This seems to be going down twice the pace of summer.
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[News] The Coronavirus Good News thread
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This seems to be going down twice the pace of summer.
Wardy's twin
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Funnily enough we look at it completely differently now, we have had three lucky breaks; the treatment was just signed off by NICE after other treatments had not worked for her , it was done before COVID took hold (they have only done 10 of these treatments since because of resource issues), most importantly we were still under the Royal Marsden when COVID was detected and the oncology doctors stepped in to state the treatment. She could have ended up with something else or just a placebo.
All the above masks the details, the worry , grief, anxiety and her pain but she is doing well so I can only be positive and thankful
Most encouraging thing for me is that the key numbers (infections, admissions, people in hospital and deaths) have been on a very steep decline (ignore daily figures, focus on the 7 day rolling numbers) for quite a while now that is showing no signs of slowing down. By the time we get to Boris starting to cautiously ease restrictions (March 8th for schools it seems) we'll have had another 3 weeks of these steeply declining trends, plus another 3 weeks for the vaccine to take effect on those recently jabbed, plus another 10m people or thereabouts vaccinated (a large chunk of the O60s at least).
Genuinely very optimistic things are going to look much, much different as we go into April and beyond.
Sheebo
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Dougie
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All very encouraging.
I never, ever thought I’d be saying this, but I care more about schools than I do pubs. That’s even despite the drink problem my kids have driven me to in the time they have been shut.
swindonseagull
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Vaccine booked for next friday, taking the wife this weds might cheekily ask if I can have mine then. ( the worst they can say is No)
It’s not either/or, only the timing needs to be worked out now. Schools in a couple of weeks and pubs (indoors, with food and outdoors more relaxed) by Easter I’m guessing. Can almost taste that first pint in a beet garden in a warm Spring evening. Will be quite happy to have outdoor mixing at home too - be nice to have a few friends and neighbours in for a drink and a chat. Not long now.
It’s not either/or, only the timing needs to be worked out now. Schools in a couple of weeks and pubs (indoors, with food and outdoors more relaxed) by Easter I’m guessing. Can almost taste that first pint in a beet garden in a warm Spring evening. Will be quite happy to have outdoor mixing at home too - be nice to have a few friends and neighbours in for a drink and a chat. Not long now.
That sounds like bliss - I can see it now. 8:45, drop the kids off at school. 8:55, first pint of the day in the ‘spoons round the corner with my fellow newbie alcoholic friends. The only challenge will be seeing that the run to pick them up again doesn’t resemble Leonardo DiCaprio’s quaaludes scene from The Wolf of Wall Street.
It feels so real now just the thought of it is almost enough to make the shaking stop...
portslade seagull
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My son who is 32 and his girlfriend who is 28 have received a text today for their vaccinations this Thursday. Seems odd as they have no underlying issues
https://twitter.com/coronavirusgoo1/status/1361364213785112578?s=21
NHS chief Simon Stevens has said vaccine delivery is likely to double in the next couple of months.
"While supply might vary week to week, we may be giving up to twice as many vaccinations overall".
NHS chief Simon Stevens has said vaccine delivery is likely to double in the next couple of months.
"While supply might vary week to week, we may be giving up to twice as many vaccinations overall".
Minister responsible for vaccines was saying similar. Target of 32 million more jabs by end of April. 17 million for the new cohorts. 15 million second jabs. They seem very confident that it's achievable. If come the end of April 32 million have had first jabs in addition to those who have previously been infected there must be great scope to get rid of most of the restrictions
Mind-boggling that we might be doing close to a million a day soon. Incredible.
Klaas
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It’s not either/or, only the timing needs to be worked out now. Schools in a couple of weeks and pubs (indoors, with food and outdoors more relaxed) by Easter I’m guessing. Can almost taste that first pint in a beet garden in a warm Spring evening. Will be quite happy to have outdoor mixing at home too - be nice to have a few friends and neighbours in for a drink and a chat. Not long now.
Not sure I see the appeal but each to his own
Deportivo Seagull
I should coco
Works out at 435k jabs a day til end of April. I suspect we will hit the target with a few days to spare.
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Marshy
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BSUH has 76 covid patients as of 8am today
6 Less than yesterday
6 Less than yesterday
BSUH has 76 covid patients as of 8am today
6 Less than yesterday
Assume that is good news rather than bad news!?
It was at over 200 at it's peak about a month ago, I think?
Stumpy Tim
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I think he means it assumes the eight left through the front door.... I was thinking the same actually
But as it's the good news thread, I think we assume they did!