From 1 to 10 How worried are you about getting Covid

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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Cruzzer, I am very aware of the risk , taking all the necessary precautions doesn’t Guarantee I won’t get it but I’m not going to worry that I might, worrying would not help anyone, it may cause mental health issues and other related problems. I will however carry on listening to the advice of experts, and not the know all’s on here
 
cruzzer said:
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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Yes but emerging trends since the initial outset need to be taken onboard. It’s now running at 4% of the entire population.
And as I’m someone who majored in Bio Statistics at Uni, I do feel like I can keep abreast of an informed view, thank you. Even after all this time, 1 in 10000 is still what it always was.
Hopefully those numbers stay true for those of working age and we see less than 75000 in total excess deaths by the time a vaccination comes in.
 
For those who have been falsely and unnecessarily alarmed by the guesswork of the ill-informed, you can take some comfort from today’s figures from the ONS.
The proportion of people in the UK with COVID-19 is now 0.3% of the whole population.

This seems quite a bit short of the 50% some on here were scaring us with.

If you prefer it on a how many out of ten scale, it’s 0.03 out of ten.

But hey let’s not let facts get in the way. Apparently others think you’re stupid if you don’t go along with the idea it’s going to be x150 higher than the reality.
And the serious and unforgivable point is that scaremongering will cause far more deaths as the numbers avoiding treatment for other conditions has grown rapidly over the same period.
 
Well I'm a 10 and to me it doesn't matter what the statistics say about the chances of catching it are.

I'm 40 years type 1 diabetic and unable to isolate due to work.

Reading the news today regarding the facts that 25% of deaths due to C-19 are of people with diabetes I feel that if I do catch it, it'll do for me.

I still can't believe diabetics were not included in the "shielding" category.

Thoughts I have about this revolve around NHS costs.
 
I’m minus 10 because I’m northern and hard as ** nails and it’s all a left wing conspiracy and we should all be getting back to work and boosting the economy.

I think that puts me comfortably in the lead ahead of all the whiny woke millennial snowflakes 💪
 
Im concerned about getting it. i struggle with respiratory illness the prognosis may not be good.

I think i would be unlucky to get it as i am sensible. Obviously you cannot count on a respectful & sensible approach by everyone.
I would say im a 5.
I mean Its not like im petrified everytime i leave the house.

Ill certainly be glad when its all blown over though! 😁
 
Not worried at all though of course that doesn’t mean I couldn’t get it or may have had it or may not notice I’ve got it or may die from it but I may get knocked over by a truck today or fall down the stairs and land on my head or just have a massive heart attack and check out that way. I ain’t scared of dying full stop.....thats not me being hard, it’s just inevitable at some stage so why worry.....enjoy today, enjoy your morning cuppa, enjoy your morning walk, enjoy your family, enjoy a cold beer etc etc all this worrying you lot are doing is very wearing and pointless.....and tbh boring
 
1. Not worried though would take what I consider to be sensible precautions. Like not going on the tube.

CV ain't going anywhere. If you have underlying health conditions or are 'at risk' ... then totally understand the concern. For the rest of society, we need to figure out a way of living with it for the time being. We cannot continue lockdown indefinitely. Or wait for a vaccine that might not come.

Many people seem to have little appreciation or understanding of risk, or the acceptance of risk and happily indulge in all manner of every day exploits that involve varying levels of risk. However when it comes to CV they think that no risk at all is acceptable. It's a challenge for many to address this concept though.
 
Dark_Side_of_the_Lune said:
For those who have been falsely and unnecessarily alarmed by the guesswork of the ill-informed, you can take some comfort from today’s figures from the ONS.
The proportion of people in the UK with COVID-19 is now 0.3% of the whole population.

This seems quite a bit short of the 50% some on here were scaring us with.

If you prefer it on a how many out of ten scale, it’s 0.03 out of ten.

But hey let’s not let facts get in the way. Apparently others think you’re stupid if you don’t go along with the idea it’s going to be x150 higher than the reality.
And the serious and unforgivable point is that scaremongering will cause far more deaths as the numbers avoiding treatment for other conditions has grown rapidly over the same period.
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This is data that is not highlighted on the constant stream of news and discussion. The media and coverage has frightened the public way beyond the facts. Why is this? Perhaps we are too collectively stupid to consider CV on a more statistical basis?
 
Going Up the Pool said:
This is data that is not highlighted on the constant stream of news and discussion. The media and coverage has frightened the public way beyond the facts. Why is this? Perhaps we are too collectively stupid to consider CV on a more statistical basis?
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It has long been understood that the perception of risk has a much greater impact than the actual risk itself.
Never has this been truer than today. With R less than 1 then less than 0.3% are going to catch COVID-19 from those who have already had it.
Yet the hysteria is causing harm to health and life in ways which dwarf the numbers affected by COVID-19.
Apparently it’s naive and stupid to think anything less than 35m are going to get it 🙄
 
Going Up the Pool said:
This is data that is not highlighted on the constant stream of news and discussion. The media and coverage has frightened the public way beyond the facts. Why is this? Perhaps we are too collectively stupid to consider CV on a more statistical basis?
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I’m sure the nearly 34,000 that have died would like you to call them stupid to their face. You insensitive prick.
 
Dark_Side_of_the_Lune said:
It has long been understood that the perception of risk has a much greater impact than the actual risk itself.
Never has this been truer than today. With R less than 1 then less than 0.3% are going to catch COVID-19 from those who have already had it.
Yet the hysteria is causing harm to health and life in ways which dwarf the numbers affected by COVID-19.
Apparently it’s naive and stupid to think anything less than 35m are going to get it 🙄
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I hope your statistics provide you immunity when you encounter somebody carrying the virus. Another insensitive prick that has no thought for those that have died.
 
To add these 2 will be along to defend themselves soon no doubt, but they clearly aren’t showing any empathy in their “statements”.
 
cruzzer said:
I’m sure the nearly 34,000 that have died would like you to call them stupid to their face. You insensitive prick.
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Hi
You insulted everyone first by saying anyone who disagreed with your ridiculous opinion was stupid. There is a world of difference between making out that 35,000,000 are getting it and 34,000 dying from COVID. As you will see in my posts, the concern I have is that more are suffering because of the lack of acceptance of the real risks. More will die from other causes directly as a consequence of the response to COVID. But hey, you sleep comfortably with that and keep spouting your nonsense. ‘5 out of 10’🙄 I am fully sensitive to the likelihood that another 30,000 are going to die before this out. What is unforgivable is that more will die because of the response.
If you want to retract calling me a prick then I will graciously accept it.
 
cruzzer said:
To add these 2 will be along to defend themselves soon no doubt, but they clearly aren’t showing any empathy in their “statements”.
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Indeed I have empathy for everyone. Those who have lost their lives directly and those many more than will lose theirs indirectly as a result of the consequences. Empathy is a given for any 'normal' member of society, and society is made up of individuals and the collective. However, let's not let a discussion about this mind blowing issue with wide ranging effects be derailed by pointless mud slinging. Shutting the door is not an empathetic solution or option.
 
I think you are going to get this kind of alarmist reaction as it is a pshychological reaction to fear for some people and any sense of perspective goes out of the window. As plenty of parents will have experienced the certainty that their 17 year old child must be dead in a ditch somewhere because is 2.00 a.m. and they are still not home.

Of course awful things do happen and the 34,000 + deaths from Covid 19 are awful evidence of that, but there are also many other risks that we deal with on a daily basis as part of engaging in life. If you live, then death is ultimately 100% guaranteed, so one way or another it is going to happen.

As it stands, Covid 19 doesn't necessarily pose any more risk to many individuals than a whole host of other things that they aren't actively petrified about and so there seems little sense or benefit in operating in a state of heightened anxiety...In fact it is likely to be detrimental to your health and more likely to do you harm than any good.

Personally, I don't particularly want to get Covid 19 and I'm taking sensible measures to avoid it, whilst generally getting on with my life. I'm not going to let it stop me doing things that I would normally do and I'm happy to accept that might place me in a certain amount of risk. I'm not going to worry about it as I don't see any value in worrying about anything.
 
Cruzzer, I think you need to gain a little perspective and perhaps calling other posters silly names prefaced by swear words isn’t very helpful. Just because someone has a different opinion to you doesn’t mean they are insensitive to anyone’s death and to suggest so smacks of being a little hysterical.... calm down pal
 
M61Exile said:
I’d say I’m a 3

(and that’s getting Covid and it turning nasty)
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It sounds horrendous, like the real flu (not a cold), but much more painful.

I'm of an age where I'm likely to get it, but fitness wise I 'should' be OK, but I still don't want it.
 
Don_K_Lasher said:
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It sounds horrendous, like the real flu (not a cold), but much more painful.

I'm of an age where I'm likely to get it, but fitness wise I 'should' be OK, but I still don't want it.
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DONK, I hope this reassures you somewhat. You’re just as likely to get get exposed to the virus as the next person. Your age doesn’t mean you’ll take on the virus any more than the rest of us.
At the moment, for every 300 people you come into contact with, approximately one will have the virus. And that individual will pass it to one person out of all the people who they come into contact with. The risk exists but you’d be very unfortunate to be that person.
It means that about 200,000 are going to get it still from those who have it today. Out of the whole population of roughly 70,000,000.
But you really should take care to not be one of those individuals as your age does mean its effect will be considerably harder to cope with. As the R transmission indicator falls below 1 then the risks reduce hugely. In other words we can all meet more and more individuals without the risk of catching it. So, 300 becomes 600 etc.
If we don’t play our part in reducing R to less than 1, then it increases exponentially and that’s when it rightly becomes a high risk to all.
Good luck and look after yourself through this. Very few who you come across will be carriers, but if you mix with others then protect yourself in ways we all know about now.
 
Dark_Side_of_the_Lune said:
DONK, I hope this reassures you somewhat. You’re just as likely to get get exposed to the virus as the next person. Your age doesn’t mean you’ll take on the virus any more than the rest of us.
At the moment, for every 300 people you come into contact with, approximately one will have the virus. And that individual will pass it to one person out of all the people who they come into contact with. The risk exists but you’d be very unfortunate to be that person.
It means that about 200,000 are going to get it still from those who have it today. Out of the whole population of roughly 70,000,000.
But you really should take care to not be one of those individuals as your age does mean its effect will be considerably harder to cope with. As the R transmission indicator falls below 1 then the risks reduce hugely. In other words we can all meet more and more individuals without the risk of catching it. So, 300 becomes 600 etc.
If we don’t play our part in reducing R to less than 1, then it increases exponentially and that’s when it rightly becomes a high risk to all.
Good luck and look after yourself through this. Very few who you come across will be carriers, but if you mix with others then protect yourself in ways we all know about now.
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Thanks but the severity of the disease is age related, largely due to the reduced elasticity of your lung tissue as you age, just like your skin.

My point is, I don't want to be ill.
I've had flu it's horrendous, the symptoms associated with this are much worse and it's much easier to catch.

If I caught a badly fractured hip, I'd probably survive, but I don't want to catch one of those either! 😁
 
Fit and healthy..Had flu for the first time in my life last year in January and it lasted 8 weeks..it was so hard to shake off, so that tells me my immune system isn't firing on all cylinders, though I'd say I'm around a 5, as there has only been 39 cases with 2 deaths out of a poulation on around 8k in my suffolk town home. If I was still living in London as at 6th March, I would have said 10.
 
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