China Coronavirus

[sid waddell]

Looks like science won

A few apologies are in order

[GetOverTheBar]

The question now is....assuming the UK can get 10million batches by end of year as per BBC.

Are we back to 'normal' for Christmas?

[imtommygunn]

Us poor people in the north will be at the back of the queue.

Boris will have the whole of London through it in no time and the rest of the place will be begging for it...

[Cunny Funt]

Pfizer vaccine 90% effective in phase 3 trials
https://www.bbc.com/news/health-54873105

Further encouraging news. John Bell an expert on vaccines sounds confident hopefully he's right.

https://mobile.twitter.com/newschambers/status/1325825561302806529?

[Milltown Row2]

Us poor people in the north will be at the back of the queue.

Boris will have the whole of London through it in no time and the rest of the place will be begging for it...

Should be plenty available as the flat earth brigade and non vaccine crowd will reduce the need. 

Hopefully the NHS get it and then filter it down through the ones in dire need!

[GetOverTheBar]

Very subdued response today on this thread in light of the controversy it's produced over the last 8 or so months considering the apparent end of the pandemic.

As MTR2 says, let the NHS get it and filter it accordingly I suppose from the over 50s up?

[RedHand88]

The question now is....assuming the UK can get 10million batches by end of year as per BBC.

Are we back to 'normal' for Christmas?

Nah. It takes 2 doses for immunity, so best option is that only 5 million will be vaccinated by Christmas.

[armaghniac]

The question now is....assuming the UK can get 10million batches by end of year as per BBC.

Are we back to 'normal' for Christmas?

Nah. It takes 2 doses for immunity, so best option is that only 5 million will be vaccinated by Christmas.

Still, it gives you health workers and old and ill people, and would reduce deaths and stress on the health system. Presumably you'd have the anyone over 55 or so jabbed by Easter.
Of course one of the other vaccines might give you 95% immunity.

[Seaney]

For a few weeks, few months, few years?

[RedHand88]

For a few weeks, few months, few years?

A few years would be a big success.

[armaghniac]

For a few weeks, few months, few years?

This is only the first vaccine of 100 of them, if it lasts long enough for a better one to come along than that's grand.

[Rossfan]

270 cases in 26.
471 in 6 (equivalent c1200)
And the Executive are talking about opening everything up this week!

[imtommygunn]

It's not. No booze and a fair few limitations too.

[armaghniac]

It's not. No booze and a fair few limitations too.

Still, life is obviously cheaper in the 6 counties.

[dublin7]

It's not. No booze and a fair few limitations too.

Opening restaurants, but not allowing them to sell alcohol must be the stupidest suggestion yet. You either keep them closed(which they should) or allow them to reopen without restrictions on alcohol.