Covid-19:UK Vaccination gets underway today.

[rjfp1962]

Here we are - we have a vaccine ready to go, and today see's it begin it's roll-out across the UK
The beginning of the end of this pandemic..!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-55218679

[Biker 1]

Tabloids calling it V day!
Sorry, but the cynic in me keeps asking what could possibly go wrong???

[m3jappa]

Have i really just heard that it doesnt stop you from getting it, it doesnt stop you from transmitting it, it just stops any severe effects.

Wtf

[Muncher]

m3jappa said:

Have i really just heard that it doesnt stop you from getting it, it doesnt stop you from transmitting it, it just stops any severe effects.

Wtf

“Might help with severe effects”

[voyds9]

m3jappa said:

Have i really just heard that it doesnt stop you from getting it, it doesnt stop you from transmitting it, it just stops any severe effects.

Wtf

And track and trace still tells you to isolate if in contact with suspected Covid person

[Douglas Quaid]

m3jappa said:

Have i really just heard that it doesnt stop you from getting it, it doesnt stop you from transmitting it, it just stops any severe effects.

Wtf

Yes. I do wonder if giving people paracetamol would have a similar effect.

[Sophisticated Sarah]

Muncher said:

m3jappa said:

Have i really just heard that it doesnt stop you from getting it, it doesnt stop you from transmitting it, it just stops any severe effects.

Wtf

“Might help with severe effects”

Yet there are still plans to require a health passport proving you’ve had the vaccine to do anything (air travel, restaurants etc).

It’s all very odd.

[PositronicRay]

m3jappa said:

Have i really just heard that it doesnt stop you from getting it, it doesnt stop you from transmitting it, it just stops any severe effects.

Wtf

No severe effects, that's a good thing isn't it?

They showed vaccine arriving for North Wales on the news last night. The courier had quite a small package, looked like an amazon delivery.

Edited by PositronicRay on Tuesday 8th December 08:11

[whitesocks]

I like how cool and collected she was when getting the jab.

[andy43]

PositronicRay said:

m3jappa said:

Have i really just heard that it doesnt stop you from getting it, it doesnt stop you from transmitting it, it just stops any severe effects.

Wtf

No severe effects, that's a good thing isn't it?

They showed vaccine arriving for North Wales on the news last night. The courier had quite a small package, looked like an amazon delivery.

Edited by PositronicRay on Tuesday 8th December 08:11

It is a good thing.
Yes you can still get it and spread it and suffer from it after being jabbed but it’s supposed to reduce or prevent severe symptoms so lung fibrosis, cytokines storms and nasty coughs are mostly eliminated.
Still need masks, ventilation, Karen.
I’m hoping the army get involved with the logistics, much prefer them to amazon couriers...

[Gary29]

PositronicRay said:

No severe effects, that's a good thing isn't it?

They showed vaccine arriving for North Wales on the news last night. The courier had quite a small package, looked like an amazon delivery.

Edited by PositronicRay on Tuesday 8th December 08:11

Not sure that's relevant, but probably a less painful injection.

[Blue62]

m3jappa said:

Have i really just heard that it doesnt stop you from getting it, it doesnt stop you from transmitting it, it just stops any severe effects.

Wtf

They’re expecting some term of immunity with the Pfizer vaccine, they just don’t know yet which is understandable. They haven’t tested it on people who have had the vaccine previously, so that’s another unknown and I was listening to an item on the radio that suggested the different vaccines will have slightly different impacts. The Oxford one is expected to reduce transmission more, but less efficacy when it comes to symptoms, so may be targeted more towards younger people.

These are very early stages and until they know more they’re obviously going to keep banging on about masks and isolating.

[andy43]

Gary29 said:

PositronicRay said:

No severe effects, that's a good thing isn't it?

They showed vaccine arriving for North Wales on the news last night. The courier had quite a small package, looked like an amazon delivery.

Edited by PositronicRay on Tuesday 8th December 08:11

Not sure that's relevant, but probably a less painful injection.

Be a brave soldier. It’s not the covid passport I’m after, I’m wanting a Mr Men plaster over the injection site. Always used to numb the pain...

[irc]

Opinions please. A GP on radio Scotland today. Getting vaccinated tomorrow. She had Covid in April. Still suffering "long Covid" side effects. Says a recent blood test showed she had no antibodies. If getting the real thing doesn't provide lasting immunity why will a vaccine work?

[mygoldfishbowl]

William Shakespeare has had his jab but I don't know the country of origin of the nurse that gave it to him.

[andy43]

MX5Biologist said:

No, you misheard or were misinformed.

The trials data shows prevention of serious illness and hospitalisation.

The trials data does not yet show that this is a sterilising vaccine. The trials are ongoing.

The MHRA has judged, at this point, the vaccine has sufficient beneficial public health to meet an emergency approval.

The vast majority of vaccines are what are called sterilising vaccines, ie. they stop transmission.

Very few are non-sterilising vaccines.

There is no reason to suppose that this Pfizer vaccine will not also be found to be a sterilising vaccine. The data continues to be collected in the trials.

Thank you for that. Just shows using the media for information is a bad idea. Good news.

[steveo3002]

why has no other country approved this yet? are we being wreckless or is everyone else being way too carefull?

[whitesocks]

What about the Sputnik vaccine?

[dmahon]

steveo3002 said:

why has no other country approved this yet? are we being wreckless or is everyone else being way too carefull?

The UK are globally the biggest Karen, who as a result are having the worst economic outcomes and the worst casedemic. Makes sense we would rush in to the vaccine.

[Ari]

rjfp1962 said:

The beginning of the end of this pandemic..!

I admire your optimism, however I fear there's just too much appetite for it.

The government love the control, the media love the ratings and a surprising number of the population seem to adore the masks, the furlough schemes, and the general sense of fear and excitement in their otherwise dull existence.