Covid-19 vaccine thread

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Analysis: Some Said the Vaccine Rollout Would Be a ‘Nightmare.’ They Were Right. - KFF Health News

There are already signs that the distribution of the COVID vaccines will be messy, confusing and chaotic.

khn.org

They had a 50-50 change of being right.

 

[Innula Zenovka]

They had a 50-50 change of being right.

I think it was a much safer bet than that.

 

[Innula Zenovka]

GP’s photo diary captures ‘positive vibes’ of Covid vaccine rollout

Dr Prabir Mitra documents start of the immunisation programme at his surgery in King’s Lynn

www.theguardian.com

 

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I think it was a much safer bet than that.

I just meant in the coin toss way. Definitely not in the betting against the government way.

 

[Innula Zenovka]

Ten reasons why we got Covid-19 vaccines so quickly without 'cutting corners' | Adam Finn

Speedy rollout is thanks to a combination of foresight, hard work and lucky breaks, says Prof Adam Finn

www.theguardian.com

 

[Innula Zenovka]

Interesting round-up of the year's conspiracy theories about Covid-19 and vaccines, with links to more detailed stories.

Good as an illustration of how things get spread and misused, often by people acting in good faith.

The casualties of this year's viral conspiracy theories

Conspiracy theories ripped through the internet this year, destroying relationships and endangering lives.

www.bbc.co.uk

My inbox quickly flooded with pleas for help from people with friends or family members under the spell of these influencers.

The most striking email was from the son of a leader of Britain's conspiracy community.

Sebastian Shemirani got in touch because of his fears about his mother's impact on public health - and their relationship.

Sebastian's mum Kate Shemirani has collected tens of thousands of followers with false claims - including denying coronavirus exists, blaming the symptoms of Covid-19 on 5G radio waves and likening the NHS to Nazi Germany. She's spoken to crowds of thousands at protests in London.

"This is her five minutes of fame and when this is over, people will forget about it," Sebastian told me.

"But you know the disaster that goes on within my family and the relationships that she's losing now - that stuff stays forever."

 

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[CronoCloud Creeggan]

I knew my job (working with persons with disabilities) would ensure that I would get a COVID vaccine relatively quickly, but I did not expect it would be in December. Monday for me, unless something unexpected happens. I expected the second week in January.

 

[Innula Zenovka]

Worried wealthy discover money can’t buy you Covid vaccine

Britain’s wealthiest individuals are offering thousands of pounds to jump the queue and get their first dose of the coronavirus vaccine.At present there is no w

www.thetimes.co.uk

Evernote link because paywall

 

[Arkady Arkright]

Worried wealthy discover money can’t buy you Covid vaccine

Britain’s wealthiest individuals are offering thousands of pounds to jump the queue and get their first dose of the coronavirus vaccine.At present there is no w

www.thetimes.co.uk

... unless you run a tory-supporting news empire, of course - Rupert Murdoch receives dose of Covid vaccine in UK.

 

[Sid]

Covid-19: Europol warns of fraudulent and fake vaccines

www.brusselstimes.com

 

[Innula Zenovka]

... unless you run a tory-supporting news empire, of course - Rupert Murdoch receives dose of Covid vaccine in UK.

Murdoch is 89, though, so surely his age qualifies him to receive it?

 

[GoblinCampFollower]

I think it was a much safer bet than that.

Yeah... I was thinking about how I can say "water is wet" too, so can I have a job as an "expert" who makes predictions?


I know some essential workers who've already had their first dose. I am 100% work from home and am very low risk, so I predict I'll have to wait quite a while.

 

[Archer]

Unless there are different tiers in the UK, age alone is Tier 2 here in the US. Healthcare and other essential workers, and those with 2 or more underlying conditions are Tier 1.

 

[Innula Zenovka]

Unless there are different tiers in the UK, age alone is Tier 2 here in the US. Healthcare and other essential workers, and those with 2 or more underlying conditions are Tier 1.

In the UK, we use "tiers" to refer to levels of lockdown, but for the vaccine

The priority list for the first phase is as follows:

1 - Residents in a care home for older adults and their carers
2 - All those aged 80 and over. Frontline health and social care workers
3 - All those aged 75 and over
4 - All those aged 70 and over. Clinically extremely vulnerable individuals
5 - All those aged 65 and over
6 - All individuals aged 16-64 with underlying health conditions which put them at higher risk of serious disease and mortality
7 - All those aged 60 and over
8 - All those aged 55 and over
9 - All those aged 50 and over

COVID-19: Who is being vaccinated first and who can't yet be immunised?

Age was the single most important factor, and everyone older than 50 will be vaccinated by the end of phase one.

news.sky.com

[Withdrawn] Priority groups for coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination: advice from the JCVI, 2 December 2020

www.gov.uk

 

[Soen Eber]

It will be a short while for me. At 60 with underlying health conditions I am in line behind health workers, the elderly, and those in convelescent (spelling?) care, but will be ahead of much of the population.

 

[Arkady Arkright]

Murdoch is 89, though, so surely his age qualifies him to receive it?

You may be right, although I didn't think they'd got as far as 'age-related' vaccinations yet - and how many of those people are going to have the surgery kept open late specifically for them ?

 

[Innula Zenovka]

You may be right, although I didn't think they'd got as far as 'age-related' vaccinations yet - and how many of those people are going to have the surgery kept open late specifically for them ?

At his age, he's #2 in the list of priorities, after residents of care homes and care workers there, as was this gentleman (two years old than Murdoch) who apparently phoned up Guy's on December 8 and they saw him the same day.

'No point dying now, is there?': 91-year-old's vaccination interview goes viral – video

Asked how it felt to be one of the first people in the world to receive the jab, Kenyon said:' I don't think I feel much at all, except that I hope that I'm not going to have the bloody bug now.'

www.theguardian.com

I don't know what ad-hoc alterations were made to the opening hours of wherever Murdoch was vaccinated (not clear from the report whether it was his normal GP's practice or a special centre), or why (if they had anything to do with his being vaccinated, as opposed to both him and the practice simply running late, which is hardly unheard of, after all) but I find it difficult to be too surprised or upset that the NHS was anxious to vaccinate an 89-year-old man as soon as possible.

 

[Innula Zenovka]

Covid vaccine boost for millions as hospitals near breaking point

The coronavirus vaccine developed by Oxford University and Astra Zeneca is expected to win approval this week as the head of the drugs giant said it “should be”

www.thetimes.co.uk

Evernote link because paywall

 

[Soen Eber]

Murdoch is 89, though, so surely his age qualifies him to receive it?

Just more proof that neither God nor the Devil want him as a house guest.