COVID-19 — Coronavirus

[ganganvince]

just going of what my mate has said. I don’t no any further than that.

No problem not falling out with you.

 

[Ban-jani]

Is that the existing Covid testing centre on the North Car Park, or are they using the actual stadium now too?

Not sure, she said she’s just got a job to start after New Year and it’s going to be mass vaccination at the stadium.

Reading between the lines it sounds like it’s a completely new operation and a big one at that.

Her job is to just remove the used vaccination kits and replace them x amount of times per day for one administer, who’s qualified.

 

[worsleyweb]

if the R0 of the new variant averages 5.27, then schools simply can't be allowed to reopen till mass vaçination of the vulnerable has completed.

where have you seen the 5.27?!

 

[Gray]

Thing is mate, as my favourite Auntie died from COVID last night (shortly after I posted), if it was that numbnut at the end of the bar I would probably have twatted the fucker.

Shocking, my condolences for your loss.

 

[worsleyweb]

Is that the existing Covid testing centre on the North Car Park, or are they using the actual stadium now too?

they are using the concourse on the Asda side from early January.

 

[mosssideblue]

where have you seen the 5.27?!

I asked the same. If it is right though, we are in deeper shit than we may think

 

[BlueAnorak]

Where has that RO figure come from mate?

The natural R0 of previous strains averages is 3.1 - they really don't know because of 30% of folks being asymptomatic (they give a range between 2.2 to 5).
If the new strain is 70% more infectious then you simply multiply 3.1 * 170% and that gives you am average natural mean R0 of 5.27.

 

[Marvin]

Typical media now demonising those getting on trains out or London.

Easy to provide comment and sneer when you aren't faced with the same situation.

I lived in London for 5 years, the first couple of years I lived on my own. Really not sure what I would have done when faced with the current situation as a young singleton in his 20s. Maybe tempted to get on the next pendelino to Piccadilly to stay with family?

I lived with mates for the following 3 years and would have stayed where I was. No doubt we'd enjoy Xmas day together and get pissed.

Media desperate to divide us. Don't give in to it. The government fucked up but moving London to Tier 2 and being too late to react.

In addition, trains to Manchester are always busy at this time of the year.

I think we should be grateful to the UK scientists for identifying the changes.

We now have to hope that the accumulated changes are not sufficient to significantly reduce the effectiveness of the vaccines. It's possible they could have an effect as anything which changes the 3D structure will affect the binding potential of antibodies. This is what they call antigenic drift.

The irony of this is that as we increase the amount of immunity in the host population the virus is going to become more efficient at changing and we will force the virus to adapt. Human's become Gods although it doesn't feel like it now does it.

 

[mosssideblue]

The natural R0 of previous strains averages is 3.1 - they really don't know because of 30% of folks being asymptomatic (they give a range between 2.2 to 5).
If the new strain is 70% more infectious then you simply multiply 3.1 * 170% and that gives you am average natural R0 of 5.27.

Thanks for the explanation. Is that your view or is that from the scientific community advising the government?

 

[Tim of the Oak]

A mate is a care worker in the Netherlands and he is scheduled for getting the Pfizer vaccine on 8th Jan.