Becky B

Of course it is. The fact that it describes what I'm seeing day to day on a lesser scale has nothing to do with it. Of course it is. The fact that it describes what I'm seeing day to day on a lesser scale has nothing to do with it.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jul/19/i-work-in-an-nhs-covid-ward-and-i-feel-so-angry I think this says it all...

Ah. So you weren't referring to the Facebook post from STH that I referenced (and someone kindly linked to in the post after mine, as I'm technologically inept sometimes). You were referring to something else entirely, that wasn't mentioned in your post or in this thread up to that point. I have also seen many people die of many things, but we're talking about an easily transmissible respiratory virus here. 'Flu season was never this bad...

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That might happen in adverts but I'm not sure ethically an NHS trust can use an actor. But if it doesn't suit your view then just ignore it. I'm just sharing information. I assume the "terminally arrogant" was directed at me, as you used it quoting my post. Just shows how wrong you can be when you've never met someone. I've had Covid myself, and had very mild symptoms and am fine now. I have, however, seen many people die with it, and suffer long term effects. But you don't know them, and haven't seen it yourself, so it can't be true, right?

I've only read the abstract, but it supports my thought that it was inevitable that I'd catch it! Guidance at the hospital is that FFP3 masks are only required when performing aerosol generating procedures (and apparently coughing doesn't count as one)...

How very presumptuous of you. I'm actually scared of spiders, needles (or rather, injections), falling from heights and, to a lesser extent, deep water. Fresh air doesn't feature. I'm not scared of Covid either. I'm not trying to force, coerce or shame anyone into doing anything, just giving my opinions. If you feel that way it's your own insecurity. I'd quite like social distancing to continue ad infinitum, really, as I don't like people much and it'd keep numpties with no concept of personal space away from me 😂 I agree with you on this one. The NHS even made posters and a video of how to use a mask correctly (i.e. to maximise effectiveness)... I don't know, I'll have a look if I get chance. I have a skewed view from being at the sharp end and seeing a percentage of the percentage that are severely affected, sorry. And they have that choice.

I think there are several posters on here who will deny anything that doesn't fit their theories. Like those claiming that 99.4% of the population only get mild symptoms and everyone who is severely affected is old/has underlying health conditions (this may be split between this thread and the Covid megathread, it's all getting a bit repetitive). If you're young and fit, how much do you want to gamble that you don't have undiagnosed underlying health conditions that may suddenly materialise when you catch a virus that could be avoided?

4 weeks ago (or thereabouts) there were only 3 admissions who had Covid... It's also reassuring to know that those who have been vaccinated aren't as severely affected (from what I've seen and heard)

I hate to be the bearer of bad news but hospital admissions are on the rise again. ID wards here are full. STH have published a story today from a (fit and well) 25 year old encouraging young people to get vaccinated, as he suffered severe effects (you know, from this virus that only causes mild symptoms unless you have 'underlying conditions'). 'Twas on Facebook so I don't know if I can share it...

No-one ever said otherwise. Your misunderstanding is about what general mask wearing was intended for. If I see a patient with confirmed Covid then I wear an FFP3 mask (which I have been fitted for). Popping to the shop, it's a face covering, hand sanitising and social distancing.

Not if they're not hospitalised, no. And I'm only a theorist because I'm on the shop floor, so to speak, and don't have an overview of the wider picture, but I haven't seen anyone with Covid for weeks now.

Numbers are coming down then (it was 15 last I heard!). I didn't know they don't get transferred any more - I thought they all went to ID now there are few enough cases for them to have the capacity. We've not had any (and we were a cohort ward for a while) - let's hope it continues!

But is that because they're all at RHH? 😉 Still, it's better than it was!

I've only heard a clip of the chorus, but it sounded dismal anyway. What about something along the lines of: One fles one bone One true religion One voice one hope One real decision Wowowowo etc 😀😀

Much as I think the government has made a lot of poor decisions throughout, they can't really win with the attitude of the Great British Public: "I want to go on a foreign holiday wherever I want with no restrictions" "Why didn't the government close the borders earlier to prevent people bringing all these variants into the country" 🙄

I've never been able to rid myself of the notion that they look very much like the clogs we wore in the operating theatre in my first job. I couldn't understand why people were wearing them outside when I first saw them!

Why should everything else stop because one person dies? News reports and obituary programmes are perfectly fine, but rolling out talking head after talking head to say what they thought about him to keep the coverage going non-stop? Isn't that getting a little over the top? Lets face it, one of the few certainties of life is that it will come to an end eventually...

It's always a little sad when someone dies, but I can't bring myself to care all that much. Sounds heartless, but I've seen so many people die over the last 6 months, he's just another one of the elderly people who I don't really know who have died. Radios 2 and 4 were broadcasting exactly the same early this afternoon. I kept switching between the two because I thought I was hearing things wrong! They surely don't need to keep 24 hour rolling obituary opinions going, do they?

I've heard, though I can't quote the source right at this moment, that the risk of blood clot from the AZ vaccine is less than the risk caused by the contraceptive pill, and young women consider that an acceptable risk. Also, Covid-19 itself increases the risk of blood clots. Guidance for primary care services in Sheffield includes checking post-Covid patients are on anticoagulant medication when discharged from hospital.

Sorry! 😂 Must be the relief of things starting to feel a little more normal at work!

Well maybe they didn't need to open their doors because lockdown measures prevented the current NHS beds from being overwhelmed? And they were going to be staffed with existing NHS staff on secondment anyway - there's only so thinly a resource can be spread...

The incident in the OP is an example of the entitled arrogance seemingly so prevalent in society these days, I think. I would like to add, as full disclosure, that I overtook a hearse once. It was on a dual carriageway, and I dithered about it for a bit before I did, but work didn't really give us long enough to travel between clinics to allow for a 20 minute delay following a hearse 😔

We are going to have to live with this virus now, just like we do with flu. The difference has been that this is a new virus in humans and we didn't have any resistance to it. Now there is a vaccination programme which can reduce the severity of symptoms, and is reducing transmission, we can start the return to normal as there will be less impact on society. Whilst I've struggled a lot with my mood in the past year, often with a very negative outlook, it is slowly starting to feel there is a light at the end of the tunnel. I don't have the definite numbers, but it has been feeling lately that we've been discharging more people in transport rather than the mortuary trolley. I think I'm seeing less high oxygen requirements day to day. Bear in mind this is in a very small area, but it's one with the higher risk people in it. I don't think I'll be back to "normal" this year, but at least I might be able to see my parents in the next few months...

Yes. And Covid-19 is associated with increased clotting itself... It's possible to exercise at home, you know. And you can go out running, I've only been yelled at once, in the first lockdown and I got over it. I think I'm at least as fit as I've ever been, if not fitter. It's a case of making the time and effort if you want that to be a priority.