COVID Vaccine !

[dodgy]

As we all know, there's no list as such. It's a priority order. HEalth workers ->> care homes -> underlying health conditions -> age groups over 75, then 70, then 60 etc etc etc

 

[lane]

It's difficult. It's difficult even waiting.

A nice graphic from the BBC demonstrating the enormity of the task

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Sky News to an unattributed source reckoned on Tuesday there had been around 5000 vaccines done and on Wednesday 10,000. Tranche 1 is around 400,000 people and it's early days, but it really is the case that hardly anyone is getting it. Absolutely awesome for anyone who is getting it and a big deal, but it's January this thing is going to ramp up.

Click on the attachment link to see how the 25 million are made up

 

[C R]

I had seen that, but it is previous to the astra zeneca vaccine approval. I can't find much specific about the new vaccine deployment other than the 1 million doses a week aim.

ETA, thanks @lane, I imagine that I am in group 6, under 50 with underlying condition. Will have to wait for my surgery to call me, I guess.

 

[mjr]

2m a week 1 jab and will do the 25 million vulnerable within 12 weeks, or more quickly if uptake is less than 100%. Presumably why the second dose not until after 12 weeks. All good news.

That would be good news but I think even the aim is 1m a week and currently it's 480ish k a week, so expect six months.

 

[lane]

25 million in priority groups including 8.5 million with underlying health conditions - not a list of individuals as such. Most is straightforward based on age but we don't know exactly who is included in the 8.5 million

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Tory backbenchers hate the restrictions so as soon as the most vulnerable are vaccinated it seems likely that they will be removed If NHS can cope with hospitalisations

Because they see restrictions as limiting their chance of re election. It’s pure selfishness on their part.

 

[lane]

I had seen that, but it is previous to the astra zeneca vaccine approval. I can't find much specific about the new vaccine deployment other than the 1 million doses a week aim.

ETA, thanks @lane, I imagine that I am in group 6, under 50 with underlying condition. Will have to wait for my surgery to call me, I guess.

I have seen 2 million a week but who knows? The news today is 1 dose initially and the second one after 12 weeks to speed up deployment.

 

[C R]

25 million in priority groups including 8.5 million with underlying health conditions - not a list of individuals as such. Most is straightforward based on age but we don't know exactly who is included in the 8.5 million

I get called by my surgery for the flu vaccine every year, something similar for this I expect.

Agree with @mjr that 1 million a week seems optimistic at the moment.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

I have seen 2 million a week but who knows? The news today is 1 dose initially and the second one after 12 weeks to speed up deployment.

At the press conference the medical people said second dose between 4 and 12 weeks. There’s evidence leaving the second dose later improves efficacy and that may be behind the half dose results, not the dosage. But 12 weeks is the recommendation for the maximum period before a second dose.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

My mother’s health centre has managed to destroy a batch of Pfizer vaccine due to storage problems. The sooner the Oxford one can be used the better.

 

[Blue Hills]

My mother’s health centre has managed to destroy a batch of Pfizer vaccine due to storage problems. The sooner the Oxford one can be used the better.

am I right in thinking that the second one is less effective though?

 

[vickster]

I seem to recall reading somewhere that the at risk groups would be broadly aligned with those who get a free flu jab (other than pregnant women and children for whom the vaccines aren’t (currently) indicated)?

 

[lane]

I seem to recall reading somewhere that the at risk groups would be broadly aligned with those who get a free flu jab (other than pregnant women and children for whom the vaccines aren’t (currently) indicated)?

Yes I read that. But then if you look at criteria it says, for example, severe asthma, which covers less than get the flu vaccine. So it's not very clear.

Also extremely vulnerable, which are higher priority than the 8.5 million with underlying conditions also includes People with severe asthma so they are included in two groups which makes no sense.

 

[lane]

I get called by my surgery for the flu vaccine every year, something similar for this I expect.

Agree with @mjr that 1 million a week seems optimistic at the moment.

Astra Zenica say they can provide 2 million a week would have thought getting into people's arms is the easy bit.

 

[lane]

I seem to recall reading somewhere that the at risk groups would be broadly aligned with those who get a free flu jab (other than pregnant women and children for whom the vaccines aren’t (currently) indicated)?

Also pregnant women can now have the vaccine