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Have to say I was unimpressed: bland characters, poor fight scene, naff CGI monster and some of it was predictable. Really hope it picks up.

“The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel.” – Neuromancer, William Gibson.

Sadly I can't find the answer to your good question - looks like there is no differentiation between admitted because of covid and admitted for something else but has (or catches) covid. Seems daft not to publish the numbers for those who are ill because of covid.

Really hope there isn't a trend here

Two AZ jabs (was rough for a few days after the first one); Moderna booster (just a sore arm); flu jab (felt like crap for a few days).

Pretty sure I didn't say that.

No, not a book about Holocaust denial, say a book he wrote about the English Civil War. Would you read that book (ignore the fact he is a poor historian for the moment)? If a friend was tempted to buy that book, would you say something? If someone recommends the book on this forum, would you condemn me if I said that I found his views on the Holocaust abhorrent and therefore his book on the Civil War would be "problematical" for me? I'm not saying that it is always the case that if you don't condemn then you condone. I agree with you about Walliams. If you were reading Mein Kampf, I would assume it was to better understand history. If you've bought Tommy Robinson's autobiography, actually there I would have an issue. If it was research for your PhD on Arseholes, fair enough, but otherwise I'd happily see that book cancelled (worried now I have dictator potential - I seem to be wandering into the realms of censorship).

Then I've completely missed the point or haven't expressed myself clearly. I did say that in general I agreed with Paulie's post but personally there comes a point where someone's views (or actions) are so opposed to what I believe to be decent that I cannot divorce the work from the artist. An extreme example would be, say, Bill Cosby.

Good question. If you replace "Walliams" with "Irving" (the Holocaust denier) in the above, would you still feel comfortable with your post? I agree with what you are saying in general but I'd suggest there are some authors whose views you'd find abhorrent and whose work would therefore presents difficulties.

Sorry, just not getting "scared" or "worried" from those tweets; "angry" and "pissed off" are what I am sensing. More generally, is it fair to criticise someone's book because of views they have expressed online that have nothing or little to do with said book? I don't think there is a general answer. If a forumite recommened a Jerry Pournelle (American sci-fi writer from the 80s) novel, I'd be inclined to point out Pournelle's extreme right politics and admiration for a white supremacist writer. Personally I'll never read a Neil Oliver book because I have heard the nonsense he spouts (imho) on GB News. I would probably mention that if anyone on here recommended one of his books. That is probably unfair of me as I imagine his work on, say, ancient Britain is historically sound and well written. Would I disparage the Harry Potter books because of J K Rowlings views on transgender issues - no. Would I buy another of her books knowing her views - no.

Washing your hands reduces the risk of catching norovirus - probably a good idea to avoid anything that weakens your immune system.

If I could be bothered to vote I'd probably go with sloth.

This or get a good apprenticeship. There is no way I'd want that debt hanging over me.

I'm not claiming omicron is not milder (I hope it is) but I do have misgivings over this analysis. Won't the case fatality rate (CFR) naturally drop with each new variant (assuming each variant has the same lethality) as previous variants will have killed those in the population who are more susceptible and those who survive a previous variant will have natural immunity? Waning immunity and vaccine programmes clearly complicate matters and I appreciate the variants won't have the same lethality. The author claims that natural immunity in SA is high at 70%+ of the population but that there have been 230000 excess deaths due to covid - would any European government contemplate allowing that many deaths?

If there was, as reported, a room with four teams of six, would Johnson be able to see a crowded room via zoom? If so, shouldn't he have said something so that his staff were complying with COVID regulations?

If you believe the Holographic Principle, the Earth is, in a very important sense, flat. Turns out that anti-de Sitter Space is where the action is. The 2D truth is out there, people! https://www.vox.com/2015/6/29/8847863/holographic-principle-universe-theory-physics

Should have included the word "typically" in my post and made it clear that this was true for an earlier variant. As someone posted earlier, there is strong evidence that there is a genetic element to how hard you are hit. If I remember correctly, the alpha variant was also more dangerous for people with blood type A, which is my blood type and as last year I had an underlying illness the vaccine risk assessment for me was straightforward.

Adding to your second point, if you become ill you recover faster when vaccinated and therefore the window of opportunity for transmitting is shorter.

If byes to the final are being handed out, I suggest

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/01/severe-covid-infection-doubles-chances-of-dying-in-following-year-study?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=twt_gu&utm_medium&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1638339124 Clearly more data needed but if I were younger then this might persuade me to get vaccinated.