Coronavirus (2021) thread

[03 March 2002]

Edit - unsure what impact this has on AZ vaccine efficacy against one of the Indian variants which is circulating in the UK. If its on par with the SA does this make it less effective? The 'live virus' bit has thrown me, as I had initially assumed that's what the AZ vaccine was but perhaps not, @roubaixtuesday ?

This isn't the dominant indian variant in the UK, as yet, but it is here too.

Anecdotally it's good.

Several of my Indian colleagues have had or do have it currently as well as their immediate families (all fully vaccinated through work). No hospitalisations and one of the family members was a 98 year old.

 

[unicorn]

BBC News just reported on Bolton and the rise there (all be it using data from last week). None the less the testing is now seriously underway and they noted that the bulk of the cases are in the young - school age, teens and under 25. And as yet not much sign of serious illness.

Yes, this latest data on https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/ doesn't suggest the cases are converting into serious illness and death, thankfully.

 

[artfuldodger]

Bad news for those of us on the Novavax trial. Just had an email saying there are further delays to getting a temporary license and possible financial problems.I’ve searched a bit further and it looks like no chance of being licensed until the final 3rd of the year at the earliest. How that leaves us who have had their vaccine, I don’t know.

 

[roubaixtuesday]

How that leaves us who have had their vaccine, I don’t know.

Vaccinated, I guess?

 

[Indaparkside]

Vaccinated, I guess?

:)

 

[roubaixtuesday]

Novavax delayed by manufacturing and quality issues.

Puts criticism of AstraZeneca in perspective.

Novavax delays COVID-19 vaccine regulatory submissions—again

Novavax will not file for approval of its COVID-19 vaccine until July at the earliest, thanks to manufacturing issues related to an assay needed to show regulators that its vaccine manufacturing pr | Novavax will not file for approval of its COVID-19 vaccine until July at the earliest, thanks to...

www.fiercebiotech.com

 

[artfuldodger]

Vaccinated, I guess?

Well yes. With an unregulated vaccine. It’s trial results are good, and I’m not worried about it’s safety. Just wondering if it will ever count on a vaccine passport. I’m not too bothered for me. But my 19 year old is on the same trial. I know the risk with a trial is that it may not go the whole way. But we were told in March that it would, and those of us who had been given the placebo were given the vaccine.

 

[N1985]

Thanks everybody who replied regarding side effects of AZ. Anxiety has certainly subsided a lot.

 

[03 March 2002]

Novavax delayed by manufacturing and quality issues.

Puts criticism of AstraZeneca in perspective.

Novavax delays COVID-19 vaccine regulatory submissions—again

Novavax will not file for approval of its COVID-19 vaccine until July at the earliest, thanks to manufacturing issues related to an assay needed to show regulators that its vaccine manufacturing pr | Novavax will not file for approval of its COVID-19 vaccine until July at the earliest, thanks to...

www.fiercebiotech.com

Another reason why opening up the IP won't mean a flood of vaccines entering the market.

Short answer to the assay issues... "The cell bank died".

 

[Healdplace]

The data issue in Scotland is unresolved and the Gov UK Data will be late today. At least 5.30 latest estimate. Seems quite a serious one only impacting the one nation.