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This corona virus thing...

Its the blithe acceptance that we are going to lose 50k lives!!!

There are peoples mums, dads etc.

Im quite a healthy person and make no mistake this has knocked me sideways. I fear for those weaker than me even if fully vaccinated.
But that is unfortunately, life/death.

Its here for eternity, we either live with it and deal with or cower away in fear.

New treatments, vaccines etc will be developed and the risk will decrease over time.
 
UK Covid Deaths, Week Ending:

01st Jul: 114

08th Jul: 174

15th Jul: 257

22nd Jul: 387

29th Jul: 499

05th Aug: 571

12th Aug: 615

19th Aug: 674

26th Aug: 770

We remain the summer months.

I don't suppose you have the weekly numbers from last year, as a comparison?
 
I havenā€™t seen that - but to be fair to Johnson, I think I like him spelling out a plan like that - rather than tritely aiming only for zero.

I really donā€™t know if 50,000 is the optimum number. It sounds high - but itā€™s good to have some sort of baseline for a mature discussion.
50,000 deaths per year would be an average of 136 a dayā€¦..
 
@raefil et al, I found the numbers from last year when there were no vaccines and therapeutic treatments were only just starting mainstream use;


UK Covid Deaths, Week Ending:

01st Jul: 114

03-07-2020572

08th Jul: 174

10-07-2020406

15th Jul: 257

17-07-2020312

22nd Jul: 387

24-07-2020243

29th Jul: 499

31-07-2020212

05th Aug: 571

07-08-2020176

12th Aug: 615

14-08-2020161

19th Aug: 674

21-08-2020160

26th Aug: 770

28-08-2020120

04-09-202092

11-09-2020120

We remain the summer months.
 
50,000 deaths per year would be an average of 136 a dayā€¦..

Dreadful, I know. But if we say thatā€™s unacceptable, and that we must lock down again, then we have to understand that some cancer screenings go back on hold, increased deaths related to depression and isolation (a correlation is well proven), the economic damage will limit our ability to fund medical advancement and social services etc. etc etc etc

These figures arenā€™t being put on the news every night - so donā€™t hit us between the eyes like 136 deaths a day. Like I said, I donā€™t know what limit would be best for us - maybe itā€™s lower - or maybe it should be even higher.
 
So there are basically 500 more COVID-19 related deaths this year than last, despite 70-80% being given jab.
Scientists are clever people we're supposed to be listening to and trusting, didn't they see this coming from a mile off?
 
"we've just got to learn to live with this" "we can't have restrictions forever"

fast forward

"Why are more people dying this summer?"
Good question if this vaccine is supposed to offer such amazing protection.

We haveā€¦
Better treatment
Vaccinated population
Fewer vulnerable as many have already succumbed.

Yet more deaths????

Hmmmm
 
"we've just got to learn to live with this" "we can't have restrictions forever"

fast forward

"Why are more people dying this summer?"
Because restrictions have been lifted, the more vulnerable have ventured out for the first time in over a year, people think once they are vaccinated they are invincible. When that was never the case and have ignored the advice.
 
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