Coronavirus (2021) thread

[BlueAnorak]

News tonight that UK vaccine take up will plateau at 90% of the adult population. So the Government is again considering the introduction of Covid passports to be enforced for foreign holidays, sports events, nightclubs and other indoor entertainment.
90% is bloody good actually. France and Greece are implementing such policies to get their poor vaccine uptake numbers higher than the 65-75% predicted.

 

[Churchlawtonblue]

Every hotel and restaurant within 35 miles fully booked.

For one weekend, Cornwall will be like that for 4mths.

 

[bumbleblue]

Covid passport would be extremely useful although we do get a card now saying you’ve had the jab

Can also get a COVID pass letter from NHS website if you have had both doses . Mine arrived today.

 

[Marvin]

Can also get a COVID pass letter from NHS website if you have had both doses . Mine arrived today

Or the NHS app. different to the Covid tracking app. I've got it. Takes about a day to authenticate.

 

[Marvin]

Look at Spain on worldometer.

 

[5 Hit Gibbon]

We have had to go into isolation for 10 days, as my partner's 19 year old has tested positive today, even though he has no symptoms.

They were due to go to Ibiza today and the kids had to get PCR tests as they have only had one jab so far. His came back positive so they can't go away and we are all stuck in the house now.

My kids who live with their mum are in isolation too as their step dad has it.

 

[Summerbuzz]

Look at Spain on worldometer.

Looks to be a band from the north east of Portugal to Barcelona. Valencia also not looking to clever.

Province of Burgos absolutely hammered. 1 in 100 residents tested positive past 14 days.

That's Valladolid / Salamanca... dunno why it should break out there.

Oops. Malaga breaking bad too.

 

[M18CTID]

Look at Spain on worldometer.

Becoming a big problem there and nearly 44,000 cases yesterday but not sure how many of those are from the weekend. There were no case figures for Spain on either Saturday or Sunday on Worldometers.

 

[ChicagoBlue]

The urgency to spread the vaccine needs to rapidly increase, as does the rate of vaccination, so that even those who may get infected do not have the devastating outcomes of the early breakout of the initial variant.

The comments out of NZ, while sounding somewhat dramatic and alarmist, have a ring of truth to them.

The desire to open has to be weighed against the society’s need to protect itself and its social services. In England’s case, Boris appears to have fumbled, dropped and now deflated the ball in a series of missteps.

Good luck to all y’all (as they say down South!)

 

[BlueAnorak]

Why don't we have so called 'Herd immunity' to Influenza ?

Because flu keeps mutating.
We do have some basic immunity to new variants though. Otherwise it would be like American indians secoming to European diseases.