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Are there early thoughts on the implications of the new strain on the vaccines being rolled out?
Bit of good news today, they reckon the AZ/Oxford vaccine should be approved this year.
Fingers crossed !
Absolutely, I would take more infectious and less dangerous if one had to choose.
Are there early thoughts on the implications of the new strain on the vaccines being rolled out?
But two points are important. First, vaccines produce a range of antibodies that attack the virus from different angles, so it is hard for it to evade all of them at once. Second, major mutations would probably affect the virus’s ability to infect human cells. Geneticists are already monitoring the virus for mutant forms that achieve what they call “vaccine escape”. Research is now under way at Porton Down and other labs to check whether the new strain could pose problems. If the virus does mutate into a resistant form, vaccines can be tweaked to make them effective again.
New Covid strain 50% more infectious.
Is that the one that took over London and other places in Tier 2?
Expecting a tier 4 to be announced for London and a tightening for Christmas.
Yeah, and hopefully less deadly as a result. Still shit news though.
Thats from Kuennsberg so probably pillow talk, the tier 4 and tightening I mean. I agree there will be an addtitional lockdown at some point.More likely a six week shutdown I’d guess. What fun
Expecting a tier 4 to be announced for London and a tightening for Christmas.
Cockneys melting down on social media.
Couple of weeks ago they were all going to the football and mocking everywhere else.
Do it with next-to-no people, then do a blessing the year after. You know it makes sense.Missus is now panicking like mad and wanting to postpone July’s wedding. Can’t catch a break here
Do it with next-to-no people, then do a blessing the year after. You know it makes sense.
What's important? Getting married to somebody you love, or the big day - that's what you have to ask.Sounds shite
What's important? Getting married to somebody you love, or the big day - that's what you have to ask.
You'll save money if you don't do it on the same scale. Might lose a deposit here and there (although they should be giving you them back!) but... costs will be low!It’s the financial side that worries me
You'll save money if you don't do it on the same scale. Might lose a deposit here and there (although they should be giving you them back!) but... costs will be low!
Totally get where you're coming from but the problem is it won't necessarily be those who have made the choice to take a risk that then suffer the consequences.I agree there is almost no doubt that case numbers will increase but when did we become of country of people not wanting to take personal responsibility ?!
We all know the risks and people are rightly making their own choices depending on their own personal circumstances. I’m choosing not to see my higher risk mum and step dad but why should it be illegal for others to make a different choice, especially if they are alone, may not have many Christmas’ left etc etc ?!
That would be brilliant if it worked like that but can you honestly see the people who decide to mix households isolating themselves for a couple of weeks afterwards?I think you can take personal responsibility and also have a duty of care to others. For example if people do mix households over Christmas then to they could/should more strictly self isolate themselves for a short period after
The relaxation at Christmas is around travel and household mixing. At the moment in tier 3 we're not supposed to travel outside the area, except in limited circumstance such as travel to work. We also can't mix households, or support bubbles, at all indoors and only in limited locations outdoors.I don’t see what relaxation of the rules has taken place. Everywhere around me is shut except for takeaway fast food, family can’t or are too scared to see me and I’ve spent the last 3-4 months teaching in a box to people who are allowed to be all over each other because someone said they’re in a bubble.
Yet again a consequence of poorly thought out public messaging. As has been pointed out before its far easy to tell people you're loosening existing restrictions than it is to try and put the genie back in the bottle. If Johnson now says, less than a week before Christmas, he's changing the rules on household mixing will people do what they are told?Mixed messaging on Xmas bubbles though. some saying it's going to be only 2 households and some saying it will be only allowed on xmas day.
Not sure how you can bring in the only xmas rue this close to the day.
The relaxation at Christmas is around travel and household mixing. At the moment in tier 3 we're not supposed to travel outside the area, except in limited circumstance such as travel to work. We also can't mix households, or support bubbles, at all indoors and only in limited locations outdoors.
At Christmas you can mix three households to form a 'Christmas bubble' and you can travel to be part of that bubble. I suspect most people that form a bubble will spend an extended amount of time indoors with that bubble which is of course the highest risk.
Yet again a consequence of poorly thought out public messaging. As has been pointed out before its far easy to tell people you're loosening existing restrictions than it is to try and put the genie back in the bottle. If Johnson now says, less than a week before Christmas, he's changing the rules on household mixing will people do what they are told?
Come off it mate. 2000 people knocking round in a 50000 seater stadium ain't gonna cause a super spread. It'll be loads of other shit. People crammed on tubes and other public transport for example.Whats the point in abiding by the rules when they open the floodgates in London? Get in for the football, get in for the boxing.
Oh, rates are rising in London.
People will do what they want when the pricks making things up as they go along don't seem to know what's going on.
Come off it mate. 2000 people knocking round in a 50000 seater stadium ain't gonna cause a super spread. It'll be loads of other shit. People crammed on tubes and other public transport for example.
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Of course it isn't just that, it's the relaxed rules in general. Look at all the people out shopping etc.
I'd bet most of those 2,000 used the tube after as well.
The relaxation at Christmas is around travel and household mixing. At the moment in tier 3 we're not supposed to travel outside the area, except in limited circumstance such as travel to work. We also can't mix households, or support bubbles, at all indoors and only in limited locations outdoors.
At Christmas you can mix three households to form a 'Christmas bubble' and you can travel to be part of that bubble. I suspect most people that form a bubble will spend an extended amount of time indoors with that bubble which is of course the highest risk.
Yet again a consequence of poorly thought out public messaging. As has been pointed out before its far easy to tell people you're loosening existing restrictions than it is to try and put the genie back in the bottle. If Johnson now says, less than a week before Christmas, he's changing the rules on household mixing will people do what they are told?
Well I've been through that.Sorry NW just sick of even things in the further future getting ruined
Well I've been through that.
And no, it wasn't shite.
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