Lock up the over 70s

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  1. Red

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    It was a joke, from the OPs post from last week.
     
    RedMonk, Mar 15, 2020
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    How old are you if you don't mind me asking? I've got you down as anywhere between 20 and 80 based on just this thread alone. And you can take that as a compliment
     
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    Bloody hell, this Board is getting like Facebook.
    I find myself in the unusual position of agreeing with the OP.
    It’s advice not the law. Therefore there’s nothing to enforce. Parliament could make it law but so far hasn’t (nor should it in my view). The advice has been given because the age group concerned is, by some distance, the most vulnerable.
    As for the rest of the Country the Govt plan is (rightly) for between 70-80% of the population to contract the virus. That’s when the immunity is then built up. the ‘Heard approach’.
    Again I find myself in the odd position of generally agreeing with the Govt’s approach, other than the mass sporting gatherings ban, which just seems to be a reactionary political decision rather than one supported by the evidence.
     
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    Not sure if that was a reply to my post re over 70's. The reality is anyone can be a carrier of any age. Younger people carry the virus the same, but they don't share the risk to themselves. This is the dilemma. I can see why quarantine of high risk groups is a very good idea, but if some people take the risk the law should not come down on them, they should be pointed to people who can help.
     
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    The massive mistake is stopping testing. How the **** do you know you've reached a critical mass (66% approx), if you don't know who has had it. Draw your own conclusions as to how well thought through government policy is. I'd say as yet we are on a par with the USA. (Clueless, pants down & with no bog roll).
     
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    What she means is that if old George who is at risk says 'i don't care I'm going out anyway because I'm old George and I'll do what I want' and so he does indeed goes out and bumps into you who has the virus meaning he gets it and needs to go into intensive care as a result then he is partially (or wholely?) to blame if young Sally from Carlton comp gets it, gets rushed to Barnsley hospital but can't get into intensive care because the beds are full so sadly passes away. Had it not been for selfish George and his 'ill do what I want' attitude then that bed would have been free.
     
    SuperTyke, Mar 15, 2020
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    I think this is probably because we do not have the capacity to test everyone at the moment and because it's increasing daily it's a bit pointless anyway because if you test someone now they may not have it but could easily get it in an hour's time. How often do you test people? Hourly? Daily? Weekly?

    I wouldn't be surprised to see a mass testing done at some point in the future when they believe just from estimates and looking at the figures of how many serious cases and doing the maths that a sufficient percentage of people have had it. That's if they actually have to know the exact amount.
     
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    This George!
    Is it David_Upper_East?
     
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    Will the testing though show those who have not showed symptoms at the time of testing? I'm not sure how a retrospective testing could work, until a vaccine is found. At that point some people would suffer minor symptoms & potentially a very small minority may still die. You would hope the NHS would have the capabilities at that stage of giving them every chance.
     
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    Mi Mam is in lock down :(
     
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    And it's Mam's day next weekend :(
     
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    Am 57 & diabetic but kicking diabetes arse, will I be included?
     
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    So my daughter has just told me. I hadn't realised!
     
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    Lock up kids too. Hope this is a hoax....

     
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    Tut tut
     
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    SuperTyke, Mar 15, 2020
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    dreamboy3000, Mar 15, 2020
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    It's an admirable idea, but I'm not sure getting a load of at risk people in one place at the same time is a good idea. Plus there's still the exposure getting to/from the shop.
     
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    Super Tyke is safe,,. he spends all of his life locked away posting sheeite on here...
     
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    It’s Herd not heard, and there’s no evidence to suggest that immunity is automatic following infection. It’s a high risk strategy, based on a gamble
     
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