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« Reply #7515 on: Thursday, February 25, 2021, 16:41:48 »

There's also zero flu this year, which probably kills 10,000pcm in the winter.
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« Reply #7516 on: Thursday, February 25, 2021, 16:50:20 »

So, in the future, 10-20,000 Covid deaths would be an acceptable number as Covid becomes a virus we have to live with?
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« Reply #7517 on: Thursday, February 25, 2021, 16:55:31 »

I don't think we have much choice really.

if we can get it down at flu levels with vaccination and keeping up with mutations then that's probably all we can do.

can't go on like this last year
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« Reply #7518 on: Thursday, February 25, 2021, 17:13:58 »

I expect both COVID deaths and flu deaths will go down (recorded as such) eventually, for a combined total roughly similar to the amount of flu deaths prior to 2020/21. If we carry on having the message of good personal hygiene such as washing hands rammed down our throats that’ll help too. I don’t know about anyone else but I get at least two or three bouts of pretty nasty head colds each year, and I can honestly say I haven’t been ill once since social distancing and a greater focus on day to day hygiene became prominent. It’s not a coincidence. Perhaps I was a particularly grubby little bugger pre-COVID, dunno.
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« Reply #7519 on: Thursday, February 25, 2021, 17:26:52 »

Yep, essentially we have been doing a lot of what we should do when Flu season hits.  The upside in the future may well be that we react to outbreaks of the Flu like Asians do to having a cold - pop a mask on, don't go out, keep you distance unless invited to come close etc.  Much like how spitting has become a proper insult these days once it became clear what it could spread.

I also hope employers get their heads around people being sick and making sure they stay well clear of physical workplace.
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« Reply #7520 on: Thursday, February 25, 2021, 20:27:21 »

Yep, essentially we have been doing a lot of what we should do when Flu season hits.  The upside in the future may well be that we react to outbreaks of the Flu like Asians do to having a cold - pop a mask on, don't go out, keep you distance unless invited to come close etc.  Much like how spitting has become a proper insult these days once it became clear what it could spread.

I also hope employers get their heads around people being sick and making sure they stay well clear of physical workplace.

Agree, I think the workplace attitudes do have to change too though, in terms of policy linked with behaviour. There is a fair bit of social workplace stigma if someone goes off work for having a cold (including mangement in that stigma too), yet people may think a little differently now.

There will always be folk that take the piss and throw sickies for the hell of it but in the main, most people are honest. In fact, I'm certain a lot of companies have it in their contingency to expect xyz number of "duvet" days. Funny, because those that do take a duvet day/throw a sickie, are likely also ones who will complain about "forinners takin aww rrr jobs tho innit".

Please, someone provide a Venn diagram on this.

Also, I'd much prefer to be punched than spat at *watches approx. fifteen TEFers prepare to line up and wait their turn*. It's bloody filthy, even just someone gobbing up.

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« Reply #7521 on: Thursday, February 25, 2021, 20:42:59 »

Everyone's going to have to do their bit to change their behaviour

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« Reply #7522 on: Thursday, February 25, 2021, 20:48:40 »

What a total sweetheart
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« Reply #7523 on: Thursday, February 25, 2021, 20:51:34 »

Everyone's going to have to do their bit to change their behaviour



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« Reply #7524 on: Friday, February 26, 2021, 09:10:17 »

Who?
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« Reply #7525 on: Friday, February 26, 2021, 11:33:09 »

Who?
I believe he is a popular singing artiste, m'lud, in a genre considerably in vogue with the younger generation.
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« Reply #7526 on: Friday, February 26, 2021, 11:35:05 »

He is a British rapper who supports Northampton and apparently spits in peoples mouths.
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« Reply #7527 on: Friday, February 26, 2021, 11:35:25 »

I believe he is a popular singing artiste, m'lud, in a genre considerably in vogue with the younger generation.

Was it the word 'gigs' in the headline and/or the fact he was standing in front of a Mercury Prize poster that led you to that deduction?

It's a shame that there is no library of information that could be utilised in order to answer the query.
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« Reply #7528 on: Friday, February 26, 2021, 11:36:23 »

What is the fucking point if we can no longer spit in other peoples mouths FFS, what a disgrace this country has become, taking away our rights and civil liberties like that.
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« Reply #7529 on: Friday, February 26, 2021, 11:37:02 »

"Rapper" is very, very kind.
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