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Coronavirus - how is it/has it affected you?

NearHull said:
The stated Vac policy is now one jab until 12 weeks are up and then receive the second ( I think). Why are some people receiving a second jab - is it Admin lagging behind policy or renegade practitioners?
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I think those who already had appts for the second jab, before the policy was changed, are been given it as arranged. For those where the appt had not been given for the 2nd, it will be 12 weeks.

That is my understanding but happy to be corrected
 
Lord Tyrion said:
I think those who already had appts for the second jab, before the policy was changed, are been given it as arranged. For those where the appt had not been given for the 2nd, it will be 12 weeks.

That is my understanding but happy to be corrected
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It varies. Some NHS places are giving at 3 weeks, others 12 weeks, and some in between. Likewise GPs, some have decided to honour original 2nd vacc appointments, others to delay.
 
Reading posts on here it seems the vaccination order of March seems to have gone out the window already. Race to the top in full flow.
Gloucester NHS trust claiming they will have completed the 50’s and over by the end of February according to BBC Breakfast this morning.
 
Old Skier said:
Reading posts on here it seems the vaccination order of March seems to have gone out the window already. Race to the top in full flow.
Gloucester NHS trust claiming they will have completed the 50’s and over by the end of February according to BBC Breakfast this morning.
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Good on them. A bit of good old competition might help, spur management on. Daft but possibly true.

I'm now very envious of those living in that part of the country.
 
SwingsitlikeHogan said:
Are we not being told continuously that the education of our children is the most important thing that a society can provide and ensure? And we are told that that is why decisions on schooling and school closure have been, and continue to be, left to the very last minute. Well that's what I think I've been hearing - though of course I might simply not be fully understanding a Yorkshire accent. You get my drift as I try to avoid being political as I would be if I personalised my observation.

And so - if education is society's most important responsibility then what the teaching union leaders are saying is indeed 100% consistent.
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I'd have thought that saving the lives of the MOST vulnerable is the highest priority of all at the current moment!
 
Old Skier said:
Reading posts on here it seems the vaccination order of March seems to have gone out the window already. Race to the top in full flow.
Gloucester NHS trust claiming they will have completed the 50’s and over by the end of February according to BBC Breakfast this morning.
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I have said to the wife that lockdown will stay until this level has been jabbed
 
SwingsitlikeHogan said:
Are we not being told continuously that the education of our children is the most important thing that a society can provide and ensure? And we are told that that is why decisions on schooling and school closure have been, and continue to be, left to the very last minute. Well that's what I think I've been hearing - though of course I might simply not be fully understanding a Yorkshire accent. You get my drift as I try to avoid being political as I would be if I personalised my observation.

And so - if education is society's most important responsibility then what the teaching union leaders are saying is indeed 100% consistent.
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You know very well that your first sentence is , strictly speaking, incorrect. Survival of the nation etc is the first requirement .What is said and agreed is that children's education is a vital part of society and is very important, but like all "priorities ", they may and should change depending on the (fluid) situation a Country finds itself in.
I believe it has been a battle from the start to try to keep education going as much as is possible, and , yes, there have been various opinions both inside and outside government as to what extent.
Now, however, the virus is overwhelming the NHS because of the extremely large numbers of very sick Covid patients. Almost all of these patients are the elderly and vulnerable. The priority is to reduce that, or at the very least, prevent those numbers increasing.
The best ( maybe only realistic ) chance of that is to vaccinate the parts of the population from whom those very sick patients are coming.
So, though it would be desirable for teachers to be vaccinated quickly, it seems the priorities as now stated are correct for the present dire situation.
The teachers unions should recognise this, but like all too many factions , it seems these factions still think their function is to promote their interests at all times regardless of the overall situation.
Any responsible government does not have that luxury.
 
Lord Tyrion said:
Good on them. A bit of good old competition might help, spur management on. Daft but possibly true.

I'm now very envious of those living in that part of the country.
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They are either able to secure more doses or better organised. If it’s the doses then we are in a post code lottery. I know our major vaccination centre wasn’t even open Wednesday.
 
bobmac said:
I keep hearing you can't close all the schools because the kids will fall behind.
Who are the kids going to fall behind?
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exactly. it's much more to do with providing free childcare for key workers so they can keep working. Which is fine, but just come out and say that's what you are doing.
 
bobmac said:
I keep hearing you can't close all the schools because the kids will fall behind.
Who are the kids going to fall behind?
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Fall behind kids who parents can provide very good home education

If young kids they will litterally regress and have poor social skills
 
Ethan said:
It varies. Some NHS places are giving at 3 weeks, others 12 weeks, and some in between. Likewise GPs, some have decided to honour original 2nd vacc appointments, others to delay.
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Not the cohesive deployment of a National policy that I would have expected.
 
Mrs D's second test came back negative but she feels awful - cough, aching, cant get warm and a tight chest so she spoke to her doctor who diagnosed..... Covid!

so another 10 days of isolation coming up.
 
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