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Mellotron

I've asked for soup
Jul 2, 2008
32,481
Brighton
Was pleased to see Chris Whitty refer to the mid-Feb target as “realistic, if not easy” - I trust the scientists word’ more than the politicians, when it comes to timeframes.
 






Late notice received this afternoon that youngest Potting's college exam tomorrow has been cancelled - she is distraught (not!). Oldest Potting (me) delighted that he hasn't got to kill 2+ hours waiting in the cold for her to finish.

I think that this is tenuously good news.
 




Mellotron

I've asked for soup
Jul 2, 2008
32,481
Brighton
12.3million.

14.55m vaccinations worldwide - closer to 15m if you include updated UK figures which aren’t being included yet on website I’m using to track this.

India are getting involved soon, and they have a lot of doses already made.
 




crodonilson

He/Him
Jan 17, 2005
14,062
Lyme Regis
Whitty said tonight if vaccination goes well we may be able to ease many of the restrictions through spring and near normality near summer and restrictions would not need to be reintroduced until next winter.
 






Mr Smggles

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May 11, 2009
2,671
Winchester
Mrs Peteinblack started her secondment this morning as a COVID vaccinator in Bath - and as a key-worker, received her first jab at 8.45 :)

I’m in the process of doing the E-Learning modules for the vaccinator role. I hoped I would get a vaccine for the job, but as I healthy 28 year old I wasn’t sure whether they’d give me one. Do you know if they have vaccinated all the vaccinators? It would be strange not to - you’ve got to eat your own dog food, as a **** I used to work with used to say.
 


A1X

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Sep 1, 2017
20,562
Deepest, darkest Sussex
It seems to me reading a lot of the above and elsewhere the capacity is there to jab, how confident are we that the actual vaccine itself can be produced in the numbers mentioned to keep up with demand?
 




Mellotron

I've asked for soup
Jul 2, 2008
32,481
Brighton
It seems to me reading a lot of the above and elsewhere the capacity is there to jab, how confident are we that the actual vaccine itself can be produced in the numbers mentioned to keep up with demand?

Some positive sounding info in this Twitter thread, relating to your question.

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atomised

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Mar 21, 2013
5,170
It seems to me reading a lot of the above and elsewhere the capacity is there to jab, how confident are we that the actual vaccine itself can be produced in the numbers mentioned to keep up with demand?

I heard earlier there were 3 to 4 million of Oxford available and in the process of being checked and approved and that once those were cleared and into the system it would flow far easier
 


Mellotron

I've asked for soup
Jul 2, 2008
32,481
Brighton
I heard earlier there were 3 to 4 million of Oxford available and in the process of being checked and approved and that once those were cleared and into the system it would flow far easier

Apparently around 4.5m Pfizer doses also - have been 22 deliveries now. Not sure why this isn’t being trumpeted a little more.
 




LamieRobertson

Not awoke
Feb 3, 2008
48,431
SHOREHAM BY SEA
It seems to me reading a lot of the above and elsewhere the capacity is there to jab, how confident are we that the actual vaccine itself can be produced in the numbers mentioned to keep up with demand?

There was an interesting bit on the radio this morning about how specialised a job it is to make the glass vials the vaccine comes in
 


LamieRobertson

Not awoke
Feb 3, 2008
48,431
SHOREHAM BY SEA
I’m in the process of doing the E-Learning modules for the vaccinator role. I hoped I would get a vaccine for the job, but as I healthy 28 year old I wasn’t sure whether they’d give me one. Do you know if they have vaccinated all the vaccinators? It would be strange not to - you’ve got to eat your own dog food, as a **** I used to work with used to say.

I’ve heard they all practise on one another initially with 12 inch needles to help with accuracy ..you probably end up with arms like a piece of Swiss cheese :whistle:
 








Peteinblack

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Jun 3, 2004
4,146
Bath, Somerset.
@Mr Smuggles

I'd hope they would, as the very role places you at a higher risk of encountering an infected person (or unknowingly infecting someone before the vaccine takes effect), but they might decide that a healthy 28-year old doesn't need it. I really hope that this is not their decision.

My wife has (occasional) very mild asthma and is somewhat older than you, so was deemed to be in a higher risk category, but I think the policy is that as many staff as possible who are involved in the vaccination team should themselves be vaccinated first. It would hardly be good for fostering a strong sense of team spirit and mutual trust if some of the staff involved were vaccinated but others weren't.

Good luck, and well done for doing the e-learning Modules for the vaccinator role. I'm proud of people like you.
 
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