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Coronavirus - how is it/has it affected you?

Ethan said:
"No problem, call back after we have done everybody else. Try this time next year". By then it'll be knock off Sputnik. "Oh, and you know the Astra part of Astra-Zeneca refers to the Swedish part of the company"
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Not only that but is all the Astra Zeneca vaccine being produced in the UK?

I thought that I heard that at least some is being manufactured overseas.
 
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I'm getting a bit fed up with different union reps claiming their members should be moved up the queue to get the vaccine because "of their importance to society".
 
rudebhoy said:
Just on the local news, people have been refusing the Pfizer vaccine as they want "an English vaccine" instead.

Honestly, what is up with some people?
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Certain folk I know call them the Swedish, Cambridge [Mass], Moscow and German/Turkish vaccines for a bit of fun.
What on earth has happened to the NE English folk. they used to be quite sensible.;)
 
My elderly Aunt in Bristol has had both the first and second dose. She lives on her own, but is quite frail. At least her daughter will be able to visit now.
 
chrisd said:
My friend tells me that millions of doses are being made in India and that they plan to ship some to the UK.
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There is an interesting story to this. An Indian multi business owner took a gamble and started to product this vaccine well before approval. He has been stockpiling for quite some time. Had it been rejected it would have all had to be binned but he realised the importance of it and also the scale required to vaccinate everyone in India. He moved all production over to this product and ploughed on. There was a news piece on the BBC about him, it may be knocking around somewhere still. Thankfully a risk that has paid off.
 
Lord Tyrion said:
There is an interesting story to this. An Indian multi business owner took a gamble and started to product this vaccine well before approval. He has been stockpiling for quite some time. Had it been rejected it would have all had to be binned but he realised the importance of it and also the scale required to vaccinate everyone in India. He moved all production over to this product and ploughed on. There was a news piece on the BBC about him, it may be knocking around somewhere still. Thankfully a risk that has paid off.
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If it's the same place I've read about, it's also the world's largest vaccine manufacturer
 
Ethan said:
I think early batches are made in Germany or Holland but production will ramp up in the UK shortly.
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Presumably the idiot declining the Pfizer will also not be willing to accept any AZ that's manufactured in either of those countries ?
 
Pathetic Shark said:
I'm getting a bit fed up with different union reps claiming their members should be moved up the queue to get the vaccine because "of their importance to society".
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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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Just had notification that our local surgeries have formed a hub and hope to start vaccinating in 2-3 weeks. Can't help but wonder why it's taken them so long.
 
There is a vaccination centre in our local shopping centre that has been jabbing since before Christmas. Currently operating three days a week dependent on vaccine availability. A steady stream of patients today.
 
Pathetic Shark said:
I'm getting a bit fed up with different union reps claiming their members should be moved up the queue to get the vaccine because "of their importance to society".
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Can’t be that important if the I’m assuming you mean teachers if the kids are at home. We could replace teachers with artificial intelligence and just a minder in the class room.
Sold themselves out of a job there really.
 
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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