Corona Virus: How Are We Doing?

[Ming the Merciless]

I don't think so.

There WAS a time when, if you had a notifiable disease, it was an offence to travel on a public conveyance without notifying the driver (who could choose not to carry you). Public Health (control of disease) Act 1984.

That law is no longer in force. Repealed by the Health and Social Care Act 2008.

Well if that is true then it’s bloody hard to tell from the government’s legislation website which still lists the law as in force.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Where in the world is there a law that says that ?

On the government legislation website

 

[Ajax Bay]

Come on, @Ming the Merciless , give us a decent link (which you inferentially have accessed), with a section of an act and the key text.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Come on, @Ming the Merciless , give us a decent link (which you inferentially have accessed), with a section of an act and the key text.

I found it via the link posted by Classic 33. I don’t have it hand as that was last night.

 

[DaveReading]

Well if that is true then it’s bloody hard to tell from the government’s legislation website which still lists the law as in force.

The Act is still in force, but it no longer contains the provisions that you describe.

 

[cougie uk]

Goddamn. After all this time we've got it. Both had 4 jabs and feel crappy. Fingers crossed it goes quickly.

 

[Slick]

Goddamn. After all this time we've got it. Both had 4 jabs and feel crappy. Fingers crossed it goes quickly.

Hopefully your both feeling as bad as your going to and you recover quickly.

4 jabs has got to mean something.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

The Act is still in force, but it no longer contains the provisions that you describe.

My point is that the provisions are still listed on the government legislation website. Make of that what you will.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Apart from the vulnerable; is covid really a big deal for anyone that is up to date with their jabs?

It's very much way in the background of our life tbh.

 

[tom73]

Apart from the vulnerable; is covid really a big deal for anyone that is up to date with their jabs?

It's very much way in the background of our life tbh.

In short yes it can be the likelihood of death is much lower but you can still get pretty sick from its effects. Which may or may not require medical intervention. With or without a vaccination long covid can not be ruled out the effects of which are still not fully understood.

 

[Slick]

Apart from the vulnerable; is covid really a big deal for anyone that is up to date with their jabs?

It's very much way in the background of our life tbh.

As it is in mine, despite following every rule for longer than most.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

In short yes it can be the likelihood of death is much lower but you can still get pretty sick from its effects. Which may or may not require medical intervention. With or without a vaccination long covid can not be ruled out the effects of which are still not fully understood.

I hear ya. 👍

But... I am of an age (66) where every year I stand a risk of catching and dying of flu or being diagnosed with some later-life end-game disease and tbh if I didn't shunt that into the background my life would be bereft of a certain amount of happiness.

I am fully up to date with covid and flu vaccinations, I stay as fit as I can and eat as well as I can - and that's all I'm going to do.

NB: in 2016 I was misdiagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease which lead to deep depression - once I got clear of that difficult time I vowed to just crack on and not fret about what may or may not befall me on the health front.

The above probably explains my stance on the Covid front.

And, as my GP said 6 years ago; "live long enough and you are almost certain to be clobbered by something horrible".

So... why worry?

 

[tom73]

I hear ya. 👍

But... I am of an age (66) where every year I stand a risk of catching and dying of flu or being diagnosed with some later-life end-game disease and tbh if I didn't shunt that into the background my life would be bereft of a certain amount of happiness.

I am fully up to date with covid and flu vaccinations, I stay as fit as I can and eat as well as I can - and that's all I'm going to do.

NB: in 2016 I was misdiagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease which lead to deep depression - once I got clear of that difficult time I vowed to just crack on and not fret about what may or may not befall me on the health front.

The above probably explains my stance on the Covid front.

And, as my GP said 6 years ago; "live long enough and you are almost certain to be clobbered by something horrible".

So... why worry?

You just asked a straight question so i gave a straight answer
Given your history no-one can blame you for weighting up the risks and doing what you feel is right for you.

 

[cougie uk]

Apart from the vulnerable; is covid really a big deal for anyone that is up to date with their jabs?

It's very much way in the background of our life tbh.

Well it's not stopping us doing anything but as a fairly fit 54 year old I've not enjoyed my bout with covid. Thank god for the jabs.

 

[Alex321]

My point is that the provisions are still listed on the government legislation website. Make of that what you will.

Only if you look at the Act with the left hand button set to "Original(as enacted)".

If you click the "Latest Available", those provisions have been removed.

As enacted
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/22/part/II/crossheading/public-conveyances/enacted

Latest Available
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/22/part/II/crossheading/public-conveyances