Quote Originally Posted by troodee1893 View Post
The longer this whole carry on carries on the more confused I get. One scientist says one thing another something else. Up until a few weeks ago I was wholly in the camp of no lock downs (probably still am), no restrictions lets get on with our lives then omicron appears to add confusion, fear and megalomamia in our politicians. I fear it is never going to end if they get their way and in a smaller way fear that maybe just maybe they are right to be concerned.

I have never been a conspiricy theorist ever but the way this pandemic is panning out is strange and leads me to believe there may be more truth in it that Covid is indeed man (Chinese) made than I would have given credence to before. It is most certainly not running the expected course that previous pandemics have! I saying all that we surely have to learn to live with it and get on with our lives or Returnofrros will indeed be proved correct that lockdowns will be with us ad infinitum. The one area where I would give ground is in the wearing of masks. I agree that wearing one gives the wearer little or no protection due to the airborne particles managing to easily get through normal everyday masks. The same particles will only be partially captured when exhaled into the mask of the wearer by the wearer. But, again, the larger droplets from sneezes and runny noses are captured in masks stopping them dropping onto others, surfaces etc. and therefore go someway towards stopping infections. Masks imo are largely useless in stopping the wearer getting infected but go a fair way to stop the wearer infecting others. Therefore again imo it is very selfish not to wear a mask unless exempt and I reckon we must be one of the unhealthiest nations on earth outwith Covid if the sheer volume of the number of folk who cannot, refuse, or just plain don't bother to wear one are taken into account.

Hopefully useless Boris and nasty Nippy will leave us all alone, let us get on with it and one day, hopefully soon, it will all be over and we can get back to normality if the politicians let go. I long for the day when the NHS goes back to protecting us rather than 'needing' protected itself or needing "saved" and where the health service workers are appreciated, yes, but no more than the polis, teachers, shopworkers, scaffies etc., etc., etc.
There was a large anti virus demonstration last Saturday outside the gates leading to Number 10 Downing Street which was reported in yesterday’s Sunday Times newspaper but needless to say there was no mention of it on the Saturday evening BBC news bulletin because they have to tow the official government line that getting vaccinated plus your third (booster) vaccination will help to prevent people catching the Omricon mutation of the Covid-19 virus.
I am looking forward to hear what excuse Nippy, Boris (or his replacement), the scientists and Health experts trot out when nearly everyone over the age of 12 throughout the U.K. have received their 3 Covid-19 vaccinations including their booster vaccination and still the Covid-19 virus is running out of control.
I have never forgotten my discussion with the retired GP who was giving my wife her first Covid-19 vaccination in March 2020. Prior to my wife getting her Covid-19 vaccination I said to the retired GP that the Covid-19 vaccinations were not making a jot of difference stopping the spread of the Covid-19 virus.
The retired GP replied “We know that but until the Government tells us to stop doing it we will continue to keep giving people their Covid-19 vaccinations.
The number of deaths are currently running at a daily average of 113 probably because of two reasons.
Most of the people with serious underlying health conditions died during the Chinese, Kent and Indian variants of the Covid-19 virus and secondly according to reports from South Africa where the Omricon variant was first discovered the number of deaths are a lot less than previous variants.
Your are correct about the scientists who cannot make their mind up what to do.
I am surprised that Professor Neil Ferguson was again sounding off and telling the U.K. public what they should be doing with the Omricon variant.
He is not exactly ‘squeaky clean’ as I remember reading in the media that the same Professor Neil Ferguson broke the rules of the first national lockdown to visit his girlfriend.
Another person who preaches ‘Do as I say, not as I do’!