Coronavirus (2021) thread

[5 Hit Gibbon]

U.S. coronavirus cases trend upward — with nearly 80,000 new infections reported Thursday — health officials are warning about the spread of multiple, more transmissible variants, some of which have seeded outbreaks in states such as Michigan and California.

For the first time the P.1 variant that originated in Brazil has taken the No. 2 spot. At least 434 people in the United States have been infected with the variant, which has devastated Brazil, with the largest number of cases found in Massachusetts, Illinois and Florida.

Does anyone know if the vaccine being rolled out has any impact on this variant? If not, we could just be pissing in the wind.

 

[Claytop]

Didsbury is doing second jabs of Pfizer.
Three of my mates got theirs yesterday.

@Didsbury Dave awfully kind of him.

 

[Manc in London]

Does anyone know if the vaccine being rolled out has any impact on this variant? If not, we could just be pissing in the wind.

Yes. Both variants.

 

[Healdplace]

Not going to be much news today now Price Phillip has sadly died. All channels have cancelled other things for special programming.

Hope no idiots try to claim he had Covid and give him due respect.

 

[MillionMilesAway]

Didsbury is doing second jabs of Pfizer.
Three of my mates got theirs yesterday.

I would think that nearly all 12-week 2nd jabs will be Pfizer at the moment, as there would have been only about 10-15 days of AZ being used.

 

[Healdplace]

Wales data:

No direct comparison as they published no data on Good Friday so this is with TWO Fridays ago.

1 death - was 3 two wks ago

114 cases - was 190 two weeks ago

0.8% positivity - was 1.3% two weeks ago

 

[East Level 2]

I would think that nearly all 12-week 2nd jabs will be Pfizer at the moment, as there would have been only about 10-15 days of AZ being used.

Not sure whether I'm missing your point but I had my AZ first jab 30 days ago, and I know a few people who had it a couple of weeks earlier.

 

[Healdplace]

Wales vaccination update:

1, 537, 122 first doses given - 17, 362 today - 17, 119 yesterday & 16,995 last week.

498, 318 second doses given - 13, 579 today - 9169 yesterday & 10, 239 last week

Good to see a day to day and week to week improvement.

 

[MillionMilesAway]

Not sure whether I'm missing your point but I had my AZ first jab 30 days ago, and I know a few people who had it a couple of weeks earlier.

I think you are.

I meant that a 2nd jab today would have had a first jab in mid-January; there were relatively few AZ first-jabs then, and it seems (to me anyway!) that therefore there would be more Pfizer 2nd jabs at the moment than AZ second-jabs.

 

[Marvin]

Does anyone know if the vaccine being rolled out has any impact on this variant? If not, we could just be pissing in the wind.

Yes they still neutralise it. I think it's the SA variant and variants which share similar mutations that cause more concerns as regards vaccine evasion.

 

[Tonster]

I think you are.

I meant that a 2nd jab today would have had a first jab in mid-January; there were relatively few AZ first-jabs then, and it seems (to me anyway!) that therefore there would be more Pfizer 2nd jabs at the moment than AZ second-jabs.

Probably but there were a lot AZ done mid end Jan and these are 2nd jabs now. My Mums is tomorrow and mine on 20th both AZ

 

[Tim of the Oak]

Probably but there were a lot AZ done mid end Jan and these are 2nd jabs now. My Mums is tomorrow and mine on 20th both AZ

My second jab is scheduled for the 18th April so I think there will be lots of AZ / Oxford jabs being given atm. Some of the scientists refer to the AZ / Oxford vaccine as the workhorse of the pandemic so I assumed from that there were plenty of first and second jabs being given. Likewise, lots of 2nd dose Pfizer will be getting dished out.

 

[Healdplace]

Zoe App data:


Predicted UK cases 1956 - down 14 from yesterday (though that was quite a bit below the 3030 reported later).

Symptomatic ongoing cases reported - 43, 356 - a more modest fall in the day of 1380 than double that much of this week. Versus 61, 837 last Friday.

The 10 UK Regions Range of cases in area low to high v 1 million people

RED AREAS (most infected):

NE & Yorkshire 41 - 163

Scotland 0 - 122


DARK PINK AREAS (medium level)

London 13 - 65

Wales 0- 68


LIGHT PINK AREAS (modest level)

South East 11 - 44

Midlands 7 - 75

North West 7 - 66

East 5 - 50

South West 5 - 45




WHITE AREAS (lowest level)

N Ireland 0 - 391

 

[Mike Brock]

I would think that nearly all 12-week 2nd jabs will be Pfizer at the moment, as there would have been only about 10-15 days of AZ being used.

Just had my second AZ vaccine this morning

 

[Healdplace]

Just had my second AZ vaccine this morning

And my friend has her second AZ jab at the Etihad tomorrow.

She just asked me - how will we park the car as there is a match on! I pointed out the obvious.

Match but no crowd.

 

[Chappie]

Probably full of conspiracy nuts round there. ;-)

My 2nd Pfizer jab is due towards the end of April so hopefully I'll get the invite in the next 2 weeks.

I should have said that's where we will be getting vaccinated as you know I have left those pastures long ago and now live in the leafy suburb's of Didsbury !!!

 

[Healdplace]

ONS data on infection levels in the nations - comparative to the Zoe ongoing symptomatic cases reported above.

Data up to 3 April shows England rising but all the other nations falling.

England case UP to 1 in 340 - from 1 in 370 last week

Northern Ireland DOWN to 1 in 300 from 1 in 220 last week

Scotland DOWN to 1 in 410 from 1 in 320 last week

Wales DOWN to 1 in 800 from 1 in 570.


Big fall for Wales particularly and Scotland overtakes England though N Ireland stays the most infected part of the UK. Though falling significantly in the week that England rose. So probably not by now given their low case numbers this week.

 

[MillionMilesAway]

Just had my second AZ vaccine this morning

when was the first one?

Each day, the number of AZ 2nd doses are likely to increase, just as first doses climbed,

 

[Healdplace]

when was the first one?

Each day, the number of AZ 2nd doses are likely to increase, just as first doses climbed,

They are all being offered 12 weeks apart.

My second is due on Star Wars Day. Very easy to remember!

 

[MillionMilesAway]

They are all being offered 12 weeks apart.

My second is due on Star Wars Day. Very easy to remember!

thanks - I was wondering how close to exactly 12 weeks they were sticking. I have to wait until June sometime.

12 weeks from today was Jan 15th, I think - so only 16 days since AZ was authorised.