COVID Vaccine !

[nickyboy]

For 21 Jan:

410 000 first doses in a day which is brilliant.

5 380 000 first doses in total.

467 000 second doses in total.

Estimated R number 0.8 - 1.0 (improving) as of 22 Jan.

Good news as per previous days - not getting many 'likes' though.

And even more remarkably is that the total UK vaccinations given is more than Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Netherlands, Denmark, Norway and Sweden combined
Appreciate that this doesn't fit in with the very popular but very tired old trope on this subforum that anything that the Conservative government does is rubbish but, in this, case, in the interests of balance, they have done an astonishingly good job so far on vaccinations.

 

[mjr]

Appreciate that this doesn't fit in with the very popular but very tired old trope on this subforum that anything that the Conservative government does is rubbish but, in this, case, in the interests of balance, they have done an astonishingly good job so far on vaccinations.

It is strange that this trope is mainly mentioned to argue against it. It is all a bit like Millwall or Wimbledon football fans who used to chant "nobody likes us" when most of us didn't have preconceptions.

So far, so good, indeed.

But the man falling off a cliff said the same until he reached the ground! Let's not count our chickens before they hatch.

 

[Ajax Bay]

But we will run out of willing arms - and vaccinators will stand idle.

You're making it up, again. See my other (longer) posts wrt willingness to take the vaccine.

 

[Blue Hills]

It is strange that this trope is mainly mentioned to argue against it. It is all a bit like Millwall or Wimbledon football fans who used to chant "nobody likes us" when most of us didn't have preconceptions.

So far, so good, indeed.

But the man falling off a cliff said the same until he reached the ground! Let's not count our chickens before they hatch.

Haven't you left a few metaphors unused there?

 

[mjr]

Haven't you left a few metaphors unused there?

Have I made you think of a man falling onto eggs?

 

[Ajax Bay]

Note: Doesn't seem to take account of overlapping second dose required from 6 March.

 

[Ajax Bay]

What did the man falling off the cliff say? I'm intrigued. The AArgh factor?

 

[kingrollo]

And even more remarkably is that the total UK vaccinations given is more than Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Netherlands, Denmark, Norway and Sweden combined
Appreciate that this doesn't fit in with the very popular but very tired old trope on this subforum that anything that the Conservative government does is rubbish but, in this, case, in the interests of balance, they have done an astonishingly good job so far on vaccinations.

I've not heard many detractors on here about the vaccine rollout TBF.

Other elements yes. But the vaccine roll out I think has pretty well received.

 

[nickyboy]

It is strange that this trope is mainly mentioned to argue against it. It is all a bit like Millwall or Wimbledon football fans who used to chant "nobody likes us" when most of us didn't have preconceptions.

So far, so good, indeed.

But the man falling off a cliff said the same until he reached the ground! Let's not count our chickens before they hatch.

I said, about a zillion pages ago on this thread that a country's government's performance in the face of this pandemic could only truly be assessed after the event. There is still a long way to go for all countries. The UK's government has, in my estimation, done a very poor job in terms of lockdowns, consistent health messaging etc but a very good one so far on vaccinations. Who can say where the UK will finish up in the league table of government responses? At the moment it's near the bottom but, and as a fan of metaphors you'll like this, we're only half way through the season and there is still a lot to play for

 

[dodgy]

My Doctor did tell me today that she thinks it's bad we're stretching out the 2nd dose to 12 weeks, this was after I had asked for some good news. I had to tell her to stop as I do tend to worry about stuff.
Anyway, over 400k doses in a day is amazing. Like others have said, we should wait till the end to decide if a good job has been done, but the numbers are definitely encouraging.

 

[Julia9054]

My son Joe (freelance trumpet player currently working in community care) got his vaccine today. The Pfizer one.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

My Doctor did tell me today that she thinks it's bad we're stretching out the 2nd dose to 12 weeks, this was after I had asked for some good news. I had to tell her to stop as I do tend to worry about stuff.
Anyway, over 400k doses in a day is amazing. Like others have said, we should wait till the end to decide if a good job has been done, but the numbers are definitely encouraging.

Your GP must be struggling with the simple math's articulated by Whitty (for at least the second time) in today's briefing.

 

[kingrollo]

My Doctor did tell me today that she thinks it's bad we're stretching out the 2nd dose to 12 weeks, this was after I had asked for some good news. I had to tell her to stop as I do tend to worry about stuff.
Anyway, over 400k doses in a day is amazing. Like others have said, we should wait till the end to decide if a good job has been done, but the numbers are definitely encouraging.

Yeah it's a bit like a manufacturer who constantly produces crappy GPS units ....then suddenly they produce a decent one.... People are understandably cautious !

 

[kingrollo]

My son Joe (freelance trumpet player currently working in community care) got his vaccine today. The Pfizer one.

To right ! I've been saying for weeks Freelance Trumpet players should be in the priority groups ....

 

[dodgy]

Your GP must be struggling with the simple math's articulated by Whitty (for at least the second time) in today's briefing.

Enlighten me please, I don't watch the news for reasons explained in my last post.