Coronavirus Disease Outbreak COVID-19 #101

[Jc456]

Thank you all, it’s not been a symptom I’ve seen in any article. I’m waiting for a call from my GP to discuss what I can use and still be safe.
The clinic I contact for my midwife was no help yesterday they seem to be washing their hands when it comes to covid due to it being a medical issue.

They ask about rashes as a symptom on the Zoe app. Hope your feeling better soon xx

 

[TwooTwooTwitTwitTwoo]

Do I need to isolate if in contact with someone who’s tested positive on a lateral flow??

No. Only if they have a confirmed positive on PCR.

 

[AllSeeingEye123]

Deaths are almost identical(if not slightly higher now), but we have 10s of thousands more cases now, even with vaccines.
Read into that what you will.
You can either say that vaccines are stopping deaths, or that vaccines are creating a problem with spread. Remembering that masks weren't mandatory this time last year, and we had freedom to do pretty much anything just like now and no vaccines or herd immunity at all

Last summer we had far more rules and the Kent variant wasn't anywhere near as infectious as the Indian one is. We have to hope we don't get another variant that spreads even quicker or restrictions will return. Plans are already in place for them.

Emergency plans for 'firebreak' lockdowns this winter 'if NHS on the brink'

THE government has drawn up plans for winter ‘firebreak’ lockdowns, it’s reported. If the NHS risks being “tipped to the brink” restrictions during school holidays cou…

www.thesun.co.uk

 

[Web30]

Isn't it about a third of covid hospital cases actually in for something unrelated

Its likely. They swab every inpaitent regardless of what they are in for so they would have caught cases that way.

 

[AllSeeingEye123]

It's all guesswork hospitalisations will paint a truer picture.

Daily infections in official stats being down by six figures in the past week isn't guess work. It's happened. It's like when we get told only like two thirds of young have had the jab yet Scarborough as one example is over three quarters.....

Over three quarters of 18-29-year-olds in Scarborough have had their coronavirus vaccine

Over three quarters of 18-29-year-olds in the local authority of Scarborough have had at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine.

www.thescarboroughnews.co.uk

 

[Kaylarina]

What are the signs of childhood covid ?

None all that different than in adults but we have been looking at children with temperatures over 38°C but the symptoms tend to lean closer to a cold then what I have seen in adults with Covid.

I've just pulled up what we were circulated and it list the below as symptoms in children - unfortunately very vague and can be attributed to most childhood coughs, colds and flu!

• Nasal congestion or runny nose
• Cough
• Sore throat
• Shortness of breath
• Fatigue
• Headache
• Muscle aches or body aches
• Nausea or vomiting
• Diarrhoea
• Poor feeding or poor appetite
• Belly pain

 

[AllSeeingEye123]

Does it mean kids will have to test if the bubbles are done away with? It said required to take two on site tests at the beginning of term followed by twice weekly LFT s at home.

I suspect kids will still test twice a week but if someone tests positive only that person who miss school not the whole class.

 

[CosmicCreepers]

I feel for you.
Uni students have been treated appallingly.
Yesterday I read that some Uni’s are asking new students that they’ve offered places to for September 2020 to defer. They’re offering a nice incentive of £10k plus a years free accommodation when they start in 2021 (approx £6k).
Yet due to Covid and lockdowns, current students have had to pay full fees this year for what has amounted to an Open University experience.
So Universities can’t afford to reduce the fees for the students they already have but they can afford a £16,000 bribe for future students!

Fantastic!!! I’m really not surprised and if I had the choice I’d drop out now and return to studying later on but I’m trapped in a tenancy which is technically my own fault for signing out of hope of things being better! Absolutely shocking!

 

[Youre a wizard Harry]

10 days from your pos test result , at least that’s how it is here, hope you feel better soon edit to say from symptoms startedView attachment 709263

When I was recently under track and trace because of having covid they told me ten days from first onset of symptoms. I was also told I was free after that point regardless of any other household member having covid. Hope this helps……l

Thank you

 

[fireflies]

Jabs for vulnerable Scottish kids

Why just Scottish when it comes to jabs its uk purchased and decided don't think Scotland or Wales can do their own thing.
Also are they aware Scottish term and think ni start back earlier so the kids won't be double jabbed in time for when term starts unless they doing 3 week gap but even the thats push as 2 weeks after 2nd dose to take effect .

I agree lifes for living we have to love with covid to some extent.
But people have every right to be cautious they may have vulnerable family and friends .
I don't call my kids plague monkeys for no reason.

None of us know what will happen in autumn i think some will start to realise how covid effect wider society as even if you don't isolate as close contact you isolate if you have covid.
I believe lifting all restrictions will see big rises in autumn winter meaning we have greater chance catching covid even if we double jabbed, ill kids at home, teachers off and shortage of essential services like NHS and workers.

We don't have 70% of uk population double jabbed we have more 50_60 % taking out children who we refuse to vaccinate and many major big cities in England have woeful levels of double vaxxed.

 

[Notworthy]

Maybe the one in July? That covered most of the UK iirc. Not sure if it was an officially designated heatwave but for a few days it was definitely too effing hot.

They do say UK further down now I've looked at other tweets.

 

[Youre a wizard Harry]

Does anybody know whether effectiveness of the vaccine will be lower after 12 weeks? My friend has his first jab 12 weeks ago, but since then he was undecided about getting the 2nd jab due to misinformation and scaremongering basically.

Now he's decided he thinks he wants to get the second one. What is the efficacy of taking the second jab over the 12 week mark? I haven't been able to find out exactly.

I have a colleague who’s daughter had her first vaccine, then got pregnant just after so held off on her second one, but after speaking to her midwife she changed her mind and had her second. I think there was about a 4 month gap between the two doses, and it was still considered to be her second dose. But they need to check with their GP or vaccinator to be sure

 

[Prefrontalmedialcortex]

Whatever comes our way I think most people now rightfully will be taking their own personal choices and choosing whether to follow guidance (in terms of social mixing in one’s own home). I am another person who won’t be missing out on socialising as a lot of my friends really struggled and when we met again after I could tell the toll it had on them.

Not to mention people who have MH conditions or live alone/not with their partner have every right to see people/each other.

I will not buy into the fear messages the Government will spread about it. And anyone who actually calls the police on someone for seeing their friends and family in their own home needs to take a look in the mirror.

How are you feeling today? Hope you are starting to feel better.

 

[Cupcakemum]

Not according to the JCVI mild and moderate asthmatics were taken off the vulnerable list and weren’t prioritised for a vaccine.

What are they defining as moderate?

My son and his girlfriend (both 21) were both called with the 16 - 65 and at risk.
He does use a steroid pump when required (seasonally) and she only uses the normal blue inhaler. Neither have ever needed hospital treatment, although when my son was a toddler we did have to use his pump and spacer as a nebuliser, but that was only once, and around 17yrs ago.
He didn't leap to having it done and when the Dr's chased him, they made it very clear to him that he needed to get his jab because he was asthmatic

 

[lizzies]

I posted about my best friend in the vaccine forum. She had a heart , lung and kidney transplant as a teenager. She currently has kidney failure and she has been double vaccinated with pfizer and she has been fine. I wont have a vaccine but that is my friends experience, she will also be taking the booster when it comes out. She is 45 and quite frail. Perhaps you could delay it and research a bit more if you feel very anxious. My friend would say talk to your gp. She said it to me tonight, but i made my mind up long ago. Im sorry i havent got any specific advice but i can only tell you her experience. xx

Thank you due to health issues I have been a pest to my GP but I am ringing them in the morning to ask for some advice.

 

[Prefrontalmedialcortex]

I don't believe in sides and don't give a whether people have been vaccinated or not , just freedom to choose but I do know that there are some very lovely , thoughtful people on here and some others who just show themselves up with their attitudes who I wouldn't like to know in real life. They excuse it by saying there is conflict on "both sides" but there really isn't... what unvaccinated and undecided are angry about is what's happening re the vaccines, fake reporting and restrictions NEVER other people going about their lives vaccinated.

It is not an excuse when there really is conflict on both sides. Neither side is angelic.

 

[Thank(space)you]

Previous thread here:

Coronavirus Disease Outbreak COVID-19 #100

Exactly as was suspected The Gov leaving it up to companies to do their dirty work

tattle.life

 

[Merpedy]

Thing is such a low % of people won't make a difference on the restrictions and should also be ignored

There's probably some interesting stats in their age ranges, political affiliations and the like but their opinion doesn't really matter in the grand scheme of things at the moment

 

[lizzies]

Is the Pfizer vaccine not that effective then with what is happening is Israel? Pfizer are not the most law abiding company from past history they were the company that made OxyContin and got a massive amount of people in America addicted to them saying they were not addictive and good for you millions took them and a lot ending up going on to heroin when they stop prescribing them. Pfizer has a 900,000 million dollar lawsuit which is still ongoing. Not a company I trust yet I did get the Pfizer vaccine I just hope the scientists who made it haven’t made a massive mistake there are many issues though with all the vaccines. Only time will tell.

 

[Kim Mild]

Anyone who's had covid, were you really thirsty? I've been so thirsty especially in the evening/during the night

I had a virus thing with a cough and fever the beginning of 2020 ( before covid was such a thing) and my throat was so dry . It wasn't like normal thirst, it was like there was no moisture when I swallowed and drinking didn't make any difference. I've never experienced anything like it.