It’ll barely register a blink of an eye down south.Quote:
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It’ll barely register a blink of an eye down south.Quote:
Originally Posted by Callum_62
He should go for all sorts of reasons (this just being the latest one) but he won't.Quote:
Originally Posted by Callum_62
The impact of the Omicron variant on the UK is "highly uncertain" but may require a "very stringent response", government advisers have said.
The BBC has seen leaked minutes of a meeting of the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies held on Monday.
They said officials should prepare now for a "potentially significant" wave of infections while data on the variant is being collected and analysed.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-59484322
Last time I came home Friday afternoon and had result Saturday 8pm. One place even said I shouldn't be doing the test until Sunday. Day 2 is the latest for doing test but they think different.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bristolhibby
I've worked with half a dozen of the army guys supervising their work. They are well trained and being in the army follow their brief to the letter. I was with them while they gave hundreds if not thousands of vaccines and they did an exemplary job and I would have no qualms about having a jab from one of them. Giving a jab is not rocket science but you do need to pay attention to detailQuote:
Originally Posted by Bristolhibby
Tests are available at the airports though tend to be much more expensive. I got a self test from Randox health. Home at 10pm, did test and handed it in to a local drop off point at 10am the next day. Result later that eveningQuote:
Originally Posted by Bristolhibby
https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...uk-expert-says
Omicron variant unlikely to reboot Covid in UK, expert says
Prof Sir Andrew Pollard cautiously optimistic that widely vaccinated population will avoid serious disease
The Omicron Covid variant is unlikely to “reboot” the pandemic in a population that has been widely vaccinated, according to a UK expert who voiced cautious optimism that existing vaccines would prevent serious disease.
If you look at where most of the mutations are, they are similar to regions of the spike protein that have been seen with other variants so far,” he told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme.
“That tells you that despite mutations existing in other variants, the vaccines have continued to prevent very severe disease as we’ve moved through Alpha, Beta, Gamma and Delta,” said Pollard, whose team developed the AstraZeneca vaccines.
Pollard said that “from a speculative point of view” there was optimism vaccines would continue to guard against severe disease, but acknowledged this would not be confirmed for several weeks. “It is extremely unlikely that a reboot of a pandemic in a vaccinated population like we saw last year is going to happen,” he said.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/news.sk...riant-12483481
To my mind there's no reason to be particularly worried.
COVID-19: BioNTech boss says 'don't freak out' about Omicron as Pfizer vaccine likely to protect against severe disease from variant
BioNTech developed one of the world's most widely-used jabs with Pfizer. Chief executive Ugur Sahin said: "To my mind there's no reason to be particularly worried. The only thing that worries me at the moment is the fact that there are people that have not been vaccinated at all."
I'm reading that there is a staff shortage that needs addressing before our vaccine programme can be expanded.
I've no medical experience, but I'm retired and keen to offer my services to try and help out somehow.
I suspect there may be others who feel the same way as I do, but I can't see any obvious points of contact online.
I know there are people who contribute to this thread who work in vaccination centres, so hopefully one of you will read this.
Can anyone point me in the right direction with an email / website to make contact with the relevant people.
Thanks
GGTTH
Good on you mate. This link below should be helpful, either your local health board will have information about needing volunteers, or you can get in touch with them via emailQuote:
Originally Posted by Eaststand
https://www.hisengage.scot/supportin...-health-board/
Cheers 👍Quote:
Originally Posted by ABZHFC
GGTTH
https://twitter.com/bbclaurak/status...4ce830HlA&s=19
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Can see why they went for day 2 then... imagine the uproar if everyone was told it was a 5 or 8 day self isolation as a minimum, was bad enough when they said 2.Quote:
Originally Posted by Callum_62
I wonder what the budget was for their secret santa?Quote:
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4% of a FTSE 100 company?
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BREAKING: Ursula von der Leyen:
It’s time to think about mandatory vaccination across the EU
One positive from brexit after allQuote:
Originally Posted by Stairway 2 7
I wouldn't imagine that's within the remit of the EU.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stairway 2 7
I'd doubt it, could probably only push itQuote:
Originally Posted by Since90+2
Shh, it's a brexit bonus!Quote:
Originally Posted by Since90+2
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They need to get a point on the scoreboard soon as its getting embarrassing for brexit fc, but that's for another threadQuote:
Originally Posted by Callum_62
Daily Scottish update:
2,796 new cases since yesterday - 7.9% positivity rate
Decrease of 4 in the confirmed cases in hospital since yesterday - 702
No change in the confirmed cases in intensive care since yesterday - 54
4,347,880 people have now received their first dose of the vaccine - 1,144 people since yesterday
3,951,364 people have now received their second dose of the vaccine - 1,628 people since yesterday
1,722,225 people have now received a booster vaccination - 34,433 people since yesterday
19 deaths registered since yesterday
Think who are jumping the gun
https://www.cityam.com/covid-death-r...edium=referral
Sigh of relief in South Africa as Omicron variant appears to be ‘super mild‘ mutation with Covid death rate not jumping
The WHO and Coronavirus experts are increasingly convinced the new Omicron variant is ‘super mild’ and has, so far, not led to a jump in Covid death rates anywhere in Southern Africa.
The WHO is calling this morning for countries to drop travel restrictions and end the mass hysteria, and instead be cautiously optimistic as more and more reports out of South Africa suggest the new Omicron variant is not more lethal than the previous Delta variant.
In fact, there have been no reports of hospitalisations or deaths as a result of anyone being diagnosed with Omicron.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has also urged countries around the world not to impose flight bans on southern African nations due to concerns over the Omicron variant.
In fact, the WHO fiercely lashed out at the UK and other countries, calling their response “extreme.”
Dr Catherine Smallwood, Senior Emergency Officer at WHO’s Regional Office for Europe, said “these types of interventions are not sustainable. Those types of extreme measures are not our recommendations.”
The WHO’s regional director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti, called on countries “to follow science” and international health regulations in order to avoid using travel restrictions.
I don't really get the WHO.
When countries weren't limiting movement, gatherings etc they were complaining. Now countries are going early and hard with travel restrictions and they are still complaining.
Surely it's better at this stage to be over cautious and then ease restrictions rather than adopt a laissez faire approach and have to tighten up weeks too late?
The new variant looking like it’s actually a very good thing. Superb
Yup, if it's as mild as they're saying it might be worth getting as many folks as possible infected quickly by it!Quote:
Originally Posted by DiscoDoidge
I don't think the numbers are there yet to know. Delta is mild and like the flu for the vast majority but its the 1 or 2% that matters. Plus Omicron is facing vaccines and past infection
Not sure anyone can say with any confidence that Omicron is a "very good thing".Quote:
Originally Posted by DiscoDoidge
I think it would be madness to say that with any sort of conviction at this stage, not knowing what we don't know about it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Since90+2
But I think it is fair to acknowledge that a possible sequence of events exists where it bizarrely ends up being a good thing.
Less than Germany.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stairway 2 7
Less than Italy.
Less than Spain.
Less than France.
6.2 million doses delivered from 103.8m announced.
https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/c...LD~FIN~HKG~IRL
That data is poor we'll have donated 30 million by the end of the year to covax. 20 million more az and 20 j and j next year.Quote:
Originally Posted by grunt
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-donates-20-million-more-oxford-astrazeneca-vaccines-to-countries-in-need
Righto.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stairway 2 7
Even if true, that adds up to 70m doses, but we promised 100m.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stairway 2 7
Wait, what, you're quoting a UKGov press release as authoritative? :dunno:Quote:
Originally Posted by Stairway 2 7
Weekly NRS update;
In the week up to 28th November 97 deaths were registered where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate, an increase of 1 from the previous 7 days.
45 were aged 75 or older, 34 were aged 65 to 74 and 18 were under 65.
The number of deaths from all causes in the week up to 28th November was 12% above average.
Deaths at home or in non-institutional settings 21% above average, hospitals 16% above average, and care homes 5% below average compared to the 2015-2019 average.
In the 7 days up to 28th November there were 24 more cancer deaths, 7 fewer dementia/Alzheimer’s deaths, 24 more from circulatory causes and 17 fewer respiratory deaths compared to the five year average.
43 excess deaths from other causes.
48,374 cases and 171 deaths registered in the UK today.
Breakdown of today's cases by council area;
Edinburgh - 276
Glasgow - 274
Fife - 237
North Lanarkshire - 182
South Lanarkshire - 150
West Lothian - 130
Falkirk - 124
Highland - 116
Aberdeen - 103
East Ayrshire - 100
Aberdeenshire - 100
Dumfries and Galloway - 99
East Lothian - 85
East Renfrewshire - 79
East Dunbartonshire - 72
North Ayrshire - 64
Angus - 57
Scottish Borders - 53
Perth and Kinross - 53
Inverclyde - 53
West Dunbartonshire - 48
Stirling - 43
Renfrewshire - 43
Midlothian - 42
Moray - 40
Dundee - 40
South Ayrshire - 39
Clackmannanshire - 28
Argyll and Bute - 23
Na-h Eileanan Siar - 16
Orkney - 10
Shetland - 6
Philippines alone said they got 5.25 million from the uk through covax. So I'd be inclined to believe govs 30 million than our worlds 6 million totalQuote:
Originally Posted by lapsedhibee
https://www.google.com/amp/s/mb.com.ph/2021/11/27/uk-completes-5-2m-astrazeneca-donations-to-ph/%3famp
That’s when viruses mutate. Omicron is mild, Pi might be lethal.Quote:
Originally Posted by Just Alf
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The Scottish Government has apologised after people were turned away from booked vaccine appointments following changes to Covid-19 booster jab plans.
The UK-wide Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) issued advice after the emergence of the new Omicron variant. All over-18s were made eligible for a third dose of a coronavirus vaccine three months after their second.
But many adults who attended the vaccination centre at Glasgow Central Mosque reported being told they needed a gap of 24 weeks between the doses – in line with previous advice.
https://news.stv.tv/west-central/peo...vaccine-centre
Scientists believe they have found "the trigger" that leads to extremely rare blood clots after the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid vaccine.
The team - in Cardiff and the US - have shown in exquisite detail how a protein in the blood is attracted to a key component of the vaccine.
They think this kicks off a chain reaction, involving the immune system, that can culminate in dangerous clots.
The vaccine is thought to have saved about a million lives from Covid.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-59418123
Can you walk up/book for vacination without and appointment if you have been more than 3 months now? Or are we doing the stupid letter system again?
England hasn’t really caught up. By rights I’m now ready for my booster (more than three months) but the website is still saying I need to wait 5 months before booking a booster after my 6th month anniversary.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lee Marvin
Essentially now an 20 year old can kip the queue where a 41 year old might miss out. They do need to slow it down a wee bit. Or accept that it’s a pile on and make the provisions for a pile on (more vaccines, more vaccine centres, more vaccinators).
I’m stunned that Johnston has said all over 18s will have a booster by the end of January. Considering there’s Christmas in the middle of all that and the system hasn’t caught up).
Sorry no idea regarding your actual question.
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Over 18s can't book yet. It's still going down the jcvi list just nowQuote:
Originally Posted by Bristolhibby
They said offered the jab by end of Jan not that they'll have had it. That's a big difference.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bristolhibby
Not sure there's any data to support that (certainly not yet). The SA omicron wave has only just started and so far hospitalisation seems to be keeping pace (with lag) to previous waves. We have some anecdotal evidence of mild infection but there's been plenty of mild infections among all the other variants and the population of SA is disproportionately young compared to Europe.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bristolhibby
WHO have said there are no signs the vaccines don't work against Omicron.
I completely get why the government have taken the action they have over Omicron but it has a potential knock on effect if it proves to be a false alarm.
People will inevitable get less and less concerned about scary new variants if they turn out to be less harmful that initially depicted. It could be the case that at some point in the future an extremely dangerous and lethal variant comes along and public confidence is lost due to previous warnings.
A kind of boy who cried wolf scenario. Let's hope that doesn't come to pass.
Saw this on Twitter
Imagine if Omicron isn't that bad and all we end up achieving by implementing mitigations is reducing cases, taking pressure of hospitals, reducing long covid, protecting unvaccinated kids, buying time for people to be boosted and reducing the number of people dying from COVID.
Seems sensible.
Annoyed that I’m due to go to France inJanuary for a weekend away and will now have to pay £70 for a PCR rather than the £15 LFT.
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Health officials say the new coronavirus variant Omicron has now become dominant in South Africa and is driving a sharp increase in new infections.
Some 8,500 new Covid infections were registered in the latest daily figures.
That is almost double the 4,300 cases confirmed the previous day.
Omicron has now been detected in at least 24 countries around the world, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-59503517
Well it shouod give us some good data over the next 3 weeks or soQuote:
Originally Posted by Sir David Gray
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I don't think anyone is surprised by that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ozyhibby
Not that the Tories will give a **** though. That's fairly tame compared to other things they've just brushed over.
Daily Scottish update:
3,002 new cases since yesterday - 7.4% positivity rate
Decrease of 22 in the confirmed cases in hospital since yesterday - 680
Decrease of 6 in the confirmed cases in intensive care since yesterday - 48
4,349,058 people have now received their first dose of the vaccine - 1,178 people since yesterday
3,953,170 people have now received their second dose of the vaccine - 1,806 people since yesterday
1,755,694 people have now received a booster vaccination - 33,469 people since yesterday
27 deaths registered since yesterday
If Omicron has been here for a few weeks it's certainly not translating to hospital admissions at the moment.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sir David Gray
Good on em.
Tried carrot (you in all likelihood won’t die and you can help your society), now stick (you can’t do anything unless you get jagged).
Germany bans unvaccinated people from shops and bars
Germany has announced sweeping new restrictions for people who have not been vaccinated against Covid.
Chancellor Angela Merkel says unvaccinated people will be barred from many public places, including non-essential shops and events, unless they have recently recovered from Covid.
"Culture and leisure nationwide will be open only to those who have been vaccinated or recovered," Merkel says.
"We have understood that the situation is very serious and that we want to take further measures in addition to those already taken," she adds.
Merkel also says a nationwide vaccination mandate could be imposed from February 2022, after it's been debated in parliament.
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First time we have had less than 700 people in hospital since 4th September. This time last year we had 991 people in hospital.
'Mon the boosters :thumbsup:
Brilliant just brilliant. We are 3 months on from 3rd September with pretty much everything open, people socialising winter firmly here.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pretty Boy
Countries without mandates and restrictions for the unvaccinated (i.e. the UK) are doing much better. The answer is encouragement, not enforcementQuote:
Originally Posted by Bristolhibby
They’ve tried that and it isn’t working for them. They’re looking to do something different.Quote:
Originally Posted by ABZHFC
That's a strange point to make, vaccines have been available and encouraged for pretty much the same amount of time in all European countries (and by "European" I'm referring to the continent rather than the EU). I don't think any countries have enforced vaccines or 'discriminated against' non vaccinated people until very recently. Should they just continue to encourage their reluctant populations?Quote:
Originally Posted by ABZHFC
Gsk don't think there should be any drop to Omicron
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/m...nd-death-by-79
MHRA approves Xevudy (sotrovimab), a COVID-19 treatment found to cut hospitalisation and death by 79%
This monoclonal antibody – the second to be authorised by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency – is for people with mild to moderate COVID-19 who are at high risk of developing severe disease.
Countries with lots of dead people and infection acquired immunity would be another way of expressing the same thing.Quote:
Originally Posted by ABZHFC
Some of the infantile comparisons with Merkel and Hitler I've been reading has really shown the anti-vaxers up for what they really are. Vaccination will be mandatory for participation in certain activities, nobody is going to be dragged out of their beds and shipped of to Vaccination Camps, they've really lost the plot.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bristolhibby
The prospect of enforcement is the encouragement, otherwise they would start next week and not as suggested in March. You can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink. The far right in Germany is what is driving the anti-vax problem, it's no coincidence that the States with the highest incidence rates are the States where there's strong right wing and conservative support.Quote:
Originally Posted by ABZHFC
Yep, it's a bit like needing to be vaccinated to get into nightclubs or events with large crowds and nobody complained about that when it was introduced. 😉Quote:
Originally Posted by Hibrandenburg
53,945 cases and 141 deaths registered in the UK today.
https://www.skysports.com/football/n...ses-in-germany
Bundesliga matches are to be limited to 50% attendance and a maximum of 15,000 fans due to reintroduced Covid restrictions in Germany.
It means this weekend's games, including Borussia Dortmund vs Bayern Munich on Saturday, live on Sky Sports Football, will be affected.
German authorities fear a fourth wave of Covid risks overwhelming intensive care units: more than 73,000 new infections and 388 deaths were recorded on Thursday.
Today's number of cases in the UK is the 12th highest since the pandemic began and the 2nd highest for almost a year.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sir David Gray
EejitsQuote:
Originally Posted by Hibrandenburg
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Good point.Quote:
Originally Posted by Moulin Yarns
Watch the polls show an increase in support.Quote:
Originally Posted by Since90+2
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Breakdown of today's cases by council area;
Fife - 295
Glasgow - 250
South Lanarkshire - 214
Edinburgh - 202
North Lanarkshire - 197
Falkirk - 140
Aberdeenshire - 140
East Ayrshire - 112
South Ayrshire - 109
West Lothian - 108
Dumfries and Galloway - 103
Aberdeen - 100
Highland - 94
Renfrewshire - 81
East Lothian - 75
East Dunbartonshire - 71
North Ayrshire - 70
Perth and Kinross - 65
West Dunbartonshire - 62
Inverclyde - 59
Angus - 59
Stirling - 52
Scottish Borders - 47
Argyll and Bute - 46
Dundee - 44
Moray - 43
Midlothian - 43
Clackmannanshire - 43
East Renfrewshire - 42
Na-h Eileanan Siar - 21
Orkney - 8
Shetland - 2
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-59489988
The Pfizer and Moderna vaccines being used in the UK as boosters give the best overall boost response, according to a UK trial of seven different jabs.
Researchers said there were promising signs the boosters would still protect against illness and death from Omicron.
Overall, the mRNA vaccines - Moderna and Pfizer - gave the best boost to antibodies and T-cells, which are known to be important factors in how well vaccines work, particularly after two initial doses of AZ.
The vaccines were equally effective in the over-70s and under-70s.
At the moment we have about 3000 cases a day with 48 in ICU and 640 in hospital.
Slovakia with virtually the same population and low vaccine uptake has over 15,000 cases with 630 in ICU and 3404 in hospital.
Horrendous.
Daily Scottish update:
2,432 new cases since yesterday - 7.6% positivity rate
Decrease of 28 in the confirmed cases in hospital since yesterday - 652
Decrease of 2 in the confirmed cases in intensive care since yesterday - 46
4,350,133 people have now received their first dose of the vaccine - 1,075 people since yesterday
3,954,992 people have now received their second dose of the vaccine - 1,822 people since yesterday
1,790,728 people have now received a booster vaccination - 35,034 people since yesterday
16 deaths registered since yesterday
Good to see hospital numbers continue to fall. Considering we are almost fully open, the weather is very much winter now and there is a lot of anecdotal evidence (certainly from posters on here) that adherence to things like mask wearing is falling it's quite amazing really. The deaths figures are interesting as well. We had 41 deaths on Friday 4th December last year with 966 cases at the start of the 'alpha wave', at it's peak we saw 92 deaths reported on 20th January. Today we saw 16 deaths. On 4th November we registered 33 deaths, we have never reached that number since. On the corresponding Friday last month we had 25 deaths, subsequent Fridays since have seen 17, 19, 21 and 16 deaths respectively.
Obviously Omicron is the big unknown but it's starting to feel like we are getting there and the boosters have been the game changer. If covid has taught us anything it's that there will always be bumps in the road it would really be a bitter blow if there was any major setbacks now.
Anyone else thinking it’s looking like we’re going to be fine without changing rules over the winter? The most important numbers aren’t increasing at all anymore, possibly actually going back down and hopefully boosters help that continue. If we get through winter fine then you’d have to expect it’ll be better again next summerQuote:
Originally Posted by Sir David Gray
The only uncertainty for me remains Omicron.
Once we know exactly what we're dealing with, assuming it's not as bad as first feared and the vaccines still work effectively against it then we should be returning to pre-Covid normality.
I'm unsure if the encouraging numbers we're seeing just now are with Omicron being widespread. If it is then it's fantastic news.
https://news.sky.com/story/covid-19-...-says-12485478
Omicron cases in Scotland have jumped by 16 in the past 24 hours to 29, with a concert among the sources.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon warned they may rise “significantly” in the coming days as the variant is circulating in the community
Now up to 29 cases of Omicron. Grampian, Forth Valley included. Community transmission now, not linked to a single event.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sir David Gray
https://news.stv.tv/scotland/six-cas...gows-hydro?top
That sounds ominous.Quote:
Originally Posted by Moulin Yarns
It was a Steps gig.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stairway 2 7
How many cases were there? 5, 6, 7.....?
I'm not sure it does.Quote:
Originally Posted by He's here!
It's been here for weeks by the sounds of things and we currently have less than 30 cases. It also seems like the general scientific opinion is that it will protect against severe illness (which is ultimately the most important thing).
A Steps gig spreading covid?Quote:
Originally Posted by CropleyWasGod
Tragedy.
That's the earworm sorted for tonight. Cheers. :na na:Quote:
Originally Posted by marinello59
No need to thank me. :greengrinQuote:
Originally Posted by CropleyWasGod
50,584 cases and 143 deaths registered in the UK today.
https://youtu.be/uKe027_sAGYQuote:
Originally Posted by Hibbyradge
More restrictions being added in Ireland.
I think Ireland's current case rate is around double that of Scotland's although their vaccine rates are higher than the UK which is worrying.Quote:
Originally Posted by SteveHFC
Breakdown of today's cases by council area;
Glasgow - 258
Edinburgh - 243
North Lanarkshire - 219
Fife - 214
South Lanarkshire - 180
Falkirk - 151
Renfrewshire - 92
East Ayrshire - 86
Aberdeen - 86
East Dunbartonshire - 85
East Renfrewshire - 71
Dumfries and Galloway - 70
Scottish Borders - 62
East Lothian - 54
West Lothian - 51
Stirling - 51
Aberdeenshire - 48
North Ayrshire - 42
South Ayrshire - 40
Highland - 40
West Dunbartonshire - 37
Clackmannanshire - 35
Midlothian - 33
Perth and Kinross - 32
Inverclyde - 32
Argyll and Bute - 30
Angus - 27
Moray - 23
Dundee - 20
Na-h Eileanan Siar - 13
Shetland - 2
Orkney - 2
The world should not panic about the new Omicron variant of Covid-19 but it should prepare, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said.
Speaking at a conference on Friday, top WHO scientist Soumya Swaminathan said the situation now was very different to a year ago.
Reports suggest Omicron has been found in close to 40 countries.
It is still unclear if the highly mutated variant is more transmissible or better able to evade vaccines.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-59526252
GPs in England can defer some of the services they provide to patients to allow them to deliver Covid booster jabs instead, NHS chiefs have said.
Practices can postpone minor surgery and routine health checks for over-75s and new patients until 31 March.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-59528615
The Steps gig that linked 6 cases was on 22nd November. That suggests at least one person was infected with the variant at least 3 or 4 days before that. They had to have caught it from someone.....Quote:
Originally Posted by Since90+2
29 confirmed cases is exactly that. Confirmed. There will be hundreds of people infected with the new variant in Scotland by now.
Anyone getting a bit nervous about the cup final?
We have finally succumbed to COVID, wife waiting on a PCR coming back but both in-laws have tested positive.
These sort of events are probably Better Best Forgotten.Quote:
Originally Posted by marinello59
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Daily Scottish update:
* 1,257 new cases since yesterday - * 5.9% positivity rate
Decrease of 47 in the confirmed cases in hospital since yesterday - 605
Increase of 4 in the confirmed cases in intensive care since yesterday - 50
4,351,214 people have now received their first dose of the vaccine - 1,081 people since yesterday
3,956,719 people have now received their second dose of the vaccine - 1,727 people since yesterday
1,823,515 people have now received a booster vaccination - 32,787 people since yesterday
* 14 deaths registered since yesterday
* Public Health Scotland are aware of a processing issue with UK Government lab tests contributing to lower than expected cases and tests in today’s figures. Investigations are ongoing to resolve the issue as soon as possible.
Travellers heading to UK will now have to have Covid test before their departure in effort to limit spread of virus, government says.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-59534685?s=09
Data coming from South Africa is promising but too small and too early. Definitely encouraging. I don't think its milder I think it's because huge antibody levels previously in South Africa, most of it past infection our boosted will be stronger.
https://mobile.twitter.com/JamesWard...85735157563396
James Ward
@JamesWard73
this is interesting. as it seems increasingly likely that we will have a substantial wave of omicron cases in the UK, our one remaining hope is that they could be relatively mild. this SA data points in that direction BUT it’s still v early days, and we really need more data
21% of #COVID19 patients = on oxygen because of COVID
2. This is lower than previous waves
3. 76% of patients = incidental COVID admissions (they were admitted 4 other conditions + found out they had COVID when they had to do a test)
https://mobile.twitter.com/AlistairH...06581156990980
Alistair Haimes
@AlistairHaimes
I think this is the first time we've seen data on vaccination status of hospitalised covid patients in Gauteng
In hospital
Unvaccinated, 286 = 91%
Vaccinated at least 1 dose, 21 = 9%
60% over 50s vaccinated
42,848 cases and 127 deaths registered in the UK today.