COVID-19 — Coronavirus

[dobingsdobber]

when I had my 'flu vaccine I was told to wait on a chair in Boots for 15 mins post vaccine just in case I had an allergic reaction. The appointments were based 15 mins apart to allow for this.

Supply might be an issue. They did noticeably say in the Downing St briefing that they'd be vaccinating on the basis of keeping up with supply.

Come on Marv,chairs don't wear boots.

 

[Ban-jani]

The US is a lost cause now, bit like Isla Nublar in Jurassic Park.

That reference made me laugh

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

Rather surprised that there hasn’t been more interrogation of the authorities in regards to the spread of the virus in schools, particularly in respect to the new strain. Hear the same lines trotted out about schools being fundamentally safe, yet nobody asks about recent figures to support that assertion. Many teachers are parents themselves, so I’d imagine the virus will thrive in the inevitable contact between parties.

I see Israel is set to begin vaccinating teachers next.

It wasn’t rife in primary schools pre Xmas but this new variant brings into question whether that will remain the case. I would have thought Teachers would have been higher up the chain in terms of vaccine given their importance to keep kids educated and parents working.

They got a lot of criticism during lockdown one but to be honest from what I have seen from her and her colleagues and all the teaching staff at my daughters school, they have been absolute troopers in very difficult circumstances. My wife teaches 5-6 year olds so you can imagine what the social distancing is like in her classroom!

 

[Healdplace]

GREATER MANCHESTER SCOREBOARD

CASES 1048 - down from 1404. 31% of the NW Total of 3420.

3 wks v 2 wks v last wk v TODAY :- 652 v 794 v 997 v 1048 Heading wrong way.


MANCHESTER 202 - down from 272. Total cases 35, 560 Weekly 1148. Pop score up 36 to 6435. Weekly Pop down 6 to 211.

TRAFFORD 144 - up from 139. Total cases 10, 384. Weekly 672. Pop score up 59 to 4373. Weekly Pop up 23 to 281. Big rise here. The Trafford Centre effect may now end with Tier 4.

WIGAN 129 - down from 149. Total cases 19, 101. Weekly 746. Pop score up 38 to 5809. Weekly Pop up 7 to 224.

STOCKPORT 120 - down from 157. Better day here. Total cases 12, 494. Weekly 722. Pop score up 39 to 4257, Weekly Pop down 1 to 245. Also added 20 to its lead over Trafford for best overall Pop Score - now leading by 116. Highest in a while.

BOLTON 105 - down from 106. Over 100 again for the GM top dog of late. Total cases 17. 079. Weekly 532. Pop score up 37 to 5939. Weekly Pop up 13 to 184. Last surviving sub 200 borough closing in on not being for much longer.

BURY 83 - down from 137, Total cases 11, 613. Weekly 546. Pop score up 43 to 6070. Weekly Pop up 2 to 275.

ROCHDALE 75 - down from 125. Total cases 14, 718. Weekly 552. Pop score up 33 to 6614. Weekly Pop down 8 to 245.

SALFORD 73 - down from 105. Total cases 15, 265. Weekly 537. Pop score up 28 to 5900. Weekly Pop down 9 to 210.

OLDHAM 71 - down from 119. Total cases 16, 669. Weekly 490. Pop score up 36 to 7036. Weekly Pop up 4 to 213.

TAMESIDE 44 - down from 95. Total cases 11, 750, Weekly 452. Best in GM still Pop score up 21 to 5186. Lowest rise in GM today. Weekly Pop down 13 to 198. We have two boroughs below 200 again. Just!

 

[Blue Maverick]

While the Nightingales sit dormant.

They dont have the staff for them, I was there in April they had 10 patients!

 

[BlueAnorak]

Rather surprised that there hasn’t been more interrogation of the authorities in regards to the spread of the virus in schools, particularly in respect to the new strain. Hear the same lines trotted out about schools being fundamentally safe, yet nobody asks about recent figures to support that assertion. Many teachers are parents themselves, so I’d imagine the virus will thrive in the inevitable contact between parties.

I see Israel is set to begin vaccinating teachers next.

There has.
30% of cases are spread in schools and further education establishments. (See PHE weekly surveillance reports.)
From the NERVTAG report on the new variant, we know that the previous Covid strain was not spread easily by under 13 children to adults particularly well but the new strain is more easily spread.
It is pretty much clear from news reports that High schools and Universities cannot open till bi-weekly testing is in place or new virus cases will rocket

 

[Gaylord du Bois]

when I had my 'flu vaccine I was told to wait on a chair in Boots for 15 mins post vaccine just in case I had an allergic reaction. The appointments were based 15 mins apart to allow for this.

Supply might be an issue. They did noticeably say in the Downing St briefing that they'd be vaccinating on the basis of keeping up with supply.

Church hall for mine.
"Sleeve up. Sleeve down. Mind how you go"

 

[Gabriel]

It wasn’t rife in primary schools pre Xmas but this new variant brings into question whether that will remain the case. I would have thought Teachers would have been higher up the chain in terms of vaccine given their importance to keep kids educated and parents working.

They got a lot of criticism during lockdown one but to be honest from what I have seen from her and her colleagues and all the teaching staff at my daughters school, they have been absolute troopers in very difficult circumstances. My wife teaches 5-6 year olds so you can imagine what the social distancing is like in her classroom!

Herding cats, according to my better half, who coincidentally ‘teaches’ the same age range. If parents fear that their child might contract the virus at school, and then bring it into the home, then attendance rates may be understandably patchy in the early weeks of term.

 

[BlueAnorak]

One thing I have not been able to determine is if the Oxford-Astrazeneca will help the immune systems of people who are infected but yet to show symptoms? If so, should some of the Oxford-Astrazeneca vaccine be used to vaccinate the contacts of those who are currently sick?

 

[Summerbuzz]

My daily routine is coming along now. One meltdown a day, every day. I should set aside an hour in my daily schedule to make sure it doesn't run on too long.

It always calms me down and gives me hope to see so many thoughtful and mindful people in this thread.

Cheers everyone!