Of course, a caveat to the above is the haphazard regional way these vaccinations are being done in the UK. It is miles from a uniform policy.
I know first hand from my 89 old friend that even THE most vulnerable and aged were not at the front of the queue as she only got her letter 4 weeks after many who were less vulnerable had had it in the North West. So it was more like a lottery than a plan by the sounds of it.
They announce today they are sending out letters to the over 70s. She at 89 in the very vulnerable shielded from day one category still has not had a first dose. Though happily will on Friday.
It turns out those letters go out regionally and only some areas are inviting the over 70s as announcee today as if ot were fir all as they have done most of the older ones now through local policies or age dynamics regionally and vaccination numbers are escalating fast so they have to plan ahead.
Meanwhile in Wales they chose to limit vaccine to the very elderly and protect all health care workers first.
Not saying that was wrong but - as with different rates in different countries in the UK getting into care homes - this means there is no simple way of looking at how well the vaccination programme should be protecting age groups.
As you definitely cannot assume that by now most over 80s and/or the most vulnerable have had a jab uniformally.
Even on BBC Rip Off Britain this week the three over 70 ladies who present that showed the utter lottery by the youngest of them with no other issues having had it and the oldest with issues not even the letter inviting thyet.em.
Unsurprisingly - hopeful as we all are over the vaccine roll out - the sheer relief it is happening is masking the rather disjointed mess it seems to be in terms of reaching the targets. Inevitable I guess given the haste and complexity.
My child's mum is trying to take my son to her mum's because we've had an argument. Her mum told her a couple of days ago she thinks she has coronavirus. Can i report her to the authorities for going?
Carefully trimmed at the sides. Quite skilfully done. Perhaps his partner is a hairdresserLooked like he’d just gone over it with a trimmer to me! It’s just the one size all over.
Carefully trimmed at the sides. Quite skilfully done. Perhaps his partner is a hairdresser
Same here Somapop both my wife and I are the same since Friday .Positive test for her on Sunday still waiting mine.Thanks all.
no better this morning but I’ve pulled myself out of bed so I get brome kind of routine (good advice @tolmie's hairdoo )
I have one position where the coughs stop (lying on my left) if I switch then the coughing frenzy erupts. Sat upright/forward if possible helps.
I’m so cold I can’t face a bloody shower...I’m looking like Ian Beale Vagabond era.
These weird waves of skin chills too...almost like the nerves have been frozen.
stay safe everyone.
The vast majority of posts in this thread are excellent and informative.Thanks. My response was in reply to the reports from Portugal really about not being surprised that the vaccine works after one dose. Thanks for the added detail.
I routinely get mocked for using bluemoom as a covid resource but I like to view it is an aggregator for news and opinion. These informed kind of posts are reasons why I think it is valuable