Coronavirus (2021) thread

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Healdplace said:
Lots of speculation on line that Boris is to make a major announcement in a press briefing on Monday.

It is election week so I guess it will not be bad news whatever it is.

Probably travel related would be my guess. As May kicks off the season. If this is more than idle chatter or guesswork.

The data is looking really good. Those antibody numbers yesterday showing the levels are rising week by week and being already in the higher 90's% for the over 70s and increasing in percentage the higher the age bracket (so chance of having had the vaccine) suggests the vaccines are at least a major factor in helping - if not driving - this high degree of protection.
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Haha. Oh you cynic. You are probably right though.
 
Healdplace said:
Lots of speculation on line that Boris is to make a major announcement in a press briefing on Monday.

It is election week so I guess it will not be bad news whatever it is.

Probably travel related would be my guess. As May kicks off the season. If this is more than idle chatter or guesswork.

The data is looking really good. Those antibody numbers yesterday showing the levels are rising week by week and being already in the higher 90's% for the over 70s and increasing in percentage the higher the age bracket (so chance of having had the vaccine) suggests the vaccines are at least a major factor in helping - if not driving - this high degree of protection.
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Segga said:
Videos are starting to come through from Liverpool with the club test event. Wow! Must be a couple of thousand crammed In there no social distancing or masks required was great to see let’s hope there is a good result from it next week.
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Yet individuals still can’t assess their own risk to mix with a limited number even with free tests for all as well.
 
Segga said:
Videos are starting to come through from Liverpool with the club test event. Wow! Must be a couple of thousand crammed In there no social distancing or masks required was great to see let’s hope there is a good result from it next week.
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Testing it on Scousers first. If it's successful they'll move onto human trials next month.
 
Segga said:
Videos are starting to come through from Liverpool with the club test event. Wow! Must be a couple of thousand crammed In there no social distancing or masks required was great to see let’s hope there is a good result from it next week.
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My mate runs the security company hired for the event,he says from his perspective it went brilliantly.Like you say,hopefully no issues further down the line.
 
somapop said:
Interesting article re mRNA (from Moderna...which was a name born from modified RNA):

https://apple.news/ApBx8ORQ3SWaxsQ-EufcAUg
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There are a whole bunch of companies in the Cambridge, Massachusetts/Harvard/MIT area working in the RNA field. Some are autonomous, some part of a greater whole. It feels as though they have decided to cooperate on different targets. I first came across them about 5 years ago - it strikes me as scientific research done right.
 
The Light Was Yellow Sir said:
More Covid madness from Australia I see. It’s currently illegal to go home if you’re an Australian citizen stuck in India, with up to 5 years in the nick for so doing. The crazies are in charge everywhere......
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It's not crazy to not want your economy closing down and hospital wards full.
 
I have huge hopes for the Liverpool event, I'll be following that closely in the coming fortnight
 
Bill Walker said:
It's not crazy to not want your economy closing down and hospital wards full.
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It's crazy to effectively make your own citizens outcasts, there will be many Aussies who have been working in India since before covid got a grip there and now can't get back home, why can't they be quarantined rather than criminalised?
 
The Light Was Yellow Sir said:
More Covid madness from Australia I see. It’s currently illegal to go home if you’re an Australian citizen stuck in India, with up to 5 years in the nick for so doing. The crazies are in charge everywhere......
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It’s for people who travelled to India in the last fortnight who clearly don’t give a fcuk for the safety of their own Aussies. 5 years would be excessive, I agree
 
lancs blue said:
It's crazy to effectively make your own citizens outcasts, there will be many Aussies who have been working in India since before covid got a grip there and now can't get back home, why can't they be quarantined rather than criminalised?
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Radio 5 Live just said it applies to Aussies who have travelled to India in the last fortnight
 
Tim of the Oak said:
It’s for people who travelled to India in the last fortnight who clearly don’t give a fcuk for the safety of their own Aussies. 5 years would be excessive, I agree
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In the BBC article there's no mention of when they travelled to India, just whether they've been in India within 14 days of their scheduled arrival in Oz.

From Monday, anyone who has been in India within 14 days of their intended arrival date in Australia will be banned from entering the country.


www.bbc.co.uk

Covid: Australians could face jail or fines if they return from India

Australia makes it temporarily illegal to return from India, which is being ravaged by Covid-19.
www.bbc.co.uk www.bbc.co.uk
 
Tim of the Oak said:
It’s for people who travelled to India in the last fortnight who clearly don’t give a fcuk for the safety of their own Aussies. 5 years would be excessive, I agree
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It’s really not mate. It’s anyone over there, whenever they went. Authoritarianism abounds and it’s all a bit concerning, at least as far as I am concerned.
 
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