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Gaylord du Bois said:
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Incredible figures for a Saturday. I'm eagerly awaiting the numbers going higher this coming week.

I've been thinking about what will happen when we get to the point that 2 million plus people need their second dose each week. Hopefully supply will have increased by then and we can do 5 million a week.
 
chesterbells said:
I’ve been asked quite often on forms what classification of job I do. I think when I had a covid test in the autumn it was one of the questions too.
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I have been asked occupation, but that is extremely vague in a lot of circumstances. E.g, Civil servant could be a cleaner at a job centre or a permanent secretary, and lots of company directors don't get minimum wage.

It isn't related to protected characteristics so there is no equality angle.
 
Invisible Man's Bandage said:
Incredible figures for a Saturday. I'm eagerly awaiting the numbers going higher this coming week.

I've been thinking about what will happen when we get to the point that 2 million plus people need their second dose each week. Hopefully supply will have increased by then and we can do 5 million a week.
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It'll be interesting to what todays come in at. They generally drop off a fair amount on a Sunday.
 
Corky said:
I have been asked occupation, but that is extremely vague in a lot of circumstances. E.g, Civil servant could be a cleaner at a job centre or a permanent secretary, and lots of company directors don't get minimum wage.

It isn't related to protected characteristics so there is no equality angle.
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Yes, I acknowledge it isn’t a perfect system, and it’s not something that personally I’m especially comfortable doing.
However, I just think the data must be there, and whilst it isn’t an exact science it would still give some kind of indication - and that would be interesting to see. If occupation data is asked for wrt covid cases, it should be published.
 
I am baffled by the policies for how these vaccines are being administered. My brother who is 2 years younger than me with no underlying health conditions got a call to have the vaccine yesterday (for tomorrow).

But he has since been contacted to have it cancelled. Not because he has Covid right now (he tested positive just after Christmas with all his family and though much better weeks on still has the cough that persists for weeks).

The reason they told him to rebook tomorrow is because they were using the Pfizer vaccine and his medical records showed he had an allergic response to Penicillin many years ago and you can only have the other vaccine if that is the case.

At least it shows they check your records.
 
587 all settings deaths - big drop from yesterday but Sunday always under reports remember.

21, 088 cases over 2000 down on yesterday.

13.4% of UK population now had at least one dose of vaccine.
 
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19, 054 cases in England today versus 27, 580 last Sunday

UK 21,088 today v 30,004 last Sunday and 38, 598 Sunday before and 54, 940 week before that.

No positivity rating as no England test numbers over the weekend as usual but that offers some indication the fall is real and big.
 
Tim of the Oak said:
he then downplays the stand out achievement.
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Don't be a dick, I haven't "downplayed" it, just struck a note of caution when someone claimed a falsehood 10 days ago, not a bad thing in a pandemic.

I haven't commented about the past weeks relatively low numbers because despite being low at the beginning of the week, the fact is, as a country we're doing the best of anywhere, and to reach over 600,000 yesterday (combined 1 and 2 doses) is brilliant.
 
cleavers said:
Don't be a dick, I haven't "downplayed" it, just struck a note of caution when someone claimed a falsehood 10 days ago, not a bad thing in a pandemic.

I haven't commented about the past weeks relatively low numbers because despite being low at the beginning of the week, the fact is, as a country we're doing the best of anywhere, and to reach nearly 600,000 yesterday is brilliant.
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OK mate. It was a bit of banter
 
Healdplace said:
England hospital deaths:

Good and bad news

Deaths down week to week. But Sunday data (always low - hence the week to week matters - and always less reported from NW hospitals than other regions) but the NW total well up on last few week's numbers.

Total 563 (down from 623 last week) and 82 North West (up from 61 last week).

The biggest percentage rise of NW deaths this week and it has been going up all week.

More evidence that the wave has plateaued and deaths are now falling quite noticeably.

But also that the North West is the one reacting the least to this fall. And our death rate is rising when others are now falling.

And yet one third of our vaccine supply from this weekend is being diverted elsewhere.

Andy Burnham why are you not all over this?

Notice please the deaths in the NW are rising week to week by almost exactly the percentage of the vaccine doses being taken away from the region.
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As vaccines are being equalised by diverting into London and South East
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If you live in the North West and are not annoyed at what I am about to tell you - you should be.

We are losing a third of our vaccine supply to go down south where it is needed more.

On the day the North West is the ONLY region not to fall today.

And on the day the North West now has more cases than every other region in England - London included.

Andy Burnham you should be all over this.

Deaths here are rising pro rata, hospital patient numbers falling the least and now officially the most infected region in England.

The NW media should be screaming about this.
 
Stoned Rose said:
Just been for a bounce round the park.

Absolutely hammered.

Big groups of people out together.

Teenagers on bikes in big groups.

Not a mask in sight.

"Lockdown".
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I’ll be honest though, I don't think there is too much wrong when people are outdoors. I’ve been for a 10 mile walk today and came across loads of people out and about, it’s a pleasant enough day and people are going stir crazy shut up indoors.
 
blue corby said:
My daughter just started doing hers , has to do them Monday and Thursday then upload info to the dfe website.
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My wife works for the NHS and she's been doing this fot for the last few weeks Tuesday and Friday and still has about 6 weeks more supply, she works in research and there's loads of things going on in the background linked to Covid-19, trials ect
 
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