Coronavirus (2021) thread

[bluethrunthru]

If you watched Marvellous the Neil Baldwin Story you'll be aware that for all his faults Lou Macari has a heart. I heard and saw this - I had no idea he ran a homeless shelter but fuck me this is awesome - hats off to the man

 

[Churchlawtonblue]

If you watched Marvellous the Neil Baldwin Story you'll be aware that for all his faults Lou Macari has a heart. I heard and saw this - I had no idea he ran a homeless shelter but fuck me this is awesome - hats off to the man

Yes fair plays to him. He is well known in Stoke for his charity work, and doesnt sing and dance about it.

 

[twosips]

My dad get his text about the vaccine and I'm well happy. Hes 61 and in Urmston. I know my mum has been very very hesitant and I was very down about it all this morning but I think my dad not being arsed and it becoming very real due to his text has made her confront it. Long chat on the phone today and she's facing up to it now I think. Shows how damaging the conspiracy theories are though as she was asking if we needed it really (me and my missus) as she'd read some stuff about infertility etc due to vaccines. Mad nonsense but facebook is a curse for this misinformation shite. Obviously reassured her though. Anyway, her 60th is at the end of March. Starting to feel she may be protected now by then and I could perhaps hug for the first team I a year...on her 60th! Amazing.

 

[TINY]

My dad get his text about the vaccine and I'm well happy. Hes 61 and in Urmston. I know my mum has been very very hesitant and I was very down about it all this morning but I think my dad not being arsed and it becoming very real due to his text has made her confront it. Long chat on the phone today and she's facing up to it now I think. Shows how damaging the conspiracy theories are though as she was asking if we needed it really (me and my missus) as she'd read some stuff about infertility etc due to vaccines. Mad nonsense but facebook is a curse for this misinformation shite. Obviously reassured her though. Anyway, her 60th is at the end of March. Starting to feel she may be protected now by then and I could perhaps hug for the first team I a year...on her 60th! Amazing.

Great news mate, and 100% behind you on the scare mongering by the idiots. My dads 77, but contracted Covid a few weeks back, he spent a night in hospital but is on the road to recovery now.

He’s been advised by the consultants to wait 28 days before getting the vaccine so I’ve booked him in for Day 29. He’s been reluctant because some of the rumours and wanted the “English one only”, had a chat and he’s sorted his head out now thankfully!

 

[M18CTID]

I know a couple of people who are in their 40’s and early 50’s who have been invited for vaccine and they have no idea why. One has very mild seasonal asthma but the other has no ailments at all.

A couple of guys at work around the same age as me - 50 - have been invited too. One is diabetic and the other has asthma though I don't think it's severe, so that's probably why they've both been offered it. In light of this, another bloke on the shop floor who is 63 spat his dummy out yesterday about these two being offered it before him. Later on, somewhat coincidentally the dummy spitter got a text asking him if he'd like to take the vaccine. Suddenly he was like a dog with 2 dicks and telling us all the good news. Apparently, he had to reply yes or no and since replying yes he hasn't heard anything more. It wouldn't surprise me if it was a scam text! Thing is, I don't know why he's getting so agitated about others being offered it before him anyway. He and virtually all the rest of us at work tested positive for Covid just over 4 weeks ago so we're probably less at risk of catching it again than most other people in the country at the moment.

 

[SPIDERBOY]

What's the score with travel to and from Scotland?
Got in work this morning and I got a queue of tankers from Aberdeen,all bringing drilling mud from the oil rigs,all said they are going back to bring more.

 

[Invisible Man's Bandage]

Great news mate, and 100% behind you on the scare mongering by the idiots. My dads 77, but contracted Covid a few weeks back, he spent a night in hospital but is on the road to recovery now.

He’s been advised by the consultants to wait 28 days before getting the vaccine so I’ve booked him in for Day 29. He’s been reluctant because some of the rumours and wanted the “English one only”, had a chat and he’s sorted his head out now thankfully!

The not receiving a vaccine within 28 days of a positive Covid test isn't advice but policy for everyone by the way. It's one of the questions I was asked when I had my first shot on Monday.

 

[Marvin]

The drop in vaccine supply doesn't seem to be that big. Figures in the press suggest that the Astrazeneca supply is unaffected and represents 2/3 of supply anyway, and that the Pfizer supply is like to fall by 1/3rd . So a fall of 1/9th or 11% overall for a period of 2 weeks.

 

[blueparrot]

The drop in vaccine supply doesn't seem to be that big. Figures in the press suggest that the Astrazeneca supply is unaffected and represents 2/3 of supply anyway, and that the Pfizer supply is like to fall by 1/3rd . So a fall of 1/9th or 11% overall for a period of 2 weeks.

That’s probably true, but I think maybe the pfizer supplies will be held back in case it’s more than 2 weeks, to make sure there is enough for second jabs that will be meeded in increasing numbers the next 2 -4 weeks as nearly all the December early January first doses were Pfizer and the 12 weeks will be up for them over the next few weeks.

 

[blue b4 the moon]

The date on the calculator continues to fall slightly (moved 3 days closer in the last week into March for me) obviously it's only an indication however whoever has set the parameters doesn't see any issues with supply.

Vaccine Queue Calculator for England

The vaccine queue calculator for England estimates where you are in the queue to get your COVID vaccine based on your age, health, and job.

www.omnicalculator.com