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Personally i think the uptake will be much greater than people estimate so not a problem for my "front line" relatives except they are now involved in rolling out the vaccine, so the greater the uptake the more work they will have to do, but they will have the advantage of getting the vaccine early.

 

With almost 1000 deaths recorded yesterday and 50000+ new cases for the second day in a row (even allowing for catching up on under reporting over Christmas) and with an easier to administer vaccine now approved,  why is our esteemed Health Secretary still messing around with different tiers for different areas in England? Surely time to lock down again for everyone's long term benefit? 

What has just struck home is the fact announced today that the interval between the 2 doses should be 12 weeks. I am unsure if the 12 weeks is set in stone but if this is the case then I can see it causing problems for people who may be away on holiday (like ME!) when the second dose needs to be administered. I'm sure there are a few on here that are planning on going abroad when that 12 week period comes around.

Conundrums abound.

 

Been saying the same for over a week, and i think they also missed a trick by not implementing it sooner as lots of people took 2 weeks hols over Christmas and the coming New Year and the schools were closed so would have been an ideal time to lock the country down, after all 50% of the country at least had to give up Christmas so it would not have been a great hardship and maybe extended for 2 weeks into January could have seen "job done". 

Going back to when the boys were young Margaret and I were  taught a very harsh lesson. It was at the time of a lot of controversy about the Whooping Cough vaccine. We decided the boys shouldn't have it, I should say a decision supported by our then doctor. We came to regret that decision as both boys caught it and we had some horrible days whilst they suffered and fortunately recovered from it. So as you can imagine once bitten twice shy! 

There may be some initial reluctance by some to have the vaccine, although most of the people I know can't wait for it!!! As things stand now it is the only path out of this dreadful situation we find ourselves in. As that becomes obvious to the doubters I am sure they will change their minds. You can't force someone to have a vaccine and you can't punish them if they don't. You can only hope than common sense prevails and they will see the need.

David

I wouldn't go so far as stopping benefits but still hold the view that there should be some sort of punitive measure taken. After all we fine people for Speeding and the speed limit is there to protect the national public. The vast majority of us try to comply with this as best we can.

This virus is much more serious.

Very good point, and would need some clarification i feel , i suppose you could go to your local practice and tell them that you were planning to go away on holiday and could you have the vaccine early to accommodate this, think this might go down like a lead balloon, or i am sure private clinics will be charging an arm and a leg very soon to people who want to jump the queue 

I’d like to think that the vast majority of folks will come forward of their own volition and take up the vaccine, the scientists have explained that the greater the take up, the better for our population as a whole. I feel greatly for anyone who for medical reasons cannot be vaccinated. But I don’t have a deal of sympathy for those who want to pick and choose for many other reasons, sometimes community well being has to trump individual choice, especially if it’s not an informed choice. 

So many deadly diseases have been eradicated from UK. Mainly like WN says by the majority of the population getting actively involved. If you aren’t part of the solution, then you become part of the problem, and one way or another, preferably by persuasion, it needs to be dealt with. 🙂

Yes, that occurred to me too, but I think (hope) the 12 weeks is a "maximum rather than a target" (see what I did there?  ). I said to Mrs M just this morning, knowing our luck we'd have our first dose mid Feb and be called for second dose mid May - just when we've got a river cruise booked! 

But if that was the case, the vaccine comes first, we can always re-arrange the holiday.  

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