[COVID-19] General Discussion

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Oxford AZ, J&J and Sputnik are based on the same tech ie a deactivated Covid virus, whereas Moderna, Pfizer are mRNA based vaccines. So just a different way for how to boost the immune response to Covid as I understand it.

 

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[Yulia]

Oxford AZ, J&J and Sputnik are based on the same tech ie a deactivated Covid virus, whereas Moderna, Pfizer are mRNA based vaccines. So just a different way for how to boost the immune response to Covid as I understand it

Yes, I've heard exactly the same. Plus,that the AZ JJ and Sputnik tech is an "old tech" "used previously" or something like that, while Moderna/Pfizer is a "new" one. But I don't know much about it

 

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The man who tested positive for Covid 43 times

Dave Smith, 72, from Bristol, was sent to hospital seven times over the last 10 months.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Which Tyler]

Vaccination does seem to put a major dampener on even the Delta variant - it's the 20-29 YO age group (10-19 comes second, and 30-39 come 3rd*) leading the cases at the moment - so running comparatively rife in the unvaccinated, but really low numbers (currently) amongst the vaccinated.

ETA: Found the actual data, rather that PHE's graph over the entire 15 months which is unreadable for recent trends.
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Still can't find data for vaccination rates by age group. Best I've found is subdivided data on total numbers vaccinated, by different age groups (eg all under 30s lumped in together - I can unpick the subdivisions, but not the lumping in)

Case rate by age (as good a substitute for vaccien uptake as there realistically is):


Number of hospitalisations with Covid, by English NHS region:


Total cases, by local authority (local to me) but including nationally:

 

[ncurd]

Thought there would be a spike in this area, 2 work colleagues have got it in the past couples of weeks whereas I think we were at 1 in the entire pandemic before hand (I work at a small site).

The good thing is the double jabbed guy is basically describing it as hayfever where as the guy earlier this year who hadn't had any was knocked off his feat for a week.

 

[Which Tyler]

Thought there would be a spike in this area, 2 work colleagues have got it in the past couples of weeks whereas I think we were at 1 in the entire pandemic before hand (I work at a small site).

The good thing is the double jabbed guy is basically describing it as hayfever where as the guy earlier this year who hadn't had any was knocked off his feat for a week.

Yeah, hardly unexpected was it - seems like about half of our school are having 10 days at home at the moment.

Tewkesbury & Chelt are about where we were in late December, and increasing more rapidly (but note, labs closing for Christmas may have played a part in that). Glos was obviously way ahead of the curve back then though. Nationally the case rate is around where we were in early October.

Really good news though, is that Hospital occupancy rates haven't (yet) started increasing locally, with England only seeing a slight increase over the ast 2 weeks

 

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Coronavirus: Israel reimposes masks amid new virus fears

It comes just days after the last restriction was lifted, as concerns grow over a spate of cases.

www.bbc.co.uk

And with Israel reimposing mask wearing indoors and their high double jab rate, likely we continue to post 19 July.

 

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Coronavirus: Israel reimposes masks amid new virus fears

It comes just days after the last restriction was lifted, as concerns grow over a spate of cases.

www.bbc.co.uk

And with Israel reimposing mask wearing indoors and their high double jab rate, likely we continue to post 19 July.

and so we should, wearing a mask isnt exactly a hard ship is it?

 

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and so we should, wearing a mask isnt exactly a hard ship is it?

You're right it isn't. But try telling that to Shapps and Rishi.

 

[McTallshort]

You're right it isn't. But try telling that to Shapps and Rishi.

No point trying to tell people like that

 

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Covid-19: NHS Test and Trace weaknesses remain, says watchdog

National Audit Office says winter test results took too long in England and too many consultants are used.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

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The Oxford vaccine: the trials and tribulations of a world-saving jab

Amid bemusement from scientists at the deluge of often undeserved criticism, the Guardian pieces together the story behind the vaccine’s successes and failures

www.theguardian.com

 

[The Seeker]

NC State eliminated from Men's College World Series because of COVID protocols; Vanderbilt advances to finals

The NCAA made the announcement early Saturday morning

www.cbssports.com

 

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Outbreaks sweep nation as NSW reports 30 new infections, and Perth, NT and Qld record local cases

Sydney’s Bondi cluster grows to 110, Darwin locks down, WA imposes restrictions and Queensland reports outbreak of Alpha variant

www.theguardian.com

And now Australia getting more cases. Still right approach to stem it getting out of hand.

 

[Kiwiwomble]

Yeah, nsw never had a proper second wave like vic did so their leadership had a little false sense of security and did not lockdown soon enough is my theory, we'll see if they can get it under control, they claim to have the best contact tracers In the world

got my second shot on Friday (Pfizer) all good, no side effects that couldn't be explained just as easily as something else like just being tired

interestingly a vaccination certificate/passport was uploaded to my MyGov, I can get it in my phone which will be good for travelling

MyGov is the o online portal the aus government has you can link things like your tax and medical records etc

 

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'Was I just unlucky to get Covid after double vaccine?'

The BBC's Andrew Marr fell ill with coronavirus, despite being vaccinated twice.

www.bbc.co.uk

Andrew Marr got covid despite being double vaccinated since Spring. Luckily not serious enough to be hospitalised.

Delta Covid variant may be edging race against vaccines

Analysis: research suggests ‘scarily fleeting’ contact could infect, and that places with high jab rates are susceptible

www.theguardian.com

 

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Why most people who now die with Covid in England have had a vaccination | David Spiegelhalter and Anthony Masters

Don’t think of this as a bad sign, it’s exactly what’s expected from an effective but imperfect jab

www.theguardian.com

 

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Spain, Malta and Portugal restrict non-vaccinated travellers

UK travellers will have to prove they have been fully vaccinated against coronavirus on arrival.

www.bbc.co.uk

And so the segregation of the vaccinated and unvaccinated begins For foreign travel.

 

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More than 22000 cases reported similar to October . But hospitalisations a fifth of what they were back in October.

more on Andrew Marr getting Covid despite being double jabbed with Pfizer.

Marr on catching Covid after being double vaccinated

The BBC's Andrew Marr fell ill with Covid-19, despite being vaccinated twice.

www.bbc.co.uk