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it’s quite normal for for pensioners to die of respiratory viruses tbh.
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it’s quite normal for for pensioners to die of respiratory viruses tbh.
Indeed - my nephews around toddler age had a cold or similar every other time they came over almost (or at least it seemed that way).
what a bizarre response
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Yes, but this baby only gets ill in order to give Whinefest something else to whinge about on the internet.
That is a very indiscriminate take on it which glosses over the order of magnitudes involved.
It is worth reading these articles
How coronavirus (COVID-19) compares with flu and pneumonia as a cause of death - Office for National Statistics
The number of deaths with coronavirus (COVID-19) as the underlying cause has fallen from previous peaks, but it remains higher than the number caused by flu and pneumonia. Is it time to view COVID-19 as we do the flu?
www.ons.gov.uk
expert take on some of the details
The graphs in the first link especially show the comparison vs normal (as some of the other data can be slightly skewed vs a normal year).
Do you expect anything different from the person who posted it? It's not worth even replying to, you're just wasting your time.
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Maybe it does. But the last two years have totally glossed over all aspects of how lockdowns have/will affect future generations. Even when it was glaringly obvious that the overall impact would be significant.
…becuase of the same claptrap that’s wheeled out every time the nation draws a short straw. Pass the problem on to the kids.
After posting about an hour ago about my mild symptoms I've just got hit with a bout of what I guess is called brain fog. Total loss of concentration and focus. Just zoned out of a conversation and got hit with a headache too. Strange feeling.
Might want to keep an eye on your oxygen levels.
Was reading an article the other day - COVID has quite a unique [I believe] mechanism for breaching the blood-brain barrier (not so much related to oxygen levels just an aside).
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Yay for lockdowns
Likely cause of mystery child hepatitis outbreak found
UK experts believe they can now explain the recent spate of mysterious liver problems in young children.www.bbc.co.uk
I find a lot of the anti covid lot are very like flat earthers that take a spirt level on airplanes and say look it is straight.
How many peoples lives did lockdown save?
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You guys keep worrying about your erections and hair loss
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And you carry on not giving **** about other peoples health and life.
I don't get the attitude. Life had been pretty much back to normal for over a year now, and yet you're still so bitter that you'd rather spend your timed locked in your 4 walls whinging about it on the internet.
Why even bother?
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Because the secondary effects of lockdowns are far from over.
evidently in your head.
That is true but it doesn't mean that lockdowns weren't necessary and/or there wasn't a high risk of a much worse outcome if they hadn't been utilised. For instance a completely overwhelmed NHS would have seen as many people die in ~5 days as will likely die over the next 5 years as a [negative] consequence of the lockdowns.
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The NHS were nearly overwhelmed last week because it was a bit hot! (or maybe that was the narrative)
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They have been making major mistakes due to staffing and other issues recently, my family member currently going through cancer related treatment and diagnosis has been though an absolute nightmare of it.
Its really sad. I don't want to blame them because honestly I can't I wish I had a proper place to direct my anger regarding that. This is kinda off topic though sorry(although she did contract covid when she went into and had emergency biopsy/operation). One of the nurses had it and yeah well.