HeliX Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 29 minutes ago, Nom de plume said: Only 24% of South Africans are double vaxed. Their death rates must be off the charts with this new variant. Poor fuckers. Similar population to the U.K. (maybe 5 million less) yet only half the COVID mortality rate. Health service questionable & 25% vaccinated. Yet the new variant is headline news. Sake. Reckon the "questionable" health service might have an impact on official statistics for mortality rate? "The SAMRC estimates South Africa’s excess death number at 238,949 during the pandemic, compared with an official Covid-19 death toll of 78,377. The country’s case fatality rate is 3%." (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-18/deaths-data-shows-80-of-south-africans-may-have-had-covid) Even using the 78k figure I'm not sure how you work out that that's lower than the UK mortality rate? UK rate of 10mil infections, 144k deaths vs SA rate of 3mil infections, ~80k deaths? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
747-400 Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 8 hours ago, James Blonde said: The South African Health Minister has said there is no evidence that it evades the vaccines at this stage. Not that it will change Dr Doom and their Merry Men. Chris Witty has also referred to the alarmist warmings as simply speculation as the variant has only spread in very small numbers. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
747-400 Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 8 hours ago, wrighty said: Presumably there were epsilon, zeta, eta, theta… variants too. What happened to them? and iota, kappa, lambda and mu. This is the 13th named variant of interest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the stinking enigma Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 Until hetty appears at the lectern to inform me that this variant is called omicron, and it's called omicron because we name these things after letters of the greek alphabet, then i'm going to reserve judgement. There's just not enough information as yet 1 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
747-400 Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, the stinking enigma said: Until hetty appears at the lectern to inform me that this variant is called omicron, and it's called omicron because we name these things after letters of the greek alphabet, then i'm going to reserve judgement. There's just not enough information as yet The Belgium case with omicron was an unvaccinated young woman returning from South Africa. ETA: now reported she has never been to South Africa 🤷♂️ Edited November 27, 2021 by 747-400 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thommo2010 Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 I've not seen the news for days. Is there a new variant that's going to kill us all? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philwebs Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 Stocking filler, newly published, "out of Stock", National Bestseller https://www.amazon.co.uk/Real-Anthony-Fauci-Democracy-Childrens/dp/1510766804 https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Real-Anthony-Fauci-by-Robert-F-Kennedy/9781510766808 Any body read it? Any cogent reviews? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Wright Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 2 minutes ago, philwebs said: Stocking filler, newly published, "out of Stock", National Bestseller https://www.amazon.co.uk/Real-Anthony-Fauci-Democracy-Childrens/dp/1510766804 https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Real-Anthony-Fauci-by-Robert-F-Kennedy/9781510766808 Any body read it? Any cogent reviews? Is it in the fantasy, unscience fiction, comic or fairy tale category? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTF Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 12 hours ago, wrighty said: Presumably there were epsilon, zeta, eta, theta… variants too. What happened to them? they went on holiday with covids 1 - 18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the stinking enigma Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 8 minutes ago, offshoremanxman said: A stocking filler? Sadly I’ve got nobody in my family mental enough to buy it for. Can you not buy it for yourself? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
747-400 Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 38 minutes ago, offshoremanxman said: Nevertheless the entire UK press is now having a field day wetting itself about super super duper covid. Of course they will. A change from bashing the French. And Boris gets a respite. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cambon Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 19 hours ago, Banker said: Scotland have them for nightclubs or negative test, also needed for large events like football Yes, but nobody cares! It is Little Jimmy on a power trip. That is all. Every day, globally, around 150,000 people die. Around 6,000 of those have Covid mentioned on their death certificate. Meanwhile, 25,000 die of hunger and starvation. The world needs to get a grip! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladys Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 23 minutes ago, Cambon said: Yes, but nobody cares! It is Little Jimmy on a power trip. That is all. Every day, globally, around 150,000 people die. Around 6,000 of those have Covid mentioned on their death certificate. Meanwhile, 25,000 die of hunger and starvation. The world needs to get a grip! Yes, but those dying of starvation are in far, far away lands.😒 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banker Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 35 minutes ago, Cambon said: Yes, but nobody cares! It is Little Jimmy on a power trip. That is all. Every day, globally, around 150,000 people die. Around 6,000 of those have Covid mentioned on their death certificate. Meanwhile, 25,000 die of hunger and starvation. The world needs to get a grip! You’re right but it won’t happen, more headlines of plague ridden planes from South Africa!! Already cry’s on social media for the 21 on Island to be quarantined! https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-59442149 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah 01 Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 14 hours ago, wrighty said: Presumably there were epsilon, zeta, eta, theta… variants too. What happened to them? Apparently Delta through to this latest crisis variant, Omicron, have come and gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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