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We do trust the vaccines - they are amazing! The problem is not enough people have had them, and by that I don't mean just the "I'll trust my immune system" crowd, it's the tens of millions waiting for their boosters. Omicron has arrived at a bad time in our vaccine programme and its...

You think science will make our outcomes with Covid worse? Maybe check back to how we've improved outcomes for pretty much every disease we have come across, including the big-hitters like cancer, HIV and the like.

I'm not saying the whole thing again, but there's a massive range of options that lie between: 1. We need to just live like normal again, and 2. We're going to keep locking down for ever more. Fortunately science is edging us towards 1. We can't just jump there today though.

...because Covid has put a massive strain on the healthcare system, and continues to do so. All manner of bad things have happened, are happening and will happen BECAUSE of trying to deal with Covid. I'm not sure there's a magic wand that can be waved which will mean we can ignore the current...

The first Omicron case was identified in the UK just two weeks ago. It generally takes a fair while for people to progress from testing positive to a bad outcome. But, even if Omicron does have "less bite", those little nips can add up to a big healthcare burden if huge numbers all get them...

Exactly - this has the potential to quickly cripple large parts of the economy and, if reports on hospitals start looking bad, many people will take steps to protect themselves and their families, which largely means retreating as best they can. I wouldn't be at all surprised if schools don't...

Please stop posting falsehoods on here (or I'll stop you myself). The very best defence any of us can have from the thread Omicron poses, both individually and as part of a society working together, is to get as vaccinated as you can, ie double-jabbed and then boosted. The science on vaccine...

I'm getting really concerned at these "it's milder so everything will be OK" type comments which are floating around, because it encourages people to be complacent. Whether it's milder or not (and it's far from clear that it is), it makes little difference given three other factors... -...

What does "living with the disease" actually mean? The fear at the moment is the growth of Omicron is such that, even if it is milder, so many people will be severely ill at the same time that hospitals will be swamped. At that point you either turn those sick with Covid away or those with all...

Before we go to gigs and the like or see elderly relatives we take LFT tests. It's literally free, takes about a minute and provides peace of mind that we're unlikely to be infected and pass on the virus to someone who may not cope well with it. If everyone did the same (and maybe most do) then...

It's a good job that there is little reason for that to be the case then. There's a massive range of options that le between... "We can't lock down again - we have to learn to live with the virus", and "If we lock down again, we'll be doing it every winter for ever more". If this flavour of...