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

777 replies

SonicBroom · 08/12/2021 22:48

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 Grin.

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.

OP posts:
teaandtoastwithmarmite · 10/12/2021 10:55

4

UniqueUsernamePending · 10/12/2021 10:58

5 - and have been for about the last 18 months.

Tulipomania · 10/12/2021 11:00

2

Springhere · 10/12/2021 11:18

3

Topseyt · 10/12/2021 11:48

4 - 5.

Stuffin · 10/12/2021 11:53

alexbury it was the suggestion that people who have not been affected by covid medically would never vote for 4 or 5.

As you have pointed out yourself you are very cautious.

But others that have been affected might be the other way not wanting to waste what might be a short life not doing the things they want because of the restrictions.

Stuffin · 10/12/2021 12:03

Lots of typos in my post

*people who have not been affected by covid medically would never vote for 4 or 5.

Anyway I am sorry it upset you but wanted to point out that we shouldn't assume the background of people voting for the extremes.

RuthW · 10/12/2021 12:03

1

alexbury · 10/12/2021 12:16

@Stuffin - fair enough. Thank you for replying.
Do take your point about enjoying what's left too - and recognise I have a bit of a "hard hat and bunker" mentality...
I think it is partly because I seem to be one of those people that if it can happen to me it will!! Confused

CaputApriDefero · 10/12/2021 12:25

2-3

Homer28 · 10/12/2021 12:44

3.5

bluesky45 · 10/12/2021 13:02

4

zen1 · 10/12/2021 13:14

4/5

penguin23 · 10/12/2021 14:28

5

alltalknobaby · 10/12/2021 14:30

4

Turquoisesea · 10/12/2021 14:33

4

Darcy86 · 10/12/2021 15:38

4 for me, occasionally venturing into 5 when angry (mostly any time I read or watch the news)

WanderingFruitWonderer · 10/12/2021 15:42

Probably around 3.5, though it varies depending on what's going on.
Honestly, I'm much more concerned about climate change.
Fascinating thread. Thank you OP Xmas Smile

KurtWildesChristmasNamechange · 10/12/2021 16:10

Whoever said someone who hadn't been affected by covid wouldn't vote 4 or 5.. seriously??

Our entire family had covid, whilst mild it has left me with kidney damage that I'm only just discovering the extent of.

And I'm a strong 5.

Stop making assumptions of people, and their experiences related to how they vote.

Rumples · 10/12/2021 16:11

5!

lljkk · 10/12/2021 17:07

Thru Rumples....
I only do these things so someone says nice things about me

On scale of 1-5 - where are your views on COVID?
alexbury · 10/12/2021 17:22

@BoudecaBains

and accept that some people just won’t make it

...................... I completed the paperwork on a 36 year old mother who " didn't make it". Her baby did , thankfully, but only just. And the youngest patient I've treated was 18, he arrested three times. I've lost two colleagues , both with young children, and another colleague in her late 20's has just been fitted with a pacemaker as a result of Covid infection.

Lets hope the vaccines are effective against the latest strain or there will be a lot of " accepting " to do.

This is being misunderstood- what I said was that IF your experience was as Boudecabains set out, I doubt you'd vote 4 or 5. Not if you'd just had a bit of a shit few weeks with Covid...
Fireworksatforty · 10/12/2021 17:23

4

MurielSpriggs · 10/12/2021 17:36

5

onlyfortonight · 10/12/2021 17:38

2