Coronavirus (2021) thread

[everythingchangesbutblue]

You can get a taxi , wear a mask and sit in the back on the left hand side

Don't fancy it. will see if my mate gets mine working or borrow his. My gp cancelled my appointment and sent me a link for rebooking.

 

[Blue Maverick]

The wife and I had the AZ vaccine yesterday afternoon at the Etihad. Both feel awful today, woke up with aching bones and zero energy. My parents also had the jab yesterday and are totally fine today!

The set up at the tennis centre is fantastic!

I got called out on here when I suggested this a few weeks ago, you can drive up and get done, at the moment you have to get out but before long I reckon it will be like a drive through, especially if the person driving isn’t having it, just the passenger.

 

[Healdplace]

Vaccination numbers well down on last week so far this week. I am currently predicting 14th February for my 69 year old wife. I had my first dose of AZ vaccine on the 23rd January, I am 75 in April

It is easier to predict the lottery numbers right now. I gave up guessing and as I wrote yesterday will not call and ask my GP unless I hear nothing by mid February. By which I would have expected to do. No point in pestering them at such a busy time. But no point in just waiting as it seems sometimes you do get it by calling. So I am going for a balance between not being a nuisance and not just trusting the system to work.

 

[Ric]

 

[roubaixtuesday]

More great news: J&J announce positive results on the single shot arm of their trial

Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine Authorized by U.S. FDA For Emergency Use - First Single-Shot Vaccine in Fight Against Global Pandemic

Data demonstrated protection against COVID-19 related hospitalization and death, across countries with different variants Available on not-for-profit basis for emergency pandemic use Shipping vaccine immediately, delivering more than 20 million doses to U.S. in March, 100 million doses in first…

www.jnj.com

Sounds broadly similar to AZ results to me.

 

[Churchlawtonblue]

It means that no one in the trials developed serious covid symptoms or required hospitalisation in the vaccine group.
So the question is how many people got serious symptoms or required hospitalisation in the placebo ( no vaccine group).
Thanks for your comment will try to establish the facts.
PS So I guess the question is what does efficacy mean?
Is it a reduction in your chances of catching it, or your chances of being hospitalised or ( in worse case) dying?

Thanks for your response Len,

Yes so that's the question, what is the definition of efficacy.

The way i see it is if no one ends up in hospital then that is remarkably good and this must mean your chances of dying from it once you have had the vaccine is virtually zero?

 

[Corky]

Covid-19: 'Less exercise and more TV' than first lockdown

People are spending less time on hobbies and volunteering in the current lockdown, researchers say.

www.bbc.co.uk

No shit, weather was glorious in the Spring lockdown compared to obvious winter weather.

Also more people still working compared to the first time.

 

[sky tot]

Could the young ones have the J&J because they seem to cope with Covid much better than us oldies ?

 

[Healdplace]

Scotland data: 3 wks v 2 wks v last wk v Today

deaths / cases / % positivity / patients / ventilated


93 d / 2309 c / 8.1% / 1530 p / 102 v

61 d / 2160 c /7.5% / 1860 p / 141 v (16, 633 first dose vaccinations)

71 d / 1480 c /6.9%/ 2053 p / 161 v (23, 583 first dose vaccinations)

70 d / 1155c /5.8% / 1958 p / 144 v Today (53, 263 - first dose vaccinations - two day total)

This looks a very promising track suggesting a plateau last week and now falling.

Similar to what appears to have occurred in England.

 

[Rammy Blue]

Could the young ones have the J&J because they seem to cope with Covid much better than us oldies ?

I think that’ll very much be the plan.