Coronavirus

[sycophantia]

I'm fairly sure when our kids started school in 80's -early 90's, there were 3 intakes, September, January and Easter, not sure why that was changed.
Also I believe Norway ( maybe all of Scandanavia) don't start school till the age of 7.
I'm not an educationalist but my opinion is that one year out of a kids education isn't going to have too much of an effect on their learning, they'll catch up fairly easily, although obviously some catch up quicker than others.
More concerning I think is the effect on them emotionally.

 

[Kenny]

A nice change in the reporting this morning from the main outlets - A lot more positive coverage. Covering Israel's data, the EU getting back on track after a hissy fit, people who advise the Goverment suggesting good things ahead and early results are showing the vaccine will stop some of the spread rather than just protect.

A good start to the new month.

 

[Tony Towner]

I'm fairly sure when our kids started school in 80's -early 90's, there were 3 intakes, September, January and Easter, not sure why that was changed.
Also I believe Norway ( maybe all of Scandanavia) don't start school till the age of 7.
I'm not an educationalist but my opinion is that one year out of a kids education isn't going to have too much of an effect on their learning, they'll catch up fairly easily, although obviously some catch up quicker than others.
More concerning I think is the effect on them emotionally.

My daughter was born in July and my son in September so one was about 6 weeks after her 4th birthday and the other about 2 off his 5th. The difference was stark and remained as such throughout their primary school lives.

I started school in the mid/late 70's, there were 3 intakes then, but being one of the older ones, it meant I effectively did the same year twice when I was about 7 for the younger ones to catch up, so had it's own issues

 

[Derby Wolf]

Mrs Lincs has had to have a test today. Woke up with the continuous cough. She's otherwise fine and no effect on her senses (she's still with me)

I was at work and she called me, today I learned ill only need to self isolate if the test is positive seems reckless I could have it asymptomatically and could be passing it to every customer and colleague i encounter. It'd make more sense to me to start self isolating immediately and confirm absence/return to work upon the result.

 

[AndyWolves]

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Mrs Lincs has had to have a test today. Woke up with the continuous cough. She's otherwise fine and no effect on her senses (she's still with me)

I was at work and she called me, today I learned ill only need to self isolate if the test is positive seems reckless I could have it asymptomatically and could be passing it to every customer and colleague i encounter. It'd make more sense to me to start self isolating immediately and confirm absence/return to work upon the result.

Get a lateral flow test

 

[b3h]

Mrs Lincs has had to have a test today. Woke up with the continuous cough. She's otherwise fine and no effect on her senses (she's still with me)

I was at work and she called me, today I learned ill only need to self isolate if the test is positive seems reckless I could have it asymptomatically and could be passing it to every customer and colleague i encounter. It'd make more sense to me to start self isolating immediately and confirm absence/return to work upon the result.

I guess the issue is the world would stop if everyone isolated who'd had contact with someone who may have covid

 

[Sniffer]

If someone you live with has symptoms you should isolate immediately.

It is No.3 on the government when to isolate list, after having symptoms yourself or after having a positive test yourself.

 

[Kenny]

When you will get the vaccine - https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/covid-19-vaccine-calculator-works-23421258

Obviously this is based on the 2 dose system and a lot of people will get the single shot ( I think that will be used on the under 50's as well)

Similar queue when I was getting tickets for the FA Cup Semi Final tbh...

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

I shouldn't be in the same category as you, I'm in my 30s...

 

[Paul]

By the end of February mine, you should be older and more knackered, I do not recommend 35+ years of smoking to get a vaccine early though !

 

[Kenny]

I shouldn't be in the same category as you, I'm in my 30s...

Saying goodbye to them very soon indeed...

 

[sycophantia]

By the end of February mine, you should be older and more knackered, I do not recommend 35+ years of smoking to get a vaccine early though !

i'm off to recheck mine, when I looked early last week I was late march/early april

 

[darlowolf64]

Early to mid-March for me according to the calculator

 

[Parkins left foot]

I'm fairly sure when our kids started school in 80's -early 90's, there were 3 intakes, September, January and Easter, not sure why that was changed.
Also I believe Norway ( maybe all of Scandanavia) don't start school till the age of 7.
I'm not an educationalist but my opinion is that one year out of a kids education isn't going to have too much of an effect on their learning, they'll catch up fairly easily, although obviously some catch up quicker than others.
More concerning I think is the effect on them emotionally.

Virtually all of Scandinavia really - my nephew & niece in Denmark didn't start till 7 (though they have very good early years provision as well) & both ended up as highly qualified university graduates.

The reason that there's only one intake now is that there are not enough places available where you want them so if you put it off till later in the academic year will find that there is no room in your first choice school - means that we used to get some in September who really weren't quite ready to be there, but the parents had no choice as would have be left adrift otherwise.

 

[Trips]

Apologies if this has been asked/answered elsewhere.

The vaccine rollout here continues at great speed (govt have done well here) and huge numbers getting vaccinated. 900,000 this weekend Hancock has just said. Now, all these people vaccinated, and ones due to get jab next couple of weeks, will be due their 2nd dose around the end of April to start of May. With the rumoured plan to have shops open in April and pubs in May, I'd imagine a lot of the volunteers will start to be unavailable.

Will they be able to deliver at this pace in a few months time with less volunteers?

 

[sycophantia]

Apologies if this has been asked/answered elsewhere.

The vaccine rollout here continues at great speed (govt have done well here) and huge numbers getting vaccinated. 900,000 this weekend Hancock has just said. Now, all these people vaccinated, and ones due to get jab next couple of weeks, will be due their 2nd dose around the end of April to start of May. With the rumoured plan to have shops open in April and pubs in May, I'd imagine a lot of the volunteers will start to be unavailable.

Will they be able to deliver at this pace in a few months time with less volunteers?

I would doubt it, they've done great so far but once the second jabs start, you'd expect the rate to go down quite a lot, I assume we're already using a sizeable amount of the supply, not sure they'll be able to up production that much.

 

[Trips]

I would doubt it, they've done great so far but once the second jabs start, you'd expect the rate to go down quite a lot, I assume we're already using a sizeable amount of the supply, not sure they'll be able to up production that much.

Will there be an issue with delaying? It's already been extended from 3 weeks to 12 weeks between doses. The worry would be if it affects effectiveness going longer than 12 weeks

 

[Tom Hark]

Will there be an issue with delaying? It's already been extended from 3 weeks to 12 weeks between doses. The worry would be if it affects effectiveness going longer than 12 weeks

You would hope someone realised that whatever pace we've been going at for shot 1 will have to be replicated starting 12 weeks after the first injection, and have ordered a sufficient quantity of guaranteed supplies to do that.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

This Saffa variant has been detected in Walsall (WS2) it seems. Manky fuckers.

 

[Tom Hark]

This Saffa variant has been detected in Walsall (WS2) it seems. Manky fuckers.

That'll be the Beechdale then.