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Are people no longer bothered by Covid….?

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Iwannabelikeyouohh · 30/09/2021 18:35

Is anyone actually bothered about Covid?
From places I’ve been recently, everyone is just “normal”

I took my son to a toddler class this morning.

I walked in wearing my mask. Room full of 19 other adults and their toddlers.

Not one single adult had a mask on (expect me)
There was no distancing in the class.
It was as normal as normal can be.

I joined a new slimming class tonight.

Again I walked in wearing a mask. No one else had one on.
All chairs pushed up together, people sat close.

I don’t get it.

How can we go from distancing, mask wearing, avoiding people on walks (which is exactly what it was like) to nothing….

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Tresal · 30/09/2021 21:16

I caught Covid at work, whilst distancing and mask wearing. All my family have had it now. None of us had symptoms that were worse than a cold. I’ve been vaccinated. I don’t worry about it or think about it, unless I’m around someone who is clearly anxious. It difficult to feel afraid when you have had it so mildly.

Sunshinegirl82 · 30/09/2021 21:17

@HappydaysArehere

Despite a poster requiring everyone to wear a mask on buses so many people ignore this and the driver says nothing. Haven’t been on trains recently but presume this is also the case. Forget Covid I am hoping that wearing a mask will protect us from Winter bugs. Often fed up with being surrounded by coughing people on buses when the cold weather arrives. A simple thing and I believe worth it.
But being protected from Winter bugs indefinitely isn't a good thing. We need regular exposure to seasonal viruses to maintain our immunity. Exposure acts as a sort of immunity booster.

The reason we have seen significant rises in things like RSV in young children is because it was suppressed last year. We can't suppress everything indefinitely.

pelosi · 30/09/2021 21:18

@CecilieRose

Yep...it's like living in an alternate universe being in this country. I just returned from working in Switzerland where masks are mandated in all indoor spaces, all public transport, supermarkets, etc. This is how it is in most of the rest of the world.

We're at over 36,000 cases today and 137 deaths...this is absolutely nowhere near over. Do people just NEVER learn? We could just wear masks and distance and take precautions and we'd all be able to get on with life but no, we're probably going to end up in yet another lockdown with Christmas ruined, because people just cannot accept that viruses don't go away just because you want them to.

Why are you having a go at people? It’s the government who make the rules.
Goingdriving · 30/09/2021 21:18

@SpottyPhone

I'm only wearing my mask in hospitals, the GP, Chemist and at school where it's mandatory. Otherwise I'm not bothering.

I'm double vaccinated, what more can I do?

“What more can I do”

Wear masks in public places where they might be elderly or immune compromised people - like trains and theatres and cinemas and buses?

Yogsgirl · 30/09/2021 21:19

@CecilieRose When do envisage the virus going away and mask wearing not necessary then?

clartymare · 30/09/2021 21:19

I'm still worried about it but I'd also probably die of overheating if I kept my mask on at soft play. So for some things I wear it, others I don't. I still sanitise and do my best to be as hygienic as possible but DS also needs to be coming into contact with germs otherwise I dread to think what he will be like come winter, having spent most of his life in various lockdowns. I haven't forgotten about it, but I can't live in a state of fear forever.

lljkk · 30/09/2021 21:20

How can we go from distancing, mask wearing, avoiding people on walks (which is exactly what it was like) to nothing…

Slower for some & faster for others. Is how.

Still lots of treating each other like lepers social distancing where I live.

eldersis · 30/09/2021 21:20

For most people it is good to be getting back to normal but I have been cruelly hit this week by people "relaxing" their own personal rules and hurting people at risk.

Shopping, schools work etc amongst the general HEALTHY population yes, lets relax a bit.

A week ago my brother was taken into hospital. Terminal cancer and altzeimers . I couldnt go with him, he was in isolation for 48 hours until they got a neg covid test ! I still havent got an explanation of when a lateral flow test takes 15mins it takes 48 hours to get a result. He was finally moved onto a ward but another patient was moved in WITHOUT a test, who has now tested positive, My brother is now in 10 days isolation, The search for a hospice has been put off by the hospital until the end of his quarantine. Its so so horrible. He may die alone.

I really think people SHOULD try to get back to normal but for people working or living with at risk people for gods sake put up with it a little longer.

PaperDolphin · 30/09/2021 21:21

@CecilieRose

Yep...it's like living in an alternate universe being in this country. I just returned from working in Switzerland where masks are mandated in all indoor spaces, all public transport, supermarkets, etc. This is how it is in most of the rest of the world.

We're at over 36,000 cases today and 137 deaths...this is absolutely nowhere near over. Do people just NEVER learn? We could just wear masks and distance and take precautions and we'd all be able to get on with life but no, we're probably going to end up in yet another lockdown with Christmas ruined, because people just cannot accept that viruses don't go away just because you want them to.

This virus isn't going to "go away" ever. Mask or no mask. Lockdown or no lock down. Of course it isn't over. Our great-great-great-great grandchildren will get Covid several times in their lifetimes. What do you think is going to change? We will wake up one day and no more Covid? Our last chance of that being a remote possibility ended in February 2020.

I am fully vaccinated. If I am not allowed to live a normal life now, when will I?

Lazypuppy · 30/09/2021 21:22

Nope binned all my masks as soon as i could!

MarshaBradyo · 30/09/2021 21:23

@CecilieRose

Yep...it's like living in an alternate universe being in this country. I just returned from working in Switzerland where masks are mandated in all indoor spaces, all public transport, supermarkets, etc. This is how it is in most of the rest of the world.

We're at over 36,000 cases today and 137 deaths...this is absolutely nowhere near over. Do people just NEVER learn? We could just wear masks and distance and take precautions and we'd all be able to get on with life but no, we're probably going to end up in yet another lockdown with Christmas ruined, because people just cannot accept that viruses don't go away just because you want them to.

How long for then? When do we get on with life
NK346f2849X127d8bca260 · 30/09/2021 21:24

I still wear a mask out shopping, i also WFH but i have seen what long covid has done to my adult daughter who was very healthy and walked miles each day to work. She had such a mild case of Covid but has such problems with breathing issues and is now on another course of steroids.

CecilieRose · 30/09/2021 21:25

@pelosi this attitude is what I most despise. Total lack of common sense and responsibility.

@Yogsgirl when it's no longer killing nearly 150 people per day and risking another wave which overwhelms the NHS. It will eventually become endemic and fade into the background. We're not there yet. We're not over it because you happen to be sick of it.

Mulhollandmagoo · 30/09/2021 21:26

I'm anxious all the time - but I don't know what of??? The whole pandemic has done a number on me and I need to get back to some sort of normal life but I don't know how and I wish I did. Myself and my husband had theatre tickets for next week and we have sold them as I was getting in a tizz about it, and I feel relived and gutted all at the same time, I just I want more than anything not to be bothered because rationally and logically I have no really reason to be. How has everyone else got to the point they're at now?

CecilieRose · 30/09/2021 21:26

@MarshaBradyo Again, why do you think it's going to go away just because you want it to? The Swiss aren't wearing masks and distancing for shits and giggles - they understand that taking basic precautions is the fastest way to get out of this and avoid another big wave going into winter.

Why is this so hard to understand? The pandemic isn't over. We're still very much in it.

Againstmachine · 30/09/2021 21:28

That’s exactly the problem. We have a government that tells people to take responsibility for themselves. But the only way to make everyone safe is to think about others. It’s about public health not just your health.

Except nobody gives a shit until it was covid, noone gives a shit about people suffering other problems, I only care about my immediate family, but at least I'm honest.

TheGrumpyGoat · 30/09/2021 21:29

[quote CecilieRose]@MarshaBradyo Again, why do you think it's going to go away just because you want it to? The Swiss aren't wearing masks and distancing for shits and giggles - they understand that taking basic precautions is the fastest way to get out of this and avoid another big wave going into winter.

Why is this so hard to understand? The pandemic isn't over. We're still very much in it.[/quote]
No, it’s not going to go away because people want it to.

It’s not going to go away at all.

TheGrumpyGoat · 30/09/2021 21:29

Everyone is selfish. Everyone cares more about themselves and their family than they do about other people. That’s natural. Some people admit it, some don’t.

CecilieRose · 30/09/2021 21:30

@TheGrumpyGoat but it will become far less of a problem than it is right now. Why can't people put up with a bit of inconvenience until that happens, rather than abandoning every single basic precaution and risking another lockdown?

You do realise just how much lower cases are in other countries, right? The ones which still have mandatory mask wearing in all indoor spaces?

MarshaBradyo · 30/09/2021 21:31

[quote CecilieRose]@MarshaBradyo Again, why do you think it's going to go away just because you want it to? The Swiss aren't wearing masks and distancing for shits and giggles - they understand that taking basic precautions is the fastest way to get out of this and avoid another big wave going into winter.

Why is this so hard to understand? The pandemic isn't over. We're still very much in it.[/quote]
Where did I say it was going away? And it has nothing to do with what I want, the law has changed regardless of that. It is no longer legally mandated.

Why are you talking about ‘getting out of this’ still

You can slow down the process of getting to endemic or not but the only key metric is hospitalisation. If it’s rising quickly then that’s an issue but last time I looked it was steady or falling.

Houseofvelour · 30/09/2021 21:31

I am both worried and also getting on with life.
I go to toddler groups and soft plays, my children go to pre-school two days a week and my husband works full time as a dentist so is literally inside people's mouths.
DH and I are both double vaccinated but I'm still worried one (or both) of us may catch it and become seriously unwell.

...But we need to carry on with life. We can't sit home all day with the children. They need to be out socialising and enjoying their childhoods and if no one else is wearing a mask, it's riskier for you to wear one as the virus particles will stick to the fabric you're breathing in (or so I've heard).
So yes, worried but living normally.

eldersis · 30/09/2021 21:32

Sorry, just like to add. I think people who are "at risk" do need to have personal responsibility. and take their own precautions . Eg I do not think it right to push restrictions on others who are otherwise healthy.

I am all for easing back to normal. but SOMEONE in a hospital environment put their opinions before an at risk person,

FamilyFortune · 30/09/2021 21:33

Some threads like this just show why cases are rising faster than ever.

Vaccines are NOT 100% effective! And there are enough adults NOT vaccinated to infect a lot of people.

You probably won't end up in hospital if you are young (under 45) BUT you may catch it, be infectious and pass it on to others.

I despair at the behaviour of some people.

Wearing a mask in a crowded area is just polite and sensible.

It's not a huge deal. And FWIW I hate wearing one, but do.

My local supermarket chain asks customers to consider wearing them, and 90% of people in it are.

TheGrumpyGoat · 30/09/2021 21:33

[quote CecilieRose]@TheGrumpyGoat but it will become far less of a problem than it is right now. Why can't people put up with a bit of inconvenience until that happens, rather than abandoning every single basic precaution and risking another lockdown?

You do realise just how much lower cases are in other countries, right? The ones which still have mandatory mask wearing in all indoor spaces?[/quote]
Yes I realise that other countries have far lower rates than the U.K. (all my family live abroad). There are many variables though, not just mask wearing.

MarshaBradyo · 30/09/2021 21:33

I do usually wear a mask but some of these posts are even more full on even though the situation has changed - talk of people being selfish still etc. Also it’s never going to convince anyone to do what they want.