Coronavirus (2021) thread

[AlgarveBlu]

sadly the deaths in Europe are going to spike badly in the next few weeks I think. They were a little behind us with this variant taking off?!

Yup - Portugal right now has the highest level of infections and death per capita in the world right now which is quite sobering, wife is a bag of nerves but told her to cherish the things that we have taken for granted for too long - some good can and have to come out of these sad events - crossing my fingers I cab get over for a game at around may and see a bustling great city again

 

[Kirkstall Blue]

Maybe that’s why the doctor knocked me off vitamin D supplement she said that she never saw anyone with as high a vitamin D level as myself I must have been toxic
Oh well I will be okay if I get covid,,, or she just wanted to save the vitamin D for other people who need it more than I. I never had the flu or bad colds ever not once. Now I know why.

 

[frothy]

Don't know about UK, but we don't get to choose you get what you are given.

When i got my invite for the Vaccine it told me that i would be having the Oxford jab, I'm in the UK

 

[inchy14]

Had my first vaccine (Oxford) at the Etihad today. It was all very well organised with all staff being polite and professional. Going there remind reminded me of how much I miss match day! Having already had covid hopefully this will top up my immunity while waiting for the second dose.

What? The staff being polite and professional reminded you of the Etihad?? Moving to your block when it reopens lol.

 

[PragueBlue]

sadly the deaths in Europe are going to spike badly in the next few weeks I think. They were a little behind us with this variant taking off?!

Well behind with the vaccinations as well.

 

[Rammy Blue]

Well behind with the vaccinations as well.

It’ll all be our fault for the British virus, blame Brexit, we’ve mutated on purpose.

 

[Marvin]

Why doesn't South African use a whole virus vaccine on this variant? Seems less risky than using antibodies that specifically target the region we are most worried about.

 

[Marvin]

I agree with everything you've said. Worries me because I think the vaccine with reduce illness but not stop transmission.

I honestly don't see life ever being 'normal' again.

I mean, do you ever see full football stadiums again for eg?

I think habits might change. I used to be shocked when I used to see foreign students wearing masks but that came from somewhere (SARS and pollution).

You can't reduce symptomatic illness without reducing viral load so imo transmission will be much reduced in the vaccinated population, especially after the 2nd jabs. It maybe possible for the vaccinated population to carry and transmit the virus, but the R value will fall below 1 and hence it will decay into the background.

 

[Marvin]

I do wonder if this variant really started in Kent, firstly France (not very far from Kent), were getting 50-80,000 cases per day in early November, just before this kicked off here, so was there a mutation there before here, that maybe mutated again in Kent ?

Other european countries had huge case numbers per population around the same time too.

See link for one account of its development COG-UK

 

[i8rags]

Hancock says hopefully schools back by Easter, so that’s tipping us the nod that feb half term is a target already missed.