Coronavirus (2021) thread

[Marvin]

I’d expect redesign to have started already, though it may need more than one. Either way I think both doses will be complete by the end August, some of those in phase 2 may get already adjusted ones.
If redesigned boosters are needed for those being vaccinated now, I’d guess they will be single shots from November ish. Good thing is we should be capable of running through 30mill shots in a couple of months.

There's something in the news suggesting Astrazeneca talking about October as a date for a variant vaccine

 

[Healdplace]

Wales update

50 deaths - was 49 last week

455 cases (lowest in nearly 3 months) - was 537 last week

6.8% positivity

Weekly Pop score 127 - down from 131 - was 204 last week.

 

[Invisible Man's Bandage]

Boris calls for a 6 pm national clap for Captain Tom tonight.

My wife has a slightly different view of him to most. She reckoned he was a ‘nasty bastard’ (her words & not mine) after reading extracts of his book where he was very insulting to his first wife and very dismissive of her obvious mental health issues. She was also disgusted that he was saying these things as his former wife was dead and clearly had no-one to defend her.

I doubt my wife will be clapping tonight...

 

[Healdplace]

There's something in the news suggesting Astrazeneca talking about October as a date for a variant vaccine

That is likely when we will need to revaccinate the at risk population for the winter alongside the flu jab so makes sense to aim for that

Indeed they might even be able to combine into one jab eventually though this year it might be two like when you have a pneumonia booster same year as flu every now and then.

 

[ganganvince]

Now booked my dates for the "jabs" and so easy to do online.

Were are you having it?

 

[MillionMilesAway]

There is also the suggestion that ASTRA ZENECA jab reduces transmission.
Meanwhile, Macron and others continue to say this drug is not safe or not effective and UK taking risks. No evidence at all for these assertions. Disgraceful. Presumably, then, the French will not want any of this jab.

This really isn't true, as far as I know.
France and Germany have not said it's not safe. Neither have they said it's not effective.
They've said that in the over 65 age group, the trials have not provided enough data to be certain.

I'm sure AZ will be looking to fix that, but it is a perfectly acceptable ethical position to not allow injection of something which has no guaranteed effect.

Today's transmission report may well change that opinion as it may indicate a benefit, just as trials in the older agegroups would provide data.

The UK position is that there isn't data for the older groups, but that it has a benefit for younger agegroups and does not seem to have negative effects - therefore they've given an emergency use order for it.

 

[Healdplace]

Wales vaccination update:

462, 497 First doses - 22, 857 given yesterday - was 23, 334 day before

1160 Second doses - 94 given yesterday - was 496 day before

 

[roubaixtuesday]

Boris calls for a 6 pm national clap for Captain Tom tonight.

From the man whose cowardice led to a huge uptick in cases that, whilst we can't be certain, more likely than not caused his death, that' quite some chutzpah.

 

[shemnel]

we'll have a moment's reflection in our house, but we shan't be clapping, and definitely not now Boris has climbed on the bandwagon. Just fund the NHS you fat prick, instead of getting community fundraising to do it.

 

[Healdplace]

Scotland data:

88 deaths - was 92 last week

978 cases - was 1330 last week

5.1% positivity - was 6.3% last week

1871 patients - down 63 on yesterday - was 1971 last week

128 on ventilators - down 12 on yesterday - was 145 last week