sidcow Posted March 12, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted March 12, 2021 I've had this dilemma about wanting to go to my GP but not hearing from them yet, and booking at the mass vaccination centres which had appointments for me. Anyway this morning Mrs Sidcow who is in a lower group than me got a text to book at the GP. I gave them a call to see of I had been missed by them........... And I had. Should have had a text 2 weeks ago, numpties. Anyway I'm in for 9am tomorrow now. May even get a call this evening if they have any spares. I hope they do because I wasn't even aware 9.00 am existed on a Saturday. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markavfc40 Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Two days running now that reported cases have been a few hundred higher than they were on the corresponding day last week after weeks of them gradually coming down. Not sure if anything to be concerned about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 4 hours ago, sidcow said: I've had this dilemma about wanting to go to my GP but not hearing from them yet, and booking at the mass vaccination centres which had appointments for me. Anyway this morning Mrs Sidcow who is in a lower group than me got a text to book at the GP. I gave them a call to see of I had been missed by them........... And I had. Should have had a text 2 weeks ago, numpties. Anyway I'm in for 9am tomorrow now. May even get a call this evening if they have any spares. I hope they do because I wasn't even aware 9.00 am existed on a Saturday. Villa match tonight don’t forget... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trekka Posted March 12, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted March 12, 2021 (edited) 29 minutes ago, markavfc40 said: Two days running now that reported cases have been a few hundred higher than they were on the corresponding day last week after weeks of them gradually coming down. Not sure if anything to be concerned about. It is the number of deaths and number of people going into hospital you need to look at. Testing is going on at schools and now in businesses much more widely, so I wouldn't be overly worried. Check out the stats on the Gov dashboard . It's looking good for us but not so good in Europe. Poor Italy for instance is now going back into lockdown over Easter. Edited March 12, 2021 by trekka 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lichfield Dean Posted March 12, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted March 12, 2021 6 hours ago, HanoiVillan said: Wild thread: You see, I get that a WhatsApp chat like that is pretty incriminating and awful, but how exactly does The Guardian get to see that? For all its issues, they do actually end-to-end encrypt messages so unless one of them has lost their phone, it was unlocked and it found its way to the press I struggle to see how the paper has "seen" this conversation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 37 minutes ago, markavfc40 said: Two days running now that reported cases have been a few hundred higher than they were on the corresponding day last week after weeks of them gradually coming down. Not sure if anything to be concerned about. Nothing to worry about . . . data on cases is now non-comparable because we've decided to do hundreds of thousands of lateral flow tests in schools every day. This is going to lead to discovering a lot of asymptomatic cases, and a (large) number of false positives and negatives. We need - as a society, not specifically on this thread, but I guess us too - to move to hospitalisations as the meaningful metric at this point. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 5 minutes ago, Lichfield Dean said: You see, I get that a WhatsApp chat like that is pretty incriminating and awful, but how exactly does The Guardian get to see that? For all its issues, they do actually end-to-end encrypt messages so unless one of them has lost their phone, it was unlocked and it found its way to the press I struggle to see how the paper has "seen" this conversation. Dunno, good question. It seems far too specific to have made up though. Maybe it was backed up on a server somewhere? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trekka Posted March 12, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted March 12, 2021 5 minutes ago, HanoiVillan said: Nothing to worry about . . . data on cases is now non-comparable because we've decided to do hundreds of thousands of lateral flow tests in schools every day. This is going to lead to discovering a lot of asymptomatic cases, and a (large) number of false positives and negatives. We need - as a society, not specifically on this thread, but I guess us too - to move to hospitalisations as the meaningful metric at this point. Yep, I've been pessimistic that we'll get through this thing but it looks like with the vaccination programme and lockdown that we've unleashed a can of whoop-ass. I just feel sorry for those still seeing large increases and seeing uncertainty for the immediate future. As I've said, poor Italy are now going back into lockdown and as I've read elsewhere (and one which I agree with) why don't they lockdown now rather than wait a few weeks? It's madness. They need to drive this thing down now and hope that they too start seeing an increase in their vaccine output in order to slowly open back up once the most vulnerable have had their dose. Our World in Data. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post brommy Posted March 12, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 12, 2021 (edited) After a phone call this afternoon to our mobiles, I’m pleased to report my wife and I (age 50 & 51) have a joint appointment for our first doses at our GP surgery on Monday. She’s a fellow season ticket holder so definitely worth saving. My brother (52) and his wife (51) also have a joint vaccination appointment on Monday at their GP surgery (very nearby but not the same as ours). As we all have no qualifying criteria other than age, it appears the vaccination process is currently progressing well in the Bromsgrove area. EDIT - I’ve politely been reminded my wife isn’t 51 for 2 weeks yet! Edited March 12, 2021 by brommy 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 21 minutes ago, brommy said: After a phone call this afternoon to our mobiles, I’m pleased to report my wife and I (age 50 & 51) have a joint appointment for our first doses at our GP surgery on Monday. She’s a fellow season ticket holder so definitely worth saving. My brother (52) and his wife (51) also have a joint vaccination appointment on Monday at their GP surgery (very nearby but not the same as ours). As we all have no qualifying criteria other than age, it appears the vaccination process is currently progressing well in the Bromsgrove area. EDIT - I’ve politely been reminded my wife isn’t 51 for 2 weeks yet! This is good. I am 50, not in that 40 bmi, no underlying issues and not the size of a giant, so good to hear its creeping closer to 50. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted March 12, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted March 12, 2021 Mrs Sidcow is not yet 50 but had a text this morning and is booked in for Monday. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted March 12, 2021 Moderator Share Posted March 12, 2021 Another round of applause for Dido's wonderful Test and Trace team One of our drivers has picked up a passenger on 2nd March that has tested positive (that day, he took her to be tested). When they get hold of him, bearing in mind they didn't contact us until 16:30, he'll have to take the rest of the day off work to self-isolate Bravo, excellence in action Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sidcow Posted March 12, 2021 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted March 12, 2021 https://news.sky.com/story/covid-19-vaccine-teams-to-go-to-maximum-capacity-and-double-jab-rate-12243560 Quote COVID-19 vaccine teams to go to 'maximum capacity' and double jab rate The rapid expansion will raise hopes the target to inject all adults by the end of July could be brought forward. Quote Front line COVID-19 vaccination staff are on standby to go to "maximum capacity" and inoculate twice as many people from next week. The move to ramp up the rollout comes as supplies of coronavirus doses are due to "substantially increase". The rapid expansion will raise hopes the target to vaccinate all adults by the end of July could be brought forward. Quote NHS England has written to vaccination sites, GPs and pharmacies telling them to prepare to double their vaccination rate from 15 March. The letter states: "We know that many sites have keenly anticipated an increase in vaccine supply to allow them to operate at maximum capacity. "The government now expects vaccine supply for new first doses to increase substantially over the weeks of 15, 22 and 29 March. "Every site should expect to be able to receive, and use swiftly in each of these weeks, around twice the level of vaccine supply previously available with precise details to be confirmed shortly on a site-by-site level." As part of the stepped up operation, front line teams have been asked to ensure clinics are booked and patients invited, that reserve lists are in place and that there are extra staff 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trekka Posted March 12, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted March 12, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, sidcow said: https://news.sky.com/story/covid-19-vaccine-teams-to-go-to-maximum-capacity-and-double-jab-rate-12243560 Awesome news. The Telegraph is also reporting as an "exclusive" that all over 40s will be offered the first jab by Easter: "Everyone over 40 should be offered their first Covid-19 vaccine by Easter, with a “bumper boost” to supplies allowing the programme to rapidly expand next week, The Telegraph can reveal. Stocks are expected to more than double, allowing the NHS to administer up to a million doses a day in coming weeks, government sources said. It means that all over-50s are expected to receive an invitation for a jab over the next week – around three weeks ahead of the Government’s target. While the rate may slow during April, he said there was optimism that the rest of the adult population would be offered first jabs long before the target of Jul 31". We're doing bloody amazing with this vaccine rollout and I look forward to receiving my jab in the coming weeks Edited March 12, 2021 by trekka 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ismail-villa Posted March 13, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 13, 2021 Got my vaccine booked today, 24 with an underlying health condition. So I'm glad to finally get my dose, unfortunately not at Villa Park as it's through my GP surgery. But it's next to a Lidl, so I think I'll have some bakery instead 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sidcow Posted March 13, 2021 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted March 13, 2021 Just been zapped. A/Z. Dead easy 5 minutes max. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted March 13, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted March 13, 2021 1 hour ago, ismail-villa said: Got my vaccine booked today, 24 with an underlying health condition. So I'm glad to finally get my dose, unfortunately not at Villa Park as it's through my GP surgery. But it's next to a Lidl, so I think I'll have some bakery instead It's a piece of cake. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ismail-villa Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 3 minutes ago, sidcow said: It's a piece of cake. Did you have to wait, after getting the jab, in case of any reactions? I've heard some have had to wait. Also... Not sure if you said that in response to the bakery I mentioned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted March 13, 2021 Moderator Share Posted March 13, 2021 2 minutes ago, ismail-villa said: I've heard some have had to wait. It's usually the Pfizer one where people are asked to wait 15 mins, certainly round here anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted March 13, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted March 13, 2021 8 minutes ago, ismail-villa said: Did you have to wait, after getting the jab, in case of any reactions? I've heard some have had to wait. Also... Not sure if you said that in response to the bakery I mentioned I had AZ and had to wait for 15 minutes in the car but that was because of medicine I take. Yes, piece of cake was for the bakery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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