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<blockquote data-quote="Max68" data-source="post: 2293250" data-attributes="member: 521172"><p>I know where you are coming from Nicole and see your side of the coin as well. I'm certainly not particularly bothered about Flu for instance and so far in 50 years I haven't had it, bad colds yes, but never flu. I've had Norovirus and Food Poisoning and never felt so ill but whilst it took me a good month to recover from Norovirus I knew that sooner or later I would be back to 100%.</p><p></p><p>That's the difference with Covid. We are always nervous of the unknown and we just don't know with this virus because some stats say this some stats say that and Government advice is so wishy washy! It's not "just" a case of you will either live or die with Covid but what are the possible effects long term going to be? I read an article yesterday saying that Doctors will have to interact with <em>recovering</em> Covid patients via Zoom or phone because there are quite a few that will need longer term treatment after recovering. Some people still can't walk for long before they get breathless, others are suffering in other physical ways, some quite serious and only 6 months or so into this pandemic we don't know what the longer term effects will be.</p><p></p><p>I don't think it's necessarily a case of hiding, it's more a case of wanting to be in control of your own risk. When I get in a car I put a seatbelt on. If I got into the school minibus and was told I wasn't allowed to wear a seatbelt I would question it and wear one anyway. If I was told no then I would refuse to ride in the minibus as I am in control of my own risk. </p><p></p><p>Today I went to a restaurant for the first time. Went and sat outside with my ex and had fish and chips for the first time in about 5 months!! (A treat and it was lovely!!) I was a bit nervous and looked at the cutlery and salt pot in a way I have never looked at cutlery before!! Felt quite awkward but there was only one other couple tables away and I wouldn't have gone if it had been inside. Still feel though did I do the right thing, but it was my risk and by sitting outside I negated some of that risk. When I am due back in a classroom come September though it's like it or lump it. I'm inside and I have no choice in the matter and am heavily relying on others who as you quite rightly say will maybe not be as "hot" on their hygiene and social distancing. Now I'm nervous because the Government told me as a diabetic that I should be nervous and yet I am now not going to be allowed to assess my own personal risk as an apparently clinically vulnerable person (which the Government told me) if I want to still have a job and a pay-packet, and that is what is wrong.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Max68, post: 2293250, member: 521172"] I know where you are coming from Nicole and see your side of the coin as well. I'm certainly not particularly bothered about Flu for instance and so far in 50 years I haven't had it, bad colds yes, but never flu. I've had Norovirus and Food Poisoning and never felt so ill but whilst it took me a good month to recover from Norovirus I knew that sooner or later I would be back to 100%. That's the difference with Covid. We are always nervous of the unknown and we just don't know with this virus because some stats say this some stats say that and Government advice is so wishy washy! It's not "just" a case of you will either live or die with Covid but what are the possible effects long term going to be? I read an article yesterday saying that Doctors will have to interact with [I]recovering[/I] Covid patients via Zoom or phone because there are quite a few that will need longer term treatment after recovering. Some people still can't walk for long before they get breathless, others are suffering in other physical ways, some quite serious and only 6 months or so into this pandemic we don't know what the longer term effects will be. I don't think it's necessarily a case of hiding, it's more a case of wanting to be in control of your own risk. When I get in a car I put a seatbelt on. If I got into the school minibus and was told I wasn't allowed to wear a seatbelt I would question it and wear one anyway. If I was told no then I would refuse to ride in the minibus as I am in control of my own risk. Today I went to a restaurant for the first time. Went and sat outside with my ex and had fish and chips for the first time in about 5 months!! (A treat and it was lovely!!) I was a bit nervous and looked at the cutlery and salt pot in a way I have never looked at cutlery before!! Felt quite awkward but there was only one other couple tables away and I wouldn't have gone if it had been inside. Still feel though did I do the right thing, but it was my risk and by sitting outside I negated some of that risk. When I am due back in a classroom come September though it's like it or lump it. I'm inside and I have no choice in the matter and am heavily relying on others who as you quite rightly say will maybe not be as "hot" on their hygiene and social distancing. Now I'm nervous because the Government told me as a diabetic that I should be nervous and yet I am now not going to be allowed to assess my own personal risk as an apparently clinically vulnerable person (which the Government told me) if I want to still have a job and a pay-packet, and that is what is wrong. [/QUOTE]
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