Peter you must ask your own GP and /or consultant...as I do not know your medical history or drugs you are taking. But just to reiterate none of the 3 vaccines so far approved are "live"...so they can be used in patients who are immunosuppressed... And even in immunosuppressed people will produce some level of protection. But you must discuss it with your consultant asap, as they may adjust your place in the vaccination program
Doesn't look like teachers really are more at risk though... Teachers were not at significantly higher risk of death from Covid-19 than the general population, Office for National Statistics figures suggest. Restaurant staff, people working in factories and care workers had among the highest death rates, followed by taxi drivers and security guards. Nurses were more than twice as likely as their peers to die of coronavirus. Secondary school teachers may have been at slightly, but not measurably, higher risk than the average. The ONS looked at death rates from coronavirus in England and Wales between 9 March and 28 December 2020. It found 31 in every 100,000 working-age men and 17 in every 100,000 working-age women had died of Covid-19. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-55795608
I'm doing home schooling with my 7-year old grandson and it can be quite difficult to get him to focus. Part of the lesson this morning was to watch a video and I was quite pleased to see how hard he seemed to be concentrating, until he suddenly said 'Is it just me, or can everybody see the end of their nose?'
I did a bit of that in July as part of our 'bubble', that's a great age for some brilliantly logical responses that we adults just don't see...
We passed that horrid figure some time ago. We still have 2 weeks of catch up through registration. Even worse is that includes some of the highest daily deaths.
Yes according to the ONS we passed that number on the 7th January, although I dont blame our government 100%, they do have some serious questions to answer
Agree some of the calm heads were saying it really didn't matter what they did unless we shut down for a year and even then it wouldn't have gone away. I think my question would be about not shutting the borders? This disease came in through people returning from Europe. I think the T&T was a waste of money, only person to benefit from it was Keir Starmer.
potential breaches Covid-19: Police investigate potential breaches at republican funeral Published 19 hours ago Share Related Topics Coronavirus pandemic please log in to view this image image copyrightFacebook image captionPictures of the funeral have led to criticism from unionists Police have begun an investigation into potential breaches of Covid-19 regulations at the funeral of an IRA veteran in Londonderry. Eamon McCourt, 62, who reportedly died with Covid-19, was buried on Monday. Under current Covid-19 restrictions funerals in Northern Ireland are limited to 25 people. The police said a "significant number of people" had gathered, in a manner "likely to be in breach" of the coronavirus regulations. PSNI Ch Supt Darrin Jones said anyone found in breach of public health regulations will be reported to the Public Prosecution Service. He said police had "engaged with representatives of the family of the deceased, the local church and local political representatives", prior to the funeral. "As a result, police were given a number of assurances as to the conduct of the funeral, and that people would seek to pay their respects to the deceased from outside their homes rather than gather at the funeral." Pictures of the leading republican's funeral show men in white shirts and black ties flanking the cortege and dozens of others behind them. Ch Supt Jones added: "Regrettably at the funeral on Monday morning, a significant number of people gathered as part of the cortège, in a manner likely to be in breach of the health protection regulations." Bobby Storey funeral fallout Funeral distancing breaches 'across communities' Distancing rules 'blatantly ignored 'at funeral Unionist politicians had called on the police to act after images circulated online of mourners. DUP MLA Gary Middleton said those who had abided by Covid-19 restrictions would view the scenes from the funeral "with dismay". He said it was "hard to put into words the sheer recklessness of those involved". "Within republicanism it seems that certain individuals are viewed as being more important than public health regulations," Mr Middleton said. "In those minds the reality of Covid-19 has not been brought home, or at the very least it is viewed as less important than having a public display at a funeral. "Such sights are most painful for relatives who have recognised the need for such painful restrictions to be put in place and have abided by them." 'Numbers were ignored' Ulster Unionist councillor, Alderman Darren Guy, also condemned the photographs. "Eamon 'Peggy' McCourt who passed away on Saturday morning was buried from his family home in Creggan, a right accredited to us all. "However, it was evident that social-distancing measures and permitted mourner numbers were completely ignored by those in attendance. "Again, the majority of people in Northern Ireland who have followed lockdown measures since March 2020 are asking themselves why can republicans do whatever they like?" He called on the police to explain why such "a large funeral procession was permitted to take place and what actions will follow". In a statement, Sinn Féin said: "Everyone has a responsibility to follow the public health guidelines. "Sinn Féin held its own tribute to his memory online." In June last year, about 1,800 people attended the funeral of leading IRA member Bobby Storey in west Belfast. Among them was Deputy First Minister Michelle O'Neill, the Sinn Féin vice-president, who later admitted the public health message had been undermined. In May, Assistant Chief Constable Alan Todd said there had been social-distancing breaches at funerals in Northern Ireland in both the unionist and nationalist communities.
Reported expert analysis of UK Government handling of the pandemic. Not good reading for any Govt loyalists: https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/26/uk/uk-covid-19-pandemic-response-intl-gbr/index.html
Some of the front pages today hit the right tone on a horribly sombre milestone. Some would make North Koreans blush.