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Figures rising is expected and is the balancing act they're trying to manage - they won't set an arbitrary rate nor should they be pushed in to doing so - I guess the tightrope is making sure that any increases in infection rates are in the asymptomatic and young who won't require hospital treatment to allow the NHS to take stock and begin preparing for winter, and the vaccinations program to continue apace to protect the vulnerable.

If they get it right, they should find that by the time the rate rises to such a level as to be concerning, it's negated by the fact vaccination and immunity is widespread.

On a wider point - has anyone seen anything about immunity post-covid without vaccines? We're over 12 months on now and I've not seen any reliable idea of how long people retain immunity for, which I'd have assumed we'd now be seeing with more people being re-infected?
 
djedwardsmith said:
Figures rising is expected and is the balancing act they're trying to manage - they won't set an arbitrary rate nor should they be pushed in to doing so - I guess the tightrope is making sure that any increases in infection rates are in the asymptomatic and young who won't require hospital treatment to allow the NHS to take stock and begin preparing for winter, and the vaccinations program to continue apace to protect the vulnerable.

If they get it right, they should find that by the time the rate rises to such a level as to be concerning, it's negated by the fact vaccination and immunity is widespread.

On a wider point - has anyone seen anything about immunity post-covid without vaccines? We're over 12 months on now and I've not seen any reliable idea of how long people retain immunity for, which I'd have assumed we'd now be seeing with more people being re-infected?
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I was eager to find this out myself by getting an Antibodies test.

But I got an unexpected text today saying I could have the vaccine. As i don't won't any grief getting into a boozer, I'm getting stabbed tomorrow morning. Much to the wife's delight. She is wants us all vaccinated

Only 42 so a bit of a surprise....
 
W_I_C said:
Quiet on here today. Everyone out enjoying the sun? 😎 We're in a positive week in the UK. Press conference very upbeat, although caution still applied

Some interesting data shared. Basically they are very open about the fact that transmissions will uptick significantly as the economy opens up
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You guys have sun??
 
W_I_C said:
Quiet on here today. Everyone out enjoying the sun? 😎 We're in a positive week in the UK. Press conference very upbeat, although caution still applied

Some interesting data shared. Basically they are very open about the fact that transmissions will uptick significantly as the economy opens up
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I got sunburn on my arms yesterday whilst cycling :cool: . The local country park that i went through was reasonably busy, was really nice seeing lots of people out and about doing normal things, really feels like ages since i've seen that (I won't class the supermarket as everyone is masked up).
 
Tourist said:
new rules - masks to be worn at all times at all Spanish beaches/pools, regardless of distance - we still got a long way to go... :(

www.lavanguardia.com

Mascarilla obligatoria en playas y piscinas a partir de ahora

El Boletín Oficial del Estado publica este martes una nueva ley de medidas urgentes de prevención y contención de la covid-19 mediante la que se impone el uso de
www.lavanguardia.com www.lavanguardia.com
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I just mentioned it over on the ibiza updates thread. I feel it's a momentary measure while vaccination % is still really low, the infections are on the rise again in various autonomias in spain and the good and warm weather is resulting in very busy beaches in some places.

I can't see this measure being kept in place all summer so don't panic for now.
 
Tourist said:
new rules - masks to be worn at all times at all Spanish beaches/pools, regardless of distance - we still got a long way to go... :(

www.lavanguardia.com

Mascarilla obligatoria en playas y piscinas a partir de ahora

El Boletín Oficial del Estado publica este martes una nueva ley de medidas urgentes de prevención y contención de la covid-19 mediante la que se impone el uso de
www.lavanguardia.com www.lavanguardia.com
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It’s disturbing that leaders think masks outside, especially when socially distancing is possible, actually makes sense.
 
Neo95gt said:
It’s disturbing that leaders think masks outside, especially when socially distancing is possible, actually makes sense.
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I would think/hope it's more physiological to keep people mindful of measures in general.

One day of sun in uk and parks seeing mass gatherings 🍻with little social distancing. While safer outside, some people are been reckless and risk messing it all up so close to the end🤷‍♂️

(Kinda opposite of out of sight, out of mind🤔)
 
MrHullMysterious said:
I would think/hope it's more physiological to keep people mindful of measures in general.

One day of sun in uk and parks seeing mass gatherings 🍻with little social distancing. While safer outside, some people are been reckless and risk messing it all up so close to the end🤷‍♂️

(Kinda opposite of out of sight, out of mind🤔)
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yeah Ive just seen the BBC news article about the park in Nottingham. Apologies to the Spanish rulers, If it prevents that type of thing I fully understand it now.
 
In the US Virgin Islands, there was never any mask mandate on the beach. There is a curfew on holidays and weekends (not weekdays), closing the beaches at 5pm (was 4pm until two weeks ago). I guess the rationale was that locals , not tourist, would get together and drink on the beaches at night.

We all just met up at more secluded beaches that are not regularly visited by police... there was never a penalty for house parties, so birthdays, pool parties and the like were celebrated like before.

I think some of the smaller Caribbean islands have been spared by this because we are not heavily populated/urbanized, and the tropical climate (high UV) and outdoor gatherings are not conducive to covid. The exception has been Puerto Rico, but they have a relatively unhealthy, older population and a couple of large cities.
 
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