phuketrichard wrote: ↑Sun Apr 25, 2021 8:33 am when is a lockdown/curfew not a lockdown/curfew?

I was thinking exactly that too. Just don't mention the 'L' or 'C' word and it sounds better

recall ages ago they said it only affected /killed the old an those with various conditions?

No longer;

Chart showing the ages of people with COVID19 in Thailand during the three waves. As you can see, the average age is going down. Average age is now 29 years.
20-29 years: 1st wave 27.4% | 2nd 29.9% | 3rd 40.0%
30-39 years: 1st wave 24.8% | 2nd 26.4% | 3rd 24.2%

phuketrichard wrote: ↑Sun Apr 25, 2021 1:16 pm recall ages ago they said it only affected /killed the old an those with various conditions?

No longer;

Chart showing the ages of people with COVID19 in Thailand during the three waves. As you can see, the average age is going down. Average age is now 29 years.
20-29 years: 1st wave 27.4% | 2nd 29.9% | 3rd 40.0%
30-39 years: 1st wave 24.8% | 2nd 26.4% | 3rd 24.2%

What is that saying? People infected, or hospitalised, or killed.

Doesn't really matter if people are being infected, or showing minor symptoms. It's only when it starts to get more serious.

Younger people are not so worried, more likely to break restrictions and therefore more likely to be infected

...Doesn't really matter if people are being infected, or showing minor symptoms

It doesn't matter??
of course it matters, as those young infected people will go out an infect others and it just keeps getting worse>

the outbreak that started all this was from the clubs in Bangkok, infecting party goers & staff, than those infected went to phuket, cm, pattaya an infected others an thats where we are now... 3rd wave

Of course it matters!!

phuketrichard wrote: ↑Sun Apr 25, 2021 2:43 pm

...Doesn't really matter if people are being infected, or showing minor symptoms

It doesn't matter??
of course it matters, as those young infected people will go out an infect others and it just keeps getting worse>

the outbreak that started all this was from the clubs in Bangkok, infecting party goers & staff, than those infected went to phuket, cm, pattaya an infected others an thats where we are now... 3rd wave

Of course it matters!!

Yes, it matters in terms of the spread but not the deaths.

My point was it doesn't matter that it is young people being infected. And is in fact better than more old people being infected. Hence the reason most countries in the world vaccinated the oldest first

cautious colin wrote: ↑Sun Apr 25, 2021 2:47 pm

phuketrichard wrote: ↑Sun Apr 25, 2021 2:43 pm

...Doesn't really matter if people are being infected, or showing minor symptoms

It doesn't matter??
of course it matters, as those young infected people will go out an infect others and it just keeps getting worse>

the outbreak that started all this was from the clubs in Bangkok, infecting party goers & staff, than those infected went to phuket, cm, pattaya an infected others an thats where we are now... 3rd wave

Of course it matters!!

Yes, it matters in terms of the spread but not the deaths.

My point was it doesn't matter that it is young people being infected. And is in fact better than more old people being infected. Hence the reason most countries in the world vaccinated the oldest first

wow
so it doesn't matter that young people get covid cause they dont die?
what about those that take it home, and their grandparents get it, an they die?
what about the tens, hundreds of thousands and more that catch it, ( like my daughter) and still suffer 2, 4, 10 months, years later from long coivd and it changes their bodies and life's> and there is currently no cure.

you really have a very narrow view of this disease.

phuketrichard wrote: ↑Sun Apr 25, 2021 4:39 pm

cautious colin wrote: ↑Sun Apr 25, 2021 2:47 pm

phuketrichard wrote: ↑Sun Apr 25, 2021 2:43 pm

...Doesn't really matter if people are being infected, or showing minor symptoms

It doesn't matter??
of course it matters, as those young infected people will go out an infect others and it just keeps getting worse>

the outbreak that started all this was from the clubs in Bangkok, infecting party goers & staff, than those infected went to phuket, cm, pattaya an infected others an thats where we are now... 3rd wave

Of course it matters!!

Yes, it matters in terms of the spread but not the deaths.

My point was it doesn't matter that it is young people being infected. And is in fact better than more old people being infected. Hence the reason most countries in the world vaccinated the oldest first

wow
so it doesn't matter that young people get covid cause they dont die?
what about those that take it home, and their grandparents get it, an they die?
what about the tens, hundreds of thousands and more that catch it, ( like my daughter) and still suffer 2, 4, 10 months, years later from long coivd and it changes their bodies and life's> and there is currently no cure.

you really have a very narrow view of this disease.

Ok, suit yourself. You don't want to read what I actually wrote that is fine.

I believe reporting on the % of age groups infected is pointless.

Of course young people can infect old people, but that is not what point I was making.

It makes sense that more young people would be infected now as they are less likely to stay home, which is why you vaccinate the old lot first

Your original point was it only infected/killed old people at the start. That was because only old people were going to the hospital to get tested at the start. Now more tests means you can see what is happening a bit easier (i.e. everyone gets infected at the same rate, just old people are more likely to get sick)

So, yes, it doesn't matter that young people are being infected now. It's a completely pointless statistic which cannot be compared to anything from before as the whole testing procedure has changed