Coronavirus in the UK - news, lockdown and discussion
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cupid_stunt
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The Times, now picked-up by other outlets, are reporting that all over 50s will be offered a booster jab this Autumn, perhaps at the same time as a flu jab, one in each arm.
www.independent.co.uk
Government to offer over 50s ‘third booster jab over autumn’
‘By Christmas Covid-19 should have just faded into the background like any other illness in circulation’, senior minister reportedly says
www.independent.co.uk
Rapid spread of India Covid variant in UK is ‘worrying’, say scientists | Coronavirus | The Guardian
Cases of variant B1617 reach 400, but Public Health England says there is no evidence of a threat to vaccines
cupid_stunt
Chief seagull hater & farmerbarleymow's nemesis.
cupid_stunt
Chief seagull hater & farmerbarleymow's nemesis.
Funky new look to how the vaccine data is displayed on the covid dashboard's front page.
Still not seeing much of an increase in first doses, that was promised for May, but the rest of those figures are looking bloody good.
Still not seeing much of an increase in first doses, that was promised for May, but the rest of those figures are looking bloody good.
Sunray
Its sunny somewhere.
500,000 vaccines a day is decent.
Was wondering about deliveries of any of the other vaccines yet, saw this
www.theguardian.com
Interesting to see that the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine is going to be offered to the under 30's to avoid the clotting issue.
Was wondering about deliveries of any of the other vaccines yet, saw this
What Covid vaccines does the UK have and which are in the works?
As Valneva recruits volunteers for final stage trials of its vaccine, here is the current state of play in Britain
Interesting to see that the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine is going to be offered to the under 30's to avoid the clotting issue.
Sunray
Its sunny somewhere.
Reading more 'clusters' of the Indian variant are cropping up. Midwest, Midlands and London (48 cases) mostly but 7 now confirmed cases in Northern Ireland.
Hope this is not a major problem
New concerns as Indian Covid variant clusters found across England
Exclusive: Leaked emails show Public Health England assessment of ongoing risk from B16172 variant is ‘high’
The Guardian said:
This is worrying, I'm not the only one worried. AZ is still preventing getting very sick and dying, but not prevent getting it again.
Going to open up in two weeks time.
Why didn't we close the borders to India?
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johnwesley
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Covid-19: Wilsthorpe School shut after more than 100 test positive.
Covid-19: Wilsthorpe School shut after more than 100 test positive
After initially closing for two days, the school will remain shut until after the weekend.
www.bbc.co.uk
elbows
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Yeah and the weekly variant figures also failed to come out as normal on Thursday. I went to the page earlier and at the top it says:
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New concerns as Indian Covid variant clusters found across England
Exclusive: Leaked emails show Public Health England assessment of ongoing risk from B16172 variant is ‘high’
This is worrying, I'm not the only one worried. AZ is still preventing getting very sick and dying, but not prevent getting it again.
Going to open up in two weeks time.
Why didn't we close the borders to India?
It's not worrying at all. It's fantastic news that the AZ vaccine prevented care home residents from getting seriously ill or dying from the B.1.617.2 Indian variant.
cupid_stunt
Chief seagull hater & farmerbarleymow's nemesis.
And, they got it just one week after their second doses of the Oxford/AZ, so still hadn't benefitted from the full strength of their 5G upgrade.
The traffic light system for travel from abroad is being announced today. Covid travel rules: 'Green list' countries to be revealed
It seems to me that its simply window dressing. The perception of doing something when you're not doing anything. Throughout this pandemic the UK government hasn't given two shits about importation of the virus whatever the variant and only does something when they get embarrassed into it by which time it's far too late.
The green and amber status are essentially worthless. Anywhere green won't stay that way for long and as for amber realistically how many people actually self-quarantine on arrival back? 15% maybe? 20% at a push?
It seems to me that its simply window dressing. The perception of doing something when you're not doing anything. Throughout this pandemic the UK government hasn't given two shits about importation of the virus whatever the variant and only does something when they get embarrassed into it by which time it's far too late.
The green and amber status are essentially worthless. Anywhere green won't stay that way for long and as for amber realistically how many people actually self-quarantine on arrival back? 15% maybe? 20% at a push?
elbows
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In my book they sort of give a shit about it but at the start a lot of the establishment experts also got things badly wrong on that front. ie back to my old rants about the failures of the orthodoxy when this pandemic came along. And later, despite learning something from the past failures, the government are still economically and ideologically allergic to some of the things you'd need to do to really handle imported variants properly.
eg these failures are in part down to the 'international hub' role that this country ended up with as a result of historical things like the remnants of the empire and various aspects of commerce, banking, globalisation, neoliberalism and increased reliance on service industries.
eg these failures are in part down to the 'international hub' role that this country ended up with as a result of historical things like the remnants of the empire and various aspects of commerce, banking, globalisation, neoliberalism and increased reliance on service industries.
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innit
You telling me you don't fancy two weeks all inclusive in the Falklands?
crossthebreeze
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Sunny South Georgia is on the green travel list
planetgeli
There's no future in England's dreaming
Tristan da Cunha here I come.
wemakeyousoundb
hopefully not gimboid
Having Corsican ancestry it will have to be St Helena for me this summer.
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
Cost of the covid tests are eye watering
Was working at the Luton Lateral Flow test centre today. Had the first (4) positive tests for a week which was an Indian family also we had to refuse entry to several people with symptoms for the first time in a while. Might have just been one of those days 
More concerning is that the South African variant has now been found in Luton. Waiting to hear more on that.
also we had to refuse entry to several people with symptoms for the first time in a while. Might have just been one of those days More concerning is that the South African variant has now been found in Luton. Waiting to hear more on that.
Sunray
Its sunny somewhere.
I think the mRNA vaccines will become the defacto way to make a vaccine in the next decade. The manufacturers of these vaccines don't need the virus to make the vaccine. They just need genomic sequencing.
Moderna is already ready to make booster shots. Moderna announces vaccine booster will likely combat COVID-19 variants
How mRNA vaccines were developed.
Moderna is already ready to make booster shots. Moderna announces vaccine booster will likely combat COVID-19 variants
How mRNA vaccines were developed.
Artaxerxes
Look out, he's got a gnu!
Vive l'emperur
Update on Indian colleague in (prison) quarantine hotel.
Her telly is broken and they refuse to fix it due to the situation. She asked to change rooms but that was refused.
The Indian man in the room next to her attempted suicide last night
£10k fine
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