Coronavirus (2021) thread

[MillionMilesAway]

I think the NHS Leadership issues are interesting and the NHS leadership will be held accountable if there are big failings in the vaccine roll out. Dido Harding would have replaced Sir Simon Stephens as Chief Exec of NHS England by now but for the disasterclass on track and trace. He seems to have been sidelined recently but it probably makes sense for the Chief Medics and Scientists to flank Boris at the moment with the key focus being the vaccine.

I'm not sure who's who at the top of the NHS, but can't imagine Harding being someone they'd appreciate!

 

[kaz7]

Yes, it's definitely a risk.

It seems to come down to whether you trust the govt scientists. At the moment, it's an educated guess - the plan taken means more get vaccinated at a particular point (e.g. Easter). The unknown factor is whether something nasty crops up which renders a vaccine ineffective.

Agreed , we are at a dangerous stage in some ways worse than before , i do trust sage and the mouthpiece that is whitty but i still have the WHO shouting test test test at us in my head in march !

 

[PannickAtTheDisco]

how are the excess deaths looking?

 

[BlueHammer85]

Work mates mrs, a gp, rushed into hospital with Covid. She’s only 40 :(

 

[Tim of the Oak]

Work mates mrs, a gp, rushed into hospital with Covid. She’s only 40 :(

Sorry to hear that news. Wishing her a speedy recovery

 

[Invisible Man's Bandage]

The fact that we are now at 1.3 million shots shows that already the rate is going up and the Oxford roll out has barely got going. That must mean they have speeded up with Pfizer so if they can keep going with that and really ramp up Oxford then we should start seeing big numbers daily.

My uncle had his first shot of the Pfizer vaccine at Salford Royal before Christmas and he is still booked in for his second shot on Thursday.

 

[shemnel]

This is a new virus , it has not been here long enough for accurate predictions , whitty said it will go down to an acceptable risk to the population but as with all respiratory / winter viruses it will come back after the summer and the nhs creaks with flu so with on top ... But best to think positive for no w

i, and many millions of others, cannot cope with this shit again. I understand the point you make about new pressures, but i believe that people will not accept being shut away again with apparent lower risk to under 60s. That sounds callous but that is how it will be interpreted by many

 

[Cityfan]

how are you suposed to radicalise soneone in the time it takes to give a vaccination. Its a ludicrous idea surely. lol

You are in contact with fellow vaccinators a lot longer.
Is it the most important thing ? Possibly not, but I have personally worked with someone currently serving a life sentence for terrorism.

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

What did people make of the roads today? I was walking the dog this evening at 5pm and it was pretty busy on the main road off the Motorway. I thought roads would be fairly quiet like March/April.

 

[cleavers]

What did people make of the roads today? I was walking the dog this evening at 5pm and it was pretty busy on the main road off the Motorway. I thought roads would be fairly quiet like March/April.

We were out and about this afternoon (food shopping), and they seemed very quiet in our town.