Damn kids could never stay indoors: shopping, work, seeing friends etc. etc... bloomin nightmare. Maybe they were trying to usher in their (meagre) inheritance or something.
Brexit, for once some facts.
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Nobody in my household has has any Covid before now. Both I and my wife have had the 3 jabs ..in my case all Pfizer, my wife 2AZ and a Pfizer . Our daugher 2 AZ and a Moderna ,about 3 days ago. Only my son, who lives and works in Dublin, but was on a bit of leave, had the positive LFT and only the 2 jabs. He is certainly ill at present, with those classical Covid Complaints of rigours, poor taste sensation .. although it has not affected appetite.
At first, I thought this Brexit thread was a dicky ticker hotspot because of age... but quite honestly, I now think it's because ebikes ruin health! After converting my unused Dahon folder with a Bafang BBsS01b, I stopped slow jogging, put on weight and my fitness has nosedived ever since. To be fair, I've configured my firmware to ensure my knees don't hurt, consequently I ghost pedal at speed up hills, down dales and across plains for dozens of miles at a time, while not getting any sort of exercise whatsoever. I've started slow jogging again, which reduces knee pain and actually gets me fitter. I swear ebiking will kill me otherwise.
Not happy but not unhappy enough to wash his hands of Johnson and walk.
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Labour is leading the poll since beginning of December, currently about 7%.
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You might want to take a LFT just to be sure. I heard the other day that around 50% of people with cold like symptoms in London have actually got Omicron.
Also the loss of taste is much less common with Omicron than it is with the other variants. Here are the top 5 symptoms that people with Omicron are reporting here in the UK.
1. Runny nose
2. Headache
3. Fatigue (mild or severe)
4. Sneezing
5. Sore throat
I and I am sure the rest of you have had many colds in the past with just these types of symptoms, that's why an awful lot of people think they have a cold when they really have Omicron.
Thanks Nev. I have only got number 1 though and right on schedule on day three it's beginning to clear in typical cold fashion.
I certainly don't want to go out searching for an LFT test kit while it's as cold as it is a present, I suffer far too severely from the cold to risk that. It's why I shopped on Monday morning, the last mild day.
Anyway my possible LFT positive wouldn't even show in the numbers they've already got !
Question: If I took a lateral flow test while laying down, would it then be a vertical flow test?
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fully agree with you flecc. If one had a number of LFTs available .. and we now have a few in the house, i would keep them in abeyance until one really felt ill. Our evidence with my son, is that even if one feels bad, the amount of antibodies initially is insufficient to trigger the threshold, but waiting another 12 hours will... . Then one every 2 or 3 days after one feels one is recovering . The LFTs are an excellent confirmation of established infection, but not a very sensitive test for onset.Thanks Nev. I have only got number 1 though and right on schedule on day three it's beginning to clear in typical cold fashion.
I certainly don't want to go out searching for an LFT test kit while it's as cold as it is a present, I suffer far too severely from the cold to risk that. It's why I shopped on Monday morning, the last mild day.
Anyway my possible LFT positive wouldn't even show in the numbers they've already got !
Question: If I took a lateral flow test while laying down, would it then be a vertical flow test?
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Being a stranger to testing I did have a look in *.gov online at LFT availability, only to see the advice that I should NOT take an LFT test if showing symptoms of Covid. The advice was to take a PCP test in that instance.
With such a wide range of possible symptoms of Covid, that seems to really narrow the occasions one should use an LFT.
All a bit puzzling.
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Slightly different at Zoe:
Here is the current ranking of COVID symptoms after 2 vaccinations:
The previous ‘traditional’ symptoms as still outlined on the government website, such as anosmia (loss of smell), shortness of breath and fever rank way down the list, at 6, 29 and 8 respectively. A persistent cough now ranks at number 5 if you’ve had two vaccine doses, so is no longer the top indicator of having COVID.
What are the new top 10 COVID symptoms?
As COVID-19 evolves, a new ranking of symptoms has emerged from your reports on the app. What are the most common symptoms now, and how they have changed?
covid.joinzoe.com
I can understand antagonism to mandates. It might be more sensible to recognise that you can disagree with the legal imposition but still get vaccinated.
California prosecutor who campaigned against vaccine mandates dies of Covid
Kelly Ernby, who recently ran for the state assembly, was unvaccinated at the time of her death, husband says
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California prosecutor who campaigned against vaccine mandates dies of Covid
Kelly Ernby, who recently ran for the state assembly, was unvaccinated at the time of her death, husband says
California prosecutor who campaigned against vaccine mandates dies of Covid
Kelly Ernby, who recently ran for the state assembly, was unvaccinated at the time of her death, husband says
www.theguardian.com
A PCR is the bigger more expensive gold standard , takes longer is more accurate than LFT . PCR is second only to a full sequencing . The LFT is the cheapest option . The problem is that one might have NO Symptoms , and still be a full blown infected person ... up to 30% of people are in that category .In which case the LFT will detect an infection ...( probably ) .
so As the Irish authorities see it .
1. If you are feeling ill and take a LFT and it proves Negative ... the result is meaningless.
2. If you are feeling ill and take a LFT and it proves Positive .. That is a very sure sign of some Covid infection , and should be followed by a PCR.
3. If you feel fine and take a LFT and it proves Negative .... chances at least 2/3 are you don't have Covid
4. If you feel fine and take a LFT and it proves Positive ... you have Covid.
5* If you have recently had a vaccine and take an LFT it will read a false Positive ( this one courtesy of my daughter )
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The UK advice starts:
You can only use this service if:
- you do not have coronavirus (COVID-19) symptoms
And how long is "recently" for category 5?
Did you even know he had one...?
Desperate Andrew’s £17M Ski Chalet Sale
Daily Mirror front page headline – 7th January 2022.
Desperate Andrew’s £17M Ski Chalet Sale
Daily Mirror front page headline – 7th January 2022.
Human case of bird flu detected in the UK
Experts say there is no evidence of onward spread and the risk to the public is very low.
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so how do they test for that then, or do they just count how many eggs you lay
"Unboxed" sounds like a YouTube video or so - of highly self-indulgent individuals showing off what they can afford.
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