Coronavirus (2021) thread

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Invisible Man's Bandage said:
Just up on the Telegraph.

Johnson & Johnson single shot vaccine about to be submitted for MHRA approval. Based on Pfizer & AZ that takes around two weeks. 30 million doses ordered.
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This could be perfectly timed and strategically, it would make sense to give out the second doses to those that are due them using the AZ / Pfizer stocks and the next tranche of 'younger' people due a vaccine could have the single shot which would take away the concerns about the younger citizens will be stuck waiting for a second shot weeks and months into the future before being allowed to travel etc.
 
davealvers said:
This could be perfectly timed and strategically, it would make sense to give out the second doses to those that are due them using the AZ / Pfizer stocks and the next tranche of 'younger' people due a vaccine could have the single shot which would take away the concerns about the younger citizens will be stuck waiting for a second shot weeks and months into the future before being allowed to travel etc.
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Exactly. I reckon by the end of March we should have done all over 50s and the vulnerable 16-60s who want to be vaccinated and many areas will be deep into the 40-49 group. If the Johnson & Johnson vaccine then becomes an option I can see a large proportion of say under 30s getting it.

This is a bold prediction but I'm convinced the entire population will be fully done by June.
 
Rammy Blue said:
For people who can’t be arsed clicking the link, whats it about?
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It's simply a pass that kids update after a Covid test and answer a few health questions (I guess it asks have they had a cough, temperature, etc) and the pass is electronically updated and shown and scanned when the kids enter school, nothing sinister, at the end it lists about 9 partners involved in the scheme including Microsoft.
 
Invisible Man's Bandage said:
All over 50s eligible in Salford now and my wife, also 55, is booked in on Monday. All over 50s nationally who wants one will be done before the end of March. Areas that are steaming ahead like Salford will be well into the 40-49 group before second shots really kick in. March is going to be a big month for numbers and I can see 16 million plus shots being delivered.

By April we should be getting more Pfizer, the first supplies of Moderna and possibly even the Johnson & Johnson single shot vaccine too. I'm very bullish on this but the two things the government have got absolutely right now are the test and trace set up and the vaccination roll out. People can criticise many aspects of policy during the course of the pandemic but right now we are doing all the right things and we will be on the other side by summer.
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That Salford flyer was very odd. Contradictory. Good luck with it though. If I lived in Salford I'd be on it too. Nationally criteria are groups 1-7 i.e. 60 and above.

This is not a political problem it's a logistical problem. What shocks me is the ineptitude and lack of social cohesion in countries like France. The Astrazeneca vaccine is an absolute fiasco. This may become a problem for us. It's unclear how big a threat the variants are but people who are tracking them, and if we need a 2nd vaccine, how can you develop one if you don't know what the virus will look like. Moderna have developed one but it would be stupid to launch that until we are in the mopping up stage.
 
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