COVID-19 News, Info, Discussion /// Tracking the Spread of the Virus and its Effects /// October Lockdown for UK (pg. 774)

I am! Hope you are well, as well. Lol.

Long way to go...

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https://imgur.com/C9onnUq

UK News


Internal plans in Whitehall suggest a rapid reopening of the economy in the weeks after pupils return to classrooms on 8 March, Sky News understands.

Whitehall officials have drawn up a timetable to help work out internal plans to roll out the government's planned mass COVID testing regime.

This suggests a desire to reopen rapidly in the weeks after schools readmit most children next month.

The blueprint suggests that students in higher education and further education could be back in mid-April, and non-essential shops will reopen at the same time.

Then, in late April, hospitality venues, hotels, leisure facilities and some sporting venues will open their doors.

Entertainment venues and sporting facilities would follow in early May.

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Hmm so what about those projections that were given to the UK gov two weeks ago which showed a massive rise in hospitalizations if the economy is reopened too quickly...

Last Edited by CoronaCoaster on 02/17/2021 05:23 PM

I just had a look at England's hospitalized on the UK Government site. The last few days have a much smaller reduction in patients. More evidence that the infections in some areas are no longer in decline?


1st Feb to 4th Feb = reduction by 3,205

4th Feb to 7th Feb = reduction by 2,343

7th Feb to 10th Feb = reduction by 2,065

10th Feb to 13th Feb = reduction by 3,232

13th Feb to 16th Feb = reduction by 601

https://imgur.com/0VAJQ6C

Last Edited by CoronaCoaster on 02/17/2021 05:51 PM

Now there is uncertainty on the mRNA vaccine's ability to be effective against the SA variant... sounds similar to Astra's findings on the SA variant all over again...

A laboratory study suggests that the South African variant of the coronavirus may reduce antibody protection from the Pfizer Inc/BioNTech SE vaccine by two-thirds, and it is not clear if the shot will be effective against the mutation, the companies said on Wednesday.

https://twitter.com/_/status/1362173793934995457

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https://twitter.com/_/status/1362177014946529280

Increase in children suffering with multisystem inflammatory syndrome.

Numbers still low but one to watch as children will soon be the least protected

Not bad, thanks.

News is really picking up today. Hoping not a sign of things to come.



Last Edited by CoronaCoaster on 02/17/2021 07:01 PM

They’re back this morning, must have been my device. Never had that happen before!
Thanks

BBC - It comes as Prime Minister Boris Johnson prepares to receive new data on the effect of vaccines on the spread of coronavirus, ahead of Monday's publication of a roadmap for easing the lockdown in England.

Speaking on Wednesday he said it was "absolutely right" to take a "data not dates" approach to leaving lockdown, and stressed England would ease measures "cautiously".

Dripping the news again - data coming in probably not what we want to hear!

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CDC: 653 Deaths Now Recorded Following Experimental mRNA COVID Injections with 12,697 Reported Injuries

The CDC has done another data dump today into the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS), a U.S. Government funded database that tracks injuries and deaths caused by vaccines.

The data goes through February 4, 2021, with 12,697 recorded adverse events, including 653 deaths following injections of the experimental COVID mRNA shots by Pfizer and Moderna.

https://imgur.com/DtNeblo

I saw posted somewhere that India couldn't work out why cases are so low. Well it depends what you read... because it seems there is other information.

https://twitter.com/_/status/1362341360829833216

Yep. The same mistake is made over and over again with this virus. People think it's gone so they start to relax, get complacent and the infection spread starts growing again.

Great find - one to watch with great interest

Covid news snippets:

https://twitter.com/_/status/1362372727324241922

https://twitter.com/_/status/1362373784183914496

https://twitter.com/_/status/1362374695513948160

Yeah, useful page is that.

It appears the Gov updates the page twice per week. Also, here's the variant graphic again if anyone might find it useful to help know which variants are which.

https://imgur.com/U5xMpQR

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French music festivals given permission to go ahead this summer. Up to 5,000 people per event will be allowed to attend.

https://twitter.com/_/status/1362458885718761474

Fools - hardly a difference to ‘write home about’ !

Now this is a big one..

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Breaking Study Sheds More Light on Whether an RNA Vaccine Can Permanently Alter DNA.

After all, we’ve been told in no uncertain terms that it would be impossible for the mRNA in a vaccine to become integrated into our DNA, simply because “RNA doesn’t work that way.” Well, this current research which was released not too long after my original article demonstrates that yes, indeed, “RNA does work that way”. In my original article, I spelled out this exact molecular pathway.

This chart looks at how many doses administered per 100 people. Until now there have only been vaccines with a two-dose regimen that have been approved. In other words with this current chart 200 doses per 100 people would represent a population that has been fully vaccinated.

Taking a look at Israel, how far along are they in their vaccination program? They're closer to the end than the start in my opinion. First, there aren't vaccines approved for 0-16 year olds, and that segment of their population is quite substantial compared to Western countries. Second, people who intend to refuse the vaccine in Israel for personal reasons is not a small number. I calculate that once they reach around 120 doses per 100 people, or so, they will have reached the end of their vaccination program. So they're about two thirds of the way there at the moment -- 80 doses per 100 people with another 40 remaining. By the end of March they should have reached that stage. Whatsmore I think nearly all of their vac supply is the mRNA one, so it'll be interesting to see in the coming months if Israel returns to normality or not.

https://twitter.com/_/status/1362492143852548101

Last Edited by CoronaCoaster on 02/18/2021 03:44 PM