China Coronavirus

[mackers]

Nearly sure it's over 80% single dose in the UK with 60%+ fully vaccinated.  They give this data out each evening on the BBC news. In fairness those figures are percentages of the ADULT population.

[bennydorano]

Yeah, 85.2% 1st dose, 62.7% 2nd dose (adults) according to https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk

[Cunny Funt]

Adult population is the best vaccine stats to give out as adults more than children are affected by this virus.

Not sure if it's the same in the UK but the majority of our over 70s are now fully vaccinated and that  was the age group that mostly died from this virus since March 2020. Doesn't look like NPHET factored that into their latest modelling though.

[Dire Ear]

Froot shoots..................

[Dire Ear]

https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/coronavirus/watch-ni-radio-reporter-shows-how-fruit-shoots-can-change-covid-tests-from-negative-to-positive-40603574.html

[armaghniac]

Ireland buying one million doses from Romania. 
https://www.rte.ie/news/2021/0702/1232726-vaccine-romania-purchase/

That is definitely good news as it will allow the whole adult vaccination get done before universities etc take in students in September.
Apparently they are shopping around for a some other consignments.
Iceland ramped up its vaccination in mid April and is now more or less done, the same could be done here.

[Rossfan]

Yeah, 85.2% 1st dose, 62.7% 2nd dose (adults) according to https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk

I think we were 65/45 on 29th June.

[armaghniac]

This chart is of the population, rather than the adult population

[thebigfella]

This chart is of the population, rather than the adult population

Ireland is blue and France is green in the legend, ffs

[armaghniac]

Ireland is blue and France is green in the legend, ffs

In this it is pretty much a draw, so it doesn't make much difference.

[bennydorano]

https://twitter.com/markdavyd/status/1410803538901573633?s=19

I wish I knew how to post an image as that image is very important

[armaghniac]

There you are.


The important thing about this chart is the rapidly rising nature of the third wave. The lower number of hospitalisations makes the present situation tolerable, but the rapidly rising nature means that you could have many more cases. The problem is that if the virus is widespread and there are loads of contacts then some older people will get it also. The vaccines are great and 90% effective, but if you allow Covid everywhere then some of the 10% have problems, maybe not serious problems but some healthcare staff will start having to isolate etc, leaving staff shortages.

[RedHand88]

Ewan MacKenna is claiming on Twitter to have photos of a senior NPHET member, doing who knows what.

[armaghniac]

Ewan MacKenna is claiming on Twitter to have photos of a senior NPHET member, doing who knows what.

Oh dear, was he standing beside someone?

[RadioGAAGAA]

https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/coronavirus/watch-ni-radio-reporter-shows-how-fruit-shoots-can-change-covid-tests-from-negative-to-positive-40603574.html

Lateral flow tests aren't worth two fiddler's fukks.

They literally are worse than useless.

People change their behaviour if they have a negative result. No doubt about that. Introduce a ridiculous number of false negatives from these fukking things....