The worst part is that for days to come these figure rises will still mostly be from the pre-mingle Xmas Day period.
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I'd just like to mention that - news largely being London-based - it's surprising how far the figures have fallen in some areas. I looked up Yorkshire and Humber and we are all the way down to 190.3 per 100K, now second only to the South West.
While I'm certain the situation in London will lead to calls for some kind of super-lockdown, I'd like to hope that it is done on a case-by-case basis and not applied nationally including to areas that have already had lengthy lockdowns and substantial restrictions (you haven't been able to meet indoors here since July). It'll be irritating if the "your tier is not your destiny" message turns out to be a complete lie.
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So the Oxford Vaccine is now approved & seems they are set to start rolling it out next week
Not as strong as the Pfizer one at around 70% but a single dose & 100,000,000 doses on order
Sounds promising at last
Now they just need to start vaccinating the right way & doing teens & teachers first.
Leave the elderly & care home residents until later...get the teenage super spreaders sorted now
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Originally posted by Soundwave View PostSo the Oxford Vaccine is now approved & seems they are set to start rolling it out next week
Not as strong as the Pfizer one at around 70% but a single dose & 100,000,000 doses on order
Sounds promising at last
Now they just need to start vaccinating the right way & doing teens & teachers first.
Leave the elderly & care home residents until later...get the teenage super spreaders sorted now
Neil
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Originally posted by SuperDanX View PostIt’s 64% after the second dose and you need two doses. After your first dose you get a second 12 weeks later instead of 2 weeks later as previously planned.
Neil
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Originally posted by Dogg Thang View PostThat doesn’t sound like a great result.
At 60% effectiveness, you need 75% of the population to be vaccinated to get a 97% reduction in cases, at 70%, having 75% vaccinated gets you a 100% reduction. However, that chart was calculated on the C-19 strain that was less infective - the higher the R0 rate, the more effective the vaccine needs to be and the more people need to have been vaccinated to see the same reduction.
The R0 was estimated at 2.63, the new more infectious strain is estimated to be 70% more effective at spreading, meaning R0 is 4.71 - what I don't know is how that scales the chart.
Still, the UK vaccine is cheap per dose.Last edited by MartyG; 30-12-2020, 12:28.
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Originally posted by cutmymilk View PostGreat! Glad we are saving money on VACCINES. Seriously, what is another billion at this point?
What they need to do is make it a compulsory jab & everyone has to have it like they did smallpox back in the day & then produce a health card that you Carry to prove it's been done
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I suspect it is more by coincidence than design, but it is not surprising that the Austerity Britain vaccine is both the cheapest and by far the least effective of any available offering. All we need now is for the rollout to be administered by some lousy outsourcing firm for a backhander, which I suspect is in the post as we speak.
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