Coronavirus (2021) thread

[The Stockport Iniesta]

NHS could vaccinate UK against Covid in five days, says Oxford professor

Bureaucrats are blocking a rollout that could prevent many more deaths, according to Sir John Bell

www.theguardian.com

Tbf, thats bollocks.

 

[Blue Potato]

It might be nearly twice, but 18% is pretty small, about the same as it was by early May when it had started to creep up again.

Agreed usage is still relatively low, I think the issue is that 2x as many people on public transport is probably indicative of 2x as many people being in their workplaces mixing with other people indoors.

Some TfL data comparing tube usage in the first days of the March and January lockdowns (obviously it is early days for this current lockdown, so hopefully usage continues to drop):

 

[twosips]

No, it's not. That was the plan when herd immunity was the strategy.

Now, the plan is supposed to be to save lives until vaccinated.

The reality is disarray.

It probably still is the strategy on the sly tbh if we're being extremely cynical. Only reason I can think to explain the xmas stuff and then kids back in school for one day.

 

[Claytop]

No, it's not. That was the plan when herd immunity was the strategy.

Now, the plan is supposed to be to save lives until vaccinated.

The reality is disarray.

No, that was the plan all the way through the first lockdown, protect the NHS so it doesn’t collapse.

Now we’re obviously trying to buy time until vaccines out there but we still need to try to stop the NHS from collapsing, although some places might already be near to that.

 

[BlueAnorak]

NHS could vaccinate UK against Covid in five days, says Oxford professor

Bureaucrats are blocking a rollout that could prevent many more deaths, according to Sir John Bell

www.theguardian.com

Tbf, thats bollocks.

It certainly is.
We could do it in 3 months if we really tried - with everyone at risk vaccinated in a month and a bit rather than 2 and 1/2 months. Personally, I think we should try.

 

[Quad]

Id rather not take up a slot for those when there’s people that can’t get to the shop at all.

I want making the point from my own personal well-being perspective, I can still keep the right distance. It’s unnecessarily adding to risk for them and others though taking the whole family on a jolly outing to Morrison’s. I thought the guidance was limit it to as few a people as possible.

My apologies we done online for ages and still do it

but gets my back up when I go to get lunch and people just going for 1 item or like you say couples and familys

 

[Healdplace]

How are they going to inoculate 67 million people in days or a week or two without 67 million doses?

We have nowhere near that number in the immediate future. Hence we are doing what we are doing.

 

[Ban-jani]

No, it's not. That was the plan when herd immunity was the strategy.

Now, the plan is supposed to be to save lives until vaccinated.

The reality is disarray.

You’ve completely misunderstood what I e said

 

[The Stockport Iniesta]

It certainly is.
We could do it in 2 1/2 months if we really tried - and personally, I think we should.

Do you think we could source enough vaccine in that time? I presume you mean 2 jabs per person or just the first jab?

 

[meltonblue]

My apologies we done online for ages and still do it

but gets my back up when I go to get lunch and people just going for 1 item or like you say couples and familys

I did have a look at it, but can never find a slot where I live and I’m doing a lot of the shopping for my 90 yr old neighbour as he’s struggled to get a slot too.

That’s exactly what gets my back up too mate. I work Monday to Friday, I go by myself to the supermarket to do all the shopping once a week (which I absolutely despise, particularly the packing up at the end!) so it’s only me that’s really taking any risk, my wife and kids are all effectively self isolating. I get there, and there’s whole families with the kids just running round the place.

I’ve got three kids, I get the change of scenery for them is absolutely needed from time to time. Take them to the park or for a walk though, not to the supermarket.