Slow news day? The real deal? End of the world? 
 

They’re saying it probably came from an animal, has Somebody been shagging monkeys again? 

5 hours ago, boltondiver said:

Noticed in Whitty’s graph that lockdown started after the peak

 

Christ, not again.

10 hours ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

Its not available yet on t'interweb. Will check it out.

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/955200/2021-01-22_COVID-19_Press_Conference_Slides__for_publication_.pptx.pdf

2 hours ago, boltondiver said:

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/955200/2021-01-22_COVID-19_Press_Conference_Slides__for_publication_.pptx.pdf

Quite interesting that. Does hint at tier 4 possibly starting to work.

The number of positive, daily tests clearly increased afterwards and is now coming down too.

Different methodology; slightly different results.

The main concern has to be those admitted to hospital for obvious reasons.

18 hours ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

The beauty of statistics eh!

Wonder what the other age groups are like?

Naievity of statistics or useful for Govt propaganda to frighten public who aren't behaving. 

The new variant is concentrated in London with much higher ratio of BAME in population.  Already proven there is higher mortality rate in those ethnicities.

15 hours ago, wiggy said:

I understand that people may believe that lockdowns aren’t the “right” thing to do, but there are some people who continue to argue that the lockdowns haven’t helped control the virus. This would seem to suggest otherwise.

 

That graph wouldn't look as pretty if it was put next to a month by month graph of UK total active cases or a graph of UK total deaths from Coronavirus (again,month by month). Also the last 3 days figures have risen every day to 40,000 new cases on Friday.

Edited January 23, 20215 yr by Burndens Bogs

1 hour ago, green genie said:

Naievity of statistics or useful for Govt propaganda to frighten public who aren't behaving. 

The new variant is concentrated in London with much higher ratio of BAME in population.  Already proven there is higher mortality rate in those ethnicities.

Some discussion of that this morning. Some cunts won't take any notice though.

Been to Huddersfield hospital today. Nurse says ICU has 14 beds out of 16 currently in use & they've opened 2 Wards now for Covid which are at 95% occupancy, so looking to open a 3rd ward.

She said that the new South African variant has had a higher mortality rate & the new Brazilian variant is supposed to be worse still. 

They've had their first vaccination but their 2nd vaccination has been put back as the government want to get the high risk people through on their 1st vaccination first.

Also been warned that the vaccination should work with the South African variant but they don't think it will work on the Brazil variant & they're expecting this thing to carry on for at least another 12-18 months!

Edited January 23, 20215 yr by BOWTUN BAKED

3 hours ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

Quite interesting that. Does hint at tier 4 possibly starting to work.

The number of positive, daily tests clearly increased afterwards and is now coming down too.

Different methodology; slightly different results.

The main concern has to be those admitted to hospital for obvious reasons.

 

What's the difference between Tier 3/4, with schools closed for Christmas, and lockdown?

12 minutes ago, Tombwfc said:

 

What's the difference between Tier 3/4, with schools closed for Christmas, and lockdown?

Not a great deal I don't think. Presumably fewer businesses etc can open.

478,000 yesterday

Rockin

 

https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/details/vaccinations

3 minutes ago, boltondiver said:

478,000 yesterday

Rockin

 

https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/details/vaccinations

🥰🥰🥰

Pretty much half a million jabs in one day. What a great effort from everyone involved 👏

Doctors saying it should be a maximum of 6 weeks between vaccines

5 minutes ago, burnden said:

Doctors saying it should be a maximum of 6 weeks between vaccines

Got a link?

@ZicoKelly

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-55777084

https://news.sky.com/story/covid-19-halve-the-gap-between-vaccine-doses-senior-doctors-urge-12196068

37 minutes ago, burnden said:

@ZicoKelly

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-55777084

https://news.sky.com/story/covid-19-halve-the-gap-between-vaccine-doses-senior-doctors-urge-12196068

It's definitely a risky strategy as it's an not approved drug after something like 40 days 

Get this wrong now isn't worth thinking about, the other option is ease lockdown once the first lot have had the second jab, that will he April/May which also isn't worth thinking about

2 hours ago, boltondiver said:

478,000 yesterday

Rockin

 

https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/details/vaccinations

That's brilliant

When do we think we'll start entering back into the tier system? 

Think everyone is well aware they'll still be a tier system for the next 12 month or so

April/May? 

3 minutes ago, L/H White said:

When do we think we'll start entering back into the tier system? 

Think everyone is well aware they'll still be a tier system for the next 12 month or so

April/May? 

I'd have thought back in to a tier system from May

6 minutes ago, L/H White said:

When do we think we'll start entering back into the tier system? 

Think everyone is well aware they'll still be a tier system for the next 12 month or so

April/May? 

Mid March?

1 hour ago, ZicoKelly said:

It's definitely a risky strategy as it's an not approved drug after something like 40 days 

Get this wrong now isn't worth thinking about, the other option is ease lockdown once the first lot have had the second jab, that will he April/May which also isn't worth thinking about

Doesn't seem to be the same concern over the Oxford one.

Anyway, at the rate they're going, they may well be able to reduce the interval and still do well.

1 hour ago, Sweep said:

That's brilliant

Aye

 

What's the running total of folk who have had Covid?

1 minute ago, Winchester White said:

What's the running total of folk who have had Covid?

We don’t really know, but 10m?

8 minutes ago, Winchester White said:

What's the running total of folk who have had Covid?

In the UK it's just over 3.5m, but the ones who've had the virus but not been tested aren't counted obvs.