Coronavirus (2021) thread

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ctwrd said:
They are prepared by someone properly trained.
It’s the jab itself which can be administered by someone newly trained which is as simple as stretching the skin a bit and putting it in.
It doesn’t need to go in very far. Indeed, too far and you get bone not muscle.
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Why don't we train up heroin addicts then...
 
Millwallawayveteran1988 said:
How are so many people still catching this when we have been in lockdown for a month? Still over 1000 cases in Warrington last week. I don’t get why every week there are still this many. I thought it would be low hundreds by now.
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Because it’s not a proper lockdown and people are ignoring what we are meant to do anyway. Neighbour one side of me had his daughter her partner and their kick dis in their house today. Other neighbour went out at least times today in her day whilst her son keeps going out, coming in, going out etc. Over the road there is a family of four living there of which only two drive, yet today they had five cars in their drive plus one outside. Add to that families going shopping instead of just one, groups of kids hanging around, people still having parties, people going on holiday pretending it’s business, work places making people come into work when not necessary, people not isolating and that’s why today over 30k new infections reported. The UK is full of ignorant, selfish, scum
 
roubaixtuesday said:
Certainly it's incontrovertible that the main driver throughout in the uk has been community spread rather than import.

The sudden emphasis on border control, while we have amongst the highest prevalence in the world is, to put it very mildly, inconsistent with our previous policy.
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There does seem to have been a change in policy, with so much effort being put into the vaccinations there is a path to normality, having a system similar to NZ/Aus makes sense while there is uncertainty over new variants and vaccine effectiveness.

Downside would be difficulty of foreign holidays for some, although I think it would be worth it and would no doubt be promoted as an aspect of taking back control.
 
Self injecting maybe the way to go in the future, I did so in my stomach for a drugs trial, wasn't keen at first but you get used to it, I had a brief training session to learn how to do it. After two years I found I was on the placebo so I'd been injecting something as lethal as water into my stomach. If, as we are being told this could be an annual medication and the majority of the population need it perhaps self administering for those that are able will relieve some of the pressure.
 
This time next week we will be at our around 9 million vaccines and I hope cases down 20 percent again week on week to maybe 23k a day? Would take that now as progress. Also one week more done of this very tough winter and lockdown. January pretty much done and we have somehow got through it.

I am staying positive all the way. Even if I have to be like the violinists on the titanic.
 
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ctwrd said:
They are prepared by someone properly trained.
It’s the jab itself which can be administered by someone newly trained which is as simple as stretching the skin a bit and putting it in.
It doesn’t need to go in very far. Indeed, too far and you get bone not muscle.
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Does the needle have to go into a vein?
 
TASS reporting that Russia has seen lowest number of new cases since Nov 3rd (19,290). Significant given the extent of their population.
 
I am shielding but before I started shielding we were told to have the fortnightly 'flow test'. Before starting the next fortnight of work , than test again. So have a flow test ever fortnight.

The two lads have been texting me be cause they have been told to come into work and go from work to get the test and than come back to work to wait for the results.

They think for the sake of an hour of work they should only come into work once the results are known.

This to us makes sence, but it doesnt to our line manager. All we have asked for is a policy so we know what to do. How hard can it be to have a policy for 6 people ?
As an ex manager this sort of incompetence really winds me up, its not rocket science. For the sake of peoples health waiting for the results !. We were told to take the tests in work time so every booked within the first half hour of work thinking come in once the results are back ( normally within 30 minutes ).

This team like lots of others have been working hard all the way through surely being an hour late once a fortnight shouldnt be a problem for the managers in there nice warm safe houses !

It now appears that only the young lads are going for the flow test and the two older members of the team arent having them done ! So only 50% are being tested. I suggest that the lads only work with each as they dont know if the older members safe to be around. This is madness only half the team getting tested fortnightly.

On a side note I have just been taken of the cancer pathway by the hospital which is great , but not sure if that means I have to stop shielding now. Or if I still shield because of the chemotherapy cream I used on my head and the skin cancer cut out of my head a few months ago ! . But I am of the cancer pathway for my back passage I still have to go back for a full colonoscopy to check it all, so of the rapid pathway. ! I tried ringing my docs but they are so busy, my missus just says go by the government letter and shield till the 21st feb you deserve a rest. I might but so do lots of others.
 
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paulchapo said:
Well I'm gobsmacked my doctor's surgery has just called and offered me the covid jab. I thought I'd be way down on the list but there you go.
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Apparently if stock is there, and not been taken up by the priority list it has to be used up before it expires. The message from NHS/Goverment is "NO VACCINE GOES TO WASTE", so that's why your seeing some groups get it before others. Papers try to create dramatic headlines like "Student gets jab beore medic" but it's not always true. It could be transporting the vaccine to where the medic is or vice versa might cause vaccine to expire.

Imagine all the no-shows/anti-vaxers/mental health issues/infirm/no longer living at address etc etc etc. Vaccine supply will keep coming in but for people that don't show up it cannot be kept, it gets used even if it means grabbing a 20 year old who's come in for routine appt, and offering that jab in their arm
 
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