Covid News

[Canary42]

Some encouraging statistics regarding low failure rate of Covid vaccines. Only 32 hospitalised with virus after millions of vaccinations. Link:-

https://uk.yahoo.com/news/exclusive-just-32-people-hospital-193146210.html

A pity that the nutty anti-vaxers continue to sabotage the fight against the enemy, even to the extent of the vile lobbying of good folk queueing for jabs. Link :-

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/anti-vaxxxer-sbulwell-market-nottingham-covid-vaccine-bus-092653531.html

It 's about time we treated these anti-vaxers as "traitors to the people" and locked them all up. Make no mistake, this is a war against a very dangerous enemy, and those offering succour to this enemy should face the full consequences of their perfidy.

[woofgang]

oh give us all a break

[Sunk]

You should be locked up.

[dave50]

Yes they are idiots.

[davebro]

Fortunately it seems more than 90% are happy to take the jab. More than enough to kill the epidemic (variants permitting).

[jno]

they do sound like the right-to-lifers harassing women going to abortion clinics.

[Peter Pedant]

lock up some of the craziest people on AB?
seems a bit harsh even for a fellow Aber

I support free speech, but not the freedom to infect others
and there is the very select group ( step forward I know who you are) who point out the dangers of vacc, and yet have made sure their families have had it
They will go to the very depths of Hell ( Dante )

[10ClarionSt]

Nice one Peter. Opens with:
"seems a bit harsh even for a fellow Aber"

Closes with:
"They will go to the very depths of Hell ( Dante )"
:o)

[burlyshirley]

I have no problem at all with folk who don't want the jab, we are STILL a free country, are we not ?? The whole point of having the vaccine is to be protected, if it doesn't protect, no point in having it !!

'traitors to the people' and locked up - you are the only IDIOT here in my opinion ...

[jno]

Dante seldom posts on AB, Clarion, so only fair that the should let him have his say.

[Peter Pedant]

thx - you are meant to read the bit in between too
it is only short - and in English

[Peter Pedant]

burly shurly
you are refuted by the fact: it protects.
( thx to Zeno and Diogenes)

blimey Z and D get a rare dusting off and outing too

[youngmafbog]

Well where do we start?

//nutty anti-vaxers// why name call, if someone has looked into it and decided the risk is worth it, say they are under 30 and in full health, why would they be nutty?

//even to the extent of the vile lobbying of good folk queueing for jabs.//

25 people shouting they want their freedom back, so maybe the vax was not their target anyway?, and handing out leaflets. Not exactly vile lobbying is it? (although I dont agree with this any more than I do the anti abortionists using the same tactic)

//Make no mistake, this is a war against a very dangerous enemy, //

Well for the majority, no it isnt actually. Average age of death UK 81, average (Median) age of death from covid 83. From that it is clear it is dangerous for those over 83, but for the vast majority below it is not. If you want to hide behind your sofa fine, but stop name calling and slating those that want, or need to get on with life.

And yes, I have had shot 1 of AZ and will have my 2nd in May.

[hannah40]

Well from what I can work out from all this is the kids going back to school have not increased the positive cases.
The cases have dropped so my view is the vaccine has helped.
I’m not anti vaccine but I do the natural remedies as in essential oils and herbs to prevent and aid recovery from illnesses.
I myself have not visited a Dr in years.
I am a support worker for adults with LD so I know in my job to protect the vulnerable I needed to have my vaccines which I have now had both.
So I feel in the situation we are in we must do what’s right.
I also want my life back go abroad go to theatres ect.

[bobbinwales]

//Well for the majority, no it isnt actually. Average age of death UK 81, average (Median) age of death from covid 83. From that it is clear it is dangerous for those over 83, but for the vast majority below it is not.//
Well canarys post was a bit over the top but why are people like youngmafbog still churning out this meaningless statistic. Its a red herring. Yes most deaths were old people but lots of under 80s even under 60s were hospitalised but most survived but it cant of been pleasant and these young under 60s/80s did help clog up hospitals and have are NHS staff working all ours. And theres long covid thats ruining thousands of lives for many much younger than 80s

[emmie]

Minty is not elderly and has had long covid for an age, as do many thousands of others.

[William51]

The anti-vaxers are misguided people who we should tolerate, but should not go near them.

[burlyshirley]

Who are you William, you keep cropping up at the end of threads, new and old ??