Current Affairs Coronavirus Thread - Serious stuff !!!

[Neiler]

Will we likely need to be vaccinated every year for this now or is it after 2 doses thats it long term immunity built up?

9-12 months before a booster is the current thinking.

 

[LinekersLegs]

You can make any graph look really scary if you set the Y-axis low enough. That’s a seven-day average of 4.1 new cases per 100,000 people.

Yes, the cases rate isn’t particularly high compared to many nations, for instance it is less than Spain’s current rate.

However it is still a noticeable increase on their rate from last year and that despite far more widespread “states of emergency“ that are being extended to end of May. With an elderly population, a vaccination rate that is the lowest of the large developed nations and little naturally acquired immunity adding in a lot of travel (foreign and domestic) due to the Olympics seems unwise.

 

[peteblue]

Yes, the cases rate isn’t particularly high compared to many nations, for instance it is less than Spain’s current rate.

However it is still a noticeable increase on their rate from last year and that despite far more widespread “states of emergency“ that are being extended to end of May. With an elderly population, a vaccination rate that is the lowest of the large developed nations and little naturally acquired immunity adding in a lot of travel (foreign and domestic) due to the Olympics seems unwise.

I think it is the most stupid thing to do at this particular moment...both for Japan and the competing nations.....

 

[whiteshadow]

Will we likely need to be vaccinated every year for this now or is it after 2 doses thats it long term immunity built up?

Even the experts don't know until people start getting reinfected.

Sars Cov 1 is the closest thing to it and people who had that 17 years ago are still immune to it so if we're lucky the immunity might last years, barring any variants causing an issue.

 

[Deckard2049]

@davek who will you be hugging next Monday on Liberation Day ?

99% of the time when he speaks about social contact and the need for distancing, this Robin Williams quote pops up in my head:



It would probably help a lot tbh.

 

[LinekersLegs]

 

[peteblue]

@davek who will you be hugging next Monday on Liberation Day ?

Otherwise known as ‘Hug a contagious disease ridden relative day’......

 

[roydo]

Bristol Balloon Fiesta: Organisers planning 2021 event

Organisers of the world-renowned Bristol International Balloon Fiesta are planning to bring the event back this summer.

www.northsomersettimes.co.uk

Would be ace have it back. Hope they can.

 

[Tramps_mate]

Dave:
Genuine question.
What are you going to do once this pandemic is finally over?

Return to hounding the Club?

 

[peteblue]

U.K. vaccines....just 288K yesterday of which 187K were second doses....total first jabs 35,472,295....total second vaccines 17,856,550.....giving a total of 53,328,845....

 

[LinekersLegs]

 

[peteblue]

Good news....

 

[GrandOldTeam]

 

[grandjoeblue]

Brilliant. Is that the first time we have had a zero day in the UK? I know we got close last summer.

 

[PaulPowersTash]

Seriously good news!