Coronavirus

[Newbridge Wolf]

Hope you're feeling better soon Trip's.

I had 2 AZ, first was fine, second I was a little achy but nothing major. Had my booster Monday morning Pfizer, I've been OK an achy arm but nothing major but I'm just not sleeping, its like I've had a dab of whizz

 

[WolfMan]

So if we take football players as a representative sample of society, with the cases we're seeing it would appear Covid is absolutely rife.

Got my work Christmas do on Friday in Bham - a few have already dropped out and I'm tempted to do the same, not because I'm scarred of catching it necessarily, more that I don't want to be isolating over Christmas with everything we have planned. But then another part of me thinks, if everyone thought like that the hospitality industry is going to be fucked.

When are we expecting to start seeing all of these cases translate into hospitalisations/deaths - as the numbers seem very stable at the minute?

 

[Tony Towner]

Yesterday was the most PL footballers and most NFL positive tests, since Covid began. The vast majority are deemed to be community transmissions rather than in the facility so seems to me the only way to stop weakened teams over the next month is bubbles like cricket

 

[BillyDee]

So if we take football players as a representative sample of society, with the cases we're seeing it would appear Covid is absolutely rife.

Vaccination rates amongst footballers (and sportspeople in general) are considerably lower than the general population.

 

[AndyWolves]

The difference between two doses and no doses in terms of getting an infection of Omicron seem to minimal.

Taking footballers as analogous to the general population is probably fair, from an Omicron infection point of view

 

[WolfMan]

Vaccination rates amongst footballers (and sportspeople in general) are considerably lower than the general population.

They aren't considerably lower, if they are lower at all;

Premier League: 68 per cent of players fully vaccinated against Covid-19, 81 per cent have received first dose

Premier League released vaccination rates among players; 81 per cent have had first jab and 68 per cent are fully vaccinated; PL said it continues to work with clubs to encourage vaccination among players and club staff

www.skysports.com

 

[BillyDee]

Fair enough, that's improved considerably since the last report I saw.

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

They're absolutely fucking useless, he's clearly just guessing:

Raab says 250 in hospital with Omicron - but backtracks to say 9 when it's 10

Deputy PM Dominic Raab created confusion by wrongly stating how many people were hospitalised with the new variant

www.mirror.co.uk

 

[WolfMan]

They're absolutely fucking useless, he's clearly just guessing:

Raab says 250 in hospital with Omicron - but backtracks to say 9 when it's 10

Deputy PM Dominic Raab created confusion by wrongly stating how many people were hospitalised with the new variant

www.mirror.co.uk

To be fair mate he's only out by about 2400% - not bad for him.

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

Imagine the meme fest if this had been Diane Abbott..

 

[lemonjelly]

took mrs jelly to work today, and went past a vaccine pop up place. They were queueing down the fucking road half an hour before it opened!

 

[Sniffer]

They aren't considerably lower, if they are lower at all;

Premier League: 68 per cent of players fully vaccinated against Covid-19, 81 per cent have received first dose

Premier League released vaccination rates among players; 81 per cent have had first jab and 68 per cent are fully vaccinated; PL said it continues to work with clubs to encourage vaccination among players and club staff

www.skysports.com

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That would include children aged below 12 that can't even get the vaccine. The numbers for those eligible to have a vaccination are above 80%.

 

[PuntsWolf]

That would include children aged below 12 that can't even get the vaccine. The numbers for those eligible to have a vaccination are above 80%.

But what is it for 18-35 year olds which will cover 99% of PL players

 

[Sniffer]

But what is it for 18-35 year olds which will cover 99% of PL players

That wasn't my point, I was referring to the %'s per full population. That being said the age range 18-35 does seem to be on par with Premier League footballers at roughly 70%.

 

[WolfMan]

That would include children aged below 12 that can't even get the vaccine. The numbers for those eligible to have a vaccination are above 80%.

It doesn't really matter does it if the % of the total vaccinated is around the same as the general population %, for it being broadly representative of society as a whole

The 68% was back in October as well so it'll no doubt be higher now

 

[Tom Hark]

took mrs jelly to work today, and went past a vaccine pop up place. They were queueing down the fucking road half an hour before it opened!

I'm booked for tomorrow, but the place is also a walk-in centre, so whether having a time slot will make any difference, I've no idea. Perhaps I'll take sandwiches, just in case.

 

[AndyWolves]

I've got mine booked for after the new year, is it worth trying to reschedule?

 

[sycophantia]

I've got mine booked for after the new year, is it worth trying to reschedule?

Yes

 

[sycophantia]

Just took my DiL to Telford FC for her booster, really quick, in and out in about 25 minutes including the 15 minutes chill out. She reckons they were jabbing faster than people were arriving.
Me and the missus went there for ours a few weeks ago and there was a 20+ queue....they're really ramping it up.

 

[Tredman]

Fraser Nelson suggesting a type of lockdown will be announced next week.