Coronavirus Thread (Off Topic, Politics) (124 Viewers)

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Great news for some here

Covid: People 45 or over in England invited to book vaccine

It comes after all over-50s and those in high-risk groups in the UK have been offered a first dose.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

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[Deleted member 5849]

Great news for some here

Covid: People 45 or over in England invited to book vaccine

It comes after all over-50s and those in high-risk groups in the UK have been offered a first dose.

www.bbc.co.uk

Glad I didn't run away just yet - booked in for Friday!

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Glad I didn't run away just yet - booked in for Friday!

Very happy for you NW.

 

[jimmyhillsfanclub]

I've booked for Friday too. Phew!

 

[Deleted member 5849]

Wish they'd send the bloody confirmation they promised.

Still, I've screenshot everything, just in case!!!

 

[jimmyhillsfanclub]

Me too.... the site crashed twice when I was booking...... but as long as you've got the booking reference number(s), we're all set I reckon.

 

[Skybluefaz]

Just got some lateral flow tests delivered. Ordered yesterday from gov.uk and delivered today. Decent service.

 

[wingy]

Me too.... the site crashed twice when I was booking...... but as long as you've got the booking reference number(s), we're all set I reckon.

Sounds like it will be Moderna .
Wonder Which one goes to the 30's?

 

[Deleted member 5849]

Sounds like it will be Moderna .
Wonder Which one goes to the 30's?

Nah, we'll get all the AZ stocks they're not going to use on under 30s anymore

 

[hill83]

Just got some lateral flow tests delivered. Ordered yesterday from gov.uk and delivered today. Decent service.

I’ve got a few in as well. Been using them for a few weeks for my son as requested by his school.

 

[Skybluefaz]

I’ve got a few in as well. Been using them for a few weeks for my son as requested by his school.

Can't complain about how easy they are to get hold of free of charge.

 

[hill83]

Can't complain about how easy they are to get hold of free of charge.

Part of the £22 billion track and trace (test and trace) money.

 

[Skybluefaz]

Part of the £22 billion track and trace (test and trace) money.

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Oh worth every penny. Sure they couldn't have done it for any less.

 

[Deleted member 5849]

Can't complain about how easy they are to get hold of free of charge.

Yeah Mrs. Wisdom has some. Not sure how useful it is though when her work has made it advisory to use them. All the diligent people will use them, while the ones who don't give a fuck won't bother, and surely they're the ones who'll need checking most!

 

[hill83]

Glad I didn't run away just yet - booked in for Friday!

Pint after?

 

[Deleted member 5849]

Pint after?

End of July I'll be buying half of you pints, giving the other half a slap

 

[jordan210]

 

[wingy]

I’ve got a few in as well. Been using them for a few weeks for my son as requested by his school.

Though that was only for seniors, unless it's just down to individual school policy or suggested rather than mandated?

 

[wingy]

JJ paused in USA.
Wonder Which one will ultimately be offered to 30's and under.

 

[shmmeee]

Is J&J the same method as AZ @Brighton Sky Blue ?

 

[hill83]

Though that was only for seniors, unless it's just down to individual school policy or suggested rather than mandated?

Not sure. They requested the other test as well when he got ill. Think it’s a school policy. They haven’t had a single case yet. He’s been back in from when it was key workers only as well.

 

[hill83]

Best news for a while? Hopefully that’s the case with other variants and this goes the same way as other diseases and gets less deadly.

 

[jimmyhillsfanclub]

Is J&J the same method as AZ @Brighton Sky Blue ?

Its a viral vector vaccine the same as AZ......

 

[jimmyhillsfanclub]

Sounds like it will be Moderna .
Wonder Which one goes to the 30's?

I think it may be Moderna I'll be offered too.....

Given the choice, I think I'd probably opt for the AZ as its a "traditional" vaccine as opposed to the brand new RNA type like pfizer & moderna.....

...although keeping in mind that during my time, I've taken beak from a turkish street dealer in the Dam & eaten a huge batch of mushrooms from a shoe-less, bleeding, spaced out welsh lad at glastonbury......I'm not gonna be too picky.....

Jab me up baby.

 

[Skybluefaz]

Not sure. They requested the other test as well when he got ill. Think it’s a school policy. They haven’t had a single case yet. He’s been back in from when it was key workers only as well.

Yeah, our kids are being encouraged to do one a week at Primary. Not mandatory but advised.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Is J&J the same method as AZ @Brighton Sky Blue ?

It differs in using human adenovirus rather than chimpanzee which is the AZ, but otherwise very similar. The Sputnik V is more similar but uses two slightly different viral vectors between jabs.

 

[wingy]

I can't get the link to the article but Tim Spector is in the mail today saying it is the Jab that is responsible for the drop in infections, not the lock down that BJ states.
I'm bloody sick of it now but the lack of confidence in the jab doing its job is wearing on me.

 

[Skybluefaz]

I can't get the link to the article but Tim Spector is in the mail today saying it is the Jab that is responsible for the drop in infections, not the lock down that BJ states.
I'm bloody sick of it now but the lack of confidence in the jab doing its job is wearing on me.

I had a sense of dread when I read that Johnson had said it is the lockdown and not the jab. Should have remembered who was saying it tbf.

 

[SBAndy]

I had a sense of dread when I read that Johnson had said it is the lockdown and not the jab. Should have remembered who was saying it tbf.

Both surely? We’ve had restrictions in place for about 4 months up until recently and it’s proven before that this makes a huge impact on the rate of infection. The hope/expectation is that it won’t increase as sharply as previously due to people having been vaccinated, no?

 

[Skybluefaz]

Both surely? We’ve had restrictions in place for about 4 months up until recently and it’s proven before that this makes a huge impact on the rate of infection. The hope/expectation is that it won’t increase as sharply as previously due to people having been vaccinated, no?

I'm sure the vaccine must be playing a role. Just referring to this clip I caught the other day.

 

[Deleted member 5849]

Both surely? We’ve had restrictions in place for about 4 months up until recently and it’s proven before that this makes a huge impact on the rate of infection. The hope/expectation is that it won’t increase as sharply as previously due to people having been vaccinated, no?

Yep, still haven't fully concluded all that many vaccinations (an ever increasing %age of first go of course) so it's a lockdown that's pulled the numbers down. The whole point of the vaccine is so they don't rocket up again after, of course!

 

[fernandopartridge]

I can't get the link to the article but Tim Spector is in the mail today saying it is the Jab that is responsible for the drop in infections, not the lock down that BJ states.
I'm bloody sick of it now but the lack of confidence in the jab doing its job is wearing on me.

Infections due to lockdown really

Hospitalisations and deaths due to vaccine

 

[shmmeee]

It’s both? This isn’t hard. There’s a clear lockdown effect because we see cases dropping in the unvaccinated groups. Yet there’s also a clear vaccine effect because we see cases and deaths dropping faster in the vaccinated groups.

This is like asking if it’s your heart or your lungs to thank for keeping you alive.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Data still to be double checked but promising news on the AZ jab

Covid eight times more likely to cause rare brain clot than AstraZeneca vaccine, study finds (msn.com)

 

[Grendel]

walker and Godden are working ok together we are well in the game but Da Costa is shocking