General Coronavirus (COVID-19) chat

[Badgers]

UK ‘running short on Pfizer vaccine as appointments are cancelled due to supply'

Dr Clare Gerada, who sits on the NHS Assembly, claimed that some patients were having their second jab slots pushed back because there is “very few Pfizer” in stock

www.mirror.co.uk

A doctor has warned Britain is “running short” on the Pfizer vaccine and said appointments are being cancelled due to low supplies.

Dr Clare Gerada, who sits on the NHS Assembly, claimed that some patients were having their second jab slots pushed back because there is “very few Pfizer” in stock.

 

[20Bees]

I've only been in a few shops since Monday, but they all had taken them down. Annoying and shit have they done that, surely leaving them for more protection for staff for a while longer would have been better. Do they think they interfere with their profit that much?

Where I work the screens are staying in place at least until the end of the year. We still have disposable masks available at the store entrance but the security team can no longer ask customers to wear one.
On Monday evening we had a lot of non-regulars, possibly scoping out the store policies on ‘freedom’ day. I saw about 20 customers unmasked. Each evening since then, mask wearing is back to at least 95% and customers are generally saying how relieved they are to still feel safe in our store.
Emails went out to all our loyalty card holders explaining that we still recommended masks, distancing, and hand hygiene, and that we would still be cleaning trolley and basket handles and the other touch points, and all staff have been similarly informed.

 

[Badgers]

 

[Badgers]

FFS

 

[Nine Bob Note]

The Overlord of Evil knows the score...

I'm trying to think of a joke referencing the recent MOTU: Revelation bollocks, but I don't want to spoil the awesome photies

 

[Supine]

The Overlord of Evil knows the score...

I'm trying to think of a joke referencing the recent MOTU: Revelation bollocks, but I don't want to spoil the awesome photies

i saw some stuff about people turning up for vaccinations in fancy dress in Malaysia. I thought it was jokes but maybe not

 

[Badgers]

770 UK CV19 Coronavirus deaths since ‘Freedom Day’.

 

[existentialist]

Just got the results of my antibody test - negative. So I've never had Covid. Go me

 

[Sue]

Just got on the London to Edinburgh train. They screwed up the seat reservations but managed to get a seat. But there's no social distancing going on (though most people are wearing masks).

It's really busy but I've just told someone the seat next to me's taken as I really don't want to sit next to someone for the next four and a half hours. I'm probably a bad person but ffs. (It's also the first time I've been anywhere since before lockdown #1. Maybe I'm just paranoid...

 

[Badgers]

Investigation launched into lack of ‘cheap’ travel Covid tests on government’s website

Prices of tests to travel abroad vary from £20 to £575

www-independent-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org

 

[Badgers]

Had enough of experts

 

[Badgers]

People still need to be careful, regardless of vaccinations

 

[krtek a houby]

Vaccination soon. Nervous about it, too nervous to read thread on side effects. Just want it done with. On the plus side, it means day off work.

 

[Cloo]

Vaccination soon. Nervous about it, too nervous to read thread on side effects. Just want it done with. On the plus side, it means day off work.

Good luck, hope you get off as lightly as possible afterwards

 

[krtek a houby]

Good luck, hope you get off as lightly as possible afterwards

Thank you!

The better half vocally reacted to the jab, which she never does. That made this one nervous, but in the end, hardly felt it. And it was fast.

Both of us were congratulating each other on the lack of a sore arm. An hour or two later and we both have angry arms.

But if that's the worst of it, fair enough.

 

[Cloo]

Yeah, I got sore arm that was at it's worst around bedtime of day I had it done, but went away almost completely within 24 hours. If you get to the morning without feeling flu-y, you've probably skipped that but. I otherwise felt pretty fine but I think I erred in terms of doing a lot of active stuff 3 days later as I was very tired after that for a few days, so do take it easy even if you feel all right.

 

[Badgers]

Covid: Lincoln rate highest in England as outbreak linked to club

High infection rates are being linked to an outbreak at a city centre nightclub, health bosses say.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[elbows]

Is there some reason why this thread has ended up as a strange parallel discussion to the main UK thread?

eg I posted about the Lincoln rates being linked to a nightclub Coronavirus in the UK - news, lockdown and discussion

 

[elbows]

And thats not a complaint exactly, its just a question I've found myself with more reasons to keep asking myself of late, but had resisted asking anyone else until now.

 

[Badgers]

Is there some reason why this thread has ended up as a strange parallel discussion to the main UK thread?

eg I posted about the Lincoln rates being linked to a nightclub Coronavirus in the UK - news, lockdown and discussion

I seem to have lost that thread.

 

[elbows]

I seem to have lost that thread.

Thats what I was wondering. Not that I mind parallel discussions, I was just a bit confused. I thought maybe I had posted too many graphs and scared you off somehow!

 

[Badgers]

Thats what I was wondering. Not that I mind parallel discussions, I was just a bit confused. I thought maybe I had posted too many graphs and scared you off somehow!

Just posted there. I did not have it on ignore but have not seen it for ages. Assumed a thread merge had happened.

 

[elbows]

I have celebrated your return with an excess of graphs. I will not attempt to summarise what you may have missed. Its certainly not as busy a thread as it was earlier in the pandemic, but its still reasonably active.

 

[Badgers]

Cheers elbows

I am lacking knowledge on some of the data and science but do have to sit in on a fair number of national Zoom/Teams calls to discuss central/local government work on this. Also I work in Luton (challenging) on both the testing and vaccination projects so have some decent first hand knowledge.

Also I can see what WE report and what the government submit as the 'numbers' and they are not the same to say the least.

 

[zahir]

Also I can see what WE report and what the government submit as the 'numbers' and they are not the same to say the least.

Are you free to say more about this?

 

[Badgers]

Are you free to say more about this?

Not specifically at the moment sadly

Safe to say they are underrepresented. This is partly down to daily failings of track and trace but reporting past that is inaccurate.

 

[zahir]

Fair enough.

 

[AmateurAgitator]

Don't know for sure if I'm posting this in the right place but . . . this is the latest ACG podcast (which is about the lifting of restrictions and a rise in cases). Recorded on 'freedom day'.

NEW PODCAST: Rising Cases and Lifting Restrictions - Anarchist Communist Group

The latest ACG At the Cafe podcast is now out! As cases rise and restrictions are lifted, we discuss the current situation focusing on the impact on work and working conditions. You can hear this at our Anchor FM page

www.anarchistcommunism.org

 

[Wilf]

Don't know for sure if I'm posting this in the right place but . . . this is the latest ACG podcast (which is about the lifting of restrictions and a rise in cases). Recorded on 'freedom day'.

NEW PODCAST: Rising Cases and Lifting Restrictions - Anarchist Communist Group

The latest ACG At the Cafe podcast is now out! As cases rise and restrictions are lifted, we discuss the current situation focusing on the impact on work and working conditions. You can hear this at our Anchor FM page

www.anarchistcommunism.org

3 mins in and I've just discovered I've been mispronouncing Ayn Rand wrong all these years.

 

[elbows]

From now on you can mispronounce it right.