[News] The Coronavirus Good News thread

[Arkwright]

My 89 year old Mum is booked in tomorrow(Sunday), she is delighted as she currently has cabin fever.

Several friends parents have had two jabs, it's a bit slow in East Surrey but the Council offices in Oxted are opening next week as a new centre. It's all very encouraging news.

 

[loz]

My 89 year old Mum is booked in tomorrow(Sunday), she is delighted as she currently has cabin fever.

Several friends parents have had two jabs, it's a bit slow in East Surrey but the Council offices in Oxted are opening next week as a new centre. It's all very encouraging news.

My father in law had his first jab yesterday at the council offices in oxted yesterday

 

[Wrong-Direction]

My misses got hers today

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[Change at Barnham]

The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh had their first jabs today.
That will lift our nation's spirit.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Hayward’s Heath Hospital staff have started receiving the Jab.

 

[Chicken Run]

The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh had their first jabs today.
That will lift our nation's spirit.

My mother had her second jab yesterday [emoji122]


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[Medwayseagull]

The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh had their first jabs today.
That will lift our nation's spirit.

Did they have to queue for long ?

 

[Sarisbury Seagull]

My Nan had her second jab today [emoji846]

 

[Dave the OAP]

My parents in law, both in their late 80’s are having their second jab on Monday . We were surprised as we thought that once you had the one, that was it for a while.

Dr tells me that although I am taking warfarin and hypertension tabs, I am not a priority, which I am happy with although I would like my wife to have one who is in school full time again from Monday and is very much on the front line as far as close contact with children.

 

[dazzer6666]

My parents in law, both in their late 80’s are having their second jab on Monday . We were surprised as we thought that once you had the one, that was it for a while.

Dr tells me that although I am taking warfarin and hypertension tabs, I am not a priority, which I am happy with although I would like my wife to have one who is in school full time again from Monday and is very much on the front line as far as close contact with children.

With the schools seemingly much more full than expected I hope teachers and other schoolworkers get elevated up the priority list rather than remaining in their own age group - maybe next after the O55 or O60s perhaps. I’d happily wait a bit longer to allow it to happen.......send mobile crews round to the schools and get it done maybe.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

With the schools seemingly much more full than expected I hope teachers and other schoolworkers get elevated up the priority list rather than remaining in their own age group - maybe next after the O55 or O60s perhaps. I’d happily wait a bit longer to allow it to happen.......send mobile crews round to the schools and get it done maybe.

Supermarket workers Should be before certain teachers, the number of unknown people they come into contact with are higher and with some teachers now teaching from home it makes sense.

 

[giveusfalmerplease]

my 82 yr old fathers just had his 2nd jab now. means finally in a few weeks I can go out! , Literally been out twice since March apart from local shopping. Hopefully my old man will take the opportunity to get a little exercise whilst hes still able to after 10 months indoors.

 

[timbha]

Supermarket workers Should be before certain teachers, the number of unknown people they come into contact with are higher and with some teachers now teaching from home it makes sense.

Herein lies the problem. Teachers, supermarket workers, police, nurses, hospital security, dinner ladies - you choose. All and more have a strong case. Hence its being done by age and current health.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

my 82 yr old fathers just had his 2nd jab now. means finally in a few weeks I can go out! , Literally been out twice since March apart from local shopping. Hopefully my old man will take the opportunity to get a little exercise whilst hes still able to after 10 months indoors.

That’s great news.

What’s the advice when it comes to what you can do?

Are you still advised to shield him? Partially?

 

[Neville's Breakfast]

Herein lies the problem. Teachers, supermarket workers, police, nurses, hospital security, dinner ladies - you choose. All and more have a strong case. Hence its being done by age and current health.

And the Government really hasn’t got time to waste on endless committee meetings to decide on priority. NSC deliberated for weeks on ‘fair’ allocation of 2000 Amex tickets ! All that matters is they get on with the vaccinations and the best way to achieve it is to ignore all pleading from special interest groups.

 

[Charity Shield 1910]

Herein lies the problem. Teachers, supermarket workers, police, nurses, hospital security, dinner ladies - you choose. All and more have a strong case. Hence its being done by age and current health.

It does seem difficult to do any other way. I find these groups and trade unions saying they should have it first whether the teachers, police or whoever are missing the mood. The worst of the lot tho' are the footballers. Did anyone else see the Burnley manager disgracing himself by saying they will pay the same amount they pay on testing to get the vaccine as "that would be better for the NHS". He knows full well that if his teenage and 20/30 something footballers get it then people older and who are more vulnerable or who earn less and need to work, won't get it. If I was his boss then I'd be thinking whether I would want to be in the same city, county, or country as him, never mind employ him. He really should hang his head in shame.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

It does seem difficult to do any other way. I find these groups and trade unions saying they should have it first whether the teachers, police or whoever are missing the mood. The worst of the lot tho' are the footballers. Did anyone else see the Burnley manager disgracing himself by saying they will pay the same amount they pay on testing to get the vaccine as "that would be better for the NHS". He knows full well that if his teenage and 20/30 something footballers get it then people older and who are more vulnerable or who earn less and need to work, won't get it. If I was his boss then I'd be thinking whether I would want to be in the same city, county, or country as him, never mind employ him. He really should hang his head in shame.

He actually made a good point on football, how much are they spending on tests, agree or not - I’m not sure he has to hang his head in shame.


The amount of money being spent on testing in the Premier League, if that money was channelled back into the NHS and the vaccinations system, surely that’s a better place to be than it is just continuing testing a load of footballers two, three, four times a week. I appreciate there’ll be some people who say, ‘why should footballers get vaccinated?’, but ... if there’s 20 Premier League clubs and 100 vaccinations at a club, let’s say, I would imagine the payback to the system, the NHS and the vaccination system, financially, would be considerable.
“I’m told if you are vaccinated, you don’t need to keep testing. So therefore if the testing diminishes, that money could be used for a much better cause in my opinion, and therefore football stays a competitive industry rather than what it might end up, a skewed industry, because of players missing from games. I appreciate there will be people who disagree with me, probably wholeheartedly, but I just think the balance of getting some vaccinations quicker throughout football, the payback would be enormous.”

 

[The Clamp]

And the Government really hasn’t got time to waste on endless committee meetings to decide on priority. NSC deliberated for weeks on ‘fair’ allocation of 2000 Amex tickets ! All that matters is they get on with the vaccinations and the best way to achieve it is to ignore all pleading from special interest groups.

There are five priority groups as I understand it.

 

[Chicken Run]

Did they have to queue for long ?

Who knows but my mum was in and out inside 45 minutes including the 15 minutes post jab sit down, much more efficient than the first.


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[Neville's Breakfast]

There are five priority groups as I understand it.

There are nine before the general population. It’s based on age and vulnerability. I am in the 9th (50-55 age group)

https://www.gov.uk/government/publi...id-19-vaccination-first-phase-priority-groups