Coronavirus (2021) thread

[urban genie]

They did that months ago. Around August.

Nope, I was gonna book a delivery the other day and prices were between £2.50 and £4.50 depending on the time of day.

 

[BlueAnorak]

Israel will be an interesting country to follow in the coming months. Not with any national bellicosity about who is first, more interested in seeing how it goes about achieving its targets and how it goes about reopening its society. It is ploughing ahead with its vaccination programme, two doses as per the manufacturers' instructions, yet it has a sizeable Arab population that is sceptical about the vaccine and an Orthodox community that is also recalcitrant, so it will face similar challenges that other countries will face, if for different reasons. We should therefore learn from what it does well and what mistakes it makes.

It wins wars.
This is a war.

 

[I'm With Stupid]

I am pretty sure the MHRA approved the 12 week regime for the Oxford / AZ vaccine.

But I believe there's evidence that that vaccine is more effective with a longer gap between them, whereas I've not read anything to suggest the same is true of the Pfizer one.

 

[meltonblue]

They’re planning on delaying the second dose for both, that was pre the new measures tonight being announced though.

For the AstraZeneca one, that’s ok as there’s not much difference in efficacy between one and two doses (and that’s the one Blair was talking about too).

The Pfizer one, that Boothroyd was complaining about, drops from 95 to 52% and we don’t know how long that 52% is effective for between doses.

What they might end up doing is keeping most of the Pfizer ones to the previously agreed timescales and administered from
hospitals and health centres capable of storing it. The AstraZeneca one, I imagine they might have mass distribution and administration of that utilising more GP centres and pharmacies as they’ll all be able to store it immediately and prioritise getting everyone the first dose. If they do that, then the timescales are absolutely doable.

That’s just a hunch though...

 

[cleavers]

Those are only the ones who have died from Covid under 60 with no known underlying health conditions.

The total under 60 are over 3000.

Thanks Hp, and Jt.

 

[Del_Bosque]

But I believe there's evidence that that vaccine is more effective with a longer gap between them, whereas I've not read anything to suggest the same is true of the Pfizer one.

89% protection after 1 jab

95% after 2 for the Pfizer

 

[Bluesince1979]

You should only go to work for essential work , i will try and find out , text your boss though

Or you cannot work from home

 

[ShaunMCFC]

My car is due an MOT this month, understand it’s absolutely not top priority with what’s going on. But does anyone have any idea what happens with that?

 

[metalblue]

Israel will be an interesting country to follow in the coming months. Not with any national bellicosity about who is first, more interested in seeing how it goes about achieving its targets and how it goes about reopening its society. It is ploughing ahead with its vaccination programme, two doses as per the manufacturers' instructions, yet it has a sizeable Arab population that is sceptical about the vaccine and an Orthodox community that is also recalcitrant, so it will face similar challenges that other countries will face, if for different reasons. We should therefore learn from what it does well and what mistakes it makes.

What I do know is Israel is doing nothing to help the Palestinians in getting vaccinated which, as the occupying power, they absolutely should.

The Palestinians don’t have a pot to piss in to buy it themselves anytime soon

 

[I'm With Stupid]

89% protection after 1 jab

95% after 2 for the Pfizer

The 1 jab figure is also for the Pfizer?