Covid - news and views

Posted on 11/02/2021 17:12 by JVB66

The information from our  Dog walking NHS ward sister, it is suspected that this seasons lower flue infection rates are the result of the much enhanced ,cleaning regime  being carried in all public places against  covid , which has reduced the contamination of surfaces, reducing the spread of many other viruses. which will need to be continued into the distant future, to keep covid at the levels, that will enable any form of the life we have left behind

Posted on 11/02/2021 17:57 by Takethedogalong

Huge excitement here today🤩 Dog has had his booster, interestingly, no booster for Kennel Cough, it’s a live vaccine and can be a risk to anyone with suppressed immune system and Covid so they are holding fire on it. While waiting at vets, phone went ping, lo and behold, Sis and I have been invited for our first jabs. Fabulous news, as neither of us were expecting to hear anything before late March. I think they are calling in those on a standby list for Pfizer, and as we are both classed as unpaid carers, probably got an early call. Good news for us though.

Posted on 11/02/2021 18:11 by brue

Good news for you both, nice to hear the next tranche is going through.

Posted on 11/02/2021 18:19 by Wherenext

Yes, good news Ttda.

Looks like we might have a bit longer to wait as Wales Health has announced a drop off for the next 2 weeks from the schedule as the supplies of vaccine they receive will be reduced. I think this will be the same for everywhere in the UK. So Wales is going to do more second vaccines and use the vaccines they have to make sure that all over 70s will have had the chance to have one.

Posted on 11/02/2021 19:38 by scoutman

Had my invite letter this morning, jab next Wednesday. I'm in the 65-70 no underlying health conditions band. Have to do a 40 mile round trip to Newport to get it but just glad to receive it. OH had hers a few weeks ago as a front line pharmacy worker, should get her 2nd dose soon.

Posted on 11/02/2021 19:51 by Tammygirl

We got the call at 11.50 today to invite us for our vaccination. Offered today, tomorrow and Saturday appointments, so we took today while the roads are clear.

Arrived a little early but everything organised well, did all the pre-checks then in for a quick jab Pfizer one, 15 min wait then off home again.

Very good that we both went together although there is 2 years between us, makes sense when you have to travel in this weather, its a 16 mile round trip not to bad thankfully. They are really getting through them now that the centres are set up. 

Like elsewhere we have been warned that over the next few weeks things could slow down as they are not getting the usual supplies of pfizer and need to use what they have for the second jabs. 

Now we've had the first one we can at least arrange some trips away. No date given for second jab in Scotland so will have to be within a couple of hours from home around the 10 - 12 week point. 

Posted on 11/02/2021 09:11 by Rocky 2 buckets

It needs to be intelligently reported & repeated with honesty, too many folk take their news feeds from social media only. Stupid statements & scare stories are costing lives, they need stopping. Follow the science not the idiots👍🏻

Posted on 11/02/2021 14:18 by Whittakerr

On the BBC news this morning Matt Hancock stated the current uptake of the vaccine is 90%, well above the original government expectation of 75%.

Lets hope that level of uptake carries on through all the population, and not just in the UK but globally (eventually).