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[d000hg]

Today's figures - 52,009

Last time they were at that level was 17 July

Javid is shooting for 100k by Christmas, he said yesterday

[SueEllen]

Today's figures - 52,009

Last time they were at that level was 17 July

[d000hg]

The Tory party are all wearing masks in The Commons today.

For real? They weren't even when they were supposed to!

[SueEllen]

The Tory party are all wearing masks in The Commons today.

[malvolio]

The number getting ill is quite high, and growing.
The number of infected drives the number getting ill, and also drives the probability of new variants.

I confess, with the number vaccinated now at 85% how so many continue to get infected is a little alarming to the "vaccination fixes everything" mantra. Today's slides showed IIRC that among the elderly, half of those admitted to hospital are fully vaccinated... get those boosters if you're eligible!

Yes, but the elderly are not the highest proportion of those admitted to hospital and even so they are far more likely to have other conditions that make hospitalisation necessary. The total of hospitalisation appear (that word again!) to be predominantly the young and the unvaccinated.

[OwlHoot]

I'm supposed to be going to Vienna for Christmas markets at the end of November. That had better not be cancelled!!

No need to go all the way to Vienna. They sell apple strudel in Tescos you know!

[DoctorStrangelove]

[SueEllen]

And don't try to directly go to Morocco -

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-58981507

[d000hg]

The numbers of infected people doesn't matter a damn, it's the number that get ill that matters, and of those the number that require medical intervention is what will do the harm.

So let's all panic since HMG must be seen to be doing something - even if it is almost certainly unnecessary .

The number getting ill is quite high, and growing.
The number of infected drives the number getting ill, and also drives the probability of new variants.

I confess, with the number vaccinated now at 85% how so many continue to get infected is a little alarming to the "vaccination fixes everything" mantra. Today's slides showed IIRC that among the elderly, half of those admitted to hospital are fully vaccinated... get those boosters if you're eligible!

[malvolio]

The numbers of infected people doesn't matter a damn, it's the number that get ill that matters, and of those the number that require medical intervention is what will do the harm.

So let's all panic since HMG must be seen to be doing something - even if it is almost certainly unnecessary .

[Paddy]

Three airlines suspended flights to UK...

[ladymuck]

I'm supposed to be going to Vienna for Christmas markets at the end of November. That had better not be cancelled!!

[quackhandle]

Travelling to a family wedding in South France tomorrow, going to damn well enjoy it as might not be able to do it again for a few months. Or longer.

qh

[d000hg]

You know what happened the last time he boasted about doing that...

Oh I see, well I don't think you should draw a correlation between the two It does still feel strange when someone sticks their hand out though.

[SueEllen]

Who isn't? What on earth is the point of vaccinating everyone if we still live our lives in fear?

You know what happened the last time he boasted about doing that...

(Apart from his Chief Medical and Scientific Officers looking at him like he is a )