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"Well bollocks, I’ve got bloody Covid for the first time. I was only thinking yesterday that it was odd that there’s no talk of boosters anymore. Maybe there should be. " I'm sure, with 99.99% certainty, you'll live. | |||
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"Well bollocks, I’ve got bloody Covid for the first time. I was only thinking yesterday that it was odd that there’s no talk of boosters anymore. Maybe there should be. " They don't stop you getting it. | |||
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"Boosters are still happening " Only for the over 65's on the NHS. There's talk of boosters being available privately like the flu jab, but not until next year. | |||
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"Boosters are still happening Only for the over 65's on the NHS. There's talk of boosters being available privately like the flu jab, but not until next year. " It is NOT just over 65, if you look properly. The info below I found on Gov website: Residents in care homes for older adults All adults aged 65 years and over People aged 6 months to 64 years in a clinical risk group, as defined in tables 3 and 4 of the Covid-19 chapter of the UKHSA Green Book on Immunisation frontline health and social care workers. People aged 12 to 64 years who are household contacts of people with immunosuppression, as defined in the UKHSA Green Book People aged 16 to 64 years who are carers, as defined in the UKHSA Green Book, and staff working in care homes for older adults | |||
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"It’s a cold. Don’t even know why people bother testing any more, especially as we now know that LFTs are over-sensitive. " I still have to lft for work | |||
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"It’s a cold. Don’t even know why people bother testing any more, especially as we now know that LFTs are over-sensitive. " Except it's not!  . Covid is completely different to a cold, including the array of persistent disability that it can cause. Current dominant variants are fortunately milder than the earlier ones. It mutates constantly, so our future dominant variants will be different. Try telling those of us who lost loved ones or who have ongoing long Covid that it's just 'a cold' in person | |||
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"Yet having bareback sex with strangers/dogging etc and risking all sorts of STD's (and helping spread them) which kill millions more doesn't phase some folk. " Ah ... They'll be COVID deniers too | |||
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"It's not a criticism but how the hell have you avoided not having it! " Absolutely no idea...worked throughout it, patient facing, whole family had it, lft all the time  | |||
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"It’s a cold. Don’t even know why people bother testing any more, especially as we now know that LFTs are over-sensitive. " Is that in your professional opinion? | |||
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"It’s a cold. Don’t even know why people bother testing any more, especially as we now know that LFTs are over-sensitive. Is that in your professional opinion?" Implying false positives maybe. Not my experience. | |||
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"I only got it for the first time in July too...was in a crowded train in wat back from holiday..no one wearing masks anymore. Was just like a bad cold." Masks - you still believe these work nearly 3.5 years later C’mon man, wake up. Deary me. | |||
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"I only got it for the first time in July too...was in a crowded train in wat back from holiday..no one wearing masks anymore. Was just like a bad cold. Masks - you still believe these work nearly 3.5 years later C’mon man, wake up. Deary me."  somebody jumping on the wake up bandwagon?
My experience - patient facing (a covid ward), wearing masks, no covid. Stop wearing masks, covid. | |||
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"I only got it for the first time in July too...was in a crowded train in wat back from holiday..no one wearing masks anymore. Was just like a bad cold. Masks - you still believe these work nearly 3.5 years later C’mon man, wake up. Deary me." Define 'work'? Do masks stop the spread of the virus? No. Do masks reduce the spread of the virus? Yes. So, if the objective is to stop the spread then no, they don't work. If the objective is to reduce the spread the yes, they very much do work. There is absolutely no evidence that wearing a mask makes zero difference. I bet you can't find a single article that says it does make zero difference. | |||
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"I only got it for the first time in July too...was in a crowded train in wat back from holiday..no one wearing masks anymore. Was just like a bad cold." I only got covid for the first time 2 weeks ago. For me, it was the mildest cold I have ever had. However, I am not stupid enough to think that everyone has the same symptoms. | |||
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"I only got it for the first time in July too...was in a crowded train in wat back from holiday..no one wearing masks anymore. Was just like a bad cold. Masks - you still believe these work nearly 3.5 years later C’mon man, wake up. Deary me." By the same logic, you dont cover your mouth when you cough? Or sneeze? | |||
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"Wow… Some real lost causes on here. No wonder they got away with it all. They should be facing criminal trials for what they did to people. " What exactly did they get away with? ?? | |||
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"Wow… Some real lost causes on here. No wonder they got away with it all. They should be facing criminal trials for what they did to people. " Who? Who are these people that should face criminal charges. Just curious? | |||
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"Boosters are still happening Only for the over 65's on the NHS. There's talk of boosters being available privately like the flu jab, but not until next year. It is NOT just over 65, if you look properly. The info below I found on Gov website: Residents in care homes for older adults All adults aged 65 years and over People aged 6 months to 64 years in a clinical risk group, as defined in tables 3 and 4 of the Covid-19 chapter of the UKHSA Green Book on Immunisation frontline health and social care workers. People aged 12 to 64 years who are household contacts of people with immunosuppression, as defined in the UKHSA Green Book People aged 16 to 64 years who are carers, as defined in the UKHSA Green Book, and staff working in care homes for older adults" You are correct. They are starting to juggle teams from other parts of trusts, as we speak, to up their capacity. A precautionary measure. | |||
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"I still haven't had it yet despite the house being full of it twice...that said,it's in the house again and I m pretty sure I won't dodge it this time "I’ve had it 3 times (first was really bad) my partner’s daughters twice and three times, my partner zero! All of us boosted. Still a mystery as to how she has escaped .. so no guarantees you will succumb. | |||
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"It’s a cold. Don’t even know why people bother testing any more, especially as we now know that LFTs are over-sensitive. " May I ask your expertise on the subject? | |||
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"It’s a cold. Don’t even know why people bother testing any more, especially as we now know that LFTs are over-sensitive. May I ask your expertise on the subject?" Probably YouTube…… | |||
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"It’s a cold. Don’t even know why people bother testing any more, especially as we now know that LFTs are over-sensitive. " a cold..........I don't know anybody who has had their lives severely effected but a cold. I know plenty whose lives and health has been effected in a negative way by covid. | |||
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"It’s a cold. Don’t even know why people bother testing any more, especially as we now know that LFTs are over-sensitive. Except it's not! . Covid is completely different to a cold, including the array of persistent disability that it can cause. Current dominant variants are fortunately milder than the earlier ones. It mutates constantly, so our future dominant variants will be different. Try telling those of us who lost loved ones or who have ongoing long Covid that it's just 'a cold' in person "This. | |||
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"It’s a cold. Don’t even know why people bother testing any more, especially as we now know that LFTs are over-sensitive. Except it's not! . Covid is completely different to a cold, including the array of persistent disability that it can cause. Current dominant variants are fortunately milder than the earlier ones. It mutates constantly, so our future dominant variants will be different. Try telling those of us who lost loved ones or who have ongoing long Covid that it's just 'a cold' in person
This."Aye. The "bad cold" killed my Grandad. Three colleagues have had it in the past week, one substantially younger than me but sick enough to be off work. We know this is genuine because one of her parents also had it and was off sick, who just happens to be someone very senior. The third colleague is about my age, no other health issues but off sick sick, not working from home with a "bad cold". | |||
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"It’s a cold. Don’t even know why people bother testing any more, especially as we now know that LFTs are over-sensitive. Except it's not! . Covid is completely different to a cold, including the array of persistent disability that it can cause. Current dominant variants are fortunately milder than the earlier ones. It mutates constantly, so our future dominant variants will be different. Try telling those of us who lost loved ones or who have ongoing long Covid that it's just 'a cold' in person
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Aye. The "bad cold" killed my Grandad.
Three colleagues have had it in the past week, one substantially younger than me but sick enough to be off work. We know this is genuine because one of her parents also had it and was off sick, who just happens to be someone very senior. The third colleague is about my age, no other health issues but off sick sick, not working from home with a "bad cold". "Does your bad experience with family dying change anyone else who breezed through its experience To the majority, it's no worse than a cold. I don't get why people's negative experiences seem to carry more weight than people getting over it with no issues when it comes to covid. It's always the same story "tell that to (insert name here)". Yet you are waved off as some conspiracy theorist with snarky "got your info from youtube" comments if you reverse it on them. Everyone I know who has had covid survived with no issues, ranging from 2 year old to 97, various stages of vaccinations from zero to about 5. That will get waved off as anecdotal however so what's the point
As for whoever said tell them in person, I'd happily oblige. There's not a view I hold I wouldn't repeat face to face with anyone. | |||
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"It’s a cold. Don’t even know why people bother testing any more, especially as we now know that LFTs are over-sensitive. Except it's not! . Covid is completely different to a cold, including the array of persistent disability that it can cause. Current dominant variants are fortunately milder than the earlier ones. It mutates constantly, so our future dominant variants will be different. Try telling those of us who lost loved ones or who have ongoing long Covid that it's just 'a cold' in person
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Aye. The "bad cold" killed my Grandad.
Three colleagues have had it in the past week, one substantially younger than me but sick enough to be off work. We know this is genuine because one of her parents also had it and was off sick, who just happens to be someone very senior. The third colleague is about my age, no other health issues but off sick sick, not working from home with a "bad cold". Does your bad experience with family dying change anyone else who breezed through its experience
To the majority, it's no worse than a cold. I don't get why people's negative experiences seem to carry more weight than people getting over it with no issues when it comes to covid. It's always the same story "tell that to (insert name here)". Yet you are waved off as some conspiracy theorist with snarky "got your info from youtube" comments if you reverse it on them.
Everyone I know who has had covid survived with no issues, ranging from 2 year old to 97, various stages of vaccinations from zero to about 5. That will get waved off as anecdotal however so what's the point
As for whoever said tell them in person, I'd happily oblige. There's not a view I hold I wouldn't repeat face to face with anyone. "So much empathy in one post……. | |||
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"It’s a cold. Don’t even know why people bother testing any more, especially as we now know that LFTs are over-sensitive. Except it's not! . Covid is completely different to a cold, including the array of persistent disability that it can cause. Current dominant variants are fortunately milder than the earlier ones. It mutates constantly, so our future dominant variants will be different. Try telling those of us who lost loved ones or who have ongoing long Covid that it's just 'a cold' in person
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Aye. The "bad cold" killed my Grandad.
Three colleagues have had it in the past week, one substantially younger than me but sick enough to be off work. We know this is genuine because one of her parents also had it and was off sick, who just happens to be someone very senior. The third colleague is about my age, no other health issues but off sick sick, not working from home with a "bad cold". Does your bad experience with family dying change anyone else who breezed through its experience
To the majority, it's no worse than a cold. I don't get why people's negative experiences seem to carry more weight than people getting over it with no issues when it comes to covid. It's always the same story "tell that to (insert name here)". Yet you are waved off as some conspiracy theorist with snarky "got your info from youtube" comments if you reverse it on them.
Everyone I know who has had covid survived with no issues, ranging from 2 year old to 97, various stages of vaccinations from zero to about 5. That will get waved off as anecdotal however so what's the point
As for whoever said tell them in person, I'd happily oblige. There's not a view I hold I wouldn't repeat face to face with anyone.
So much empathy in one post……. "If you're going to use a dead relative as a crutch to drive your point across in an argument you're past the point of needing my empathy or deserving of it. Judge all you want though, you don't know me, what my experience throughout covid was, so I honestly have zero fucks to give about your opinion of me or my opinions 
You have successfully proved my point however, it's like covid top trumps on here and "my relative/friend/dog died of covid" is an argument ender. | |||
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"It’s a cold. Don’t even know why people bother testing any more, especially as we now know that LFTs are over-sensitive. Except it's not! . Covid is completely different to a cold, including the array of persistent disability that it can cause. Current dominant variants are fortunately milder than the earlier ones. It mutates constantly, so our future dominant variants will be different. Try telling those of us who lost loved ones or who have ongoing long Covid that it's just 'a cold' in person
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Aye. The "bad cold" killed my Grandad.
Three colleagues have had it in the past week, one substantially younger than me but sick enough to be off work. We know this is genuine because one of her parents also had it and was off sick, who just happens to be someone very senior. The third colleague is about my age, no other health issues but off sick sick, not working from home with a "bad cold". Does your bad experience with family dying change anyone else who breezed through its experience
To the majority, it's no worse than a cold. I don't get why people's negative experiences seem to carry more weight than people getting over it with no issues when it comes to covid. It's always the same story "tell that to (insert name here)". Yet you are waved off as some conspiracy theorist with snarky "got your info from youtube" comments if you reverse it on them.
Everyone I know who has had covid survived with no issues, ranging from 2 year old to 97, various stages of vaccinations from zero to about 5. That will get waved off as anecdotal however so what's the point
As for whoever said tell them in person, I'd happily oblige. There's not a view I hold I wouldn't repeat face to face with anyone. "You'll note that my 3 colleagues appear to have survived, but were sick enough to be off work, which is perhaps interesting when they are aged 20-something; 39 and 55? For balance, my father survived having COVID, age 83. He was actually almost asymptomatic. However he'd also had 4 vaccines, with the 4th only a few weeks before he caught it in hospital. Having 4 vaccines is the difference between survival and not, in my view. My Grandad sadly hadn't had the chance for 1. And thank you so much for your concern | |||
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"It’s a cold. Don’t even know why people bother testing any more, especially as we now know that LFTs are over-sensitive. Except it's not! . Covid is completely different to a cold, including the array of persistent disability that it can cause. Current dominant variants are fortunately milder than the earlier ones. It mutates constantly, so our future dominant variants will be different. Try telling those of us who lost loved ones or who have ongoing long Covid that it's just 'a cold' in person
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Aye. The "bad cold" killed my Grandad.
Three colleagues have had it in the past week, one substantially younger than me but sick enough to be off work. We know this is genuine because one of her parents also had it and was off sick, who just happens to be someone very senior. The third colleague is about my age, no other health issues but off sick sick, not working from home with a "bad cold". Does your bad experience with family dying change anyone else who breezed through its experience
To the majority, it's no worse than a cold. I don't get why people's negative experiences seem to carry more weight than people getting over it with no issues when it comes to covid. It's always the same story "tell that to (insert name here)". Yet you are waved off as some conspiracy theorist with snarky "got your info from youtube" comments if you reverse it on them.
Everyone I know who has had covid survived with no issues, ranging from 2 year old to 97, various stages of vaccinations from zero to about 5. That will get waved off as anecdotal however so what's the point
As for whoever said tell them in person, I'd happily oblige. There's not a view I hold I wouldn't repeat face to face with anyone.
You'll note that my 3 colleagues appear to have survived, but were sick enough to be off work, which is perhaps interesting when they are aged 20-something; 39 and 55?
For balance, my father survived having COVID, age 83. He was actually almost asymptomatic. However he'd also had 4 vaccines, with the 4th only a few weeks before he caught it in hospital. Having 4 vaccines is the difference between survival and not, in my view. My Grandad sadly hadn't had the chance for 1.
And thank you so much for your concern "I have staff members off all the time with illnesses that aren't covid, doesn't mean the sky is falling. Much like covid, what people will work through varies wildly. I've had to send people home a few times because they clearly weren't fit to be at work yet turned in and the opposite, I've had people ring in for the most mundane reasons. I'm in no way trying to downplay anyone's experience and truly feel sorry for your loss(and anyone elses) and thankful your dad made it through okay. All my elderly relatives got through covid fine with and without vaccinations thankfully. My point isn't trying to diminish what you or anyone has experienced. Just pointing out the fact that anyone who has the opinion that covid wasn't too bad in their experience is waved off like some nut job, when in fact the vast majority had that same experience. Myself included. | |||
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"It’s a cold. Don’t even know why people bother testing any more, especially as we now know that LFTs are over-sensitive. Except it's not! . Covid is completely different to a cold, including the array of persistent disability that it can cause. Current dominant variants are fortunately milder than the earlier ones. It mutates constantly, so our future dominant variants will be different. Try telling those of us who lost loved ones or who have ongoing long Covid that it's just 'a cold' in person
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Aye. The "bad cold" killed my Grandad.
Three colleagues have had it in the past week, one substantially younger than me but sick enough to be off work. We know this is genuine because one of her parents also had it and was off sick, who just happens to be someone very senior. The third colleague is about my age, no other health issues but off sick sick, not working from home with a "bad cold". Does your bad experience with family dying change anyone else who breezed through its experience
To the majority, it's no worse than a cold. I don't get why people's negative experiences seem to carry more weight than people getting over it with no issues when it comes to covid. It's always the same story "tell that to (insert name here)". Yet you are waved off as some conspiracy theorist with snarky "got your info from youtube" comments if you reverse it on them.
Everyone I know who has had covid survived with no issues, ranging from 2 year old to 97, various stages of vaccinations from zero to about 5. That will get waved off as anecdotal however so what's the point
As for whoever said tell them in person, I'd happily oblige. There's not a view I hold I wouldn't repeat face to face with anyone.
You'll note that my 3 colleagues appear to have survived, but were sick enough to be off work, which is perhaps interesting when they are aged 20-something; 39 and 55?
For balance, my father survived having COVID, age 83. He was actually almost asymptomatic. However he'd also had 4 vaccines, with the 4th only a few weeks before he caught it in hospital. Having 4 vaccines is the difference between survival and not, in my view. My Grandad sadly hadn't had the chance for 1.
And thank you so much for your concern I have staff members off all the time with illnesses that aren't covid, doesn't mean the sky is falling. Much like covid, what people will work through varies wildly. I've had to send people home a few times because they clearly weren't fit to be at work yet turned in and the opposite, I've had people ring in for the most mundane reasons.
I'm in no way trying to downplay anyone's experience and truly feel sorry for your loss(and anyone elses) and thankful your dad made it through okay.
All my elderly relatives got through covid fine with and without vaccinations thankfully.
My point isn't trying to diminish what you or anyone has experienced. Just pointing out the fact that anyone who has the opinion that covid wasn't too bad in their experience is waved off like some nut job, when in fact the vast majority had that same experience. Myself included.
"I've had it twice myself. Once I was mildly unwell with no smell or taste, the second it was like I had pepper up my nose and nothing more. Mr is "healthier" on paper, no regular meds but COVID Mk1 had him in bed for a week and this is someone who is very rarely unwell and usually pretty indestructible. It's definitely more than a "bad cold". I find it unusual that a "cold" means three otherwise fit and healthy colleagues need time off sick too. It's patently much more than a "cold". And at no point have we used the term "conspiracy theorist" on this thread and it was us you chose to reply to. | |||
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"It’s a cold. Don’t even know why people bother testing any more, especially as we now know that LFTs are over-sensitive. Except it's not! . Covid is completely different to a cold, including the array of persistent disability that it can cause. Current dominant variants are fortunately milder than the earlier ones. It mutates constantly, so our future dominant variants will be different. Try telling those of us who lost loved ones or who have ongoing long Covid that it's just 'a cold' in person
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Aye. The "bad cold" killed my Grandad.
Three colleagues have had it in the past week, one substantially younger than me but sick enough to be off work. We know this is genuine because one of her parents also had it and was off sick, who just happens to be someone very senior. The third colleague is about my age, no other health issues but off sick sick, not working from home with a "bad cold". Does your bad experience with family dying change anyone else who breezed through its experience
To the majority, it's no worse than a cold. I don't get why people's negative experiences seem to carry more weight than people getting over it with no issues when it comes to covid. It's always the same story "tell that to (insert name here)". Yet you are waved off as some conspiracy theorist with snarky "got your info from youtube" comments if you reverse it on them.
Everyone I know who has had covid survived with no issues, ranging from 2 year old to 97, various stages of vaccinations from zero to about 5. That will get waved off as anecdotal however so what's the point
As for whoever said tell them in person, I'd happily oblige. There's not a view I hold I wouldn't repeat face to face with anyone.
You'll note that my 3 colleagues appear to have survived, but were sick enough to be off work, which is perhaps interesting when they are aged 20-something; 39 and 55?
For balance, my father survived having COVID, age 83. He was actually almost asymptomatic. However he'd also had 4 vaccines, with the 4th only a few weeks before he caught it in hospital. Having 4 vaccines is the difference between survival and not, in my view. My Grandad sadly hadn't had the chance for 1.
And thank you so much for your concern I have staff members off all the time with illnesses that aren't covid, doesn't mean the sky is falling. Much like covid, what people will work through varies wildly. I've had to send people home a few times because they clearly weren't fit to be at work yet turned in and the opposite, I've had people ring in for the most mundane reasons.
I'm in no way trying to downplay anyone's experience and truly feel sorry for your loss(and anyone elses) and thankful your dad made it through okay.
All my elderly relatives got through covid fine with and without vaccinations thankfully.
My point isn't trying to diminish what you or anyone has experienced. Just pointing out the fact that anyone who has the opinion that covid wasn't too bad in their experience is waved off like some nut job, when in fact the vast majority had that same experience. Myself included.
I've had it twice myself. Once I was mildly unwell with no smell or taste, the second it was like I had pepper up my nose and nothing more. Mr is "healthier" on paper, no regular meds but COVID Mk1 had him in bed for a week and this is someone who is very rarely unwell and usually pretty indestructible. It's definitely more than a "bad cold".
I find it unusual that a "cold" means three otherwise fit and healthy colleagues need time off sick too. It's patently much more than a "cold".
And at no point have we used the term "conspiracy theorist" on this thread and it was us you chose to reply to. "You do realise that the cold is just a collection of viruses don't you? That range massively in severity? Like I've been told often by the covid zealots on here, being fit and healthy has no bearing on catching a virus or your outcome, supposedly. So why would it matter in this case? Or do these things only get dismissed when you are arguing against covid? I've had covid 3 times now. 1st wasn't too bad, probably felt under the weather for a week at most, didn't stop me doing anything, zero vaccines. 2nd was not long after my second vaccine so should have been protected, it was arguably worse than 1st time. Mainly the cough and felt tired prob due to the cough keeping me awake. 3rd time I wouldn't have guessed it was covid. I felt a bit off but just thought I had a slight head cold or something coming on. Lasted a day, tops. Not once in any of my covid infections would I have stayed off work if I could have went without giving it to someone else, however I don't believe anyone should be at work if the have a cold/flu/covid/anything else infectious. It's something from this pandemic I wish had carried on into other infectious ailments. I've had worse colds by far though, flu also floored me for 2 weeks. My yearly spring chest infection knocks me off my feet more also. As for the conspiracy theorist comment, wasn't aimed at you per se. Your post was just the lastbone I read in the thread. Meant more in general when you don't agree that covid is this terrifying thing to live in fear of. | |||
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"It’s a cold. Don’t even know why people bother testing any more, especially as we now know that LFTs are over-sensitive. " Is there a clown emoji.. | |||
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"It’s a cold. Don’t even know why people bother testing any more, especially as we now know that LFTs are over-sensitive. Except it's not! . Covid is completely different to a cold, including the array of persistent disability that it can cause. Current dominant variants are fortunately milder than the earlier ones. It mutates constantly, so our future dominant variants will be different. Try telling those of us who lost loved ones or who have ongoing long Covid that it's just 'a cold' in person
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Aye. The "bad cold" killed my Grandad.
Three colleagues have had it in the past week, one substantially younger than me but sick enough to be off work. We know this is genuine because one of her parents also had it and was off sick, who just happens to be someone very senior. The third colleague is about my age, no other health issues but off sick sick, not working from home with a "bad cold". Does your bad experience with family dying change anyone else who breezed through its experience
To the majority, it's no worse than a cold. I don't get why people's negative experiences seem to carry more weight than people getting over it with no issues when it comes to covid. It's always the same story "tell that to (insert name here)". Yet you are waved off as some conspiracy theorist with snarky "got your info from youtube" comments if you reverse it on them.
Everyone I know who has had covid survived with no issues, ranging from 2 year old to 97, various stages of vaccinations from zero to about 5. That will get waved off as anecdotal however so what's the point
As for whoever said tell them in person, I'd happily oblige. There's not a view I hold I wouldn't repeat face to face with anyone.
You'll note that my 3 colleagues appear to have survived, but were sick enough to be off work, which is perhaps interesting when they are aged 20-something; 39 and 55?
For balance, my father survived having COVID, age 83. He was actually almost asymptomatic. However he'd also had 4 vaccines, with the 4th only a few weeks before he caught it in hospital. Having 4 vaccines is the difference between survival and not, in my view. My Grandad sadly hadn't had the chance for 1.
And thank you so much for your concern "Your point about all your colleagues being to ill to work is just anecdotal I'm not sure what point you think that proves. Rates of long covid in civil servants for example was being reported at DOUBLE that of the general population. Your colleagues may well have been very ill, They might also have no integrity like members of the civil service.. | |||
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"It’s a cold. Don’t even know why people bother testing any more, especially as we now know that LFTs are over-sensitive. Except it's not! . Covid is completely different to a cold, including the array of persistent disability that it can cause. Current dominant variants are fortunately milder than the earlier ones. It mutates constantly, so our future dominant variants will be different. Try telling those of us who lost loved ones or who have ongoing long Covid that it's just 'a cold' in person
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Aye. The "bad cold" killed my Grandad.
Three colleagues have had it in the past week, one substantially younger than me but sick enough to be off work. We know this is genuine because one of her parents also had it and was off sick, who just happens to be someone very senior. The third colleague is about my age, no other health issues but off sick sick, not working from home with a "bad cold". Does your bad experience with family dying change anyone else who breezed through its experience
To the majority, it's no worse than a cold. I don't get why people's negative experiences seem to carry more weight than people getting over it with no issues when it comes to covid. It's always the same story "tell that to (insert name here)". Yet you are waved off as some conspiracy theorist with snarky "got your info from youtube" comments if you reverse it on them.
Everyone I know who has had covid survived with no issues, ranging from 2 year old to 97, various stages of vaccinations from zero to about 5. That will get waved off as anecdotal however so what's the point
As for whoever said tell them in person, I'd happily oblige. There's not a view I hold I wouldn't repeat face to face with anyone.
You'll note that my 3 colleagues appear to have survived, but were sick enough to be off work, which is perhaps interesting when they are aged 20-something; 39 and 55?
For balance, my father survived having COVID, age 83. He was actually almost asymptomatic. However he'd also had 4 vaccines, with the 4th only a few weeks before he caught it in hospital. Having 4 vaccines is the difference between survival and not, in my view. My Grandad sadly hadn't had the chance for 1.
And thank you so much for your concern I have staff members off all the time with illnesses that aren't covid, doesn't mean the sky is falling. Much like covid, what people will work through varies wildly. I've had to send people home a few times because they clearly weren't fit to be at work yet turned in and the opposite, I've had people ring in for the most mundane reasons.
I'm in no way trying to downplay anyone's experience and truly feel sorry for your loss(and anyone elses) and thankful your dad made it through okay.
All my elderly relatives got through covid fine with and without vaccinations thankfully.
My point isn't trying to diminish what you or anyone has experienced. Just pointing out the fact that anyone who has the opinion that covid wasn't too bad in their experience is waved off like some nut job, when in fact the vast majority had that same experience. Myself included.
I've had it twice myself. Once I was mildly unwell with no smell or taste, the second it was like I had pepper up my nose and nothing more. Mr is "healthier" on paper, no regular meds but COVID Mk1 had him in bed for a week and this is someone who is very rarely unwell and usually pretty indestructible. It's definitely more than a "bad cold".
I find it unusual that a "cold" means three otherwise fit and healthy colleagues need time off sick too. It's patently much more than a "cold".
And at no point have we used the term "conspiracy theorist" on this thread and it was us you chose to reply to. You do realise that the cold is just a collection of viruses don't you? That range massively in severity? Like I've been told often by the covid zealots on here, being fit and healthy has no bearing on catching a virus or your outcome, supposedly. So why would it matter in this case? Or do these things only get dismissed when you are arguing against covid?
I've had covid 3 times now.
1st wasn't too bad, probably felt under the weather for a week at most, didn't stop me doing anything, zero vaccines.
2nd was not long after my second vaccine so should have been protected, it was arguably worse than 1st time. Mainly the cough and felt tired prob due to the cough keeping me awake.
3rd time I wouldn't have guessed it was covid. I felt a bit off but just thought I had a slight head cold or something coming on. Lasted a day, tops.
Not once in any of my covid infections would I have stayed off work if I could have went without giving it to someone else, however I don't believe anyone should be at work if the have a cold/flu/covid/anything else infectious. It's something from this pandemic I wish had carried on into other infectious ailments.
I've had worse colds by far though, flu also floored me for 2 weeks. My yearly spring chest infection knocks me off my feet more also.
As for the conspiracy theorist comment, wasn't aimed at you per se. Your post was just the lastbone I read in the thread. Meant more in general when you don't agree that covid is this terrifying thing to live in fear of.
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"It’s a cold. Don’t even know why people bother testing any more, especially as we now know that LFTs are over-sensitive. Except it's not! . Covid is completely different to a cold, including the array of persistent disability that it can cause. Current dominant variants are fortunately milder than the earlier ones. It mutates constantly, so our future dominant variants will be different. Try telling those of us who lost loved ones or who have ongoing long Covid that it's just 'a cold' in person
This.
Aye. The "bad cold" killed my Grandad.
Three colleagues have had it in the past week, one substantially younger than me but sick enough to be off work. We know this is genuine because one of her parents also had it and was off sick, who just happens to be someone very senior. The third colleague is about my age, no other health issues but off sick sick, not working from home with a "bad cold". Does your bad experience with family dying change anyone else who breezed through its experience
To the majority, it's no worse than a cold. I don't get why people's negative experiences seem to carry more weight than people getting over it with no issues when it comes to covid. It's always the same story "tell that to (insert name here)". Yet you are waved off as some conspiracy theorist with snarky "got your info from youtube" comments if you reverse it on them.
Everyone I know who has had covid survived with no issues, ranging from 2 year old to 97, various stages of vaccinations from zero to about 5. That will get waved off as anecdotal however so what's the point
As for whoever said tell them in person, I'd happily oblige. There's not a view I hold I wouldn't repeat face to face with anyone.
You'll note that my 3 colleagues appear to have survived, but were sick enough to be off work, which is perhaps interesting when they are aged 20-something; 39 and 55?
For balance, my father survived having COVID, age 83. He was actually almost asymptomatic. However he'd also had 4 vaccines, with the 4th only a few weeks before he caught it in hospital. Having 4 vaccines is the difference between survival and not, in my view. My Grandad sadly hadn't had the chance for 1.
And thank you so much for your concern
Your point about all your colleagues being to ill to work is just anecdotal I'm not sure what point you think that proves. Rates of long covid in civil servants for example was being reported at DOUBLE that of the general population. Your colleagues may well have been very ill, They might also have no integrity like members of the civil service.."And of course the anecdotes about everyone I've ever known from two year olds to nonagenarians never having a vaccination and never as much as a sniffle are all beyond doubt | |||
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"It’s a cold. Don’t even know why people bother testing any more, especially as we now know that LFTs are over-sensitive. Except it's not! . Covid is completely different to a cold, including the array of persistent disability that it can cause. Current dominant variants are fortunately milder than the earlier ones. It mutates constantly, so our future dominant variants will be different. Try telling those of us who lost loved ones or who have ongoing long Covid that it's just 'a cold' in person
This.
Aye. The "bad cold" killed my Grandad.
Three colleagues have had it in the past week, one substantially younger than me but sick enough to be off work. We know this is genuine because one of her parents also had it and was off sick, who just happens to be someone very senior. The third colleague is about my age, no other health issues but off sick sick, not working from home with a "bad cold". Does your bad experience with family dying change anyone else who breezed through its experience
To the majority, it's no worse than a cold. I don't get why people's negative experiences seem to carry more weight than people getting over it with no issues when it comes to covid. It's always the same story "tell that to (insert name here)". Yet you are waved off as some conspiracy theorist with snarky "got your info from youtube" comments if you reverse it on them.
Everyone I know who has had covid survived with no issues, ranging from 2 year old to 97, various stages of vaccinations from zero to about 5. That will get waved off as anecdotal however so what's the point
As for whoever said tell them in person, I'd happily oblige. There's not a view I hold I wouldn't repeat face to face with anyone.
You'll note that my 3 colleagues appear to have survived, but were sick enough to be off work, which is perhaps interesting when they are aged 20-something; 39 and 55?
For balance, my father survived having COVID, age 83. He was actually almost asymptomatic. However he'd also had 4 vaccines, with the 4th only a few weeks before he caught it in hospital. Having 4 vaccines is the difference between survival and not, in my view. My Grandad sadly hadn't had the chance for 1.
And thank you so much for your concern I have staff members off all the time with illnesses that aren't covid, doesn't mean the sky is falling. Much like covid, what people will work through varies wildly. I've had to send people home a few times because they clearly weren't fit to be at work yet turned in and the opposite, I've had people ring in for the most mundane reasons.
I'm in no way trying to downplay anyone's experience and truly feel sorry for your loss(and anyone elses) and thankful your dad made it through okay.
All my elderly relatives got through covid fine with and without vaccinations thankfully.
My point isn't trying to diminish what you or anyone has experienced. Just pointing out the fact that anyone who has the opinion that covid wasn't too bad in their experience is waved off like some nut job, when in fact the vast majority had that same experience. Myself included.
I've had it twice myself. Once I was mildly unwell with no smell or taste, the second it was like I had pepper up my nose and nothing more. Mr is "healthier" on paper, no regular meds but COVID Mk1 had him in bed for a week and this is someone who is very rarely unwell and usually pretty indestructible. It's definitely more than a "bad cold".
I find it unusual that a "cold" means three otherwise fit and healthy colleagues need time off sick too. It's patently much more than a "cold".
And at no point have we used the term "conspiracy theorist" on this thread and it was us you chose to reply to. You do realise that the cold is just a collection of viruses don't you? That range massively in severity? Like I've been told often by the covid zealots on here, being fit and healthy has no bearing on catching a virus or your outcome, supposedly. So why would it matter in this case? Or do these things only get dismissed when you are arguing against covid?
I've had covid 3 times now.
1st wasn't too bad, probably felt under the weather for a week at most, didn't stop me doing anything, zero vaccines.
2nd was not long after my second vaccine so should have been protected, it was arguably worse than 1st time. Mainly the cough and felt tired prob due to the cough keeping me awake.
3rd time I wouldn't have guessed it was covid. I felt a bit off but just thought I had a slight head cold or something coming on. Lasted a day, tops.
Not once in any of my covid infections would I have stayed off work if I could have went without giving it to someone else, however I don't believe anyone should be at work if the have a cold/flu/covid/anything else infectious. It's something from this pandemic I wish had carried on into other infectious ailments.
I've had worse colds by far though, flu also floored me for 2 weeks. My yearly spring chest infection knocks me off my feet more also.
As for the conspiracy theorist comment, wasn't aimed at you per se. Your post was just the lastbone I read in the thread. Meant more in general when you don't agree that covid is this terrifying thing to live in fear of.
Getting in a strop about conspiracy theory comments then spouting covid zealots
Bless"Strop, sure
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"It’s a cold. Don’t even know why people bother testing any more, especially as we now know that LFTs are over-sensitive. Except it's not! . Covid is completely different to a cold, including the array of persistent disability that it can cause. Current dominant variants are fortunately milder than the earlier ones. It mutates constantly, so our future dominant variants will be different. Try telling those of us who lost loved ones or who have ongoing long Covid that it's just 'a cold' in person
This.
Aye. The "bad cold" killed my Grandad.
Three colleagues have had it in the past week, one substantially younger than me but sick enough to be off work. We know this is genuine because one of her parents also had it and was off sick, who just happens to be someone very senior. The third colleague is about my age, no other health issues but off sick sick, not working from home with a "bad cold". Does your bad experience with family dying change anyone else who breezed through its experience
To the majority, it's no worse than a cold. I don't get why people's negative experiences seem to carry more weight than people getting over it with no issues when it comes to covid. It's always the same story "tell that to (insert name here)". Yet you are waved off as some conspiracy theorist with snarky "got your info from youtube" comments if you reverse it on them.
Everyone I know who has had covid survived with no issues, ranging from 2 year old to 97, various stages of vaccinations from zero to about 5. That will get waved off as anecdotal however so what's the point
As for whoever said tell them in person, I'd happily oblige. There's not a view I hold I wouldn't repeat face to face with anyone.
You'll note that my 3 colleagues appear to have survived, but were sick enough to be off work, which is perhaps interesting when they are aged 20-something; 39 and 55?
For balance, my father survived having COVID, age 83. He was actually almost asymptomatic. However he'd also had 4 vaccines, with the 4th only a few weeks before he caught it in hospital. Having 4 vaccines is the difference between survival and not, in my view. My Grandad sadly hadn't had the chance for 1.
And thank you so much for your concern I have staff members off all the time with illnesses that aren't covid, doesn't mean the sky is falling. Much like covid, what people will work through varies wildly. I've had to send people home a few times because they clearly weren't fit to be at work yet turned in and the opposite, I've had people ring in for the most mundane reasons.
I'm in no way trying to downplay anyone's experience and truly feel sorry for your loss(and anyone elses) and thankful your dad made it through okay.
All my elderly relatives got through covid fine with and without vaccinations thankfully.
My point isn't trying to diminish what you or anyone has experienced. Just pointing out the fact that anyone who has the opinion that covid wasn't too bad in their experience is waved off like some nut job, when in fact the vast majority had that same experience. Myself included.
I've had it twice myself. Once I was mildly unwell with no smell or taste, the second it was like I had pepper up my nose and nothing more. Mr is "healthier" on paper, no regular meds but COVID Mk1 had him in bed for a week and this is someone who is very rarely unwell and usually pretty indestructible. It's definitely more than a "bad cold".
I find it unusual that a "cold" means three otherwise fit and healthy colleagues need time off sick too. It's patently much more than a "cold".
And at no point have we used the term "conspiracy theorist" on this thread and it was us you chose to reply to. You do realise that the cold is just a collection of viruses don't you? That range massively in severity? Like I've been told often by the covid zealots on here, being fit and healthy has no bearing on catching a virus or your outcome, supposedly. So why would it matter in this case? Or do these things only get dismissed when you are arguing against covid?
I've had covid 3 times now.
1st wasn't too bad, probably felt under the weather for a week at most, didn't stop me doing anything, zero vaccines.
2nd was not long after my second vaccine so should have been protected, it was arguably worse than 1st time. Mainly the cough and felt tired prob due to the cough keeping me awake.
3rd time I wouldn't have guessed it was covid. I felt a bit off but just thought I had a slight head cold or something coming on. Lasted a day, tops.
Not once in any of my covid infections would I have stayed off work if I could have went without giving it to someone else, however I don't believe anyone should be at work if the have a cold/flu/covid/anything else infectious. It's something from this pandemic I wish had carried on into other infectious ailments.
I've had worse colds by far though, flu also floored me for 2 weeks. My yearly spring chest infection knocks me off my feet more also.
As for the conspiracy theorist comment, wasn't aimed at you per se. Your post was just the lastbone I read in the thread. Meant more in general when you don't agree that covid is this terrifying thing to live in fear of.
Getting in a strop about conspiracy theory comments then spouting covid zealots
BlessStrop, sure
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"It’s a cold. Don’t even know why people bother testing any more, especially as we now know that LFTs are over-sensitive. Except it's not! . Covid is completely different to a cold, including the array of persistent disability that it can cause. Current dominant variants are fortunately milder than the earlier ones. It mutates constantly, so our future dominant variants will be different. Try telling those of us who lost loved ones or who have ongoing long Covid that it's just 'a cold' in person
This.
Aye. The "bad cold" killed my Grandad.
Three colleagues have had it in the past week, one substantially younger than me but sick enough to be off work. We know this is genuine because one of her parents also had it and was off sick, who just happens to be someone very senior. The third colleague is about my age, no other health issues but off sick sick, not working from home with a "bad cold". Does your bad experience with family dying change anyone else who breezed through its experience
To the majority, it's no worse than a cold. I don't get why people's negative experiences seem to carry more weight than people getting over it with no issues when it comes to covid. It's always the same story "tell that to (insert name here)". Yet you are waved off as some conspiracy theorist with snarky "got your info from youtube" comments if you reverse it on them.
Everyone I know who has had covid survived with no issues, ranging from 2 year old to 97, various stages of vaccinations from zero to about 5. That will get waved off as anecdotal however so what's the point
As for whoever said tell them in person, I'd happily oblige. There's not a view I hold I wouldn't repeat face to face with anyone.
You'll note that my 3 colleagues appear to have survived, but were sick enough to be off work, which is perhaps interesting when they are aged 20-something; 39 and 55?
For balance, my father survived having COVID, age 83. He was actually almost asymptomatic. However he'd also had 4 vaccines, with the 4th only a few weeks before he caught it in hospital. Having 4 vaccines is the difference between survival and not, in my view. My Grandad sadly hadn't had the chance for 1.
And thank you so much for your concern
Your point about all your colleagues being to ill to work is just anecdotal I'm not sure what point you think that proves. Rates of long covid in civil servants for example was being reported at DOUBLE that of the general population. Your colleagues may well have been very ill, They might also have no integrity like members of the civil service.."Not to mention full salary sick pay | |||
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"It’s a cold. Don’t even know why people bother testing any more, especially as we now know that LFTs are over-sensitive. Except it's not! . Covid is completely different to a cold, including the array of persistent disability that it can cause. Current dominant variants are fortunately milder than the earlier ones. It mutates constantly, so our future dominant variants will be different. Try telling those of us who lost loved ones or who have ongoing long Covid that it's just 'a cold' in person
This.
Aye. The "bad cold" killed my Grandad.
Three colleagues have had it in the past week, one substantially younger than me but sick enough to be off work. We know this is genuine because one of her parents also had it and was off sick, who just happens to be someone very senior. The third colleague is about my age, no other health issues but off sick sick, not working from home with a "bad cold". Does your bad experience with family dying change anyone else who breezed through its experience
To the majority, it's no worse than a cold. I don't get why people's negative experiences seem to carry more weight than people getting over it with no issues when it comes to covid. It's always the same story "tell that to (insert name here)". Yet you are waved off as some conspiracy theorist with snarky "got your info from youtube" comments if you reverse it on them.
Everyone I know who has had covid survived with no issues, ranging from 2 year old to 97, various stages of vaccinations from zero to about 5. That will get waved off as anecdotal however so what's the point
As for whoever said tell them in person, I'd happily oblige. There's not a view I hold I wouldn't repeat face to face with anyone.
You'll note that my 3 colleagues appear to have survived, but were sick enough to be off work, which is perhaps interesting when they are aged 20-something; 39 and 55?
For balance, my father survived having COVID, age 83. He was actually almost asymptomatic. However he'd also had 4 vaccines, with the 4th only a few weeks before he caught it in hospital. Having 4 vaccines is the difference between survival and not, in my view. My Grandad sadly hadn't had the chance for 1.
And thank you so much for your concern
Your point about all your colleagues being to ill to work is just anecdotal I'm not sure what point you think that proves. Rates of long covid in civil servants for example was being reported at DOUBLE that of the general population. Your colleagues may well have been very ill, They might also have no integrity like members of the civil service..
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"It’s a cold. Don’t even know why people bother testing any more, especially as we now know that LFTs are over-sensitive. Except it's not! . Covid is completely different to a cold, including the array of persistent disability that it can cause. Current dominant variants are fortunately milder than the earlier ones. It mutates constantly, so our future dominant variants will be different. Try telling those of us who lost loved ones or who have ongoing long Covid that it's just 'a cold' in person
This.
Aye. The "bad cold" killed my Grandad.
Three colleagues have had it in the past week, one substantially younger than me but sick enough to be off work. We know this is genuine because one of her parents also had it and was off sick, who just happens to be someone very senior. The third colleague is about my age, no other health issues but off sick sick, not working from home with a "bad cold". Does your bad experience with family dying change anyone else who breezed through its experience
To the majority, it's no worse than a cold. I don't get why people's negative experiences seem to carry more weight than people getting over it with no issues when it comes to covid. It's always the same story "tell that to (insert name here)". Yet you are waved off as some conspiracy theorist with snarky "got your info from youtube" comments if you reverse it on them.
Everyone I know who has had covid survived with no issues, ranging from 2 year old to 97, various stages of vaccinations from zero to about 5. That will get waved off as anecdotal however so what's the point
As for whoever said tell them in person, I'd happily oblige. There's not a view I hold I wouldn't repeat face to face with anyone.
You'll note that my 3 colleagues appear to have survived, but were sick enough to be off work, which is perhaps interesting when they are aged 20-something; 39 and 55?
For balance, my father survived having COVID, age 83. He was actually almost asymptomatic. However he'd also had 4 vaccines, with the 4th only a few weeks before he caught it in hospital. Having 4 vaccines is the difference between survival and not, in my view. My Grandad sadly hadn't had the chance for 1.
And thank you so much for your concern
Your point about all your colleagues being to ill to work is just anecdotal I'm not sure what point you think that proves. Rates of long covid in civil servants for example was being reported at DOUBLE that of the general population. Your colleagues may well have been very ill, They might also have no integrity like members of the civil service..
Not to mention full salary sick pay
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"It’s a cold. Don’t even know why people bother testing any more, especially as we now know that LFTs are over-sensitive. Except it's not! . Covid is completely different to a cold, including the array of persistent disability that it can cause. Current dominant variants are fortunately milder than the earlier ones. It mutates constantly, so our future dominant variants will be different. Try telling those of us who lost loved ones or who have ongoing long Covid that it's just 'a cold' in person
This.
Aye. The "bad cold" killed my Grandad.
Three colleagues have had it in the past week, one substantially younger than me but sick enough to be off work. We know this is genuine because one of her parents also had it and was off sick, who just happens to be someone very senior. The third colleague is about my age, no other health issues but off sick sick, not working from home with a "bad cold". Does your bad experience with family dying change anyone else who breezed through its experience
To the majority, it's no worse than a cold. I don't get why people's negative experiences seem to carry more weight than people getting over it with no issues when it comes to covid. It's always the same story "tell that to (insert name here)". Yet you are waved off as some conspiracy theorist with snarky "got your info from youtube" comments if you reverse it on them.
Everyone I know who has had covid survived with no issues, ranging from 2 year old to 97, various stages of vaccinations from zero to about 5. That will get waved off as anecdotal however so what's the point
As for whoever said tell them in person, I'd happily oblige. There's not a view I hold I wouldn't repeat face to face with anyone.
You'll note that my 3 colleagues appear to have survived, but were sick enough to be off work, which is perhaps interesting when they are aged 20-something; 39 and 55?
For balance, my father survived having COVID, age 83. He was actually almost asymptomatic. However he'd also had 4 vaccines, with the 4th only a few weeks before he caught it in hospital. Having 4 vaccines is the difference between survival and not, in my view. My Grandad sadly hadn't had the chance for 1.
And thank you so much for your concern
Your point about all your colleagues being to ill to work is just anecdotal I'm not sure what point you think that proves. Rates of long covid in civil servants for example was being reported at DOUBLE that of the general population. Your colleagues may well have been very ill, They might also have no integrity like members of the civil service..
Not to mention full salary sick pay
I was asked to work from home, I refused, I was off SICK!
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"Well bollocks, I’ve got bloody Covid for the first time. I was only thinking yesterday that it was odd that there’s no talk of boosters anymore. Maybe there should be. if you having issues with covid I don't know if paxlovid is available there. It works." It is available on prescription for the highest risk groups (see NHS website). | |||
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"It’s a cold. Don’t even know why people bother testing any more, especially as we now know that LFTs are over-sensitive. Except it's not! . Covid is completely different to a cold, including the array of persistent disability that it can cause. Current dominant variants are fortunately milder than the earlier ones. It mutates constantly, so our future dominant variants will be different. Try telling those of us who lost loved ones or who have ongoing long Covid that it's just 'a cold' in person
This.
Aye. The "bad cold" killed my Grandad.
Three colleagues have had it in the past week, one substantially younger than me but sick enough to be off work. We know this is genuine because one of her parents also had it and was off sick, who just happens to be someone very senior. The third colleague is about my age, no other health issues but off sick sick, not working from home with a "bad cold". Does your bad experience with family dying change anyone else who breezed through its experience
To the majority, it's no worse than a cold. I don't get why people's negative experiences seem to carry more weight than people getting over it with no issues when it comes to covid. It's always the same story "tell that to (insert name here)". Yet you are waved off as some conspiracy theorist with snarky "got your info from youtube" comments if you reverse it on them.
Everyone I know who has had covid survived with no issues, ranging from 2 year old to 97, various stages of vaccinations from zero to about 5. That will get waved off as anecdotal however so what's the point
As for whoever said tell them in person, I'd happily oblige. There's not a view I hold I wouldn't repeat face to face with anyone.
You'll note that my 3 colleagues appear to have survived, but were sick enough to be off work, which is perhaps interesting when they are aged 20-something; 39 and 55?
For balance, my father survived having COVID, age 83. He was actually almost asymptomatic. However he'd also had 4 vaccines, with the 4th only a few weeks before he caught it in hospital. Having 4 vaccines is the difference between survival and not, in my view. My Grandad sadly hadn't had the chance for 1.
And thank you so much for your concern
Your point about all your colleagues being to ill to work is just anecdotal I'm not sure what point you think that proves. Rates of long covid in civil servants for example was being reported at DOUBLE that of the general population. Your colleagues may well have been very ill, They might also have no integrity like members of the civil service.."How did I miss this nugget of wisdom' s wise words? Please come back.. | |||
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"It's not a criticism but how the hell have you avoided not having it! " I only got it this past April manager internationally came in with it... I lost over 25 family friends relatives to it so I was beyond traumatized getting it I was bed ridden 3 days couldn't taste or smell for a week. Then 2nd weeK i was ok still couldn't drink juice or fizzy drinks and liquids tasted sweet. | |||
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"It’s a cold. Don’t even know why people bother testing any more, especially as we now know that LFTs are over-sensitive. " But, it is Not a cold... | |||
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"It's not a criticism but how the hell have you avoided not having it! " I know a few people who haven’t had it yet, me being one of them. Although the others I know haven’t done as many LFTs as I have over the last few years, so they may have had symptomless Covid. As may I, of course. | |||
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"Well bollocks, I’ve got bloody Covid for the first time. I was only thinking yesterday that it was odd that there’s no talk of boosters anymore. Maybe there should be. " Another booster?? What number are ppl on now for them??..  | |||
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"Well bollocks, I’ve got bloody Covid for the first time. I was only thinking yesterday that it was odd that there’s no talk of boosters anymore. Maybe there should be. They don't stop you getting it. " Don't stop you passing it either Still wondering what the point of them is if they don't do anything | |||
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"Well bollocks, I’ve got bloody Covid for the first time. I was only thinking yesterday that it was odd that there’s no talk of boosters anymore. Maybe there should be. They don't stop you getting it. Don't stop you passing it either Still wondering what the point of them is if they don't do anything " it helps you actually survive it. Those that are offered the booster are in the at risk category... so that's the point. My daughters and I have all just had ours.... 6th vaccine for me, 7th for my immune compromised special needs daughter. I am also not so sure it doesn't help you with not catching it. Till recently I was working where I often had to deal with covid positive people.... I was one of only 3 staff members that kept having my vaccines after they stopped being mandated... I was also one of the same 3 staff who didn't catch it the last 4 times it was rife where I worked. Could be coincidence but all 3 of us carried on getting them due to vulnerable people at home. We did also contuine ppe use more than our colleagues.. so maybe a mix or factors | |||
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"I only got it for the first time in July too...was in a crowded train in wat back from holiday..no one wearing masks anymore. Was just like a bad cold. Masks - you still believe these work nearly 3.5 years later C’mon man, wake up. Deary me. Define 'work'? Do masks stop the spread of the virus? No. Do masks reduce the spread of the virus? Yes. So, if the objective is to stop the spread then no, they don't work. If the objective is to reduce the spread the yes, they very much do work. There is absolutely no evidence that wearing a mask makes zero difference. I bet you can't find a single article that says it does make zero difference." No point in trying to talk sense into these people it never works. | |||
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"It’s a cold. Don’t even know why people bother testing any more, especially as we now know that LFTs are over-sensitive. " Just a cold is it? Can I see some medical proof of that? Can you quote your source of information? Or is it just your own opinion? I've had it twice and after the first time, my breathing has never been the same. I can't walk as fast as I used to because I get too short of breath and climbing stairs is a nightmare where I used to just run up them. I've seen numerous patients left with various health problems since having covid. Never seen a cold do this to people before. | |||
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"It’s a cold. Don’t even know why people bother testing any more, especially as we now know that LFTs are over-sensitive. Just a cold is it? Can I see some medical proof of that? Can you quote your source of information? Or is it just your own opinion? I've had it twice and after the first time, my breathing has never been the same. I can't walk as fast as I used to because I get too short of breath and climbing stairs is a nightmare where I used to just run up them. I've seen numerous patients left with various health problems since having covid. Never seen a cold do this to people before. " You used to run up stairs ? | |||
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"Boosters are still happening Only for the over 65's on the NHS. There's talk of boosters being available privately like the flu jab, but not until next year. It is NOT just over 65, if you look properly. The info below I found on Gov website: Residents in care homes for older adults All adults aged 65 years and over People aged 6 months to 64 years in a clinical risk group, as defined in tables 3 and 4 of the Covid-19 chapter of the UKHSA Green Book on Immunisation frontline health and social care workers. People aged 12 to 64 years who are household contacts of people with immunosuppression, as defined in the UKHSA Green Book People aged 16 to 64 years who are carers, as defined in the UKHSA Green Book, and staff working in care homes for older adults You are correct. They are starting to juggle teams from other parts of trusts, as we speak, to up their capacity. A precautionary measure." Myself and our 20 year old do not come under any of those categories but we have recently received numerous texts inviting us to take the vacinne? | |||
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"Well bollocks, I’ve got bloody Covid for the first time. I was only thinking yesterday that it was odd that there’s no talk of boosters anymore. Maybe there should be. They don't stop you getting it. Don't stop you passing it either Still wondering what the point of them is if they don't do anything it helps you actually survive it. Those that are offered the booster are in the at risk category... so that's the point. My daughters and I have all just had ours.... 6th vaccine for me, 7th for my immune compromised special needs daughter. I am also not so sure it doesn't help you with not catching it. Till recently I was working where I often had to deal with covid positive people.... I was one of only 3 staff members that kept having my vaccines after they stopped being mandated... I was also one of the same 3 staff who didn't catch it the last 4 times it was rife where I worked. Could be coincidence but all 3 of us carried on getting them due to vulnerable people at home. We did also contuine ppe use more than our colleagues.. so maybe a mix or factors " How do you know it helps you survive it?? If you never had your 6th booster would you be worse off?? We will never know eh | |||
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"Well bollocks, I’ve got bloody Covid for the first time. I was only thinking yesterday that it was odd that there’s no talk of boosters anymore. Maybe there should be. They don't stop you getting it. Don't stop you passing it either Still wondering what the point of them is if they don't do anything it helps you actually survive it. Those that are offered the booster are in the at risk category... so that's the point. My daughters and I have all just had ours.... 6th vaccine for me, 7th for my immune compromised special needs daughter. I am also not so sure it doesn't help you with not catching it. Till recently I was working where I often had to deal with covid positive people.... I was one of only 3 staff members that kept having my vaccines after they stopped being mandated... I was also one of the same 3 staff who didn't catch it the last 4 times it was rife where I worked. Could be coincidence but all 3 of us carried on getting them due to vulnerable people at home. We did also contuine ppe use more than our colleagues.. so maybe a mix or factors How do you know it helps you survive it?? If you never had your 6th booster would you be worse off?? We will never know eh " the evidence actually speaks for itself. Had you worked in a relevant area before and after the vaccines you would see the difference | |||
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"the evidence actually speaks for itself. Had you worked in a relevant area before and after the vaccines you would see the difference " Please share that evidence | |||
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"the evidence actually speaks for itself. Had you worked in a relevant area before and after the vaccines you would see the difference Please share that evidence" Yes let's see this evidence you have... | |||
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"Well bollocks, I’ve got bloody Covid for the first time. I was only thinking yesterday that it was odd that there’s no talk of boosters anymore. Maybe there should be. They don't stop you getting it. Don't stop you passing it either Still wondering what the point of them is if they don't do anything it helps you actually survive it. Those that are offered the booster are in the at risk category... so that's the point. My daughters and I have all just had ours.... 6th vaccine for me, 7th for my immune compromised special needs daughter. I am also not so sure it doesn't help you with not catching it. Till recently I was working where I often had to deal with covid positive people.... I was one of only 3 staff members that kept having my vaccines after they stopped being mandated... I was also one of the same 3 staff who didn't catch it the last 4 times it was rife where I worked. Could be coincidence but all 3 of us carried on getting them due to vulnerable people at home. We did also contuine ppe use more than our colleagues.. so maybe a mix or factors How do you know it helps you survive it?? If you never had your 6th booster would you be worse off?? We will never know eh the evidence actually speaks for itself. Had you worked in a relevant area before and after the vaccines you would see the difference " If you mean a hospital.. The reason they were so busy was because no one could see a doctor so had to go to A&E Or self medicate | |||
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"It’s a cold. Don’t even know why people bother testing any more, especially as we now know that LFTs are over-sensitive. Except it's not! . Covid is completely different to a cold, including the array of persistent disability that it can cause. Current dominant variants are fortunately milder than the earlier ones. It mutates constantly, so our future dominant variants will be different. Try telling those of us who lost loved ones or who have ongoing long Covid that it's just 'a cold' in person "Don’t bother engaging with them. Probably did research at their mums | |||
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"Well bollocks, I’ve got bloody Covid for the first time. I was only thinking yesterday that it was odd that there’s no talk of boosters anymore. Maybe there should be. I'm sure, with 99.99% certainty, you'll live." Are you sure??? Hes not been online for 3 weeks now   | |||
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"Anyone happen to have a positive test laying around that I could maybe get my hands on! Need to evidence it for a little white lie I told someone! " u have tested positive.. once you reported test. you have thrown all the bits away.. u have been advised to do a other test Saturday or Sunday. can self certify for 5 days anyway. | |||
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