Topic: COVID-19:VERIFIED news sources, 0 politishit, 0 CONSPIRACY SHITE

[Crosby Nick]

Everytime I watch “On The Buses” now I look out for you and Nick going “PHOOOOWARRR! at the young Clippies and being chased by Blakey

And how often do you watch it these days?

[thaddeus]

60,000 cases in Germany today….

Yikes

Sorry, I'm being a bit lazy.  Does Germany still have relatively low levels of testing as, if so, that suggests the real number is a lot higher?

[Jm55]

I have a bad cough now though I read it you have any symptoms they won't test you at the walk in centres, its why I ordered a home one.

Chances of false positives with lateral flow tests are very low, around 0.5% although false negatives are more common). The chance of it being a false positive when you have the main symptom of the virus are surely even less, sadly.

[jillc]

Chances of false positives with lateral flow tests are very low, around 0.5% although false negatives are more common). The chance of it being a false positive when you have the main symptom of the virus are surely even less, sadly.

I am just hoping having had the double vaccine, that will make it more mild. 

[idontknow]

Everytime I watch “On The Buses” now I look out for you and Nick going “PHOOOOWARRR! at the young Clippies and being chased by Blakey

A phrase for a time capsule 

[Guz-kop]

My personal experience of the LFTs (n=1) is that they're most likely to be positive when you're most infectious. The utility of  them as screening asymptomatic or even pre symptomatic in populations where covid is not rife is debatable and variable. Technique is an issue and some people probably don't she'd the virus in their nasal passage (this was more of an issue with PCRs in the first wave I'd say)

I was negative on the Thursday without symptoms, then faintly positive Friday with symptoms (also positive pcr) and strongly positive on Saturday. Negative lft (done for interest) after a few days.

If you have a cough and positive LFT but negative pcr I would question the pcr and probably get it done again.

The test centre I went to was a bit funny. They don't want your window down except to give the pack and again right at the end and they've all got masks on. So it was a real job to hear what they were saying and I was shunted between about 3 different sections or the car parks. I guess they have a system in place which is most useful when they're busy and they have to try and keep everyone as safe as possible.

Bit of a shitter to fall ill when you've started annual leave but hope you feel better soon

[Sir Capon of Debaser]

And how often do you watch it these days?

As often as i can. Think its the best thing ive ever seen.

A phrase for a time capsule 

Cant wait till the year 2060. Ill have that to look forward to, my paul daniels magic set and some white dog shit that i got from alley by me nans in bootle when i was 6

[Sammy5IsAlive]

My personal experience of the LFTs (n=1) is that they're most likely to be positive when you're most infectious. The utility of  them as screening asymptomatic or even pre symptomatic in populations where covid is not rife is debatable and variable. Technique is an issue and some people probably don't she'd the virus in their nasal passage (this was more of an issue with PCRs in the first wave I'd say)

I was negative on the Thursday without symptoms, then faintly positive Friday with symptoms (also positive pcr) and strongly positive on Saturday. Negative lft (done for interest) after a few days.

If you have a cough and positive LFT but negative pcr I would question the pcr and probably get it done again.

The test centre I went to was a bit funny. They don't want your window down except to give the pack and again right at the end and they've all got masks on. So it was a real job to hear what they were saying and I was shunted between about 3 different sections or the car parks. I guess they have a system in place which is most useful when they're busy and they have to try and keep everyone as safe as possible.

Bit of a shitter to fall ill when you've started annual leave but hope you feel better soon

Just to make this n=2, my recent experience was that I most likely caught it on either the 16/10 or 23/10, had a sore throat on 26/10 but tested negative on a LFT  and then got a positive LFT result (confirmed by subsequent PCR) on 29/10. Interestingly even though I didn't take any isolation action till I tested positive neither of my housemates caught it off me.

Hope all goes well for you jillc 

[Guz-kop]

Two good examples of why lateral flows shouldn't be used to alter behaviour. Both of us would have been infectious on the days of negative lateral flow results. If I'd been in non ventilated mask less areas for a prolonged period of time with lots of people there's a good chance of spread to some of them. Which would be somewhat containable if we had a working and useful track and trace system...

[Sammy5IsAlive]

Two good examples of why lateral flows shouldn't be used to alter behaviour. Both of us would have been infectious on the days of negative lateral flow results. If I'd been in non ventilated mask less areas for a prolonged period of time with lots of people there's a good chance of spread to some of them. Which would be somewhat containable if we had a working and useful track and trace system...

The track and trace issue (assuming you are talking about 'manual' track and trace) is a difficult one IMHO. If I take my own situation as an example - if you assume that track and trace needs to contact anyone who was recently in a closely packed unventilated space with somebody who has tested positive - for myself that would entail contacting everybody at a c 150 attendee wedding, everybody that was in the nightclub we went to after and everyone who shared the two full train carriages with me there and back. That kind of manual track and trace only works if you either have very low numbers of infections or a high level of restrictions on activity that is ensuring that the potential number of contacts for an infectious person is as low as possible.

In the current situation I think the only workable solution is to encourage people to keep using the app so that they get the notifications to tell them that they have been in close contact with somebody who has tested positive so that they can look out for symptoms and take tests more regularly. Again just going off my own experience - very few people I know still have the app installed. My downstairs neighbour who does still have it got pinged when I reported my test.   

[jillc]

Thanks guys I’m not too bad at all, I took a second test and it has confirmed the other result. So, I am waiting for the PCR test to arrive now.

[Crosby Nick]

Good luck Jill, hope you don’t get too bad a dose.

My wife had it last week, first time any of our family have had it. We all somehow avoided it. There’s 9 off in may daughter’s year at school so they’ve gone back into a bubble for until the end of next week. Home schooling pain probably just around the corner.

[rob1966]

Be quicker than trying to get to the Etihad anyway

Mates of ours lad has tested positive, he's 12. Mum has had 3 jabs now as she is high risk, Dad won't get the jab for all sorts of bullshit reasons. Seeing as he is 61, I hope he doesn't catch it off the lad and find out the hard way why he should have got the jab.

Follow up on this, both parents negative on PCR's but soft bollocks is self employed and is now in isolation

I'm ripping the piss out of him next time I see him.

[jillc]

Good luck Jill, hope you don’t get too bad a dose.

My wife had it last week, first time any of our family have had it. We all somehow avoided it. There’s 9 off in may daughter’s year at school so they’ve gone back into a bubble for until the end of next week. Home schooling pain probably just around the corner.

Thanks mate. Considering I've been using public transport since September probably done well to avoid it up to now. I hope your wife is feeling better, it's amazing how you can live with someone and not get it. The school stuff is so crazy, but it's like our place. Even in the midst of when the pandemic was even worse than now, they were never going to shut down the workplace despite people going off with covid. I am just amazed it didn't rip through us all, but most people at work didn't get it. 

[jillc]

Follow up on this, both parents negative on PCR's but soft bollocks is self employed and is now in isolation

I'm ripping the piss out of him next time I see him.

Oh wow. 

[Jm55]

I am just hoping having had the double vaccine, that will make it more mild. 

Yeah I’m sure it will, wasn’t trying to be overly negative just realistic with everything I’ve read as I take them all the time and have looked into the false negative/positive thing.

[jillc]

Yeah I’m sure it will, wasn’t trying to be overly negative just realistic with everything I’ve read as I take them all the time and have looked into the false negative/positive thing.

I didn't take it as negative, no worries. 

[PaulF]

So holidays and stuck at home Jill? Perfect to volunteer to do pre-match threads to segues into the matchday Comms.

Stay well

[Wabaloolah]

Sorry to hear you have caught CoVid Jill, I'm sure you will be fine having been double jabbed, nightmare timing for you though with your leave and your booster due on the weekend!

Can't believe how irresponsible your work colleague is though, going into work to tell them that they couldn't come in because they have CoVid is just insane

[Wabaloolah]

Meanwhile Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson and his government continues to kill 200 people a day and no-one bats an eyelid.

it's just bizarre isn't it, how 200 avoidable deaths per day is now accepted as the norm and living with CoVid because it's against Civil Liberties to wear masks, get jabbed and Social Distance!

[scatman]

weve suddenly jumped to around 400 deaths a day here in Poland, mostly in the north and north east of Poland, heavily unvaccinated right wing areas

[Red_Mist]

Good luck Jill, hope you don’t get too bad a dose.

Seconded, all the best Jill, hope it’s a v.mild one.

[afc tukrish]

Seconded, all the best Jill, hope it’s a v.mild one.

Thirds, glad you're double-vaccinated...

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weve suddenly jumped to around 400 deaths a day here in Poland, mostly in the north and north east of Poland, heavily unvaccinated right wing areas

I was going to say, wow that's weird...then I got to the end of your sentence

[rob1966]

Thirds, glad you're double-vaccinated...

Add my best wishes to this

My lad ahs been sent home from school, feels like shit after having the vaccine, so packed him off to bed. Now to make sure he doesn't clock the PS5 getting delivered

[jillc]

Thanks everyone. 

[jillc]

So holidays and stuck at home Jill? Perfect to volunteer to do pre-match threads to segues into the matchday Comms.

Stay well

No excuses now, is there. 

[Son of Spion]

I was going to say, wow that's weird...then I got to the end of your sentence

Same here.

[Son of Spion]

Thanks everyone. 

I'm really sorry to hear you have COVID, Jill. 

I hope it's a mild case and you make a full and rapid recovery. In the meantime, take it easy and look after yourself. Wishing a lovely person all the very best.

[TepidT2O]

No excuses now, is there. 

By the way, don’t forget that you can claim this holiday time back! 

You are unable to work due to illness, so you are unable to take PTO.

Although you don’t get out of match day comms for that reason

[Lee1-6Liv]

Add my best wishes to this

My lad ahs been sent home from school, feels like shit after having the vaccine, so packed him off to bed. Now to make sure he doesn't clock the PS5 getting delivered

My daughter got vaccinated on the Friday before Burnley home game. Morning of the match she was fine and had a feast ice cream. Anyway we were sat in the main stand about 15 minutes before kick off and she turns white, says she feels sick so she puts her mask on and we head to the toilets but it is too late, brown, chocolate vomit starts emitting from behind her mask and onto the floor. You should have seen the crowds on the concourse part as she made her way through  She was fine after that though.

[jillc]

By the way, don’t forget that you can claim this holiday time back! 

You are unable to work due to illness, so you are unable to take PTO.

Although you don’t get out of match day comms for that reason

Which ever way I turn, something's got me. 

I'm really sorry to hear you have COVID, Jill. 

I hope it's a mild case and you make a full and rapid recovery. In the meantime, take it easy and look after yourself. Wishing a lovely person all the very best.

Thanks SoS. 

[PaulF]

More people in Aberdeen seem to have masks on their ears than I've seen elsewhere. Most not actually using them though.

[TepidT2O]

More and more evidence of the effectiveness of mask wearing.
Reduces covid incidence by 53%

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/nov/17/wearing-masks-single-most-effective-way-to-tackle-covid-study-finds?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other&fbclid=IwAR1h54RnuM0OEyYinlE2TFDlEiRHSWyJ8rSPvzXDGfqXHIadD1PK1iRC80k

[Elmo!]

More people in Aberdeen seem to have masks on their ears than I've seen elsewhere. Most not actually using them though.

Not my experience. Do you mean in shops?

Have to say mask wearing in my office has definitely dropped a lot. The policy in my work is you have to wear one when not sat at your desk but loads aren't bothering anymore.

In shhops and on buses though I still think complinace is probably around 90%.

[jillc]

More and more evidence of the effectiveness of mask wearing.
Reduces covid incidence by 53%

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/nov/17/wearing-masks-single-most-effective-way-to-tackle-covid-study-finds?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other&fbclid=IwAR1h54RnuM0OEyYinlE2TFDlEiRHSWyJ8rSPvzXDGfqXHIadD1PK1iRC80k

Can we make mask wearing compulsory on public transport then, especially in the rush up to Christmas?  That would be common sense, but naturally this government will doubtless find some excuse for not doing it. 

[thaddeus]

Can we make mask wearing compulsory on public transport then, especially in the rush up to Christmas?  That would be common sense, but naturally this government will doubtless find some excuse for not doing it. 

They can't even agree whether to wear them in the HoC with a lot of higher risk individuals crammed into a relatively small room.  I don't see them mandating them anywhere anytime soon.

Virtue signalling trumps common sense with this lot every time.

[The G in Gerrard]

FFS. 46,807 new cases & 199 deaths reported.

[So… Howard Philips]

FFS. 46,807 new cases & 199 deaths reported.

The European tsunami has crashed ashore!

[HarryLabrador]

Best wishes, Jill. We are all thinking of you.

YNWA