Where are you based?
I know there was a reporter in Liverpool recently who got invited for the vaccine, was a result of them having the wrong height for him on his records. It resulted in them giving him a crazy high BMI, and they put him as a priority based on that. Not saying that your in the similar boat.
Is having a high BMI on its own enough to be top of the queue right now?
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Not that I'm aware of, but it triggered an invite to this reporter to get one in Liverpool so it made me think that they might be factoring it into their selection criteria.
This poor chap would be at the top of the queue if it was
For what it's worth I didn't blame the November restrictions - they were a response to a steady increase in cases since October. I blamed lifting of those restrictions for Christmas, which was exactly what caused loss of control @Pogue Mahone . We weren't in lockdown during the most critical period, when families got together by the dozens, students travel from cities back to their hometowns, etc. A mild lockdown after the chaos and situation is getting under control again. This is so predictable and obvious that makes it the more appalling that restrictions were eased below baseline for the most critical period.
I saw that yesterday and was a bit confused about why just being obese was enough to get a vaccine already.
Massively, more for her benefit than anything else. She's a level below shielding status so didn't any support benefits from it, but has remained in a very quiet existence in the past year. Her first grand child was born just before lockdown so hopefully she now gets time to get to know her properly.
Last week it was reported that there is going to a slight dip in Pfizer supply due to a rephrasing of their delivery schedule. It looks like it'll pick up in March.
Morbid obesity is
Well, that's ridiculous. What about alcoholics and smokers?
Its being used as a catch net for people that might have a undiagnosed disease
You're not alone. Saw a few very mild asthmatics today (including many who haven't been on a preventer or used any relievers for yonks). I think the invitations for the clinically vulnerable are based on algorithms that pick up major, active clinical conditions coded on primary care software system at GP practices. For a few conditions I think their algorithm isn't great at differentiating asthmatics well.
Full list is aged sixteen and over with the conditions listed below. Alcoholics and smokers would depend if they have organ dysfunction/clinical disease
UK is the same per capita.America passes the 500,000 dead mark.
Trump has really done a number.
I have been wondering this, big drop in daily rates.
Last week was a low point for AZ supply according to the Scottish forecasts that were released back in January (and then quickly retracted) and as F-red posted there was an expected temporary slowdown in Pfizer. I've seen a number of doctors suggesting they're expecting big influxes of doses over the next couple of weeks, so could rapidly get back on track.Good article, thanks.
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If I’m interpreting that correctly there’s still no separation in outcomes according to age? (i.e. vaccination status)Good article, thanks.
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This is all I've seen so far - https://assets.publishing.service.g...s_surveillance_report_February_2021_FINAL.pdf
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Thanks. Getting just over 50% efficacy 3 weeks after single dose of Pfizer. Good but not amazing. Hospitalisations and deaths cut by about half. Again, good, but nowhere near the 100% protection against severe disease line that’s been trotted out recently.
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I think the reduction in hospitalisation is on top of the reduction in cases as I read it. So they're half as likely to get covid, and then if they do, half as likely to get it badly. That would be consistent with the Scottish data.
Matt Hancock is possibly the worst person ever.
They're looking to do it after June 21st, I don't really see any issue with this? Considering all of the 40+ groups would of had their second dose by then, and hopefully a decent number of the age groups below.
Polyco Healthline look to be a normal supplier of PPE, set up in 2016. Think this is more poor procurement and checks from them rather than the cronyism we've seen of other suppliers.
I really dislike him. I hate Piers Morgan but I enjoy watching him having a go at Hancock
Yeah, they seem like a great bunch of lads.
Cheers for the info, much appreciated.
Are you fat shaming @Sparky_Hughes?
5 years and 15 stone ago he might have had a point.You're referring to a manufacturer there, Topglove, who produce the largest volume of nitrile gloves in the world. Pretty much all governments would have sourced PPE from this supplier at some point during the pandemic. It's not an exclusively UK thing, nor any form of cronyism that you was originally implying. There are far worse suppliers on the government books that should have more focus on. Back to your point in April...
If you're going to get the kit to the NHS quickly then you have to engage with the biggest global supplier of gloves. The aftermath of ethical procurement of PPE at a time of critical supply in the pandemic is hindsight at best. It's back the analogy of good, cheap, fast. You'll never get all three without sacrificing one. Considering the wider rhetoric in a pandemic was that PPE was urgently needed, and then the inquests we've seen of the prices paid, doesn't surprise me that Far East suppliers were trying to send in substandard product to meet demand (from my own experience if you give a factory an inch, they'll try to take a mile).
Hospitals in many areas were largely ok, but there were many areas, many days when we had to ration supply. Community support was minimal, we had to source our own supply, local manufacturers for visors etc. Government trying to state that there were "individual problems" rather than systemic to downplay just how bad the situation was at the time. They'll probably get away with it.
They’re some craic.
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It is, but we all know that the main transmission is not coming from the kids but those dropping off, picking up and congregating for a good old chat. At my school I see some parents picking up kids from multiple households.
