That isn't the case here re isolating @Nanny Beach, unless it's suddenly changed since Thursday. Even if fully vaccinated [and that's 3 jags] you have to have negative LFTs for 7 days and have no symptoms in order to stop isolating. It's only just changed to 7 days isolation here from 10 days, but still 10 if you haven't had all three vaccinations.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
We have noticed here that friends of our age who are coming down with Covid, despite having their 3 jabs, all have grandchildren they've seen over the Xmas hols. None of them has it seriously but are still having to isolate.
As of 22/12/21 France has offered the vaccine to 5 to 11 year olds tho I have no idea of take-up rates. Maybe enough parents will get it done and by half-term or Easter the children will be less likely to pass on the bug to their elderly relations. At least half of my patch group and some of the ladies at mosaic get to be childminders in the hols which are all 2 weeks long except for the long summer break.
It'll be interesting to see how many more of them end up having to isolate again and a great pity because being able to come to the workshops has been a great boost to their morale.
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Is it over? I get the feeling that the feeling is that Covid is on the way out.
Before Christmas, back in late November, we cancelled our family Christmas do because of both the Covid numbers and the pressure being reported on the health service. Over the weekend, my great niece had her 7th birthday bash (indoors) and there were a few of the same family thought it was fine to now mix.
How does this follow? Am I misunderstanding the numbers? Back in November, when cancelling the do, we had roughly 55,000 cases a day, giving 750 hospitalisations and about 115 deaths a day. Today - even though the numbers are coming down from a much higher peak - the cases are still 90,0000 (daily), 1,900 hospitalisations and 140 deaths (with a stupid 438 yesterday - after a weekend lull).
Plus, isn't the decline in the case numbers partly driven since the 11th Jan, by the changes in how the virus is detected? Wasn't it changed so that positive lateral flows meant you no longer had to have a PCR (unless you had symptoms) - and presumably cases are taken from positive PCR tests? So doesn't that automatically reduce numbers - even though people may still be carrying the virus?
Case numbers are taken from PCR and LF test but of course that relies on people reporting their LFT. I agree it too early to say it's over yet, things are going the right way, but as you say from a very high base.
Son reports that grandson was at a party at the weekend, and another child tested positive the next day. Evidently grandson is still able to go to school, but has to do LFTs every morning for the rest of the week. He had Covid in early December anyway, luckily very mildly.
It's not over but I get the distinct impression the general mood now is to shrug and accept it. So many people have it now, the fear is diminishing, even if the disease isn't
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It's only just changed to 7 days isolation here from 10 days, but still 10 if you haven't had all three vaccinations.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
As of 22/12/21 France has offered the vaccine to 5 to 11 year olds tho I have no idea of take-up rates. Maybe enough parents will get it done and by half-term or Easter the children will be less likely to pass on the bug to their elderly relations. At least half of my patch group and some of the ladies at mosaic get to be childminders in the hols which are all 2 weeks long except for the long
summer break.
It'll be interesting to see how many more of them end up having to isolate again and a great pity because being able to come to the workshops has been a great boost to their morale.
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”