[News] The Coronavirus Good News thread

[nwgull]

I consider myself told off!

[MENTION=36290]macbeth[/MENTION] don't forget the Novavax one for which several of us are guineapigs.



Potentially far less than that if you take into account a) the people who've already had it (10%) and the people who have innate immunity, possibly as a result of other coronaviruses.

Definitely. As long as a high enough percentage of people are immune, due to either natural immunity or vaccination, to bring the R to <1 without having to do any sort of social distancing or other restrictive measures, that's all that matters. Thankfully the 8-10% of anti-vax mentalists isn't enough to affect this.

 

[Hugo Rune]

What a wonderful, & monumental day for Science.

Every single person involved in creating these vaccines, wherever they are from, should be honored in one way or another.

Even the Russian spies who allegedly stole the Oxford Vaccine allowing Russia to create Sputnik V, the first registered vaccine against Covid-19?

 

[Fignon's Ponytail]

Very proud of the missus today - shes volunteered to work extra shifts through until January (and beyond) up at RSCH to help get the vaccine out to the public quicker, once the roll out starts.
I may not see much of her in the evenings or weekends in the lead up to Christmas, but if people are getting the initial jab quicker because of all the additional staff helping out, it'll be fantastic.

 

[Hugo Rune]

As long as R0 is kept low, the lower the percentage of the population needs to be vaccinated/have been infected to achieve herd immunity. Based on the table below, 70% will only be needed if it's allowed to reach an R of about 3

I wonder what the R0 is of Covid-19 when there are no measures? I’m think way above 3?

 

[nwgull]

Very proud of the missus today - shes volunteered to work extra shifts through until January (and beyond) up at RSCH to help get the vaccine out to the public quicker, once the roll out starts.
I may not see much of her in the evenings or weekends in the lead up to Christmas, but if people are getting the initial jab quicker because of all the additional staff helping out, it'll be fantastic.

Imagine how much youporn and sports documentaries on Netflix you'll get through!

 

[Farehamseagull]

I can't begin to tell you how much this news has cheered me up.

I returned to work after 3 weeks off because of the virus on Monday and had a really shit day yesterday including getting totally out of breath just walking round the block in the cold air whilst waiting for my car tyre to be replaced and then suffering for the rest of the day. I'm a fit 38 year old, and it's really knocked me for six. The fact that my parents and grandmother and everyone else in a vulnerable group are now within touching distance of the vaccine is just amazing. I bloody love science.

 

[raymondo]

Mayo with a pork pie are you mad?
Has to be Branston pickle.

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Yes, definitely Brandon! I hate mayo...was trying to change it from a bar snack to a substantial meal with a minimum addition

 

[Fignon's Ponytail]

Imagine how much youporn and sports documentaries on Netflix you'll get through!

Oh c'mon....SERIOUSLY?!?
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Its got to be XHamster...not Youporn. FFS

 

[macbeth]

surely this thread has to be a consideration for NSC gold, it's been an absolute lifeline over the last few months

 

[Marshy]

Very proud of the missus today - shes volunteered to work extra shifts through until January (and beyond) up at RSCH to help get the vaccine out to the public quicker, once the roll out starts.
I may not see much of her in the evenings or weekends in the lead up to Christmas, but if people are getting the initial jab quicker because of all the additional staff helping out, it'll be fantastic.

Fine woman you have there

 

[nwgull]

Oh c'mon....SERIOUSLY?!?
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Its got to be XHamster...not Youporn. FFS

Yeh, I completed YouPorn during lockdown too.

 

[Pevenseagull]

Just received notification that I've been put in vaccine priority group 4 (along with the septuagenarians). Such are the benefits of having an incurable, life limiting, genetic disease.

Hoorah!

 

[Psychobilly freakout]

Just received notification that I've been put in vaccine priority group 4 (along with the septuagenarians). Such are the benefits of having an incurable, life limiting, genetic disease.

Hoorah!

I would love to say that's fantastic news, but I feel guilty.

 

[Pevenseagull]

I would love to say that's fantastic news, but I feel guilty.

swings and roundabouts

 

[Madafwo]

Just received notification that I've been put in vaccine priority group 4 (along with the septuagenarians). Such are the benefits of having an incurable, life limiting, genetic disease.

Hoorah!

Every cloud?

 

[Chicken Run]

Just received notification that I've been put in vaccine priority group 4 (along with the septuagenarians). Such are the benefits of having an incurable, life limiting, genetic disease.

Hoorah!

If your happy then all your brothers and sisters on NSC stand shoulder to shoulder with you and share your happiness [emoji122][emoji122]

 

[Pevenseagull]

If your happy then all your brothers and sisters on NSC stand shoulder to shoulder with you and share your happiness [emoji122][emoji122]

I can only see it as a positive. My condition (cystic fibrosis) has always been with me. However, the extra confidence in getting out and about safer and sooner than I thought was likely is a source of deep joy.

 

[dazzer6666]

Good news indeed. I suspect we’re waiting on approval for Oxford, and if that comes soon we can really get mass vaccination going quite rapidly.

My understanding is we’ll have lots of doses of that available quicker, and of course without the issue of cold chain storage it can be distributed and administered much more readily.

Without wanting to be too cheesy, I would say COVID-19 is now mortally wounded and it’s simply a matter of time.

Exactly how I'm thinking - government very cautious pending that approval, but I can see the tone changing to someone significantly more positive if (when hopefully) this happens. I believe they've already produced 10's of millions of doses in the expectation that it get approved.

 

[atomised]

The optimistic tone of this evening's press briefing and the glimpse of normality come spring gives me real hope

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

The optimistic tone of this evening's press briefing and the glimpse of normality come spring gives me real hope

First time I’ve laughed at Johnson when he slapped down JVT