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Old 16-05-2021, 11:36   #5078
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Re: Coronavirus

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY View Post
Same here. The media keeps emphasising the fact that the Indian variant increases the infection rate, but they conveniently ignore the fact that most of the population of this country have been inoculated. The vast majority of those who haven’t are not even in the ‘at risk’ groups.

If people continue to be taken in by the apocalyptic headlines without taking account of the reality, they will never argue for their freedom back.

The virus is now under control and there is no reason to postpone the termination of restrictions on 21 June. The data speaks for itself, and that’s what people should be looking at. The number of hospital admissions due to Covid remains flat, and while that continues, there is no cause for alarm.
is there an echo in here?

You, in September last year…

https://www.cableforum.uk/board/show...s#post36050275

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Hospital admissions remain very low. The virus passing through the younger generation is to be welcomed as this will not generate a lot of increased deaths. We do need to protect those who are vulnerable though.

What is worrying is the increased number of cases in care homes. We still need to step up there.

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Nice to see you almost admitting that herd immunity is the only practical way of defeating this virus apart from your 'lockdown for as long as its necessary' solution.

The easing of restrictions is having the inevitable consequence, which we are already detecting amongst young people. Where this ends, I agree, depends on the extent to which herd immunity has now been achieved.
Also in September (you may wish to give up on predictions…)

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Well, the number of hospital admissions remains low as well. I agree that once in hospital with Covid, they are better able to treat you than before, but that's not impacting significantly on the low number of deaths as the fact remains that less patients are actually being treated in hospital.

We may not get that second wave, or if we do, it may well be minor compared to what Spain and France are experiencing. Presumably, given what was said about the first peak, that's because the virus had done its worst already. Those who locked down earlier are now reaping the cost of that with this second wave.

This is why it is far too early to criticise the government for the later lockdown. All some other EU countries have done is to prolong the agony. We may yet see other countries overtaking us in terms of the number Covid deaths. Also bear in mind that each country compiles its figures in a different way. That needs ironing out as well before we start agonising over whether this country got it right.

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The medical establishment is not always right! Just keep an eye on the important numbers, which tell you all you need to know. I would have thought that if we were getting a substantial second wave, we'd know about it by now.
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