Coronavirus

[Tredman]

Covid boosters on the way for over 40s

 

[sycophantia]

Covid boosters on the way for over 40s

That might take a while, they haven't finished the over 60s yet

 

[AndyWolves]

I can't help but think a vaccinating school children would be more beneficial.

 

[Tredman]

I can't help but think a vaccinating school children would be more beneficial.

Also going to second dose 16-17 year olds

 

[Tredman]

That might take a while, they haven't finished the over 60s yet

Lots of discussion on what the limiting factors are on pace - there's definitely enough doses available.

 

[sycophantia]

Lots of discussion on what the limiting factors are on pace - there's definitely enough doses available.

Yeah, I'm probably being a bit stupid 'waiting my turn', most people I know in my age group have just booked it without any callup.
My 182 days are up tomorrow so if I don't hear anything by then, I'll just book it on line

 

[Paul]

Yeah, I'm probably being a bit stupid 'waiting my turn', most people I know in my age group have just booked it without any callup.
My 182 days are up tomorrow so if I don't hear anything by then, I'll just book it on line

Just do it mate, me and the wife are having ours Saturday and we're only in our mid / late 50's, just did it online could have booked any date or time we wanted.

 

[BillyDee]

My 182 days are up tomorrow so if I don't hear anything by then, I'll just book it on line

As of last Monday it's now five months, not six, just go online and book it.

 

[AndyWolves]

Cases seem to be consistently rising again after a post half term reduction.

Nothing to worry about though

 

[sycophantia]

Me and the missus booked in for our boosters Friday....at Telford FC

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Big jump in cases in Germany. 65k in the past 24 hours. We have reported 45k so they have gone past our numbers suddenly.

 

[PuntsWolf]

They’ve been doing worse than us for ages. They have 3x as many people critically ill. They are in a heap of shit and looks like it’s only getting worse.

 

[Paul]

Big jump in cases in Germany. 65k in the past 24 hours. We have reported 45k so they have gone past our numbers suddenly.

Whatever happened there? They were the poster boys of how to cope with a pandemic at the start of all this and then it all just went pear shaped?

 

[BillyDee]

Northern Europe generally getting battered at the moment. German vaccination rate not particularly great.

 

[Sniffer]

Big jump in cases in Germany. 65k in the past 24 hours. We have reported 45k so they have gone past our numbers suddenly.

Our daily rate per 100k is still above them.
If you look at the last couple of months our cases per day have been 10 times the rest of Europe. Now that winter is kicking in they are playing catch up whereas we pursued an unwritten policy of herd immunity in schools.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Whatever happened there? They were the poster boys of how to cope with a pandemic at the start of all this and then it all just went pear shaped?

Sounds like a new delta variant that’s very infectious

 

[leedswolf]

Sounds like a new delta variant that’s very infectious

Yep, but the outcome is relatively mild?

 

[AndyWolves]

NHS booster booking website will be open to 40+ from Monday.

 

[PuntsWolf]

Northern Europe generally getting battered at the moment. German vaccination rate not particularly great.

Vaccination rate the same as ours.

Our daily rate per 100k is still above them.
If you look at the last couple of months our cases per day have been 10 times the rest of Europe.

We’re testing over 5x as much.

Now that winter is kicking in they are playing catch up whereas we pursued an unwritten policy of herd immunity in schools.

Do you feel the policy is wrong? If so, what would you propose to do instead?

 

[Tredman]

The German rates are based on 12+ as they started vaccinating them much earlier than us, they have a lot of older unvaccinated people.