From 1 to 10 How worried are you about getting Covid

10+ Any cold I get goes staright to my chest, it doesn't do hanging around my sinuses instead it's on the M6 straight to the lungs where it'll linger like a cheap Tory tart hanging around the NHS touting for votes.😂
 
Is 1 not very concerned, 10 ready for the world to end?

Before I went back to work same as OP 3
Now back at work I'm edging towards a 7.5😬
 
0 because in my head I’ve had it.

If I didn’t believe that then probably about 8.5, which must feel awfully scary to those in said position.
 
If I went out, because of age and underlying health conditions, I would be at 10. However because I haven't been out for 7 weeks and don't intend to, I am at 1
 
All depends on your age, I am retired and stay home and try and get online shopping so I would say an 7 My wife on the other hand is 64 and should have got her pension 4 years ago, she is being furloughed at the moment and hoping she doesn't have to go back and be at risk so she is a 9.5.
 
Fatboy said:
1, I don’t worry about things I can’t control.
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I think the point is you can control it to a degree.

It’s all about you personally assessing the degree of risk you find acceptable.

Some obviously think they are immortal and therefore totally relaxed about going out and mixing and mingling. Whilst not invincible, if they are youngish and in good health they might be broadly right about the degree of risk they face.

At the other end of the spectrum there are those of a certain age and with an underlying health condition, where the worry is very justified. Oddly enough some of these also think they are invincible; their choice I suppose.

At the end of the day it’s your personal decision.

The question of you infecting someone else is an entirely different issue of course.
 
0 - I believe I have had it. So the chance of getting it again and worse would be very slim..

Anyone for a round of golf???? 😉 ⛳
 
poolseasider said:
Fine if you can get a delivery on a food slot but back in real the worst breading grounds for the virus are the supermarkets despite what SD measures they bring in and we all need to eat\.
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Yeah, took me a long time to get the letters to get food slots. Until then it was waiting up until midnight until then
 
I'm taking it seriously but generally I get mild versions of infections. Someone I know had it & that was a mild version along with his wife, a similar age to me, I'd like to think I would be the same along with all my family. That said as a number it's got to be at least a 5. I'll be much relieved when there's a vaccine or an effective treatment. As I've been working most of the time throughout the lockdown it's impossible to remove the risk completely or in daily life in general, but I'm trying to significantly reduce the it, along with most of us.
 
7. Doing my best to avoid it, and should be OK in the short term as we are isolating OK.
Looks like being around for a long time though so it may have plenty of opportunity to get me.
Even then I know the odds are still well in my favour, but a nasty bout of it sounds horrible.
 
I’m sure I’ve had it but I’m still a 10. If by some chance I get it again it will definitely kill me.
 
1 - worked as normal in the office at Norcross since this all kicked off. Plus think I already had it.

People really need to apply common sense and start getting back to a degree of normality - ot at least the new normality.
 
Another 1

As with others worked all the way through with sensible measures in place across our office

No one's caught it yet

It's completely out of our control and we can't hide away for ever anyway
 
can't say I'm confident enough to assess my level of susceptibility. What I do know, however, is that if I become infected I don't fancy my chances much.
 
Athers said:
But you CAN control it by not going out
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As I’ve said on previous threads, my daughter works at The Vic as a healthcare assistant, and has been working with Covid patients, so unfortunately if she brings it home with her the chances are , I will get it .
 
All of you who think you are below 5 are naive at best, those at 1 are plain stupid.

I have no idea how or where I caught it. If it gets you it could easily kill you.

Be more aware of the risk.
 
cruzzer said:
All of you who think you are below 5 are naive at best, those at 1 are plain stupid.

I have no idea how or where I caught it. If it gets you it could easily kill you.

Be more aware of the risk.
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I agree I think it a bit cavalier. The people I know who have had it were all fit and healthy, one ended in ICU and one was very ill for 4 weeks. Not to be taken lightly
 
Chance of catching it based on early studies in the community suggest a 1. Does that even matter? Seeing as I have a 10 in 100,000 chance of being part of the statistics on fatalities which were announced yesterday, could you redo the scale please?

I suggest you start it at 0.0001 up to 10.

Seeing as many of you clearly have absolutely no concept of risk or probability it’s no wonder the bookies fleece you year on year.
 
Dark_Side_of_the_Lune said:
How many users are on this board? How many do you expect to get Covid?
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I don’t know the answer to either of those questions. However the scientists expect at least 25% of the population to get Coronavirus which then may or may not lead to CV19.

Again for the hard of thinking manage and understand your risk and do your utmost to avoid catching this nasty virus.
 
cruzzer said:
I don’t know the answer to either of those questions. However the scientists expect at least 25% of the population to get Coronavirus which then may or may not lead to CV19.

Again for the hard of thinking manage and understand your risk and do your utmost to avoid catching this nasty virus.
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How on earth do you back that up?
Figures produced yesterday by Oxford Uni and the ONS indicate that 4% have developed antibodies. A mere 1 in 25 have had the virus. And this means from the outset through to an including lockdown.
And with lockdown and restrictions the rate of transfer is slowing. A rise to 1 in 10 is quite possible. But not the hysterical levels the ill-informed believe.
If you are genuinely concerned about not gambling with risk, consider never using a motor vehicle again. Ever. You have a 1 in 240 chance of dying in your lifetime from a road traffic accident compared to a 1 in 10,000 from Covid. And RTA’s are in the large part preventable.Thats a fifty times greater threat to you than dying from Covid.
Yes Covid presents a risk but a highly marginal one when restrictions are in place. You have much bigger things to worry about I’m afraid.
I don’t worry at all as all these external risks actually account for less than 4% of the reasons I’m likely to die. It’s about perspective not hysteria.
 
Dark_Side_of_the_Lune said:
How on earth do you back that up?
Figures produced yesterday by Oxford Uni and the ONS indicate that 4% have developed antibodies. A mere 1 in 25 have had the virus. And this means from the outset through to an including lockdown.
And with lockdown and restrictions the rate of transfer is slowing. A rise to 1 in 10 is quite possible. But not the hysterical levels the ill-informed believe.
If you are genuinely concerned about not gambling with risk, consider never using a motor vehicle again. Ever. You have a 1 in 240 chance of dying in your lifetime from a road traffic accident compared to a 1 in 10,000 from Covid. And RTA’s are in the large part preventable.Thats a fifty times greater threat to you than dying from Covid.
Yes Covid presents a risk but a highly marginal one when restrictions are in place. You have much bigger things to worry about I’m afraid.
I don’t worry at all as all these external risks actually account for less than 4% of the reasons I’m likely to die. It’s about perspective not hysteria.
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Patrick Vallance said it very early on, I suppose you know better than him eh?

You do what you do and I’ll carry on with what I’m doing. I genuinely hope you don’t succumb to the virus.
 
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