Coronavirus (2021) thread

[drthingy]

This is based on Israel.

It's still too early but I'll be happier when we see the admission to hospital/ITU admission data for Vaccinated v unvaccinated. That is where we should see a large difference. (hopefully!)

 

[BlueHammer85]

R rate finally below one.
Nearly 3 weeks after lockdiwn, the UK R rate falls to between 0.8 and 1 for first time since early December

upday.com

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Good news, but it's pretty obvious cases and the R rate will drop after a while in lockdown.

 

[Deleted member 77198]

What’s up with the French?

 

[worsleyweb]

This is based on Israel.

so it does not do a lot for the first couple of weeks and after that it starts to kick in. Let’s hope it’s gets stronger in another week.

 

[Healdplace]

Northern Ireland data:

12 deaths - last week was 26

9 in hospital and 3 in Care Homes.

865 cases - last week was 1052

At 20.1% positive - very low for here and was 25.4% last week

Rolling 7 day cases total down again to 5534. Was 7590 last week.

Care home outbreaks down 5 in day to 134. Was 142 last week

Patients up 22 to 828 . Was 840 last week.

Ventilated 52 - down 6. Was 47 last week

 

[MillionMilesAway]

I'd like to read that as the new variant has burned itself out to a degree down south....

You and everyone else!

 

[AlgarveBlu]

What’s up with the French?

Where to begin with that one!

 

[unicorn]

Worth noting from that ONS data that the % people infected who are over 70 is really low so the vaccine is not going to have much effect yet on the rate of new infections. We can expect it to reduce transmission.

A second point which doesn't matter now but will matter in time:

When the over 80s and over 70s they go back home. What do you do when the over 50s get vaccinated? That wont be too far away. This group is going to want to get on with their life, and telling them no will be a lot harder than it is for over 80s

Excellent point. My parents in mid-80s have now had both jabs but they're not going anywhere (all food delivered, church closed etc); all they want is to see children and grandchildren and they're not able to.

Mrs Unicorn and me in mid-50s just want to get back to pubs, gigs and City. Can't see any of those being available for a long while after our first jab.

 

[ayrshire_blue]

What’s up with the French?

I've not got all day.



*I think they're a vaccine skeptic nation in general, Covid probably exaggerates it even further.

 

[JamesMCFC]

What’s up with the French?

Well...they're French?