When will this shit end?

[andyrhodes24]

18 minutes ago, northernringo said:

In Northern Ireland, if we get vaccinated this week we get a free ice cream... That's about as good as it gets over here!

https://news.trust.org/item/20210601155421-gr1fs/

Interesting article here talking about what incentives different countries are offering their people to take up the vaccine. Cars in Moscow, US$116.5m lottery prize pot in California, a US1.4m property in Hong Kong, sausage sarnies in Romania and a cow in one Filipino village.

Free joints in Washington state USA. As the vaccination numbers get higher so does the general population, genius!

[st dan]

7 minutes ago, Havors said:

Peston has conveniently forgotten all about this wonderful thing called.... vaccination. 

He’s retweeting things like this now:

 

Isn’t he supposed to be neutral on things like this given his role? Quite clear where his views lie, and he will be reporting in a way to push his views to the wider public, both on TV and via his articles. Not sure it really helps anybody in this situation does it?

[Fuzzy Afro]

Peston very sadly lost his wife to lung cancer after she was immunocompromised. So I don’t think we can hold him as an impartial journalist on this. 

[st dan]

5 minutes ago, Fuzzy Afro said:

Peston very sadly lost his wife to lung cancer after she was immunocompromised. So I don’t think we can hold him as an impartial journalist on this. 

Ahh I didn’t realise that. That’s awfully sad and clearly has an impact on his views in regards to masks and the reopening etc.

[Leyrulion]

39 minutes ago, zahidf said:

SOme gig venues are saying they will ask for a vaccine certificate in London on a private basis to make people feel secure coming. I could see some festivals following suit

I wouldn't have an issue with having to use the covid pass thing for the next year or so for really congested events. 

 

 

[Fuzzy Afro]

From the 19th I will no longer use the term “face coverings” and will revert to calling them “masks”

[topmarksbri]

38 minutes ago, zahidf said:

Sainsbury says theyll be dropping mask requirements

I think a lot of places will do this not from a safety perspective but mostly because it means they don't have to hire security staff to enforce and don't have to have their staff getting dogs abuse for asking people to wear them...

[steviewevie]

41 minutes ago, Havors said:

Peston has conveniently forgotten all about this wonderful thing called.... vaccination. 

from his 2nd tweet on that thread.

"There are millions of these frail people. For those whose immune systems are compromised or suppressed, the efficacy of vaccines is much reduced."

[steviewevie]

49 minutes ago, zahidf said:

Sainsbury says theyll be dropping mask requirements

tory scum supermarket.

[jannybruck]

Yeah, I really wouldn't know what to be doing if I was immunocompromised this summer. I'd probably feel like I was being thrown to the wolves a bit.

[st dan]

Not to get too political, but I do wonder how Labour and Starmer would have handled the ending of restrictions given the exact same circumstances. 

[steviewevie]

2 minutes ago, st dan said:

Not to get too political, but I do wonder how Labour and Starmer would have handled the ending of restrictions given the exact same circumstances. 

same, but better.

[RobertProsineckisLighter]

3 hours ago, dotdash79 said:

Whilst you can’t stop deaths should you stop trying to prevent deaths where possible?

when there is a death at Glastonbury or other events an inquest is held and lessons are looked to be learnt and changes implemented. 

No they aren't. Not if it's a heart attack or something natural. 

We have done everything practical to prevent deaths - jabbed everyone. 

[Crazyfool01]

5 minutes ago, topmarksbri said:

I think a lot of places will do this not from a safety perspective but mostly because it means they don't have to hire security staff to enforce and don't have to have their staff getting dogs abuse for asking people to wear them...

Security staff stopped asking people to do wear them quite a while ago … they can’t enforce because of exemption … the govt has never been serious about proper use or they would have at least given proper masks out or given better messages about which ones to wear and why … I’ve not seen 1 message on the tv encouraging their use since they were brought in … and yes early on the masks were in short supply but they aren’t now … govt happy to make this yet another personal choice and therefore Divisive issue … where a mandating of u need to wear them in inside places full stop causes fewer issues … 

[Havors]

9 minutes ago, steviewevie said:

from his 2nd tweet on that thread.

"There are millions of these frail people. For those whose immune systems are compromised or suppressed, the efficacy of vaccines is much reduced."

If that is actually true (not sure it is) then that will always always be the case. Unfortunately. 

[Kusy]

Germany next? 

[danmarks]

1 hour ago, steviewevie said:

but not on transport.

you don't need to wear a mask now in a cinema, right? Not sure about theatre.

Yes you do

[danmarks]

4 minutes ago, danmarks said:

Yes you do

Just been back through and see someone else has already answered. Soz

[stuartbert two hats]

2 hours ago, priest17 said:

I still don't get why you have to isolate if you're pinged but get a negative test?

Because it's possible to take a test before you test positive, but you may later become infectious.

[zahidf]

Lol what?

 

[Havors]

5 minutes ago, stuartbert two hats said:

Because it's possible to take a test before you test positive, but you may later become infectious.

Correct. However, multiple tests over a 72 hours negates that issue. 

[Fuzzy Afro]

Saj not so sexy anymore 

[fraybentos1]

Does it really matter much? It’s pretty easily ignored. I deleted the app ages ago anyway

[zahidf]

Fake SAGE is against giving vaccines to Africa

 

[RobertProsineckisLighter]

14 minutes ago, zahidf said:

Lol what?

 

I'm on my last day of self isolation following being pinged for 5 days in the birdhouse. 

It's only 5 days, but it's been crap. Mrs and boy can do as they please. I've taken a couple of tests just because we had them in the house - would be hard pressed to get me to self isolate next time, and given the current case numbers there will be a next time. Fully expecting another after this as I had to go to Leeds the other day and sat on a couple of places for more than 15 minutes. 

Probably just uninstall the app.