Coronavirus (2021) thread

[MillionMilesAway]

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.carehome.co.uk/news/amp/article/id/1641654/95-per-cent-of-care-homes-have-had-whole-home-vaccination-for-residents-reveals-NCF-poll

15,600 residential care homes in England. c390,000 residents.

Thanks. Is the 390k buried somewhere on the site?
Strange that that is dated on Wednesday last week, and it's headline news several days later.

This looks odd though, and I think the NCF bloke is right to say this:
"While resident vaccination had reached 95 per cent of care homes (715 care homes), the NCF poll revealed that most care homes said only half of their staff have been vaccinated.
Only 27 per cent of care homes reported vaccination of over 70 per cent of their staff."

Reasons given:
- Staff were unavailable when whole home vaccination was taking place due to shift patterns.
- Staff were unable to have the vaccine due to medical reasons.
- Staff were unable to get alternative local appointment for vaccination.
- A lack of supply of vaccine for staff – vaccinating teams not having enough vaccine supply for staff in addition to residents.
- A need to wait for 28 days if tested positive with COVID-19.

That's a lot of staff not vaccinated for various reasons.

 

[blueparrot]

Quaite a sharp fall in the worldwide cases.In fact about the first fall we have had. Jan 17th 7 day average was 741,784. Yesterday 528,620.

Coronavirus Update (Live): 137,128,674 Cases and 2,955,125 Deaths from COVID-19 Virus Pandemic - Worldometer

Live statistics and coronavirus news tracking the number of confirmed cases, recovered patients, tests, and death toll due to the COVID-19 coronavirus from Wuhan, China. Coronavirus counter with new cases, deaths, and number of tests per 1 Million population. Historical data and info. Daily...

www.worldometers.info

 

[worsleyweb]

Quaite a sharp fall in the worldwide cases.In fact about the first fall we have had. Jan 17th 7 day average was 741,784. Yesterday 528,620.

Coronavirus Update (Live): 137,128,674 Cases and 2,955,125 Deaths from COVID-19 Virus Pandemic - Worldometer

Live statistics and coronavirus news tracking the number of confirmed cases, recovered patients, tests, and death toll due to the COVID-19 coronavirus from Wuhan, China. Coronavirus counter with new cases, deaths, and number of tests per 1 Million population. Historical data and info. Daily...

www.worldometers.info

That's good news - wonder why?

 

[Healdplace]

That's good news - wonder why?

Vaccinations is the obvious answer. Globally numbers are adding up fast.

 

[ayrshire_blue]

Vaccinations is the obvious answer. Globally numbers are adding up fast.

And/or lockdowns?

 

[Healdplace]

England hospital deaths by region

83 Midlands, 81 South East, 58 London, 53 NE & Yorkshire. 44 East, 23 North West, 14 South West.

 

[nw42]

All restrictions on the Isle of Man have been lifted,back to normal after 3 weeks with no new cases

Except incoming travel, quite rightly they don't want visitors.

 

[blueparrot]

That's good news - wonder why?

Don't know, big falls in the U.S from 300k to 100k. Also though despite all the talk of the South Africa strain their peak was 10k and is now down to about 5k. Seem to falling in a lot of places, whether it's lockdowns,don't know. Would have thought it's too early for vaccine impact.

 

[kaz7]

Briefing at 5pm

 

[blueparrot]

Vaccinations is the obvious answer. Globally numbers are adding up fast.

Not at the levels in places like America and they will take 3 or 4 weeks to be having any substantial impact. Even hers will be mid late February and though we are vaccinating the most vulnerable to reduce hospital/death most cases are in age ranges not yet done.

 

[blueparrot]

Now biden is in charge they are motoring through the vaccinations , trump had no plan to distribute the vaccine so they had barely started

No it isn't Biden or vaccinations, not yet.2 weeks ago which is how long they take to kick in only 3% were done.

 

[jimharri]

I requested on here yesterday that any political comments are to go into the relevant thread in the politics sub forum. It isn't that difficult a concept to grasp, surely.

 

[nw42]

Not at the levels in places like America and they will take 3 or 4 weeks to be having any substantial impact. Even hers will be mid late February and though we are vaccinating the most vulnerable to reduce hospital/death most cases are in age ranges not yet done.

Is that not because they aren't done yet?

 

[blueparrot]

Is that not because they aren't done yet?

Yes, but most cases have always been in the younger groups.

 

[Indaparkside]

I requested on here yesterday that any political comments are to go into the relevant thread in the politics sub forum. It isn't that difficult a concept to grasp, surely.

Ban them all jim boy:)

 

[Healdplace]

19 January - the peak day of the deaths in England hospitals so far (and hopefully not JUST so far) added only 1 today and is at 842 on that actual day.

This is actually lower than the peak deaths in England hospitals in the first wave in April (was about 900) - despite there being many more in hospital at the peak in this wave as during the one last year.

So we are saving many more of those who get infected happily. Especially as we all feared a wave going into Winter would be more deadly than one coming out of it with new variants that are far more infective creating them too.

That 842 for 19 Jan was at 787 on the fifth day which is the highest since April.~

Here are the 5 day totals from 1 Jan with that peak BOLDED and the five day totals since it showing the clear fall.


(Jan 1) 394 - 408 - 418 - 504 - 547 - 555 - 557 - (Jan 8) 567 - 601 - 635 - 694 - 715 -683 - 667 - (Jan 15) 640 - 712 - 720 - 764 - 787 - 721 - 708 - (Jan 22) 690 - 666 - 675 - 691 - 658 - (Jan 27 AND latest 5 day total) 618.

The dates after 27 Jan are four day total for Jan 28 (595 - lowest since 15 Jan), three day total for Jan 29 (415 - lowest since Jan 8), two day total for Jan 30 (220 - lowest since 1 Jan).

Yesterday's 43 is also the lowest first day total since 3 Jan.

 

[Marvin]

Quaite a sharp fall in the worldwide cases.In fact about the first fall we have had. Jan 17th 7 day average was 741,784. Yesterday 528,620.

Coronavirus Update (Live): 137,128,674 Cases and 2,955,125 Deaths from COVID-19 Virus Pandemic - Worldometer

Live statistics and coronavirus news tracking the number of confirmed cases, recovered patients, tests, and death toll due to the COVID-19 coronavirus from Wuhan, China. Coronavirus counter with new cases, deaths, and number of tests per 1 Million population. Historical data and info. Daily...

www.worldometers.info

US and India. Impact of rising immunity (from infection rather than vaccination).

 

[Healdplace]

406 deaths

18, 607 cases.

Wow Looks very good news.

Looks like tests were well down over the weekend though. But still over half a million.

 

[blueparrot]

US and India. Impact of rising immunity (from infection rather than vaccination).

Thanks didn't notice India. Seems likely countries that have had so many cases,and probbly many that went untested.Will keep an eye on Brazil which probably has similar high cases and many missed too. Agree think it will be April beore we see a substantial vaccination impact on world case numbers.

 

[feedmpenzaandhewillscore]

US and India. Impact of rising immunity (from infection rather than vaccination).

India have gone from 90,000 cases a day in September to 13,000 last few days.