Coronavirus discussion thread

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TheScribbler Aug 2021 4:30pm, 12 Aug 2021 5,585 posts	0 TheScribbler That really does put the Delta variant into context and highlights how the UK is basically now one great big experiment!
mathschick Aug 2021 4:34pm, 12 Aug 2021 195 posts	0 mathschick thanks fleecey - really interesting article
CK2 Aug 2021 7:45am, 13 Aug 2021 914 posts	0 CK2 Excellent article. Thanks Fleecy
CK2 Aug 2021 7:53am, 13 Aug 2021 915 posts	0 CK2 I also found this discussion about the England (not UK as suggested in the article) interesting. ‘ Medley expects case numbers to be bumpy, rising and falling like a series of small hills rather than one big mountain. This is because the U.K. has a high overall vaccination rate, but it still has pockets of vulnerable people. The virus will cause an outbreak every time it finds a pocket, though the exact timing might be hard to know. “It will happen,” he says. “It’s not a question of whether it happens. It’s just that we can’t predict where and when.”’ theatlantic.com
geordiegirl Aug 2021 8:11am, 13 Aug 2021 15,370 posts	0 geordiegirl A sobering read thanks fleecy.
TomahawkMike Aug 2021 8:34am, 13 Aug 2021 3,312 posts	0 TomahawkMike My OH got a text today which we ignored because it was a scam. It ls from a mobile number as opposed to a labelled text like "NHS". It tells you that you have been in contact with someone with coronavirus and that you need to order a lateral flow test. The domain it points you to was registered yesterday. I bet that one is relatively successful.
swittle Aug 2021 8:40am, 13 Aug 2021 78,376 posts	0 swittle "One in 10 UK patients caught Covid in hospital in first wave, finds study." theguardian.com
larkim Aug 2021 8:41am, 13 Aug 2021 15,224 posts	0 larkim Does anyone know a clear answer to this? If someone was told to SI on Tuesday this week, and were double jabbed by the end of June, does their self isolation terminate early on Monday because of the change in SI rules? There must be quite a few people this applies to, but I've not (yet) found an authoritative answer to this.
KatieB Aug 2021 8:58am, 13 Aug 2021 8,637 posts	0 KatieB I have seen an answer to that larkim. On a physiotherapy group (we have quite a few test and tracers on there). Apparently the self-isolation stands if it started before the rule change. Disclaimer: I don’t know the exact credentials of the poster.
Little Miss Happy Aug 2021 8:59am, 13 Aug 2021 4,830 posts	0 Little Miss Happy No expert either but that's my understanding too KatieB though it doesn't make much sense!