Coronavirus (2021) thread

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St.Pauli support said:
Obviously you like the article for national reasons, balanced it's certainly not. I'm missing an opposite view.

And even if there's a condition included - like an option - it's a contract.

I hope the redacted contract version will shed some light on this bloody mess.
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Bottom line- the EU has fucked up big style and they are searching for a scapegoat.
 
It looks like the Novovax Billingham plant was scheduled to start production in Q1 this year. I can't find any announcements to say they have done. They do have US plants though which have started production.
 
BlueAnorak said:
Bottom line- the EU has fucked up big style and they are searching for a scapegoat.
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Yeah, EU made their mistakes, too many national interests stood in the way of timely decisions. Still I'm happy to wait for more insight to this contract. I still wouldn't rule out AZ to change their stance though to find some kind of compromise (IF! EU have a point at all).
 
Kirkstall Blue said:
I’m just working out how many vaccinations can be done over the next 7 days in my centre and it’s an incredible 560 thousand . We’ll have the North West done in no time if it keeps up at that rate, it is only one centre
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Well why aren't they being done now then? Have you received some new supply?
 
Millwallawayveteran1988 said:
Anyone in the 70-75 group had their jab yet?? My mum is still waiting and not heard anything.
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My mum was 80 on the 26th and got the notification that day to go and get it done on the 28th at Bewsey. She also had the Option of Birmingham and Widnes. She knows people both in their 70’s and 80’s who have or haven’t yet had it done and even some who are now on their follow up jab.
 
Nope but I had mine this morning and I posted earlier as I know just how many were going inside the Rugby Stadium, I wanted to know all the facts so spoke to the doctor and nurse.

My maths maybe out a bit but they were doing four hour stints for the next 7 days The nurse giving my injection did 400 this morning twice a day with 10 tables of a Nurse and helper drawn from our area surgery lot of laughs but I make that 560 thousand in my station.

I’ll be really disappointed if I get that wrong because it was amazing I have never been so impressed at an NHS operation before
 
Evidence is being shared today shows offices are the workplaces that are spreading the virus the most. I know the risk of sharing the virus through non essential office working has been discussed on this thread. It’s one of the topics on Radio 5 Live this morning. 5 Live optioned the information from Public Health England via FOI requests:
 
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BlueAnorak said:
That's new - I seem to have missed the updates to testing for Lateral Flow (LF).
There were 416,040 PCR tests today and 20k Antigen tests, so most of the rest must have been LF tests.
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My missus works for the NHS and does the Lateral Flow test twice a week, she's got enough supply for about six weeks
 
frothy said:
My missus works for the NHS and does the Lateral Flow test twice a week, she's got enough supply for about six weeks
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Yeah I know a teacher who is now signed up to the roll out across the country and they do the test and have to log on and update their results.
There may be an issue with the roll out as Teachers generally don't want to do the test at or before 7am twice a week.
 
Tim of the Oak said:
Evidence is being shared today shows offices are the workplaces that are spreading the virus the most. I know the risk of sharing the virus through non essential office working has been discussed on this thread. It’s one of the topics on Radio 5 Live this morning. 5 Live optioned the information from Public Health England via FOI requests:
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Before Christmas it was Schools and then kids spreading it to most other members in their homes - a big effect on multi generational family homes - a major change with the new variant. Now it is workplaces and care homes. Hopefully care home numbers will start to fall in a week or so
 
Tim of the Oak said:
Evidence is being shared today shows offices are the workplaces that are spreading the virus the most. I know the risk of sharing the virus through non essential office working has been discussed on this thread. It’s one of the topics on Radio 5 Live this morning. 5 Live optioned the information from Public Health England via FOI requests:
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Woo Hoo, more justification to work from home !
 
everythingchangesbutblue said:
Had an appointment for my jab at 8.30 but obviously my car won't start. Been sat there for 3 mths while i've been shielding tbf. Gutted. To worried about getting a taxi.
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My Mum went in a cab for her jab mate. She made sure she wore a mask and it worked out fine. It was a black cab with more space. I don’t know your circumstances so maybe that’s not for you. All the best and stay safe.
 
everythingchangesbutblue said:
Had an appointment for my jab at 8.30 but obviously my car won't start. Been sat there for 3 mths while i've been shielding tbf. Gutted. To worried about getting a taxi.
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Any friends or family able to give you a lift? Don’t think they would turn you away if you were late and explained the situation.
 
SB Blue said:
Any friends or family able to give you a lift? Don’t think they would turn you away if you were late and explained the situation.
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I'm too scared to go near anyone mate. Was told at the start of this i was in the highest risk category and it shit me up. My mate will take a look at car and i will rebook the appointment. I know a taxi would be fine but its a mental thing tbh.
 
I just read an article in the Times (paywall so won't link) about the UK vaccine procurement team led by Kate Bingham. They were clearly far more agile and professional than the EU team, which was led by the equivalent of a parish councillor from Cyprus whose career to date consisted of fuck all. Bingham has had a long and extremely successful career in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors and she gathered a like minded team around her.

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She said her brief from Boris Johnson was simply to save lives and they have done an amazing job of maximising our chances of obtaining working vaccines and securing supplies. She's done it without accepting any renumeration too.
 
Invisible Man's Bandage said:
I just read an article in the Times (paywall so won't link) about the UK vaccine procurement team led by Kate Bingham. They were clearly far more agile and professional than the EU team, which was led by the equivalent of a parish councillor from Cyprus whose career to date consisted of fuck all. Bingham has had a long and extremely successful career in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors and she gathered a like minded team around her.

Ka - Wikipedia

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She said her brief from Boris Johnson was simply to save lives and they have done an amazing job of maximising our chances of obtaining working vaccines and securing supplies. She's done it without accepting any renumeration too.
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Bingham has been doing a great job.

I don’t know about the Greek parish councillor but I guess they wouldn’t want our 100k plus deaths
 
ell said:
Am I right in thinking they were investigating people who had had the virus were having more side effects to the jab than the people who hadn’t?

Was that the case for those on here who have had headaches etc
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Anecdotally that seems to be have been the case. My partner, NHS Trafford, said those hospital staff who had previously had COVID seemed to suffer more side effects. But it’s just a theory.
 
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