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SvennoJ on 10 July 2021
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JRPGfan said:

Yep they're predicting it will go upto 100,000-150,000 cases pr day sometime without a month or two (in the UK).
While basically dropping all measures to prevent rise.

The thing is they have so many vaccinated that it wont have a huge impact on deaths.
However, this will still stretch hospitals to capcacity, and mean alot more people with long covid, and lasting damage.
(means they stop treatment of cancer patience and others, as hospitals are again overrun with covid sick)

Its a "slight" gamble.... but I think the idea is its the summer, people are getting their Vitamin D, and nows a good time to get herd immunity.
Only ones not really vaccinated are the most younger of the population.

Time will tell if this works out in their favor.

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the irony is they have a track and trace app, that warns people when to go into isolation, if you have been around others that could give it too you.
However you cant have like 60% of the population (that use the app) all go into isolation, so their basically disableing the app.

Again, this supports the idea, of just letting it run its course, through society.

*edit:
Saw  you post after posting mine, from looking at last page.


Its gonna strain their healthcare system.
It wont case massive deaths, but yes, it'll lead to more deaths too.

They wont do another lockdown, or stop the easeing of preventative measures though.
Their sick of the mask, and want a return to "normal".

Boris wants, to try for herd immunity (they all but admitted this), with the delta variant, as they have alot of people vaccinated, so they wont have as many get seriously ill or die to it.

Theres been rumors of makeing people pay to get tested.
As a means of getting less "new daily cases" (less people will go get tested if it costs them).

It sounds, risky to me.
But then again I think Boris and his crew are nuts, brexit is proof enough of that.

That sure sounds like a big risk. Doesn't the efficacy rate mean that 10% to 15% will still die even though fully vaccinated?
Plus so many active cases, have we not learned anything from new strains appearing.

Oh well, I'll continue with business as usual (limiting exposure and using masks) as we just opened up early as well because the delta variant is gaining traction. It doesn't make sense to me either, nor the news reporters, but I guess our premier follows Boris' model. Border restrictions are easing up as well, time to party...