On scale of 1-5 - where are your views on COVID?

[SonicBroom]

So it’s nearly two years and none of us want things to be the way they are. However, it still feels like people are pretty polarised in their views looking across threads and conversations, so I was wondering quite HOW polarised people are?

Please therefore indulge my highly unscientific mini-survey to see roughly where people sit. If I have nothing better to do then I might even add up all the numbers at the end and make a pretty graph .

Please just reply with 1 to 5 in respect of how you feel about what we know at the moment (which is largely that omicron is more transmissible, no certainty over severity yet but even if less severe could result in higher impact due to greater numbers).

1 - I’m worried about what COVID will mean for me / my / family / society and willing to take any precautions necessary including full lockdown with school closures

2 - I’m worried about what it will mean and I’m willing to take precautions including restrictions on social gatherings but want to be able to mix between households and prefer schools to stay open, although I know transmission among kids will be high.

3 - I’m on the fence, I don’t mind a few restrictions but I’m not that worried and really don’t want anything that curtails my life too much. I’ll go along with whatever I’m asked to do though.

4 - I’ve had enough, I don’t think we’re at much risk and don’t want any major restrictions or disruption to my life / social life. I’ll do what I absolutely have to on the face of things but otherwise will quietly get on with doing things my own way.

5 - I’m completely over it, it’s utterly ridiculous how worked up everyone is getting we just need to get on with our lives and accept that some people just won’t make it. I’m not going to bother paying any attention if I’m asked to do something I don’t want to.

But could move up or down depending on the data a month from now.

[quote Thewiseoneincognito]**@Getyourarseofffthequattro* But even when we "manage our waves" it has carried on so where would you be happy to stop?*

In my view We can only stop when;

• There’s a complete cure (or vax that more or less eradicates risk)

• New variants with unknown consequences aren’t prevalent

• Those vulnerable or with health issues aren’t at risk

• We know more about long term impact of reinfection

• We know more about long Covid

• We know more about length of vaccine immunity

• The whole world has sufficient vaccine immunity

• Our health services can cope with the increased pressures

Until we’ve ticked those boxes then assuming we can live as wish is pointless because we will always end up back at this stage. Living with Covid means living with restrictions of varying types to manage the swell that inevitably comes with every wave.[/quote]
😯😯😯

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I honestly believe a large proportion of the general public have been brain washed into insanity.

I wouldn't knowingly put anyone at risk by spreading germs, but then I never would have anyway..

So sick of people thinking that Covid is the only thing going on in the world.

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@Thewiseoneincognito

Re your list of when we can get back to normal, even if we were hypothetically able to achieve that for Covid, we wouldn't be able to tick all those boxes for a range of other infectious diseases, notably flu, been also norovirus and RSV - the vulnerable will still be at risk from these.

Presumably we should therefore keep restrictions until every disease that disproportionately affects those who are vulnerable (ie every disease!) is controlled and we can live on a sterile and disease free planet. After all, why protect only for Covid?

There's unrealistic, and there's totally batshit unrealistic... and I'm afraid your list falls into the latter.

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[quote Thewiseoneincognito]**@Getyourarseofffthequattro* But even when we "manage our waves" it has carried on so where would you be happy to stop?*

In my view We can only stop when;

• There’s a complete cure (or vax that more or less eradicates risk)

• New variants with unknown consequences aren’t prevalent

• Those vulnerable or with health issues aren’t at risk

• We know more about long term impact of reinfection

• We know more about long Covid

• We know more about length of vaccine immunity

• The whole world has sufficient vaccine immunity

• Our health services can cope with the increased pressures

Until we’ve ticked those boxes then assuming we can live as wish is pointless because we will always end up back at this stage. Living with Covid means living with restrictions of varying types to manage the swell that inevitably comes with every wave.[/quote]
Aye right and meanwhile in the real world…….

[quote Warhertisuff]@Thewiseoneincognito

Re your list of when we can get back to normal, even if we were hypothetically able to achieve that for Covid, we wouldn't be able to tick all those boxes for a range of other infectious diseases, notably flu, been also norovirus and RSV - the vulnerable will still be at risk from these.

Presumably we should therefore keep restrictions until every disease that disproportionately affects those who are vulnerable (ie every disease!) is controlled and we can live on a sterile and disease free planet. After all, why protect only for Covid?

There's unrealistic, and there's totally batshit unrealistic... and I'm afraid your list falls into the latter.[/quote]
👏👏 some people have literally been brainwashed and live in their own bubble

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Honestly I can be anywhere from a 2 to a 5 depending on the day.

Be interesting to repeat this in a month or two.
I was a 3 but until we know what omicron brings I'm now a 2.

Restrictions have no impact on me directly but my adult DC are affected so the sooner it's over the better.

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Restrictions have no impact on me directly but my adult DC are affected so the sooner it's over the better.

The sooner what's over?

@TheKeatingFive

Restrictions have no impact on me directly but my adult DC are affected so the sooner it's over the better.

The sooner what's over?

I don't understand what you mean? It = Pandemic / Restrictions. They don't affect me directly because I lead a dull life, have had covid and don't mind wearing a mask. My DC on the other hand had huge, huge impact on where they live, how they work, inability to travel.

I don't understand what you mean?

When you say 'the sooner it's over' what is 'it'?

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