Coronavirus (2021) thread

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mcfc1632 said:
Also we could get ahead of the curve by giving the vaccine to younger groups and thereby reduce the overall risk to everyone

Of course - the priority groups must remain the priority and there should not be a situation allowed where there is a shortage of vaccine for them

This is all about supply - get ahead of the demand on the supply front and everything can be accelerated
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Genius. You should contact the government and let them know your theories, especially the last one.
 
This lockdown is likely to last until March. A full year on since the first lockdown where we was told we needed 3 weeks to ‘flatten the curve’. What an absolute disaster this has been. The situation is only getting worse and they seem to be making excuses/changing their story on the vaccine situation
 
artfuldodger said:
For what it worth, my mum is 82 with lung cancer and hasn’t heard a peep. She is in Huddersfield. All seems very unfair.
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Sorry to hear that, it's not equitable at all, she should be getting her jab as a top priority. If it's of any help my friends mate has had stage 4 Lung cancer now for 3 years, she's on containment drugs and is younger than your Mum but hopefully these drugs or other treatment will help. Good luck to her.
 
Take a deep breath

England hospital deaths - as feared - 674 today.

Highest since the days around the very peak in April.

Good news in that is NW comes out of it relatively well
 
Blu3m00n91 said:
This lockdown is likely to last until March. A full year on since the first lockdown where we was told we needed 3 weeks to ‘flatten the curve’. What an absolute disaster this has been. The situation is only getting worse and they seem to be making excuses/changing their story on the vaccine situation
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Can you point out any major countries in say Europe or the Americas where Covid isn’t highly active currently?
 
ayrshire_blue said:
Trying to work out safest and best option re childcare. Both parents unable to work from home for at least a couple of days a week, both work in fairly to high risk environments. For the days where we don't work from home, is it safer to send kids to nursery or to grandparents in the 65-70 age group (good health, haven't already knowingly had the virus)? I genuinely have no idea what's best, weighed in the mental impact of the grandparents if we chose to put him into nursery and they don't get to spend time etc.

It was easier in March in a way when it was simply a case of contact wasn't permitted, so our mind was made up. I don't know if this néw strain is likely to be more transmissible to and from kids of that young an age group or not.
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If you and your wife are not vulnerable I'd say they are better off going to Nursery. Although there is more chance of you/them picking it up from there, grandparents are the most likely to be severely ill from it.
 
Regional split of the 674 England hospital deaths

London 193

Midlands 108

East 94

South East 83

NE/Yorkshire 82

North West 72

South West 42
 
Invisible Man's Bandage said:
Can you point out any major countries in say Europe or the Americas where Covid isn’t highly active currently?
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Others countries have dealt with this situation better than us. We’re a shambles. A day after boris says send your kids to school he then proceeds to shut them all the clown
 
Scotland

Deaths 68 (was 43 last week) Not bad as this was a big catch up.

Cases 2039 (was 2045 last week)

10.5% positive.
 
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