At this point, you’re either vaccinated, have been sick or are dead, so all good. With Omicron beating out Delta and not causing as many hospitalizations - sure, why not.
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Re: Ireland drops most Covid restrictions in wake of 'Omicron storm'
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Am I fucking crazy for not knowing what's going on any more? US hospitalizations are at an all time high, 2000 people are still dying every day, and it feels like everybody is just okay with that now. What happened? I get that everybody is tired of it, I am too, but it feels like we wasted two years of everybody's life just the take the bullet anyway.
I had to deal with a family member not being able to get a place in the hospital this week, even though they would have otherwise(covid unrelated) - taking care of them at home is nearly impossible. No one cares until it affects them.
We have the same issue, but the person chose not to get vaccinated. Hopefully she makes it because she is otherwise a wonderful person but if it happens, well, we tried to tell her.
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#53Earlier quoted context omitted.
I'm quite sure it will be much more like 2019 than you think. People will learn to live with the deaths if it continues as it was in 2020/21. Prolong the lock downs more and most of the population will go crazy.
I'd argue a lot of people have already gone crazy and will do anything to avoid going back to normal and letting people live their lives. The obsession with the need for a "new normal" amongst some is really terrifying. There needs to be some targeted campaign to "deprogram" the people that have become obsessed with covid and make them move on. I'm serious about this, if we just pretend it will get better on it's own…
No improvements to ventilation standards? No changes to work culture that encourages "working through it" instead of briefly isolating?
Like we have massive infrastructure in place to prevent diseases like cholera from being a problem. We should do more to mitigate airborne transmission.
Re: Ireland drops most Covid restrictions in wake of 'Omicron storm'
#54This is refreshing to hear. Hope other countries will follow and we’ll start returning to normal.
Here in London people seem to have largely stop caring. Many have already been vaxed and got COVID. (I have) Lot's of people are ignoring the mask mandates and going with out a mask, even on the public transportation.
This. The PT one annoys the F out of me... but otherwise I'm over it. On PT though, I don't understand how people can't just put a mask on. SE Asia learned from SARS 1 and kept it up out of common sense, but nope, that's too much to ask here.
I'm triple vaxxed and had covid in December. I'm going to nightclubs, pubs, restaurants etc. because why not? Who knows what the next variants etc will bring, but really does feel like Omicron is a gift of some sort.
Re: Ireland drops most Covid restrictions in wake of 'Omicron storm'
#55They are expecting a spike in infections as a result, and the rules around self-isolation on positive tests and wearing masks in most contexts remain. But Ireland has had one of the longest lockdowns in Europe, and one of the best vaccination rates. Both have paid off, but not without cost.
"They are expecting a spike in infections as a result" Can you show where they said this? This is what will happen but I haven't heard it be stated as a official strategy.
Ireland's Chief Medical Officer has stated this in interviews with the press. e.g. https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/holohan-s...
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#56Earlier quoted context omitted.
Am I fucking crazy for not knowing what's going on any more? US hospitalizations are at an all time high, 2000 people are still dying every day, and it feels like everybody is just okay with that now. What happened? I get that everybody is tired of it, I am too, but it feels like we wasted two years of everybody's life just the take the bullet anyway.
It is mostly unvaccinated people choosing to not get vaccinated, which people have lost patience for, and I cannot blame them.
Stop with this shit. It's not true. Most people in the hospitals for Covid are vaccinated. This is not an indictment against the vaccines, they prevent hospitalization, but the sheer number of vaccinated people still means they're the majority in the hospitals and ICUs, and the unvaccinated are a minority across the board.
If you disagree with this statement, then here's hard proof: See page 7 of this UK report (latest data) tracking the vaccination status of Covid hospitalizations and deaths: https://www.health-ni.gov.uk/sites/default/files/publication...
Re: Ireland drops most Covid restrictions in wake of 'Omicron storm'
#57Let's see if they (or any country) drops the requirement to have a bio-medical-security-id, even if the remove the other governmental restrictions.
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#58Earlier quoted context omitted.
Am I fucking crazy for not knowing what's going on any more? US hospitalizations are at an all time high, 2000 people are still dying every day, and it feels like everybody is just okay with that now. What happened? I get that everybody is tired of it, I am too, but it feels like we wasted two years of everybody's life just the take the bullet anyway.
Over 90% of the people in the hospitals are unvaccinated.
In my state it is about 57%: https://portal.ct.gov/Office-of-the-Governor/News/Press-Rele...
Re: Ireland drops most Covid restrictions in wake of 'Omicron storm'
#59At this point, you’re either vaccinated, have been sick or are dead, so all good. With Omicron beating out Delta and not causing as many hospitalizations - sure, why not.
Am I fucking crazy for not knowing what's going on any more? US hospitalizations are at an all time high, 2000 people are still dying every day, and it feels like everybody is just okay with that now. What happened? I get that everybody is tired of it, I am too, but it feels like we wasted two years of everybody's life just the take the bullet anyway.
Is Delta still dominant in the US? First time I am checking the US Covid stats in months, and it seems like both deaths and hospitalizations in the US are rising. The opposite is true for most of Europe, where omicron cases are rising exponentiallly, but deaths and hospitalizations are falling flat.
Re: Ireland drops most Covid restrictions in wake of 'Omicron storm'
#60At this point, you’re either vaccinated, have been sick or are dead, so all good. With Omicron beating out Delta and not causing as many hospitalizations - sure, why not.
Hospitalizations in some states have not been good in the omicron + delta wave.
Virginia, highest wave peak recorded, including ICU and ventilations: https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/coronavirus/see-the-numbers/cov...
New York, second highest wave peak and highest new admissions per day: https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/daily-hospitalization-summ...