When will this shit end?

[Guest]

5 minutes ago, steviewevie said:

Science can be wrong, especially when this is all so fast moving....but, I think better to err on the side of caution. People were laughing at sage forecasts back in the autumn, and then we had all those deaths this winter.

Yeah that’s true, especially with how things were at the start of January we needed to be very careful and the forecasts probably reflected that. 

[priest17]

[Hannibal Schmitt]

Houston, we have a problem:

US health officials recommend an immediate halt to Johnson & Johnson vaccine administration. Six patients between the ages of 18 and 48 developed blood clots within two weeks of being vaccinated, the New York Times reports.

Almost seven million people in the United States have received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

[fraybentos1]

4 minutes ago, steviewevie said:

I really don't like the scientist bashing meanwhile here's some scientist bashing.

Bashing him by saying he got something wrong? Get a grip 

[Guest]

1 minute ago, Hannibal Schmitt said:

Houston, we have a problem:

US health officials recommend an immediate halt to Johnson & Johnson vaccine administration. Six patients between the ages of 18 and 48 developed blood clots within two weeks of being vaccinated, the New York Times reports.

Almost seven million people in the United States have received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

It might sound bad but it’s precautionary whilst they look into the issue with blood clots. Hopefully they’ll find nothing wrong and they can resume using J&J again soon. 

[steviewevie]

12 minutes ago, fraybentos1 said:

Bashing him by saying he got something wrong? Get a grip 

can you put me back on your ignore list so I can talk about you behind your back?

[aj6658]

I'm so baffled by the continued pausing of vaccines. 6 in 7 million is an utterly irrelevant amount. If you vaccinated the entire world you would only have 6681 cases. The chances of blood clots with contraceptive is 9 out 10000 I read. 

All this is doing is creating vaccine hesitancy which will kill more lives. 

[zahidf]

6 minutes ago, aj6658 said:

I'm so baffled by the continued pausing of vaccines. 6 in 7 million is an utterly irrelevant amount. If you vaccinated the entire world you would only have 6681 cases. The chances of blood clots with contraceptive is 9 out 10000 I read. 

All this is doing is creating vaccine hesitancy which will kill more lives. 

Especially in the US which has... issues with lockdown compliance 

[Hannibal Schmitt]

36 minutes ago, Ozanne said:

It might sound bad but it’s precautionary whilst they look into the issue with blood clots. Hopefully they’ll find nothing wrong and they can resume using J&J again soon. 

Could be more of a general problem with the vector vaccines, the J&J quite similar to the AZ one. At least the reason seems to be solved: an international science team with some vienna specialists on blood clotting found out that the side effects are similar to a heparin therapy and the vaccination can have the result of a lack of platelets. So, after all, it seems to be a rather rare phenomenon.

[dingbat2]

12 minutes ago, aj6658 said:

I'm so baffled by the continued pausing of vaccines. 6 in 7 million is an utterly irrelevant amount. If you vaccinated the entire world you would only have 6681 cases. The chances of blood clots with contraceptive is 9 out 10000 I read. 

All this is doing is creating vaccine hesitancy which will kill more lives. 

That is something the UK scientists at the Downing Street briefings have got spot on this year I think. A very balanced, risk based approach rather than knee jerk reactions to pausing vaccines. The decision to use different vaccines for the under 30s due to clot risk, based on well analysed and explained case data has helped massively with public confidence in the vaccines here. The same cant be said by idiots like Macron who shouts his mouth off on something he clearly knows nothing about. Its a lesson I think Boris has learnt since the start of January lockdown (unfortunately not before that), he has stopped shouting his mouth off and seems to be following the scientific advice/data now

Our scientists seem to be making the right decisions now, based on the best available data, and the UK public I think largely support it. Vaccine hesitancy, including against the AZ vaccine, is really not a major issue here and hopefully we will see the benefits of that over the next few months as we have the past few weeks. Delaying the second dose and delaying each step for the releasing of lockdown are other examples where it seems we are getting it right

[zahidf]

Nicola Sturgeon has brought forward relaxations to travel and outdoors meetings, saying Covid is “in retreat” in Scotland.

Announcing the changes which she said had been made with boosting mental health and wellbeing in mind, she said that from this Friday:

• People will be all able to travel anywhere within Scotland for the purposes of outdoor socialising and exercise.
• Up to six adults from up to six households can meet outdoors.
• Island communities will align with rest of country so that travel to and from the islands can operate more normally.

She confirmed that, in a fortnight’s time from 26 April, there will be a significant relaxation, with shops fully reopening, pubs, cafes and restaurants opening fully outdoors with limited hospitality opening indoors, which she pointed out would be three weeks before England.

As of 26 April, travel restrictions to and from England and Wales will also be lifted – although Sturgeon added that it may be possible in future to re-introduce temporary travel restrictions.

Sturgeon also said people should be able to meet indoors again from the middle of May, albeit in limited numbers, and that she hoped to see a return to even greater normality, including hugging family and friends, by the summer.

[crocodiles]

2nd jab and a haircut today so a good day 😁

[Fuzzy Afro]

Of course it isn’t more deadly. The aim of a virus is to spread as widely as possible. Killing more of their hosts actively inhibits that. They mutate into more transmissible but less lethal forms. And covid already isn’t particularly lethal. 

[Crazyfool01]

21 minutes ago, crocodiles said:

2nd jab and a haircut today so a good day 😁

I’m awaiting mine now ... about to jump  in the chair 🪑 haircut that is 🙂 

Edited April 13, 2021 by crazyfool1

[Brazzers]

1 minute ago, Barry Fish said:

When Boris said the new variant was more deadly I thought he was talking bollocks.  Its very rare event because as you say its not the norm.  You can't spread if you kill the host.  

Why is your rep -17, what did you say bro?

[km9]

2 minutes ago, Brazzers said:

Why is your rep -17, what did you say bro?

It's that high because he's been talking a lot of sense recently 😉

[zahidf]

Based on latest Scottish supply documents, just about ok for vaccine supply

 

[gooner1990]

22 minutes ago, crazyfool1 said:

I’m awaiting mine now ... about to jump  in the chair 🪑 haircut that is 🙂 

Got mine tomorrow....can’t wait. I currently look like Liam Gallagher circa 1996 😂

[squirrelarmy]

17 minutes ago, gooner1990 said:

Got mine tomorrow....can’t wait. I currently look like Liam Gallagher circa 1996 😂

I’ve got the hair of Luke Skywalker and the beard of Obi Wan Kenobi right now. Basically I look like Chewy. 

[Hannibal Schmitt]

Breaking news:

The pharmaceutical company announced a few minutes ago that it would stop deliveries to Europe. The reason is the FDA's announcement that it will suspend vaccinations in the USA.

[Hannibal Schmitt]

sorry, company is J&J of course

[Brazzers]

Just now, Hannibal Schmitt said:

sorry, company is J&J of course

When did Jack & Jones get into pharmaceuticals?

[steviewevie]

3 minutes ago, Hannibal Schmitt said:

Breaking news:

The pharmaceutical company announced a few minutes ago that it would stop deliveries to Europe. The reason is the FDA's announcement that it will suspend vaccinations in the USA.

Has the J&J one been approved by EMA?

[stuartbert two hats]

3 minutes ago, Hannibal Schmitt said:

Breaking news:

The pharmaceutical company announced a few minutes ago that it would stop deliveries to Europe. The reason is the FDA's announcement that it will suspend vaccinations in the USA.

I don't get it to be honest.  Wouldn't that mean there are more doses available for Europe, who can make up their own mind on whether clots are worth the risk.  

[Guest]

Maybe it’s just to make sure the vaccine is ok pending the investigation?