O/T. The Government's handling of Covid

[Trickytreesreds]

It seems that the US storm on the J&J vaccine is based on 6 cases from 6.7M people vaccinated, One of the 6 has died and a 2nd is in hospital in a critical state. That's a death rate of 0.00008823529%.

Far greater chance of being killed or seriously injured crossing the road............. in the UK that happened to an average of 248 people a day in 2019.

Yes you are correct.
Those odds are more than acceptable considering the risk of the alternative.
Lets take my last cancer op.
Take the 1:1000 chance of death on the operating table, or the near certain alternative of death if you don't.
That's a bunch of numbers to compare to those whinging about blood clots.

[Andy_Faber]

Yes you are correct.
Those odds are more than acceptable considering the risk of the alternative.
Lets take my last cancer op.
Take the 1:1000 chance of death on the operating table, or the near certain alternative of death if you don't.
That's a bunch of numbers to compare to those whinging about blood clots.

likewise. 22 years in remission, my approach was 'I'll have everything on the menu please' and with death odds of 1 in 1 without and 1 in 10,000 plus (its avery common cancer) with there was no decision to take really - BUT even then, folk were trusting to 'herbal remedies' to cure the same condition. Maybe the next great vaccination effort should be to discover a blend that cures people of irrational, deadly decision making

[ramAnag]

Maybe the next great vaccination effort should be to discover a blend that cures people of irrational, deadly decision making

Asking a lot of people who’ve just voted for Brexit, elected Johnson as PM and struggle with the concept of social distancing, AF!

P.S. Not belittling your and Tricky’s fight against the ‘Big C’...I wish you both well...just trying to introduce a degree of levity on what seems an otherwise sombre forum morning.

[Trickytreesreds]

Asking a lot of people who’ve just voted for Brexit, elected Johnson as PM and struggle with the concept of social distancing, AF!

P.S. Not belittling your and Tricky’s fight against the ‘Big C’...I wish you both well...just trying to introduce a degree of levity on what seems an otherwise sombre forum morning.

No one thought you was RA.

There is risk and there is RISK!!
Caution is wise on many things, but some sort of sanity has to be applied as well.

Talking of cancer. Are you aware that there is a 3% chance in all males, of getting Melanoma? This is increased with sun bathing.
I'll bet you, not one of those screaming about risks, even considers that fact before going on holiday.

[Andy_Faber]

Asking a lot of people who’ve just voted for Brexit, elected Johnson as PM and struggle with the concept of social distancing, AF!

P.S. Not belittling your and Tricky’s fight against the ‘Big C’...I wish you both well...just trying to introduce a degree of levity on what seems an otherwise sombre forum morning.

Fair go rA, we need a bit of joshing I guess

[MadAmster]

..... All, of course, of no help to the poor lady who died or to her friends and relations.....

[macstheman]

I went for my second jab last night, it's a 5 mile trip there. Only a short queue compared to last time and I was back home in about 45 minutes!
The funniest thing though was when I sat down for my 'turn' (no doubt to relax me) the male nurse said 'welcome to the Bob Marley Gig'. In response to my quizzical look he said 'we're jabbing, jabbing jabbing'!

[Andy_Faber]

I went for my second jab last night, it's a 5 mile trip there. Only a short queue compared to last time and I was back home in about 45 minutes!
The funniest thing though was when I sat down for my 'turn' (no doubt to relax me) the male nurse said 'welcome to the Bob Marley Gig'. In response to my quizzical look he said 'we're jabbing, jabbing jabbing'!

must have had a cold

[MadAmster]

Way more chance of being run over crossing the road than there is of getting a blood clot from the vaccine...

[Trickytreesreds]

Oh dear Starmer, another fail.
He was having a moan about COVID and you treat him like a pleb. Biggest fail since Bigotgate with Brown.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roan...l=GuardianNews