[News] The Coronavirus Good News thread

[Deleted member 2719]

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Dare we say, back of the net?

 

[Mellotron]

Absolute barrage of good news lately.

 

[Guinness Boy]

Absolute barrage of good news lately.

Yep. The news on this thread feels game changing. Well done everyone who's posted good stuff recently and, remember, vaccination eradicated smallpox so it is more than doable.

 

[peterward]

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this is great news

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-55910964

 

[peterward]

Dare we say, back of the net?

As its the good news thread I dont want to bring any negativity, but I'll just say that Oxford so far havent officially published any data on the effectiveness against the new UK variant and S Africa variant, and as both are more transmissible, this will be crucial, lets hope it is also positive, but its unknown publicly yet. If it works versus those 2 mutant that will be back of the net.

 

[peterward]

My Dad is being vaccinated tomorrow! So happy. He's 72 and diabetic, so perhaps "medium" risk, but still just so relieved and happy to hear this. He's an intensely sociable person and so has really struggled with sticking to the rules over the past year.

[MENTION=27279]dazzer6666[/MENTION] you're not wrong about the uplift to mental health.

Oxford/AZ?

 

[Fignon's Ponytail]

178 patients in RSCH which has dropped from last weeks 240+.
Still heading in the right direction, and cases in B&H have halved again in the past week.

 

[Mellotron]

Oxford/AZ?

He doesn’t know yet but said he’ll ask so I’ll report back.

 

[thedonkeycentrehalf]

I love this thread but as my NSC activity is usually in the evening, the good news stories have usually been posted before I get here.

However, I've just found out that my parents (79 & 73 - strange names!) have been booked in for their jabs next Wednesday in Newark. Although not in the vulnerable category, they both have a few health issues so really pleased with this news.

 

[Diablo]

I love this thread but as my NSC activity is usually in the evening, the good news stories have usually been posted before I get here.

However, I've just found out that my parents (79 & 73 - strange names!) have been booked in for their jabs next Wednesday in Newark. Although not in the vulnerable category, they both have a few health issues so really pleased with this news.

Your parents are 79 and 73 and you are retired ?? Lucky you !!

 

[Sheebo]

I love this thread but as my NSC activity is usually in the evening, the good news stories have usually been posted before I get here.

However, I've just found out that my parents (79 & 73 - strange names!) have been booked in for their jabs next Wednesday in Newark. Although not in the vulnerable category, they both have a few health issues so really pleased with this news.

Apparently my mum was nicknamed 69 - never found out why... maybe we’re related?

 

[nicko31]

Oxford-AstraZenenca vaccine may reduce the spread of coronavirus.....

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-55913913

That's the news we want with regard to vaccinated people. Fingers crossed

 

[Marshy]

Another 14 down from yesterday at BSUH.

118 as of 8am this morning

 

[Mellotron]

Oxford/AZ?

I can confirm he received the Oxford/AZ vaccine this morning.

 

[peterward]

I can confirm he received the Oxford/AZ vaccine this morning.

Nice one, must be a huge relief, another 3 weeks and he should be miles safer. Top News!

I'm.group 4, got my Oxford on Saturday, though changed it from 2:45 to 12:10 (registered GP is 45 miles away) to have enough time to get back for the Burnley game!

 

[Mellotron]

Nice one, must be a huge relief, another 3 weeks and he should be miles safer. Top News!

I'm.group 4, got my Oxford on Saturday, though changed it from 2:45 to 12:10 (registered GP is 45 miles away) to have enough time to get back for the Burnley game!

Love that.

Always Albion as the priority!

 

[LamieRobertson]

https://twitter.com/timspector/status/1356933350372610051?s=21

 

[Mellotron]

Whole of UK could be vaccinated by May under ambitious plan to reopen Britain

Over 65s will be invited to receive their Covid vaccine next week amid claims every adult in the UK could be offered the jab by May, it was reported. As of February 1, more than 9.2 million people have received their first Covid jab, with the Government said to be confident that the UK will meet or even surpass its target of vaccinating all over-70s by mid-February. So-far 494,209 have had their second dose.

Whitehall sources are now hopeful that the entire adult population will have received their first dose of the vaccine by the beginning of May, the MailOnline reports. This would be months ahead of the current target of September. Over-65s are expected to be invited to begin booking their appointments at vaccine centres within the next week. Matt Hancock previously stated more than half of the over-70s had already received their jab, as well as nine in 10 of the over-80s.

https://metro.co.uk/2021/02/02/covid-vaccine-whole-uk-could-be-vaccinated-by-may-14005608/

I feel by beginning of May (12 weeks time) is still a tad over-optimistic, but the fact we are even talking in such terms is quite incredible. Suggests they believe capacity can still be ramped up quite a bit further.

 

[dazzer6666]

Whole of UK could be vaccinated by May under ambitious plan to reopen Britain



https://metro.co.uk/2021/02/02/covid-vaccine-whole-uk-could-be-vaccinated-by-may-14005608/

I feel by beginning of May (12 weeks time) is still a tad over-optimistic, but the fact we are even talking in such terms is quite incredible. Suggests they believe capacity can still be ramped up quite a bit further.

I think it might already be there to some extent - the further ramping up reflects bigger supplies coming on stream.......the setup and running of a vacc centre also seems to be so slick now they can throw them up pretty much anywhere suitable that is available.

 

[Deportivo Seagull]

The game changer is the J&J single dose vaccine. It’s efficacy is around 64% which is deemed suitable for the not at risk group. Reduces the number of jabs by 20million or so.


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