COVID-19

David L · December 10, 2023, 09:52:29 PM

Quote from: Slim on December 10, 2023, 09:09:29 PM
Quote from: David L on December 10, 2023, 08:57:27 PMIt's pretty easy to find evidence of disagreenets of opinion between experts. And we know who makes the decision on what is misinformation.

Was it ever acknowledged that the claim that vaccines would prevent transmission or that masks ever worked against Covid was health misinformation?

Nope. Because it wasn't misinformation in either case, and the fact that you believe it was really underlines the need to keep this sort of bollocks in check.

Perhaps I should have used the term disinformation instead

Nickslikk2112 · December 12, 2023, 09:54:28 AM

Science = a Work in Progress.

Ho-hum, such is life.

David L · December 12, 2023, 10:05:28 AM

Quote from: Nickslikk2112 on December 12, 2023, 09:54:28 AMScience = a Work in Progress.

Ho-hum, such is life.

Ho-hum, hey-ho........oh, shit!

Slim · December 12, 2023, 10:16:54 AM

Quote from: David L on December 12, 2023, 10:05:28 AMHo-hum, hey-ho........oh, shit!

Not in this case, thankfully.

.. from the BBC piece linked from the YouTube post.

David L · December 12, 2023, 10:30:45 AM

"Scientists discover novel vaccine that was rushed to market behaves in a way that was not predicted"

Turns out that for one in three recipients, the messenger is dyslexic

David L · December 13, 2023, 01:48:28 PM

Well, this is interesting piece:

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/health/other/was-the-covid-science-wrong-what-the-sunak-documents-tell-us/ar-AA1lpePj?ocid=entnewsntp&cvid=c29ac14b07af402182f14a642aa97396&ei=40

The last two statements in this piece get to the heart of the matter. The inquiry seems intent on the avoidance of answering the most important questions of all. Unless its remit is broadened, it will be a complete and utter waste of money.
(I don't expect to hear any of the issues raised here reported by the MSM)

Slim · December 18, 2023, 09:33:35 AM

So the gist of this is that "the federal government paid media organisations to promote the vaccines during the pandemic". I've only watched the first two ridiculous minutes. Is that it? And this in a video labelled "Now it Makes Sense", as if that didn't make sense nearly three years ago?

David L · December 18, 2023, 09:58:50 AM

Quote from: Slim on December 18, 2023, 09:33:35 AMSo the gist of this is that "the federal government paid media organisations to promote the vaccines during the pandemic". I've only watched the first two ridiculous minutes. Is that it? And this in a video labelled "Now it Makes Sense", as if that didn't make sense nearly three years ago?

It never made sense to vaccinate kids

Slim · December 19, 2023, 11:43:15 AM

Quote from: David L on December 18, 2023, 09:58:50 AM
Quote from: Slim on December 18, 2023, 09:33:35 AMSo the gist of this is that "the federal government paid media organisations to promote the vaccines during the pandemic". I've only watched the first two ridiculous minutes. Is that it? And this in a video labelled "Now it Makes Sense", as if that didn't make sense nearly three years ago?

It never made sense to vaccinate kids

At the very least it made sense to do that, as was explained carefully at the time. Whether it was appropriate given the balance of risks is a matter of opinion, but the justification was reasonable and on balance, I think it was the right thing to do.

Slim · December 22, 2023, 10:35:19 AM

I have mild COVID or flu symptoms this morning. I'm working at the moment and it's not too bad. Just a sort of dull headache, sore eyes, absence of energy and a cough. Didn't get out of bed until 0945. Will probably retreat between the duvet again in a couple of hours.

I briefly contemplated cracking open a bottle of Talisker last night, glad I didn't as a hangover on top of this would not be welcome.

The Picnic Wasp · December 22, 2023, 10:45:14 AM

Sorry to hear that, James. Hope it's a mild thing and you still enjoy Christmas. The Scottish news stated that 1 in 24 have Covid at the moment. I was quite shocked by that. I had planned a bit more shopping tonight or tomorrow, but might just settle for what I've got already.

Thenop · December 22, 2023, 11:10:27 AM

Sorry to hear, hope you get over it soon James!

Slim · December 22, 2023, 09:21:41 PM

I went back to bed at about 3pm, stayed there for four hours then got up and took a test.

Will have a look at my running commentary in this thread from last time I had it, to get an idea of the trajectory. At the moment I feel a bit knackered and coughy but not too bad. I'm a bit worried I'll get worse overnight.

Wish I'd had an opportunity to get a booster jab this autumn but oh well, assuming I emerge alive I'll have an immunity boost from the virus.

Matt2112 · December 23, 2023, 10:23:52 AM

Quote from: David L on December 22, 2023, 11:22:34 PMHow many times now?

Booster jab?

It doesn't prevent, it mitigates.

For many people this winter's jab might be the difference between feeling well enough to work, or not. Or to feel some mild but irritating symptoms, or no symptoms at all. And so on.

I took the jab (and the flu jab as usual) this time round and, for the anecdotal record, am feeling very chipper indeed - I love Xmas, me!

Slim · December 23, 2023, 03:25:20 PM

Went to bed at about 10:30pm last night, just got up again 20 minutes. Unlike last time I wasn't really that uncomfortable overnight but this morning I developed a powerful headache pain behind my right eye .. felt like I'd been kicked in the face. Ibuprofen took the edge off it, I only took one and it's gone now.

I feel OK now, like I'm recovering from a cold. Low on energy but not incapacitated. So it wasn't as bad as last time. Fingers crossed I'm through it now.

Unfortunate as it looks like a nice cycling day out there .. would have been nice to roll down to Twycross and back. But it's a bit late in the day now and I've hardly eaten this last 36 hours so I think I'd run out of juice after the first ten miles.