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

Am off myself in a few and looking forward to being without them . Just myself and oh .

Will have to be testing when I come back in case but its just a fact of life at this stage.

Definitely its a combination of precautions and hopefully this is near the end of it .

It's not a way of life I want for me and mine foreva.

Was just in my local tesco. All signage gone including the wear a mask ones. The self service check out is so strange with no screens around it or between each til. Made the store look bigger. Everyone still wearing masks including myself but things seem to be very close to normal now.

Oh every moment! July 2020 here!

quick observation.

The Irish Covid Tracker App has started showing Daily deaths related to COVID again, there were 11 yesterday, and I think 9 day before and so on.

On the news each day, we get just number of cases (PCR) and numbers in hospital , but no deaths, not even the weekly deaths! Strikes me that the number of daily deaths now are as bad as any comparable wave period since the virus started and the Irish people are not informed.

We get daily deaths and number of cases in N Ireland though.

I think the deaths should be reported, simply because they are still so high, as are cases and hospitalisations. When the last restrictions are lifted, there will be people self isolating all over the place as this action will really spread the virus.

Just observations

You do realise that there are 30,000 deaths in Ireland every year? Why on earth should single figure deaths from a mild disease be reported on national tv every day?

Why don’t we broadcast the daily deaths of cancers and heart related diseases every day? These numbers are multiple times more than the over exaggerated covid deaths yet they don’t make daily headline news.

Absolutely bizarre way of thinking. Cases and deaths should never have made headline news.

You also probably have a life and leave your keyboard from time to time. The thing about all the anti-vaxx/lockdown nuts is that they have no comprehension of what it's like out in the packed buses, pubs and shops because they had no lives or friends anyway. Anti mask protests are probably the most socialising they done in years.

Note that the HSE / HSPC deaths data is inflated.

In 2020, the HSE / HSPC report 2,299 deaths.

Whereas the CSO data reports:

"There were 1,672 registered deaths where COVID-19 was assigned as the underlying cause of death in 2020. There were a further 167 mortality records where there was a mention of COVID-19 in the narrative of the death certificate and where the underlying cause of death was not COVID-19.  A new information note is available outlining how the CSO assigns COVID-19 as the underlying cause of death.

The HSE data is 37.5% inflated over the CSO/GRO data.

Why have the yellow signs been such an issue for the anti lockdown crowd ?

Seems to be so much vitriol towards a piece of paper. What kind of snowflake can't get over a bit of paper

100% to this, got a very upsetting phone call this evening from my sister living up in the west of Ireland, her mother in law and father in law both late 70s are after being brought into hospital in the past 24 hours, both Covid positive, had only been in the local supermarket and post office in the past few days so picked it up in either of those places, after being extremely careful for the past two years, candles lighting for both of them tonight that they will recover from it.

Sorry if asked lots before but does anyone know how strictly the rule about waiting 3 months post infection for booster is implemented? I was due to get booster in mid December but got Covid so couldn't get booster at that time. I now want to get my booster next week, about a week too early, for various reasons including potential travel shortly. Is the 3 month wait enforced somewhere in the process or will no one care/ stop me if I turn up at a walk in centre next week?

An 84 yr old relative got it last week , did end up doing a couple of days in hospital, but not to ICU. Boosted, and kept their good spirits, despite being a smoker from 16yrs to 80 (figured smoking was bad for you at that point and took up vaking :) ). Key point - out now, felt miserable, but glad to be back enjoying life. Not a hint of suggestion that people can do anything - he called Covid a bollix - yes, 84 yr old man. Fair dues. Won't be claiming long covid anyway. There are plenty out there that want an excuse to blame covid on their personal circumstances. Yaaaahhh long covid, what an opportunity! (yes, some will have on-going symptoms, but there is an opportunity here for the perpetual victims.

Yeah you've got a point there. But you've forgot about handwashing as well. Fecking monstrous thing that 😡

But its the huge demonstrations and protests by all those people wanting to keep you personally locked down which is most concerning. Well it might be if there was any. And if boards is anything to go by there's feck all of that at all. And no Joe and other highly paid media folk don't really count tbf.

Its not rocket science is right... They won't care if your a week early, get your jab and go on your holiday when you want

Some positive news of a Saturday as we bid adieu to COVID. No testing even with symptoms, no more masks and only twice as bad as the flu.

Now let's enjoy some bloody rugby union.