Covid - news and views

brue replied on 08/02/2021 13:35

brue

Posted on 08/02/2021 13:35

It's good to hear that members of CT are receiving their vaccinations, good luck to all those yet to have theirs. It seems like a long haul till we get everyone sorted and hear the results of the present vaccines.

I'm leaving this open for non political comments as per the guidelines. Hope you can add your own experiences and thoughts.

My first jab comes up tomorrow, I'm so glad we have research institutions that have got us this far! And I am planning breaks away in the hope of improvements on the horizon.

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ABM replied on 17/02/2021 22:37

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Posted on 17/02/2021 22:37

I Did not hear the clatter of your frying pan, ET, so I assume you got the meal cooked & eaten ok

Freddy55 replied on 17/02/2021 23:19

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Posted on 17/02/2021 11:21 by LLM

At present the system is working brilliantly but the biggest problem I can see coming down the track is the people at the coal face getting fatigued and fed up. There seems to be growing numbers of people prepared to criticise how it is working, want to jump the queue, and take out their problems on the people on the frontline. If the thousands of volunteers walk away the system will slow down or even collapse.

Posted on 17/02/2021 23:19

“but the biggest problem I can see coming down the track is the people at the coal face getting fatigued and fed up. ”

This has crossed my mind too. Endless administration of the jab, day in day out, months on end, it’s bound to take its toll. Then we might get to do it all again in autumn?

LLM replied on 18/02/2021 09:15

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Posted on 17/02/2021 23:19 by Freddy55

“but the biggest problem I can see coming down the track is the people at the coal face getting fatigued and fed up. ”

This has crossed my mind too. Endless administration of the jab, day in day out, months on end, it’s bound to take its toll. Then we might get to do it all again in autumn?

Posted on 18/02/2021 09:15

I doubt that it will pause for another 18 months at least and an annual jab is more than likely such as we get with the Flu ad infinitum.

replied on 18/02/2021 09:24

Posted on 17/02/2021 22:37 by ABM

I Did not hear the clatter of your frying pan, ET, so I assume you got the meal cooked & eaten ok

Posted on 18/02/2021 09:24

Mission accomplished ABM.

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Cornersteady replied on 18/02/2021 14:13

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Posted on 18/02/2021 14:13

Wow, I've just received my invitation to book my vaccination! It's booked and 8 am on Monday morning

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ABM replied on 18/02/2021 16:26

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Posted on 18/02/2021 16:26

Do so hope it's not too many miles to drive Corners ~~ think of the agony you could suffer getting back home with a sore arm

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Tammygirl replied on 18/02/2021 17:10

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Posted on 17/02/2021 23:19 by Freddy55

“but the biggest problem I can see coming down the track is the people at the coal face getting fatigued and fed up. ”

This has crossed my mind too. Endless administration of the jab, day in day out, months on end, it’s bound to take its toll. Then we might get to do it all again in autumn?

Posted on 18/02/2021 17:10

At our mass vaccination clinic the jabbers are a mixed bunch, from dentists to nurses and paramedics.

When I went my jabber was a dentist, she said they had quite a few dentists in that day but they only do a few days a week same as the others. Fire fighters are good as their shift patterns allow them to give a few days as well.

I think the volunteers are the ones they will need a good big pool of.

Wherenext replied on 18/02/2021 17:42

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Posted on 18/02/2021 17:42

I fear more for the physical and mental well-being of the staff in the covid wards in hospitals up and down the land.

The sheer length of how long they have been faced with dealing with the very sick and dying and having to wear the PPE that they do must take its toll somehow.

I'm sure quite a few would swap places with the jabbers, if only for a couple of weeks.

They have my admiration but I wish the least they had was a decent living wage.

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Cornersteady replied on 18/02/2021 19:35

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Posted on 18/02/2021 16:26 by ABM

Do so hope it's not too many miles to drive Corners ~~ think of the agony you could suffer getting back home with a sore arm

Posted on 18/02/2021 19:35

well funny you should say that but it's two miles outside of Chester-le-street and very near to the cycle path I use to go to Consett. I could cycle there?

LLM replied on 18/02/2021 20:36

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Posted on 18/02/2021 17:42 by Wherenext

I fear more for the physical and mental well-being of the staff in the covid wards in hospitals up and down the land.

The sheer length of how long they have been faced with dealing with the very sick and dying and having to wear the PPE that they do must take its toll somehow.

I'm sure quite a few would swap places with the jabbers, if only for a couple of weeks.

They have my admiration but I wish the least they had was a decent living wage.

Posted on 18/02/2021 20:36

I'm sure quite a few would swap places with the jabbers, if only for a couple of weeks.

Being trained to give vaccinations is relatively easy but nothing like the training that true medical professionals have. Swapping is not possible as I'm sure you appreciate, but some of the hospital staff are doing their full time jobs and volunteering at vacs centres in their spare time. They are amazing.

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