My GP phones me every 2 weeks to check up on me, (previously before Covid I had to go and see him) and because I am classed as vulnerable or most at risk he has advised me to continue lockdown and not leave the house. He says the choice is now my own to make but if he had to make the choice he would choose lockdown for me and everyone else who are in my category. Covid he says is still very much out there and is still killing people on a daily basis. When he last phoned 12 days ago he said it had been 4 days since the last covid patient had been under his jurisdiction but said 1 persons foolish behaviour could change all that.
People are acting as though the fight against covid has been won, they say it's not safe enough for them to return to work, yet they deem it safe enough to visit tourist areas in the thousands, they are happy to take 80% of their wage but unhappy to take the advice offered to them whilst collecting it. Even people on these forums are saying they will not wear a mask or have a vaccine (when or if one gets made) out of principle, I would be prepared to wager that if those same people were to catch Covid after refusing the vaccine they would be saying it was the fault of others as it was not explained properly what could happen should they not take it. Already in certain postcodes throughout the country we are seeing spikes and increases in the number of people with Covid, it would be interesting to know if those areas adhered to the wearing of masks advice as other parts of the country have, my guess would be that they have not and my reasoning would be that the spikes would be a lot wider spread and no doubt cover the whole of the country.
For what it is worth, I see the lockdown as being a safety guard for myself, I also see or believe that the wearing of masks outdoors is also a safety guard and when a vaccine becomes available I would also see that as a safety guard, god only knows I will take any potential safety guard that I possibly could, when faced with the great possibility of death the guidelines and advice given to us all makes a lot of sense.
When some members on here talk about the guidelines and/or mandatory vaccinations as some kind of manipulative scheme it saddens me, it saddens me that our society has reached a stage where it has become every man for himself, it saddens me that every bit of advice given that may save lives is questioned from a negative viewpoint, it saddens me that society has become so selfish and self centred and cares nothing for anyone else. These people will always be the first to shout and try and justify themselves to the point of looking foolish, yet still they will continue. These are usually people who risk nothing, they are unable to take genuine fears of those most at risk into account. I cannot stress enough what it feels like to be to scared to even leave my own home due to the risk of getting killed by some self centred Silly person who believes the rules are just a manipulation tool, would that person call at my house and apologise to my wife for killing me with covid? chances are they would not care.
I am going to be selfish and upset some posters on this thread, I am going to remain inside my home for as long as my GP advises me to do so, if someone knocks on the door I will continue to answer from the window roughly 4M away and wear a mask whilst doing so, I will also sleep at night knowing that no one has ever or would ever catch covid from me.
