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Coronavirus Act 2020 rule changes tally is now up to 67 amendments. A couple of new amendements have been made during the January 2021 lockdown.Agreed. And to compound that, "the rules" have changed multiple time (65 times since the start of the pandemic, ISTR) sometimes quite subtly, sometimes significantly, and are now both byzantine and often illogical. That's the trouble with trying to be prescriptive about what to the majority is common sense.
Despite all these rule breakers, cases are still falling so the rule breaking can't be that terrible from a risk perspective
(Cough) With the Care Home Crew and the Over 85's monopolising the deaths and ICU occupancy, there's still a post-mortem that needs to be had around whether "Cases in the Community" really do drive the number of deaths in Care Homes or amongst over 75's in Hospital.Possibly, but difficult to know for certain without a control group. With only one set of data (from the live group), it's not possible to rule-out that with a higher level of compliance the decline in deaths would have been steeper, more lives would have been saved, and the lockdown would have ended sooner. Possibly.
It’s not going anywhere - Covid is here to stay - but the mentality of some on here will remain “do shut up and do as you’re told” and the irony is that they won’t personally have to deal with the economic and social fallout - their mortgages are already paid and they’ve got cushy little pensions; why would they care about those who are suffering the most?Despite all these rule breakers, cases are still falling so the rule breaking can't be that terrible from a risk perspective
Iranian cleric says Covid-19 vaccine turns people gay
Ayatollah Abbas Tabrizian made the claims on messaging platform Telegram, where he has almost 210,000 followers.www.dailymail.co.uk
That settles it, then.
I just had the AstraZeneca vaccine today. Will let you know if the Iranian chap is right....
Have to say, you're looking very fetching today. Is that Onesie new ? That red velour really suits you.I just had the AstraZeneca vaccine today. Will let you know if the Iranian chap is right....
too simplistic in my view ..
CV19 will not be going away, we can't lock ourselves away ad infinitum - the public won't wear it, and the economy can't withstand it
the real metric is numbers of hospitalisations and deaths .. as long as these are an acceptable level such that the NHS is not in real danger of being overwhelmed, we should get on with our lives.
I just had the AstraZeneca vaccine today. Will let you know if the Iranian chap is right....
Why the bandage on your head .. did they miss.?
It is all part of scaring the public into lockdown compliance, which is increasingly frayingUnless you live in a cave, you will have heard (actually, you've been bombarded by) the message that "1 in 3 people who have the virus have no symptoms". I have always had my suspicions about that claim, and here's a statistical analysis by Norman Fenton, Professor in Risk Information Management at Queen Mary University of London, as to why it's a wild exaggeration:
Claim that "1 in 3 people who have the virus have no symptoms" is a misleading exaggeration
28 Feb 2021 DRAFT ONLY: This article is under review and will be updated. An updated analysis with new data from the Cambridge study is ...probabilityandlaw.blogspot.com
My experience (which is necessarily limited!) is that as time as gone on, those who have always had reservations about the benefits vs. costs of lockdown have become even more convinced that lockdown is a net negative, while those who are more inclined to the view that "any life saved is worth the cost" remain convinced that lockdown is beneficial. It's much harder to get a handle on those who have switched from a "lockdown is good" to "lockdown is bad" position.It is all part of scaring the public into lockdown compliance, which is increasingly fraying
folks have had enough ..
In London at least, I have noticed more and more folks in bigger groups walking around, folks chatting in the streets, queues outside takeaways a bit like a social gathering etcMy experience (which is necessarily limited!) is that as time as gone on, those who have always had reservations about the benefits vs. costs of lockdown have become even more convinced that lockdown is a net negative, while those who are more inclined to the view that "any life saved is worth the cost" remain convinced that lockdown is beneficial. It's much harder to get a handle on those who have switched from a "lockdown is good" to "lockdown is bad" position.
My gut feel is that the prohibitions on social contact - that would normally happen in a pub or other social setting - are stifling discussions that would normally be had, and that people who would in normal times form their own opinions based upon a healthy mixture of media input and discourse with their peers are swallowing the propaganda hook, line and sinker.
It is all part of scaring the public into lockdown compliance, which is increasingly fraying
folks have had enough ..
Unless you live in a cave, you will have heard (actually, you've been bombarded by) the message that "1 in 3 people who have the virus have no symptoms". I have always had my suspicions about that claim, and here's a statistical analysis by Norman Fenton, Professor in Risk Information Management at Queen Mary University of London, as to why it's a wild exaggeration:
Claim that "1 in 3 people who have the virus have no symptoms" is a misleading exaggeration
28 Feb 2021 DRAFT ONLY: This article is under review and will be updated. An updated analysis with new data from the Cambridge study is ...probabilityandlaw.blogspot.com
And interestingly, the outbreak stemmed from an airport quarantine hotel.I see that Melbourne and the rest of Victoria has just gone back into lockdown following a handful of new cases. Not messing around there appears to be working quite well.
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