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PK99

Legendary Member
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Since the supply of Oxford-AZ vaccine for Switzerland is “unlikely” to be available until the middle of 2021 (they have pre-bought 15M - why not at $3 a dose?), delay in regulatory approval is a perfectly reasonable approach. They have said that "des études supplémentaires étaient nécessaires avant d'autoriser le vaccin anti-Covid d'AstraZeneca."
Of course there'll be an avalanche of Oxford-AZ use data available later this month (UK first dose, and more from the 2 dose trial in USA) to provide the evidence to take a decision with assurance.
SwissMedic authorised use of the Pfizer vaccine back on 19 Dec and 3M doses are being rolled out since then.
They also authorised use of the Moderna vaccine back on 12 Jan (they expect 7.5M in the first half of this year, paying ?$29 a dose) - for its population of <9M. They have also 'bought' 5M Curevac and 6M Novatec.
Unsurprisingly, Switzerland seem to have got their vaccine procurement act together.

Like clockwork?
 

Craig the cyclist

Über Member
AZ vaccine this morning. :okay:
Disappointed that the the 5G chip inserted has not improved my phone signal yet. ^_^^_^^_^^_^^_^

Now this is the sort of thing that shows a fundamental lack of knowledge about the vaccine actually works.

The 5G chips are actually micro-little-nano chips, and until enough of them join together in your rear-upper brain cortex bit then the signal it transmits is not great enough. The second dose you will receive will contain special micro-nano glue which binds all the first dose chips together inside the rear-upper cortex. So the signal you transmit to the masts will not significantly improve until about a week after the second dose.

So please stop peddling this dreadful misinformation about how the first dose is all you need to improve your internal head transmission capability :rolleyes:
 

Ajax Bay

Guru
Location
East Devon
Hopeful news.
Good overview. The emerging evidence that vaccination will reduce the transmission rate is very welcome (Edit: from the clinical trials last year: we didn't have evidence it wouldn't, but we didn't have evidence that it would).
On detail (in the BBC article), we can expect that all over 60s will have received their first dose by mid-March - earlier if the current (7-day average) rate is maintained - rather better than the article suggested. To rephrase that bit:
"By early March . . . . most people in their 60s, who account for [edit] less than 10% of hospitalisations, will have been vaccinated" [edit] as well as all those (in Gps 1-4) more vulnerable - ?75+%.
 
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Domus

Guru
Location
Sunny Radcliffe
Now this is the sort of thing that shows a fundamental lack of knowledge about the vaccine actually works.

The 5G chips are actually micro-little-nano chips, and until enough of them join together in your rear-upper brain cortex bit then the signal it transmits is not great enough. The second dose you will receive will contain special micro-nano glue which binds all the first dose chips together inside the rear-upper cortex. So the signal you transmit to the masts will not significantly improve until about a week after the second dose.

So please stop peddling this dreadful misinformation about how the first dose is all you need to improve your internal head transmission capability :rolleyes:

This is fake news, Bill Gates told me so in a telepathic message just after my vaccine was administered . ^_^^_^^_^^_^^_^
 
As always, more nuance helps.

If tens, or hundreds of thousands are dying on the continent while we vaccinate 20 year olds at near zero risk, is that in the national interest? And is it ethical?

What 20 year olds ? Front line workers maybe? Well you'd want them vaccinated in case they get Covid and pass it on to their clients/community.
 

tom73

Guru
Location
Yorkshire
That's what I was asking about.
No need to answer if it's personal/you think my question intrusive.
Right sorry thought it was way I'd posted the full thing. Sorry all round Blue Hills as for how right it's a long story. Not in anyway personal but complex. It's a way that she ask about weeks ago and told you can't.
 
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