Coronavirus (2021) thread

[Toney’s bookie]

No people claiming they are a "carer" and they are NOT. Hearing loads and loads of stories from people doing this mate, especially in Trafford. I'm fucking livid.

For what it's worth, I believe the NHS have changed the criteria for booking jabs such that you have to be registered as a carer on your GP file. Not seen anything as to whether this is due to the tightening of supply leading to a tightening of criteria or to close the potential loophole you've highlighted.

 

[Eds]

Should see more the figure of 31m for first doses broken today and nearly 4.3m second. Fantastic achievement by this country. By the end of the month those figures could be near 40m and 10m+. Normality is slowly returning, just need a little more patience from all age groups i.e. can the under 30's stop acting like twats

 

[Healdplace]

England hospital deaths 43 - with just 2 from the NW.

Last week was 73 with 16.

Another huge fall on what used to be a pretty big day for numbers. Over 1000 in January

 

[Marvin]

Not sure if this is old news or not but Moderna vaccine arrives in Scotland next week.

BBC report

 

[ganganvince]

For what it's worth, I believe the NHS have changed the criteria for booking jabs such that you have to be registered as a carer on your GP file. Not seen anything as to whether this is due to the tightening of supply leading to a tightening of criteria or to close the potential loophole you've highlighted.

Yes but all you need to do is ring your surgery tell them you care for an elderly relative which can be as little as collecting shopping they will then either ask you to fill out a form naming said relative or just update system to show you as an unpaid carer either way not difficult.

 

[BLUEMATT23]

For what it's worth, I believe the NHS have changed the criteria for booking jabs such that you have to be registered as a carer on your GP file. Not seen anything as to whether this is due to the tightening of supply leading to a tightening of criteria or to close the potential loophole you've highlighted.

Thanks - this should have been done at the start from the NHS

 

[Healdplace]

England hospital 43 deaths

4 of the 43 are older than a month

By region: Midlands15, NE & Yorkshire 9, London 6, East 5, South East 4, North West 2, South West 2


The most was 4 in Birmingham. The North West 2 were one each in Manchester and Stockport.

 

[Healdplace]

England hospital deaths wk to wk:

494 / 60 NW / 12%

309 / 42 NW / 13% (37 % fall wk to wk)

254 / 37 NW / 19% (18 % fall wk to wk)

184 / 30 NW / 16% (28 % fall wk to wk)

159 / 22 NW / 15% ( 14 % fall wk to wk)

97 / 17 NW / 19% ( 39 % fall wk to wk)

73 / 16 NW / 21% ( 25 % fall wk to wk)

43 / 2 NW / 5% ( 41 % fall wk to wk) TODAY

 

[Healdplace]

Northern Ireland data:

0 deaths - was 0 last week

107 cases - was 183 last week

4.4% positivity - was 6.3% last week

915 weekly rolling case total - was 977 yesterday and 1054 last week

5 care home outbreaks - was 5 yesterday and 6 last week

112 Patients - was 118 yesterday and 153 last week

9 ventilated - was 9 yesterday and 10 last week

 

[Healdplace]

Todays data has again been excellent everywhere.

Here are the the age ranges for the 915 positive cases in N Ireland over the past 7 days

0 - 19 (200) 21.9%

20 - 39 (344) 37.6%

40 - 59 (290) 31.7%

60 - 79 (60) 6.6%

80 PLUS (21) 2.2%


I have posted these every few days as they show very clearly that the numbers over 60 (the most vaccinated) are tumbling in the % of those testing positive - really good proof of vaccine efficacy).

Even in January when lockdown was in force but vaccines were still in very early days it was about 20% in the over 60s. It soon fell below and has just dropped ever since. Just a couple of weeks ago it was at about 15% .

It is now 8,8%.

Very clear proof that vaccination works and is protecting the most vulnerable. Hence the hospitalisations and death numbers tumbling.

Nearly 60% of those testing positive are under 40. And I am pretty sure most of those are under 30.

Moreover the numbers are dropping in EVERY age group. Even the younger ages. Hence the case numbers going down too.