Covid

It really doesn't surprise me know . You should feel safe in hospitals. If it's mandatory to wear in hospital why aren't people aware. Even my own husband said it's not around now and he brought it in the house.

Until very recently we ahd security guards supervising and insisting on mask wearing in the larger Glasgow hospitals I attended.
What surprised me even more was that many of the maskless patients were elderly (and possibly vulnerable.)
It can't be that they were all unable to wear masks. I have COPD, but managed to keep mine on most of the time.

I believe the government’s present strategy of “living with covid”, is to ensure that the over 75s and the vulnerable. will be offered booster vaccines as immunity wanes over time, These are the most likely to become severely ill and die from covid, and fill up hospital beds, which they presumably are monitoring.

The majority of the population are not, since vaccination, at risk of serious illness and death.

When is the next booster due for oldies?

Farzanah

I believe the government’s present strategy of “living with covid”, is to ensure that the over 75s and the vulnerable. will be offered booster vaccines as immunity wanes over time, These are the most likely to become severely ill and die from covid, and fill up hospital beds, which they presumably are monitoring.

The majority of the population are not, since vaccination, at risk of serious illness and death.

The covid vaccinations we have all had don't give immunity. They just mitigate the severity of the illness if you get infected. And do not stop you infecting other people.

This is quite unlike any other vaccines that we are familiar with. They all give immunity, contribute to herd immunity and to significantly reducing the incidence of the disease they protect against.

I think it is unwise to place one's dependence on the vaccine.

I think it is unwise to place one's dependence on the vaccine.

I think that's a really dangerous thing to say. It makes people think they may as well not bother. Why do you think we have a vaccine?

BTW - flu vaccine.

MayBee70

Right from the start of the pandemic I’ve found that some people that have had covid quite mildly seem to disregard how dangerous it can be to others, and have a bit of a superiority complex ( which isn’t quite what I’m trying to say but I can’t think of the right term).ie they don’t see what all the fuss is about. I’m not referring to people on gransnet by the way, but another forum that I’m on.

I think it's more the rather thoughtless (and illogical) assumption by some that because they weren't too badly affected, no-one else will be, or can be.

I just ignore them. I'm sure most of us know some who've been affected who've barely noticed the symptoms, whilst others have been floored by them. In addition, it isn't always the elderly who are more severely compromised - there have been cases where an elderly person has recovered quite quickly, whilst some younger - presumed to be more fit and healthy - individuals have suffered horribly. It has something to do with the way the body reacts to the invasion, but so little seems to be really understood about this virus, still.

We're all different - 'one-size' never fits all.

Totally agree with you.

Grantanow There is to be a booster offered to over 75s, those in care homes and those with compromised immune system later this spring. See www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-vaccination-spring-booster-resources/a-guide-to-the-covid-19-spring-booster-2023

I had covid this time last year, for four months. It was awful, I have never felt as bad in my life. DH had it a few months later culminating in a 999 call when he couldn’t breathe and his chest was tight. I know people of all ages who had mild symptoms. Dickens is right one size does not fit all. We shouldn’t be complacent or, if we contract covid, risk infecting anyone else.

The more people I tell have it tell me how many they know. Definitely on the rise.

Just read this. www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-65127635

Well I never knew that. Thanks Nanderin

So the most vulnerable will be at risk yet again?

Not good. Just found out friends husband in hospital major surgery caught covid . Know the rest of family have it too.

Exactly don't understand how many people are telling me now they have it.

Should still be testing .

After feeling horrendously poorly with this covid...today wasnt feeling too bad...but in the last hour have begun to feel really really poorly again...night time is just the worst time to feel like this...going to sleep in spare bedroom again..H has Alzheimer's and vascular dementia...need him to sleep..need him NOT to get covid...🤦‍♀️

I'm really sorry Fairview it's awful I know I too feel worse at night. I do hope your H doesn't get this horrible virus that many say is just a cold.

Thank you Nanderin...definitely not just a cold...I'm so scared he may get it...its absolutely knocked me off my feet...

I can only imagine how scared you must be Farview I will keep my fingers crossed for you keep in touch. 🙏🤗

Hope those of you with Covid get well soon. We still have to wear masks here for visits to doctors, dentists etc. which I think is a good idea.

Hi a Farview how are you feeling today

Nanna8 Thank you I hope everyone starts feeling well soon too.

I am truly surprised that a hospital allow you to walk around without masks, I must say both hospitals my husband has been in masks were totally mandatory, security guards checking as you enter, I myself haven't had covid ,despite lifting my husbands head while he was struggling to breathe, his breathe directly in my face as we didn't know it was covid, and also one of my daughters that I took care of and her children, I have had every vaccine offered to me, as had my husband, it's a strange virus, and we also have a child in our care that has immunity problems who hasn't caught it, Praise God, but its not just the physical condition my dh has depression from this, over 5 months in hospital, we don't know the outcome of this rare cyst he has lost sight in one eye and blurry in the other,and much more what makes me very angry is folk making light of this strange virus, the I'm all right jack attitude, its incredibly hurtful to those who do suffer,