Wainy316 Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 Is there any estimates around for what percentage of the population have had it now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 2 hours ago, Genie said: I’m hearing of more people getting it again People never stopped getting it. We are just hearing it about it less, and nost only get mild symptoms with this variant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted March 15, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted March 15, 2022 (edited) 9 hours ago, Genie said: I’m hearing of more people getting it again It's increasingly massively at the moment. New case's up 50% last week and 50% on that again this week Numbers being admitted to hospital, in hospital, and in intensive care bed's all now increasing. Death's bottoming out and will be rising again. Who would have thunk it. And I'm about to get on an absolutely rammed Train because the previous 2 have been cancelled no doubt because all the crews are off with COVID. Pretty much zero mask wearing. I think we'll be up to record numbers soon. In fact we probably are because testings fallen off a cliff so God knows the true numbers. Edited March 15, 2022 by sidcow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshVilla Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Day 8, still positive. I feel absolutely fine now though, it's just dragging on until I get the coveted single line on the test. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Pretty much everyone in the office today was coughing and spluttering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Team of 8, one already off sick, another called up to say he's self isolating, 3 more went home feeling unwell. Quiet afternoon in the office! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Anyone had the Norovirus recently. Seems to be ripping its way through the local schools, Mrs had it the weekend, our lads got it today. Lucky seems only 12-24 hour, headache and sickness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Scorpio Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 I got it originally in Jan 21. I had been isolating for 3 weeks to protect a vulnerable person. Went out to get paracetamol, 5 minutes, mask on, distanced and caught it. Worst I have ever felt in my life. 2 weeks in bed, sleeping 23 hours a day at points. Came through it eventually unscathed so did the other person who I passed it on too thankfully. Forced back into the cramped office to work 4 days a week again. Guess what 6 people have got it this week including me. Completely different symptoms this time. This is more like a really horrible cold. Still testing positive with lft. Not ideal as I can't even see my 6 week old or wife who are having to live downstairs. I'm triple jabbed. Basically **** this shit! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choffer Posted March 17, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted March 17, 2022 Why don’t we hear anything about boosters anymore? I had my third jab in December. Do I get a top-up? If so when? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 9 hours ago, choffer said: Why don’t we hear anything about boosters anymore? I had my third jab in December. Do I get a top-up? If so when? I heard the 4th is coming next month for over 75's only, and they will monitor if they are going to give it to younger groups. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted March 17, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted March 17, 2022 9 hours ago, choffer said: Why don’t we hear anything about boosters anymore? I had my third jab in December. Do I get a top-up? If so when? Unless you are in a high risk group you shouldn't have another one until the Autumn. Even then unless we have a horrible version arrive I suspect it will be just the usual flu jab people who have another shot. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 What happens to people who haven't had the booster? Just the 2 jabs in 2021. How would it work to get them protected? Not much info out there on what to do beyond "get the booster!". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JoshVilla Posted March 18, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 18, 2022 Tested negative, at last. Overall I rate my covid experience 3/10 WNB. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 13 hours ago, Keyblade said: What happens to people who haven't had the booster? Just the 2 jabs in 2021. How would it work to get them protected? Not much info out there on what to do beyond "get the booster!". Well they should just get the booster. What other info do they want? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 2 of my 6 colleagues have covid. Only cold like symptoms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 1 hour ago, ender4 said: Well they should just get the booster. What other info do they want? Like does the booster have the same efficacy if the second jab was received a year+ ago? Does it even count as a "booster" at that point? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCU Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 Sounds like people who have caught it a second time are experiencing much milder symptoms. Unless the strain they are catching is mild of course. Just trying to reassure myself if I catch the darn thing again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted March 18, 2022 Administrator Share Posted March 18, 2022 10 minutes ago, MCU said: Sounds like people who have caught it a second time are experiencing much milder symptoms. Unless the strain they are catching is mild of course. Just trying to reassure myself if I catch the darn thing again Currently on my second go. Two years and two weeks after my first. Bad cold symptoms. Horrible cough. It could be a milder variant, or it could be previous exposure and / or the three vaccinations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trekka Posted March 18, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted March 18, 2022 I've avoided it so far (I think) but I'm resigned to the fact that I'll get it at some point (now with the ONS estimating 1 in 20 have it). How bad will it be? Who knows - as limpid said above, milder symptoms could be (1) a milder variant, (2) previous exposure or (3) three vaccinations. So scenario (1) coupled with scenario (3) is the best bet for me (assuming the booster hasn't already waned substantially since I had it in December). I can't say I'm looking forward to going into the office for a big meeting on Monday - even if nobody else will be wearing a mask, I will be. I still wear a mask when going out shopping (probably only one of the few who do so in my local Co-Op now). I know the protection afforded to me will probably be minimal but it is more a point being made in that COVID hasn't gone away and won't go away for quite some time. I would like to hope that if I wear a mask in the meeting room, others might well just wear one too as a small nod to the fact that wearing a mask protects others and not particularly yourself. For anyone wondering, I will not think negatively on those who choose not to wear a mask as it is now personal choice and we do need to go about our daily lives but I may well have a sleepless night on Sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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