Coronavirus (2021) thread

[kaz7]

Schools are operating as normally? That surprises me as I read in another post that they were hoping to get kids back to school after Easter. If they are still open as normal, then it's madness.

Not normally but the gov has widened what is a key worker hence why this lockdown is nothing like the march one

 

[Claytop]

Covid: 'More deadly' UK variant claim played down by scientists

One says he is surprised Boris Johnson shared the early data when it is "not particularly strong".

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[johnnytapia]

Schools are operating as normally? That surprises me as I read in another post that they were hoping to get kids back to school after Easter. If they are still open as normal, then it's madness.

They’re not fully open but they are certainly busier than they ought to be if we’re genuine about driving numbers down. The guidance on what constitutes a key worker looks like it was written by the virus itself. Let’s get as many people as possible to mingle. Perfect.

 

[Healdplace]

Covid: 'More deadly' UK variant claim played down by scientists

One says he is surprised Boris Johnson shared the early data when it is "not particularly strong".

www.bbc.co.uk

If it makes a few people stop acting like idiots and holding parties as if nothing was happening then I am very happy he did. The scientists at the briefing made clear it was early tentative data.

There are good reasons that there are doctors AND politicians at every briefing They have two different jobs to do on that podium.

The headline message from Boris needed to be stark to impact on the minds of fools.

 

[remember arthur mann]

Colchicine reduces the risk of COVID-19-related complications

Positive results from COLCORONA trial show that colchicine is the only effective oral medication for treating non-hospitalized patients...

www.globenewswire.com

Should change user name to Gouters !
Strangely enough just been put on a six month course.

 

[kevin horlocks wand]

Exactly
The acceptable risk is apparently no longer acceptable.
They’ve got opposition in parliament.
I can’t see civil unrest occurring this summer if they try and do what it looks like they are going to do.
There’s no way the younger half of the population will accept being locked up for another summer

watch this one of the best speeches in parliament on the lockdown and who it really impacts

 

[kaz7]

watch this one of the best speeches in parliament on the lockdown and who it really impacts

That lets a whole range of people off

 

[Healdplace]

According to the Telegraph the target of vaccinating all the most vulnerable by mid Feb is now under threat as about half a million fewer doses of vaccine are now coming next week than scheduled

The US one is modifying its plant in Belgium and so all supplies to Europe are being cut over a week or two whilst that happens.

And the Oxford one now is also having to provide smaller numbers than planned.

It is hoped these are only short term slow downs but with only 3 weeks to target it may be end of February not mid February before we reach that target - though the government have not given up.

I guess the weather is a factor too. February can see areas snowed in for days some years.

 

[unicorn]

Just reading an article where it had Best/Medium/worse case scenario. The best case scenario paints a picture of a full loosening of restrictions in March leading to 30,000 hospital admissions in April/May and June so not likely. This is coming from someone who sits on the government modelling advisory group. He is talking about it being more likely to be May before we see the relaxation of rules that would perhaps lead to a better situation. However a loosening of outdoor activities should be possible, just not indoor. Talk of countries only allowing people in who have either tested negative or have had the vaccine.

I personally think that if the vaccination continues to go well and there are no setbacks with effectiveness or new variants then schools will be open after Easter (maybe primary first) but not before. We will go back into new Tier systems where they perhaps allow more outdoor contact and it will be June onwards before we see people at sporting events/outdoor festivals etc. There will be no overseas holidays before June and no pubs etc before then either. I hope I am wrong as it seems a long time away.

Time will tell.

I know pubs are unimportant in the bigger picture, though they are vital to a large number of folks mental well-being, and June seems a long way away. I hope we're wrong.

 

[twosips]

According to the Telegraph the target of vaccinating all the most vulnerable by mid Feb is now under threat as about half a million fewer doses of vaccine are now coming next week than scheduled

The US one is modifying its plant in Belgium and so all supplies to Europe are being cut over a week or two whilst that happens.

And the Oxford one now is also having to provide smaller numbers than planned.

It is hoped these are only short term slow downs but with only 3 weeks to target it may be end of February not mid February before we reach that target - though the government have not given up.

I guess the weather is a factor too. February can see areas snowed in for days some years.

If we're only half a million short of the target in the end at least that's not too bad. We've now seen we can give out that basically in one day, so its easily done in terms of catching up. If we were getting 5 million fewer doses I'd be more concerned.