The Omicron variant

deholleboom · 10-01-2022 5:28am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118445467#Comment_118445467

I think there might be some relation between those who had bad side effects from both a Covid vaccine and got infected by a variant. I wonder how much worse an infection might have been without the prior vaccination. One would never know because the experiment cannot be replicated but i suspect a strong correlation between the two. If the body reacts badly from a small dose spike protein vaccine (apart from the trombosis part) it is very likely that it would go bananas from the antigen with a high viral load. Maybe be glad you didnt get Delta but Omicron. It could have been much worse..

Lumen · 10-01-2022 6:29am

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MizMix · 10-01-2022 9:44am

Likewise I have it at the moment - started with sore throat. Felt like a bad head cold but I did have a very dodgy afternoon yesterday - full on fever, aches, heart racing and couldn’t leave bed. I’m early 40s, fit, healthy, lower end of ‘healthy weight’ etc. now it only lasted a few hours, the fever broke and I felt ok again. But for me - even if short lived it’s more than a mild cold. I was yet to get my booster though so I assume if I’d gotten my booster my symptoms may have been milder

cannonballTaffyOjones · 10-01-2022 9:49am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118447321#Comment_118447321

of course, they don't want the fear mongering to end ..

silverharp · 10-01-2022 10:35am

my wife tested positive pcr last week because junior had a positive antigen before going back to school , nobody has any symptoms, so basically our house it thrown into choas because of a false positive antigen. Its starting to look like a testemic at this stage.

Lumen · 10-01-2022 10:48am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118447871#Comment_118447871

But you had two positives including a PCR? What's false?

silverharp · 10-01-2022 10:54am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118447951#Comment_118447951

junior did an antigen first which was +, on the basis of that we all did an antigen, my wife was positive on that too, so junior and my wife did a pcr and my wife was positive with that, junior was negative. Nobody has any symptoms so if it wasnt for the first false positive antigen we would have been none the wiser.

Micky 32 · 10-01-2022 10:56am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118447310#Comment_118447310

https://twitter.com/sailorrooscout/status/1479950248562860038?s=21

https://twitter.com/jgreenwoode/status/1480252691024547843?s=21

corkie · 10-01-2022 12:37pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118447310#Comment_118447310

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118447990#Comment_118447990

Deltacron

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2k-bVcjiX4

Lab contamination
UKHSA no new variants under surveillance

RavenBea17b · 10-01-2022 12:53pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118447982#Comment_118447982

Hope you didn't wait too long for your PCR.

Thing about antigen tests, they pick up the virus for a shorter duration of time window, hence the test regularly, every two/three days. Maybe your little lad tested positive, but on confirmation test he was no longer infectious, whereas your wife was still infectious window.

Hope you all feeling ok, it can be very very unpleasant.

RavenBea17b · 10-01-2022 12:54pm

interesting tweet from UK Dept Health and Social care about treatments for Covid.

https://twitter.com/DHSCgovuk/status/1479513165423681540

silverharp · 10-01-2022 1:04pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118448672#Comment_118448672

I had a couple of work collagues that had a bad dose in Nov, anything Ive heard of since xmas is a bit of a cold for a day or 2 which Im putting down to Omicron taking over. It looks like my wife is asymptomatic and junior must have been if he had though false positive is likely too.

The DayDream · 10-01-2022 7:58pm

Calling it a 'testemic' because the 2 people who tested positive in your house were asymptomatic, good lord. And then you're inexplicably convinced they are false positives.

23k+ people per day are testing positive. At least half of those must be getting tests because they have symptoms.

I guess you would have to get it yourself and be sick as a dog to be convinced, but that's the boat I'm in and I wouldn't wish it on anyone.

corkie · 10-01-2022 8:56pm

O-mic(e)-ron

- Mouse Origin, Future Variants Jumping Back Into Humans, And Update On DELTACRON

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96F0raZxYiw

Good disclaimer on these videos, read in description instead of pausing.

deholleboom · 11-01-2022 11:31am

Is this thread stalled or are people simply not posting? Still on page 113.

Large bottle small glass · 11-01-2022 12:04pm

Pat Kenny, who's not a stupid man, but seems to have turned into Jane Austen's Mr Woodhouse (a hypochondriac) had Kingston Mills on.

PK "we need to be careful with Omnicron. My wife came across an account of a person who died from it so it is killing people. I'm not sure if it was Delta or Omnicron but..."

No wonder Sinn Fein were able to torpedo Sean Gallagher's presidential campaign with that level of information sourcing and fact checking

is_that_so · 11-01-2022 12:18pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118454283#Comment_118454283

There is a limited amount one can say about a single variant and most has been posted already. The main thread and the crazy restrictions thread are the only ones that have kept a constant level of activity going.

corkie · 11-01-2022 1:15pm

Omicron

- Incubation And Contagious Period (Vaccinated, Unvaccinated, Previously Infected)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5gldSCTkmw

@deholleboom @is_that_so

No comments on 'echo chamber' posts or waffle about 'Long Covid' etc in this thread.

is_that_so · 11-01-2022 1:19pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118454834#Comment_118454834

Nope but it does have posters with a yen for random YouTube videos supposedly saying something something! Every thread is full of crap betimes!

deholleboom · 11-01-2022 3:04pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118454457#Comment_118454457

The trouble is that the general public just gobble this up. It is clearly a message aimed at 'it is only a cold, so..' crowd. Maybe you should see it as ad on a billboard, not aimed at you. Just stop listening to PK. It should come as no surprise and you only aggrevate yourself. This kind of framing is widespread and treats people as children to be taught a lesson. Most people lead busy lives and only read or watch the headlines. Face value IS a thing.

'You know, my wife knows somebody who's husband has died of the flu. People DIE of the flu you know. It is KILLING people.' Your right, it is on that level. I dont blame people who dont see through that. I blame intelligent, selfrighteous people like Pat Kenny feeling the need to educate the ignorant with shameful simpleton messaging knowing full well what they are doing. A journalist should question people in power and authority, not using them to spread a message. You should leave that up to politicians. But hey, that is what a 'consensus' really comes down to..

MilkyToast · 11-01-2022 4:43pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118451754#Comment_118451754

Saved by the mice.

Who knew Hitchhiker's Guide was non-fiction?

corkie · 11-01-2022 4:57pm

@MilkyToast

Gave your post a 'Thanks!'

Lets see how long your post stays up?

corkie · 11-01-2022 6:20pm

Youtube: - Dr J. Campbell ~ US record breaking cases and hospitalizations

^^^ Europe and UK, mentioned as well.

Still sharing even with someone mocking my posting of these videos.

political analyst · 11-01-2022 8:44pm

If the hospitalisation rate for Omicron is low in South Africa, where the percentage of the population who are vaccinated is very low, then it stands to reason that Omicron is even less likely to cause death or serious harm here in Ireland, because over 80% of the population of our republic are fully vaccinated.

deholleboom · 12-01-2022 1:29pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118457606#Comment_118457606

No matter which variables one is using everyone should now just accept that trajectory of Omicron in various countries roughly follow the same pattern as RSA as people have stated from as early as mid december. There are still people resisting this idea. First it was 'not enough data' and 'different variables in different countries' and now it is 'look at the high case numbers'. WHO first calling it mild then the opposite because that is not the message they want people to get. People are still doing their calculations based on dated variables and wont accept that they have lost the argument some time ago. Instead it is continued virtue signalling with either simplistic or misleading presentations/ reports.

The truth is that every country will follow the same pattern. London was first in line for Omicron. Cases, hospitalisations peaked on january 4. The rest will follow a little later.

https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/details/healthcare?areaType=nhsRegion&areaName=London#card-reproduction_number_r_and_growth_rate

Rebelbrowser · 12-01-2022 6:35pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118456277#Comment_118456277

Apparently the Dolphins are working on a further new variant....

AdrianG08 · 12-01-2022 7:26pm

Took a PCR test on 22nd December along with my son who had symptoms (I had none) and on 24th were notified we were both positive for Covid.

We isolated for more than 10 days, I have had any symptoms, never failed an antigen test either.

In last 24 hours (11th Jan) I have developed symptoms, took an antigen test out of curiosity and it's showing 2 lines, what the hell?

I know it could be the 2 different variants, but I've been working from home, no visitors etc... Been to the doctor with our other child on back of completing isolation during the week, proof of positive test etc...

Do I need another PCR? They only give you 1 down here

corkie · 12-01-2022 7:50pm

Where does it say you only can get tested once?

I know it says your limited to 1 per person on booking site.

But is that just for the same day/week/month?

ceadaoin. · 12-01-2022 10:51pm

From the head of the CDC. Predictably, the comments are full of people who cant accept this positive information

https://mobile.twitter.com/CDCDirector/status/1481315911843856387

daydorunrun · 12-01-2022 11:30pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118464564#Comment_118464564

That’s a helluva tweet!!

Game over, blow it up ref.

comments are gas- ‘You’re gonna give the unvaxxed a free pass’ Imagine being more concerned with a witch hunt against unvaccinated than being happy at genuinely game changing news for humanity by way of the end quite literally coming into sight!