bulkbiker
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Oh believe me I am. I don’t trust half the spin and even less of the so called explanations/reasoning/science of which there have been far too little. That doesn’t mean I think it’s just flu either though.Thanks for sharing BulkBiker!
If we are willing to be sceptical about the government advice re healthy wholegrains, saturated fat and statins, why are we not more sceptical about the government's spin on the Covid science also?
Spin can work both ways. At the moment it could be less dangerous than what we are being fed, but at the same time it could be more dangerous than what we are being fed. Who knows>?! If the Government is that concerned about the economy and it's just a little flu I would be expecting Boris to be out there without a mask kissing everyone he meets - or maybe he did that before!!!
Interesting with what's being going on in Florida. They seem in big trouble so that kinda debunks the hot weather will kill the virus off theory! Not a little flu then! Then with all the theme parks opening only a few weeks ago (thousands and thousands of kids in one place all laughing, screaming and with little hands on all the rides) surely if you add the dots up it points to kids as well as adults being able to spread the thing!
Boris had the virus and he understands the illness. He described his own situation as being 'touch and go' after leaving hospital. Whether this was real or (as some seem to believe) an attempt to milk the sympathy vote, we will never know.
It seems to suit some people's political agenda to discuss the pandemic in terms of a flu by using carefully selected data to justify their stance.
Usually it amounts to nothing more than a casual look at the headline numbers and some rather blasé acceptance that up to 2% of the populace dying is somehow an acceptable price to pay for not having any restrictions on personal freedoms in place.
In the news today is a story about 21 workers at steel plant in Mexico dying from Covid-19. In my living memory, there has not been a (seasonal) influenza outbreak that has killed so many working age people.
A suggestion to those worried. Why not check local infection rates?
For example I live in Surrey and as of today there were 8 cases of CoVid and 0 deaths. Consequently I feel confident that I won't catch the virus given the massive decline in cases and deaths seen here.
Just google your own county to do the same.
My own personal risk seems to be low as a 49 year old type 1 with no obesity or other issues. Again I have looked at data (Simon On' Neill's analysis shared on Diabetes UK and Prof Kar's NHS study).
None of this analysis is political though every side has used the virus to try and make their own point following the maxim of not letting a good crisis go to waste!
Given that mask wearing seems to have suddenly made people believe social distancing is optional in the shops I’ve been in... yeah, not so sure!Yes! Pretty good proof that social distancing, hand washing, and face masks are having a powerful affect on transmission rates.
I hope that people don't get complacent though.
Social distancing was seriously lacking before mask wearing in my experiences so at least now there’s some protection. My workplace is woeful in the cleaning of these areas.Given that mask wearing seems to have suddenly made people believe social distancing is optional in the shops I’ve been in... yeah, not so sure!
I am more worried about communal areas in my workplace. All the desk cleansing is fine, what about toilets and kitchens and those who are infected and not showing signs?
Lockdown pushed me to change my life. Hba1c from 78 to 46. Large weight loss and I’m still young enough but doesn’t stop me being scared
Except that none of the data suggests a casual link between lockdowns and mask wearing with lower transmission rates. Hand washing and social distancing may have been enough.Yes! Pretty good proof that social distancing, hand washing, and face masks are having a powerful affect on transmission rates.
I hope that people don't get complacent though.
Given that mask wearing seems to have suddenly made people believe social distancing is optional in the shops I’ve been in... yeah, not so sure!
I am more worried about communal areas in my workplace. All the desk cleansing is fine, what about toilets and kitchens and those who are infected and not showing signs?
Lockdown pushed me to change my life. Hba1c from 78 to 46. Large weight loss and I’m still young enough but doesn’t stop me being scared
When I encounter people whilst wearing my visor it does the same thing. Perhaps the more outrageous we look the more distance we’ll be given. Now I have some thoughts on thatThey backed off when I got my mask out.
Except that none of the data suggests a casual link between lockdowns and mask wearing with lower transmission rates. Hand washing and social distancing may have been enough.
Since we can't suppress this virus totally and it is now active again in the Southern hemisphere we are going to have to work out a way to live with this. By living with it I mean letting our kids go to school, being sociable and getting to the cinema/theatre and football matches if we want to take whatever risk there is. It is certainly good manners to wash hands when there are bugs around and not to cough or sneeze on others.
IF you have any respect for 'Fat Emperor' Ivor Cummins' work on the root causes of metabolic disease perhaps you would take a few minutes to see his take on the data?
I am perplexed by why they have nailed their colours to this particular mast, when at the very worst some of the evidence is superficially ambiguous. I hope it's not excessive hubris.
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Mind you, to be fair to Ivor Cummins, I doubt very much whether he ever expected a video he put together back in May to be quoted as the last word on Lockdown, on a forum two months later. I expect his ideas, and the info informing them is under constant evolution. It is just that once someone has nailed their colours to the mast on the internet, there is always someone willing to drag it out of mothballs, isn't there?