Unveiled Artist
Veteran Member
How close are you to the pandemic?
How does it affect you (I should say)?
How does it affect you (I should say)?
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How close are you
- Thread starter Unveiled Artist
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Things are pretty much back to normal where I live in the uk,I went to a food festival yesterday,there was live music too,there were a few thousand at least there,no social distancing could be seen,it was as if COVID didn’t exist.
Reading and Leeds festivals had 100,000 so we’re almost at business as usual.
Reading and Leeds festivals had 100,000 so we’re almost at business as usual.
Unveiled Artist
Veteran Member
How long have you guys been in lockdown?
We had our lockdown a year ago I think it last a week. It wasn't enforced though
The questions don't cover everything for me - in fact leave out a lot. So I'll answer here. The question I'll answer is not 'close' but how it affects me:
My wife and I are in our 70's and have other conditions that put us at higher risk.
Friends are in the same boat and some are immune compromised including a cousin who is on a transplant rejection prevention drugs that impact the immune system. I'm very aware that getting Covid could kill some I care deeply about.
I feel overwhelmingly strongly that it is my duty to do my best to not spread it by not getting it and that means masks, vaccination and more.
I call 'love' my religion and it is the duty of love to think of others ahead of self. To not be concerned about others would be to violate my highest ideal and understanding.
If I and others like me get ill it would impact the service work we do and thus impact God's wish that we devote ourselves to the welfare of others.
My wife and I are in our 70's and have other conditions that put us at higher risk.
Friends are in the same boat and some are immune compromised including a cousin who is on a transplant rejection prevention drugs that impact the immune system. I'm very aware that getting Covid could kill some I care deeply about.
I feel overwhelmingly strongly that it is my duty to do my best to not spread it by not getting it and that means masks, vaccination and more.
I call 'love' my religion and it is the duty of love to think of others ahead of self. To not be concerned about others would be to violate my highest ideal and understanding.
If I and others like me get ill it would impact the service work we do and thus impact God's wish that we devote ourselves to the welfare of others.
Unveiled Artist
Veteran Member
Did you have many cases there?
We had 518 deaths in our county, up to 31 cases in my immediate area and no deaths. The county next to me has about thousand cases. Any case we have here goes there. I'm pretty far from COVID to see it affect my immediate surroundings other than an COVID resident I helped at work.
UK is pretty small country, true?
Heyo
Veteran Member
Too close. Covid restrictions prevent medieval markets and festivals from happening which is my hobby and occasional source of income. We are going into the fourth wave and our politicians are relaxing restriction (except for festivals which are decisions by local health offices).
We also have an election to the Bundestag coming up (September 26.) so nobody wants to annoy the voters.
Yes the uk is small,where I live the death toll has been low compared to other places,there are approximately 76 million people in the British isles and most have been vaccinated,I’ve had both my jabs but you can still get COVID just not as bad as without it.
I'm not sure, I think where I am about 3 or 4 weeks, in Sydney it has been since about mid July.
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Friend of Mara
Active Member
What about the "it affects me because lockdowns, mask wearing, social distancing and all other forms of defense against the pandemic are still up"?
The questionnaire misses out several ovbious questions such as
it affects me because i know people who have died of covid.
If affects me because I know people with long covid.
It affects me because the it causes demands on the health service meaning other areas arw cut back
it affects me because i know people who have died of covid.
If affects me because I know people with long covid.
It affects me because the it causes demands on the health service meaning other areas arw cut back
Aupmanyav
Be your own guru
Survived all these eighteen months when Covid was raging in Delhi, now the threat has abated. Since I do not move around frequently, I think I am among the safe group. Although Son and grandson went to Odisha for college admission, and Covid is strong in Odisha. Also, son has to go out of the city, though not very frequently as before. Only one of my brothers had a severe bout of Covid and had to be hospitalized. But then, what will happen will happen. You can't overcome all variables, like the ladies of the house going for shopping or children going out to play.
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None of the answers are applicable for me. I think what’s also missing is that this is not just about health either. Obviously that’s a huge factor, but we live with other consequences.
I’ve had friends and family out of work due to lockdowns and slower business (tourism jobs for instance have likely suffered heavily.) We’ve had to cancel holidays, trips, people are having to rely on social services more because business is either been closed due to lockdown or their expenses can’t be covered due to the ongoing pandemic. This not only stretches our safety net it also impacts people’s mental health, further stretching our poor medical services. People can’t pay their bills, they can’t support their families and you know it’s all a bit taxing.
One of my male friends recently expressed extreme embarrassment, because he lost his job last year. He felt like less of a man because he wasn’t able to pitch in and support his wife and very young daughters (his wife works but in today’s world you need two pay checks these days.) It still affects him because he feels like he has failed to be a “real man.”
I’ve had friends and family out of work due to lockdowns and slower business (tourism jobs for instance have likely suffered heavily.) We’ve had to cancel holidays, trips, people are having to rely on social services more because business is either been closed due to lockdown or their expenses can’t be covered due to the ongoing pandemic. This not only stretches our safety net it also impacts people’s mental health, further stretching our poor medical services. People can’t pay their bills, they can’t support their families and you know it’s all a bit taxing.
One of my male friends recently expressed extreme embarrassment, because he lost his job last year. He felt like less of a man because he wasn’t able to pitch in and support his wife and very young daughters (his wife works but in today’s world you need two pay checks these days.) It still affects him because he feels like he has failed to be a “real man.”
Shadow Wolf
Certified People sTabber & Business Owner
It effected me due to a major disruption of my normal income.
It effected me because it made it hard to access needed healthcare services (like getting a broken tooth taken care of).
It effected me because I've been very careful due to the chronic health conditions I already have.
It effected me because I know a bunch of people who have had it.
It effected me because it made it hard to access needed healthcare services (like getting a broken tooth taken care of).
It effected me because I've been very careful due to the chronic health conditions I already have.
It effected me because I know a bunch of people who have had it.
There is no option for me I'm afraid. I'm elderly so at risk from Covid (and probably long-Covid) even though double-jabbed, but relatively healthy, and I do hopefully take sufficient precautions. I also don't come into contact with many others apart from shopping or travelling on public transport. But, one can always be caught off guard and get it regardless of where one lives - in my case a smallish town. I don't know any who have had it though - not that I would probably know however.
Trailblazer
Veteran Member
The only way it has affected me personally thus far is the constant derision and judgment I incur because I am not vaccinated and all the arguing about it on this forum and with others such as my husband. I am sick to death of all this disharmony just because people have to be right.
All this harassment and disharmony has caused me to go into a depression and thus I should qualify for a medical exemption.
I could lose my job unless I get a medical exemption because there is no way I am taking the vaccine. My health for the remainder of my life is more important to me than a job. I don't know what I'll do if I lose my job, but what I feel like doing is leaving this country. Were it not for my love for the cats and concern about veterinary care I would leave this sorry nation.
RestlessSoul
Well-Known Member
I tested positive nearly two weeks ago. I experienced very mild symptoms, probably because I'm double jabbed, so I'm grateful for that.
I know three people who have died from Covid. And several who have had it, particularly recently. The impact on those who are vaccinated appears to be minimal; those who got infected without being vaccinated appear to have suffered more severe health consequences, both short and long term.
At this moment in time, I think it's impossible to assess the impact; the impact from the disease itself, and from the measures taken to prevent it's spread. The impact on mental health of prolonged lockdowns may not be known for years, and will vary around the world. The impact on economies, and how we live and work in the future will take time to become clear.
London, where I am privileged to live and work, will not be the place it was. The armies of office workers who used to commute in daily from the suburbs, most of whom have been working from home for 18 months now, will probably not return in anything like the numbers previously seen. Office workers I know have mostly been told their employers will offer them new ways of working, which involve less frequent trips to the office. That's the ones who still have jobs, of course. The impact on public transport, and on small businesses in the city, have been and will continue to be immense. The hospitality industry has been devastated; theatres, art galleries, cinemas etc are opening up, but who knows how many will survive?
It's bern a very strange experience. I don't know anyone who has been unaffected. I think the world is a little traumatised; almost everyone in my corner of it anyway.
On the other hand, I've done quite a bit of reading recently, about the bubonic plague, which wiped out almost 1/3 of Europe's population in the 14th Century, and continued to wreak havoc in successive waves for the next 3 centuries. The world, and the human story, clearly didn't come to an end as a result.
I know three people who have died from Covid. And several who have had it, particularly recently. The impact on those who are vaccinated appears to be minimal; those who got infected without being vaccinated appear to have suffered more severe health consequences, both short and long term.
At this moment in time, I think it's impossible to assess the impact; the impact from the disease itself, and from the measures taken to prevent it's spread. The impact on mental health of prolonged lockdowns may not be known for years, and will vary around the world. The impact on economies, and how we live and work in the future will take time to become clear.
London, where I am privileged to live and work, will not be the place it was. The armies of office workers who used to commute in daily from the suburbs, most of whom have been working from home for 18 months now, will probably not return in anything like the numbers previously seen. Office workers I know have mostly been told their employers will offer them new ways of working, which involve less frequent trips to the office. That's the ones who still have jobs, of course. The impact on public transport, and on small businesses in the city, have been and will continue to be immense. The hospitality industry has been devastated; theatres, art galleries, cinemas etc are opening up, but who knows how many will survive?
It's bern a very strange experience. I don't know anyone who has been unaffected. I think the world is a little traumatised; almost everyone in my corner of it anyway.
On the other hand, I've done quite a bit of reading recently, about the bubonic plague, which wiped out almost 1/3 of Europe's population in the 14th Century, and continued to wreak havoc in successive waves for the next 3 centuries. The world, and the human story, clearly didn't come to an end as a result.
Secret Chief
Veteran Member
True, yet we have the 6th highest number of cases in the world (6.7m) due to an incompetent and reckless government. About 150,000 have died. Yesterday there were 33,000 confirmed new cases. The number of deaths and cases in hospital is rising again. Restrictions will return in the Autumn.
RestlessSoul
Well-Known Member
I suspect any future restrictions in the UK will be very limited in scope. Not because Covid has gone away, but because a) the severity of illness appears to be greatly reduced by vaccination, b) the cost of further lockdowns to the economy would be devastating, and c) there's very little appetite for another winter like the last one (people have had enough).
I could be wrong though. Well see.
Spirit of Light
Be who ever you want
It is close, but I do not worry personally about the virus, I wear mask even it is no longer required in Norway.
Honestly I am more worried about the vaccine than the virus