chrisp65 Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 Yep, vegetarians. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted May 14, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted May 14, 2021 I've noticed the numbers of first jabs are creeping up again. 209,284 today v 135,470 the week before 184,210 yesterday v 139,097 the week before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 Press conference delayed from 5:00 to 5:30 #drama Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trekka Posted May 14, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted May 14, 2021 10 minutes ago, Genie said: Press conference delayed from 5:00 to 5:30 #drama They've seen the latest data. We're dooooooooomed! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted May 14, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted May 14, 2021 44 minutes ago, chrisp65 said: I might be way off beam, but I’m looking at that map and I’m thinking not a lot of people in the centre of Bolton eat a lot of pork based product. Conclusive proof that eating pork prevents covid infection. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trekka Posted May 14, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted May 14, 2021 Roadmap discussions. Government: Scientists: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 I just read somewhere that the Bolton numbers have actually gone down today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted May 14, 2021 Moderator Share Posted May 14, 2021 59 minutes ago, chrisp65 said: Yep, vegetarians. Are there a lot of vegetarians in India? Oh, are there? And this new variant is the Indian one, right? and that's what they're worried about? Hmmm... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted May 14, 2021 Moderator Share Posted May 14, 2021 10 minutes ago, HanoiVillan said: I just read somewhere that the Bolton numbers have actually gone down today. They've gone up in the bad areas according to the government website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted May 14, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted May 14, 2021 England's R rate between 0.8 and 1.1. If it's at 1 or over, uh-oh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trekka Posted May 14, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted May 14, 2021 (edited) Even though the Gov Coronavirus website reporting has a lag, it doesn't look good in Bolton. In the 7 days up to 10th May it had a rolling rate of 228.5 (657 cases), in the 7 days previous to that it was 88.7 (255 cases). This is for the local authority area. (according to Sky News anyway). EDIT: an update to the site linked above. "So, like a powerful vindaloo curry, is the indian variant becoming too hot to handle?". Edited May 14, 2021 by trekka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 To put Bolton in context, the current estimate is that the sum total of all people in Wales with covid, not new cases today, all cases, is 700. 0.02% of the population Still too dangerous to stand outside and watch someone kick a ball though. Have to stand inside and watch it on a telly. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villakram Posted May 14, 2021 Author Share Posted May 14, 2021 Some of those long term, slow roll costs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 23 minutes ago, chrisp65 said: To put Bolton in context, the current estimate is that the sum total of all people in Wales with covid, not new cases today, all cases, is 700. 0.02% of the population Still too dangerous to stand outside and watch someone kick a ball though. Have to stand inside and watch it on a telly. Stick some cushions on the terraces and says it’s a soft play centre. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trekka Posted May 14, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted May 14, 2021 SAGE reckon the new variant could be as much as 50% more transmissible than the Kent variant (a "realistic possibility"). There goes the full opening in June if correct. BBC news ticker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 That plan to stop giving new variants geographical titles didn’t catch on did it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted May 14, 2021 Moderator Share Posted May 14, 2021 Just now, Genie said: That plan to stop giving new variants geographical titles didn’t catch on did it. The government would have just called it the Gupta Variant anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mic09 Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 But aren't most volnourable now vaccinated? Are there studies to show vaccines dont work on the Indian variant? If we add 10k cases of young people and kids who are most likely to have little or no symptoms, what is the major problem considering widespread testing now available? Surely deaths/hospitalisations will not be in high 10s or 100s anymore? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted May 14, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted May 14, 2021 (edited) 8 minutes ago, trekka said: I just don't see how we can possibly have similar hospitalisations as the first 2 waves. The fact it's more transmissible is an irrelevance. Unless the vaccines have almost zero affect on it. It may spread easily/quickly but its going to do that in the main through young people i.e those not yet vaccinated. Not to say it won't have any effect, but I just don't see how it can lead to that many hospitalisations. Edited May 14, 2021 by sidcow 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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