Current Affairs Coronavirus Thread - Serious stuff !!!

[BlueToff]

Think the U.K. programme has slowed down significantly mate, I think we’ve gone ahead of the U.K. now in terms of % of population fully vaccinated, Spain as well. The U.K. started the guts of a month before us in their programme too.

Still 44% of the U.K. to be fully vaccinated.

Doubt it will be in the Telegraph in the morning though.

Oh it definitely has hit a block but that is mainly due to people not wanting to be vaccinated for whatever reason. There's no issue with supply, there's no issue with availability of people to administer the doses etc.

There's not really much we can do about the second doses other than move the dates forward which is what they have done. But if you catch COVID, which a lot of people have done, you aren't supposed to get a dose of the vaccine for a month after showing symptoms - so that's another thing to factor in.

Need to get those 44% vaccinated but the vast majority of adults will still be done by mid-Sept which is hardly bad going. Every adult was offered their first by July 19th.

 

[Nymzee]

See we’re at the point now where adverts are over it. Just watched a chewing gum ad encouraging everyone to get neck on with people again lol orgys incoming.

 

[Neiler]

Oh it definitely has hit a block but that is mainly due to people not wanting to be vaccinated for whatever reason. There's no issue with supply, there's no issue with availability of people to administer the doses etc.

There's not really much we can do about the second doses other than move the dates forward which is what they have done. But if you catch COVID, which a lot of people have done, you aren't supposed to get a dose of the vaccine for a month after showing symptoms - so that's another thing to factor in.

Need to get those 44% vaccinated but the vast majority of adults will still be done by mid-Sept which is hardly bad going. Every adult was offered their first by July 19th.

Its curious one mate. Is there that much hesitancy in the country its just shy of half the population , or is there simply just no incentive now everything is open. There is another 14% on one dose so we can logically expect maybe 58%. Still 42% - have you guys made a decision on under 18s yet, maybe that is a factor also.

I'm just surprised with the rate of the slowdown in the UK comparatively with other countries. At one stage i think the UK was 25% ahead of the EU countries and now many have overtaken the UK.

I was thinking using AZ as a pillar may be a factor and the longer interval then mainly Pfizer, but then i think im right in saying you guys arent using on under 40s anyway.

There is essentially two things that will happen, wither you get vaccinated or you get Covid - that the choice there is no dodging it one of two tings is going to happen.

Hope you are doing good pal!

 

[BlueToff]

Its curious one mate. Is there that much hesitancy in the country its just shy of half the population , or is there simply just no incentive now everything is open. There is another 14% on one dose so we can logically expect maybe 58%. Still 42% - have you guys made a decision on under 18s yet, maybe that is a factor also.

I'm just surprised with the rate of the slowdown in the UK comparatively with other countries. At one stage i think the UK was 25% ahead of the EU countries and now many have overtaken the UK.

I was thinking using AZ as a pillar may be a factor and the longer interval then mainly Pfizer, but then i think im right in saying you guys arent using on under 40s anyway.

There is essentially two things that will happen, wither you get vaccinated or you get Covid - that the choice there is no dodging it one of two tings is going to happen.

Hope you are doing good pal!

Well I think it's something like 90% of the adult pop have had the first dose? That's clearly the 10% or so then that there's vaccine hesitancy.

Then you have to factor in the gap. It's 8 weeks here with Pfizer, still 8-12 with AZ. A lot of EU countries using Pfizer have the gap at 5-6 weeks?

So there's going to be a discrepancy there. The vulnerable groups have all been offered both vaccinations and I think that's everybody over 50, maybe even 40.

We aren't using AZ on under 30s I believe.

Yeah, on that last point, that's pretty much the case. And tbh, a lot of people - like myself - will end up with both. Which, at least one positive, is natural antibodies and the antibodies created by the vaccine too. And yeah, all better here, cheers!

 

[navidson]

New Zealand 26 COVID deaths, the United Kingdom around 130,000. Yeah mate, we're terrible.

And probably stuck in a perpetual cycle of lockdowns due to your blasé attitudes to vaccinating the general public

 

[dublinbluenose]

Ireland officially passed the UK in terms of % population jabbed yesterday. 72.4% of the adult population has had at least 1 jab with walk in centres open around the country yesterday. Anybody 16 or older can rock up and get a vaccine.

Terrific work being done. We're now examing whether we should start on boosters for the elderly and medical staff now.

Edit: sorry thats fully vaccinated not 1 jab.

 

[tsubaki]

And probably stuck in a perpetual cycle of lockdowns due to your blasé attitudes to vaccinating the general public

they've been locked down far less than we have

and they'll almost certainly have less lockdowns than we have in the future, too

 

[BlueStevie35]

they've been locked down far less than we have

and they'll almost certainly have less lockdowns than we have in the future, too

We’ve only had 3 lockdowns here, Australia put in breakers when one school has a breakout

 

[tsubaki]

We’ve only had 3 lockdowns here, Australia put in breakers when one school has a breakout

they've had one national lockdown

 

[BlueStevie35]

they've had one national lockdown

They’ve opened up areas then lock them down as soon as a break out happens. Feel genuinely sorry for the public there

 

[tsubaki]

They’ve opened up areas then lock them down as soon as a break out happens. Feel genuinely sorry for the public there

Why? They've had everything better than we have.

 

[BlueStevie35]

Why? They've had everything better than we have.

It’s no way of life being shut in for weeks at a time

 

[tsubaki]

It’s no way of life being shut in for weeks at a time

they aren't being shut in for weeks at a time; we are

 

[BlueStevie35]

they aren't being shut in for weeks at a time; we are

Brisbane are locked down, Sydney have had theirs extended till the 28th, parts of NSW are on restriction

Here we are fully open

 

[verreauxi]