Some might say / pure conjecture that the blood he 'donated' is the sauce of the new antibody therapy and the 'fluid' that was left used as a new super-alcohol gel
So @Chazz Rheinhold has had Covid and simultaneously not had Covid depending on which thread you read or don't...
About 30% up in a couple of weeks Bollocks to what the rest of the country are doing we need to do better (admittedly it would be useful to look at test volume too)
It means he could be dead, or he could be alive. Until we take the cat out of the bag he is both alive and dead.
Britain could be free of lockdowns and strict coronavirus restrictions by the end of February, while the Oxford vaccine is reportedly set for approval ‘within days’. Some 12 to 15 million people who are most at risk of dying from the virus have also been identified by officials. Vaccines Minister Nadhim Zahawi said the ‘heroic efforts’ of the team at the University of Oxford ‘have paid off’. ‘From day one of the pandemic, people from across the nation have been working day and night to find a safe and effective Covid-19 vaccine. ‘We have seen the best of British at every stage, from our world-leading scientists working around the clock to carry out vital research, to builders and engineers constructing new facilities.’ He said the ‘UK-wide effort’, including manufacturers’ efforts and people participating in clinical trials, shows how ‘fantastic’ the nation is. Despite Pfizer saying two doses are necessary to ‘provide the maximum protection’ ministers reportedly are debating giving people one jab instead of two. The idea to accelerate the programme is supported by Professor David Salisbury, who ran immunisation at the Department of Health until 2003. Professor Salisbury said: ‘You give one dose you get 91 per cent [protection]. You give two doses and you get 95 per cent. ‘You are only gaining 4 per cent for giving the second dose.’ https://metro.co.uk/2020/12/27/uk-c...once-15000000-have-jabs-13812066/?ito=cbshare
The Oxford vaccine's been 'days away' for a lot of days now. I hope they're not struggling to make the test data fit the 'approved' mould...
I don’t think that’s the case, the target date for approval was announced as 28th/29th Dec, back when the data was submitted at the end of November.
There’s some excellent tweets here about it. Click on either tweet to see the subsequent posts ^ Government rumoured to be rolling this out from Jan 4th.
Only 377 people aged under 60 with no underlying health conditions have died of Covid in the UK 8hrs ago please log in to view this image Just 377 people agedunder-60 with no underlying health conditions have died of Covid-19 in England's hospitals since the start of the pandemic, data has showed. The figures show that 1,911 previously healthy people died in hospitals in England after testing positive for Covid-19 between April 2 and December 23. Just 338 of these people were aged 40 to 59, with another 44 aged between 20 and 39, and just six under the age of 19, according to the data. Meanwhile 45,770 deaths were recorded among those with pre-existing conditions of which 21 were aged 0 to 19 years old, 263 were between 20 and 39 and 2,926 were aged between 40 and 59.
I was reading some articles about that earlier, and I was surprised to read a claim that the levels of deaths from asbestosis was far higher.
I’ve seen this widely posted today on social media. It’s testament to the skills of our NHS workers that the numbers are so low. I’d hate to see the current restrictions eased and our hospitals swamped with Covid cases. That could lead to many more deaths - amongst covid patients and amongst people with other ailments.
