With an increase in cases of COVID-19 across the Island, people are again being urged to do all they can to protect themselves and others from the virus.
Local data shows the number of recorded cases has risen ‘steeply’ from 40 on 22nd May to 240 on 22nd June — the population of the Island is 140,000.
It comes as the Island gears up to welcome thousands of visitors and holidaymakers for the busy summer season.
Residents and visitors alike are being asked to make sure they and their families are fully vaccinated against COVID, and to get the booster if eligible.
Simon Bryant, the council’s director of public health, has said:
“Much as we’d all like to put the pandemic behind us and think that COVID has gone away, unfortunately it is very much still here and is once again spreading quickly through our communities.
“We’re not asking people to put their lives on hold again though and we want everyone to enjoy the summer holidays on our beautiful Island. All we ask is that people remember to take those basic precautions that we know work against COVID, and perhaps most importantly of all, make sure you’re up to date with the vaccinations.
“It’s not too late to get your first, second or initial booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccination — these remain available to all who are eligible.
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Councillor Karl Love, Cabinet member for public health, adds:
“It’s really important to take action to protect yourself, your family, friends and work colleagues. There is a perception that COVID doesn’t cause serious illness anymore but for some people that is not the case.
“The virus is still causing some people to become very ill. Please help to protect our Island community. If you are ill and suspect COVID, please stay home to prevent it spreading.
“We must not infect others, especially vulnerable people and those working in our essential services. Times are tough, but if you are poorly with a fever or respiratory symptoms or test positive for COVID-19, please stay at home and limit contact with others.
“If you need help with treating COVID, there are some useful tips on the NHS website.
“Please don’t be afraid to ask for help. The council’s COVID-19 helpline is still available on (01983) 823600 and islehelp.me is a really good resource for all sorts of help and advice.
“It’s more important than ever that we all take precautions to look after our community and are vaccinated.”
what no comments. lol
Funny how the unvaxxed are not ill…biggest elephant in the room.
And you’re the biggest idiot in the room.
1st, the people who are not vaccinated are making up the majority of cases, FACT!
2nd, the vaccinated and protecting the un-vaccinated by reducing the chance of them meeting someone with it., FACT!
3rd, Un-vaccinated people are still dying from Covid-19, FACT!
4th, all the covidiots told us that when the infection dies down we would still have all the restrictions in place. But that is not the case, all restrictions are gone, FACT!
5th, everything the covidiots said has now been proven to be false, lets not for get they started by blaming 5G. What gullible idiots!
fred the gullible mug …
another lemming that got injected because someone else said so
what fool takes medication, when they are perfectly fine in case someone else gets ill – what madness.
once all the unintended consequences years down the line show up, I am sure that all the lemmings will not attribute it to the mug jab they had.
Just voted you up and the powers that be changed it to a down vote,wonder why
thanks suki- trouble is there are so many lemmings on this message board that we are swamped by the gullible fools that had the mug jab
Fact acquired immune deficiency syndrome look it up
Fred you are SO right. I have family members who are seriously ill with this evil virus. They are both fully jabbed, booster also. Stay safe x
Ignorance has been surpassed by stupidity
So true and the vaxxed never question how are they still catching it after several jabs
Try to understand how vaccines work. They do not, and cannot, stop you catching a virus. They prepare your immune system and make it more effective at fighting it. You can still catch it but you will Ill for a shorter period if time, feel less poorly and, importantly, less infectious for a shorter time.
Had Covid twice since I was vaccinated. If it wasn’t for the fact I tested +ve I would have passed it off as just feeling a bit under the weather.
Vaccines work. It is just you don’t understand how they work.
However Suki they would be dead if not for the jabs. I am speaking personally with 2 family members very seriously ill with Covid. The two new variants are far worse, without Jabs people AREdying.Fact.
I was told to shield but didn’t have not had any jabs at all have carried on as normal the past 2 years no mask no sanatizing have not caught anything and I am asthmatic. It’s the jabbed or poisoned as I see it that are continually ill and wouldn’t be if they had not had them. They are destroying immune systems,weren’t tested and the companies get no comeback if they kill millions with them
The fact that you, a mere 0.0000015% of the UK population and 0.0007% of the Island population didn’t get it despite being unvaccinated is utterly irrelevant.
The stats show that the unvaccinated are significantly more likely to become seriously ill and significantly more likely to die,
They are also significantly more, likely to suffer more, and more serious, long term effects (long covid) that any caused by the vaccine.
Still, you are in luck. I believe Home Bargains have cheap Bacofoil on sale at the moment.
Evidence to support these outlandish claims zog…until then your claims are not validated and will not be believed.
You don’t understand very much about vaccinations do you.
I am vaxed and not ill
I am not vaxed and not ill
Yet
I’m sorry to tell you, Real Islander, that if it wasn’t for my fellow foreigners who were born and bread in the United Kingdom, the Isle of Wight would be virtually Covid free. And yes, it was the music festival. But may I encourage everyone to do what I have been doing since March 2020 and wear a mask in every public place, continue to socially distance, and still use Hands. Face. Space.
So we have trashed our economy all for nothing as many on here said and were derided for.
The virus has mutated, just as the scientists said it would. Please do not forget the 180,000 people who died from this.
That’ll be the pop festival then
Without doubt
Obviously it was the festival. Heard lots of festival goers catching it and now are spreading it. Amazing you must have negative LFT to go on a cruise but 50,000+ don’t need one to go to festivals bloody ridiculous
What a load of rubbish blame the holiday season does it matter blame the media
Yup for sure
Well who could have forecast that !!!!
Why do people think that because restrictions have been lifted the virus has gone. It is still active hence the advice to wear masks. But idiots still visit their doctors surgery without a mask. Even when given a mask before they enter some take them off as soon as they sit down, or give the excuse that they feel claustrophobic when wearing one. Those unvaxxed idiots are stupid enough not to realise that by not wearing a mask they are possibly spreading Covid and it’s variants to responsible people. I am fully vaccinated and continue to wear a mask when near people, as a sign of respect to others.
You are talking out of your backside. Masks do not stop the spread of the virus at all because scientists have proven that the size of the virus particles is one micron, or in other words, one one thousandth of a millimetre. The virus will pass straight through your face nappy even if it did catch the water vapour in your breath. The virus is also now known to be airborne, and not spread by water droplets as originally erroneously reported by the government. Why do you think that surgeries and hospitals no longer have a mask requirement?
You are talking SH*T. Masks do there job. The more people who cover their mouth and nose will slow infections down considerably. FACT!
Wrong!! , please ask The Bay Medical Centre and all other surgeries why it is mandatory to wear a face mask when entering any surgery or Hospital. The truth is that masks certainly help in reducing the spread of Covid. My backside would seem to be more intelligent than your one micron brain.
Er, it’s not mandatory to wear a mask anymore – get your facts right, Mr intelligent arse!
Where I work a staff member came into work after catching covid at the festival and didn’t tell anyone until the end of the workday. She said that it was now ok to mix if you had symptoms. The result is that eight of us now have it, two of them quite nastily, even though we have all had the vaccines and boosters. Stay safe, respect others or we will end up going backwards.
Flu is still with us. Why? Because we vaccinate every year – and the virus constantly evolves to keep ahead. This is what we’re doing with covid. Creating the same situation. The pharmaceutical companies love us for it.
Don’t I know it! Currently in bed with Covid.
* Fully vaccinated
* Didn’t go to the festival
Hope you get better soon.
Thank you
Sorry to hear this, at least as a sensible vaccinated person you haven’t ended up in hospital, unlike the anti-vax village idiots.
Should have worn a mask
If the government don’t care about the virus then why the hell should we.
Xxxx selfish idiot!!
Oh take some responsibility for yourself why don’t you! Be a grown up about it.
Cannot understand why some shops have removed their screens.
I think the island will suffer badly when we have dozens of coaches carrying elderley customers
who seem to think they are immortal.
Unfortunately there will always be idiot’s spreading covid , totally selfish, how would they feel if a family / friend died from covid because of someone’s totally selfish attitude, ?????
Respect each other and be responsible……
Get vaccinated , stay at home if you have it …….
There are still vulnerable people out there and they need to enjoy life as well ….
no chance – why should I be injected with something I do not need which could cause me to die simply be taking it -if you are vulnerable ..stay in…i am not having my freedom and freedom of choice dictated by a bunch of tin foil hat wearers.
That’s what u mean selfish and irresponsible….
Vulnerable people have a right to live and enjoy life ,so showing respect should not be difficult, That’s what is wrong with the world in this day and age it’s all me me me no thought for fellow mankind !!!!
Sad but true, one day you maybe Vulnerable and then you might realise !!!!!!
Look further than the end of your nose , no one knows what is round the corner !!!!
What a vile individual you are! so you are not a vulnerable individual, however you are a very sad sad person, and I PITY YOU.
Stop all the coaches coming over and quarantine all those who have been to the festival
What a pathetic comment! People like you should be quarantined. Grrrrrr
The vaccine is perfectl-ACK
Funny how there was a festival and after that, up goes the infection rate. Coincidence, I think not.
Same coincidence as since mass third world immigration into the UK, coincidently are jails are full to bursting so we can’t give meaningful sentences now. Our housing stocks are so over subscribed that the price is sky high to buy and to rent, if you are lucky enough to find a rental property, and food banks have appeared on the UK’s streets for the first time, not even seen in the two world wars.
Coincidence can and does happen, so don’t blame the Festival without facts.
Everyone I have spoken to that went to the festival has tested positive since, so I have the evidence thank you very much.
I went the full weekend, & haven’t tested positive…. moron
I feel like an idiot for having the jab! The only one in my house who has and the only one hit hard by the vid… I was in bed really poorly for days! Where as my children and parter (who has lung disease) haven’t had any jabs have had Covid and sailed through with either no symptoms at all or just a sore throat for a day!! It was obvious cases would rise after the festival but I still can’t get over they shut the world for 2 years for it… we all need to just get on with it now!
Ironic isn’t it being Into the second week after the festival. Hmmmm
I went to the festival and caught covid for the very first time. The friends I went with also caught it, for the first time. Glasto is reporting infections too. Interestingly, out of 4 of us, 1 was not vaccinated. He is 15 years younger than me and is still ill and in a bad way. The rest of us have had our vax and we are all now ok and tested negative today. Anyone saying the vax are not doing their jobs or it is only the vaccinated have got infected is total rubbish. Having read the comments, the anti brigade have crawled out from under their rocks after having to hide away with embarrassment.
We all knew the festival would be a ‘super spreader’ event. Just shows you, many 1000’s in close proximity to each other and COVID has had a field day.
Now there is a significant spike in infections and the numbers are high, it made national news this morning.
Island residents are now having to deal with the spike in infections due to the ‘super spreader’ event back in June…….
I hope visitors to the island in July & August in the long summer holiday are sensible and ‘mask up’ when in confined areas like, supermarkets, shops etc or we’ll see another huge rise in infections.
The ferries should have notices politely requesting visitors to respect the island and it’s residents by wearing a mask when in confined indoor places. This will protect their staff who work on the ferries too.