Current Affairs Coronavirus Thread - Serious stuff !!!

[LinekersLegs]

@Billy Dean


Fwiw if I am reading fig 3 correctly it seems the number of men with the brain clots (the most worrying side effect) was less than you would expect at baseline.

 

[davek]

In short : I've just shown you a graphic which highlights it.
If you want to be uppity then disprove me.

What about the falling death rate in vaccinated groups?
What about the increase in antibodies in the vaccinated groups?

Your a bit of a coward when it comes to admitting your wrong.

Your graph did not show causation. Ilbve asked you to seperate lockdown impact and vaccine impact...,and all you did was show me a graph with older age groups who have been vaccinated and the drop off in their cases, the bulk of which could just as easily have been driven by 5 months of lockdown.

You have still not answered the question - that's because it cant be answered.

 

[toffee82]

Key part of the post / advice = "IF YOU CAN".

If someone is offered the AZ vaccine but before their appointment the possibility of another becomes available (which seems to be possible in Germany from what was posted) then do that.

*another one who reads what they want to be there instead of what IS there*

So you are saying get vaccinated as soon as possible with whatever is available?

 

[davek]

So you are saying get vaccinated as soon as possible with whatever is available?

If the option is there take the Pfizer first.

'kin ell. It's like pulling teeth this.

 

[peteblue]

France being France.....

”BERLIN (Reuters) - France is delaying a European Union order for 1.8 billion doses of the BioNTech/Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine planned for the next two years, Germany’s Die Welt daily newspaper reported on Friday, citing EU diplomats.

The paper said it was unclear what the reason was for hesitation from Paris, but diplomats had speculated that it might want French companies to play a bigger part in the vaccine production.

The paper reported that at recent meetings about vaccine orders, French representatives had held up decision-making by posing technical questions and requests for clarifications.

Due to massive global demand for booster doses as well as vaccines for young people, EU governments fear that they may be too late and lose out on the order.

“That would be a disaster for which France would be responsible,” Die Welt quoted one diplomat as saying.”

 

[ForeverBlue92]

Whats everyone's feelings on the current house market boom with the stamp duty exemption?

My sisters having a nightmare trying to upsize as people gazumping paying well in excess of the house price.

Sounds like a bit of a bubble that could go pop / people ending up in negative equity in the years to come all to save 2k in Stamp Duty.

I'll be needing to move myself in the coming years if we have a 2nd kid but I just hope this bubble doesnt ruin things for us all long term.

 

[spectateur]

Whats everyone's feelings on the current house market boom with the stamp duty exemption?

My sisters having a nightmare trying to upsize as people gazumping paying well in excess of the house price.

Sounds like a bit of a bubble that could go pop / people ending up in negative equity in the years to come all to save 2k in Stamp Duty.

I'll be needing to move myself in the coming years if we have a 2nd kid but I just hope this bubble doesnt ruin things for us all long term.

England's house buying/selling system is crazy. It enables people to break contract at the drop of a hat, both gazumping and backing off a purchase at the last moment.
A contract needs to be signed in the first instance when a buyer and seller agree a price. Buyer puts down 10% deposit which can be lost if they pull out. Seller can't accept a higher offer and pull out.
That's just a start.

 

[grandjoeblue]

Whats everyone's feelings on the current house market boom with the stamp duty exemption?

My sisters having a nightmare trying to upsize as people gazumping paying well in excess of the house price.

Sounds like a bit of a bubble that could go pop / people ending up in negative equity in the years to come all to save 2k in Stamp Duty.

I'll be needing to move myself in the coming years if we have a 2nd kid but I just hope this bubble doesnt ruin things for us all long term.

The market in Merseyside has gone crazy recently. Does seem unsustainable in the long term though. People must be taking out bigger mortgages than they can afford.

 

[ForeverBlue92]

The market in Merseyside has gone crazy recently. Does seem unsustainable in the long term though. People must be taking out bigger mortgages than they can afford.

It seems to be across the country mate apparently more house sales in March 2021 than since records began!

My sister offered 10k extra on a house valued on the market at 215k on which she was told by the estate agents that someone has offered "substantially more" so her offer was rejected.

For me I can see a crash heading our way.

 

[Charro]

Whats everyone's feelings on the current house market boom with the stamp duty exemption?

My sisters having a nightmare trying to upsize as people gazumping paying well in excess of the house price.

Sounds like a bit of a bubble that could go pop / people ending up in negative equity in the years to come all to save 2k in Stamp Duty.

I'll be needing to move myself in the coming years if we have a 2nd kid but I just hope this bubble doesnt ruin things for us all long term.

It’s mental out there.

We were looking to buy at the start of the year but have ended up renting off field lane. Going to wait a year or two before we look to buy somewhere.

 

[Charro]

5% deposits have had an impact as well.

 

[maccavennie]

The upkeep on my castle is ridiculous.

Anyway, I get my 2nd AZ next week.

 

[PaulPowersTash]

It seems to be across the country mate apparently more house sales in March 2021 than since records began!

My sister offered 10k extra on a house valued on the market at 215k on which she was told by the estate agents that someone has offered "substantially more" so her offer was rejected.

For me I can see a crash heading our way.

Apparently the strategy has to be to offer at least +20% above the asking price to have any serious chance of getting the sale.
As for negative equity, that is only ever an issue if you want to up sticks and move on. Whilst you are living there it is irrelevant.
I can see house prices cooling off, but maybe not a crash as demand outstrips supply and will do for the forseeable. If you can
get a house and fix your mortgage rate at a level you can afford for say 3 - 5 years I'd say go for it.

 

[ForeverBlue92]

Apparently the strategy has to be to offer at least +20% above the asking price to have any serious chance of getting the sale.
As for negative equity, that is only ever an issue if you want to up sticks and move on. Whilst you are living there it is irrelevant.
I can see house prices cooling off, but maybe not a crash as demand outstrips supply and will do for the forseeable. If you can
get a house and fix your mortgage rate at a level you can afford for say 3 - 5 years I'd say go for it.

This pandemics opened my eyes to how much money people actually have. The amount of people I know who have bought a lockdown puppy for £3000+ or offering as you say 20%+ over on a house value because they cant go on holiday and are bored.

I couldn't dream of throwing the sort of money around some seem to be doing.

 

[Ivo]

This pandemics opened my eyes to how much money people actually have. The amount of people I know who have bought a lockdown puppy for £3000+ or offering as you say 20%+ over on a house value because they cant go on holiday and are bored.

I couldn't dream of throwing the sort of money around some seem to be doing.

The bigger houses near me that have been going up for big money (£800k+) have been getting snapped up within hours. Often over asking price. Seems to have a knock on effect as bog standard houses are fetching decent money all of a sudden.

My mate wanted a house that went up for £925k and he offered asking price straight away. They accepted but said he only had two weeks to find a buyer for his, as they were inundated with other people wanting to buy it. Luckily he got a buyer for his straight away as well.

I don't think prices will come down but they'll deffo slow or even plateau.