Coronavirus discussion thread

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HappyG(rrr) Feb 2021 10:08pm, 2 Feb 2021 37,474 posts	0 HappyG(rrr) Ignore me, Germany not changed yet. I think they will. It was a literal interpretation of trial data. There will be follow up data from the now live vaccinations to use soon.
HellsBells Feb 2021 10:16pm, 2 Feb 2021 27,669 posts	0 HellsBells We have no vaccine deliveries this week or next - from a flying start to a grinding halt
DocM Feb 2021 8:10am, 3 Feb 2021 39,674 posts	0 DocM any idea how far through the first 4 catergories you are? have supplies been diverted to locations that are further behind? it was said that it would be a bit stop start, but two weeks off seems surprising
Bazoaxe Feb 2021 8:19am, 3 Feb 2021 18,839 posts	0 Bazoaxe My 87yo MiL who is housebound has the district nurse coming out tomorrow to administer jag one which is good news and suggests in Edinburgh they may be getting closer to completing the over 80s group
Grast_girl Feb 2021 9:42am, 3 Feb 2021 1,961 posts	0 Grast_girl DocM, this site gives overall progress. It doesn't split into the different groups though. vaccine-tracker.uk
Dibble Feb 2021 9:44am, 3 Feb 2021 772 posts	0 Dibble If you are struggling to get enough vaccinations to go around then pointing out that there is not yet enough evidence to justify it being given to over 65's might be tempting. Also there have been arguments that the vaccines should be given first to the younger and more-active population to better control the pandemic. Again the lack of over 65's evidence might make this more politically acceptable.
Grast_girl Feb 2021 9:56am, 3 Feb 2021 1,962 posts	0 Grast_girl Being charitable, they might be trying to stave off anti-vaxxers or those who are vaccine hesitant from not getting any jab because of perceived lack of evidence. I don't think there's any issues with safety (although it seems like those who've had covid are getting quite strong reactions when they have the vaccine) but as someone who likes to see the evidence, I'm pleased my grandma got the Pfizer one (which has more evidence, although efficacy seems to be based on such small numbers for all of them I can see how it's hard to overcome the intuitive "there's not enough evidence" thoughts). Also, perhaps it's a way to "bypass" (for want of a better word) the more vulnerable people (who are likely shielding) and vaccinate those more likely to pass it on to lots of people? It's a competing strategy that I think has some validity. There is a more sinister/cynical thought that pensioners dying off may be cheaper for the state in the long run than younger people with long-covid.
Fopp Feb 2021 10:24am, 3 Feb 2021 28 posts	0 Fopp It's a political move designed to take the sting out of the criticism of not having any of it. Otherwise this policy could have been determined ages ago. If they had 200 million doses of it sitting about , guaranteed they'd be giving it to granny!
Tim of Fife Feb 2021 10:31am, 3 Feb 2021 3,277 posts	0 Tim of Fife Lockdown until the end of February in Scotland now. To be honest, I can live with that if it really does get our youth back into schools in three weeks. They are the future! Fife now 83 cases per 100,000. I think it wss 300+ at Christmas.
Johnny Blaze Feb 2021 11:25am, 3 Feb 2021 24,718 posts	0 Johnny Blaze There seems to be quite broad stretches of Devon where there are no cases being recorded - 'suppressed'.