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[News] The Coronavirus Good News thread
- Thread starter Bozza
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A long way to go, but a third goal would help us all feel better.
And it's a long time since I've said that on NSC
The problem with the French is red tape. They absolutely love a form. My dad who lives there said that Nursing Home residents have to sign a consent form that it's likely they may either not understand or not be physically able to do.
LamieRobertson
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A long way to go, but a third goal would help us all feel better.
And it's a long time since I've said that on NSC
I posted this yesterday...so not just a third
If this comes to be then it’s definitely good news
https://twitter.com/coronavirusgoo1/...437097991?s=21
Both J&J and Novavax should be revealing the efficacy results for their Covid vaccines within the next 3 weeks.
The UK has ordered 60 million doses of Novavax’s vaccine and 30 million of J&J’s one dose vaccine.
This equates to enough vaccines for 60 million people.
LamieRobertson
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Gives me a slight smile when I see neighbouring countries doing things not quite so well as ‘us’ ..some people are very keen to compare us unfavourably..
How many non-Jewish?
LamieRobertson
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Apologies forgot what the thread title was. Posted this based on https://www.ft.com/content/0e2f5918-d9af-4fdd-8a93-62093b4c6fd3
LamieRobertson
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The big problem isn't the roll out of vaccines by member states it's that the member states don't have the vaccines because the EU (rather than member states) got their procurement strategy (with hindsight) wrong. It is why credit should go the the UK gov for getting its procurement right. There were calls that we should join the EU's procurement vaccines strategy but thankfully we didnt. My German uncle aged over 70 will likely not get his vaccine until summer. Brunswick was given 1000 vaccines for 250,000. This isn't a leave or remain post, it's just how it has gone. The good news is that the UK should be vaccinated by summer and hopefully Europe will only be a few months behind should some of the EU's ordered vaccines start being delivered to member states. I'm pretty confident that as soon as they have the vaccine in Germany then they will get it into arms pronto. I expect / hope France will be the same.
Stumpy Tim
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Without derailing this, the Palestinian Authority turned down vaccines from Israel - so you can´t pin the blame on Israel for that one
Some massive positives in Tim Spector’s latest update.
-Wales may be past its peak
- London to peak in around a week
-Lower rates in north and South-west England
Positive on vaccine roll out.
I particularly like the idea that you can use the lockdown as an opportunity to improve physical and mental health too.
https://youtu.be/VG-8U5rIgfs
-Wales may be past its peak
- London to peak in around a week
-Lower rates in north and South-west England
Positive on vaccine roll out.
I particularly like the idea that you can use the lockdown as an opportunity to improve physical and mental health too.
https://youtu.be/VG-8U5rIgfs
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giveusfalmerplease
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Due to the worldwide demand, im pretty certain that if (hopefully) we turn out not to need them all then other countries can buy them from us.
Billy the Fish
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When the staff are all done I wonder if they can just dish it out to random people in the hospital. In the end they'll be shouting out at people in the street!
The single-dose Janssen vaccine is ‘highly likely to work’ and to ‘have supplies available for the UK in a time frame that would allow it just to catch the mid-February target’, vaccine taskforce adviser Sir John Bell has told the Telegraph.
Fignon's Ponytail
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My missus had her 2nd dose the other day, so a big sigh of relief all round.
Shes working this weekend 8-5pm both days at Sussex House, so hopefully it'll mean at least another few hundred in Brighton will be safe come next week.
Shes working this weekend 8-5pm both days at Sussex House, so hopefully it'll mean at least another few hundred in Brighton will be safe come next week.
I understand the NSC-tested Novavax is likely to be ready in a similar timeframe too.
I can only find a link from the Mail so won't share it - but the Dr on the trial indicated similar.
As an aside I felt a bit headachy and queasy on Friday (same bug my wife had last week) - so had to let them know. They had me up to the hospital for monitoring and I've had a COVID test every day for five days. Just for anyone who thinks these trials aren't being done thoroughly!
Edit: here's a link from Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-novavax-vaccine-idUSKBN292171
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LamieRobertson
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Looks a good un
New "life saving drugs" have been shown to reduce risk of death from Covid by 24% and can also reduce time spent in hospital by 10 days.
Supplies of the drugs are already in UK hospitals and will be used immediately.
https://news.sky.com/story/covid-19...-of-death-by-24-government-announces-12181646
https://twitter.com/coronavirusgoo1/status/1347215099862380551?s=21
New "life saving drugs" have been shown to reduce risk of death from Covid by 24% and can also reduce time spent in hospital by 10 days.
Supplies of the drugs are already in UK hospitals and will be used immediately.
https://news.sky.com/story/covid-19...-of-death-by-24-government-announces-12181646
https://twitter.com/coronavirusgoo1/status/1347215099862380551?s=21