I see that Israel is about to give the over 60's a
second booster.
Blimey, will I soon be a boostered, boostered, booster old fart ?
There was talk of that here in Scotland earlier today. Heard it on the radio while coming back from the dogs walk. [2040]
Over here, because of 'State' laws, things are a bit more devolved! However, like the UK, there are still plenty of wrecking balls like Sturgeon and Drakeford; trying to steal the show by alarmist actions borne from their ego's rather than societal interest. This group are now calling for a 4th injection, like Israel.
I've had three and thats it, no more, as I no longer believe anything that so called 'officialdom' states.
thats basicall what i thought Cass, then the little guy who lives in the back of my head piped up with AHA but what if?... i hate that littlr gay hes one of those thats just gotta be right ALL THE TIME... so what does it cost me an hour out my life that i would likely be spending on here talking about it...so yes lords and masters you may borrow my arm.....again....just in case...
I'm not sure how correct this analysis is but even if it is only half right it is excellent news....
https://dailysceptic.org/2021/12/24/you-are-a-third-less-likely-to-catch-covid-this-christmas-than-last-christmas-and-80-less-likely-to-die-from-it-so-why-the-panic/
I most certainly will go for any top up that is offered to me..
Fed up with the un-vaccinated who take up a bed then appear on tv telling others to get it done because of THEIR suffering.. Stupid or what.!! People have been suffering and dying because of the pandemic for a couple of years now.. Wake Up..
My mate has an 18yr old granddaughter who will not get vaccinated because it 'Won't affect me'...
Quote from: Scrumpy on December 26, 2021, 09:02:08 AM
I most certainly will go for any top up that is offered to me..
Fed up with the un-vaccinated who take up a bed then appear on tv telling others to get it done because of THEIR suffering.. Stupid or what.!! People have been suffering and dying because of the pandemic for a couple of years now.. Wake Up..
My mate has an 18yr old granddaughter who will not get vaccinated because it 'Won't affect me'...
Same here, even if I had to pay for these jabs I would still be having them. No good lying in a hospital bed thinking "I wish".
It's not as if the people making these recommendations are not having the same vaccinations as the rest of us.
Too true.. Even the Queen is vaccinated..
Worldwide Nations are screaming out for these doses & here in the West some folk are shunning them. It'll never end.
It seems the ones who are taking up the beds in the hospitals are the younger unvaccinated ones. Do I feel sorry for them? Errrr No. :nooo:
Quote from: Raven on December 28, 2021, 01:54:52 PM
It seems the ones who are taking up the beds in the hospitals are the younger unvaccinated ones. Do I feel sorry for them? Errrr No. :nooo:
I don't think they're shunning it, they just can't be ar$ed to stand in a queue.
Do what that Indian restaurant is doing somewhere, jab em at the curry house.
These vaccination places are more common now than Tesco's.........no excuses.
If I am offered another Booster yes I will have it no hesitation at all. :upvote:
me too
I think I'll give up now I've had 3, I mean do they expect this to be a thrice yearly thing ? :hmm:
I'm hoping that this latest Omicron variant is going to become the only one circulating as all the pointers are that it is more akin to a cold or flu - can kill but unlikely to unless you are old and/or ill already. We get fed a great deal of BS imo by the modellers on Sage who only deal in doomsday predictions.
If it turns out later that there is still killer covid on the loose then the vaccinations really are the only answer and it seems only a temporary one. I've had 3 + covid itself but I don't particularly feel like Supernam and reckon I could get it again. I was lucky last time out but there is no guarantee I would be next time. Over 60? Roll up your sleeve when offered. You've had 3 so it ain't likely that another will kill you.
I'm pretty sure the booster protected us at Christmas when we both hugged our granddaughter who tested positive early next morning. I will take any booster offered.
I would think science is going hell for leather to bring something to the marketplace that doesn't include queuing for an injection.
In the meantime, I'll take what's on offer every time & be grateful to those dishing it out.
Could be worse, at least it's roll your sleeve up.....it could've been "drop em" lol
Yes I think we may be getting double jagged from now on, Flu in one arm Covid in the other. If that's what it takes then fair enough. I may as well have two sore arms as one.
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for goodness sake Akbuk dont put stuff like that into Boris's head, its winter tha knows.. :moon:
I agree completely with your last paragraph, I suspect that like the annual flu jab they will do the same with the Virus for those of a certain age or are vulnerable, or is the tablets that are being tested a simple tablet.
They'll be more concerned about it being a cheap tablet. Brand new. Big pharma. No effective alternative yet. Take a guess on whether it will be cheap or be not. :worried:
We are lucky that we live in a country that can afford these vaccines..
I will certainly be having anything on offer..
But NOT Flu Jab and Covid together... It didn't suit me..
The third world needs vaccinating. Mutations occur during infections and there is bound to be one eventually which completely evades the vaccines. That bloke Darwin could explain it....
Quote from: klondike on December 29, 2021, 01:39:44 PM
They'll be more concerned about it being a cheap tablet. Brand new. Big pharma. No effective alternative yet. Take a guess on whether it will be cheap or be not. :worried:
I'm believing more and more now that this Covid will be with future populations from cradle to grave.
Boris like other leaders are well and truly shafted on what, when to act.
Even now the UK seems to be taking its own path on restrictions. Hit and hope.
I'm sure it will.
The natuaral tendency is for a virus to mutate toward higher transmissability and lower impact on the host. That's the way you get most virus for pretty obvious reasons and what Charles Darwin's theory of 1859 says should happen.
I'm hoping that Omicron is a big step in that direction. Once it becomes endemic and no more dangerous than flu that's the time for the Sage committee to pack their bags. I would hope over time there will be changes made to the vaccines that make them have less adverse affects such as fatal blood clots and last longer than the current apparent 4 months tops. Then we can just have annual jabs as we do for flu and life can get back to normal.
Very much agree with the logic of that. A sensible adjustment to the reality rather than a new and usually expensive knee-jerk.
Quote from: klondike on December 29, 2021, 01:39:44 PM
They'll be more concerned about it being a cheap tablet. Brand new. Big pharma. No effective alternative yet. Take a guess on whether it will be cheap or be not. :worried:
If it is any good or not remains to be seen, if prescription only free to me and thee
Quote from: Wandering Walter on December 29, 2021, 06:20:51 PM
If it is any good or not remains to be seen, if prescription only free to me and thee
I only ever take a tablet as a real last resort. I can probably count on one hand how many times I've taken one in my adult life.
My wife on the other hand suffers with migraine, even self injects sometimes, tablets for her are always on hand.