Germany imposes restrictions on unvaccinated people

[-:Undertaker:-]

See, below is the sort of emotional nonsense we're all being subjected to. Here's someone who says essentially that this won't end until nobody is dying of Coronavirus, which is as stupid as someone saying that because 1,300,000 people die each year globally of car traffic accidents, therefore all road transportation should cease. After all, one life is too many. Are you prepared to give up your life until the impossible is achieved? I'm certainly not, nor is my Grandad who is 87.

Given Saurav could only quote a global figure, let's look at some global death rates per year for certain illnesses/accidents just to get some context.

- 1,300,000 die each year globally from car accidents.
- 250,000 to 500,000 die each year globally from the common flu*, with 3m to 5m severely sick with it.
- 2.8m people die each year globally from being obese.
- 750,000 people die each year globally from drug use.
- Roughly 2.1m people have died globally each year since Covid-19* began.

* both the common fly and Covid-19 are infections which attack the already very sick, very elderly and dying.

Now that's sad and all but that is life.

What a shit you are. Countless nurses and doctors who are not "88 with advanced dementia" have died from COVID. I can't believe anyone can be so ignorant. What a waste of oxygen.

I'm asking for the British number, not numbers from Timbuktu where the average life expectancy is 40 odd. How many British healthcare workers have died?

[Seatherny]

See, below is the sort of emotional nonsense we're all being subjected to. Here's someone who says essentially that this won't end until nobody is dying of Coronavirus, which is as stupid as someone saying that because 1,300,000 people die each year globally of car traffic accidents, therefore all road transportation should cease. After all, one life is too many. Are you prepared to give up your life until the impossible is achieved? I'm certainly not, nor is my Grandad who is 87.

Given Saurav could only quote a global figure, let's look at some global death rates per year for certain illnesses/accidents just to get some context.



Now that's sad and all but that is life.



I'm asking for the British number, not numbers from Timbuktu where the average life expectancy is 40 odd. How many British healthcare workers have died?

I quoted a British figure also.

[-:Undertaker:-]

I quoted a British figure also.

So a list of 45 doctors, of which a handful were over 80 and a sizable proportion over retirement age - that's it? That's your justification for locking down society?

I would also add, of these 45 doctors, we do not know if they died with Covid-19 (as is usually the case) or because of Covid-19.

[FlyingJesus]

Weird how in some parts of the argument you loathe older people and think they're an expendable drain on society who we should throw to the wolves because they're all about to die anyway, and in others you pretend to be compassionate and caring about their mental well-being. It's almost like you have an agenda you're not willing to bend on or learn anything about and are just saying whatever you can to make it sound reasonable.

Also please stop repeating the nonsense that covid only affects old people, it's a flat out lie and you know that. You've been told about this sort of thing before; opinions (even stupid ones BASED on lies) we can't stop, but posting actual untruths that promote dangerous behaviour will not be happening here

[Seatherny]

Weird how in some parts of the argument you loathe older people and think they're an expendable drain on society who we should throw to the wolves because they're all about to die anyway, and in others you pretend to be compassionate and caring about their mental well-being. It's almost like you have an agenda you're not willing to bend on or learn anything about and are just saying whatever you can to make it sound reasonable.

Also please stop repeating the nonsense that covid only affects old people, it's a flat out lie and you know that. You've been told about this sort of thing before; opinions (even stupid ones BASED on lies) we can't stop, but posting actual untruths that promote dangerous behaviour will not be happening here

My friend is 34, been jabbed twice, healthy, no medical conditions, still ended up in hospital in October with COVID.

[jamiexo]

My friend is 34, been jabbed twice, healthy, no medical conditions, still ended up in hospital in October with COVID.

I had it last October, and I mean obviously that was before the vaccines, but I got super super sick. My whole family did. I developed mild asthma from it as well, so definitely not fun.

[Seatherny]

I had it last October, and I mean obviously that was before the vaccines, but I got super super sick. My whole family did. I developed mild asthma from it as well, so definitely not fun.

According to Dan, you must be aged 80+ and quite frankly as you are allegedly so old, if you die it's ok.

Oh wait Dan, this member is not 80+ ... how on earth did a young person end up in A&E? Oh wait, it was probably something else and the member is probably delusional to think it was COVID.

STOP WITH YOUR BULLSHIT ON A FORUM WITH YOUNG MEMBERS AND GROW THE HELL UP.

[-:Undertaker:-]

Weird how in some parts of the argument you loathe older people and think they're an expendable drain on society who we should throw to the wolves because they're all about to die anyway, and in others you pretend to be compassionate and caring about their mental well-being. It's almost like you have an agenda you're not willing to bend on or learn anything about and are just saying whatever you can to make it sound reasonable.

Also please stop repeating the nonsense that covid only affects old people, it's a flat out lie and you know that. You've been told about this sort of thing before; opinions (even stupid ones BASED on lies) we can't stop, but posting actual untruths that promote dangerous behaviour will not be happening here

You've just lied about me saying Covid-19 only affects older people. I haven't said anything of the sort - what I have said, which is backed by all of the government statistics themselves, is that Covid-19 only really kills those who are in their 80s and 90s, and who have significant co-morbidities such as hypertension, heart disease, dementia and other severe illnesses. If you have evidence to claim the opposite of this is true, then feel free to post it but I do note that you never do and instead prefer to somehow try and threaten me. Evidence please or zip your mouth.

My friend is 34, been jabbed twice, healthy, no medical conditions, still ended up in hospital in October with COVID.

Yeah and people in their 30s, 40s and 50s have ended up in hospital pre-Covid from normal flu each and every year. What's your point?

According to Dan, you must be aged 80+ and quite frankly as you are allegedly so old, if you die it's ok.

Oh wait Dan, this member is not 80+ ... how on earth did a young person end up in A&E? Oh wait, it was probably something else and the member is probably delusional to think it was COVID.

STOP WITH YOUR BULLSHIT ON A FORUM WITH YOUNG MEMBERS AND GROW THE HELL UP.

Stick to the numbers please and not this emotional caps lock rant.

Now, you tried suggesting that doctors and nurses were dropping dead in the NHS from Covid-19 and this simply isn't the case as I pointed out. Therefore, let's try and work out where your logic leads to - you're saying that the deaths of 45 doctors (older, and who died with not of Covid-19) is seemingly enough to justify locking down civil society.

So given Covid-19 is never ever going to disappear and will continue to mutate and claim lives forever, are you suggesting that the restrictions on our lives ought to be permanent? And if not permanent, can you put a timescale on how long and until when you think these measures should remain in place?

Please try and reply and follow a logical argument and not just say something stupid like granny killer or whatever else.

[FlyingJesus]

"I haven't said anything of the sort" then same sentence "it only kills old people"

ONLY kills people in their 80s and 90s with serious comorbidities????? Incredible. Tell it to the families of those who died that weren't old withered folk. You know what, I warned you plenty of times about spouting dangerous lies, it's not welcome here and neither are you if you're going to persist. Even your own graph shows that you're a liar

[-:Undertaker:-]

"I haven't said anything of the sort" then same sentence "it only kills old people"

ONLY kills people in their 80s and 90s with serious comorbidities????? Incredible. Tell it to the families of those who died that weren't old withered folk. You know what, I warned you plenty of times about spouting dangerous lies, it's not welcome here and neither are you if you're going to persist. Even your own graph shows that you're a liar

I said "only really kills older people" which as you should know, as a native English speaker, means mainly a specific group.

And that is true. The vast majority of deaths from Covid-19 are from those in their 80s and 90s with co-morbidities. That's a statistical fact.

Deaths by age group:

https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/...ths-in-context
https://www.ons.gov.uk/aboutus/trans...ityandagegroup


Deaths by existing health condition:

https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentra...89-021-10427-2

Many of the relevant underlying health conditions are also more common at older ages, and people with underlying health conditions account for the majority of COVID-19-related hospital and intensive care admissions [6]. This is reflected in United Kingdom (UK) national guidance describing individuals at moderate or high risk of severe COVID-19 (Table 1), which is based on age and underlying health conditions.

Now can you refute any of this with some evidence or are you going to try to threaten your way out of engaging with the debate again?