Yes! Thank you, I'll add a clarification in the description. I guess some people may question why it was published in haste and then retracted, either way it's good that corrections are made. We'll have to wait for further evidence, but either way as I mention in the video it certainly won't be a wonder treatment, at best it will be an adjunct.
hydroxychloroquine was hypothesized to be a good *prophylactic* & it was tested as an acute treatment, where it was already known that it would be a bad choice due to established contraindications. So, what I make of it is that the authors got shamed into withdrawing a depravedly missrun study.
It was so lovely to see Sonia again - what a lovely, intelligent, calming, funny and pragmatic woman she seems to be. Thanks Dr Hope for your chilled informative videos. I hope for all of us, that things don’t go as badly as some are predicting :)
Sonia- looks classy, hair done, dressed nice, looks like a professional. Ed- hair all over the place, pjs, battle injured finger. I love you two. ❤ Thanks for giving me half an hour of soothing calm. ✌
It's an enormously comforting thing to hear two professionals covering something as difficult as a pandemic - without hype or hysteria, just stating facts and giving a picture of how this thing is progressing.
Among the most fair, sane discussions I've seen about the underlying truths we face: the world isn't safe, we need an economy and we must minimise the covid risk. Also beautifully humble - every aspect of your thoughts are anchored in maximum care for all. We're lucky to have you and your colleagues. It's little wonder we're truly very proud of you. Thank you so much x
Very easy to say when it's not our loved ones. 'The economy' is structured by people, not some god we need to appease. These are political choices, and political choices will always fail those lives devalued by the dominant ideology: older people, disabled people, people of colour.
So glad to see you post again...I told my anesthesiologist dtr-in-law all about y’all....including the amazing LEGO modeling of the virus and an ICU unit. Wonderful educational tools. They had an interventional radiologist die from COVID-19 at their hospital, and it’s affected them deeply. They created clear boxes to more safely treat patients in specific circumstances. Be well & safe. Hugs from a fellow AFOL who finally put together an HP set from 2018, still in the box. Very therapeutic distraction!
Sonia’s in the wrong job. She should be in politics or at least in an advisory position and the UK wouldn’t be in such a mess 🙈🙏🏻 What a legend 👍🏻❤️👍🏻❤️👍🏻❤️
Honestly this is the problem with our system as it is. Politics and the government leaders are who we turn to no matter the situation. This pandemic calls for medical experts to properly handle it. No government leader should pretend to know more than doctors about a virus. They should be throwing their support behind the doctors who can then do their jobs better. Instead what we have are politicians using antagonistic speeches to point fingers at each other as if the virus issue was the same as a socioeconomic issue. Enough of that going around and then you've got people blaming 5G for it as well. So no Sonia should not be in politics. Politicians should be backing her and Dr. Hope and all the rest instead of going about their regular slandering business.
Sonia makes some excellent and insightful points, I think many of us were thinking we were over the worst of it now so elements of this discussion are quite chilling.
Even if you don't necessarily have good news, I enjoy these videos. Having information presented in clear and rational terms is important. I always feel better knowing there are medical professionals like you and Sonia out there.
In the US (Wisconsin here)the effects are disjointed. Some people are incredibly effected in that they are losing homes, jobs and loved ones. Some people are concerned, taking it seriously but haven't seen the reality yet and way too many people are being too cavalier about it and endangering the rest. It's scary and frustrating. It's incredibly draining on people's mental health and it's so hard treating mental illness while this is going on.
I find them really comforting. They're talking about serious and tragic things but it always makes me feel like people are remaining vigilant and active on our behalf.
Thank you very much for explaining the situation in a calm manner and straight to the point. It helps to understand the new realities of life and make peace with it without turning into chaos.
Wonderful ..we are so lucky in the UK to have wonderful people like you two, doing amazing stuff to help us. With the deepest respect and gratitude 🙏🏼 I hope that you and your colleagues can have a really good rest.
Insightful, calm, collected and rational...we need more of this! Thank you for your hard, sustained and ongoing work and also taking the time out to share this with us on here. Communication is key and you two have got it pitch perfect.
What a joy to see you again, Ed (I was so worried,) and also darling Sonia, and to listen to your relevatory conversation together. Thank you inestimably. Robert UK
Thank you so much for these videos. I've been watching them all and no matter what's been happening or is coming our way I always feel so grateful that people like you and Sonia exist in the world - kind and positive, but not shying away from stating the difficult truths we need to hear. It would be lovely if the Government were as straightforward and open! So glad to see you both well. Hope you and your equally amazing teams find some time to rest and recuperate in the coming weeks, especially with another wave on the horizon xx
Thanks for this episode. Really high value information and insights enriched with your personal evaluation - obviously unbiased and not following any agenda. That's what I often miss when looking on the things that we've been presented by media on a daily basis. I really appreciate the way how you highlight different aspects how Covid-19 affected us and might affect us in future without starting to rate or prioritize them. You are describing the impact of Covid-19 in a very general way, although you personally were heavily involved in a small section. Many Politicians (who should actually be the generalists) don't manage to do this when I see them referring about individual numbers or partial aspects while justifying decisions or measures put in place. I can say that here in Germany it's not so much different from UK except that our government took resolute measures some weeks earlier than yours, which resulted in significantly lower rates of infection. The actual situation is more or less the same: Where unity in politics and society at an early stage made us able to act surprisingly effective, all this is falling apart now and everyone seems to follow their own agenda again - sometimes even more offensive and less tolerant to arguments and other opinions than before. I have the feeling that about at least 20-30% of the people here don't (want to) see the real threat of the corona virus. They start to fight against the government and the measures that protected us from getting us in heavier trouble. I fear that at one point, politicians will take into account / accept / need a heavier second wave to justify their actions. In this case, the whole society and especially medical and caring staff will pay the highest price. This worries me a bit. And you complement each other totally well, which gives the format extra value. Keep going on!
Thanks Ed and Sonia for a great chat. Think we’re all feeling a bit fatigued at the moment, I’ve really appreciate being able to see friends outside these last few weeks, and I think we’ve needed it to keep morale up for the marathon fight this is, but fingers crossed the second wave won’t be as bad as the first despite the easing of lockdown. Most of my family lives in Sweden, where they’ve not had nearly as strict rules as the UK and I don’t really agree with their approach, but at least they’ve admitted in the last week that they got part of their strategy wrong, and I agree with what you guys said, it would be nice if the gov could do the same here. Who knows what the right approach is, we probably won’t know for years, but at least own up to your shortcomings.
Swede Potato Pie no one in Sweden has admitted they got it all wrong. No one knows what the right approach will have been until this is over, we just have to wait and see, but Tegnell did speak about how perhaps Sweden could have done things slightly differently in an Ekot interview this week that got a bit of traction. As much as I don’t agree with the ‘godly’ status given to Tegnell by the Swedish media, at least it’s refreshing to hear him share some nuances to the Swedish approach that I think has been lacking in media. Whereas here in the uk, we’ve had absolutely non of that, and there’s been plenty of things that the uk gov got wrong too.
Thanks for another great, informative vlog. I always enjoy when Dr Sonia guests. I think you both explain things so well, so clamly and so reasonably. I've been sharing your COVID-19 vlogs with friends & family to help them understand what's going on. I'm an AHP in the UK and have been trying to rehab severely physically & cognitively impaired patients after stroke & other brain injuries throughout it all as that's something that can't be cancelled, and I agree with Dr Sonia, I am exhausted. I feel like I've been working at maximum capacity with increased pressures to move people out of the hospital environment and with 2 ward moves within 2 months (staff, patients & equipment) to different hospital sites added into the mix. Now that things in the hospital are starting to reopen we have to keep pushing forwards and are now getting more pressure piled on us to increase our productivity as we need things to be 'business as usual'. I feel like I'm climbing a mountain and I'm only part way up but my food and water are running out and won't last me to the summit. I am lucky to work with an amazing AHP team who muck in and support each other. It keeps me going and turning up to work every day. Thank you for your honest reflections about this. I appreciate it 😊👍🏻
I absolutely love your honesty ❤. I look forward to hearing what you are saying so interesting what you go through at the front line. Keep up the fantastic vlogs 👏 thank you all for what u do.
Thankyou , you are both so down to earth and natural . Yet have been so brave in your roles at work . Thankyou for being so honest and sharing your views . I love watching
So good to see you both, looking knackered but healthy! Your blogs have been a little light in an otherwise very grey and gloomy day! Thank you to all who participated in them😊 The world as we knew it will never be the same again, I’m so very pleased that you touched on that, people as you say are apt to be lax, but we will never forget just how much you were there for us, exhausted, from over work and under paid! I hope now that the powers that be realise just how underfunding out wonderful NHS all these years has taken its toll on so many! Maybe now the £350 million each week that was promised will finally be provided 🤞 Thank you seems so little to say, you are all very much appreciated! Good Luck to all of you❤️ Are you going to continue? Love ❤️
Brilliant informative chat , a hundred times better than watching the news , we get a clearer picture of the way things really are . I wish you all the luck and strength for whatever lies ahead .
Thank you both for your honesty and openness. Fighting a lot of different battles right now, and it's helpful to be reminded and talked to like an adult about where we are with Covid. Sending you both love.
I'm so glad you're okay, and to hear from Dr. Sonia too. I was worried about you guys after the long silence! Thank you, as always, for the smart and thoughtful conversation about what may come next in the pandemic. Please stay safe out there.
I saw Sonia in the thumbnail and clicked so fast! I think the topics you discussed are super helpful, as we are getting out of lockdown people are starting to think that it is over and it's not. I'm glad you are both doing well and hope you stay safe.
Loved this video today! You two have the most calming aura and it’s interesting to see your tone on things compared to all the thoughts of the media and public in general
Hoorah! wonderful to see you both. Thank you for the work you do and thank you for these videos which have been an enormous consolation and support for those of us who are trying to follow the rules. Also you give a sense of reality and perspective during a storm of conflicting information coming from politicians, scientists and doctors.
Very powerful video ❤️ Sonia, I love your honesty, your dedication & logic in this awful time ❤️ thank you both for your hard work during this horrific time, my sister is a Nurse so I know how tiring & hard this time have been for you all 🌈 I for one will not mind paying more tax towards the nhs, it saved my life 10 years ago & I have always felt so much appreciation 🌈 Stay Safe 🌈
Have you all seen a reduction of severe stomach flu and seasonal flu in the ER, due to measures such as hand washing, mask wearing, and social distancing?
Yes, only the other day I said to a friend I'd noticed that I hadn't seen ANYBODY with a cold during this whole lockdown period, he agreed that he hadn't too, very unusual.
I can't speak for the British experience, but here in Australia we had at least an order of magnitude fewer cases of influenza at the start of the flu season (about a month ago) than we had at the height of summer. In January it was looking like a pretty bad season was on the way this year, but I wouldn't be surprised if this year now turns out to be the lightest on record.
So wonderful to hear from you again! And to have Sonia on the vlog with you! I hope you both stay well and are getting some rest. Take care of yourselves ❤️
Oh I've missed both of you. Thank you for all of your amazing instructive calming videos. Great reflection. Thank you for your honesty and candour. Greetings from Montreal Canada.
Great vlog, really found this episode to be insightful and I take my hat off to Sonia for being honest and diplomatic. I hope you both get some well deserved rest bite.🌸
It's interesting to see where this will go now that there are some rumours that this isn't a respiratory virus but a blood vessel disease...would love a topic of this with dr Jenkins too! On a side note as someone who is due their first smear test which has been postponed indefinitely it is worrying.
L M thanks for sharing the information that Covid-19 is maybe a vascular disease, I hadn’t heard this. I just had a quick Google search of some articles on the subject and it seems like it’s more than rumour. Papers have been published in the New England Journal of Medicine and Lancet showing evidence to back this hypothesis.
@@lisahayes3648 I agree....it will be very intriguing what becomes of this. It definitely makes more sense when patients present with symptoms such as blood clots and 'covid toes' also.
Great vlog. I live in Shetland (a group of islands off the top of Scotland) and covid has effected us. We haven't had a confirmed case for a month now, but the inter island travel is still resisted. We only have shops on the main island, we only have one hospital on the main island, a lot of islands don't have a doctor etc. There has been big job loses. A lot of people believe we should be treated differently to the rest of Scotland because we are different
Thank you so much; you are both so dedicated and integritous and your expertise is much appreciated 😊 Take care of yourselves and thank you again from the bottom of my heart 💓
Thank you for coming back!! I’m sure most of us worried about you. Good content as always especially the £££ on the bus!!! Only one small thing, the # on the VDO is #19 but #20 on RUclips description .. it was incorrect in the last vblog too.
Thank you for mentioning the back log due to this. It meant a lot that it was bought up as I am waiting for spinal fusion which was a 9 month wait obviously now it’ll be much longer. Big thank you to all the NHS workers as well as other key workers💙💙
Dr. Hope, could you interview a mental health professional, about the effects of the coronavirus on healthcare worker's mental health? It seems there's already a lot of post-traumatic stress going on with those on the front lines, with the possibility of that graduating to PTSD for some. I imagine we could all use some professional mental healthcare, but it seems particularly important for you all. Is that something you could cover?
Me too. you are keeping people like me sane and are rebuilding trust in my for the NHS after a couple of years of truly shocking and in some cases life threatening treatment failures in the area where I live. Thanks for reminding me what the NHS is about at its best.
Dr Ed! Quite good to see you and Dr Sonia again! Pray you two and your families are doing well. I know I have missed you and your videos. Be well, and praying for you and the staff at the NHS. ❤
Extensor tendon rupture whilst removing a sock, 10 weeks in a splint. I'd like to point out it was a sports sock, not just a regular run-of-the-mill sock :)
Luckily someone takes the courage to be honest but not discomforting. Safer not safe should be the key word. Two or more future virus waves. Endemic vs pandemic. Interconnection between Economy and welfare system. New Fears and depression. Need of planning ahead. I totally agree with you. We should bear in mind what has happened and still is going on. The virus is still out there but won't win if we show our responsible behaviour as humans not as instinctual beings. Take care 🇮🇹🍀🇬🇧
Thank you for your honesty in these vlogs. Very interesting and so good to find people I can trust. What does this mean for the people shielding? I’m on immune suppressants and am too frightened to leave home - possibly for years? My mental health was bad before covid and worse now. X
Thank you so much . I really appreciate your talking to us . Its helpful and genuine. I love the NHS and would be happy to pay more tax. You're so right re the govt. We cant believe what we are being told. That is why it is so helpful listening to you.
great videos. As a pro videographer I advise to turn off your auto focus as we get a little frame flicker occasionally (Manual focus once then leave it be if you aren't moving), and gauge the audio volume before placing your digital recorder. You have a lower speaking voice than your interviewee, so bring it a little closer to you. Just constructive criticism, great videos, quality content and I enjoy your views on subjects we are all thinking about
Thank you both for the amazing work you did for your entire society, and your willingness to make time to keep people informed. This must be one of the worst years you've ever had. I hope you get a respite soon. Then again, I don't understand why people in Britain are still so supportive of their government. Everyone is now talking about the protesters and their potential to spark a second wave. Why aren't people angrier about the fact that so many in positions of power didn't even obey the first lockdown, when others obeyed the rules and missed out on times with dying relatives? I don't think these people deserve that support and understanding.
I am conserving my energy and fatigue for the last weeks of virus. I don't want to get frusted then and stop taking precautions when more than 5-10% of population is infected.
Hello from New Zealand this has made me realise what a privileged position we are in. As a emergency nurse the thought of being a risk to my patients is thankfully something I do not have to entertain. Hoping for a vaccine so we can join the world again.
Extremely impress by how our NHS has risen to the unprecedented situation it found its self in but all down to the people who work and support this admired institution I for one have always been in awe of the amazing people who work whatever capacity they are employed go way beyond what they are paid to do to help and support all who use their services just really hope when thing quieten down (long road) that our NHS will get the funding it most definitely deserves and the general public will be standing up and shouting the loudest in support of doing the right thing by the folk thar do the right thing every single day 🌈💙💙💙🌈
Thank you Dr Ed and Dr Sonia. I just found your YT channel and find this particular upload very refreshing. Nursing in public health here in Victoria, Australia. I have now subscribed to your channel.
It's rough in a lot of places for sure. And some countries are loosening restrictions others are still locked down. It all makes things very difficult for those countries who are still in the middle of this.
None of us have a situation that isn't getting worse so we all feel for you too. If only we'd started off doing the right things giving our attention and support to medicine instead of politics. Hopefully if we make it through this we'll have learned our lesson.
20:43 Just one small correction in regards to the Furlough scheme, Australia (Job Keeper) and New Zealand (Wage Subsidy) has done it, did it earlier and in many ways more effectively. Loved the talk, thank you for doing this.
And Canada too. Everyone who lost their job due to CoVid receives a cheque for $2,000 a month, they just have to apply for it. I assume a lot of people are cheating but the government did get millions of cheques out almost overnight. Since they used people's Social Insurance Number, the cheaters will be found at tax time.
@@Susan.Lewis. I think that might be a bit different. I can't speak for the British or New Zealand systems, but what you're describing sounds more like Australia's JobSeeker system, rather than our JobKeeper system. JobSeeker is for anyone who has lost their job and it currently pays around AU$1100 per fortnight. There is an expectation that people on this will be actively looking for new job, but the strict requirement to do so was temporarily suspended. JobKeeper is paid to almost any business that has lost at least 30% of their revenue, at a rate of AU$1500 per employee per fortnight, with the requirement that it is entirely passed onto those employees (minus income tax, as required). Through this, the businesses are keeping the employees on the books, when they otherwise might have been fired or the business might have shut down entirely.
Always nice to see Sonia again. I think she is right, we will get another wave. People are being careless when it comes to social distancing. Cheers Dr. Hope.
Fascinating video as always! Thank you to both of you for explaining things so clearly! I hope you’re both finding time to relax! I assume, as a Dr, you have now been tested for Covid (I guess several times) and maybe had the antibody test? Could you make a video discussing the antibody testing and it’s findings as I’ve been reading lots about how there may be other immune processes at work which mean an antibody isn’t always created? I might have totally misunderstood but from watching your Cells at Work videos, it could make sense..... could you explain more? Thanks 🙂
So everything I was concerned about in January has happened. So far politicians across the globe managed to be consistent only with the level of their incompetency, with few exceptions.
We talk a lot about dead number but the long term effects are devastating! Heart problems, kidney problems, neurological.....and the list goes on for people that had "mild" cases.
Thank you both for sharing your thoughts with us. Very refreshing to listen to you both. Until we get a vaccine our future is going to have to be very different. I agree with the lovely and articulate Sonia. We are going to have approach everyday living in a safer way. Sonja emphasised my own feelings. I am elderly and haven’t been out since February, apart from an emergency admission into hospital for a week. Physically and mentally I feel awful. I have become paranoid about going out and so has my 80 year old husband. I hope your finger gets better soon, Dr Hope. Thank you for setting up these interesting chats. I am sure these help many people, enormously. God Bless you both. Stay safe and once again, thank you.
For my sister, who has just started chemotherapy this is worrying and for anyone else going through treatments. She needs the district nurse and cancer support. We as a family have a gene that means we develop polyps in the colon. So need regular scans to check for and remove them. I’m worried that these scans will stop but also concerned that the risk having them will be increased as they already carry a risk. It’s going to be a different health service that’s for sure. Somewhere you felt safe now feels dangerous. We are sticking to lockdown for the time being, no road trips for us. Thanks for your honesty once again. I think after the Covid briefing it should be followed by your updates. Making it far more real for the layman. 🌈👏🏻👏🏻
Sensible discussion, yes we need to somehow get other services in the NHS moving again. Couldn't the field hospitals be used for Covid pts and free up main hospitals? But I suppose it also boils down to having the staff. No easy answer.
It’s very helpful to have the practitioner’s perspective. I work in in vitro diagnostics in rt PCR as well as next gen sequencing. So also have this lower level perspective. Not practitioner, but more testing. What strikes me is at the macro level, there’s massive failure: the politicization of the WHO’s decision making, the disgraceful state of affairs of some of the more ‘reputable’ journals/publications, the fact that for various reasons we still do not know the origin of this virus, the increasing isolation of China...Given all this, it seems to me we should all be asking not only how are we to deal with the current pandemic but what are we doing to prepare for the next one?
Good to see a new upload, I was a little concerned you may have taken ill. Thank you for your concise and to the point breakdown of the current situation. The term "eye of the storm" does sound appropriate, unfortunately. I hope you and all other medics, carers and front line workers are able to stay safe. I also hope the general public act responsibly. Regards to the "lego queen".
The Lancet reported that the hydroxychloroquine study was withdrawn by the authors. What do you make of that?
Could make a paper aeroplane out of it I suppose.
@@Madhattersinjeans 😆😂🤣
Yes! Thank you, I'll add a clarification in the description. I guess some people may question why it was published in haste and then retracted, either way it's good that corrections are made. We'll have to wait for further evidence, but either way as I mention in the video it certainly won't be a wonder treatment, at best it will be an adjunct.
hydroxychloroquine was hypothesized to be a good *prophylactic* & it was tested as an acute treatment, where it was already known that it would be a bad choice due to established contraindications. So, what I make of it is that the authors got shamed into withdrawing a depravedly missrun study.
@@pneumarian Their was another recently released prophylactic study and it was slightly worse than doing nothing...
Absolutely love Sonia, she’s professional, funny, caring and just so darn lovely. She talks sense for all us non medical people.
Jan Adams totally agree with you!
Sonia's simply amazing and funny yeah certainly!
Sonia is extraordinary, could listen to her all day.
It was so lovely to see Sonia again - what a lovely, intelligent, calming, funny and pragmatic woman she seems to be. Thanks Dr Hope for your chilled informative videos. I hope for all of us, that things don’t go as badly as some are predicting :)
Sonia- looks classy, hair done, dressed nice, looks like a professional.
Ed- hair all over the place, pjs, battle injured finger.
I love you two. ❤ Thanks for giving me half an hour of soothing calm. ✌
She is a professional, a very high professional in the NHS :)
I like Ed's sweater!
Not sure Ed's in his pjs, but I get your drift. Love 'em both too.
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It's an enormously comforting thing to hear two professionals covering something as difficult as a pandemic - without hype or hysteria, just stating facts and giving a picture of how this thing is progressing.
Among the most fair, sane discussions I've seen about the underlying truths we face: the world isn't safe, we need an economy and we must minimise the covid risk. Also beautifully humble - every aspect of your thoughts are anchored in maximum care for all. We're lucky to have you and your colleagues. It's little wonder we're truly very proud of you. Thank you so much x
Very easy to say when it's not our loved ones. 'The economy' is structured by people, not some god we need to appease. These are political choices, and political choices will always fail those lives devalued by the dominant ideology: older people, disabled people, people of colour.
I'm glad to see this video - and see you healthy. Thank you for taking the time to reflect and keeping us informed. Cheers.
So glad to see you post again...I told my anesthesiologist dtr-in-law all about y’all....including the amazing LEGO modeling of the virus and an ICU unit. Wonderful educational tools. They had an interventional radiologist die from COVID-19 at their hospital, and it’s affected them deeply. They created clear boxes to more safely treat patients in specific circumstances. Be well & safe. Hugs from a fellow AFOL who finally put together an HP set from 2018, still in the box. Very therapeutic distraction!
Sonia’s in the wrong job. She should be in politics or at least in an advisory position and the UK wouldn’t be in such a mess 🙈🙏🏻 What a legend 👍🏻❤️👍🏻❤️👍🏻❤️
No, we need her in the NHS doing the great job she is doing. :)
Swede Potato Pie Sooo much respect for these two. Fascinating discussion.
Swede Potato Pie ....yet, go Sonia ! 👍👏
She really should...we need our very own Jacinda!
Honestly this is the problem with our system as it is. Politics and the government leaders are who we turn to no matter the situation. This pandemic calls for medical experts to properly handle it. No government leader should pretend to know more than doctors about a virus. They should be throwing their support behind the doctors who can then do their jobs better. Instead what we have are politicians using antagonistic speeches to point fingers at each other as if the virus issue was the same as a socioeconomic issue. Enough of that going around and then you've got people blaming 5G for it as well.
So no Sonia should not be in politics. Politicians should be backing her and Dr. Hope and all the rest instead of going about their regular slandering business.
I trust Dr Hope and Sonia more than i trust the government and opposition. Thank you for the work you've done, in the hospital and beyond
Sonia makes some excellent and insightful points, I think many of us were thinking we were over the worst of it now so elements of this discussion are quite chilling.
Even if you don't necessarily have good news, I enjoy these videos. Having information presented in clear and rational terms is important. I always feel better knowing there are medical professionals like you and Sonia out there.
In the US (Wisconsin here)the effects are disjointed. Some people are incredibly effected in that they are losing homes, jobs and loved ones. Some people are concerned, taking it seriously but haven't seen the reality yet and way too many people are being too cavalier about it and endangering the rest. It's scary and frustrating. It's incredibly draining on people's mental health and it's so hard treating mental illness while this is going on.
!!! As crazy as it sounds, so relieved to see a new video!
I find them really comforting. They're talking about serious and tragic things but it always makes me feel like people are remaining vigilant and active on our behalf.
So glad to see you both. Thank you for all these practical non sensational chats they have been invaluable .
Kept checking RUclips every day to make sure you were ok!! Sending care and hugs your way x
Why not just turn on notifications??
@@tintintb1980 I have but just in case I missed it :)
I did the same just worried that Dr Ed get infected!!
@@Lozzalo66 true. RUclips has been hit and miss with notifications as of late :)
Me too. I was getting worried. Very happy to see this video
Thank you very much for explaining the situation in a calm manner and straight to the point. It helps to understand the new realities of life and make peace with it without turning into chaos.
Wonderful ..we are so lucky in the UK to have wonderful people like you two, doing amazing stuff to help us. With the deepest respect and gratitude 🙏🏼 I hope that you and your colleagues can have a really good rest.
Thank you so much to you both. Sending huge hugs from Australia. Always lifting our spirits around the world!
I live in the US, but am always thankful for your updates. They do me a world of good. Thank you so much! Blessings to you and yours!
Insightful, calm, collected and rational...we need more of this! Thank you for your hard, sustained and ongoing work and also taking the time out to share this with us on here. Communication is key and you two have got it pitch perfect.
You guys are both a breath of fresh air. A level headed approach is exactly what’s needed here. Life is ALWAYS about assessment of risk.
Doc Hope and the Lego Queen - lovely to see you two beauties again xx
You're both so polite and tactful about these issues 😅 it's very admirable ♡
I appreciate you lovely humans
What a joy to see you again, Ed (I was so worried,) and also darling Sonia, and to listen to your relevatory conversation together. Thank you inestimably. Robert UK
Thank you so much for these videos. I've been watching them all and no matter what's been happening or is coming our way I always feel so grateful that people like you and Sonia exist in the world - kind and positive, but not shying away from stating the difficult truths we need to hear. It would be lovely if the Government were as straightforward and open! So glad to see you both well. Hope you and your equally amazing teams find some time to rest and recuperate in the coming weeks, especially with another wave on the horizon xx
You two are brilliant, I agree with your analysis. Thank you for your service.
Thanks for this episode. Really high value information and insights enriched with your personal evaluation - obviously unbiased and not following any agenda. That's what I often miss when looking on the things that we've been presented by media on a daily basis.
I really appreciate the way how you highlight different aspects how Covid-19 affected us and might affect us in future without starting to rate or prioritize them. You are describing the impact of Covid-19 in a very general way, although you personally were heavily involved in a small section. Many Politicians (who should actually be the generalists) don't manage to do this when I see them referring about individual numbers or partial aspects while justifying decisions or measures put in place.
I can say that here in Germany it's not so much different from UK except that our government took resolute measures some weeks earlier than yours, which resulted in significantly lower rates of infection. The actual situation is more or less the same: Where unity in politics and society at an early stage made us able to act surprisingly effective, all this is falling apart now and everyone seems to follow their own agenda again - sometimes even more offensive and less tolerant to arguments and other opinions than before. I have the feeling that about at least 20-30% of the people here don't (want to) see the real threat of the corona virus. They start to fight against the government and the measures that protected us from getting us in heavier trouble. I fear that at one point, politicians will take into account / accept / need a heavier second wave to justify their actions. In this case, the whole society and especially medical and caring staff will pay the highest price. This worries me a bit.
And you complement each other totally well, which gives the format extra value. Keep going on!
Thanks Ed and Sonia for a great chat. Think we’re all feeling a bit fatigued at the moment, I’ve really appreciate being able to see friends outside these last few weeks, and I think we’ve needed it to keep morale up for the marathon fight this is, but fingers crossed the second wave won’t be as bad as the first despite the easing of lockdown.
Most of my family lives in Sweden, where they’ve not had nearly as strict rules as the UK and I don’t really agree with their approach, but at least they’ve admitted in the last week that they got part of their strategy wrong, and I agree with what you guys said, it would be nice if the gov could do the same here. Who knows what the right approach is, we probably won’t know for years, but at least own up to your shortcomings.
Hallå där 🥰 I’m Swedish too but I think I missed the part where they admitted they got it wrong? 🙈🙈🙈
Swede Potato Pie no one in Sweden has admitted they got it all wrong. No one knows what the right approach will have been until this is over, we just have to wait and see, but Tegnell did speak about how perhaps Sweden could have done things slightly differently in an Ekot interview this week that got a bit of traction. As much as I don’t agree with the ‘godly’ status given to Tegnell by the Swedish media, at least it’s refreshing to hear him share some nuances to the Swedish approach that I think has been lacking in media. Whereas here in the uk, we’ve had absolutely non of that, and there’s been plenty of things that the uk gov got wrong too.
Thanks for another great, informative vlog. I always enjoy when Dr Sonia guests. I think you both explain things so well, so clamly and so reasonably. I've been sharing your COVID-19 vlogs with friends & family to help them understand what's going on. I'm an AHP in the UK and have been trying to rehab severely physically & cognitively impaired patients after stroke & other brain injuries throughout it all as that's something that can't be cancelled, and I agree with Dr Sonia, I am exhausted. I feel like I've been working at maximum capacity with increased pressures to move people out of the hospital environment and with 2 ward moves within 2 months (staff, patients & equipment) to different hospital sites added into the mix. Now that things in the hospital are starting to reopen we have to keep pushing forwards and are now getting more pressure piled on us to increase our productivity as we need things to be 'business as usual'. I feel like I'm climbing a mountain and I'm only part way up but my food and water are running out and won't last me to the summit. I am lucky to work with an amazing AHP team who muck in and support each other. It keeps me going and turning up to work every day. Thank you for your honest reflections about this. I appreciate it 😊👍🏻
Good luck to you and your team!
I absolutely love your honesty ❤. I look forward to hearing what you are saying so interesting what you go through at the front line. Keep up the fantastic vlogs 👏 thank you all for what u do.
Thankyou , you are both so down to earth and natural . Yet have been so brave in your roles at work . Thankyou for being so honest and sharing your views . I love watching
So good to see you both, looking knackered but healthy!
Your blogs have been a little light in an otherwise very grey and gloomy day!
Thank you to all who participated in them😊
The world as we knew it will never be the same again, I’m so very pleased that you touched on that, people as you say are apt to be lax, but we will never forget just how much you were there for us, exhausted, from over work and under paid! I hope now that the powers that be realise just how underfunding out wonderful NHS all these years has taken its toll on so many! Maybe now the £350 million each week that was promised will finally be provided 🤞
Thank you seems so little to say, you are all very much appreciated!
Good Luck to all of you❤️
Are you going to continue? Love ❤️
Thank you for being the voice of reason. So needed right now.
Brilliant informative chat , a hundred times better than watching the news , we get a clearer picture of the way things really are . I wish you all the luck and strength for whatever lies ahead .
Thank you both for your honesty and openness. Fighting a lot of different battles right now, and it's helpful to be reminded and talked to like an adult about where we are with Covid. Sending you both love.
I'm so glad you're okay, and to hear from Dr. Sonia too. I was worried about you guys after the long silence! Thank you, as always, for the smart and thoughtful conversation about what may come next in the pandemic. Please stay safe out there.
I was very worried about him... I’m so glad both of them are ok, and keep doing such a wonderful job, thank you.
Such a great perspective from the "eye of the storm." Thank you for sharing, I always look forward to watching your videos!
I saw Sonia in the thumbnail and clicked so fast!
I think the topics you discussed are super helpful, as we are getting out of lockdown people are starting to think that it is over and it's not. I'm glad you are both doing well and hope you stay safe.
Loved this video today! You two have the most calming aura and it’s interesting to see your tone on things compared to all the thoughts of the media and public in general
Hoorah!
wonderful to see you both. Thank you for the work you do and thank you for these videos which have been an enormous consolation and support for those of us who are trying to follow the rules.
Also you give a sense of reality and perspective during a storm of conflicting information coming from politicians, scientists and doctors.
The lady has really good communication skills. She comes accross a lot better than a lot of the experts on TV.
Good to see you both. Thanks so much for the info and update Dr H. Take care, both of you, ❤️
Interesting vlog. Liked the topics you discussed, particularly about the whole "eye of the storm" or the first drop in cases
I love listening to Sonia explaining things. She does it so well. All hail the Lego queen!
Very powerful video ❤️ Sonia, I love your honesty, your dedication & logic in this awful time ❤️ thank you both for your hard work during this horrific time, my sister is a Nurse so I know how tiring & hard this time have been for you all 🌈 I for one will not mind paying more tax towards the nhs, it saved my life 10 years ago & I have always felt so much appreciation 🌈 Stay Safe 🌈
Have you all seen a reduction of severe stomach flu and seasonal flu in the ER, due to measures such as hand washing, mask wearing, and social distancing?
Yes, only the other day I said to a friend I'd noticed that I hadn't seen ANYBODY with a cold during this whole lockdown period, he agreed that he hadn't too, very unusual.
Little kid germs are down because children are out of school.
I can't speak for the British experience, but here in Australia we had at least an order of magnitude fewer cases of influenza at the start of the flu season (about a month ago) than we had at the height of summer.
In January it was looking like a pretty bad season was on the way this year, but I wouldn't be surprised if this year now turns out to be the lightest on record.
So wonderful to hear from you again! And to have Sonia on the vlog with you! I hope you both stay well and are getting some rest. Take care of yourselves ❤️
Oh I've missed both of you. Thank you for all of your amazing instructive calming videos. Great reflection. Thank you for your honesty and candour. Greetings from Montreal Canada.
Sr Sonja is so articulate! I love to hear how she explains things. Brilliant video, as per usual 🤍
She is incredible. So calming
Great vlog, really found this episode to be insightful and I take my hat off to Sonia for being honest and diplomatic. I hope you both get some well deserved rest bite.🌸
Respite. :)
It's interesting to see where this will go now that there are some rumours that this isn't a respiratory virus but a blood vessel disease...would love a topic of this with dr Jenkins too!
On a side note as someone who is due their first smear test which has been postponed indefinitely it is worrying.
L M thanks for sharing the information that Covid-19 is maybe a vascular disease, I hadn’t heard this. I just had a quick Google search of some articles on the subject and it seems like it’s more than rumour. Papers have been published in the New England Journal of Medicine and Lancet showing evidence to back this hypothesis.
@@lisahayes3648 I agree....it will be very intriguing what becomes of this. It definitely makes more sense when patients present with symptoms such as blood clots and 'covid toes' also.
@@Lozzalo66 could that possibly be due to the rush of inflammatory mediators like cytokines? I'm no expert but maybe a link
Great vlog. I live in Shetland (a group of islands off the top of Scotland) and covid has effected us. We haven't had a confirmed case for a month now, but the inter island travel is still resisted. We only have shops on the main island, we only have one hospital on the main island, a lot of islands don't have a doctor etc. There has been big job loses. A lot of people believe we should be treated differently to the rest of Scotland because we are different
Thank you so much; you are both so dedicated and integritous and your expertise is much appreciated 😊
Take care of yourselves and thank you again from the bottom of my heart 💓
Thank you for coming back!! I’m sure most of us worried about you. Good content as always especially the £££ on the bus!!!
Only one small thing, the # on the VDO is #19 but #20 on RUclips description .. it was incorrect in the last vblog too.
Thank you for mentioning the back log due to this. It meant a lot that it was bought up as I am waiting for spinal fusion which was a 9 month wait obviously now it’ll be much longer. Big thank you to all the NHS workers as well as other key workers💙💙
Dr. Hope, could you interview a mental health professional, about the effects of the coronavirus on healthcare worker's mental health?
It seems there's already a lot of post-traumatic stress going on with those on the front lines, with the possibility of that graduating to PTSD for some. I imagine we could all use some professional mental healthcare, but it seems particularly important for you all. Is that something you could cover?
I've missed you
rubbish, you've been sleeping, you silly old cloth cat.
@@kc3718 I used to love that show xD
Me too. you are keeping people like me sane and are rebuilding trust in my for the NHS after a couple of years of truly shocking and in some cases life threatening treatment failures in the area where I live. Thanks for reminding me what the NHS is about at its best.
Dr Ed! Quite good to see you and Dr Sonia again! Pray you two and your families are doing well. I know I have missed you and your videos. Be well, and praying for you and the staff at the NHS. ❤
My eyes went straight to the hurt finger 😅 it hasn't totally healed yet 😭😂
What happened to it?
@@Emiichoco it happened more than a month ago when Dr. Hope was taking off his sock! Hahaha, it was a huge battle hahaha
@@Emiichoco It happened during an unfortunate incident involving a 560lb man and a proctoscopy procedure. 'SOCK' is a medical term.
@@VeronicasMidget thank you
Extensor tendon rupture whilst removing a sock, 10 weeks in a splint. I'd like to point out it was a sports sock, not just a regular run-of-the-mill sock :)
I'm glad you're both OK. It's very grim thinking that this is here to stay now and life might never be the same again.
Sue Moseley it will end eventually, even if the outcome is no effective vaccine, heard immunity will be achieved, even if it takes a couple of years
Luckily someone takes the courage to be honest but not discomforting. Safer not safe should be the key word. Two or more future virus waves. Endemic vs pandemic. Interconnection between Economy and welfare system. New Fears and depression. Need of planning ahead. I totally agree with you. We should bear in mind what has happened and still is going on. The virus is still out there but won't win if we show our responsible behaviour as humans not as instinctual beings. Take care 🇮🇹🍀🇬🇧
Thank you for your honesty in these vlogs. Very interesting and so good to find people I can trust. What does this mean for the people shielding? I’m on immune suppressants and am too frightened to leave home - possibly for years? My mental health was bad before covid and worse now. X
Good to see you both! Glad you've made it through the first wave. I hope you both get a breather before subsequent waves hit! Xxx
Dr Sonia spoke so.much truth. Thank you. Be great to hear more updates from her
Thank you so much . I really appreciate your talking to us . Its helpful and genuine. I love the NHS and would be happy to pay more tax.
You're so right re the govt. We cant believe what we are being told. That is why it is so helpful listening to you.
great videos. As a pro videographer I advise to turn off your auto focus as we get a little frame flicker occasionally (Manual focus once then leave it be if you aren't moving), and gauge the audio volume before placing your digital recorder. You have a lower speaking voice than your interviewee, so bring it a little closer to you. Just constructive criticism, great videos, quality content and I enjoy your views on subjects we are all thinking about
Sonia is so tuned in to everything. You are so lucky to have clear thinking and good advice
Thank you both for the amazing work you did for your entire society, and your willingness to make time to keep people informed. This must be one of the worst years you've ever had. I hope you get a respite soon.
Then again, I don't understand why people in Britain are still so supportive of their government. Everyone is now talking about the protesters and their potential to spark a second wave. Why aren't people angrier about the fact that so many in positions of power didn't even obey the first lockdown, when others obeyed the rules and missed out on times with dying relatives? I don't think these people deserve that support and understanding.
I was getting worried. Somehow I am now only seeing this video. Do hope you and your fellow doctors and Sonia are doing well and stay safe.
So good to see you and Dr. Sonia again! I was worried so I'm glad you're both safe!!!
I am conserving my energy and fatigue for the last weeks of virus. I don't want to get frusted then and stop taking precautions when more than 5-10% of population is infected.
Yay! You're back! And with Sonia! I hope you had some time to sit back and relax!
2 lovely people doing a great public service . With YT and in your jobs. Thank you.
Hello from New Zealand this has made me realise what a privileged position we are in. As a emergency nurse the thought of being a risk to my patients is thankfully something I do not have to entertain. Hoping for a vaccine so we can join the world again.
Cheers guys...you're the best....ignore the negative... embrace the positive...we're hear for you every step in every wave that comes ❤️❤️❤️
Extremely impress by how our NHS has risen to the unprecedented situation it found its self in but all down to the people who work and support this admired institution I for one have always been in awe of the amazing people who work whatever capacity they are employed go way beyond what they are paid to do to help and support all who use their services just really hope when thing quieten down (long road) that our NHS will get the funding it most definitely deserves and the general public will be standing up and shouting the loudest in support of doing the right thing by the folk thar do the right thing every single day 🌈💙💙💙🌈
Thank you Dr Ed and Dr Sonia. I just found your YT channel and find this particular upload very refreshing.
Nursing in public health here in Victoria, Australia. I have now subscribed to your channel.
Love and support from india.
In India the situation is getting worse
Getting worse in terms of new cases and death rates or how do u mean?
It's rough in a lot of places for sure. And some countries are loosening restrictions others are still locked down. It all makes things very difficult for those countries who are still in the middle of this.
Stay safe!
@@JayJasperLondon I meant new cases are coming up everyday.
None of us have a situation that isn't getting worse so we all feel for you too. If only we'd started off doing the right things giving our attention and support to medicine instead of politics. Hopefully if we make it through this we'll have learned our lesson.
This video, although sobering, made me feel better. Thank you doctors.
LOL. That darn sock. 🤣. Great video, still such a relevant conversation that shouldn’t wither away. Again, pleasure to see Sonia!
You guys!!! I was worried! Phew.
20:43 Just one small correction in regards to the Furlough scheme, Australia (Job Keeper) and New Zealand (Wage Subsidy) has done it, did it earlier and in many ways more effectively. Loved the talk, thank you for doing this.
And Canada too. Everyone who lost their job due to CoVid receives a cheque for $2,000 a month, they just have to apply for it. I assume a lot of people are cheating but the government did get millions of cheques out almost overnight. Since they used people's Social Insurance Number, the cheaters will be found at tax time.
All countries that are part of the British Commonwealth. :-)
@@Susan.Lewis.
I think that might be a bit different.
I can't speak for the British or New Zealand systems, but what you're describing sounds more like Australia's JobSeeker system, rather than our JobKeeper system.
JobSeeker is for anyone who has lost their job and it currently pays around AU$1100 per fortnight. There is an expectation that people on this will be actively looking for new job, but the strict requirement to do so was temporarily suspended.
JobKeeper is paid to almost any business that has lost at least 30% of their revenue, at a rate of AU$1500 per employee per fortnight, with the requirement that it is entirely passed onto those employees (minus income tax, as required). Through this, the businesses are keeping the employees on the books, when they otherwise might have been fired or the business might have shut down entirely.
Always nice to see Sonia again. I think she is right, we will get another wave. People are being careless when it comes to social distancing. Cheers Dr. Hope.
Thank you both for your time and advice here. Busy people making time for us viewers during this pandemic.
Fascinating video as always! Thank you to both of you for explaining things so clearly! I hope you’re both finding time to relax!
I assume, as a Dr, you have now been tested for Covid (I guess several times) and maybe had the antibody test? Could you make a video discussing the antibody testing and it’s findings as I’ve been reading lots about how there may be other immune processes at work which mean an antibody isn’t always created? I might have totally misunderstood but from watching your Cells at Work videos, it could make sense..... could you explain more? Thanks 🙂
So everything I was concerned about in January has happened. So far politicians across the globe managed to be consistent only with the level of their incompetency, with few exceptions.
We talk a lot about dead number but the long term effects are devastating! Heart problems, kidney problems, neurological.....and the list goes on for people that had "mild" cases.
Two Wonderful Doctors! You will be Blessed!
Thank you both for sharing your thoughts with us. Very refreshing to listen to you both. Until we get a vaccine our future is going to have to be very different. I agree with the lovely and articulate Sonia. We are going to have approach everyday living in a safer way. Sonja emphasised my own feelings. I am elderly and haven’t been out since February, apart from an emergency admission into hospital for a week. Physically and mentally I feel awful. I have become paranoid about going out and so has my 80 year old husband. I hope your finger gets better soon, Dr Hope. Thank you for setting up these interesting chats. I am sure these help many people, enormously. God Bless you both. Stay safe and once again, thank you.
Thanks for another dose of calm but sobering voice of sanity. I trust you more because you doctors do not press ungrounded optimism.
Thanks so much for this nice and honest discussion! Wish you both all the best!
Great video! It was interesting to hear your views on the first wave of the pandemic. Very balanced and frank discussion!!
For my sister, who has just started chemotherapy this is worrying and for anyone else going through treatments. She needs the district nurse and cancer support. We as a family have a gene that means we develop polyps in the colon. So need regular scans to check for and remove them. I’m worried that these scans will stop but also concerned that the risk having them will be increased as they already carry a risk. It’s going to be a different health service that’s for sure. Somewhere you felt safe now feels dangerous. We are sticking to lockdown for the time being, no road trips for us. Thanks for your honesty once again. I think after the Covid briefing it should be followed by your updates. Making it far more real for the layman. 🌈👏🏻👏🏻
Sensible discussion, yes we need to somehow get other services in the NHS moving again. Couldn't the field hospitals be used for Covid pts and free up main hospitals? But I suppose it also boils down to having the staff. No easy answer.
It’s very helpful to have the practitioner’s perspective.
I work in in vitro diagnostics in rt PCR as well as next gen sequencing. So also have this lower level perspective. Not practitioner, but more testing.
What strikes me is at the macro level, there’s massive failure: the politicization of the WHO’s decision making, the disgraceful state of affairs of some of the more ‘reputable’ journals/publications, the fact that for various reasons we still do not know the origin of this virus, the increasing isolation of China...Given all this, it seems to me we should all be asking not only how are we to deal with the current pandemic but what are we doing to prepare for the next one?
Good to see a new upload, I was a little concerned you may have taken ill. Thank you for your concise and to the point breakdown of the current situation. The term "eye of the storm" does sound appropriate, unfortunately. I hope you and all other medics, carers and front line workers are able to stay safe. I also hope the general public act responsibly. Regards to the "lego queen".
It's really nice seeing health care professionals thinking about the risk of lock downs
How do you feel about the government position on face covering versus the BMA position doc?