Coronavirus (2021) thread

[Healdplace]

England by the way only did 187, 246 first dose vaccinations yesterday.

Nearly a quarter of a million fewer than the previous two days.

The lowest numbers in a month.

The second doses were way down too. Just 837 - only 6 more than Wales and one fifth the total on several recent days. This is a big drop off from the 4636 reported Friday.

I assume the start of the supply fall off Nicola Sturgeon warned us about a week ago.

 

[Nightmare Walking]

Was there any news on people who are shielding? Are they just going to annoumce on Monday that I am to go into work on Tuesday?

 

[Healdplace]

That scientist on the BBC now was not very reassuring on the the lower efficacy of the AZ vaccine v the Pfizer one saying in effect by autumn we will have more of the better ones to give people greater protection then - but oh do get it if you are offered it.

And in the next six months you do what?

I can see this turning into a my jab was better than yours internet jealousy war if someone does not speak up for AZ a bit more forcefully. I understand the arguments as we have aired them on here. But how many are going to be deterred by comments like his to even choose to wait for the other one?

For balance the BBC should have had someone saying more positive things on AZ.

 

[asahartford1]

Let me guess the questions-

“when can we go on holiday?”

“can we book a wedding now?”

or some other tedious shite that will never get an answer because it doesn’t deserve one.

It has become the same as pre and post match punditry, switch it on for the briefing and off as soon as it has finished.
Unless they have a little £5 sweep, for who can ask the worst question.

 

[ayrshire_blue]

Commented yesterday regarding an outbreak at a prison in Kilmarnock, just been announced now that there's 257 cases within - 27 of whom are staff members and 230 inmates. That's quite an outbreak, and can see why East Ayrshire is currently posting the highest rate of infections in Scotland. Also won't help the fluctuating numbers we're getting in Scotland currently.

 

[PannickAtTheDisco]

That scientist on the BBC now was not very reassuring on the the lower efficacy of the AZ vaccine v the Pfizer one saying in effect by autumn we will have more of the better ones to give people greater protection then - but oh do get it if you are offered it.

And in the next six months you do what?

I can see this turning into a my jab was better than yours internet jealousy war if someone does not speak up for AZ a bit more forcefully. I understand the arguments as we have aired them on here. But how many are going to be deterred by comments like his to even choose to wait for the other one?

For balance the BBC should have had someone saying more positive things on AZ.

think the gratitude will outweigh jealousy for the most at risk groups.

 

[Healdplace]

think the gratitude will outweigh jealousy for the most at risk groups.

Happily they are the least likely to be on social media.

I just wish that instead of implying Pfizer protects better they made more of the ways in which AZ outperforms Pfizer. Which imo is more important for the control of the pandemic.

 

[twosips]

That scientist on the BBC now was not very reassuring on the the lower efficacy of the AZ vaccine v the Pfizer one saying in effect by autumn we will have more of the better ones to give people greater protection then - but oh do get it if you are offered it.

And in the next six months you do what?

I can see this turning into a my jab was better than yours internet jealousy war if someone does not speak up for AZ a bit more forcefully. I understand the arguments as we have aired them on here. But how many are going to be deterred by comments like his to even choose to wait for the other one?

For balance the BBC should have had someone saying more positive things on AZ.

Must admit, I find my crossing my fingers that my parents are offered the Pfizer one when its their turn. I can't be alone in sharing similar views re their own families.

 

[feedthegoat27]

Let me guess the questions-

“when can we go on holiday?”

“can we book a wedding now?”

or some other tedious shite that will never get an answer because it doesn’t deserve one.

Tedious for you and many others I'm sure, but mine and hundreds of thousands of other jobs rest on the answer to that first question.

The company I work for, a small independent agency in the Midlands with 15 branches, was valued at £4m in January 2020.

It's now worth nothing.

And this isn't a business that was struggling or stagnated; the company had almost doubled in size the last 5 years due to their success.

So yes, tedious for you, tedious for most, but for some it's our careers and livelihoods.

I'm glad no answers were given (if it was asked) because in reality it's impossible to answer accurately at the moment, but don't discredit an entire industry by saying we don't deserve an answer.

When the picture becomes clearer, we absolutely do need and deserve an answer.

 

[twosips]

Happily they are the least likely to be on social media.

I just wish that instead of implying Pfizer protects better they made more of the ways in which AZ outperforms Pfizer. Which imo is more important for the control of the pandemic.

Which are the ways that AZ outperforms Pfizer? If it's reducing transmission, that's great, but you can't really blame people for still feeling less safe individually.