Coronavirus discussion thread

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Roberto Jan 2021 11:44am, 4 Jan 2021 1,595 posts	0 Roberto It hasn't come from anywhere really, and neither me or my sister are anti vaxxers. I think it's just we are both ages where starting families isn't too far off. I guess it's more about the vaccine than covid (as I've had covid and that wasn't a choice so nothing I can do about that anyway). Just interested.
HellsBells Jan 2021 11:47am, 4 Jan 2021 27,518 posts	0 HellsBells I think the issue arose because the vaccine provokes an immune response to the spike protein which has some similarities to placental proteins.. My understanding is that they are sufficiently dissimilar for there to be no problem
jda Jan 2021 11:59am, 4 Jan 2021 9,161 posts	0 jda With all the optimism and excitement about the vaccines etc, I feel the need to point out one salient fact. More people are going to catch covid in the next two months, than have caught it in the past year in total. If there was ever a time to sit tight and reduce all contact to the bare minimum achievable, it is now.
Little Miss Happy Jan 2021 12:28pm, 4 Jan 2021 4,105 posts	0 Little Miss Happy I hope walk helped Tim. That needs publicising just like that jda.
Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs) Jan 2021 12:35pm, 4 Jan 2021 31,340 posts	0 Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs) I am with you on that jda, I am feeling very angry and frustrated that we aren’t having a complete lockdown again now, today.
MH Jan 2021 12:40pm, 4 Jan 2021 794 posts	0 MH Well, you've been pretty accurate throughout jda....
Cheg Jan 2021 12:42pm, 4 Jan 2021 2,247 posts	0 Cheg What's the difference between level 4 restrictions and full lockdown? How long do we want a national lockdown for?
jennywren Jan 2021 12:46pm, 4 Jan 2021 16,146 posts	0 jennywren Restricted contact - as in lockdown 1. No one from outside your own household, even outside. Schools closed. Places of worship closed.
geordiegirl Jan 2021 12:46pm, 4 Jan 2021 12,915 posts	0 geordiegirl Back a few legs TR mentioned schools explicitly not been able to wear masks in classrooms - one of my friends has 2 kids in same secondary school they wear masks all day including classrooms and have not had any isolation absences. Hard for the kids but taking to her younger one she and her friends are happy to do so as while they still require adherence to SD’ing she said most are not as good at so it keeps everyone safe. I don’t know anyone else who has had such success.
Fragile Do Not Bend Jan 2021 12:50pm, 4 Jan 2021 7,610 posts	0 Fragile Do Not Bend Also in lockdown 1 you weren’t supposed to go to work if not a keyworker, even if you couldn’t work from home. At the moment you can go into work if you can’t work from home regardless of how unimportant your job is.