Skalliwag Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 39 minutes ago, Painter said: The Looe flu? Slough? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fygjam Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 8 hours ago, Skalliwag said: I’m trying to think of somewhere in England that makes it sound as catchy as The Wuhan flu. Just rolls off the tongue. 7 hours ago, Skalliwag said: Slough? The Slough cough? I'm going with Pomona pneumonia for the variant a US flight crew deposited in Sydney and now it's spreading everywhere. (Pomona being a place in both California and Queensland, all bases covered.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skalliwag Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 4 hours ago, fygjam said: The Slough cough? I'm going with Pomona pneumonia for the variant a US flight crew deposited in Sydney and now it's spreading everywhere. (Pomona being a place in both California and Queensland, all bases covered.) The Liverpool drool? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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KhunDon Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 Just seeing on the news, that the UK government are rolling back their plans for giving the second dose of the vaccine, so that more people can get their first dose sooner, rather than wait, until all who’d had the first dose have received their second dose. Apparently it’s not absolutely necessary to have the second jab at the 21 day mark, but it’s OK to wait up to 6 weeks or more for it. The longer the wait between jabs, the better the body builds its own immune response. 🤔 I have no medical expertise, I’m just repeating what I heard, so please don’t shoot the messenger. 👌 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roobob Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 16 minutes ago, KhunDon said: Just seeing on the news, that the UK government are rolling back their plans for giving the second dose of the vaccine, so that more people can get their first dose sooner, rather than wait, until all who’d had the first dose have received their second dose. Apparently it’s not absolutely necessary to have the second jab at the 21 day mark, but it’s OK to wait up to 6 weeks or more for it. The longer the wait between jabs, the better the body builds its own immune response. 🤔 I have no medical expertise, I’m just repeating what I heard, so please don’t shoot the messenger. 👌 So if people do not have the required second jab in the required/recommended time frame... the the first jab would be an absolute waste. Rider: Not shooting the messenger... just making a comment on what was said on the news. cheers 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunDon Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 (edited) Not according to the scientist (didn’t catch his name as I was only half listening) on the telly. Waiting longer between jabs shouldn’t really affect the outcome. The second jab is considered to be just a booster, but it isn’t considered to be absolutely necessary to give the second jab within 21 days. At least that’s what he seemed to be saying. I think the plan is to give more people their first jab, which would come from the supplies they were going to hold back to give as the second jab to those who had the first jab, if that makes sense. 👌 Edited January 1, 2021 by KhunDon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightcrawler Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 5 minutes ago, KhunDon said: Not according to the scientist (didn’t catch his name as I was only half listening) on the telly. Waiting longer between jabs shouldn’t really affect the outcome. The second jab is considered to be just a booster, but it isn’t considered to be absolutely necessary to give the second jab within 21 days. At least that’s what he seemed to be saying. 👌 Yes, that's how I heard it. Just possibly a longer gap between first and second dose, in some areas. The vaccine roll out is going to be a mammoth task probably a few screw ups along the way but this is the first time that vaccination of this scale has ever taken place. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Washedup Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 1 hour ago, KhunDon said: Just seeing on the news, that the UK government are rolling back their plans for giving the second dose of the vaccine, so that more people can get their first dose sooner, rather than wait, until all who’d had the first dose have received their second dose. Apparently it’s not absolutely necessary to have the second jab at the 21 day mark, but it’s OK to wait up to 6 weeks or more for it. The longer the wait between jabs, the better the body builds its own immune response. 🤔 I have no medical expertise, I’m just repeating what I heard, so please don’t shoot the messenger. 👌 Watched Dr John Campbell explain this to a news channel on YouTube 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coxyhog Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 Makes sense to give the first to as many as possible so long as the second isn't compromised. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Washedup Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 59 minutes ago, KhunDon said: Not according to the scientist (didn’t catch his name as I was only half listening) on the telly. Waiting longer between jabs shouldn’t really affect the outcome. The second jab is considered to be just a booster, but it isn’t considered to be absolutely necessary to give the second jab within 21 days. At least that’s what he seemed to be saying. I think the plan is to give more people their first jab, which would come from the supplies they were going to hold back to give as the second jab to those who had the first jab, if that makes sense. 👌 I'm sure he said the immunity would also last longer this way too ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galenkia Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 2 hours ago, KhunDon said: Not according to the scientist (didn’t catch his name as I was only half listening) on the telly. Waiting longer between jabs shouldn’t really affect the outcome. The second jab is considered to be just a booster, but it isn’t considered to be absolutely necessary to give the second jab within 21 days. At least that’s what he seemed to be saying. I think the plan is to give more people their first jab, which would come from the supplies they were going to hold back to give as the second jab to those who had the first jab, if that makes sense. 👌 They are blagging it. They have f***d it up like everything else regarding the virus and are trying to make out everything is okay. 1 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyman Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 This of course also absolves the pharmaceutical companies of all responsibility if things go wrong as their vaccines have not been approved for use in this manner. The pieces are falling into place... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galenkia Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 A rave in Lille in France has been going on since Thursday and is planned to end Tuesday. Police have said 'people are not respecting social distancing'. Yeah right, you try to not hug everyone around you like they are your best mates when you're E'ed off your fucking tits. 😬 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Washedup Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 Read an disturbing article about viruses..scientists seem to think we could be in a era of global pandemics, and a more deadly virus is just around the corner. All due to the ever increasing homosapien population. I guess only time will tell. The great Carl Sagan once said, Extinction is the rule..Survival is the exception. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galenkia Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 1 minute ago, Washedup said: Read an disturbing article about viruses..scientists seem to think we could be in a era of global pandemics, and a more deadly virus is just around the corner. All due to the ever increasing homosapien population. I guess only time will tell. The great Carl Sagan once said, Extinction is the rule..Survival is the exception. Nature's population control. Happens among animals so why not humans?. Anyway, the vaccination plan is going well!. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Washedup Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 4 minutes ago, galenkia said: Nature's population control. Happens among animals so why not humans?. Anyway, the vaccination plan is going well!. I was hopeful of a trip to Thailand this year..think it might be 2022 the way things are shaping up..oh well Scottish highlands it is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galenkia Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 Just now, Washedup said: I was hopeful of a trip to Thailand this year..think it might be 2022 the way things are shaping up..oh well Scottish highlands it is They have no chance of sorting this before summer, the medical community can't even stick together so what chance do you have?. Next thing will be extending the furlough then you know it's f***d. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fygjam Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 15 minutes ago, Washedup said: Read an disturbing article about viruses..scientists seem to think we could be in a era of global pandemics, and a more deadly virus is just around the corner. All due to the ever increasing homosapien population. I guess only time will tell. The great Carl Sagan once said, Extinction is the rule..Survival is the exception. Nothing new. March 2016 The emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) and Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS)-CoV highlights the continued risk of cross-species transmission leading to epidemic disease. This manuscript describes efforts to extend surveillance beyond sequence analysis, constructing chimeric and full-length zoonotic coronaviruses to evaluate emergence potential. Focusing on SARS-like virus sequences isolated from Chinese horseshoe bats, the results indicate a significant threat posed by WIV1-CoV. Both full-length and chimeric WIV1-CoV readily replicated efficiently in human airway cultures and in vivo, suggesting capability of direct transmission to humans. In addition, while monoclonal antibody treatments prove effective, the SARS-based vaccine approach failed to confer protection. Together, the study indicates an ongoing threat posed by WIV1-related viruses and the need for continued study and surveillance. https://www.pnas.org/content/113/11/3048 But then science meets politics. The Global Health Security and Biodefense unit — responsible for pandemic preparedness — was established in 2015 by Barack Obama’s National Security Advisor, Susan Rice. In May 2018, the team was disbanded and its head Timothy Ziemer, top White House official in the NSC for leading U.S. response against a pandemic, left the Trump administration. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazle Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/01/health/coronavirus-vaccines-britain.html#click=https://t.co/qMCASW4vFc Britain Opens Door to Mix-and-Match Vaccinations, Worrying Experts Amid a sputtering vaccine rollout and fears of a new and potentially more transmissible variant of the coronavirus, Britain has quietly updated its vaccination playbook to allow for a mix-and-match vaccine regimen. If a second dose of the vaccine a patient originally received isn’t available, or if the manufacturer of the first shot isn’t known, another vaccine may be substituted, health officials said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galenkia Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 2 hours ago, Bazle said: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/01/health/coronavirus-vaccines-britain.html#click=https://t.co/qMCASW4vFc Britain Opens Door to Mix-and-Match Vaccinations, Worrying Experts Amid a sputtering vaccine rollout and fears of a new and potentially more transmissible variant of the coronavirus, Britain has quietly updated its vaccination playbook to allow for a mix-and-match vaccine regimen. If a second dose of the vaccine a patient originally received isn’t available, or if the manufacturer of the first shot isn’t known, another vaccine may be substituted, health officials said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcfc2007 Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-55516277 Imagine how many people would have been vaccinated in the UK if professionals didn't have to go through diversity and inclusion before giving out vaccines. 🤡 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coxyhog Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 1 hour ago, dcfc2007 said: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-55516277 Imagine how many people would have been vaccinated in the UK if professionals didn't have to go through diversity and inclusion before giving out vaccines. 🤡 Bonkers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcfc2007 Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 17 minutes ago, coxyhog said: Bonkers If Amazon were in charge of the vaccine rollout you can bet twice as many would have been vaccinated already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillearly Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 Israel leading the way , 12% of population already had first jab https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-55514243 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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