When will this shit end?

[Gingerfish79]

 

[Fuzzy Afro]

UK leading the world in vaccine rollout

[Crazyfool01]

5 minutes ago, Fuzzy Afro said:

UK leading the world in vaccine rollout

Presumably because we had a head start ?  

[Copperface]

3 minutes ago, Fuzzy Afro said:

UK leading the world in vaccine rollout

At current rates going to take 200 weeks just to fully vaccinate the designated 9 groups in phase 1. Massive effort needed to complete just that group by mid/end summer.

 

[found home in 2009]

2 hours ago, zahidf said:

We have a late entry for legend of the year

Is this Bojo's revenge for Starmer bullying him during PMQs?

Edited December 22, 2020 by found home in 2009

[Euphoricape]

https://metro.co.uk/2020/12/22/ministers-considering-nationwide-lockdown-from-boxing-day-13795288/

[priest17]

[Mr.Tease]

1 minute ago, priest17 said:

Not surprising- they've spent decades blaming immigrants for everything rather than the government, so this is really just an extention of that mindset 

[Fuzzy Afro]

16 minutes ago, Copperface said:

At current rates going to take 200 weeks just to fully vaccinate the designated 9 groups in phase 1. Massive effort needed to complete just that group by mid/end summer.

 

They’ll be ramping it up soon 

[stuartbert two hats]

18 minutes ago, Copperface said:

At current rates going to take 200 weeks just to fully vaccinate the designated 9 groups in phase 1. Massive effort needed to complete just that group by mid/end summer.

 

Have you plotted that on a logarithmic scale?

[Ryan1984]

1 minute ago, Fuzzy Afro said:

They’ll be ramping it up soon 

Especially if/when we get that sweet Oxford approval. I was talking to a friend last night who’s recruiting to help with the rollout of that one - hopefully just a matter of time.

[priest17]

7 minutes ago, Mr.Tease said:

Not surprising- they've spent decades blaming immigrants for everything rather than the government, so this is really just an extention of that mindset 

You're right, just a gentle reminder for anyone who thinks the past weekend, or anything of its ilk, will change people's mind about this government.

[Joshuwarr]

22 minutes ago, Copperface said:

At current rates going to take 200 weeks just to fully vaccinate the designated 9 groups in phase 1. Massive effort needed to complete just that group by mid/end summer.

 

Was on a call tonight (I'm a local cllr in London) and the message from Public Health England is very much that the Oxford vaccine once its approved will be a real game changer and they do seem to think they can vaccinate the most vulnerable by the end of Jan (assume that may just mean the first group).

But we need to remember even just vaccinating 2% of the population will bring deaths down by 40% due to the fact we are targeting the most vulnerable and at risk first.

[Chef]

Not completely sure what this means but sounds like good news. 

[Toilet Duck]

2 minutes ago, Chef said:

Not completely sure what this means but sounds like good news. 

In a nutshell, vaccines will be grand! 

[Copperface]

1 minute ago, Joshuwarr said:

Was on a call tonight (I'm a local cllr in London) and the message from Public Health England is very much that the Oxford vaccine once its approved will be a real game changer and they do seem to think they can vaccinate the most vulnerable by the end of Jan (assume that may just mean the first group).

But we need to remember even just vaccinating 2% of the population will bring deaths down by 40% due to the fact we are targeting the most vulnerable and at risk first.

Nah, I know. But 50 million shots to be given to the so called Phase 1 is a massive ask. And it's not all over as soon as the first group are completed. I completely agree that some restrictions can and will be lifted when the real and perceived danger starts to reduce, no way are they going to be able to allow something like Glastonbury to go ahead next year. 

Best to just cut losses, work through the summer to break the back of the programme, and plan for and start again in 2022.

At least I've been consistent in that for quite some time.

[Crazyfool01]

4 minutes ago, Toilet Duck said:

In a nutshell, vaccines will be grand! 

Would /could there be any delays to Oxford because of the new mutation ? Pfizer seems to say it doesn’t affect that vaccine ? Could it be different for Oxford ? 

[Fuzzy Afro]

https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/covid-vaccine-tony-blair-coronavirus-b1777845.html
 

Great piece by the best PM in living memory 

[Joshuwarr]

12 minutes ago, Copperface said:

Nah, I know. But 50 million shots to be given to the so called Phase 1 is a massive ask. And it's not all over as soon as the first group are completed. I completely agree that some restrictions can and will be lifted when the real and perceived danger starts to reduce, no way are they going to be able to allow something like Glastonbury to go ahead next year. 

Best to just cut losses, work through the summer to break the back of the programme, and plan for and start again in 2022.

At least I've been consistent in that for quite some time.

Totally get all that - but I think it is important that people realise that we don't need to hit 50 million to reach normality. Nor that if we did does it mean that this thing is going to be over either. 

[Toilet Duck]

7 minutes ago, crazyfool1 said:

Would /could there be any delays to Oxford because of the new mutation ? Pfizer seems to say it doesn’t affect that vaccine ? Could it be different for Oxford ? 

Howdy, nope, they all stimulate pretty much the same immune response, just use different ways of getting the spike protein into us. So, all the vaccines will be fine. Only thing holding up Oxford approval is the complexity of the data and as far as I know, they only sent the final data over this week. It’ll be along soon enough! Hang in there!

[Fuzzy Afro]

Deal done to reopen the French border to lorry drivers using 30 minute lateral flow testing 

[Crazyfool01]

4 minutes ago, Toilet Duck said:

Howdy, nope, they all stimulate pretty much the same immune response, just use different ways of getting the spike protein into us. So, all the vaccines will be fine. Only thing holding up Oxford approval is the complexity of the data and as far as I know, they only sent the final data over this week. It’ll be along soon enough! Hang in there!

Thanks td ... very much hanging in there at present 🙂 

[Fuzzy Afro]

Nicola Sturgeon spotted maskless in a pub 

[Lizzim]

7 minutes ago, Fuzzy Afro said:

Deal done to reopen the French border to lorry drivers using 30 minute lateral flow testing 

Logistically, how long will it take to get those tests where they are needed.  Serious question.

[Lizzim]

Just now, Fuzzy Afro said:

Nicola Sturgeon spotted maskless in a pub 

Evidence?