I am beginning to wonder if they should start publishing daily stats about what other things people die of to give these figures some perspective eg 450 people die each day from cancer or in a bad flu year 70 people die per day
Just reporting Covid deaths is not helpful if we are trying to convince people we have to live with it and life has to go on
Itās not particularly deaths that need to be highlighted, itās infections and the incidence of Long Covid.
It appears that you donāt have to suffer a severe bout of Covid to suffer severe long term effects.
Most of the infectious happy go lucky youngsters arenāt aware that they are āat riskā from Long Covid.
I and a great many informed people will be referring to the 19th as āInfection Dayā 
Sadly not that simple with Corona viruses - there are many of them and mostly in animalsā¦ The problem with a virus that crosses species barriers is that we have no idea how they will evolve when in new hostsā¦ which is why the most important thing ahead of anything else, is getting rid of it within the population and why young folks not getting vaccinated iām afraid to say is fucking selfish. We have probably had close to 200,000 extra deaths as a result of COVIDā¦ but ask yourself this: How would we as country feel towards it if these 200k deaths were in under 10s as opposed to mostly in older folks?
If the older folks are vaccinated and there young not, the chances of this virus hanging around in asymtomatic children and young adults long enough to mutate and cause symptoms in that population increasesā¦ or variants evolving that are not controlled by our vaccinesā¦
Yes we have many deaths from cancer each day, and other diseases, but cancer is not spread from person to person. Airborne respiratory tract infections are a serious public health concern because of how rapidly viruses can evolveā¦ yet many seem to think its just ābad fluā ā¦ Itās not.
** but cancer is not spread from person to person**
Some is, via viral vectors hence the use of the HPV vaccine for cervical cancer (and others). It is just that it doesnāt show up for years.
Very true, but this is (hopefully) one exception. I am just concerned that vaccination queues are shortening as many younger folks donāt seem to worry about the risk to themselves or their ability to infect others, and so the virus is retained within the populationā¦
If the govt want to pursue a herd immunity strategy then they wouldnāt go far wrong by mandating that everyone had to spend half an hour in Asda in Totton - that place is Covid central
Absolutely horrific in there
I share your concern. One of my godsons is holding out on getting it. In my area of Surrey the uptake by 18-30 y.o. is only 19% and that is where 75% of the new cases are occurring.
Apparently most cloth masks are ineffective from stopping the spread of Covid on account of the gaps in the cloth, whilst invisible to the eye, are 500,000 times larger than a covid particle
An analogy being used is to image firing marbles at scaffolding- some will hit the poles and bounce back - most will get through
If the cloth mask can hold water it is effective to test this hold the piece that goes over your mouth and nose under a tap and see if it holds water for at least 1 minute if not pointless wearing it.
Cheeky fuckers - trying to join a pilot group that didnāt need to self-isolate. That was convenient but at least it came back to bite them on the bum.
As if the country would miss themā¦Hey! take the the rest of the year off.
Cunts.
Lateral ice flow?
Saturday, Saints fan Neil Tonge had a 12 month delayed outdoor party at Salisbury Rugby Club. Got invite so could meet brother & mates.
We were told that Vertical Drinking wasnt allowed didnt want to screw up the club, had to sit to drink. Only 1 spare chair.
So, brother, me & my BFF Performed Musical Drinking.
Sit down, 2 slumps of GFB, stand up, next one sits down and repeat.
We had the place in hysterics āOi you fat bastard TWO slumps not 3ā "who you calling fat bastard you fat bastard
Etc.
Epic
I wondered when weād hear from her again 
Deported - great
Arriving where? Greenland maybe
British Antarctic surely.
Hopefully