RE: Must be close28 Nov 2021 11:43
Completely off topic inbound/ TL:DR. Lockdowns kill more than they save.
Victorian flu parties.
I'm not even joking and of course not something for someone immuneocompromised. Plus parents did use to have chicken pox parties as well, I wondered why my mam forced me to go to that party for that kid I didn't like in Nursery lol.
I'd wager it would have produced a better outcome than the past 2 years of government and corporate nonsense. Remember 2 weeks to flatten the curve?I recall 2 years ago the first murmurings of something were coming from China, by January people were spooked and buying masks, cleaning products and eventually toilet role while the MSM said stop it, masks don't work except in clinical settings. How they changed their tune.
Anyway. My parents both have COPD, my stepdad nearly died of COVID 19 complications in Feburary and even they said yesterday. They better not try and lock us down again, we have to learn to live with this now.
And today I woke up ill which is rare for me but I work inna pub and this time of year I tend to get something but do you know what? I've done a pcr, it's negative and I have to move come end of January so I'm going to work later.
IMO one of the best things we could do to break chains of infection regarding seasonaly endemic pathogens, so covid 19 joins flu and cold imo, without making draconian and argubaly Orwellian changes to society; is to simply adjust sick leave rules. Everyone gets 2 weeks corona virus sick pay. And provide cheap effective self testing for people so they can confirm their symptoms.
As a chef, if I have dirrhea or sickness I cannot return to work for 48 hours. Just do the same thing with cold, flus and coronas except maybe 72 hours and educate people to wash their hands more.
Oh and I think we should be all able to agree, by this point, that objectively speaking lockdowns in a world of fast travel and globalised economies simply make things worse via the unintended (some would argue intended) consequences. Eg economic damage, mental health issues, missed medical screenings/ops, stunted childhood development, interrupted food aid shipments leading to tens of thousands of dead african kids per month (UN report sometime in 2020) and even just missed personal opportunities in life etc etc.
Met the only woman I ever really loved during lockdown, nearly lost her to the wuflu, then lost her to a car crash and coma. Never could just get a plane and be by her side (German) as we planned on before real life said no. But whatever. Bovine matter likes to fly.
Contrast Florida with New York. Sweden with Germany. Plenty of data to support the claim by now. Lockdowns kill more than they save.
Now, to shovel some snow before one of my parents break their necks falling over outside. Stay safe people and enjoy the warm glow of your Pd tickets by the fire.
"Oh the weather outside is quite frightful
But the fire inside is delightful
Let it JORC let it JORC let it Jorcccc