Honey Honey Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 10 hours ago, Stan said: Schools go back today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azeem Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 Bashar Al-Assad tested positive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 Trump basically solved COVID for the world, guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber RandoEFC+ Posted March 11, 2021 Subscriber Share Posted March 11, 2021 On 01/02/2021 at 22:31, JoshBRFC said: I’ve just seen this on the news. Brilliant for them! Amazing! ^ How it started. How it's going: For context, 75 cases in a day is roughly equivalent to 60,000 a day in the UK when you scale it for population. We're now having our worst outbreak since the start, my housemate is mildly symptomatic and waiting for a test result so we're partying like it's 2020 over here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber nudge+ Posted March 11, 2021 Author Subscriber Share Posted March 11, 2021 Denmark has just suspended use of AstraZeneca vaccine as a precaution due to numerous cases of serious blood coagulation problems. Austria stopped using a specific batch of the vaccine due to the same issues (multiple thrombosis and pulmonary embolism) a few days ago. Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Luxembourg suspended use of the same batch of the vaccine as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Batard Posted March 11, 2021 Administrator Share Posted March 11, 2021 12 minutes ago, nudge said: Denmark has just suspended use of AstraZeneca vaccine as a precaution due to numerous cases of serious blood coagulation problems. Austria stopped using a specific batch of the vaccine due to the same issues (multiple thrombosis and pulmonary embolism) a few days ago. Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Luxembourg suspended use of the same batch of the vaccine as well. Not much being reported here on that, I doubt they'd want to communicate it either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 6 hours ago, nudge said: Denmark has just suspended use of AstraZeneca vaccine as a precaution due to numerous cases of serious blood coagulation problems. Austria stopped using a specific batch of the vaccine due to the same issues (multiple thrombosis and pulmonary embolism) a few days ago. Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Luxembourg suspended use of the same batch of the vaccine as well. Unfortunately the anti Vaxers are gonna have a field day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan Posted March 11, 2021 Administrator Share Posted March 11, 2021 6 hours ago, nudge said: Denmark has just suspended use of AstraZeneca vaccine as a precaution due to numerous cases of serious blood coagulation problems. Austria stopped using a specific batch of the vaccine due to the same issues (multiple thrombosis and pulmonary embolism) a few days ago. Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Luxembourg suspended use of the same batch of the vaccine as well. Definitely linked to the vaccine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber nudge+ Posted March 11, 2021 Author Subscriber Share Posted March 11, 2021 1 minute ago, Stan said: Definitely linked to the vaccine? No, that's still under investigation. The overall reported number of thromboembolic issues does not exceed the occurrence rate observed in general population, but there are questions raised about one particular batch of the vaccine (ABV5300 which has been delivered to 17 European countries). It all started in Austria, where a 49 year old nurse suddenly developed multiple thrombosis and died shortly after receiving her jab, and her 35 year old colleague nurse from the same clinic was hospitalised with pulmonary embolism (which is usually caused by thrombosis) after receiving her vaccine from the same batch. Denmark reported numerous cases with serious thromboembolic issues as well (including one death, reportedly - but not officially confirmed, I think), and several other countries reported similar isolated severe side effects too, so this is a precaution until it is being investigated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azeem Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 Think it's the same vaccine they are importing here in some quantity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluewolf Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 Don't be saying things like that or you will put me off having it.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber nudge+ Posted March 11, 2021 Author Subscriber Share Posted March 11, 2021 Just now, Bluewolf said: Don't be saying things like that or you will put me off having it.... If there were serious issues with the vaccine in general, you would have surely had plenty of deaths and cases of severe side effects in the UK already, given the sheer amount of people who received their 1st dose... So I wouldn't sweat it, but safety precautions like that is a standard procedure when deaths/severe cases are reported, and it's a good thing it is... There's a possibility that manufacturing/quality control of that specific batch could have been compromised. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluewolf Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 (edited) 14 minutes ago, nudge said: If there were serious issues with the vaccine in general, you would have surely had plenty of deaths and cases of severe side effects in the UK already, given the sheer amount of people who received their 1st dose... So I wouldn't sweat it, but safety precautions like that is a standard procedure when deaths/severe cases are reported, and it's a good thing it is... There's a possibility that manufacturing/quality control of that specific batch could have been compromised. Let's hope that's the case.. I have survived a lot of things in my lifetime and would be typical to get done in by a vaccine that's supposed to be helping me.... I either want to go out like this... all guns blazing Or in some heroic fashion like this saving people... I don't want to go out like this... Edited March 11, 2021 by Bluewolf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azeem Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 11 hours ago, Bluewolf said: Let's hope that's the case.. I have survived a lot of things in my lifetime and would be typical to get done in by a vaccine that's supposed to be helping me.... Like the two world wars, the black death, the great frost and the meteoriod that killed the dinosaurs 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azeem Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 The guy who i went to for my last haircut about 29 days ago his father has been tested positive and they're all in isolation. Shit just got real Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluewolf Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 3 hours ago, McAzeem said: Like the two world wars, the black death, the great frost and the meteoriod that killed the dinosaurs Seems as though you are following in the footsteps of Stan... Just so you know you have now moved from my 'He has never done me any harm' list to my 'Fair Game' list... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan Posted March 12, 2021 Administrator Share Posted March 12, 2021 1 minute ago, Bluewolf said: Seems as though you are following in the footsteps of Stan... Just so you know you have now moved from my 'He has never done me any harm' list to my 'Fair Game' list... @McAzeem has joined a very elite group then. Need some more diversity though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mpache Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 A journalist friend in Peru passed away today It hurts a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mpache Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 Every time I go on FB, I read about somebodies friend who died back at home in Peru. The situation there is horrible. I've luckily had few losses so far, but I've had losses nevertheless Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mpache Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 In some good news though, my grandmother is getting her vaccine today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mpache Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 (edited) @nudge If my grandmother gets her vaccine (pfizer apparently) will she be allowed to go outside again? In Peru I know the law says the elderly can't go out until they get their vaccine, but my worry is how effective the vaccine is against the Brazilian strain. Edited March 13, 2021 by Mpache Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan Posted March 13, 2021 Administrator Share Posted March 13, 2021 1 minute ago, Mpache said: @nudge If my grandmother gets her vaccine (pfizer apparently) will she be allowed to go outside again? In Peru I know the law says the elderly can't go out until they get their vaccine, but my worry is how effective the vaccine is against the Brazilian strain. I know you asked @nudge but I was just reading about the vaccines and strains it works against. Apparently the Pfizer one can 'neutralise' against the Brazil strain. I guess whether she is allowed out depends on the local/national rules in Peru... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mpache Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 Just now, Stan said: I know you asked @nudge but I was just reading about the vaccines and strains it works against. Apparently the Pfizer one can 'neutralise' against the Brazil strain. I guess whether she is allowed out depends on the local/national rules in Peru... Well I meant "safely". I know for a fact that the law in Peru only allows her to go outside if vaccinated. Let's hope what you say is true. I'm guessing it stops transmission too, as I've been reading? She lives with my uncle who is very close to me, but is also at risk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber nudge+ Posted March 13, 2021 Author Subscriber Share Posted March 13, 2021 2 minutes ago, Mpache said: @nudge If my grandmother gets her vaccine (pfizer apparently) will she be allowed to go outside again? In Peru I know the law says the elderly can't go out until they get their vaccine, but my worry is how effective the vaccine is against the Brazilian strain. I'm not a lawmaker in Peru, so don't know what the regulations are there for vaccinated people. As for the Brazilian variant - as @Stan said already, first lab studies suggest that Pfizer does neutralise it. There's no real world data yet, but everything suggests it will be effective. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mpache Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 Just now, nudge said: I'm not a lawmaker in Peru, so don't know what the regulations are there for vaccinated people. As for the Brazilian variant - as @Stan said already, first lab studies suggest that Pfizer does neutralise it. There's no real world data yet, but everything suggests it will be effective. That's great news. I'm actually amazed Pfizer is in Peru at all, as the whole scandal with the government was around the Sinopharm vaccine, which I think doesn't have the studies yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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