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Staines R's said:
Beth on point 3, could a factor also be that there is a high prevalence of TB in Asian communities in this country ?
The disease seems to be making a comeback here.
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My daughter was born in the West Mid, 20 years ago (surely some mistake). A few hours after she was born she got the BCG jab specifically because Southall was/is a TB hotspot. Even though we lived in Teddington at that time.....
 
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qprbeth said:
Absolutely right Stan, and then add in other factors:-
1. viral load.
So if you are fit and healthy and you get a single CoVid sneeze, it will get in but your immune system will deal with it.
If you are a care worker that gets couged and sneezed at for days, your viral load will rise up and overcome all the good work being carried out by your healthy body. So some of these younger fitter nurses etc are dying because they just get too much infection.

2. Genetic susceptability
The Covid virus binds to the ACE2 receptor, and is taken into the body by that transporter. There is known to be polymorphisms in human ACE2. Polymorphisms are like mutations but they do not change the function of the protein, but they can make the binding of the virus easier or harder to get in. If easier...more virus gets in...and you are ill. If less gets in or perhaps none at all...then you stay well

3 (TB) vaccination
This came up on my feed this morning. Apparently places that have mandatory schemes for TB vaccination (Scandanavia, Germany, Holland) are fairing better than countries that do not (like Italy/USA). It is unclear how this is happening (it is just an observation at the moment)....but may also relate to the fact that younger people in these pro-vaccination countries still retain some of the activation of a certain part of their immune system and that gives them a little more protection. Older people did not get vaccinated or it was a long time ago and the effect has worn off
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I heard on radio this morning a doctor saying one reason BAME deaths were higher is many of the different races immune systems develop differently according to prevalent diseases in their areas of the world. It can make them much more resilient to local diseases such as Malaria but conversely weakens their resistance to other diseases. It underlines the difficulty in a 'one size fits all' treatment...
 
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sb_73 said:
My daughter was born in the West Mid, 20 years ago (surely some mistake). A few hours after she was born she got the BCG jab specifically because Southall was/is a TB hotspot. Even though we lived in Teddington at that time.....
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Hayes, Heston, Southall, Northolt, West Drayton.........amongst the many that have got high instances of TB.
 
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ELLERS said:
Unnecessary through Watford. Can you imagine if I had posted something about people dying this thread would have gone into meltdown?
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I know I’m probably on ignore ....... but please spare us all the ‘Woe is me, they are all picking or would pick on me’ crap, Ellers......like me, you’re really not that important.
 
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Staines R's said:
I know I’m probably on ignore ....... but please spare us all the ‘Woe is me, they are all picking or would pick on me’ crap, Ellers......like me, you’re really not that important.
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I think he's got me on ignore too. Dont blame him to be fair. I try to ignore myself a lot of the time. It does remind me of when Boris would only let the 'friendly' media in. Nobody to question otherwise.
 
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bobmid said:
I think he's got me on ignore too. Dont blame him to be fair. I try to ignore myself a lot of the time. It does remind me of when Boris would only let the 'friendly' media in. Nobody to question otherwise.
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Yeah I gathered that much........never answered when questioned anyway so no loss really. But I shall continue to question or call out anyone who I disagree with.....as others can do with me.
 
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bobmid said:
I know, he should just let his crops go to ruin the cheeky twat
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bob, this is the problem I have with this. 'But the Romanians that flew in have experience in the job and have done this before'. Have they been checked etc etc etc. Sorry if I sound like I come from China. Why are they not in lock down like the rest of us?
 
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NigsyHoops said:
bob, this is the problem I have with this. 'But the Romanians that flew in have experience in the job and have done this before'. Have they been checked etc etc etc. Sorry if I sound like I come from China. Why are they not in lock down like the rest of us?
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Nope you are totally correct mate. Thousands are landing daily. Nobody seems to give a ****
 
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From the BBC;

"In another development on Friday, the English Football League, which consists of the three divisions below the Premier League, says it is planning to stream every remaining game live once the season restarts.

Matches are likely to be played without crowds when the season is allowed to resume, EFL chairman Rick Parry warned."

Guessing season ticket holders will not be happy about this. Will be very strange watching a game with no background noise.
 
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