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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:
Australia77 · 08/12/2021 23:44

5

Starcup · 08/12/2021 23:44

4 (but I think there’s truth in number 5, in that everyone won’t make it unfortunately)

Starcup · 08/12/2021 23:46

Infact - 4.5!

doublemonkey · 08/12/2021 23:47

5

movehimintothesun · 08/12/2021 23:48

4

byvirtue · 08/12/2021 23:49

5

doublemonkey · 08/12/2021 23:49

@Taciturn, the page you linked to is gone.

BalancingStick · 08/12/2021 23:51

5

SirVixofVixHall · 08/12/2021 23:52
I am really concerned that further mutations from Omicron could render the vaccines ineffective. I am also shocked at the numbers of people dying daily.
Jules58 · 08/12/2021 23:52

3

Boofay · 08/12/2021 23:53

3.25 😜

OzziePopPop · 08/12/2021 23:55

1-2 but I’m CEV so possibly understandable?

BlueFlavour · 08/12/2021 23:56

2

LegArmpits · 08/12/2021 23:57

5.5

LumosSolem · 08/12/2021 23:58

4

SherbertLemons · 08/12/2021 23:58

4

user1471522973 · 09/12/2021 00:00

1

MrsApplepants · 09/12/2021 00:01

4

Showchin2 · 09/12/2021 00:01

2

Femisaurus · 09/12/2021 00:02

2

Babybooboodedoo · 09/12/2021 00:02

3

Taciturn · 09/12/2021 00:03

@Starcup

4 (but I think there’s truth in number 5, in that everyone won’t make it unfortunately)
No, just poor posting be me. Try this www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-vaccine-weekly-surveillance-reports

Or Google UK government COVID surveillance. Lots of data in each weekly report - and you will see what a load of crap is headlined on the media.

jenkel · 09/12/2021 00:05

2

Whatabanana · 09/12/2021 00:06

3

Hellolittlestar · 09/12/2021 00:07

4