Coronavirus (2021) thread

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Gabriel said:
Other way round. They started with the single-dose approach and later commenced a double-dose approach. It's similar to the AstraZeneca offering, but (taken from CNN) made by taking "a small amount of genetic material that codes for a piece of the novel coronavirus and integrating it with a weakened version of adenovirus 26. J&J scientists altered this adenovirus so it can enter cells, but it doesn't replicate and make people sick. AstraZeneca uses a similar platform, but its adenovirus comes from a chimpanzee. The adenovirus carries the genetic material from the coronavirus into human cells, tricking them into making pieces of the coronavirus spike protein - the part it uses to attach to cells. The immune system then reacts against these pieces of the coronavirus. 'So you're not being infected with the virus that can give you Covid-19 when you get this vaccine. It just has some of the harmless Covid virus proteins on its surface,' ... 'So essentially it's a sheep in wolf's clothing, and when your immune system sees it, it responds to it and creates protection against it and in the future, against the real virus that causes Covid-19.' "

https://edition.cnn.com/2021/01/22/health/covid-19-vaccines-johnson-and-johnson-next/index.html
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Yeah, that was my understanding too. So we don't yet know if single or double then?
 
roubaixtuesday said:
Yeah, that was my understanding too. So we don't yet know if single or double then?
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No, but the results of the single-dose vaccination are imminent. If it works and given approval, J&J reckon they could supply 100 million doses to the States alone, around April, so that would be a fillip.
 
Gabriel said:
No, but the results of the single-dose vaccination are imminent. If it works and given approval, J&J reckon they could supply 100 million doses to the States alone, around April, so that would be a fillip.
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Ah, so single results first, then double a bit later?
 
Marvin said:
Well we're three weeks from the 15th February which is the moment when the 15 million people who carry 88% of the risk of dying from Covid should be vaccinated. That's a significantly different world. Expectations will change.
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I hope so very much.
 
roubaixtuesday said:
Do what Norway does perhaps.

Crisis there today as cases reach all of 10% of our level.

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Shopping centres and other non-essential stores will be closed from noon local time on Saturday, organised sports activities will be halted and schools must rely more on remote learning, the health ministry said in a statement

We've been way too late all through this.
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Why keep going on about Norway! With due respect it’s nothing like the UK. If we did all those things we could still have problems.... high rise flats ... poor housing ... big cities. Granted we have been a bit late in some things, but for God sake stop carping.
 
Kirkstall Blue said:
Did you have the chance to ask any questions ie which vaccine was it Oxford? or something else and did you get an advice leaflet.


the reason I ask is my appointment came through and I’m nervous because of allergies to the flu vaccine but I’m risking it as covid is so devastating to people over 60
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the flu one has eggs in it , this one doesnt
 
Marvin said:
Well we're three weeks from the 15th February which is the moment when the 15 million people who carry 88% of the risk of dying from Covid should be vaccinated. That's a significantly different world. Expectations will change.
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well that was the original plan wasn’t it vaccinate our way to freedom. Get the most vulnerable protected and then back to normal ish

however based on recent press conferences and statements my fear is they have no intention of releasing any of the restrictions any time soon.
 
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