Coronavirus Super Thread ( merged )

[redjambo]

The latest trend stats:

 

			7-day per-100,000 cases
Council Area	Tier	WHO	Today	Yesterday			18 May	17 May	16 May	15 May	...	1 May
Scotland			40	37	+3		36	35	36	34	...	22
Glasgow City	3	3	123	113	+10		107	102	102	95	...	33
East Renfrewshire	2	3	117	112	+5		107	96	90	74	...	24
Clackmannanshire	2	3	83	58	+25		47	23	27	33	...	14
Midlothian	2	3	63	54	+9		61	56	54	55	...	10
East Dunbartonshire	2	3	53	57	-4		50	46	47	40	...	51
South Lanarkshire	2	2	44	42	+2		46	48	51	46	...	18
Renfrewshire	2	2	42	34	+8		31	29	28	27	...	20
North Ayrshire	2	2	41	30	+11		29	26	27	27	...	17
Fife	2	2	37	37	0		38	39	37	36	...	32
Moray	3	2	35	38	-3		40	47	61	61	...	65
Edinburgh City	2	2	34	31	+3		27	28	27	23	...	27
Stirling	2	2	34	31	+3		39	32	31	28	...	11
North Lanarkshire	2	2	33	34	-1		35	36	35	36	...	40
Perth & Kinross	2	2	28	28	0		28	28	30	31	...	22
West Lothian	2	2	25	23	+2		23	26	26	26	...	26
Falkirk	2	2	24	25	-1		23	25	28	21	...	23
East Ayrshire	2	2	21	21	0		19	20	24	22	...	45
East Lothian	2	2	21	12	+9		10	10	9	9	...	5
Angus	2	1	18	15	+3		15	9	7	11	...	7
Aberdeenshire	2	1	17	15	+2		14	16	14	15	...	8
Dundee City	2	1	17	15	+2		16	13	13	15	...	13
Aberdeen City	2	1	12	11	+1		14	17	16	18	...	13
South Ayrshire	2	1	11	9	+2		12	17	20	20	...	25
Argyll & Bute	2 / 1	1	10	7	+3		3	1	1	0	...	7
Orkney Islands	1	1	9	9	0		9	9	9	9	...	0
Scottish Borders	2	1	9	7	+2		5	4	4	4	...	6
West Dunbartonshire	2	1	8	7	+1		9	10	9	8	...	28
Na h-Eileanan Siar	1	1	7	11	-4		11	7	7	7	...	0
Inverclyde	2	1	5	6	-1		9	15	15	17	...	15
Shetland Islands	1	1	4	4	0		4	0	0	0	...	0
Dumfries & Galloway	2	1	3	1	+2		3	3	3	4	...	19
Highland	2 / 1	1	3	4	-1		5	6	8	9	...	9
7-day averages			Today	Yesterday			18 May	17 May	16 May	15 May	...	1 May
Tests			20815	20315	+500		20196	19913	19935	19645	...	18484
Positivity rate %			1.6	1.5	+0.1		1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	...	1.1
Deaths			0.3	0.4	-0.1		0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	...	1.3
All Vaccinations			40888	40040	+848		39863	39982	39299	38382	...	45346
1st Dose			13640	14683	-1043		16598	18091	17480	17136	...	6677
2nd Dose			27248	25357	+1891		23265	21891	21819	21246	...	38669
Daily data
All in hospital			83	78	+5		70	68	61	69	...	65
Non-ICU			78	74	+4		66	65	58	67	...	54
ICU			5	4	+1		4	3	3	2	...	11

[Mars plastic]

16 minutes ago, Victorian said:

There's a definite back slide on masking going on.  Lots more people coming in not bothering.  No doubt pleasing news to the one or two face libertarian nutjobs on here.  

Excellent news. 

[Unknown user]

36 minutes ago, Taffin said:

 

What are those reasons?

 

I'm in a variety of cars all the time for work and never wear a mask. Is it only on the way to vaccination centres that there's a risk? 

 

I get it if you're sharing a car (well I don't but appreciate the extended logic) but in a car by yourself? Not a chance.

If you use a car within 24 hours(IIRC) of someone else I think I read.

 

Don't get me wrong though, I don't really care, I just think that contempt for people who are quietly going about their day and making conservative decisions to be in the safe side is pretty shitty.

Edited May 20, 2021 by Smithee

[highlandjambo3]

Sky news now shitting it over a 3 wave…..why don’t they all just **** off.   Some doctor claiming the Indian variant is spreading…….away and boil your heeeed.

[Unknown user]

27 minutes ago, Dazo said:

I’d also love to hear the perfectly valid reasons for wearing a mask in a car. 

Read back then

[Dazo]

4 minutes ago, Smithee said:

Read back then

None then, cheers. 👍

[highlandjambo3]

3 minutes ago, highlandjambo3 said:

Sky news now shitting it over a 3 wave…..why don’t they all just **** off.   Some doctor claiming the Indian variant is spreading…….away and boil your heeeed.

I’ve picked out a few key words from his statement like:  “to early to know for sure, I do think, could see a third wave, potential 3 lockdown, might, estimate, we don’t know, possibility of a 3rd” bla..bla…bla….. so his opinion then…….NEXT 

[Unknown user]

1 minute ago, Dazo said:

None then, cheers. 👍

 

People following official advice to be on the safe side. The nerve.

[Mars plastic]

 

3 minutes ago, highlandjambo3 said:

I’ve picked out a few key words from his statement like:  “to early to know for sure, I do think, could see a third wave, potential 3 lockdown, might, estimate, we don’t know, possibility of a 3rd” bla..bla…bla….. so his opinion then…….NEXT 

The Petrified Peters will be away out as we speak stocking up on new masks and hand gel. 

Edited May 20, 2021 by Mars plastic

[Mars plastic]

Just now, Smithee said:

 

People following official advice to be on the safe side. The nerve.

People following 'advice' that's basically a load of shite.

[Unknown user]

Just now, Mars plastic said:

Who is Eileen Star?

The Petrified Peters will be away out as we speak stocking up on new masks and hand gel. 

Meanwhile the average Joes who suddenly think they're maverick thinkers will tut from the sidelines

[Unknown user]

1 minute ago, Mars plastic said:

People following 'advice' that's basically a load of shite.

Refer to the post that followed

[Taffin]

14 minutes ago, Smithee said:

If you use a car within 24 hours(IIRC) of someone else I think I read.

 

Don't get me wrong though, I don't really care, I just think that contempt for people who are quietly going about their day and making conservative decisions to be in the safe side is pretty shitty.

 

Ah okay, it's rarely within 24 hours of someone else using it that I'm then using the vehicle.

 

Agree on your second point, if folk want to wear masks in their cars then fair play to them, but it does baffle me a bit 😂

[Dagger Is Back]

1 hour ago, Mars plastic said:

Yes, I read that on the letter I received this morning. I'll be neither wearing it going or coming back.

 

Ooh hark at her

[Unknown user]

Funny that all the free thinkers think the same thing 🤔

[The Real Maroonblood]

1 hour ago, LMc said:

 

The fact you constantly need to come onto JKB to tell randoms about other randoms you see is more tragic. 

[The Real Maroonblood]

48 minutes ago, redjambo said:

The latest trend stats:

 

			7-day per-100,000 cases
Council Area	Tier	WHO	Today	Yesterday			18 May	17 May	16 May	15 May	...	1 May
Scotland			40	37	+3		36	35	36	34	...	22
Glasgow City	3	3	123	113	+10		107	102	102	95	...	33
East Renfrewshire	2	3	117	112	+5		107	96	90	74	...	24
Clackmannanshire	2	3	83	58	+25		47	23	27	33	...	14
Midlothian	2	3	63	54	+9		61	56	54	55	...	10
East Dunbartonshire	2	3	53	57	-4		50	46	47	40	...	51
South Lanarkshire	2	2	44	42	+2		46	48	51	46	...	18
Renfrewshire	2	2	42	34	+8		31	29	28	27	...	20
North Ayrshire	2	2	41	30	+11		29	26	27	27	...	17
Fife	2	2	37	37	0		38	39	37	36	...	32
Moray	3	2	35	38	-3		40	47	61	61	...	65
Edinburgh City	2	2	34	31	+3		27	28	27	23	...	27
Stirling	2	2	34	31	+3		39	32	31	28	...	11
North Lanarkshire	2	2	33	34	-1		35	36	35	36	...	40
Perth & Kinross	2	2	28	28	0		28	28	30	31	...	22
West Lothian	2	2	25	23	+2		23	26	26	26	...	26
Falkirk	2	2	24	25	-1		23	25	28	21	...	23
East Ayrshire	2	2	21	21	0		19	20	24	22	...	45
East Lothian	2	2	21	12	+9		10	10	9	9	...	5
Angus	2	1	18	15	+3		15	9	7	11	...	7
Aberdeenshire	2	1	17	15	+2		14	16	14	15	...	8
Dundee City	2	1	17	15	+2		16	13	13	15	...	13
Aberdeen City	2	1	12	11	+1		14	17	16	18	...	13
South Ayrshire	2	1	11	9	+2		12	17	20	20	...	25
Argyll & Bute	2 / 1	1	10	7	+3		3	1	1	0	...	7
Orkney Islands	1	1	9	9	0		9	9	9	9	...	0
Scottish Borders	2	1	9	7	+2		5	4	4	4	...	6
West Dunbartonshire	2	1	8	7	+1		9	10	9	8	...	28
Na h-Eileanan Siar	1	1	7	11	-4		11	7	7	7	...	0
Inverclyde	2	1	5	6	-1		9	15	15	17	...	15
Shetland Islands	1	1	4	4	0		4	0	0	0	...	0
Dumfries & Galloway	2	1	3	1	+2		3	3	3	4	...	19
Highland	2 / 1	1	3	4	-1		5	6	8	9	...	9
7-day averages			Today	Yesterday			18 May	17 May	16 May	15 May	...	1 May
Tests			20815	20315	+500		20196	19913	19935	19645	...	18484
Positivity rate %			1.6	1.5	+0.1		1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	...	1.1
Deaths			0.3	0.4	-0.1		0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	...	1.3
All Vaccinations			40888	40040	+848		39863	39982	39299	38382	...	45346
1st Dose			13640	14683	-1043		16598	18091	17480	17136	...	6677
2nd Dose			27248	25357	+1891		23265	21891	21819	21246	...	38669
Daily data
All in hospital			83	78	+5		70	68	61	69	...	65
Non-ICU			78	74	+4		66	65	58	67	...	54
ICU			5	4	+1		4	3	3	2	...	11

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[Ray Gin]

 

I do like it when people come on to brag about how non-compliant they are. 

 

[Dazo]

38 minutes ago, Smithee said:

 

People following official advice to be on the safe side. The nerve.

What risk is involved in driving your own car to get the vaccine that a mask will help with ? 

[Ray Gin]

Just now, Dazo said:

What risk is involved in driving your own car to get the vaccine that a mask will help with ? 

 

Nobody said there was a risk involved in driving your own car.

 

[Dazo]

2 minutes ago, Ray Gin said:

 

Nobody said there was a risk involved in driving your own car.

 

Official Advice Ray do keep up. 
 

1 hour ago, Smithee said:

 

Official advice is to wear a mask on the way to and from your vaccination, it's also advisable to wear one if you have to borrow a car.

 

 

[Ray Gin]

3 minutes ago, Dazo said:

Official Advice Ray do keep up. 

 

 

Please share the wording of the official advice.

 

 

[Dazo]

Just now, Ray Gin said:

 

Please share the wording of the official advice.

 

 

@Smithee is on the ball with that the couldn’t care less on the wording. Wearing a mask in your own car is ****ing ridiculous. 

[Dagger Is Back]

5 minutes ago, Ray Gin said:

 

Please share the wording of the official advice.

 

 

 

The wording is 'Please wear a face mask covering while travelling to and from and during your appointment.' It doesn't specify using what form of transport in this case car. Therefore if your form of transport is walking/jogging/cycling I don't think they mean wear a mask whilst walking/jogging/cycling. 

 

It doesn't say to wear a mask whilst driving your own car so not sure why some rebels on here are getting their undergarments all soggy

 

 

Edited May 20, 2021 by Dagger Is Back

[Francis Albert]

1 hour ago, Smithee said:

If you use a car within 24 hours(IIRC) of someone else I think I read.

 

Don't get me wrong though, I don't really care, I just think that contempt for people who are quietly going about their day and making conservative decisions to be in the safe side is pretty shitty.

And accusing people of "backsliding" for making an entirely sensible decision to stop wearing masks when there is no or infinitesimal risk involved  is OK?

[DETTY29]

2 hours ago, kila said:

South Korea to test mixing the vaccines, with 500 military personnel who were given the AstraZeneca one will be given a second dose using Pfizer and others. If successful will help the flow of second doses around the world as they don't need to be matched with the first.

 

According to a French study, dogs are 91% accurate at sniffing out covid and could be used to allow the return of large gatherings.

 

WHO say currently approved vaccines are still effective against the currently known variants. There is light at the end of the tunnel...

 

According to a vaccinator today,  Canada have been trialling the mixing and matching.

 

Efficacy is not reduced, just a higher chance of feeling crap for a few hours afterwards.

[Ray Gin]

17 minutes ago, Dagger Is Back said:

 

The wording is 'Please wear a face mask covering while travelling to and from and during your appointment.' It doesn't specify using what form of transport in this case car. Therefore if your form of transport is walking/jogging/cycling I don't think they mean wear a mask whilst walking/jogging/cycling. 

 

It doesn't say to wear a mask whilst driving your own car so not sure why some rebels on here are getting their undergarments all soggy

 

 

 

Thanks. As I suspected.

 

[redjambo]

11 minutes ago, DETTY29 said:

According to a vaccinator today,  Canada have been trialling the mixing and matching.

 

Efficacy is not reduced, just a higher chance of feeling crap for a few hours afterwards.

 

I'll take that. Good news if true because it would allow greater flexibility with the vaccination program.

[Francis Albert]

3 more deaths reported yesterday throughout the UK. Bodies not exactly piling up. Well not from Covid anyway.

Some experts now saying the Indian variant may after all not be as transmissable as experts earlier said it might be.

[Jambo-Jimbo]

1 hour ago, highlandjambo3 said:

I’ve picked out a few key words from his statement like:  “to early to know for sure, I do think, could see a third wave, potential 3 lockdown, might, estimate, we don’t know, possibility of a 3rd” bla..bla…bla….. so his opinion then…….NEXT 

 

In other words, he might, could, possibly, perhaps, potentially be right, then again it might just be to early to know for sure if he's talking a load of shite.

[highlandjambo3]

27 minutes ago, Jambo-Jimbo said:

 

In other words, he might, could, possibly, perhaps, potentially be right, then again it might just be to early to know for sure if he's talking a load of shite.

Or this:

 

“ I know you think you understand what you thought I said but I'm not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant”

[Victorian]

If the India variant does prove to be less transmissible than previously suspected then that's really,  really good news.  Everyone will be pleased.  My hunch (informed guess really) was that it would be downgraded.  Not sure if I will be more pleased with myself compared to those who decided with more certainty that it would definitely be less transmissible.   

[Unknown user]

59 minutes ago, Francis Albert said:

And accusing people of "backsliding" for making an entirely sensible decision to stop wearing masks when there is no or infinitesimal risk involved  is OK?

Eh?

[XB52]

2 hours ago, Mars plastic said:

Yes, I read that on the letter I received this morning. I'll be neither wearing it going or coming back.

Wow, what an edgy rebel you are😂😂😂😂

[Francis Albert]

4 minutes ago, Victorian said:

If the India variant does prove to be less transmissible than previously suspected then that's really,  really good news.  Everyone will be pleased.  My hunch (informed guess really) was that it would be downgraded.  Not sure if I will be more pleased with myself compared to those who decided with more certainty that it would definitely be less transmissible.   

Who said it would definitely be less transmissible?

[Victorian]

Just now, Francis Albert said:

Who said it would definitely be less transmissible?

 

Less than suspected to be.  Not less than the other variants.  A few decided there would be no difference.  

[escobri]

Received my offer of "the vaccine" this morning.  No thanks 

[Francis Albert]

6 minutes ago, Smithee said:

Eh?

Sorry it was Victorian whoaccused people of backsliding on wearing gave masks. Apologies.

[Victorian]

3 minutes ago, Francis Albert said:

Sorry it was Victorian whoaccused people of backsliding on wearing gave masks. Apologies.

 

I did not "accuse" anyone of anything.  I OBSERVED that more people are not wearing masks.  

[Victorian]

Another observation (not an accusation for the hysterical) is that people often come in without a mask,  see that other masked people are queuing,  then they produce and wear a mask.  

 

I'm much less bothered about the lack of masks now.  We can get the windows or doors open in the better weather (allegedly) plus we're all jabbed now.

Edited May 20, 2021 by Victorian

[Francis Albert]

7 minutes ago, Victorian said:

 

I did not "accuse" anyone of anything.  I OBSERVED that more people are not wearing masks.  

And they were therefore  "backsliding."

[Victorian]

Just now, Francis Albert said:

And they were therefore  "backsliding."

 

As a collective.  In general.  

 

It's the mark of the hysterical to make a mountain out of a molehill in terms of an inconsequential piece of language.  

 

Maybe I should have said " drop off" or "reduction" or something similarly more benign,  if only to prevent you wailing about it.

[Francis Albert]

21 minutes ago, Victorian said:

 

As a collective.  In general.  

 

It's the mark of the hysterical to make a mountain out of a molehill in terms of an inconsequential piece of language.  

 

Maybe I should have said " drop off" or "reduction" or something similarly more benign,  if only to prevent you wailing about it.

Backslide = relapse into bad ways (OED). Somewhat pejorative and I think  justifies me saying it was an accusation. Which you wailed about!

Edited May 20, 2021 by Francis Albert

[Taffin]

I got a somewhat garbled call from someone about booking my Pfizer vaccination today but they didn't state/I couldn't hear who they were or who they were representing but the dates the offered were much sooner than I'd have expected and I'm not available.

 

When I asked if I needed to do anything to reschedule she said I just need to wait so none the wiser really.

 

Partly concerned it was some kind of scam but equally not sure in what way it would be a beneficial scam for anyone 😂

[Mars plastic]

I can envisage plenty tragedies walking about with masks on for the rest of their puffs. Bless.  

[Ray Gin]

Just now, Taffin said:

I got a somewhat garbled call from someone about booking my Pfizer vaccination today but they didn't state/I couldn't hear who they were or who they were representing but the dates the offered were much sooner than I'd have expected and I'm not available.

 

When I asked if I needed to do anything to reschedule she said I just need to wait so none the wiser really.

 

Partly concerned it was some kind of scam but equally not sure in what way it would be a beneficial scam for anyone 😂

 

 

 

They're trying to get you to take a vaccine, so of course it's a scam. Bill Gates wants to turn you into a human magnet for reasons unknown. 

 

 

 

 

 

[Taffin]

3 minutes ago, Ray Gin said:

 

 

 

They're trying to get you to take a vaccine, so of course it's a scam. Bill Gates wants to turn you into a human magnet for reasons unknown. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'm already a human magnet Ray, my charm is simply irresistible to other humans.

 

Joking aside, they've not said they're down to my age group yet, I'm not aware of being able to book anything online yet and the line they were calling on was awful so I am a bit concerned as to who or why I was contacted and whether it was genuine or not.

[Nucky Thompson]

51 minutes ago, escobri said:

Received my offer of "the vaccine" this morning.  No thanks 

Just wait until you can't go anywhere or do anything, then maybe you'll change your mind

[Ray Gin]

2 minutes ago, Taffin said:

 

I'm already a human magnet Ray, my charm is simply irresistible to other humans.

 

Joking aside, they've not said they're down to my age group yet, I'm not aware of being able to book anything online yet and the line they were calling on was awful so I am a bit concerned as to who or why I was contacted and whether it was genuine or not.

 

No idea how old you are but 30s are getting their appointments. Although why it would be over phone I have no idea unless it's a last minute spot came up.

Try this link: https://invitations.vacs.nhs.scot/

 

 

 

Edited May 20, 2021 by Ray Gin

[ri Alban]

20 hours ago, JamesM48 said:

Yeah but I woke up ! Remember ? Let’s no go through all that pish again . It’s embarrassing actually . 

Aye it is. For you. Did the Polis ever charge you, BTW?