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#31
General discussion / Re: The vaccine rollout
January 15, 2021, 06:19:42 PM
Quote from: Taylor on January 15, 2021, 05:39:39 PM
Quote from: weareros on January 15, 2021, 05:33:13 PM
Quote from: LeoMc on January 15, 2021, 04:39:05 PM
Quote from: weareros on January 12, 2021, 10:11:23 PM
Pfizer has also said the vaccine is useless if second jab is not administered within 21 days but UK is going to ignore that advice. So let's say you admininister 1 million vaccines and jab 2 to that million comes 2 months later. Is that 1 million vaccinated or zero? Those percentages all seem to be based on jab 1.
Where did they say that?
They have said a single dose is 51% effective. They have also said they do not have data on different spacing as the trial wasonly performed with 3 week intervals.
3 weeks is a standard gap as the likelihood of patients returning after a longer duration drops off.

I've have seen this statement from Pfizer and BioNTech - https://www.bmj.com/content/372/bmj.n18

In a joint statement Pfizer and BioNTech said, "The safety and efficacy of the vaccine has not been evaluated on different dosing schedules as the majority of trial participants received the second dose within the window specified in the study design . . . There is no data to demonstrate that protection after the first dose is sustained after 21 days."

Not quite what you have said then?

Lol
#32
General discussion / Re: Teachers get it handy!
January 14, 2021, 08:38:01 AM
Quote from: delgany on January 13, 2021, 11:22:07 PM
DENI have now indicated that a child working from home, must produce work that they send back to their teacher (daily or weekly- not clear on that part )or they are marked absent for that specific day(s)!

We upload two pieces of work a day (P4) for my wee fella each day onto MS Teams, we we told the other day any children not engaging with the home learning would be marked absent.
#33
General discussion / Re: American Sports Thread
January 13, 2021, 09:26:16 PM
Harden traded to Brooklyn Nets, Lakers v Nets finals then I suppose
#34
Quote from: J70 on January 11, 2021, 07:25:06 PM
Will Klopp send out the kids at OT?

Would say so, he has absolutely no time for the FA Cup
#35
General discussion / Re: Irish passport
January 10, 2021, 10:03:58 PM
Quote from: imtommygunn on January 10, 2021, 10:02:16 PM
I don't think you can get passports online at the minute. I need renewed and we want to get one for our one year old too.

Yeah it's all paused
#36
General discussion / Re: Teachers get it handy!
January 07, 2021, 10:32:22 PM
Quote from: trueblue1234 on January 07, 2021, 09:42:46 PM
We're getting our p4 kids stuff all on line now. No written packs. Is that the case with most? Both of us working from home so very hard to monitor the online work in comparison to written, were you can go back through what they've done when you get a few minutes.

My young fella is in P4 and we have to collect written packs on Monday, he has been doing online stuff today and tomorrow on MS Teams and Seesaw, it's going to be a domination of online and written packs.

My daughter is at St Dominics and she follows her timetable with teachers live streaming the classes to them, probably the best option but not too common from what I have heard.
#37
General discussion / Re: Teachers get it handy!
January 05, 2021, 05:20:46 PM
Brother in law a teacher in a school in Co Down, just been told he isn't back until 25 January on a "rota", put a few things on Google classroom and he's laughing. Why can't the schools do a full timetable remotely on Google Meets or whatever ? Unions I'm assuming
#38
General discussion / Re: American Sports Thread
December 28, 2020, 05:57:34 PM
Haskins released by Washington, back to the strip club for him
#39
General discussion / Re: China Coronavirus
December 28, 2020, 05:37:48 PM
Quote from: imtommygunn on December 28, 2020, 05:17:18 PM
Proper track and trace would have been the way out but no real effort seems to have been made.

And for those that are told to isolate to actually isolate
#40
General discussion / Re: China Coronavirus
December 28, 2020, 03:58:41 PM
Quote from: Smurfy123 on December 28, 2020, 03:36:59 PM
Big numbers
Nobody even bothering to even hide the house parties anymore
Back in April none of this was going on
Everyone has given up on the restrictions
Only way out now is the vaccine

That's been obvious for a while, people think restrictions apply to everyone else but them
#41
General discussion / Re: American Sports Thread
December 28, 2020, 11:45:42 AM
Quote from: TwoUpTwoDown on December 28, 2020, 10:10:17 AM
Quote from: Capt Pat on December 27, 2020, 08:03:36 PM
The Jets are playing like a playoff team at the end of the season. They beat the rams last week and are well ahead of the Browns this week.

The NFL's approach to Covid has been shambolic. How they can find a way to rearrange the Ravens game 3 times, but then force the Browns to play is farcical. You can see why there is rightly a bit of uproar amongst the Browns fans.

They made Denver play with no QBs a few weeks ago, they were always playing this one
#42
Quote from: Mayo4Sam on October 13, 2020, 10:22:32 AM
Tight one between Antrim 89 and myself this week. 2nd and 3rd highest weekly scores in B championship. I'm 9.6pts ahead but he has Singletary predicted to get 10.15 tonite. Be harsh on whoever loses out

It will be very unfair if I lose out  ;) Still reeling from losing Saquon Barkley in week 2 ffs
#43
General discussion / Re: China Coronavirus
October 10, 2020, 03:09:29 PM
Quote from: Farrandeelin on October 10, 2020, 03:04:21 PM
Quote from: Angelo on October 10, 2020, 02:22:52 PM
A further 902 cases up north.

I read on Twitter yesterday that there were 8 ICU beds unoccupied in the north. That's pretty scary to be honest.

99 ICU bed capacity, 19 Covid related in ICU & 18 unoccupied ICU beds
#44
Quote from: five points on October 09, 2020, 01:18:49 PM
Quote from: LCohen on October 09, 2020, 01:06:47 PM
Quote from: five points on October 09, 2020, 11:02:42 AM
Quote from: APM on October 09, 2020, 09:21:28 AM
Have no time for Nolan, but what is the problem with wearing a mask into the shop.  If it contributes to a XX% reduction in the spread of infection; if social distancing contributes XX% reduction; handwashing and basic hygiene, x%; etc.  All these small things come together to reduce the risk. 

The disease didn't spread during lockdown because people generally adhered to the guidance.  It's spreading now and you can clearly see an increased complacency and some seriously selfish attitudes.  The same people will know all about it in 6 weeks if intensive care facilities cannot cope.



Worth noting that there were no masks worn during lockdown.
No it's not worth noting.

Why would it be worth noting that people did not wear masks when they were in lock down?

Because he linked mask wearing to the virus not spreading during lockdown.

I woudo say it was spreading but as next to nobody was being tested they didn't know
#45
General discussion / Re: China Coronavirus
October 09, 2020, 01:16:13 PM
Quote from: Milltown Row2 on October 09, 2020, 10:03:33 AM
Quote from: TabClear on October 09, 2020, 09:54:33 AM
Quote from: Fear Bun Na Sceilpe on October 09, 2020, 08:52:20 AM
Thanks all..

Mother doing very well to date and she is in vulnerable group due to medication.. similarly to me she has a lot of fatigue.
Somebody asked about how I contracted it.
Can't be certain but pretty sure as follows. Work colleague went to house drinking session,home built bar, 8 lads at party. That was a sat. They were all sick by Tues. He was in work on Monday before symptoms began . After that it went through office, some other lads got it from him but refused to get tested as we don't get sick pay.
Small office,no masks, shared kettle and microwave.
There is that much of it in Derry atm that I'm pretty sure my mother contracted it somewhere else as our contact was almost non existent last week, possibly hairdressers
In my work environment is was almost an inevitability. It's just running through the factory now.

Unfortunately this is a major cause of the uptick in my view. Its the same in my place, people are not willing to take the risk of 2 weeks no pay that could come from a positive test so are hiding symptoms.

This is were the Gov's need to, at the very least provide some cover when employers are not.. Though that will bring out the chancers, "your man was 1.99 meters from me for 10 seconds, I'm off"  free money for 2 weeks!

They have introduced help in England this week of a payment of £500 (I think) if you have to self isolate and lose income as a result