Coronavirus discussion thread

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HellsBells Aug 2021 5:16pm, 9 Aug 2021 28,195 posts	0 HellsBells Under the current protocol, the band 4 vaccinators cannot vaccinate under 18’s unless they are CEV. The st Johns volunteers cannot vaccinate anyone under 18, nor can they be used for post vaccination observation. At the moment 16 and 17 year olds who are not CEV have to be vaccinated by a band 5 RHCP (that’s me). To do this we have to roster an additional band 5 for each pod - when some days we don’t have enough for one per pod as it is. The new national protocol is expected to be released on Aug 23rd which will allow us to revert to our current model of one band 5 overseeing several band 4’s doing the vaccinating. It’s not that we don’t want to - it’s logistics
Little Miss Happy Aug 2021 5:32pm, 9 Aug 2021 4,815 posts	0 Little Miss Happy Whereas we only have Band 5 and above vaccinating HB.
DocM Aug 2021 5:42pm, 9 Aug 2021 42,708 posts	0 DocM thanks HB, will you be having walk ins? might need a day out in Cambridge
HellsBells Aug 2021 6:39pm, 9 Aug 2021 28,196 posts	0 HellsBells Walk ins only for 16 and 17 as they can’t book on the system currently. 9-3 at Grafton, Cherry Hinton and Chesterton from Wednesday
DocM Aug 2021 6:57pm, 9 Aug 2021 42,710 posts	0 DocM 👍
Tim of Fife Aug 2021 1:03pm, 11 Aug 2021 3,514 posts	0 Tim of Fife On a half-empty Scotrail train yesterday. Guard reminded everyone that face coverings are mandatory on trains and that alcohol is banned. The irony of thus announcement amused some passengers, given that Scots can go dancing and drinking maskless in nightclubs.
HappyG(rrr) Aug 2021 1:08pm, 11 Aug 2021 39,463 posts	0 HappyG(rrr) I don't see it as ironic Tim. If being maskless in a nightclub with lots of mask less patrons increases your risk of catching covid, then that is your choice to go in or not. But if you have to take a train or bus somewhere, for work or other essential reason, you don't have a choice. Therefore all users of that service to be required to take reasonable steps to mininize risk. Not ironic, or humorous at all. Plain sense. G
Tim of Fife Aug 2021 1:49pm, 11 Aug 2021 3,515 posts	0 Tim of Fife I don't suppose many people my mid-day train were travelling for "essential" reasons lol. Mainly shopping in Edinburgh.
Rascal Aug 2021 2:09pm, 11 Aug 2021 116 posts	0 Rascal I don't own a car. Traveling by train and bus are essential for me. I'm too old for nightclubs unfortunately. Plus I save my knees for running not dancing. Can't manage both.
Big_G Aug 2021 3:27pm, 11 Aug 2021 1,018 posts	0 Big_G Tim, back last year some time, my girlfriend and I went to the cinema and we were the only ones at the screening. How they were making enough money to stay open I’ve no idea (it was a Vue, and they had quite a lot of staff working), and we were initially asked to wear masks in an otherwise empty room....