Just a bit of a rant

It is not just about people dying or becoming very ill, the more people that have the virus means the more that are off work for 10 days with it even though you may not feel unwell.

Hospitals and care homes cannot cope with a limited number of staff.

I think I'll have a rant about cancer.
My girl died of it while others have lived.
Perhaps the government were trying to kill her off.

Of course you can still get a virus if you have been vaccinated. I get the flu vaccine every year. It won't stop me getting flu but it should stop me getting really ill. I've had flu once, years ago, and wouldn't want that again. The vaccine against Corona is the same. I hope that being vaccinated and wearing a mask will mean I don't get it or it'll be mild. Why on earth do you think there's something going on?

I am not a conspiracy theorist either. Totally agree with Germanshepherdsmum.
If you or yours have not been effected by this terrible virus then lucky you.
I well recall the backlash re. the MMR vaccine when some US Doctor purported it lead to autism since totally refuted of course. We know of two children left deaf due to measles having not been vaccinated. Was that scare mongering ?

All the fear mongering (by the government and especially the media) has made so many paranoid about going out, seeing family and so on. It is nigh impossible to believe anything that we are told or read.

This is happening all over the world. It's not just the UK so any doubts you may have shouldn't just be down to how we're managing/not managing.

I agree with you Germanshepherdsmum. It's been absolutely clear that vaccines aren't a magic bullet, which will make everything OK, although (unfortunately) there's been much wishful thinking, not helped by some of the government's messaging.

In my opinion, it was a huge mistake to relax the rules on wearing masks, which are probably most inobtrusive way of reducing transmission. Again, it didn't help when people saw politicians not wearing them in the HoC and then making pathetic excuses (eg Rees-Mogg) for not wearing them.

I think vaccine "passports" are almost certainly not going to be effective, but the government seems in thrall to IT solutions, which undoubtedly will make somebody a big profit.

I’m not a conspiracy theorist. Being vaccinated means you have a far greater chance of not catching the virus or escaping with a milder illness. It’s not a silver bullet and that’s been made clear from the outset. Producing factual science-led evidence and advice is not fear mongering. I suggest you get on with decorating your tree.

Yes people who are fully vaccinated do get the virus . My son in law was in hospital on oxygen for 5 days with covid pneumonia despite being double jabbed.BUT the way I see it what if he hadn't been vaccinated? I don't think he would be here now.

I have doubts, Crafty. I'm normally a cheerful person but these last few days I have even had doubts as to whether I should carry on living. Boris is playing a political game; he dare not put us in lockdown as there are too many Tories who would object to that, so he wants us terrified into putting ourselves into lockdown. And there you have it, a lockdown not called for by Boris but here nevertheless. And, who knows, that might be the best thing? Total confusion.