Coronavirus (2021) thread

[SWP's back]

The antibody treatment being trialled by Astra Zeneca is showing extremely good results. Its a single shot injection and it is 83% effective against serious illness after six months. It is being trialled whilst the Delta Varient is dominant too.

It looks like there will be several new effective additions to vaccines next year.

That and the Pfizer covid pill are going to be game changers.

 

[BlueAnorak]

Lockdown again in two Austrian regions.

 

[mcfc_ms]

Has anyone requested the covid pass letter since their booster? Do you know if it will show or not? Just wondering if it’s worth requesting a new one for my gran before she goes to visit family in Spain for Christmas. I don’t want to get into December and find out the rules have changed proof of boosters needed

 

[SWP's back]

Lockdown again in two Austrian regions.

For everyone or just the unvaccinated?

 

[Claytop]

Looks like a lot of the European plan B-type countries are now struggling with a surge in cases, whilst the UK meanders on at a much lower level.

There were plenty of smart arses in here demanding we change our approach to follow theirs, not too long ago.

I'm sure they'll all come back in to reflect on those comments...

It's clear now that Cases spike in waves and that countries are going to have these at different times so any sort of daily comparison seems pointless.

It looks like our approach may see us come through winter without the need for any more measures which is probably the best we could have hoped for.

 

[somapop]

With many years of reading scientific papers as part of my job (I'm not an expert by any means)...

Basically Covid messes with one of our immunity mechanisms while we're infected. The cell clean up regime (that checks cell DNA and kills rouge cells cells stopping exponential multiplying) is compromised to some degree by Sars-Cov-2. This regeime helps the body fight many viral infections and cancer and it is compromised to some degree while you have Covid-19.

Has there been any research (I'm sure there has so probably the wrong question) into similar effects with long Covid?

Although I'm not back running in some capacity (8 months on and nowhere near the pace I had pre covid) I never really shook the cough off.
I've just succumbed to a really bad chest infection.
I've had it over a week but it's worsened over the past few days.
Managed to see a doc who thought it was probably viral (I'd hope I could get prescribed meds to try and eradicate it) but I'm non stop coughing to the point of throwing up/almost blacking out.
Ribs feel bruised and I'm totally wiped.

Not sure if it's because my immune system has been compromised or I still had remnant of covid cells sat in my lungs.

 

[Gabriel]

For everyone or just the unvaccinated?

Everyone.
Suspect any such move may also involve a bit of power-play between the provinces and Vienna.
https://www.reuters.com/world/europ...g-provinces-prepare-full-lockdown-2021-11-18/

 

[Invisible Man's Bandage]

Has anyone requested the covid pass letter since their booster? Do you know if it will show or not? Just wondering if it’s worth requesting a new one for my gran before she goes to visit family in Spain for Christmas. I don’t want to get into December and find out the rules have changed proof of boosters needed

It doesn't show currently as it isn't a requirement but it only seems to be a matter of time before the app is updated to show boosters.

 

[Innsbruckblue]

Everyone.
Suspect any such move may also involve a bit of power-play between the provinces and Vienna.
https://www.reuters.com/world/europ...g-provinces-prepare-full-lockdown-2021-11-18/

The rest of the country will follow next week

 

[Uwe`s Grandad]

Has anyone requested the covid pass letter since their booster? Do you know if it will show or not? Just wondering if it’s worth requesting a new one for my gran before she goes to visit family in Spain for Christmas. I don’t want to get into December and find out the rules have changed proof of boosters needed

As Invisible Man's Bandage has said, it doesn't appear on the Covid pass at the moment .
But for anyone who has the NHS app on their phone , if you click on the your health icon at the bottom of the home page, and then click on the Covid 19 vaccine Record, it should show up there.