Astrazeneca claim that a single dose will give the 70% efficacy as I've already posted but I've also read that those 30% that will develop symptoms will not need hospital treatment. They claim the symptoms will be much reduced although they also say that the 30% will still pass on the virus if they are not isolated. The Government say this will make a big difference to how well the NHS will cope this year. Like Gordon said this is all guesswork but also well informed guesswork.
I just see them changing the rules from what the creators of the virus and independent experts are saying. I agree that the government's changes are merely based on hope and guess work though.
Mrs. A. and I are looking forward to being able to utilise the facilities at Low Wood Bay again . . . . next year, maybe
We were in Cockermouth in October before everything went to **** again, hopefully we will be back in May.
Whatever timescale decisions hope they get it right. Todays death figure relates to 1 death per minute, as near as .
I like it there. On the doorstep of The Lakes and accommodation is half the price (stayed there in September)
Love Cockermouth the difference since after the floods is amazing, The Trout has some cracking deals on Travelzoo.
I'm pretty sure the UK gov's already know that, once one vaccine is approved, the other competitors in the market will move heaven and earth to get theirs approved also, they're so afraid of missing the boat in what is/will be the most lucrative gift they've ever been given. In a very short time ( only weeks I reckon) there will be maybe 6 - 10 approved vaccines available to any country, and by the time people are due to have their 2nd jab, it will be available at most pharmacy's, just like the flu jab. The drug companies are just about as business savvy as you can get, they won't miss a trick if there's profits to be made here, I think we're about to see the politicians put on to the back burner by huge drug companies taking over this pandemic 'cure', so the queues we envisage now will be smaller and more widespread as more players enter the vaccination market. See the 3rd vaccine approved today, the rest will follow thick and fast.
....or the daft ego-trip that they are world beating in every way, the bunch of egotistical tossers. The UK doesn't have the most difficult health/demographic position to contend with , versus other European countries, but we're looking a bit ****ed when it comes to the national debt. It's a rash attempt to get business up and running, but I have limited faith in this administration to get it right
Looks bloody lovely where you live I bet it’s warmer than here at the moment coldest night on record for years.
If it wasn't for the UK variant virus currently zipping through big sections of the population then I'm sure they would stick with the recommended 2 jabs per person and it is a sign of their desperation that they have gone with a single jab. They could also be having one eye on the South Africa variant - which is frightening in that it is quite close to making a jump that will let it evade the antibodies generated in response to having been naturally infected or having had one of the vaccines. If that, no it isn't if, it is when that jump happens then they will need to reformulate the vaccine and do everyone all over again. Nobody is saying this out loud yet, but with the speed of variation shown, we are almost certainly looking at needing new Covid vaccinations every 12 to 18 months.
