Fairygodmother
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The next YouTube Independent Sage is at 13.30 today.
I’ve always known I’m greater than I think I am, but tried to suppress it, hehe. I really don’t see why a household in which a few might be taking more risks than others, especially in the kinds of connections they make, should not also assess risks using a vulnerability chart like this. Admittedly, hospital staff have a greater likelihood of encountering Covid carriers and sufferers than most others, but the unknown spread of symptomless or pre-symptom people in the wider population is unknown, especially now pubs, playgrounds, sports venues, soft play areas, etc are opening up.Did you note that being over 70 gives you a score of >6 not just 6. I assume this matrix is to decide where people are safe to work in the hospital and they have divided the risk into 3 bands for simplicity. Interesting but not necessarily relevant to the general public, in fact it mentions that it shouldn't be applied to household members.
Yes maybe it's all just coincidence. Maybe no news is good news. Time will tell. Yes I have a reminder set for 1.30I think they said they were reconfiguring the figures, or the app, or both @JRT. It’s all as clear as mud. Maybe there’s something else going on too, lots of even more strange stuff, like the Daily Fail photoshop and The Sun’s old photos. Are they a distraction to keep us away from something else? Bannon connections? Increase in r? It makes any decisions very difficult so like you, I look at Independent Sage.
The Govt has pronounced that kids hardly spread the virus. But then it announced early in the pandemic that spread in care homes was unlikely. Wishful thinkers or deliberate liars?It's very strange at the moment. I have given up following news closely on a daily basis just checking in on few trustworthy sources.
I have noticed on Covid reporting app that for the past two or three days no record of new reported cases etc.
When I checked gov.uk earlier in the week it recommended high risk people minimize social contact. I'm sure it was incredibly vague for a while.
Of course I could be mistaken.
Things almost seem strangely quiet in comparison.
I will listen to independent Sage see what they say.
Meanwhile I'm remaining very cautious!
Well it's all a bit of fun not really to take too seriously not for me I don't work in a hospitalDid you note that being over 70 gives you a score of >6 not just 6. I assume this matrix is to decide where people are safe to work in the hospital and they have divided the risk into 3 bands for simplicity. Interesting but not necessarily relevant to the general public, in fact it mentions that it shouldn't be applied to household members.
Interesting listening to Independent Sage. I'm sure there are some who will have issues with them but I find them very considered with a distinct lack of three word slogans.The Govt has pronounced that kids hardly spread the virus. But then it announced early in the pandemic that spread in care homes was unlikely. Wishful thinkers or deliberate liars?
It applies,the government just chooses not to focus on it.the point is that the advice is not consistent, and the standard advice in other setting miraculously doesnt apply in schools.
sorry, I was being sarcastic about the miraculous bit : )It applies,the government just chooses not to focus on it.
This is probably the worst government I remember, combining self interest with incompetence. If you select the cabinet on their support for Brexit rather than ability and experience this is what you get.
Having said all that it seems that the imperative of getting children back to school is shared with most other countries. There are variations in the precautions between countries so time will tell what works and what doesn't, I just hope there isn't a disaster in the meantime.
You are lucky to have been asked. I read our whole school risk assessment and was surprised to see my risk (I was not named but I know it was me by the job description) was classed as low risk. I contacted my head and pointed out what my risk was ‘not any higher for risk of infection but a higher risk of severe illness if I catch the virus’ and was told I am low risk. My union has said there is no need for an individual risk assessment unless you are an extremely vulnerable person (cancer patient, organ transplant patient etc).
My head said she was aware of my concerns and she has put in place social distancing(?), staggered start and finish times, bubble groups (31+adults and pupils). To date, since wider opening, prior to summer holidays, with up to 15 pupils in a class we have had no covid outbreaks. I think a lot of faith is being put in the rumour that children do not spread the virus. Without face coverings I am unsure that any of the above measures will be effective.
With regard to your circumstance, how about increased ventilation eg open windows or doors.
In fairness to the govt they, like almost everybody else in the world, was faced with a situation that nobody had come across for at least a century - possibly since Spanish Flu in 1918. Yes they may have sometimes looked as though they made it up as they went along after following advisors advice but hindsight is a wonderful thing and, to be honest, whatever decisions they made would, as it does now, have attracted criticism from some quarters. I have a suspicion that whatever govt was in place we would be in the same situation - poss even worse. There is also no shortage of conspiracy theories and, in all honesty, I wonder whether the media hype is helping to fuel the fear and anxiety that many people are now experiencing.If the decision makers of any country were to spend a year in a jail cell for every avoidable death in the pandemic their decisions may well be somewhat different. Governments sadly seem to be exempt from being held accountable.
I would agree with you except that our government ignored all the experience and advice of countries ahead of us, and chose to do the bare minimum they can get away with, while simultaneously ignoring all common sense (like sending patients with corona virus back to care homes) which even my 10 year old granddaughter queried.In fairness to the govt they, like almost everybody else in the world, was faced with a situation that nobody had come across for at least a century - possibly since Spanish Flu in 1918. Yes they may have sometimes looked as though they made it up as they went along after following advisors advice but hindsight is a wonderful thing and, to be honest, whatever decisions they made would, as it does now, have attracted criticism from some quarters. I have a suspicion that whatever govt was in place we would be in the same situation - poss even worse. There is also no shortage of conspiracy theories and, in all honesty, I wonder whether the media hype is helping to fuel the fear and anxiety that many people are now experiencing.
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