COVID Vaccine !

[Pale Rider]

On a personal level, vaccine excitement is approaching fever pitch at Pale Rider Towers.

I've been sent a link to book an appointment (is that the push model @midlife?) at a local health centre.

I could have had tomorrow at 9am-9.10am, but have opted for 3pm-3.10pm.

My aim will be to arrive as close to 3pm as possible, wearing only a short sleeve t-shirt - and a pair of trousers, but I'm sure you know what I mean.

I'm a bit wary of stories on here and locally of a handful of adverse reactions, but I'm having it, so we shall see what we shall see.

From a national perspective, the appointment means I will reach my cohort 4 target of Feb 15 with a couple of weeks to spare.

 

[Ajax Bay]

Hope you're going to ride over
Your favourite cycle top, for the win.

 

[Pale Rider]

Hope you're going to ride over
Your favourite cycle top, for the win.

Wot - in this weather?

Regrettably, one of the impacts of my cohort four membership is cycling is currently off the menu.

But in the words of Arnie: "I'll be back."

 

[PK99]

Texted an hour ago.

Saw it and booked 30 minutes ago

Health Centre 10min walk away 10.30 tomorrow.

 

[johnblack]

Don't know current info but Germany started well then lost the plot:

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...e-lost-control-of-tracing-as-infections-surge

Yeah I did see that Germany’s wasn’t going well and I’m aware that France were in an even worse position. There must be some successful track and trace examples for us to follow?

 

[Rezillo]

I don't see how you make the leap to her saying it's live vaccine, so yes, that does seem like appalling misinformation that should not have been posted!

I haven't made any leap to her saying it's live vaccine.

My words on interpretation of what she said were " what some readers may take as her saying that we are using a live vaccine" which was a response to her describing the vaccine as an "active biological substance". The "active" is capable of wilful misinterpretation and could have been left out. It's just a very poor choice of words on her part, given the nutjobs out there, a step too far in emphasizing the seriousness of any vaccination project.

By "some readers" I don't mean Cyclechat, I hasten to add, just anyone reading her words as reported. Btw, I can't believe I'm defending the blond oaf but I don't see what the UK did in its approval was a gamble.

 

[matticus]

But in the words of Arnie: "I'll be back."

as he was filmed getting his jab, he also said
"follow me if you want to live."

 

[matticus]

Is anyone else struggling to be scared of
The Kent Variant
?

 

[MrGrumpy]

concerned in that this virus appears to be mutating not into anything milder !!

 

[Domus]

Senior management and I are having the vaccine on Friday morning, expecting a sore arm and a headache. Number 3 daughter is a frontline social worker and had her jab last week. It seems the after effects are much worse on the younger ones. She is a very fit 37 year old fell runner and it laid her out for 36 hours, a crushing headache and VERY sore limbs

 

[SpokeyDokey]

The best article I can find for NOT prioritising sections of the community eg teachers over the current JCVI list is from the Guardian here:

https://www.theguardian.com/society...riority-for-vaccines-warn-government-advisers

On a political note is Starmer by supporting a move to move teachers up the pecking order ignoring the expert medical advice simply to pander to one of Labour's power bases?

 

[mjr]

Just remind me why people are so obsessed with hitting this target?

If missed just another opportunity to slate the Government perchance?

I had a think while cycling and I think the interest in this target is because it will tell us more about the current state of the government on two vital aspects:
1. have they learned from the testing target farce about actually delivering? And if this pledge is also looking like it will be broken, will they attempt a repeat?
2. how much trust can we have in what they say, about vaccine deployment? Or anything much?

It's also the most dynamic target currently on show. Cases are falling and it's mainly a case of waiting for them to fall far enough to unlock and hoping it is before a new even nastier variant arises which stymies unlocking.

I've no interest in "just another opportunity to slate the Government". We're probably stuck with them for the best part of four years now, so it serves little purpose for its own sake. I'll happily praise them when they do something good like set up Active Travel England, but apart from finally getting active about active travel, the last year of covid response has been littered with clangers dropped which have probably increased the toll. Those are worth criticising.

Happily, the vaccination rate has accelerated to nearly 400k/day now, so it's looking on course to hit the target.

 

[Deleted User]

So if they hit the target they're good and if not they're bad?

Very scientific.

 

[mjr]

So if they hit the target they're good and if not they're bad?

Very scientific.

Would you regard missing the target as good, then?

 

[Deleted User]

Would you regard missing the target as good, then?

I would see it as doing their very best in an impossible situation, but as you mention, looks like they will so irrelevant.