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  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,408
    And FRO.
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • briantrumpet
    briantrumpet Posts: 20,349
    Stevo_666 said:

    And FRO.


    I refer the Honorable Gentleman to the reply I gave earlier.

    This will probably end up like those strings of fish or tree puns which end up going round in circles.
    https://www.facebook.com/unanglaisendiois
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Looks like the absolute numbers as well as % numbers of hospital cases in SA are much better than feared which is excellent.
    _
  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,408
    Cautiously optimistic seems to be the message so far:
    https://telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/latest-omicron-data-offers-cause-growing-hope-amid-uncertainty/
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • focuszing723
    focuszing723 Posts: 8,151
    I went to the supermarket yesterday and it was bloody chaos compared to normal.
  • briantrumpet
    briantrumpet Posts: 20,349
    focuszing723 said:

    I went to the supermarket yesterday and it was bloody chaos compared to normal.


    Can you think of any reason?
    https://www.facebook.com/unanglaisendiois
  • focuszing723
    focuszing723 Posts: 8,151
    briantrumpet said:

    focuszing723 said:

    I went to the supermarket yesterday and it was bloody chaos compared to normal.


    Can you think of any reason?
    Brexit?
  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,408
    focuszing723 said:

    briantrumpet said:

    focuszing723 said:

    I went to the supermarket yesterday and it was bloody chaos compared to normal.


    Can you think of any reason?
    Brexit?
    And Boris.
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • focuszing723
    focuszing723 Posts: 8,151
    It was chaos though, I thought it would have been a little bit more restrained. I was just thinking lets hope it is milder amongst the high humidity.
  • skyblueamateur
    skyblueamateur Posts: 1,498
    focuszing723 said:

    It was chaos though, I thought it would have been a little bit more restrained. I was just thinking lets hope it is milder amongst the high humidity.

    You're going to a supermarket 2 days before Xmas. It's always absolutely mental!

    Got the click and collect organised yesterday. 15 minutes. Job done.
  • focuszing723
    focuszing723 Posts: 8,151
    I was getting paranoid last night when I had the sniffles in my nose, strange times.
  • Jezyboy
    Jezyboy Posts: 3,605
    Well booster seems to have fücked me right up this morning.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    Jezyboy said:

    Well booster seems to have fücked me right up this morning.

    Bit mine this evening, not looking forward to it as I've heard a lot more people saying they've felt rough after this than with the original two.
  • focuszing723
    focuszing723 Posts: 8,151
    I had an achy arm for three days, that's it. It was pretty achy though, uncomfortable to sleep on for two days. The same with the rest of the family, no other issues.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Stevo_666 said:

    Cautiously optimistic seems to be the message so far:
    https://telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/latest-omicron-data-offers-cause-growing-hope-amid-uncertainty/

    Unlike the Welsh Assembly which has opted for the extravagantly pessimistic message.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • focuszing723
    focuszing723 Posts: 8,151
    I should say, reassuringly achy.
  • joe2019
    joe2019 Posts: 1,338
    Pross said:

    Jezyboy said:

    Well booster seems to have fücked me right up this morning.

    Bit mine this evening, not looking forward to it as I've heard a lot more people saying they've felt rough after this than with the original two.

    The booster knocked me out for a weekend, I wouldn't want it a day or so before Christmas day... you might be lucky, but personally I'd skip it and reschedule it.

    FWIW I didn't notice my two AZ vaccines at all.

    My 55 year old unvaccinated brother has just had Covid, he didn't even stop working (from home obviously).
  • focuszing723
    focuszing723 Posts: 8,151
    edited December 2021
    I had an achy arm with 2x AZ too, the Pfzier booster felt worse, no problem though.
  • focuszing723
    focuszing723 Posts: 8,151
    joe2019 said:

    Pross said:

    Jezyboy said:

    Well booster seems to have fücked me right up this morning.

    Bit mine this evening, not looking forward to it as I've heard a lot more people saying they've felt rough after this than with the original two.

    The booster knocked me out for a weekend, I wouldn't want it a day or so before Christmas day... you might be lucky, but personally I'd skip it and reschedule it.

    FWIW I didn't notice my two AZ vaccines at all.

    My 55 year old unvaccinated brother has just had Covid, he didn't even stop working (from home obviously).
    Well, I'm staggered why you liked that BigBean.
  • surrey_commuter
    surrey_commuter Posts: 18,867
    Pross said:

    Jezyboy said:

    Well booster seems to have fücked me right up this morning.

    Bit mine this evening, not looking forward to it as I've heard a lot more people saying they've felt rough after this than with the original two.
    You should try an adopt a positive mental attitude
  • Ben6899
    Ben6899 Posts: 9,686
    Had a bit of a (n obvious) thought earlier... surely the case numbers are much higher than the testing is showing. There will be lots of people who catch "a cold" and carry on regardless; there will be lots of people who have cold symptoms and therefore test at home and show positive, and leave it at that (either then act responsibly and isolate, but not necessarily reporting the test result or ignoring AND not reporting).

    You could reasonably multiply that ~90,000 figure several times, surely.

    I'm aware this is has probably been covered in great detail in this thread already, apologies if that's the case!
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  • skyblueamateur
    skyblueamateur Posts: 1,498
    Pross said:

    Jezyboy said:

    Well booster seems to have fücked me right up this morning.

    Bit mine this evening, not looking forward to it as I've heard a lot more people saying they've felt rough after this than with the original two.
    I struggled after my first AZ dose. Second AZ and Moderna booster were sound. Couple of paracetamol before bed and when I got up the next day.
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,916
    focuszing723 said:

    joe2019 said:

    Pross said:

    Jezyboy said:

    Well booster seems to have fücked me right up this morning.

    Bit mine this evening, not looking forward to it as I've heard a lot more people saying they've felt rough after this than with the original two.

    The booster knocked me out for a weekend, I wouldn't want it a day or so before Christmas day... you might be lucky, but personally I'd skip it and reschedule it.

    FWIW I didn't notice my two AZ vaccines at all.

    My 55 year old unvaccinated brother has just had Covid, he didn't even stop working (from home obviously).
    Well, I'm staggered why you liked that BigBean.
    Clumsy fingers. Corrected.
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,328
    Pross said:

    Jezyboy said:

    Well booster seems to have fücked me right up this morning.

    Bit mine this evening, not looking forward to it as I've heard a lot more people saying they've felt rough after this than with the original two.
    Take paracetamol before going. Worked for me.
    Zero effects from all 3 jabs.
    The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
    I am not sure. You have no chance.
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    PB is the most sensible person on here.
  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,408
    blazing_saddles said:

    Stevo_666 said:

    Cautiously optimistic seems to be the message so far:
    https://telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/latest-omicron-data-offers-cause-growing-hope-amid-uncertainty/

    Unlike the Welsh Assembly which has opted for the extravagantly pessimistic message.
    Do you reckon that are looking at different evidence; or they like lockdowns and need to justify the restrictions with a pessimistic message?
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • focuszing723
    focuszing723 Posts: 8,151
    Despite the positive evidence, I can understand why someone calling the shots wants to be "better safe than sorry" with regards the demands on essential services, especially if a reasonable amount of people throw caution to the wind.

    I wouldn't want to make the call.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    pblakeney said:

    Pross said:

    Jezyboy said:

    Well booster seems to have fücked me right up this morning.

    Bit mine this evening, not looking forward to it as I've heard a lot more people saying they've felt rough after this than with the original two.
    Take paracetamol before going. Worked for me.
    Zero effects from all 3 jabs.
    correlation not causation ;). I didn't take any painkillers and i didn't feel a thing for any of them.
    _
  • joe2019
    joe2019 Posts: 1,338
    pblakeney said:

    Pross said:

    Jezyboy said:

    Well booster seems to have fücked me right up this morning.

    Bit mine this evening, not looking forward to it as I've heard a lot more people saying they've felt rough after this than with the original two.
    Take paracetamol before going. Worked for me.
    Zero effects from all 3 jabs.

    Taking painkillers such as paracetamol before receiving the COVID-19 vaccine to prevent side effects is not recommended.

    This is because painkillers may affect how well the vaccine works.
  • mrb123
    mrb123 Posts: 4,815
    joe2019 said:

    pblakeney said:

    Pross said:

    Jezyboy said:

    Well booster seems to have fücked me right up this morning.

    Bit mine this evening, not looking forward to it as I've heard a lot more people saying they've felt rough after this than with the original two.
    Take paracetamol before going. Worked for me.
    Zero effects from all 3 jabs.

    Taking painkillers such as paracetamol before receiving the COVID-19 vaccine to prevent side effects is not recommended.

    This is because painkillers may affect how well the vaccine works.
    Do you have a source for that?
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    Stevo_666 said:

    blazing_saddles said:

    Stevo_666 said:

    Cautiously optimistic seems to be the message so far:
    https://telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/latest-omicron-data-offers-cause-growing-hope-amid-uncertainty/

    Unlike the Welsh Assembly which has opted for the extravagantly pessimistic message.
    Do you reckon that are looking at different evidence; or they like lockdowns and need to justify the restrictions with a pessimistic message?
    Wales already had most of the 'tighter' restrictions that England has introduced in place so maybe they felt they needed to be seen to be toughening up as well

    Generally I think WG has done a better job but some of their recent decisions seem very random e.g. banning crowds at outdoor sporting events before introducing any restrictions on pubs.

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