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

[Jiminy Cricket]

Are you suggesting I have no idea how to format image sizes??





Guilty as charged

No reason why you should know. It is one of those things which does not appear in any of the button functions.

You can resize either (or both) the width and the height. Practically, resize only the width (and the height will adjust, proportionally, automatically). All you need to do is edit the opening image (IMG) tag. So, instead of:

Code: [Select]

[img]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E4rldGXUUAE6N9X?format=jpg&name=large[/img]
You would edit the opening IMG tag:

Code: [Select]

[img width=500]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E4rldGXUUAE6N9X?format=jpg&name=large[/img]
'500'usually works quite well.

[TepidT2O]

58% growth rate… this is going the other way to what it had been…. 

A wee bit worrying

[slotmachine]

Does an aide count as a close contact?

If your bumming her/his head in then yes!!! 

[Welshred]

58% growth rate… this is going the other way to what it had been…. 

A wee bit worrying

There was a delay in reporting as well so its actually higher.

[UntouchableLuis]

If deaths start rising again a lot I just have no idea what the answer would be. Fucking relentless.

[TepidT2O]

If deaths start rising again a lot I just have no idea what the answer would be. Fucking relentless.

But they aren’t moving much.. and neither are hospitalisations …much…

Much much less than I had thought they might… or anyone really ….so there is some good news….  Let’s hope it lasts

[Commie Bobbie]

If deaths start rising again a lot I just have no idea what the answer would be. Fucking relentless.

Only going to get more absurd in my opinion, with the government desperate to see their blue-ribbon events going ahead to appease their populist base.

[TepidT2O]

Only going to get more absurd in my opinion, with the government desperate to see their blue-ribbon events going ahead to appease their populist base.

But if deaths and hospitalisations stay low…. Should we not continue to open up?

It’s not an easy answer imo

[redbyrdz]

58% growth rate… this is going the other way to what it had been…. 

A wee bit worrying

We were expecting this though. I mean, you did the calculations and said we will be up to 30-40k/day in mid July. With vaccinations sped up and opened to the younger age groups, it should level off soon, but it'll probably need another two weeks or so to kick in.

[Commie Bobbie]

But if deaths and hospitalisations stay low…. Should we not continue to open up?

It’s not an easy answer imo

I think if the government continues to pick and choose things that can happen in accordance to their agenda, then people are just going to say fuck this - hence the protest in support of the nightlife industry that's heading down past Downing Street as we speak.

I have friends who have helped with the organising of the protest and a lot of the behind the scenes stuff getting that protest happening today, but I am like many who have serious doubts on whether such a protest is a) useful and b) wise right now.

[RF]

They have to open up on the 19th otherwise the vaccines may as well be null and void.

[classycarra]

They have to open up on the 19th otherwise the vaccines may as well be null and void.

Not sure people who've been infected and survived thanks to the protection of their vaccine would agree with you.

Sure, the industries still affected matter. But not as much as life and death matters.

[OOS]

But they aren’t moving much.. and neither are hospitalisations …much…

Much much less than I had thought they might… or anyone really ….so there is some good news….  Let’s hope it lasts

Quicker we get the vaccine out to the lower age groups, the better. The end of this is very close. Sadly, we have some deaths but once we are all jabbed, hopefully that is very minimal and we can get back to normal.

[redbyrdz]

Is it the case that having the jab means you probably wont die, but you can still carry it as easily as before?

No. The chance of passing it on is also massively reduced.


I came across this "benefits and risks of vaccination" table recently: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-vaccination-and-blood-clotting/covid-19-vaccination-and-blood-clotting#table

(Risk in there must take "lifestyle" risks into account, which is why the younger age groups have a higher risk of passing the infection on)

[daindan]

By July 19th will all the over 40s have been offered both doses?

[Commie Bobbie]

By July 19th will all the over 40s have been offered both doses?

I'm due to have mine on 28th July and I'm 39 - I suspect mine will be put forward to before the 19th, hope so as I'm due to be in Liverpool that Friday at Bramley Dock, fingers crossed.

[redbyrdz]

By July 19th will all the over 40s have been offered both doses?

I don't think they can do that, because it depends on when they had their first dose, and when the 8 weeks are up. Think if an over-40 had their first dose when they first became eligable, they can have their second this week.

[Commie Bobbie]

I don't think they can do that, because it depends on when they had their first dose, and when the 8 weeks are up. Think if an over-40 had their first dose when they first became eligable, they can have their second this week.

Yep, my mate had his last week of April, and had his 2nd yesterday and he's in his mid 40s.

[Escorcio]

Loads of pop ups offering second jabs early.

Lots of info here, showing places that are allowing early second doses: https://www.reddit.com/r/GetJabbed

[WorldChampions]

Loads of pop ups offering second jabs early.

Lots of info here, showing places that are allowing early second doses: https://www.reddit.com/r/GetJabbed

Is the consensus now to get the double jab protection asap rather than wait the 8-12 weeks between doses for added protection?

[classycarra]

Loads of pop ups offering second jabs early.

Lots of info here, showing places that are allowing early second doses: https://www.reddit.com/r/GetJabbed

That's great.

There's now an NHS one too https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/coronavirus-vaccination/find-a-walk-in-coronavirus-covid-19-vaccination-site/

[Escorcio]

That's great.

There's now an NHS one too https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/coronavirus-vaccination/find-a-walk-in-coronavirus-covid-19-vaccination-site/

NHS site doesn’t have much information about the time between doses that the centres will tolerate.
The subreddit is good for letting you know which ones will allow you to get the second dose before the 8 week mark. Some are allowing walk in second jabs from 21 days (Pfizer)

[rob1966]

FFS - my youngests entire primary class is in self isolation again, another positive test in his class

[TepidT2O]

FFS - my youngests entire primary class is in self isolation again, another positive test in his class

The entire class?




What the fuck are they doing???

How many kids have you got?  Are they ever in school? 

[So… Howard Philips]

I'm due to have mine on 28th July and I'm 39 - I suspect mine will be put forward to before the 19th, hope so as I'm due to be in Liverpool that Friday at Bramley Dock, fingers crossed.

RS false flag operation?

[Wabaloolah]

Doesn't the covid virus die off if left on an unattended surface for long enough? The length of time between the ball leaving the bowler's hand and a fielder fetching it from a nearby field should be long enough.

no idea hopefully that's true. His PCR has come back positive and the other players have been advised to get their own PCR done by someone who works for Track and trace.

[Crosby Nick]

The entire class?




What the fuck are they doing???

How many kids have you got?  Are they ever in school? 

Pretty hard to split a primary school class into smaller bubbles isn’t it?

[Wabaloolah]

It's lucky it's close to the end of the school year or they would have to seriously think about closing schools I reckon

[Bincey]

"The University of Oxford yesterday injected its new variant vaccine into people for the first time.

Academics who created the original jab have updated their blueprint to target the variant first identified in South Africa, also known as B.1.351 or Beta.

This Variant of Concern emerged last year and is still in the UK at low levels. It is also less susceptible to the vaccines than other strains, scientists believe.

It became the prime candidate for the first “variant vaccine” and the AstraZeneca/Oxford team are now trialling the booster jab — called AZD2816 — in 2,250 volunteers from the UK, Poland, Brazil and South Africa."

Full article:


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/06/27/covid-booster-first-variant-vaccine-used-new-oxford-trial


Seem to remember that studies from South Africa showed that antibodies to B.1.351 could also neutralise other variants so hopefully the trial delivers positive results.

[Welshred]

"The University of Oxford yesterday injected its new variant vaccine into people for the first time.

Academics who created the original jab have updated their blueprint to target the variant first identified in South Africa, also known as B.1.351 or Beta.

This Variant of Concern emerged last year and is still in the UK at low levels. It is also less susceptible to the vaccines than other strains, scientists believe.

It became the prime candidate for the first “variant vaccine” and the AstraZeneca/Oxford team are now trialling the booster jab — called AZD2816 — in 2,250 volunteers from the UK, Poland, Brazil and South Africa."

Full article:


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/06/27/covid-booster-first-variant-vaccine-used-new-oxford-trial


Seem to remember that studies from South Africa showed that antibodies to B.1.351 could also neutralise other variants so hopefully the trial delivers positive results.

What's important about this is the mutation in the Beta variant that makes it less susceptible to vaccines is one of the ones in the Delta Plus variant so it should help target that too

[rob1966]

The entire class?




What the fuck are they doing???

How many kids have you got?  Are they ever in school? 

The school just throw the entire 35 kids in isolation, it used to be the entire year, just over 70 kids.

Just the two, this is 3 periods of isolation this month between them and the third or fourth in the primary school.

Pretty hard to split a primary school class into smaller bubbles isn’t it?

Every time we get an email saying "someone" has tested positive, last time it took yr 5 and yr 3 out, and I'm yet to hear of any other kids in the class testing positive.

[TepidT2O]

Pretty hard to split a primary school class into smaller bubbles isn’t it?

You don’t need to.  You just need seating plans to see who has been in close contact.

We have electronic ones for every class in the school.  We can track and trace every class within half an hour and work out who needs to be isolated.

[Crosby Nick]

You don’t need to.  You just need seating plans to see who has been in close contact.

We have electronic ones for every class in the school.  We can track and trace every class within half an hour and work out who needs to be isolated.

Can they not still have been in close contact in the playground? Or are there some things you can’t control?

[rob1966]

Can they not still have been in close contact in the playground? Or are there some things you can’t control?

My lad sticks with the same 5 or 6 mates and not one of them has tested positive.

[TepidT2O]

Can they not still have been in close contact in the playground? Or are there some things you can’t control?

You can ask them about that… it’s also outside which makes it better

[rob1966]

You can ask them about that… it’s also outside which makes it better

The head has bitched and whined about going back for over a year, the tone of the emails has always been downbeat and negative, so he just goes with "everybody out". It was the local council who pulled them up and said they can't send 75 kids home very bloody time.

Taking the lad for a PCR tomorrow, councils request, that is going to be a laugh when he kicks off at me, he's a right stroppy little shit.

[TepidT2O]

The head has bitched and whined about going back for over a year, the tone of the emails has always been downbeat and negative, so he just goes with "everybody out". It was the local council who pulled them up and said they can't send 75 kids home very bloody time.

Taking the lad for a PCR tomorrow, councils request, that is going to be a laugh when he kicks off at me, he's a right stroppy little shit.

I can’t imagine where he gets it from….


Have a little sympathy for the Head.  Imagine if Gavin Williamson were your boss..

[TepidT2O]

We need to talk about Scotland….



Cases have exploded there (and this graph is the 7day rolling average which smooths out blips).

I was relatively positive about deaths and hospitalisations earlier, but this growth rate is something else…. I can’t imagine opening up like that.

Is it a short term thing? I hope so, but what if it carries on?  Or gets even worse? 

Worrying times

[rob1966]

I can’t imagine where he gets it from….


Have a little sympathy for the Head.  Imagine if Gavin Williamson were your boss..

I've no idea what you mean 🤔

Williamson would have been dragged outside and battered if he was.

[PaulF]

Mother Teresa is, quite literally and officially, 'a saint' according to Pope Francis - beatified in 2015.

Congrats on being my first whoosh. 😁