Perhaps be better I don't tell her that otherwise I'll get the blame of passing it onto her. (She still wears a mask daily)
They're all based on the standard European databases and the same modelling of what constitutes normal death rates in the countries.Because the data isn't comparable.
If the baseline data differs and the current data differs then comparison graphs are meaningless
I fear we will do worse the next time because so much misinformation got a hold this time there are large chunks of populations who wnt trust govt warnings etc and will resist all effortsThey're all based on the standard European databases and the same modelling of what constitutes normal death rates in the countries.
It's not an exact science for sure - trend lines, even with corrections never are. It's why I'm not fond of the whole business of looking at things as if it's a competition. However, even with the error bars, it's still valuable. This won't be the last pandemic, we may be able to do better next time.
I fear we will do worse the next time because so much misinformation got a hold this time there are large chunks of populations who wnt trust govt warnings etc and will resist all efforts
Which is really weird as I smoked for 30 years so I would have thought I'd have been hit harderI had it in December for the first time and it barely registered on the test, the faintest of lines despite having it pretty badly. Certainly possible you had it without knowing, lucky you!!
It's the opposite in Peru right now.The fact that people are still testing themselves for covid really bugs me. Why? What's the point? If you test negative does that mean it's ok to go out and about and possibly pass influenza on to vulnerable people? Because, if anything, influenza is more dangerous than covid right now. So doing a covid test will tell you nothing useful. Please stop.
The fact that people are still testing themselves for covid really bugs me. Why? What's the point? If you test negative does that mean it's ok to go out and about and possibly pass influenza on to vulnerable people? Because, if anything, influenza is more dangerous than covid right now. So doing a covid test will tell you nothing useful. Please stop.
It's the opposite in Peru right now.
I took a test for more curiosity though.
Up until at least Christmas they were still testing and segregating people in hospitals here, so they obviously think there is still something to be worried about.
For the majority of the country, they do not have access or the facilities to test for influenza and apart from avian influenza and sub strains, COVID is still regarded as the bigger killer.Curiosity is probably the only rational reason to do a test, to be fair.
Why is it the opposite in Peru?
For the majority of the country, they do not have access or the facilities to test for influenza and apart from avian influenza and sub strains, COVID is still regarded as the bigger killer.
70% of households don't even have a fridge so daily hand to hand bartering is rife.
I’ve got about a dozen tests left. Would it be better if I chucked them in the bin unused?The fact that people are still testing themselves for covid really bugs me. Why? What's the point? If you test negative does that mean it's ok to go out and about and possibly pass influenza on to vulnerable people? Because, if anything, influenza is more dangerous than covid right now. So doing a covid test will tell you nothing useful. Please stop.
The mortality rates here have soared in the last few years.So covid is the bigger killer because it's the only one being tested for. That's kind of my point. Plus there's a false security about non-covid viruses that comes from persistently testing for covid and not behaving the same way with every viral infection, positive covid test, or negative covid test.
I’ve got about a dozen tests left. Would it be better if I chucked them in the bin unused?
Or is it ok with you if when I am feel like I’ve got the flu, I use it to see if it’s covid out of curiosity?
Agreed on people’s behaviour around normal cold and flu. I don’t know why they think it’s acceptable to share those bugs knowing what we all know now about immunocompromised individuals.See above. If you're really desperate to know whether or not SARS-CoV-2 is behind your sniffles then knock yourself out. Once you've already had it at least once I don't really understand the curiosity but whatever. The main thing is how you behave if you get a negative test. Because the really annoying thing about all of this is hearing about people feeling sick, getting a negative covid test and then going into work/sending their kids to school "it's ok, the covid test was negative" That's been a factor in the crazy amount of non-covid viruses sweeping through society this winter.
Agreed on people’s behaviour around normal cold and flu. I don’t know why they think it’s acceptable to share those bugs knowing what we all know now about immunocompromised individuals.
Agreed on people’s behaviour around normal cold and flu. I don’t know why they think it’s acceptable to share those bugs knowing what we all know now about immunocompromised individuals.
People are assholes, have always been assholes, and will continue to grow in their assholeness. What made anyone think a global pandemic that killed millions would change that? If anything I think people have gotten worse. I've seen more angry/selfish behavior in the last 12 months then I can remember in the decade before. It's always been there, but the need to mask it died along with those millions of people.Yeah, I thought the one and only positive to come out of this would be a bit more common sense around how to behave when you've caught an URTI. So it's been quite annoying how often I hear people thinking a negative covid test means all bets are off. And don't even get me started on parents sending their kids in to school with the puke from a winter vomiting bug barely dry on their lips.
They have a covid ward in Connolly hospital and you do get swabbed in A&E. I was in a few weeks agoThey haven't been doing that in Ireland for months now.
They have a covid ward in Connolly hospital and you do get swabbed in A&E. I was in a few weeks ago
Seems to be some disconnect. I think Connolly are still taking it seriously from the point of view they don’t want it spreading round the wards to people who are already vulnerableThat’s gas. Talking to friends who work in the teaching hospitals and covid is a non issue now. And has been for ages.
Thought the guy who was swabbing me in A&E was going to come out the other side of my head btw.
either that or lobotomy by swabbing
Probably just keeping up protocols nobody wants to take responsibility for stopping. It really makes no sense. Not unless you’re also swapping for influenza. Doesn’t do any harm though, I guess.
See above. If you're really desperate to know whether or not SARS-CoV-2 is behind your sniffles then knock yourself out. Once you've already had it at least once I don't really understand the curiosity but whatever. The main thing is how you behave if you get a negative test. Because the really annoying thing about all of this is hearing about people feeling sick, getting a negative covid test and then going into work/sending their kids to school "it's ok, the covid test was negative" That's been a factor in the crazy amount of non-covid viruses sweeping through society this winter.
The fact that people are still testing themselves for covid really bugs me. Why? What's the point? If you test negative does that mean it's ok to go out and about and possibly pass influenza on to vulnerable people? Because, if anything, influenza is more dangerous than covid right now. So doing a covid test will tell you nothing useful. Please stop.
At my work if you have covid you don't need a doctors note if you are off for 3 days or more so you have to test yourself if you suspect that you have it. And GPs don't want people with covid to attend in person further encouraging testing.
I can only speak for where I am now, but if someone has Covid, regardless of how symptomatic they actually are, their work/school would tell them to stay home, whereas with the flu the expectation is that unless you're really sick that you still have to come to work. Most workplaces generally don't give much leeway in terms of staying home if you have the cold. I'm not saying that's correct but it is what it is.
I’m sure they ideally don’t want anyone with influenza attending in person either. But that’s more likely if a negative covid test gives you the all clear.
Not to mention that someone could have a positive covid test and a more serious illness (say, bacterial pneumonia) that does merit attendance in person.
The current advice here is not to.attend a GP's office unless specifically asked to by your GP. There are also signs up saying not to come in if you have covid like symptoms (which would cover flu symptoms as well) and to go away and phone them.
why would anyone be doing a covid test if they don’t have any symptoms?
Without symptoms? Only if your partner has covid and you didn't want to have it without knowing and spread it to others perhaps? But as a general precaution it would seem a bit OTT now.
I thought the newer tests were double tests, for both Covid and flu.The fact that people are still testing themselves for covid really bugs me. Why? What's the point? If you test negative does that mean it's ok to go out and about and possibly pass influenza on to vulnerable people? Because, if anything, influenza is more dangerous than covid right now. So doing a covid test will tell you nothing useful. Please stop.
Diners in flyover states.Did they take the poll in Wetherspoons?
