[News] The Coronavirus Good News thread

[Gazwag]

Can I ask how long since she had her second jab ? Would be interested to know what time period they are trialling as it may give an idea when the boosters may be rolled out.

She had her second back in March as she is a Nurse so she had her first in January. Second jab had to be 12 weeks ago or more.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

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https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status...687302656?s=20


Eric Topol [MENTION=15564]Eric[/MENTION]Topol
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And the
@FT
analysis of 1st dose vaccine efficacy vs. delta looks better than the original ~30% calculation

 

[Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo]

The link above doesn't appear to be working but I think this is what [MENTION=522]Kinky Gerbils[/MENTION] was trying to share

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Very encouraging and proof of the positive effect of the vaccine is having even after just one dose against the Delta variant.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

The link above doesn't appear to be working but I think this is what [MENTION=522]Kinky Gerbils[/MENTION] was trying to share

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Very encouraging and proof of the positive effect of the vaccine is having even after just one dose against the Delta variant.

Thanks - User error.

 

[Weststander]

BBC R4 this evening discussed the rise in hospitalisations.

Still just 1,000 in the entire UK as of yesterday. The peak had been 39,000 in mid/late January.



Speaking to a scientist, the instinct (but it’s too early to say for sure) is that the Delta variant has hospitalised some younger folk with far shorter stays.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

BBC R4 this evening discussed the rise in hospitalisations.

Still just 1,000 in the entire UK as of yesterday. The peak had been 39,000 in mid/late January.

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Speaking to a scientist, the instinct (but it’s too early to say for sure) is that the Delta variant has hospitalised some younger folk with far shorter stays.

Its gone down by 2 since yesterday infact!

 

[Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo]

BBC R4 this evening discussed the rise in hospitalisations.

Still just 1,000 in the entire UK as of yesterday. The peak had been 39,000 in mid/late January.

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Speaking to a scientist, the instinct (but it’s too early to say for sure) is that the Delta variant has hospitalised some younger folk with far shorter stays.

A lot of evidence supporting this theory now, patients younger, less likely to need critical care. Very rare for anyone who’s had both doses to be hospitalised and those that have been have other health conditions too.

 

[Deleted member 2719]

My wife has just had a call that she's been chosen as one of the 2,000 to trial the booster jab so she's getting it on Saturday in Brighton, getting one of four different jabs.

I have a lot of love for you wife.............if you know what I mean

 

[Fungus]

A lot of evidence supporting this theory now, patients younger, less likely to need critical care. Very rare for anyone who’s had both doses to be hospitalised and those that have been have other health conditions too.

So, for those that have been hospitalised, it could just be a precautionary measure rather than an emergency?

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

So, for those that have been hospitalised, it could just be a precautionary measure rather than an emergency?

https://twitter.com/JamesWard73/status/1402026934276702211?s=20

Looks like a possibility

 

[Weststander]

So, for those that have been hospitalised, it could just be a precautionary measure rather than an emergency?

The R4 article indicated that this time around ICU beds haven’t been used.

 

[jackalbion]

Just a view from the north here. Bolton is where this virus is at its worst, though it is receding now. 262,000 people live in Bolton, it's a city, fairly dense population (I'm talking numbers not IQ!), low vaccination rate, multi-generational families living together, it's a perfect place for a new virus to spread.

Since the beginning of May, between 2,000 and 2,500 people have died in Bolton. 10 of them had coronavirus, though we don't know in how many of them coronavirus was a factor.

Or take my council area, Pendle. also an area with a lot of multi-generational families, also on the high risk areas. Population of 91,000. Number of deaths in the last three months? About 2,000. Number of them who had coronavirus? None, nil, and zero. The last coronavirus death in Pendle was on 5th March.

Burnley is doing rather worse. After surviving April with no deaths, there was 1 in May and there has been another in June. Again, coronavirus may or may not have been a factor.

Even in the bad areas, or the really bad areas, the areas that are driving the country in further restrictions - it really isn't so bad as it is painted.

Interesting, out of interest are they doing surge testing and vaccination, my friend who lives in Colne got her vaccine from a pop up bus.

 

[dsr-burnley]

Interesting, out of interest are they doing surge testing and vaccination, my friend who lives in Colne got her vaccine from a pop up bus.

They were in the town centre on Saturday offering vaccinations to anyone. In fact, they were stopping people as they went past to make the offer. I know a couple of under-25s who took advantage.

Colne has been typically very low case numbers anyway. From late February to late May the number of cases in Colne never exceeded 10 in a week. It's drifted up a bit now, up to 19 in the last 7 days (out of 18,000 population).

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

https://twitter.com/markboulton/status/1402597350984536064?s=20

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHBua3aXQ7c

Worth a watch.

 

[darkwolf666]

Good news - for me - I went into my first shop since March 22nd 2020 today, going to my local Asda at 6am this morning!

Nobody about, staff masked, self service till - I may go again within the next year!

 

[A1X]

Good news - for me - I went into my first shop since March 22nd 2020 today, going to my local Asda at 6am this morning!

Nobody about, staff masked, self service till - I may go again within the next year!

Imagine waiting 15 months then breaking your duck with Asda FFS

Although I know a lot of people who are "braving" shops for the first time in the last few weeks

 

[darkwolf666]

Imagine waiting 15 months then breaking your duck with Asda FFS

Although I know a lot of people who are "braving" shops for the first time in the last few weeks

At that time in the morning I had the Hobson's choice of Asda or Sainsburys!

I didn't have the luxury of being a Covid food snob

 

[LamieRobertson]

More than one million people booked a Covid vaccine yesterday through the NHS website after it was opened to 25-29 age group. This is the most we've seen in a single day.

(Although this maybe 500k booking 2 jabs.....either way significant)

https://twitter.com/coronavirusgoo1/status/1402645119245991942?s=21

 

[Sid in the Sharknado]

More than one million people booked a Covid vaccine yesterday through the NHS website after it was opened to 25-29 age group. This is the most we've seen in a single day.

(Although this maybe 500k booking 2 jabs.....either way significant)

https://twitter.com/coronavirusgoo1/status/1402645119245991942?s=21

Mine's booked for Friday.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

33206 reported delta cases since 1st feb

42 deaths

606 cases lead to admission into hospital

383 of which had the same admission date as test result - which might mean they are in for something else.

Vaccine doing its job for the at risk