Argus says that the Hove vaccine hub has administered first jab to all the over 80s on their patch and believe at current pace they can get to everyone in 2 to 3 months
Argus says that the Hove vaccine hub has administered first jab to all the over 80s on their patch and believe at current pace they can get to everyone in 2 to 3 months
Everyone, or just the over 80s?
Brighton rate of cases is down to 302 per 100,000 down from over 700 per 100,000 around 2 weeks ago
The New York-based biotech released preliminary data from an ongoing phase 3 trial of its antibody cocktail REGEN-COV (previously REGN-COV2) in people at high risk of contracting COVID-19 because of exposure to family members with the disease. The results justify using the drug for “passive vaccination,” the company said today.
REGEN-COV was 100% effective at preventing symptoms of COVID-19 in the trial as compared to placebo, the company announced. Passive vaccination with the drug slashed the overall rate of infection by half. All the infections that did occur among trial participants on the drug were asymptomatic, lasted no more than one week and showed a “short duration” of the viral shedding that can drive the illness to other people, Regeneron said.
“The REGEN-COV antibody cocktail may be able to help break this chain by providing immediate passive immunity to those at high risk of infection, in contrast to active vaccines which take weeks to provide protection.”
Another 18 down on yesterday. Total patients at BSUH with COVID now 170.
Was another 100 on top of that at its peak.
Some potentially very good news about monoclonal antibody treatment.
https://www.fiercepharma.com/pharma...tail-for-passive-vaccination-fresh-trial-data
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A Doctor from Maccabi has also made the very good point that a lot of this early data is based on the very old, and very vulnerable. So if data is this good on people where the vaccines are least likely to work, it bodes very well.
The really key thing for me here is the '0 serious cases' bit - this is the ticket back to normality. People may still get symptoms, but will be protected against getting seriously ill, hospitalised (so no NHS crisis) and death. The fact that it's also the most vulnerable that have avoided becoming seriously ill is fantastic. Bodes very well for the remainder of the population.
This is the article [MENTION=27239]atomised[/MENTION] mentions. Really shows the hard work these people are putting in to getting the vaccine into peoples arms. Well done to all the medical staff and volunteers around the country who are making this happen.
https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/19045019.coronavirus-woman-leading-hoves-vaccination-effort/
The really key thing for me here is the '0 serious cases' bit - this is the ticket back to normality. People may still get symptoms, but will be protected against getting seriously ill, hospitalised (so no NHS crisis) and death. The fact that it's also the most vulnerable that have avoided becoming seriously ill is fantastic. Bodes very well for the remainder of the population.
Aye ..less fear in understanding that it will be endemic in society but not a nation changer
Just got a message from my 74 year old techno-useless sister-in-law. "Got my letter to book vacations exciting"
I'm assuming she meant vaccination