Coronavirus update - NO MORE RESTRICTIONS

[Allez Allez Allez]

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Tier five on the way?

https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...ns-source-says

National lockdown on the way for England.

[The Bloop]

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Oxford AstraZeneca Vaccine approval granted

Massive news, but I just hope that people don't think it's an excuse to ignore the rules.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-55280671

[goats]

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Oxford AstraZeneca Vaccine approval granted

Massive news, but I just hope that people don't think it's an excuse to ignore the rules.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-55280671

Roll out begins next week

[the other bob wilson]

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Good news, albeit very heavily leaked. There were a couple of particularly interesting paragraphs in the BBC story I thought - i.e.;-

"However, unpublished data suggests that leaving a longer gap between the first and second doses increases the overall effectiveness of the jab.

There was not enough clear data to approve the half-dose, full-dose idea."

[goats]

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Good news, albeit very heavily leaked. There were a couple of particularly interesting paragraphs in the BBC story I thought - i.e.;-

"However, unpublished data suggests that leaving a longer gap between the first and second doses increases the overall effectiveness of the jab.

There was not enough clear data to approve the half-dose, full-dose idea."

Yes they had only tested the half dose on 10 people but 9 of of 10 had success. Or was it 100 people? My memory....good news though Bob particularly as after one jab it will give you decent immunity against getting it but even if you did symptoms are much less severe.
Mass rollout next week for as many as possible

[goats]

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Yes they had only tested the half dose on 10 people but 9 of of 10 had success. Or was it 100 people? My memory....good news though Bob particularly as after one jab it will give you decent immunity against getting it but even if you did symptoms are much less severe.
Mass rollout next week for as many as possible

More than 10 in fact.....

Of 1,367 people given a half first dose of the vaccine followed by a full second dose, there was 90% protection against Covid-19 when compared with a control group of 1,374 people.

[goats]

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https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/oxford-astra-zeneca-covid-19-19537257

[Hilts]

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Lets hope Drakeford and Gethin have everything in place to get this rolled out quickly.

[Allez Allez Allez]

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Oxford AstraZeneca Vaccine approval granted

Massive news, but I just hope that people don't think it's an excuse to ignore the rules.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-55280671

Key thing is this line in the Guarniad.

"And while there are some early signs the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine might not only prevent people becoming seriously ill with Covid but also prevent asymptomatic infections, more data is needed to confirm such protection."

This could give the Oxford vaccine a real advantage. The Pfizer jab isn't known to prevent onward transmission so a vaccinated person would still have to exercise the social distancing rules etc in case they carry the virus with no ill-effects (thanks to the vaccine).

If the Oxford jab prevents transmission then people who can't get vaccinated for whatever reasons will also get protected as we head towards herd immunity.

[goats]

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Lets hope Drakeford and Gethin have everything in place to get this rolled out quickly.

Why go and ruin the good vibes with a dose of reality......

[goats]

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Key thing is this line in the Guarniad.

"And while there are some early signs the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine might not only prevent people becoming seriously ill with Covid but also prevent asymptomatic infections, more data is needed to confirm such protection."

This could give the Oxford vaccine a real advantage. The Pfizer jab isn't known to prevent onward transmission so a vaccinated person would still have to exercise the social distancing rules etc in case they carry the virus with no ill-effects (thanks to the vaccine).

If the Oxford jab prevents transmission then people who can't get vaccinated for whatever reasons will also get protected as we head towards herd immunity.

This is why it’s better....

[Vindec]

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Obviously the vaccine is great news but you have to wait a period of 12 weeks between the first and second doses to get full immunity. That means the population at large will have to continue to take precautions but the good news is that more people will be able to get vaccinated earlier. Another piece of good news is that there are sufficient quantities of the vaccine already manufactured to meet UK demand. The scientists have done their bit and now it's up to the various UK governments to roll the vaccine out and there lies a potential problem.

[City123]

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Obviously the vaccine is great news but you have to wait a period of 12 weeks between the first and second doses to get full immunity. That means the population at large will have to continue to take precautions but the good news is that more people will be able to get vaccinated earlier. Another piece of good news is that there are sufficient quantities of the vaccine already manufactured to meet UK demand. The scientists have done their bit and now it's up to the various UK governments to roll the vaccine out and there lies a potential problem.

This kind of stuff is administrative though so I imagine it'll fall to the civil service, who are generally competent rather than our politicians

[Hilts]

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Rates in Wales falling in last few days.

Is this due to hospitality closing. Or schools? Both?

Lets hope it continues to fall with the additional measures

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/coronavirus-infection-rates-cases-deaths-19538614

[the other bob wilson]

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Rates in Wales falling in last few days.

Is this due to hospitality closing. Or schools? Both?

Lets hope it continues to fall with the additional measures

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/w...eaths-19538614

Not sure how much faith can be put in figures over a holiday period, but the trends do seem more encouraging - it's too early yet for the latest lockdown to be having an effect yet I would have thought.