COVID Vaccine !

[srw]

According to this we are now up to 2.68m vaccinations (no breakdown of multiple doses):

https://ourworldindata.org/covid-vaccinations

https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/

It's crap data, but it does at least break down the doses.

 

[BoldonLad]

A question posed by Dr John Campbell in his video series on youtube today was why they don't use bigger vials with more doses in them if they are short of the vials they are using currently.

At a guess, it seems reasonable to assume the filling of vials is done by machine, perhaps, it is not simple to switch and/or mix vial size?

 

[winjim]

Don't know, are there any trials? It is much lower risk for kids though (although they are little plague carriers obviously)

Not as far as I'm aware. I don't know what the process is for kids, presumably it's an ethics nightmare.

 

[vickster]

Not as far as I'm aware. I don't know what the process is for kids, presumably it's an ethics nightmare.

Plenty of other vaccines for kids though.
Pfizer and Moderna vaccines being trialled in children
www.keyc.com/2021/01/10/clinical-trials-underway-develop-childrens-covid-vaccine/

 

[rualexander]

At a guess, it seems reasonable to assume the filling of vials is done by machine, perhaps, it is not simple to switch and/or mix vial size?

Any decent pharmaceutical manufacturing plant would be able to fill vials of various sizes without much difficulty.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/

It's crap data, but it does at least break down the doses.

Thanks.

Added to sticky until something better comes along!

 

[mjr]

Any decent pharmaceutical manufacturing plant would be able to fill vials of various sizes without much difficulty.

Which pharma plants have you built, please?

 

[tom73]

Out the blue yesterday Mrs 73 was informed 100 doses are being delivered next week. With over 1000's to vaccinate on top of health care staff. It going to take some time to get it all done. As for the e-learning all I can say is which clown came up with it is totally clueless.

 

[nickyboy]

Son#2 had the Pfizer vaccine this morning at our local centre. All very efficient. Interesting that practically all the 30 or so folk in the "15 minutes post vaccination monitoring tent" were younger people who presumably were either front line workers or had significantly elevated risk. Almost no oldies

 

[kynikos]

Mostly front line workers when I had mine yesterday. The sad thing was that the doctor who went through my medical form with me to be sure I was OK to have the jab was an oncologist who was helping out as there were no theatres available to enable him to perform his normal work.

 

[Blue Hills]

Son#2 had the Pfizer vaccine this morning at our local centre. All very efficient. Interesting that practically all the 30 or so folk in the "15 minutes post vaccination monitoring tent" were younger people who presumably were either front line workers or had significantly elevated risk. Almost no oldies

Suggests to you that in your area at least all the oldsters have had a first jab?

 

[SpokeyDokey]

What's the general feeling on here regarding the vaccination program impact on infection rates, hospitalisation numbers and death rates in, say, the next month or so?

 

[accountantpete]

What's the general feeling on here regarding the vaccination program impact on infection rates, hospitalisation numbers and death rates in, say, the next month or so?

Lockdown measures from before Christmas seem to be finally filtering through in reduced hospital admissions in certain areas - bit too early for the vaccination programme effects yet.

The 50/60 year olds are getting in hospital with covid but not dying so it's going to be late march/april before significant change unless the latest lockdown works wonders.

 

[newfhouse]

My mother (86, Kingston Upon Thames) received a letter in the post today inviting her to book a jab through the wider vaccine programme. Within minutes of opening it she had a phone call from her GP practice offering her an appointment on Sunday in the church hall next to the surgery. Two offers in a day, so the system seems to be working well.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Lockdown measures from before Christmas seem to be finally filtering through in reduced hospital admissions in certain areas - bit too early for the vaccination programme effects yet.

The 50/60 year olds are getting in hospital with covid but not dying so it's going to be late march/april before significant change unless the latest lockdown works wonders.

Boris being quoted as saying Lockdown v3 showing signs of already working (BBC - today's PMQ's) - hope the data leading to that view is shared asap.