Covid-19 Discussion

[st13phil]

At the peak you could expect on average 1 in 38 20- 29 year old to be infected while at the other extreme only 1 in 250 60+ year olds were infected. I guess we instinctively knew that on the basis of the degree of compliance with the rules.

Or alternatively, the 20-29 year olds are going out to work, and the 60+ year olds are either WFH or retired therefore having little or no external contacts?

 

[Scooby_Doo]

8 out of the 14 working in our offices are aged 55+ , the only one under 30 is off with Covid 19.

 

[Deleted member 150136]

Not one of the people at our work(a lot of people from numerous countries) of all ages, who have travelled the world through out the pandemic have had covid 19.
Yet my colleagues wife who hardly goes out of her home town has tested positive today.

We all think we had it a year ago and have moved on.

 

[190]

Or alternatively, the 20-29 year olds are going out to work, and the 60+ year olds are either WFH or retired therefore having little or no external contacts?

Fair enough and work must explain to some extent why the 30-39, 40-49 and 50-59 age groups all have more infections than 60+ but work doesn't explain the difference in infection rates between each consecutive younger age group. That can only be explained by less compliance with the rules e.g. 20-29's do more socialising than 30-39's and 30-39's do more socialising than 40-49's etc.

 

[Deleted member 150136]

Surely it depends on who's tested?
Didn't universities try and test everyone?
So obviously there will be a higher rate of 18-25year olds than 30-39 year olds, who are fit,healthy with no symptoms so don't really get tested.

If a certain age bracket haven't had as many tests as another age bracket the figures could mean anything.

To many scenarios to make judgements.

 

[GeeJayW]

Covid symptoms can linger for at least 6 months, new Wuhan study suggests

Most patients who had been hospitalized with Covid-19 still suffered a variety of symptoms -- including fatigue and sleep difficulties -- six months after infection, a Chinese study has found.

edition.cnn.com

 

[Bellow]

Sex and drugs and rock 'n' roll.
They can't get all of those at home so go out for them. The stupidity of prohibition rears its head again. How much easier they'd find it to stay at home if they could pick up their preferred at Tesco with the shopping - like most of you lot do with alcohol.

 

[ChrisEdu]

Had my Oxford vaccine yesterday. Absolutely no side-effects from it, not even a red mark or sore arm!

 

[C240Sport97]

Had my Oxford vaccine yesterday. Absolutely no side-effects from it, not even a red mark or sore arm!

Have they told you when second dose will be?

 

[m80]

Covid symptoms can linger for at least 6 months, new Wuhan study suggests

Most patients who had been hospitalized with Covid-19 still suffered a variety of symptoms -- including fatigue and sleep difficulties -- six months after infection, a Chinese study has found.

edition.cnn.com

Hard to believe the symptoms can hang around so long and not trigger a continual anti body response.
Is it reasonable to assume these cases will still possess some natural protection?
If they can then is it reasonable to assume many more asymptomatic bods can?
Would it then become reasonable to test for anti bodies prior to injecting any vaccine?

 

[GeeJayW]

Hard to believe the symptoms can hang around so long and not trigger a continual anti body response.
Is it reasonable to assume these cases will still possess some natural protection?
If they can then is it reasonable to assume many more asymptomatic bods can?
Would it then become reasonable to test for anti bodies prior to injecting any vaccine?

Dunno, I are an engineer!

 

[m80]

Dunno, I are an engineer!

Tempted to plug into someone's socket and trust the computer to diagnose then??

 

[GeeJayW]

Tempted to plug into someone's socket and trust the computer to diagnose then??

??

 

[markjay]

(By date reported)

 

[ChrisEdu]

Have they told you when second dose will be?

Theoretically, 12 weeks.

 

[Harrythedog]

Have they told you when second dose will be?

I took my mother for her first injection on the 12/01/21 and they immediately gave her a date , 30th March, for the second one as soon as she booked in

 

[Swotty]

 

[Swotty]

Sorry, couldn't seem to get this in the above post - here is the link:

UK govt quietly extends councils' lockdown powers until July 17 - Telegraph

The British government has quietly extended lockdown laws to give councils the power to close pubs, restaurants, shops and public spaces until July 17, the Telegraph reported on Saturday. https://bit.ly/3p8zwwC

www.reuters.com

We are being fooled, chaps.

 

[Fununcle]

Sorry, couldn't seem to get this in the above post - here is the link:

UK govt quietly extends councils' lockdown powers until July 17 - Telegraph

The British government has quietly extended lockdown laws to give councils the power to close pubs, restaurants, shops and public spaces until July 17, the Telegraph reported on Saturday. https://bit.ly/3p8zwwC

www.reuters.com

We are being fooled, chaps.

You may be I on the other hand have not.

 

[st13phil]

Some potential good news:

Israel sees 60% drop in hospitalizations for age 60-plus 3 weeks after 1st shot

Full effects of Pfizer’s shots only kick in around a month after inoculation, but data from Israel shows there is a stark drop in infections even before that point

www.timesofisrael.com

But no doubt our media will find a way to pour plenty of cold water on it, if they bother to report it at all...