COVID-19 — Coronavirus

[mosssideblue]

As a young kid in the 1950's we were lined up at school and everyone had the Polio jab (that bloody hurt), the Diphtheria jab, (that might be the one that left an imprint forever) the Measles jab and the TB jab.
I made it this far so stop being a load of paranoid pussies.

Many, me included have had those same jabs, and many more - so what?

 

[Healdplace]

Regional hospital data over Sat - Sun - Mon:

LONDON Patients 984 - 983 - 1078 - big rise today (was 952 last Monday)
The peak in wave one was 4813 - so London is not even a quarter way there.

Ventilators 154 - 165 - 177 (was 142 last Monday)
The peak in wave one was 1057 - so London is even further away here at not much over a tenth there.

No question that wave 2 is having minimal impact in London - immunity from wave 1 perhaps?


MIDLANDS Patients 2226 - 2305 - 2388 (was 1854 last Monday).
The peak in wave one was 3101 - so much closer than London but further away than the other regions.

Ventilators 233 - 231 - 229 (was 197 last Monday).
The peak in wave one was 485 so well under half way there as yet.


NE/YORKS Patients 2755 - 2870 - 2999 (was 2574 last Monday) missed by 1 being the first region to pass 3000.
The peak in wave one was 2567 which they were the first region to surpass in wave 2 a week ago.

Ventilators 195. - 197 - 204 (was 167 last Monday).
The peak in wave one was 302 - so they are over two thirds on the way there. Only NW is closer.



NORTH WEST

Patients 2782 - 2855 - 2948 - (was 2787 last Monday) - so NW officially passed the number in hospital in wave 1 at the peak in April today when it passed the 2890 in hospital in April.

On the other hand NE/Yorks has overtaken the NW (just ) as having the most patients for the first time.

Ventilators 262 - 251 - 259 (was 231 last Monday) The wave one peak here was 350 so closest to there but still some way off despite having more patients in happily.

 

[ayrshire_blue]

Where do I queue for the vaccine?

Great news on this today. Hopefully more will soon follow. Even if it won't come to me straight away, if the elderly and vulnerable can be protected it might have a huge impact on the relaxation of restrictions.

 

[abu13]

Not one fucking comment regarding this.... maybe it’s because we’re not surprised anymore.

There is nothing that would surprise me anymore, literally nothing.

 

[roubaixtuesday]

why terribly damaging? If they had been followed by all then we would be in a much brighter place today

I agree re following the rules, but I do think social isolation is very damaging.

Just less damaging than covid

 

[mrbelfry]

It isn’t that simple.
A lot of people argue the opposite.
Vaccinate the young working population first for the sake of the economy and shelter the old, non productive members of society.
We have only ordered 30 million doses.

They aren't sure yet if the vaccine prevents you from spreading the virus if you subsequently get it. The plan then is to vaccinate those at the highest risk of death and hospitalisation. This means the young working population can get back to work with a reduced risk of whatever spread occurs results in deaths and an overwhelmed NHS.

 

[artfuldodger]

Where do I queue for the vaccine?

Great news on this today. Hopefully more will soon follow. Even if it won't come to me straight away, if the elderly and vulnerable can be protected it might have a huge impact on the relaxation of restrictions.

It will. And surely the over 80s and those in care homes will jump at a vaccine. Very little to lose and lots to gain.

 

[Healdplace]

Regional scoreboard is more good news for the North West!

London 2086 - UP from 1804

Midlands 2983 - UP from 2465 to second highest ever here.

North East 1340 - DOWN from 1506

Yorkshire 2805 - DOWN from 3731.


And North West 2796 - DOWN from 3077 to lowest total in over a month. And only the second below 3000 since September.

Less than Midlands AND Yorkshire again too. Just !

Starting to look a little hopeful of turning a corner.

 

[mosssideblue]

I agree re following the rules, but I do think social isolation is very damaging.

Just less damaging than covid

For sure social isolating isn't great, but my point was, had we as a country all fought this as one, this second lockdown might not have been needed.

 

[stonerblue]

I went for the flu shot a few weeks ag and the girl asked if I was allergic to eggs.
I said "why? Are we going out for breakfast after"? True story.

Smooth