Coronavirus (2021) thread

[ell]

Only half the appointments at the etihad being taken up according to Burnham. Elderly waiting for GP appointments closer to home apparently.

 

[Healdplace]

This data is looking really hopeful.

Though this is Pfizer only so we need to see how the two different vaccines fare in the UK.

Happily the data out last night posted earlier on infectivity suggests as hoped that AZ is also very good at lowering seriousness and infectivity of others which is far and away more important to controlling an outbreak than stopping everyone catching Covid as I think that will never be possible.

We manage this disease by living with it in the way we do other illnesses - stopping them overwhelming health authorities and regularly protecting the most vulnerable and using measures of all kinds to minimise infectivity.

This pandemic will end when catching Covid is like getting flu and only makes a very few sick enough almost by accident that the story is mentioned.

It will be a peace treaty not a victory for either side.

 

[DMA's]

My wife getting her first jab today at 12 30. Only 26 but she has underlying health issues ironically getting it before my 60 year old mum who has had to shield! Guess it’s to do with the area as where my mum lives there is a lot of older people

 

[Healdplace]

I think the suggestions coming out from government today of vaccinating everyone down to 40 by April is an indication of the way out of lockdown. We need to reduce transmission from those who catch covid but rarely get very sick as these are where 90% of the cases will be coming from. Stop that transmission you get the world back to normal.

They are the next priority as stopping people from dying was obviously the first. But now we are into the next phase of the battle and that is why priorities will start to change on who gets vaccinated.

 

[MillionMilesAway]

Only half the appointments at the etihad being taken up according to Burnham. Elderly waiting for GP appointments closer to home apparently.

That makes sense to me. I thought the same about the Excel in London - anyone without a car has to travel on public transport which the advice is not to use.

 

[Indaparkside]

Only half the appointments at the etihad being taken up according to Burnham. Elderly waiting for GP appointments closer to home apparently.

How can you volunteer to drive the elderly they may live on their own and don’t want to use public transport, ive had my 1st vaccination so would gladly help out taking them to be vaccinated

 

[Healdplace]

Wales data:

16 deaths - was 25 last week

533 cases - was 608 last week

3.4% positivity - was 4.2% last week

Weekly Pop 84 - same as yesterday - was 102 last week

 

[roubaixtuesday]

I think the suggestions coming out from government today of vaccinating everyone down to 40 by April is an indication of the way out of lockdown. We need to reduce transmission from those who catch covid but rarely get very sick as these are where 90% of the cases will be coming from. Stop that transmission you get the world back to normal.

They are the next priority as stopping people from dying was obviously the first. But now we are into the next phase of the battle and that is why priorities will start to change on who gets vaccinated.

The ultra-high levels of takeup we're seeing (see above from ONS) of 95%+ in the over 70s massively reduces the risks of removing restrictions, because even if there is a further surge in infections, say in Autumn, then the likelihood of that knocking on to significant hospitalisations and deaths is much, much lower.

Our vaccine uptake is an incredibly good news story.

 

[Indaparkside]

How can you volunteer to drive the elderly they may live on their own and don’t want to use public transport, ive had my 1st vaccination so would gladly help out taking them to be vaccinated

Update phoned my surgery they gave me a number for car share they now have my details to help out driving the vulnerable to appointments

 

[Healdplace]

Wales vaccination update:

839, 065 first doses given - 16, 432 yesterday - was 15, 282 day before.

123, 121 first does given in past 7 days

25, 433 second doses given - 6091 yesterday - was 6354 day before