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Politics aside, I think it is fantastic the way the country has mobilised to be getting so close to giving out our first vaccines within only a couple of weeks of the announcement.
NHS, teaching staff, care workers etc have been lauded over the past months and quite rightly so. Let’s also give a shout to the army, police and other services who are the logistics experts.
Sorrel
Well-known member
I think it's already happened. There may be a bit of a reversal in end-january and February, like November, but less pronounced - but we are not going backwards from here.
Klaas
I've changed this
- Nov 1, 2017
- 2,662
Bloody hell that's fast! Where did you see this Mellotron? (btw look out for your posts re: covid, like to let you do all the leg work
)Bloody hell that's fast! Where did you see this Mellotron? (btw look out for your posts re: covid, like to let you do all the leg work
This wasn’t the specific article I first saw it, but similar;
https://inews.co.uk/news/health/gp-surgeries-covid-19-vaccine-doses-rollout-date-over-80s-care-homes-784401
Marshy
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The NHS will begin vaccinating patients against coronavirus at dozens of hospital hubs from this week at the start of the biggest immunisation programme in history.
People aged 80 and over as well as care home workers will be first to receive the jab, along with NHS workers who are at higher risk.
NHS staff are working through the weekend to prepare for the launch of the programme with the first vaccinations happening from TUESDAY.
There are 50 hubs in the first wave and more hospitals will start vaccinating over the coming weeks and months as the programme ramps up.
Patients aged 80 and above who are already attending hospital as an outpatient, and those who are being discharged home after a hospital stay, will be among the first to receive the life-saving jab.
Hospitals will also begin inviting over 80s in for a jab and work with care home providers to book their staff in to vaccination clinics.
Any appointments not used for these groups will be used for healthcare workers who are at highest risk of serious illness from covid. All those vaccinated will need a booster jab 21 days later.
GPs and other primary care staff are also being put on standby to start delivering the jab. A small number of GP-led primary care networks will begin doing so during the following week (week beginning 14 December) with more practices in more parts of the country joining in on a phased basis during December and in the coming months.
Vaccination centres treating large numbers of patients in sporting venues and conference centres will subsequently stand up when further supplies of vaccine come on stream.
Professor Stephen Powis, NHS national medical director, said: “Despite the huge complexities, hospitals will kickstart the first phase of the largest scale vaccination campaign in our country’s history from Tuesday. The first tranche of vaccine deliveries will be landing at hospitals by Monday in readiness.
The NHS has a strong record of delivering large scale vaccination programmes – from the flu jab, HPV vaccine and lifesaving MMR jabs – hardworking staff will once again rise to the challenge to protect the most vulnerable people from this awful disease.”
The life-saving vaccine is typically delivered by a simple injection in the shoulder but there is a complex and difficult logistical challenge to deliver from the manufacturers Pfizer to patients.
It needs to be stored at -70C before being thawed out and can only be moved four times within that cold chain before being used.
NHS staff have been working over the weekend to prepare the sites and accept deliveries.
For BSUH it is only set to start roll out at the Royal Sussex County from Tues, Princess Royal at HH is a little further down the line. So it looks like I wont get a job for a couple more weeks, if I hear anything else I will of course let you know
People aged 80 and over as well as care home workers will be first to receive the jab, along with NHS workers who are at higher risk.
NHS staff are working through the weekend to prepare for the launch of the programme with the first vaccinations happening from TUESDAY.
There are 50 hubs in the first wave and more hospitals will start vaccinating over the coming weeks and months as the programme ramps up.
Patients aged 80 and above who are already attending hospital as an outpatient, and those who are being discharged home after a hospital stay, will be among the first to receive the life-saving jab.
Hospitals will also begin inviting over 80s in for a jab and work with care home providers to book their staff in to vaccination clinics.
Any appointments not used for these groups will be used for healthcare workers who are at highest risk of serious illness from covid. All those vaccinated will need a booster jab 21 days later.
GPs and other primary care staff are also being put on standby to start delivering the jab. A small number of GP-led primary care networks will begin doing so during the following week (week beginning 14 December) with more practices in more parts of the country joining in on a phased basis during December and in the coming months.
Vaccination centres treating large numbers of patients in sporting venues and conference centres will subsequently stand up when further supplies of vaccine come on stream.
Professor Stephen Powis, NHS national medical director, said: “Despite the huge complexities, hospitals will kickstart the first phase of the largest scale vaccination campaign in our country’s history from Tuesday. The first tranche of vaccine deliveries will be landing at hospitals by Monday in readiness.
The NHS has a strong record of delivering large scale vaccination programmes – from the flu jab, HPV vaccine and lifesaving MMR jabs – hardworking staff will once again rise to the challenge to protect the most vulnerable people from this awful disease.”
The life-saving vaccine is typically delivered by a simple injection in the shoulder but there is a complex and difficult logistical challenge to deliver from the manufacturers Pfizer to patients.
It needs to be stored at -70C before being thawed out and can only be moved four times within that cold chain before being used.
NHS staff have been working over the weekend to prepare the sites and accept deliveries.
For BSUH it is only set to start roll out at the Royal Sussex County from Tues, Princess Royal at HH is a little further down the line. So it looks like I wont get a job for a couple more weeks, if I hear anything else I will of course let you know
blue-shifted
Banned
It will be interesting to see which dosing regimen they go with.
My guess from reading the various comments from people at Oxford is that the full/full will be approved first, with a few (short) extra trials required for the half/full, which will hopefully then be approved fairly sharpish if it continues to show better efficacy.
Blue Valkyrie
Not seen such Bravery!
Yes - however I think the numbers can be slightly misleading.
70% chance that you can't be infected, however so far trials show that even the 70% effective dose provides 100% efficacy against actual illness from any infection.
highflyer
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- Jan 21, 2016
- 2,553
Exactly. Already more than good enough for the majority of us, and if this is what can be approved initially then it's more important to get going quickly than to get the dosage perfect from the start.
Frankly I'll take whatever is approved whenever it's ready. I can't wait to get jabbed! And more imporantly can't wait for my (very) vulnerable parents to get the Pfizer jab. Shouldn't be long now (though no date set yet) and will be a HUGE weight off my mind.
franks brother
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the first man in the world to receive the vaccine, William Shakespeare.
the first man in the world to receive the vaccine, William Shakespeare.
Not surprising - he must be absolutely ancient by now.
the first man in the world to receive the vaccine, William Shakespeare.
the first man in the world to receive the vaccine, William Shakespeare.
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