China Coronavirus

[trueblue1234]

Rapidly increasing case numbers is something  of an experiment. Ireland has a wise approach of standing back for a few weeks and let the Scots and English experiment

You might be able to get back to making comparisons again. 

[armaghniac]

Rapidly increasing case numbers is something  of an experiment. Ireland has a wise approach of standing back for a few weeks and let the Scots and English experiment

You might be able to get back to making comparisons again. 

Scotland is the worst place in Europe, not much scope for comparison.

[trueblue1234]

Rapidly increasing case numbers is something  of an experiment. Ireland has a wise approach of standing back for a few weeks and let the Scots and English experiment

You might be able to get back to making comparisons again. 

Scotland is the worst place in Europe, not much scope for comparison.

ROI had the worst rates in the world back in Jan. but the comparisons dried up then.

[armaghniac]

Rapidly increasing case numbers is something  of an experiment. Ireland has a wise approach of standing back for a few weeks and let the Scots and English experiment

You might be able to get back to making comparisons again. 

Scotland is the worst place in Europe, not much scope for comparison.

ROI had the worst rates in the world back in Jan. but the comparisons dried up then.

Indeed, that is what happens when you open pubs at a time of a new variant.
And the "worst rate in the world" is a function of actually measuring it, which places with the real worst rates did not.

[RadioGAAGAA]

Numbers on ICU should nearly be the only driver at this stage.

Kinda sorta.

They are several weeks lagging any decision - so by the time ICU numbers are a concern, its already too late.

Of course, as you say - the proportion of people who have the virus going to hospital are lower, and the proportion of those that end up in ICU is also lower than it was.

[Rossfan]

18 to 34 year olds can get Jansen in pharmacies from Monday in the 26.

[Armagh18]

18 to 34 year olds can get Jansen in pharmacies from Monday in the 26.

Great stuff, it's one shot only isn't it? I wonder why it isn't be used in the North yet

[larryin89]

Numbers on ICU should nearly be the only driver at this stage.

Kinda sorta.

They are several weeks lagging any decision - so by the time ICU numbers are a concern, its already too late.

Of course, as you say - the proportion of people who have the virus going to hospital are lower, and the proportion of those that end up in ICU is also lower than it was.

Have the brits underestimated the delta variant or our bucks gone bat crazy with caution.

The narrative is so different . 26 county buckeeens making delta sound like armageddon where as brits are like in lay mans terms it wont put a serious dent in hospital numbers nor deaths

[Rossfan]

Time will tell as always.
Scottish Hospital figures by mid July will let us know.
WHO blaming money grabbing Soccer tourney for the spread of Delta in Europe.

[bennydorano]

Numbers on ICU should nearly be the only driver at this stage.

Kinda sorta.

They are several weeks lagging any decision - so by the time ICU numbers are a concern, its already too late.

Of course, as you say - the proportion of people who have the virus going to hospital are lower, and the proportion of those that end up in ICU is also lower than it was.

Have the brits underestimated the delta variant or our bucks gone bat crazy with caution.

The narrative is so different . 26 county buckeeens making delta sound like armageddon where as brits are like in lay mans terms it wont put a serious dent in hospital numbers nor deaths

That's largely because of the different stages of advancement with the Vaccine rollout.

ROI caution is very understandable, but they're likely to face a shitstorm anyway as whatever happens in the North will spill over - while Vaccination numbers are very high in NI, the infection numbers are escalating and cross border social activity is through the roof.

[larryin89]

are you sure brits are that far ahead in vaccine rollout , seem to have made up a lot of ground last time i checked

[mackers]

are you sure brits are that far ahead in vaccine rollout , seem to have made up a lot of ground last time i checked

My son of 20 years of age (north of the border) was vaccinated at the same time as my brother of 43 years of age (south of the border) if that's anything to go by.

[larryin89]

47% of population are fully vaccinated in 26, what percentage is uk at ? im not saying youre wrong , i just dont know

[mackers]

Something like 62% of the UK adult population fully vaccinated.

[bennydorano]

https://ourworldindata.org/covid-vaccinations?country=GBR

I'm sure there's many variations with different organisations, data there when you compare UK / ROI

Uk 66% (49% fully)
ROI  42% (20% fully).

Seems low maybe the HSE data breach has effected data.