Coronavirus (2021) thread

[MillionMilesAway]

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.carehome.co.uk/news/amp/article/id/1641654/95-per-cent-of-care-homes-have-had-whole-home-vaccination-for-residents-reveals-NCF-poll

15,600 residential care homes in England. c390,000 residents.

Thanks. Is the 390k buried somewhere on the site?
Strange that that is dated on Wednesday last week, and it's headline news several days later.

This looks odd though, and I think the NCF bloke is right to say this:
"While resident vaccination had reached 95 per cent of care homes (715 care homes), the NCF poll revealed that most care homes said only half of their staff have been vaccinated.
Only 27 per cent of care homes reported vaccination of over 70 per cent of their staff."

Reasons given:
- Staff were unavailable when whole home vaccination was taking place due to shift patterns.
- Staff were unable to have the vaccine due to medical reasons.
- Staff were unable to get alternative local appointment for vaccination.
- A lack of supply of vaccine for staff – vaccinating teams not having enough vaccine supply for staff in addition to residents.
- A need to wait for 28 days if tested positive with COVID-19.

That's a lot of staff not vaccinated for various reasons.

 

[blueparrot]

Quaite a sharp fall in the worldwide cases.In fact about the first fall we have had. Jan 17th 7 day average was 741,784. Yesterday 528,620.

Coronavirus Update (Live): 137,128,674 Cases and 2,955,125 Deaths from COVID-19 Virus Pandemic - Worldometer

Live statistics and coronavirus news tracking the number of confirmed cases, recovered patients, tests, and death toll due to the COVID-19 coronavirus from Wuhan, China. Coronavirus counter with new cases, deaths, and number of tests per 1 Million population. Historical data and info. Daily...

www.worldometers.info

 

[worsleyweb]

Quaite a sharp fall in the worldwide cases.In fact about the first fall we have had. Jan 17th 7 day average was 741,784. Yesterday 528,620.

Coronavirus Update (Live): 137,128,674 Cases and 2,955,125 Deaths from COVID-19 Virus Pandemic - Worldometer

Live statistics and coronavirus news tracking the number of confirmed cases, recovered patients, tests, and death toll due to the COVID-19 coronavirus from Wuhan, China. Coronavirus counter with new cases, deaths, and number of tests per 1 Million population. Historical data and info. Daily...

www.worldometers.info

That's good news - wonder why?

 

[Healdplace]

That's good news - wonder why?

Vaccinations is the obvious answer. Globally numbers are adding up fast.

 

[ayrshire_blue]

Vaccinations is the obvious answer. Globally numbers are adding up fast.

And/or lockdowns?

 

[Healdplace]

England hospital deaths by region

83 Midlands, 81 South East, 58 London, 53 NE & Yorkshire. 44 East, 23 North West, 14 South West.

 

[nw42]

All restrictions on the Isle of Man have been lifted,back to normal after 3 weeks with no new cases

Except incoming travel, quite rightly they don't want visitors.

 

[blueparrot]

That's good news - wonder why?

Don't know, big falls in the U.S from 300k to 100k. Also though despite all the talk of the South Africa strain their peak was 10k and is now down to about 5k. Seem to falling in a lot of places, whether it's lockdowns,don't know. Would have thought it's too early for vaccine impact.

 

[kaz7]

Briefing at 5pm

 

[blueparrot]

Vaccinations is the obvious answer. Globally numbers are adding up fast.

Not at the levels in places like America and they will take 3 or 4 weeks to be having any substantial impact. Even hers will be mid late February and though we are vaccinating the most vulnerable to reduce hospital/death most cases are in age ranges not yet done.