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Churchlawtonblue said:
Cant be that hard to give this jab, ive had dozens in my time. I think most people could help out. im thinking of volunterring my time to help out if i can.
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It isn't hard. I was talking about this with a nurse last might. Anyone could do it. The training lies in responding to an adverse reaction. But a half day training in anaphylactic shock would cover it.
 
marcus said:
Right ... give me some good news people..

with the roll out of more vaccines when do you predict a small sense of normality will begin again? How long will it take for the most vulnerable to be protected so the less so can ease up on restrictions ?

im not bothered about wearing masks, got used to that totally.
im talking pubs starting to open up again and such things

what time scales ? I can handle any news if i know an end point, but i struggle big time with the unknown

(ive dipped over xmas and need a lift and some light at the end of the tunnel)
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We are back on track for having a much better quality of life by Easter.

Things will be back to normal in the Summer
 
Claytop said:
It all depends how much we have of it and how fast we can roll it out. I think by Easter we might to see some positive changes but I think it’s pretty tough to put a definite timescale on it as there’s so many variables.
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no fuck that - 8 weeks.
 
journolud said:
My in-laws in Macclesfield, similar ages to your parents were due to have theirs at the GP surgery last week but their appointments were cancelled as apparently a storage error ruined the entire batch. Less likely with the Oxford vaccine which looks like it will be available in the next few days, the only thing holding it back will be the logistics.
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Saw that online we are in Northwich looks like GP's here don't have the facility for Pfizer storage and are holding out for Oxford (total assumption).
 
mcfc_ms said:
Anyone know if The Oxford vaccine is ok with people who have allergies? My other gran wasn’t able to have the pfizer one because of her allergy to penicillin. So hopefully the Oxford one will be ok?
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Bump. Can anyone shed any light on this?
 
twosips said:
Brilliant, ta. Do you have a source for that? Just wanna read more about it.
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By sheer coincide, Dr Elisabetta Groppelli, the vaccine expert (from St George’s) who is regularly on Radio 5 Live just confirmed it (on the radio)
www.sgul.ac.uk

Dr Elisabetta Groppelli

Virologist investigating enteric viruses and developing novel and affordable vaccines
www.sgul.ac.uk www.sgul.ac.uk
 
mcfc_ms said:
Anyone know if The Oxford vaccine is ok with people who have allergies? My other gran wasn’t able to have the pfizer one because of her allergy to penicillin. So hopefully the Oxford one will be ok?
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There's no issue with penicillin as far as I know but you should check with your GP in case she has general immune disorders.
 
2 million Oxford per week, plus the Pfizer roll out

and maybe J&J end of Jan

whole country tier 2 by March I reckon them Tier 1 by May.

So frustrating with the new strain popping up just before Xmas or we’d be on the home straight already rather than heading into another Tier4/national lockdown
 
artfuldodger said:
It isn't hard. I was talking about this with a nurse last might. Anyone could do it. The training lies in responding to an adverse reaction. But a half day training in anaphylactic shock would cover it.
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I've had the flu jab for many years now and this year the pneumonia vaccine at the same appointment (apparently a one off), never asked to wait. I'm guessing in future the flu and Covid jabs could be given simultaneously. Or if it's a huge task every year the possibility of self administered jabs, bit like the antibody test, sent in the post and completed at home.
 
marcus said:
Right ... give me some good news people..

with the roll out of more vaccines when do you predict a small sense of normality will begin again? How long will it take for the most vulnerable to be protected so the less so can ease up on restrictions ?

im not bothered about wearing masks, got used to that totally.
im talking pubs starting to open up again and such things

what time scales ? I can handle any news if i know an end point, but i struggle big time with the unknown

(ive dipped over xmas and need a lift and some light at the end of the tunnel)
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Pubs re opening, really?
 
BBC
Both the Pfizer and Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines require two doses to provide the best possible protection.
Initially, the strategy for the Pfizer vaccine was to offer people the second dose 21 days after their initial jab - full immunity starts seven days after the second dose.
But when approval was announced for the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine on 30 December, it was also announced that the policy would now change - the new priority would be to give as many people a first shot of either vaccine, rather than providing the required two doses in as short a time as possible.
Everyone will still receive their second dose, but this will now be within 12 weeks of their first.


So does this mean the Pfizer goes to 12 weeks from now for dose 2?
 
city saint said:
just spoke with a lad i know and apparently the oxford one has something in it to make you infertile.i just laughed and said shame it wasnt about when your mum was childbearing age.
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The list of things that can make us infertile or at least make us struggle with fertility is already longer than Arsene Wenger's coat, and that's assuming the list font size is the same size as those hobbyists use to write on rice grains with a feather.
 
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