Coronavirus (2021) thread

[Healdplace]

Hopefully that is true. I have a feeling it might be being portrayed as worst case scenario because there is an increasing mood of it is all over euphoria and dampening that down a little as we branch out into new freedoms might not be that bad an idea whilst we carry on trying to vaccinate as many as possible over the coming month.

 

[True_Blue69]

Positivity rating is definitely increasing in Scotland. Perhaps not by much, but it is noticeable, and was noticeable last September time too before the shit eventually hit the fan. Some kind of reversal would be nice!

No point in comparing to September though, the landscape couldn’t be more different.

 

[Gaylord du Bois]

Positivity rating is definitely increasing in Scotland. Perhaps not by much, but it is noticeable, and was noticeable last September time too before the shit eventually hit the fan. Some kind of reversal would be nice!

People still being stuck indoors, with this shite weather, would be my guess. Which suggests that as we go into summer, rather than autumn, we should get the opposite effect.

 

[BlueAnorak]

Possibly but they do not publish testing data over the weekend. They were surge testing last two days as well when it went down. But tests get scattered over multiple days so it ca be hard to read patterns. You can only go from cases found.

The data on cases allocated to actual days shows numbers pretty consistent in past week around 140/150. But as tests come back in over next few days these will rise and change a little.

No possibly about it.
50% of cases are asymptomatic.
These are picked up by surge testing as well as people with very mild symptoms thet can be similar to a slight cough or other bugs.
(Note: False positives are now quite well discounted as people only get themselves a PCR test if they have symptoms. LFT positive tests are now subsequently discounted if they are backed up by a negative PCR test.)

 

[BlueAnorak]

Various news sources tonight are reporting tonight that real world data suggests that Vaccines appear to prevent 97 per cent of infections with the Indian variant, with no known cases of death among those fully vaccinated in the UK.

If so, surge testing and surge vaccinations will keep it in check. I await to see the stats that they are reviewing

 

[worsleyweb]

Various news sources tonight are reporting tonight that real world data suggests that Vaccines appear to prevent 97 per cent of infections with the Indian variant, with no known cases of death among those fully vaccinated in the UK.

If so, surge testing and surge vaccinations will keep it in check. I await to see the stats that they are reviewing

Thats good news - lets hope they can keep the vaccine programme ahead of the growth in the Indian variant growth.

 

[ayrshire_blue]

Various news sources tonight are reporting tonight that real world data suggests that Vaccines appear to prevent 97 per cent of infections with the Indian variant, with no known cases of death among those fully vaccinated in the UK.

If so, surge testing and surge vaccinations will keep it in check. I await to see the stats that they are reviewing

This?

 

[unicorn]

Hopefully that is true. I have a feeling it might be being portrayed as worst case scenario because there is an increasing mood of it is all over euphoria and dampening that down a little as we branch out into new freedoms might not be that bad an idea whilst we carry on trying to vaccinate as many as possible over the coming month.

I'm sure you're right, it's about managing down that sense of normality so we don't "overdo" it, BBC and LBC inviting scientist on the radio telling us it would be irresponsible to go inside pubs and restaurants so stay outside etc etc.

Of course, this message just causes greater fear in people who weren't going to do anything risky anyway.

 

[johnnytapia]

Interesting figures, those hospitalised in Bolton who are/were eligible for the vaccine.

 

[NPBlue]

I received a text from the NHS today, saying my second jab was being brought forward as I was in a high priority group. As advised, I went on the NHS website to re-book my second jab, but as the the information wasn't clear, I phoned them up.

I was told I shouldn't cancel my second jab, because I would lose that date and would have to re-book, which would probably be in 12 weeks time!

I asked if you could see the possible dates to bring the second jab forward before cancelling the existing booking, but I was told that wasn't possible.

Oh well, the 1st of June it is, 14 weeks after my first jab.