Covid - news and views

Still waiting to hear about our boosters, I'm glad to read the AZ is being investigated, however the effects of Covid are deadly and very serious for some so I hope it doesn't affect the uptake of any vaccines. The Brazil situation is really awful and we can see what happens when there's no concerted effort to control the outbreak.

Checked our local figures today, and the case rate has plummeted, so thankfully things do seem to be a lot better than I thought. I wonder if it might have been a delay in updating figures, as they didn’t move for days on end. Stirlingshire appears to be having a moment though, very high rate reported there for some reason.

No dates yet for our second jabs, we are all expecting PfizerB, OH is due before end of April, Sis and me a bit later. 

Not even mildly?

Had to chuckle at this one sent by BInL from France.

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That may be a local issue - not sure which area you're in?

But driving past our local hub today it was just like the start of the first jabs - a long, long queue of elderly looking folk standing out in very cold conditions. Mrs M's friend is a receptionist at one of the local surgeries. She did say last week that they've paused vaccinations for 2 Saturdays simply to give some well deserved respite to the doctors who have been working very long shifts to get the job done.

Our second AZ jabs are on the 28th, booked at the same time as our first. Not heard anything to the contrary yet.

With regards to the concerns about the O/AZ vaccine and concerns about blood clots. They don't seem to be backing up the claims with much information at the moment although I did find this interesting article in the FT  According to the figures in Germany of the 31 cases, 29 were women. Perhaps the issues have shown up in other countries as they don't seem to be vaccinating in age order downwards? Be interesting to see the age profile for the UK as most of the younger participants are health and care workers and those at risk from other health problems?

David

 

That link seems to want me to sign up for a subscription David. I can only just about manage to get through my telegraph.😂

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Same with us and all who used the swift queue system. It would be a logistical nightmare.

We were also given both dates  for doses of the vacine when we first were contacted  our second is 16th of this month  at a GPs surgery ,that were doing it for our surgery,

Ps we only got one batch  card as we both went in and had it done 

Hi DK, There is an article in today's Mail online by Prof David Wewrring re the blood clots.

He says that, in the UK, the deaths are almost all young females but, its the stats that jump out.

Of those who develop serious Covid 1 in 25 develop blood clots.

Of the 30 million vaccinated the deaths, 30, following issues with clots is 1 in 600000.

He says it is understandable that there is concern however, at the moment its felt there may be an association and that is not the same as a 'causal link'.