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Post by adrianc on Dec 4, 2021 8:40:33 GMT
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Post by keitha on Dec 4, 2021 20:13:05 GMT
Occasionally I have to ring my GP surgery on non-urgent matters and had become used to the longish recorded message about Covid symptoms. (At least once that was over, a receptionist would answer.) Today the message had been replaced by one advising of staff shortages and zero tolerance of abuse, with a warning against unacceptable behaviour to staff.
(My sympathies lie with the staff, even after I couldn't get an appointment.)
We've had that for months I had to go in and they had stats up proudly proclaiming the doctors had seen 300 odd patients in November and does 1200 telephone consultations 4 GPS in the practice so 75 Each lets say for the sake of argument they worked 15 days that's 5 consultations face to face a day and 20 on the telephone
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Post by agent69 on Dec 4, 2021 22:05:20 GMT
Not like you to be tardy adrianc. I posted this yesterday
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Post by agent69 on Dec 5, 2021 17:14:56 GMT
I see the Pope is visiting a refugee camp in Greece, while moaning about covid inequality.
- Indoor venue
- no social distancing
- Many (including the pontiff) not wearing a mask
What a great example he sets
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Post by registerme on Dec 8, 2021 10:08:46 GMT
I thought this was pretty good:-
https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/comments/raxc31/oc_us_covid19_deaths_by_vaccine_status/
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Post by adrianc on Dec 8, 2021 10:27:23 GMT
Ooof... Be interesting to see similar for the UK.
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Post by bracknellboy on Dec 8, 2021 11:08:34 GMT
I thought this was pretty good:- https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/comments/raxc31/oc_us_covid19_deaths_by_vaccine_status/ nah, don't believe it. The data has obviously been supplied by the shape shifting lizards in collaboration with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
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Post by bracknellboy on Dec 8, 2021 11:13:08 GMT
I see the Pope is visiting a refugee camp in Greece, while moaning about covid inequality.
- Indoor venue
- no social distancing
- Many (including the pontiff) not wearing a mask
What a great example he sets
yeah but he'd look silly with a mask on: just wouldn't go with the pointy hat, robes with crosses on and staff thingy he carries around
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Post by keitha on Dec 8, 2021 11:18:22 GMT
I see the Pope is visiting a refugee camp in Greece, while moaning about covid inequality.
- Indoor venue
- no social distancing
- Many (including the pontiff) not wearing a mask
What a great example he sets
yeah but he'd look silly with a mask on: just wouldn't go with the pointy hat, robes with crosses on and staff thingy he carries around A white mask would IMHO make him look too much like a member of the KKK
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Post by adrianc on Dec 8, 2021 11:26:49 GMT
yeah but he'd look silly with a mask on: just wouldn't go with the pointy hat, robes with crosses on and staff thingy he carries around A white mask would IMHO make him look too much like a member of the KKK
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Post by registerme on Dec 8, 2021 12:45:11 GMT
Developed a new cough overnight. Went to Boots this morning. "Please can I have a pack of lateral flow tests"?
"Here you are sir".
That easy.
Oh, thankfully negative...
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Post by bernythedolt on Dec 8, 2021 12:49:18 GMT
Or you could have just spun a coin, from all the anecdotes I keep hearing about their accuracy.
(To be fair, I haven't checked the latest figures).
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Post by michaelc on Dec 8, 2021 12:57:49 GMT
I think if a LF tests positive you are almost certainly positive but not vice-versa.
[anecdotal alert without proof] If you are symptomless you'll quite likely get a negative LF result whether or not you're infected. If you've got something like a "cold", the test is good at telling you whether or not it is in fact Covid.
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Post by registerme on Dec 8, 2021 13:00:24 GMT
Yes. The info from the NHS (not their fault to be honest, just a shortcoming of the LFT) isn't hugely helpful:-
"Your coronavirus lateral flow test result is negative. It’s likely you are not infectious. But a negative test is not a guarantee, and there’s still a chance you may be infectious".
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Post by benaj on Dec 8, 2021 13:07:01 GMT
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