Your position on Covid lockdowns

[kellehi]

Well, I have seen a lot of people on here changing as the wind blows and the government continues to move the goalposts with respect to lockdowns, and so the same happens here. So just wondering what your position on this will be in the future, if X happens.

Please start your post with the relevant number below, you can expand on this if you want, but not necessary.

1 - we should end the lockdown and open things up now.
2 - we should open up as originally promised on 21 June, regardless of the government position
3 - we should end the lockdown and open things up when everyone over 18 who wants a vaccine can have one
4 - we should end the lockdown and open things up when adults are vaccinated
5 - we should end the lockdown and open things up when every person including adults and children are vaccinated
6 - I think some element of lockdown should continue indefinitely whenever the government says it's required, even if it means years waiting.

Thanks

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@Northernsoulgirl45

You appear to have missed out the option of opening up as per the route map, but ONLY if we genuinely meet the criteria at each stage. NOT just on set dates. This

Only if we meet the criteria? So not at all if the government say it's not appropriate?

Covered by 6.

@Doyoumindfisithere

None of your options are correct IMO, it should be:

We should ease out of restrictions from now but not on arbitrary dates but scientific data AND we should be doing much more to suppress cases so that everyone unvaccinated has a much lower risk of contracting covid.

So if the government say the scientific data does not support it, we will retain some element of lockdown. This may potentially continue for years?

Clearly that is 6

@kellehi

Are you suggesting that they've died due to lack of treatment and doctors have put covid on their death certificate?

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That's always been my position

[quote PrincessNutNuts]@kellehi

Are you suggesting that they've died due to lack of treatment and doctors have put covid on their death certificate? [/quote]
Inevitably, there will be a number of people who have died at home, and the attending GP roped in purely to produce the medical certificate will have written Covid-19 in either 1b, 1c or 2 without even having seen the patient, yes. Even non medically qualified funeral directors are allowed to complete the MCCD without any patient medical notes being consulted whatsoever. I wouldn't like to suggest a number, other than it will not be zero.

www.pulsetoday.co.uk/news/uncategorised/gps-can-certify-death-without-attending-under-new-emergency-legislation/

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9279767/BEL-MOONEY-dad-died-chronic-illness-hes-officially-Covid-victim.html

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@PrincessNutNuts the NHS is way behind on cervical and breast screening just to name two things. How many things have been missed because of this and these two things don't necessarily have to be done at hospitals, GP surgeries and mobile testing units have the means but they were all stopped for the biggest part of a year and it's a travesty how many people have to suffer the consequences of this.

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adjust as necessary. follow the science. would rather a longer period of the lighter measures, than another full lockdown, which is possible if we get variants that are vaccine resistent. I am pissed off with full lockdowns and really really do not want to be locked in a flat again. several 10 day lockdowns nearly killed us.

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Somewhere between 1 and 2. I was quite happy being in Tier 2 restrictions, so I don't mind some elements of lockdown continuing. But we had kids classes, zoos, soft play etc open then and I'm up to my limit with this lockdown. I can hang on for 2 to happen though - I'm not really bothered by the changes happening in June, the stuff that is opening up on April 12 will be fine for us for a while (kids classes, zoos, theme parks), so most of the negative side of lockdown for us will be over by then. I'm not bothered about seeing people in big groups or going to pubs, so that sort of thing can continue indefinitely as far as I'm concerned.

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The Govt is not going to want to extend lockdown unless there really is no option. We can't afford it for a start.i believe they will stick to road map unless something very major happens.

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I'm guessing people answering 5 or 6 work in sectors not affected by the economic impact of COVID.

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1 or 2 - prefer 1 but can live with 2.

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3 but to include younger CEV people too. I think "outside" , uncrowded stuff could be brought forward eg restaurants (outside only).

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1- admittedly for selfish reasons.