COVID-19 — Coronavirus

[Healdplace]

The government have informed local health authorities to create GP based vaccine centres at 1250 primary care hubs by 1 December and told to be ready to work 7 days a week 8 am to 8 pm and even on bank holidays to give a minimum 975 vaccinations a week.

The GP hub with the facilities to store the vaccination in its required cold conditions will be selected in each area meaning some may have to travel to other locations than their local doctors to get it.

The GP centres will be paid about £25 per patient to administer the two doses.

The Telegraph also claims that only the over 50s will be in this first vaccination programme given the supplies likely to be available for coming months but that other vaccines might be available to them at a later date.

 

[denislawsbackheel]

The government have informed local health authorities to create GP based vaccine centres at 1250 primary care hubs by 1 December and told to be ready to work 7 days a week 8 am to 8 pm and even on bank holidays to give a minimum 975 vaccinations a week.

The GP hub with the facilities to store the vaccination in its required cold conditions will be selected in each area meaning some may have to travel to other locations than their local doctors to get it.

The GP centres will be paid about £25 per patient to administer the two doses.

The Telegraph also claims that only the over 50s will be in this first vaccination programme given the supplies likely to be available for coming months but that other vaccines might be available to them at a later date.

So that’s approx 1,250,000 vaccinations a week, but as it’s a two dose programme, 650,000 a week.
That means a 2 year programme to vaccinate all of us.

 

[Bluesince1979]

So that’s approx 1,250,000 vaccinations a week, but as it’s a two dose programme, 650,000 a week.
That means a 2 year programme to vaccinate all of us.

But hopefully by vaccinating the ones in need first itll free up other sections of the population sooner ?

 

[The Light Was Yellow Sir]

So that’s approx 1,250,000 vaccinations a week, but as it’s a two dose programme, 650,000 a week.
That means a 2 year programme to vaccinate all of us.

That’s assuming these are the only places doing it. They won’t be.

 

[worsleyweb]

So that’s approx 1,250,000 vaccinations a week, but as it’s a two dose programme, 650,000 a week.
That means a 2 year programme to vaccinate all of us.

Lets say 10 percent have had it? Work back from 60 million, 54 no immunity? Need to vaccinate 60% to get herd immunity?

Rough maths - 32 million needed - would take 25 weeks to get to the levels needed if that was the only place administering - i am sure it wont be. If we can get to 4 million a week could be done in 8 weeks?

 

[Healdplace]

So that’s approx 1,250,000 vaccinations a week, but as it’s a two dose programme, 650,000 a week.
That means a 2 year programme to vaccinate all of us.

As noted right now under 50 not in the plans. May never be except by choice.

Unless they are vulnerable to Covid.

Likely places such as Boots will offer them cheaply too for those who want to do so ahead of the priority chain of who should get these first. Nobody healthy and under 70 is likely to be seeing one much before Spring via the NHS I suspect.

 

[zerox]

not so, your 2 year quote is based on starting figure of vacs, it will grow if successful

 

[denislawsbackheel]

It’ll be less.
One GP practice has already tweeted you’ve got to be joking!

 

[denislawsbackheel]

As noted right now under 50 not in the plans. May never be except by choice.

Unless they are vulnerable to Covid.

Likely places like Boots will offer them cheaply too.

Well we’ve only ordered 40 million doses, enough for just 20 million people.

 

[Healdplace]

Remember there are 202 vaccines in development and 47 in clinical trials.

If quite a few of these work then all the above will change to be more rapid.

May also turn out that different vaccines better suit different age groups.

A lot of learning as they go will be taking place.