I'm DONE with Covid, omicron and want to get on with my life - is anyone else with me?

[coatilove]

Honestly at this point I'm done with it, I'm surprised people are complying so much with mask wearing and everything else - I thought the vaccine was freedom. Turns out I was wrong.

I've had enough - I'm not wearing my mask indoors and hope if there's a lockdown every business keeps its doors open and boycotts the decision.

I'm really surprised people are being so compliant, even if they have natural immunity and have been jagged (I have now had Covid and both jabs)

I can't be selfless anymore and keep getting boosters to protect others and stopping life, constant anxiety, life I feel should be going on now. Enough sacrifices have been made.

Aware I'll get flamed, but at the end of my tether with all of this now.

There are plenty of diseases that kill people, we have to accept the death rate now enough is enough.

If you've been vaccinated then what else do you intend to do? If you haven't then more fool you.

It’s a mask. It’s hardly difficult or a sacrifice (for most people). A vaccine similarly is not really a hardship (again I know it is very difficult for some).
Compliance is not weakness when it is strategic, based on science and evidence and to protect all groups.
I understand your anger, frustration and why you feel done. But I would suggest it isn’t because of masks or vaccines. It’s because of the level of anxiety and fear that is being used as a tool of manipulation by the media and government. It’s the false promises and hope that is creating anger and resentment. I agree with all of that but your anger is being misdirected towards things that can and do help.

You know what I’m sick of it but unfortunately I work on a ward so I can’t just pretend it’s over. PPE for 13 hours a day kind of doesn’t help you forget about covid. Hearing about more deaths on other areas doesn’t help you forget.

I’m sick of worrying about my sick dad catching covid or the delays in his treatment because of how bad the NHS has gotten and now will be delayed because I’m pretty sure staff will be redeployed again. As our staffing is shocking. I’m sick of worrying about my elderly in-laws.

But acting like it’s gone away isn’t working. Since July lots of the British public have already been doing this. No masks, no restrictions really.

Didn’t really work did it?

You can shout all you like about how you're "done" with it, unfortunately it's not done with us and is going to be around for quite some time.

Tbh it isn't up to the us to 'save the NHS'. Most people have done their bit and got vaccinated and worn the masks and socially distanced. People WFH.

Maybe the government need to fund the NHS properly and do their bit ayy? What have they done to save the NHS other than fire the staff who don't want to get a vaccination? Helpful because that's really going to help and make the situation better.

They clearly didn't care about saving the NHS when they all didn't follow the rules and took the piss out of us all

@Theredjellybean exactly, why are children like Arthur and others dying because of mental health as result of Covid and cancer patients being left to die any less severe then people dying of Covid? Can someone please explain this?

Children like Arthur aren't dying because of mental. He died because some cunt killed him. It's offensive to blame either covid or MH for his death.

[quote Rovicha88]@coatilove
I’m with you OP. I absolutely do not want to overwhelm the NHS but the reason it’s at breaking point is because of how underfunded it is. Not because of covid.

Perhaps if our government focused on preserving the NHS and funnelling the money into that instead of silly things like test and trace, we wouldn’t need to freak out every time there’s an illness going round.

Depressing that it’s been almost two years of this[/quote]
There are many countries with superb healthcare systems who cannot cope with coronavirus and are having to put mitigations in place to slow spread. And even if we did have infinite healthcare, there are still issues with have huge numbers of the population ill at any one time.

The pre existing issues with the NHS have exacerbated the problem, of course they have, but it's crazy to pretend it would be fine otherwise

I don't agree that wearing masks is a tougher restriction, it's hardly an inconvenience tbh. For me I am clinical so triple jabbed and have had Covid pre vaccines. I will wear a mask with no problem I have to at work so to me this really is no big deal and no sacrifice. I don't really get peoples problems with doing this indoors at all?

However I would be bloody fuming if we lockdown again or more limiting measures are put in place. In that regard I am with you 100% life does have to go on.

The "Fuck covid" is nievity bordering on the idiotic.

Please do watch Chris Whitty advice to ministers today . Every single "fuck covid" type comment on this thread he explains in his gentle way why it doesn't work.

You live in a society. Omicron is growing at a huge rate. Even if it doesn't lead to hospitalisations, "just" large numbers of people being "mildly" ill at the same time, who is going to deliver your food to the supermarket, who is going to treat your heart attack in the hospital.

And you cant even be bothered to wear a mask [facepalm]

I’ve just got it. Google Spanish flu and see what happens if you don’t take at least sensible precautions? It had bodies piling up in the streets, more died than in the trenches, families digging graves for loved ones. Let’s be thankful for the minimal measures we all have to take that mean we are pretty ok this pandemic comparatively?

@ThePoetsWife

It's people who don't wear masks, aren't vaccinated etc causing this wave.

How is that possible? It's a variant that bypasses some of the vaccine protection, masks or no masks doesn't change the shape of the virus!

[quote Rovicha88]@coatilove
I’m with you OP. I absolutely do not want to overwhelm the NHS but the reason it’s at breaking point is because of how underfunded it is. Not because of covid.

Perhaps if our government focused on preserving the NHS and funnelling the money into that instead of silly things like test and trace, we wouldn’t need to freak out every time there’s an illness going round.

Depressing that it’s been almost two years of this[/quote]
If covid takes over a hundred beds in my trust that can be 4/5 wards. Some of which would be used for other treatments like elective surgery which is then postponed. . Of course covid causes the problems. Extra beds can be found: winter wards created but it needs staff. Covid causes massive issues with staff nevermind the normal ones.

Covid is out of control and staff will catch it who looks after the patients?

We know the NHS is broken but the government have no intention of sorting it out have they? Lots of us can see really bad things happening because there will be no room and/or no staff for patients of all illnesses and medical needs.

Riverlee
Thank you.

We are all well and truly done with the whole covid thing. Why do you think you are the only one?
Btw, covid reinfection is a common thing, especially with omicron. Just because you had it once, doesn’t mean you won’t get it again.
It is the gift that keeps on giving.

I should state I don’t want a lockdown either I don’t know anyone that does. But if people can’t even bring themselves to try smaller really not that difficult measures and some personal responsibility then what’s the point.

OP do you think those that are following guidance aren’t fed up with it? I’m so sick of it but I listen to scientific evidence and advice. I’m not a scientist so have to trust in what they say as they understand pandemics and statistics. It’s about slowing transmission so that if we do need medical help for something else, the NHS can help us. If you and your ‘done with it’ mates carry on regardless, there will be no Nhs for emergencies or other diseases. Wake up!

[quote Heidipi]@coatilove what’s frustrating about other people wearing a mask in the supermarket?[/quote]
This. I can get the anger at full lockdowns and school closures but why so much anger about the masks, I know they’re not magic but they may slow it down a bit and make some people feel safer

I'm with OP - I'm done with people dying, having to go to work to earn a living, wars, having to comply with medical advice, having to worry about things, paying bills, etc. It's all so last year! Let's all just be free and do what we want, when we want!

@Silvershroudbut you won’t be able to if ever is ill or isolating.

Everyone is ill.

I think silvershroud was being sarcastic. (Well I smirked anyway)

Well
you can't argue with stupid

What I don't understand is that the government says they don't want to overwhelm the NHS and that's why they put restrictions in but come April over 100k unvaccinated front line staff will lose their jobs which really will affect the NHS horrifically.

@Caramellatteplease

The "Fuck covid" is nievity bordering on the idiotic.

Please do watch Chris Whitty advice to ministers today . Every single "fuck covid" type comment on this thread he explains in his gentle way why it doesn't work.

You live in a society. Omicron is growing at a huge rate. Even if it doesn't lead to hospitalisations, "just" large numbers of people being "mildly" ill at the same time, who is going to deliver your food to the supermarket, who is going to treat your heart attack in the hospital.

And you cant even be bothered to wear a mask [facepalm]

Agree with this. If we all give up on all mitigations, and we continue with exponential growth of omicron (nearly 90,000 new infections today, so almost that many people now out of the workforce for ten days - then the same tomorrow, and then double that the following day, adding to today’s 90,000, then in two more days, nearly an additional 400,000) then what would you say when the supply chain collapses, there’s no food in the shops, not enough people to keep water or sewage works and power plants running, nobody to bury the dead, no emergency services or anyone to collect the bins? This is not scaremongering, this is what unchecked, exponential growth looks like.

You can’t wish this thing away. It’s all boring and tedious, but it is necessary. We are in fact doing much less than the science tells us we should be doing. We need to suck it up for now, till we are all boosted and the boosters have had time (2 weeksish?) to build our immunity to Omicron. Pandemics generally last three to four years, so we are a significant way through now. Things will get better. Even if it means an annual booster for a new variant for the moment, like the ones we have annually for flu.

Yes OP totally sick of it however I certainly won’t be letting my guard down and letting it win. Appreciate your post is not all about masks but I will continue to wear one, sanitise my hands, keep my distance from people, open windows and so on.
When I heard about the new variant I thought here we go again, continued to go about my life (with mask wearing and so on) go to gym, socialise… but now I’m a bit worried about it and the cancellations of nights out, kids parties are flooding in. I’ll be cooling it on mixing for Now. Why wouldn’t you want to do what you can to stop the spread ? I get your point about vaccines .. it’s not been the end and we can still catch it and pass it on.. what frightens me is if we need emergency assistance from an ambulance/hospital. beds are apparently full here.. I also know through a neighbour that a man who had covid called an ambulance today as he couldn’t breathe.. oh but it was a 4(hour wait so he’s dead now.