Coronavirus (COVID-19)

[Michael W]

3 minutes ago, Bob Mahelp said:

 

 

Going by social media this evening, it would seem that this sweeping promise about boosters being accelerated has come as a surprise to the NHS and anyone involved in the vaccination programme. 

 

 

Merry Christmas - your leave request has been cancelled. 

[Inanimate Carbon Rod]

Elixir, look i agree with you on the shite handling of things by scotgov etc but the sexist comments are pretty poor man.
 

On to the booster announcements, I dont see why people have an issue with this, it is pretty clear from the data from several sources that this booster dose is important, we’ve known that for a while even before Omicron. Personally think we need a massive effort here, I dont buy the January deadline, maybe mid Jan? But they need to do better than previous, that involves Scotgov needing to apply a bit of common sense around opening times, locations and how they get it done. We cant have the sorts of days we saw during the initial roll out with shite numbers or vaccine centres shut etc, this needs a massive concerted effort. 
I am still skeptical around the fearmongering around Omicron, but ultimately if its a weaker strain and hammering it for a few weeks gets us to the end of this shite then lets just do it. 

[Clockwork]

What a mumbling bumbling tosser 

I thought it was Milton Jones when he popped up on the screen earlier this evening![emoji15]

[MuckleMoo]

Absolute bollox.
Nice attempt to misrepresent what actually happened though.
Wandering onto a thread you're not interested in and dishing out abuse to those who are chatting on that thread without having the courage to put out your own opinion and then taking offense when you get slapped down for doing so is the behaviour of a bellend.
You're in good company though.

I would suggest she's an actual woman who is working in the NHS. You are f**k all

[Left Back]

19 minutes ago, Snafu said:

He's f**king serious isn't he and completely out of touch with the reality of the effect increasing restrictions would have on those right on the cliff edge. A bit f***ing more than just anxiety you galloping knobend.

Mr Swinney adds the government is still looking at whether or not to tighten up the coronavirus restrictions, which could range from expanding the vaccine certification scheme to introducing more lockdown measures.

He added: “I am very sorry about the anxiety people face and I wish I could take it away.

“But unfortunately Omicron is literally galloping through Scotland.

https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/politics/scottish-politics/2818644/public-warned-omicron-is-galloping-through-scotland/

 

Schools staying open btw

No idea what he's hoping to achieve here but its nothing to do with slowing down Omicron.

 

He’s trying to cement his place as the baldiest, specciest tube in the history of the world.

He’s acing it tbf.

[eindhovendee]

3 hours ago, 19QOS19 said:

Bad times when I don't want to kick my tele in after watching Johnson on the tele, unlike when I watched NS the other day.

'Get injected ya c***s' is the message she should have delivered as well.

It's just diversion tactics from the chief liar at the moment, anything and everything to sound serious about a subject he couldn't give a f**k about.

My own GPS practice in Greater Manchester put this on Facebook in the last hour.

[RH33]

I'm not getting a booster at this point in time. The first two doses left me in bed for a week each time.

I can't afford, at the moment be off work. I know it's a different one you get but for now, I'm not having it.

[Distant Doonhamer]

3 minutes ago, RH33 said:

I'm not getting a booster at this point in time. The first two doses left me in bed for a week each time.

I can't afford, at the moment be off work. I know it's a different one you get but for now, I'm not having it.

That’s your choice.

[NotThePars]

What's the most obnoxious opinion I can have here? Refusing a booster because I believe it should go to poorer countries seems the most morally righteous but potentially annoying take to have. Adopting that from now on.

[effeffsee_the2nd]

4 hours ago, Kima Greggs said:

Cuddy tossing a wee Sunday night ģrenade in there.

with regards to the alleged party's last year, whats the betting that by this time last year,  government staff at downing street and whitehall were all getting daily PCR tests & instant results and were therefor exempt from group limits and social distancing requirements similar to football players and certain other industries? . for example, when close contact services like barbers were closed to the likes of you & I, TV presenters were still appearing on our screens with their hair & make up done. Perhaps boris just isnt old school tory enough to say " Well the thing you little people have to understand is, we were allowed to have these gatherings under our exemption, it was just the public who were banned from socialising" 

[GTee]

21 minutes ago, effeffsee_the2nd said:

with regards to the alleged party's last year, whats the betting that by this time last year,  government staff at downing street and whitehall were all getting daily PCR tests & instant results and were therefor exempt from group limits and social distancing requirements similar to football players and certain other industries? . for example, when close contact services like barbers were closed to the likes of you & I, TV presenters were still appearing on our screens with their hair & make up done. Perhaps boris just isnt old school tory enough to say " Well the thing you little people have to understand is, we were allowed to have these gatherings under our exemption, it was just the public who were banned from socialising" 

Probably realised the chances of contracting Covid and becoming seriously unwell at their age was miniscule.

[Gordon EF]

54 minutes ago, NotThePars said:

What's the most obnoxious opinion I can have here? Refusing a booster because I believe it should go to poorer countries seems the most morally righteous but potentially annoying take to have. Adopting that from now on.

Needs a selfie of you with a bemused health worker in the background with the caption "Asked them to send my booster to starving kids in Africa. #BeCovidKind" IMO.

[Todd_is_God]

Is it possible that BJ et al have been listening to reports from S.A. about the severity of infections, and are deciding to accelerate the vaccine roll out as a way of stepping back from the initial fear they created, whilst also helping to boost vaccine coverage?

I just can't see how, if there was genuine concern over it, that they wouldn't actually do anything.

[Theroadlesstravelled]

I really hope this is a bot.

[Detournement]

Look at what you could have won....

This interview sums up why he was never going to be allowed to be PM.

[Empty It]

What are the benefits in giving boosters to healthy people under the age of 40?

[Detournement]

4 minutes ago, Empty It said:

What are the benefits in giving boosters to healthy people under the age of 40?

Zero. 

They are going to bring them in for 5-11 year olds very soon as well. 

[Thorongil]

How long has Omicron been in Scotland?

Case numbers are stable, while hospitalisations, ICU admissions and deaths are on a downward trend. 

[Jute]

46 minutes ago, Detournement said:

Zero. 

They are going to bring them in for 5-11 year olds very soon as well. 

Is that a proven medical fact or just pish you made up to fit your agenda. 

[101]

1 hour ago, Empty It said:

What are the benefits in giving boosters to healthy people under the age of 40?

Takes his multiple illegal parties out the press once as its a good idea and secondly because it will fail and folk will ask should he not resign again because he's failed to deliver only for them to go back to "he's trying his best" Northern Ireland have only managed 33% how he's going to help them get that number up I don't know, I doubt the army would be particularly welcome. No doubt he has a plan.