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The fear has returned and everyone seems to have forgotten that Covid is a mild illness for the majority

487 replies

Blingblong · 29/12/2020 17:55

The hysteria that was around back in March seems to have returned. People have got things completely out of proportion again. I don't know if it's the scaremongering on here but people need to take a look at the data again.

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Lougle · 29/12/2020 18:01

It's irrelevant. Nobody knows who will suffer badly, who they will pass it on to, who may suffer badly, who will die.

We need everyone to take it seriously, so that it can be driven out.

mac12 · 29/12/2020 18:05

Low risk of death for most. But survival isn’t the same as recovered for many & even cases managed at home carry one in ten chance of LongCovid. Not to mention overwhelmed hospitals reduces quality of care & this survival rates for other illnesses & accidents. If you’re not worried, it’s you that needs to look more closely at the data.

Bluebird2021 · 29/12/2020 18:07

'hysteria'
'out of proportion'
'scaremongering'

nope not seeing that...where are you spending your time to be seeing all this?

LaceyBetty · 29/12/2020 18:07

But isn't the fear more that we will never get out of this rather than fear of catching it for a lot of people? It is for me.

RedskyAtnight · 29/12/2020 18:07

The data doesn't tell you who had it mildly does it? It only mentions deaths, and (recently) those with long Covid. Plus most people realise that if more people (generally) have Covid, the changes of them (personally) catching it is greater, and the chances of more people overall getting it badly increases. Not to mention what's been the concern all along - the impact on the NHS. Our local hospital has no empty ICU beds and has said that any non-Covid patients needing intensive care may well have to be taken to another hospital.

SirSamuelVimes · 29/12/2020 18:09

I agree OP, the fear is totally disproportionate to the threat.

Bluebird2021 · 29/12/2020 18:09

oh, and if people aren't worried for their family, friends and colleagues then somethings wrong. mumsnet is an anonymous forum where people can share and discuss what they might not want to speak of in RL

Againstmachine · 29/12/2020 18:10

Yep noticed it in past few days, people getting in panic, demanding lockdowns ect.

People seem to go a bit batshit.

Chloemol · 29/12/2020 18:19

It might be mild for some, but you won’t know until you get it, in the meantime it’s a fact that sone hospitals are reaching capacity, would you want a loved one going to a hospital miles and miles away?

Do you want people who only get SSP to get it, be off work and not able to afford to eat?

Do you really want children to be ‘mildly ill’, in fact why do you wish anyone to be ‘mildly ill’ who don’t know if it will become serious

It’s not difficult to follow rules,

Bollss · 29/12/2020 18:20

@Chloemol

It might be mild for some, but you won’t know until you get it, in the meantime it’s a fact that sone hospitals are reaching capacity, would you want a loved one going to a hospital miles and miles away?

Do you want people who only get SSP to get it, be off work and not able to afford to eat?

Do you really want children to be ‘mildly ill’, in fact why do you wish anyone to be ‘mildly ill’ who don’t know if it will become serious

It’s not difficult to follow rules,

What's your point? Op hasn't disagreed with any of that. They're questioning why people are personally terrified of something that is mild for the majority of people, which, is a valid question.
Chumleymouse · 29/12/2020 18:26

I’m not worried if my colleagues catch it , they are all wankers !!!!

CarrieBlue · 29/12/2020 18:31

It’s not mild for all those needing hospital treatment or admission which has filled our hospitals and ambulances. Thank god it is mild for the majority because there would be nothing available to help if it were serious in anything more than the proportion it is now.

GwendolineMarysLaces · 29/12/2020 18:33

But the measures are not related to individual risk, they are related to avoiding the NHS being overwhelmed. It's as simple as that.

Randomrebel · 29/12/2020 18:35

My dad, another friends dad and one of my neighbours all died from it (all elderly and with underlying health issues late 70’s early 80’s). But still my dad and other peoples dads, husbands, grandads and brothers. My best friends partner had it was hospitalised and on the highest levels of oxygen and nearly died he’s mid 50’s no underlying health conditions. Is that real or scary enough for you OP?

We are tier two area. Yes, I know quite a few people who have had it and are fully recovered, but one has long covid and another couple are still experiencing strange symptoms weeks/months later.

So you might get it and be ok and experience it similar to a cold but you might pass it onto your brother, sister, partner, mother, father or grandmother who might not be so lucky or they might need treatment and the NHS might be so overwhelmed with covid cases they might not get timely treatment.

starrynight19 · 29/12/2020 18:37

@GwendolineMarysLaces

But the measures are not related to individual risk, they are related to avoiding the NHS being overwhelmed. It's as simple as that.
Yes it’s still this but seems some people can’t get their head around it and would rather bend people hysterical.
MissMarpletheMurderer · 29/12/2020 18:37

I'm scared of it. Happy to admit it. I'm scared because if the hospitals become over run then there will be no oxygen to treat me when I have my regular asthma attack. I'm scared if hospitals get overrun there will be no space for those I love if they have a heart attack /car crash etc. Maybe it's because I grew up in a place without functioning hospitals, don't forget the UK has been cocooned from reality for many years

Bollss · 29/12/2020 18:39

@GwendolineMarysLaces

But the measures are not related to individual risk, they are related to avoiding the NHS being overwhelmed. It's as simple as that.
Op said nothing about restrictions?
QuantumJump · 29/12/2020 18:40

I agree OP. The fear is out of proportion to the actual risk for most people.

GalesThisMorning · 29/12/2020 18:40

The risk of individual's dying is very small. The risk of the NHS getting overwhelmed is significantly larger.

I thought that's what were keen to avoid

stuffedforchristmas · 29/12/2020 18:41

The disease has changed.

Keep up.

amylou8 · 29/12/2020 18:41

Yep...here we go again, mass hysteria at it's best! Only 388 people under 60 without preexisting health conditions have died after a positive covid test since March (data from the NHS). We do not know who it will kill, but we pretty much know who it won't. Scare the masses into submission, and screw the non covid related consequences.

Circumlocutious · 29/12/2020 18:41

I’m not worried about dying. I’m worried about being hospitalized.

Pamperedpet · 29/12/2020 18:43

Some of us are worried about inadvertently passing it on to people who will suffer. That's always been my fear.

fastandthecurious · 29/12/2020 18:43

It's not the point that it's a mild illness for most. The point is that for some it requires hospital treatment, which requires a bed and often oxygen. The NHS is not currently equipped to deal with the cases rising, plenty of hospitals don't have enough beds or oxygen, therefore deaths will increase because there isn't enough resources to treat people who would have survived with it.

BillMasen · 29/12/2020 18:43

Not this shit again

Yes low deaths

Not necessarily low hospitalisations. There is a real risk that people needing hospital > hospital beds. See the problem?

There are a lot of people who are either wilfully ignoring this, or just stupid...