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

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I dunno.. I have a feeling that Tony and some of the other "experts" who have become celebrities out of this - especially those who've probably made a fortune from interviews and getting to push their views - won't go that quietly.

Anyway, Micheal has gotten what he wanted - yet another report to tell him what everyone else has known for weeks (that Omicron is as dangerous as the sniffles for the majority) so he'll make another one of his serious speeches later with the inevitable warning that we shouldn't go mad either.

If public health is no longer the primary consideration then MM will surely take the option that will maximise the political capital he can extract from this moment. Not something I think he has a feel for.

I mentioned earlier, I'm predicting numerous book launches and speaking engagements. I think CMO will retire, I just get a sense he's been a bit lost, disinterested of late, just a humble opinion mind you. I say this given the complete u turn, I honestly never thought NPHET would go so far but they were essentially pushed into this over the past few days (not a bad thing) but of course I could be completely wrong, will be interesting how far MM will go later.

Not going to lie, it's going to feel kinda weird walking into a packed pub again. I know in my local there wasn't much sympathy for the unvaccinated, the attitude was along the lines of "they didn't put the shoulder to the wheel", so to speak. Reckon the atmosphere will be a little awkward but hopefully it settles back into the old normal pretty quickly. I certainly don't want to see old buddies falling out over it.

Seriously looking forward to the day when I can confine the bloody masks to the bin forever, whenever that's allowed😀

It would be a surprise to see that today, a welcome one. Something over a number of weeks gives businesses time to reset or in the case of employers to get ready.

😂 go in there, throw on the jukebox and start hugging everyone

Really happy they are moving fast on restrictions but it does seem like a strange move considering how cautious NPHET have been in the past.

Do people here think it's political to try save FF and give Martin some good news rather than Varadkar or is it the Omicron results

Its over !! Yeehaw !!

I'd like to thank the virus for playing ball in the end. Let's learn to live together Omicron, you're not the worst.

To think we were actually discussing mandatory Vax a few weeks ago. Insane how quick things move.

so some of Europe saying it should be treated as a flu now, as most of us that had it have been saying all along.

im sorry for the families of the 6k people that passed away, but as a nurse friend told me(that lost her own mother in march 20), "a small fall would have killed them).

Oh I think the time change is the easiest to do and could be done today, the other stuff will take more time. TBH they could scrap it all immediately but another roadmap is more in keeping with the approach. Not defending them just reckon this will be the strategy but will be very happy to be wrong.

Exactly, everybody needs to be vaxxed, including the poorer nations.

The African nations you speak of had overwhelmed health systems which were in a shocking state to begin with and poor testing regimes so it might have looked like they had low case numbers. The pubs never closed there because there are very few pubs in the desert