Politics Coronavirus

[Job]

Thats three people.

Its almost as common as breathing problems with covid itself so far.
Allegedly

Alaska healthcare worker has allergic reaction after taking Covid-19 vaccine

The person is reportedly still in the hospital as of Wednesday

www.google.com

 

[dysfunction]

Thats three people.

Its almost as common as breathing problems with covid itself so far.
Allegedly

Alaska healthcare worker has allergic reaction after taking Covid-19 vaccine

The person is reportedly still in the hospital as of Wednesday

www.google.com

What is your point here exactly and how do these allergic reactions compare to other vaccines?

 

[Raven]

He doesn't have a point, someone posted it on reddit and he liked it.

Has nobody else noticed all his links are google links, not the actual website links? Almost as if he is just regurgitating what he has been told to regurgitate.


Baaa, baaa, baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.

 

[Scouse]

I don't like the guy - but this is exactly the sort of leadership you show when you need people to do things right.

 

[Moriath]

Covid cases in schools 'reflect community levels'

Pupils and staff have infection rates which mirror rates outside the school gates, a study found.

www.bbc.co.uk

@Gwadien the study kinda shows that schools are no worse than the rest of the community. So the kids dont seem to be super spreaders. Although they are continuing the research.

 

[Wij]

Covid cases in schools 'reflect community levels'

Pupils and staff have infection rates which mirror rates outside the school gates, a study found.

www.bbc.co.uk

@Gwadien the study kinda shows that schools are no worse than the rest of the community. So the kids dont seem to be super spreaders. Although they are continuing the research.

Super spreaders is a loaded term that just sets you up for a rebuttal.

What kids ARE doing is mixing a lot, which most (loaded term again sorry) adults aren't. So there will be some spread obviously.

 

[Wij]

I don't like the guy - but this is exactly the sort of leadership you show when you need people to do things right.

That'll be the Thetans.

 

[Embattle]

Super spreaders is a loaded term that just sets you up for a rebuttal.

What kids ARE doing is mixing a lot, which most (loaded term again sorry) adults aren't. So there will be some spread obviously.

They seem to do that whether in or out of school.

 

[Raven]

Today I am learning about phonics!

 

[caLLous]

Waste, Negligence and Cronyism: Inside Britain’s Pandemic Spending (Published 2020)

In the desperate scramble for protective gear and other equipment, political insiders reaped billions.

www.nytimes.com

 

[Bodhi]

Waste, Negligence and Cronyism: Inside Britain’s Pandemic Spending (Published 2020)

In the desperate scramble for protective gear and other equipment, political insiders reaped billions.

www.nytimes.com

I worked in Public Sector procurement from 2007 to 2011, on both sides of the fence (council and supplier). Nothing in that article is a new phenomenon, just taken to extremes because of the mad scramble to get hold of PPE.

 

[Moriath]

Super spreaders is a loaded term that just sets you up for a rebuttal.

What kids ARE doing is mixing a lot, which most (loaded term again sorry) adults aren't. So there will be some spread obviously.

Some spread yes That wasnt the arguement. Its that they do not spread in greater quantities than the rest of the community. But they are no more than the rest of the community. So there is no more risk than in an all adult environment.

 

[Moriath]

Coronavirus: Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf says coronavirus approach 'has failed'

Sweden has been criticised for its more relaxed approach to handling the pandemic.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Raven]

That can't be right, Sweden is perfect.

 

[Yoni]

It did fail the elderly this has been stated man times here so no news... we have investigated here the issues already and the same conclusion.

 

[Job]

Sweden has become the political football, one minute theyre doing well..then theyre the worst.

Im very confident their approach will be the standard from now on.

 

[Yoni]

I do not think they have solved all their issues with the elderly homes and because of that they may wel be nationalised again.

 

[Scouse]

It did fail the elderly this has been stated man times here so no news... we have investigated here the issues already and the same conclusion.

Sweden didn't just fail the elderly in isolation. Their families and friends were failed too. This isn't just an "old people" issue - and even if it was the very idea that it's "just" an old people issue is morally abhorrent.

Children and grandchildren have lost family members at a rate higher than all the other scandinavian countries combined. And for what? So the lower age population could have a bit more freedom? I sympathise with Norway and Finland and their complaint that Sweden's actions have put their populations at risk.

That asshat Tegnell in November was still saying that he believes he's got the best strategy! What a tool!

He was wrong. Lots of people died unnecessarily. The fact is voluntary measures don't seem to work.


It's a shame really. Because in nearly every other respect Sweden does really really well

 

[Yoni]

Coronavirus: Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf says coronavirus approach 'has failed'

Sweden has been criticised for its more relaxed approach to handling the pandemic.

www.bbc.co.uk

The summary report in English re the spring - i have not read it yet only the last paragraph I'll read the rest when I ahve more time on my hands...

https://coronakommissionen.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/summary.pdf

Would be good if other countries had started their investigations and published their findings.... The summary is clear the government is responsible - not Tegnell or the FHM (who has stated right from the beginning that the elderly should be and should have been protected - even if he is an idiot).

 

[Raven]

Ultimately it is any countries leadership that is at fault, or due praise for their handling of it; very few governments, if any, will come out of this smelling of roses but then they have had to try and balance the economic impact with the health impact.

Realistically a few thousand extra dead people, mostly either old or already ill, is a sacrifice they were/are willing to make to protect the economy

 

[Yoni]

This is correct except in western economies the good health of its citizens is reliant on a well functioning economy - regardless of whether this is right or wrong it is what it is and sorting that mess out will take longer than the CV19 vaccination rollout .

 

[Scouse]

This is correct except in western economies the good health of its citizens is reliant on a well functioning economy

Funny that we're fucking over economy to preserve health then.

If anything covid shows how much of our economy is extraneous frippary.

 

[Job]

Of course its not even remotely over is it and we are now looking at tier 4! lockdowns after christmas.
NI is going for a 6 week lockdown in the new year, our policy is now fucking madness , cancer treatments delayed by up to 3 months is only the tip of the carnage.
This could actually be the start of the demise of western culture, finally taken out by irrational fear, fed our death by a thousand articles of doom.
Well good old Texas is having none of it and putting their fate in the hands of the big guy in the sky.
Licking hospital handrails , lets see if it goes viral

‘Like ants on sugar’: Covid-fatigued Texans shrug off mandates for holiday fun

Despite rising virus cases in the state, visitors are flocking to the Christmas village in Fredericksburg, threatening the small community

www.theguardian.com

 

[Scouse]

Of course its not even remotely over is it

No. It's not.

Who told you it was @Job?

 

[dysfunction]

I think we will be in this until at least next year summer time perhaps even longer.
Depends how quickly they get the vaccine out to everyone.

 

[Bodhi]

Sweden didn't just fail the elderly in isolation. Their families and friends were failed too. This isn't just an "old people" issue - and even if it was the very idea that it's "just" an old people issue is morally abhorrent.

Children and grandchildren have lost family members at a rate higher than all the other scandinavian countries combined. And for what? So the lower age population could have a bit more freedom? I sympathise with Norway and Finland and their complaint that Sweden's actions have put their populations at risk.

That asshat Tegnell in November was still saying that he believes he's got the best strategy! What a tool!

He was wrong. Lots of people died unnecessarily. The fact is voluntary measures don't seem to work.


It's a shame really. Because in nearly every other respect Sweden does really really well

Not that I really think you can compare Sweden to its direct neighbours - nowhere else in Scandinavia has a 4 week Easter Holiday where they all jet off to the Alps for starters - however if you stop focusing on COVID deaths and look at all cause mortality over the last 2 years, the 4 countries are all running about the same rate:


View: https://twitter.com/RealJoelSmalley/status/1339539304763301890?s=20


Sweden was clearly less badly hit by flu etc in the run up to this happening, resulting in more vulnerable people back in March. Add in the Swede's travel habits, and it's clear why they had a bad time in April. Whilst they have still had a second wave, it looks to be much smaller than other European countries that got hit hard in March - and even some that avoided it in March.

However if Norway and Finland are concerned Sweden have put their countries at risk - they have a weird way of showing it. If they were genuinely concerned about the virus jumping the border, they'd probably have implemented more stringent restrictions than the Swedes. And yet:

COVID-19 Data Explorer

Explore global data on COVID-19.

ourworldindata.org

The things is these restrictions are all about balance. The two extreme policies are letting it rip unabated, or weld everyone in their homes until it passes. Both are morally abhorrent, so we need to find something in the middle. Sweden shifted the balance more towards keeping the country moving and keeping other parts of the health service running, and their results aren't entirely different from the other major European countries that went for the house arrest approach - and no, I don't consider Norway or Finland to be major European countries. Denmark seems to the standout, however considering their restrictions have been on the lighter side, they really aren't a beacon of harsh restriction effectiveness. In fact the only countries which have seen good results from lockdown are:

New Zealand - a small island at the end of the earth with more sheep than people, widely spaced around that got hit by a respiratory illness in their summer. They played COVID-19 on easy, with auto-aim and infinite ammo.
Australia - a bigger island one step before the end of the earth with tough immigration laws, also got hit in summer.
China - um yeah, says it all really.

Other than that I really am struggling to see any correlation between the level of restrictions and how a country has been affected by this disease. At the end of the day, virus gonna virus, and various government efforts to play King Canute seem somewhere between futile and kicking the can down the road.

 

[Scouse]

however if you stop focusing on COVID deaths and look at all cause mortality

This whole argument is "stop looking at the thing we can do much better at and look at this instead".

No. Lets focus on the thing we can improve on. All cause mortality is a completely different discussion - and yes, different countries do differently well.

But Covid is something we can and are supposed to be doing something about - so specific performance on covid is a very important topic - and not one to be ignored.

 

[Job]

So are we listening to the WHO this week?

Christmas gatherings ‘not worth the risk’, WHO says

‘The safest thing to do right now is to remain at home,’ WHO’s regional director for Europe says

www.independent.co.uk

 

[dysfunction]

So are we listening to the WHO this week?

Christmas gatherings ‘not worth the risk’, WHO says

‘The safest thing to do right now is to remain at home,’ WHO’s regional director for Europe says

www.independent.co.uk

People should be...are you?

 

[Moriath]

People should be...are you?

Nope im just being my grumpy christmassy self with gay abandon this year having not had to go to any christmas festive forced joy making things.

been to waitrose today and found some lovely chateaubriand. Got a sainsburys delivery on Sunday.
dont intend to go near any shops until after the xmas weekend.