Same wishes from here as well.
Coronavirus - the new strain XX
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gavreid
Pretty Words...
Hans Kluge, head of WHO Europe, told a press briefing.
"A third dose of vaccine is not a luxury booster (that is) taken away from someone who is still waiting for a first jab. It’s basically a way to keep the most vulnerable safe."
https://www.theguardian.com/world/l...083bf4a04523f7#block-612cb3e48f083bf4a04523f7
"A third dose of vaccine is not a luxury booster (that is) taken away from someone who is still waiting for a first jab. It’s basically a way to keep the most vulnerable safe."
https://www.theguardian.com/world/l...083bf4a04523f7#block-612cb3e48f083bf4a04523f7
Sue Pertwee-Tyr
Accuphase all the way down
If it is closely targeted to the most vulnerable, then perhaps. But if it is given to age cohorts below, say, 65, then I’m not sure that’s the right thing. AIUI the plan is for the over 50s to get a booster. Not sure the risk profile extends down that far, myself.
Nick_G
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Best wishes from me too. I hope they have a swift recovery back to full health.
PsB
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I really hope the vaccine does the job for your in-laws, as it did for my 94-year old father a few weeks ago. Best wishes for a good recovery.
sean99
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Perhaps nasal boosters are a way out of the endless infection cycle ?
https://www.nih.gov/news-events/nih...sal-covid-19-vaccine-effective-animal-studies
https://www.nih.gov/news-events/nih...sal-covid-19-vaccine-effective-animal-studies
- A nasal spray of the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine protected hamsters and monkeys against serious disease and reduced the amount of virus in the nose.
- Less virus in the nasal passages could decrease the risk that vaccinated people spread the virus, even if they don’t feel sick.
- A clinical trial is underway to test intranasal vaccination in people.
It does look like the number of new cases is levelling out and may have reached its current daily rate peak.
Current annualised death rate of over 40k (and increasing) is very scary though.
mandryka
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After the first week of schools opening in Scotland the incidence of the disease rose by 0.1% more than in England (where schools remained closed.) 0.2% rise in Scotland. I have no idea if this is significant.
I discussed this a few pages back.
You are FAR more likely to get a nasty mutation owing to viral transmission than the vaccine pushing 'vaxcine escape' - that's only ever been seen in vivo with Dengue.
71 kids and 13 teachers tested positive for covid in my kids school (Scotland). Some of the teachers were double vaccinated and still got sick. This after only one week back.
Spraggons Den
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It does rather point to schools and their un-vaccinated pupils as being the major route of transmission.
I think this is going to be the trend in England in September. No preventative measures whatsoever in schools and delta is a recipe for disaster. My partner has 3 kids all in secondary school and I cannot foresee any way she (and probably I) will not catch it from one of them without a large slice of luck.
Ponty
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You almost certainly will catch it. Everyone will catch whichever variant is doing the rounds if they want to live any sort of ‘normal’ life. Vaccines are the best hope we have for reducing hospitalisation and death (aside from living as hermits, which is unrealistic). As previously said, we’ll have boosters every 6 - 12 months depending on levels of vulnerability.
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