Now that is a very good question.. why indeed.. enjoyment is now banned in the UK.. especially Wales and Scotland.
Oh I don't know, I'm sure the Scots enjoyed watching them win at Twickenham, although not the same on the telly for sure!
Now that is a very good question.. why indeed.. enjoyment is now banned in the UK.. especially Wales and Scotland.
Sorry you haven't had the same experience I have had. Only yesterday I was chatting to friends and we all commented on how peculiar it is that the new and accepted 'polite norm' is to turn your back and move away from people!Soooooo many people don't get that. Since I got back to walking after my "injury" I literally have had only one other delightful elderly couple move to the side rather than me doing it. Instead I move aside constantly for joggers, who puff their way past rarely thanking you, unless of course I don't hear them coming up behind and it's the same with all others. Never in my life have I crossed the road so much!! It really is with many people a case of "I'm Alright Jack!". In some areas the pandemic has brought out the best in many people but also the very worst in others.
Open walks isn't too badSorry you haven't had the same experience I have had. Only yesterday I was chatting to friends and we all commented on how peculiar it is that the new and accepted 'polite norm' is to turn your back and move away from people!
We've not been out to busy places, usually open walks, but have been pleasantly surprised by others I've met, sorry it hasn't been the same for you.
Its far safer than indoors where we are currently confined.. go figure..Safer is not safe. Read the article. Outside is safer, NOT safe.
Sorry I haven't been in a supermarket for almost a year - initially did the frantic refreshing of supermarket slots at midnight etc to get a huge delivery once every 10-14 days with some fresh stuff supplemented by neighbours in between, then one of the 'lucky' type 1s to be classed as CEV early on (last May/June time, consultant and GP agreed risk of exposure at work high enough eventhough I'm under 40, HbA1c under 52mmol/l for the past 10 years and no other conditions) so been on priority delivery slots since. These do run out on 31st March so guess I'll be back to the frantic refresh when slots get released again!Open walks isn't too bad
Try going to a supermarket where masks apparantly make you totally immune and you don't need distance anymore...
Sigh... It is odd though, outside I have seen people almost literally jump 2 feet backwards to avoid others
Depending on where you live you may find that supermarkets are very different places to how they used to be.Sorry I haven't been in a supermarket for almost a year - initially did the frantic refreshing of supermarket slots at midnight etc to get a huge delivery once every 10-14 days with some fresh stuff supplemented by neighbours in between, then one of the 'lucky' type 1s to be classed as CEV early on (last May/June time, consultant and GP agreed risk of exposure at work high enough eventhough I'm under 40, HbA1c under 52mmol/l for the past 10 years and no other conditions) so been on priority delivery slots since. These do run out on 31st March so guess I'll be back to the frantic refresh when slots get released again!
This is a list of people in group 6 (clinically vulnerable people - i.e people who have underlying health problems, but haven't been told to shield). People who are shielding are in group 4, and are classed as extremely clinically vulnerable.
Remember it takes about 3 weeks for the highest levels of immunity to develop after the second vaccine dose.
Yes, as you say a lot of research is going into how effective the vaccines are on the new variants. This will be different for each vaccine too, so it won't necessarily be a case of 'are you vaccinated or not?' but it might be that one vaccine isn't effective against a new variant but all others are (to stress - I'm suggesting a scenario, we don't yet know exactly how effective the existing vaccines are against current variants, and we don't know what other variants might emerge). They're also not sure to what extent the vaccines affect how easily the virus can be transmitted.
I had my updated shielding email which clearly says any shielding advice is advice only, not law. It is therefore your choice whether you shield if you're deemed CEV, but you must still follow the lockdown restrictions.
Its far safer than indoors where we are currently confined.. go figure..
Oh completely - I feel so very fortunate to have the letter as a safety net and the extra protection via working from home. I've said plenty of times it just isn't fair that it is a GP lottery. Different workplaces have handled it so differently and I also seem very fortunate on that front, but the CEV status forces their hand on certain things.That's true, you are not being forced to shield BUT getting that letter has an impact on your work, it can help to enable your employers to make their decisions about people returning to work and it can influence whether you get 'sick pay' if you don't go into work because of shielding, etc. Without that letter it can be confusing and problematic for many people.
Meds or not, remission or not there are still faulty mechanisms at play, or else no need to continue low carb etc.Hmm, my 90 yo T2 dad was looking forward to his second dose of vaccine. I can't honestly see the point of making 10% (or more) of the UK population shield after vaccination....
Surely no need for T2s on no meds because they've put their T2 in remission via diet to shield. Plus if I was a 20 something vaccinated T1 I'd be pretty unhappy to have to shield.
The original post is the information that has been clarified this week about which asthmatics are classified as group 6.Wow, I'm very concerned that the advice this local surgery is giving is inaccurate in regards to asthma! People with severe asthma are actually in group 4 according to the government, and severe asthma is defined on Asthma UK as requiring two three day, or longer, courses of steroids in a 12 month period!
It's potentially very dangerous that they have not only been downgraded two groups, but they aren't even identifying all severe asthmatics!
Sorry I know it's not diabetes related, but I thought as a severe asthmatic, as well as a type 1 diabetic, that I would have to point out my concerns!
Because they can still pass on covid-19 to others, and the vaccinations are not 100% and there may be mutations. Shield is to protect everyone. Even shielded people come into contact with others, with objects, with post etc.Hmm, my 90 yo T2 dad was looking forward to his second dose of vaccine. I can't honestly see the point of making 10% (or more) of the UK population shield after vaccination....
Surely no need for T2s on no meds because they've put their T2 in remission via diet to shield. Plus if I was a 20 something vaccinated T1 I'd be pretty unhappy to have to shield.