Coronavirus discussion thread

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K5 Gus Feb 2021 12:20pm, 2 Feb 2021 4,341 posts	0 K5 Gus Anyway, change of tack, back to the variants New website covariants.org that is rather good. If you look at the UK you can see the original variant which was dominant has now declined and the newer UK/Kent one is now very dominant. UK is recognised as one of, if not the best at genomic sequencing so very good data. Other countries are quite a bit behind in that respect so data may not be as accurate. Just yesterday the new US covid taskforce said they ned to get a lot better at this and committed additional funds/resources
Hills of Death (HOD) Feb 2021 12:26pm, 2 Feb 2021 35,398 posts	0 Hills of Death (HOD) Does this mean the vaccine is still good to protect
macca 53 Feb 2021 12:53pm, 2 Feb 2021 28,574 posts	0 macca 53 The third time she’s ridden roughshod over the rules! Who do these people think they are......😡😡😡 theguardian.com
HappyG(rrr) Feb 2021 12:56pm, 2 Feb 2021 37,451 posts	0 HappyG(rrr) It's within the rules macca. It's for filming, which is her work. Whether you judge her "work" to have any value is then a matter of taste. I'd say completely worthless (to me) but apparently millions do get entertainment from her work. Millions don't get anything useful from my work (except me, because I get paid).
sallykate Feb 2021 12:58pm, 2 Feb 2021 7,521 posts	0 sallykate @HOD, there's not enough evidence for most of the vaccines to say how effective they are against the known mutations. I think for the Novavax vaccine, the trials took place at a time when the Kent variant was around and it was effective against that; the trial in South Africa seemed to suggest less efficacy against the SA variant but still above the 50% mark -- and remember that even if they don't protect against contracting it, they do give good protection against developing a serious case of Covid which lands you in hospital.
HappyG(rrr) Feb 2021 1:04pm, 2 Feb 2021 37,452 posts	0 HappyG(rrr) A scientist on R4 yesterday (sorry, can't cite source) said that lower efficacy against the SA variant could be for many reasons, not least that the trial was in SA so many other variables - climate, infrastructure etc.
Ocelot Spleens Feb 2021 1:06pm, 2 Feb 2021 30,079 posts	0 Ocelot Spleens I think what these new variants are showing is that the infection rate must be controlled. Vaccination is not the silver bullet, control is. Vaccination will undoubtedly help with numbers of hospitalizations, and deaths..but if infections arenot slowed it will mutate again and again and then it may outstrip the effectiveness of the vaccines!
Hills of Death (HOD) Feb 2021 1:10pm, 2 Feb 2021 35,399 posts	0 Hills of Death (HOD) Thanks Sally to think that’s kind of what I was expecting hopefully some sort of normal Life can peruse soon.
Tim of Fife Feb 2021 1:10pm, 2 Feb 2021 3,274 posts	0 Tim of Fife HellsBells The Humpback Whales choose to come a long way into the Firth of Forth, as the fishing's good. In doing so, they will regularly encounter 300 metre long tankers going down to Hound Point to fill up. So, I don't think that a couple of Paddle Boarders will trouble them lol.
Little Miss Happy Feb 2021 1:18pm, 2 Feb 2021 4,252 posts	0 Little Miss Happy It's defined here PenW: gov.uk Staying in your local area means stay in the village, town, or part of the city where you live. Though it doesn't give a definite limit like the '5 miles' one.