, restaurants use a reservation system and phone number. That data is then controlled by GDPR and has to be destroyed on request or within 30 days unless they have a security reason to keep it (well in Europe, in Nevada, they can do what they want with it, there's no doubt an NSA profile of everywhere you've been and done being recorded somewhere). Post COVID, you can avoid some of this but it's a very awkward life to be living.

The question is if the cert contains any more information than you're already disseminating anyway, and the answer is, probably not.

Yes, I would be of the same thinking, I have read of postmenopausal women actually experiencing bleeding which is also very strange.

I feel so sorry for any young teenage girls, if these passes continue, she wont be allowed a full social life, but could be putting fertility at risk, and from watching friends struggle with fertility, I wouldn't wish it on anyone. The risk of this happening may be low.. but the alternative its almost zero risk at dying or severe complications from covid.. very difficult choice to make.