The low % in over 50s is good news
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There won`t be anymore lockdowns mate, the public wouldn`t have it.
It`s shiz or bust with the vaccines.
ForeverBlue92
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Aren't they hoping to do a new vaccine that basically covers all variants?
Once the over 40's have had both doses it should be pretty much plain sailing.
Once the over 40's have had both doses it should be pretty much plain sailing.
They cant do a vaccine that covers all variants sadly.
I mean they dont even do that for the flu and they have worked on that for decades.
roydo
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I think you are getting confused with them trying to work out an annual single jab combining a flu and covid booster.
ForeverBlue92
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Im sure I read the current vaccines basically look out for the spike protein of the virus which is why the variants can sometimes evade it as most mutations of the virus are in its spike protein whereas this new vaccine would essentially be based more on the core of the virus cell which rarely mutates.
Might have just been something they were planning but sure I read about it maybe @LinekersLegs would know more!
Think I probably linked this at some point but have run out of my free articles so can’t recall exactly what it says
Could a Single Vaccine Work Against All Coronaviruses?
Scientists are working on a shot that could protect against Covid-19, its variants, certain seasonal colds — and the next coronavirus pandemic.
A next-gen Army COVID vaccine you've never heard of has just begun human trials
A scrappy team of scientists in an Army lab just outside the nation's capital, working to conceive a vaccine of the future, began human trials on Tuesday.
The WRAIR vaccine skips both the instruction and creation steps, bringing the already-formed spike protein straight into the arm along with an immune-boosting adjuvant compound, quickly starting the antibody response.And unlike other protein-based vaccines being tested, the WRAIR candidate presents virus-looking nanoparticles, each with a consistent array of 24 spike proteins arranged in small bouquets of three protruding from a ferritin base. "There's a lot of theories as to why something presented in this fashion gives such a good immune response, but in some ways you can see it looks like a virus as well," Modjarrad said. "So it has some properties that educate the immune response in a way that it gives you a very strong, but also a broad response."
"We think (other) vaccines are probably going to be protective against new variants, but they might be decreased in their protection," Modjarrad said. "What we've seen with our vaccine so far in animals ... is that the vaccine is not decreased in effectiveness against those variants at all. And it is effective against other coronaviruses like SARS-1. So what we have developed now is starting to look like a pan-SARS vaccine ... and we're going to start testing everything in between."
CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccine reduces mortality by 97% : Uruguay study
The CoronaVac vaccine reduces coronavirus mortality by 97 percent, according to early results of the immunization campaign in Uruguay, which ...
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In people who had received two doses, it reduced infection with the coronavirus by 57 per cent and intensive care admissions by 95 per cent, said a report by the health ministry of the South American nation.
Compared to other vaccines in use, there have been few scientific publications on the efficacy of CoronaVac, produced by Chinese firm Sinovac, and widely divergent reported results.
I have no issue with postponing the full opening up date by a month or whatever if that is the sensible course of action. We already have a lot of normality back in the UK. Obviously it would be great to have all the rules taken away but it’s not like we’re all locked up at home.
But we need to make sure we don’t fall into the same mistake again of trying to put the genie back in the bottle. Makes much more sense to err on the side of caution while we evaluate the situation rather than just blundering on again and counting the cost in the future.
We also have 3 weeks until the next change so let’s just wait and see what the situation is then rather than getting all angry about what may or may not happen.
But we need to make sure we don’t fall into the same mistake again of trying to put the genie back in the bottle. Makes much more sense to err on the side of caution while we evaluate the situation rather than just blundering on again and counting the cost in the future.
We also have 3 weeks until the next change so let’s just wait and see what the situation is then rather than getting all angry about what may or may not happen.
Spadge Vernacular
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Covid-19: Single vaccine dose is 33% effective against variant from India, data show
The UK government has been urged to speed up giving two doses of the covid-19 vaccine after data showed a single dose was only 33% effective against the B.1.617.2 variant first detected in India, which continues to see a rapid growth in cases in the UK. A preprint paper released by Public...
TaffyToffee85
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Only 743 people in English hospitals, one up from yesterday only and it went down by 20 yesterday.
Despite these Indian scare stories, the number of people in hospital has remained stable and has seen days of decreasing. The North West is the problem, while the rest of your country’s regions has seen decreases. We’re doing alright and are below 100 patients.
Despite these Indian scare stories, the number of people in hospital has remained stable and has seen days of decreasing. The North West is the problem, while the rest of your country’s regions has seen decreases. We’re doing alright and are below 100 patients.
Barnfred 55
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I've said all along it makes more sense to open up fully once everyone has had at least 1 jab.
You could still relax more restrictions on June 21. Just not everything.
Barnfred 55
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One covid patient in Cornish hospitals. 17 new infections last week population 700k
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