[News] The Coronavirus Good News thread

[LamieRobertson]

https://youtu.be/aJGSb-jQUL0

 

[The Wizard]

Brighton and Hove now at a rate of between 12-14 cases per day.

Remember the threshold for tier two towards the end of last year was under 100 cases per 100k, the threshold last summer to be able to have a ‘green’ travel corridor was 20/100k

We are now at around 30/100k with 88 cases in the last 7 day period, if the data not dates mantra is true we should really be accelerating the release of some restrictions.

 

[Lethargic]

55 and healthy (apparently) and first jab booked for week after next. Vaccine programme now ripping through the tiers.

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[thedonkeycentrehalf]

Really kicking on over here in Worthing

Got a text from my GP this afternoon inviting me to have my jab - I'm 52 and no conditions (don't think a metal knee counts). Booked in for late Saturday afternoon.

 

[dazzer6666]

Mrs D (54) got a text this morning...booked in for next week in Haywards Heath
No text for me - probably because I virtually never go to the docs and they haven’t got my mobile number

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

Just got the text halfway through a couple of lessons. I was pretty excited and wanted to drop everything there and phone immediately.

Waited half an hour and now have an appointment at my doctor's in Tuesday afternoon. I am 54 btw.

 

[LamieRobertson]

Novavax vaccine results:

∙ Over 96% efficacy against original strain!

∙ 100% protection against severe disease so far for all variants, including SA variant.

The UK has ordered 60 million doses.

https://twitter.com/coronavirusgoo1/status/1370277237744930817?s=21

 

[Postman Pat]

According to this chart, over 60s now have the lowest rate of infection in Brighton and Hove, even less than 0-14 year olds:



Vaccine surely having an impact, and will lead to fewer hospital admissions and ultimately deaths

https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/co...-brighton-hove/confirmed-case-rates-trend-age

 

[Notters]

Brighton and Hove now at a rate of between 12-14 cases per day.

Remember the threshold for tier two towards the end of last year was under 100 cases per 100k, the threshold last summer to be able to have a ‘green’ travel corridor was 20/100k

We are now at around 30/100k with 88 cases in the last 7 day period, if the data not dates mantra is true we should really be accelerating the release of some restrictions.


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I don't disagree, though it's interesting how the Zoe data differs to the Government data (the latter being a week old).


Gov data, week to 6th March - Brighton 30/100k, Leeds (for my benefit) 100/100k
Zoe data, current (I believe?) - Brighton 197/100k, Leeds 135/100k.

 

[Bob!]

I don't disagree, though it's interesting how the Zoe data differs to the Government data (the latter being a week old).


Gov data, week to 6th March - Brighton 30/100k, Leeds (for my benefit) 100/100k
Zoe data, current (I believe?) - Brighton 197/100k, Leeds 135/100k.

Zoe is estimated actuals based on their random testing.

Government is actual positive tests.

 

[Mellotron]

Zoe is estimated actuals based on their random testing.

Government is actual positive tests.

Also Zoe is estimated symptomatic cases, not all cases. They're not measuring the same thing as each other.

 

[dazzer6666]

Numbers update :

Infections - 6,609, rolling 7 day down 7.3% (again, bear in mind there were 1.6m tests reported - up 73.5% rolling 7 day, so the fact the rolling 7 day infection number is still falling is remarkable)
Deaths - 175, rolling 7 day down 35.4%
Admissions - 575, rolling 7 day down 27.5%
Vaccinations - 1st 260k, 2nd 93.5k, cumulative 23.3m and 1.45m
In hospital - 8,404 (this continues to fall at roughly twice the rate of admissions - ie for every 500 going in, 1,000 are coming out)

 

[Madafwo]

Numbers update :

Infections - 6,609, rolling 7 day down 7.3% (again, bear in mind there were 1.6m tests reported - up 73.5% rolling 7 day, so the fact the rolling 7 day infection number is still falling is remarkable)
Deaths - 175, rolling 7 day down 35.4%
Admissions - 575, rolling 7 day down 27.5%
Vaccinations - 1st 260k, 2nd 93.5k, cumulative 23.3m and 1.45m
In hospital - 8,404 (this continues to fall at roughly twice the rate of admissions - ie for every 500 going in, 1,000 are coming out)

The vaccination numbers being over 350k are brilliant considering it was expected to be a low number this week due to the supply issues. Mine is tomorrow, nervous about it but so glad it's happening.

 

[dazzer6666]

As expected perhaps but good to see reports indicating all O40s are now expected to be offered a jab by Easter, and supplies are getting boosted from next week to allow up to a million jabs a day, which may in turn increase calls for a speeding up of lockdown easing (apols if article below is paywalled). Amazing how the ‘outperformance’ of the vacc programme is still accelerating.

All O50s should get the invite in the next week.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/03/12/exclusive-vaccines-40s-easter-bumper-boost-supplies/

 

[banjo]

Thankfully we live in little old Britain.

 

[Weststander]

The effect of the UK and US mass vaccination programmes is there for all to see.

 

[A1X]

Afternoon all, just adding my name to the roll call of jabees. Was a real shot in the arm.

 

[essbee1]

Afternoon all, just adding my name to the roll call of jabees. Was a real shot in the arm.

You could work a joke around that.

 

[Madafwo]

All done, not ashamed to say I'm a little bit emotional.

 

[Dick Swiveller]

I'm going to use Richard Herring's tweet.
Vaccinated, bitches!