Jules72 This is a pretty interesting roundup of the evidence on vaccine single shot efficacy… the numbers look pretty high for all of them… personally won’t be worrying too much in a week’s time when 3 weeks will have elapsed since my first Moderna shot https://www.businessinsider.com/covid-vaccine-one-shot-effectiveness-pfizer-moderna-astrazeneca-vaccines-dose-2021-3?r=US&IR=T
Along_the_Wire Jules72 nice one. Wish we could get some more data on hospitalisations etc with these vaccines and the variants.
Mad_Cyril The transmission numbers are looking better than I thought. Doing an antibodies test in 3 weeks time, 3+ weeks after 2nd shot, to see the impact of the drugs on the vaccine efficacy. Will be interesting to get the results
jonattonyeah Along_the_Wire We have had zero hospitalizations for those vaccinated. Not one person. Variants haven’t been an issue but Brazil and India are now brought up on our morning calls which is was not the case until recently. Rhouses needs to shut up and get their shit under control. We won’t be back to square one but I’d be worried about Covid-21 this winter if they can’t sort themselves out.
Along_the_Wire jonattonyeah Will the vaccine prevent hospitalisations of those infected with variants JTY?
Jules72 Along_the_Wire there was an article in the press last week quoting some “expert” in India saying vaccines were still perfectly effective against their variant. But was told by a mate that his parents in law were hospitalised 3 weeks after taking the AZ vaccine… so seems reliable info hard to come by. The Brazilian variant has been known since January so I’m surprised we don’t know much yet, although that’s probably a reflection of crap or non existent data collection in Brazil. Still, it has spread to all sorts of countries (biggest outbreak so far was in Canada) so we will know soon I guess.
jonattonyeah Along_the_Wire I don’t know. We haven’t had any issues with variants. The only people who have tested positive for variants were done so through contact tracing - they have all be asymptomatic with no major issues (certainly no hospitalizations). We caught them somewhat on accident. UCSF is rolling out a antibody study around variants next week which I’ll likely be asked to take part in. That should shed more light. Currently, we’re fine around here. No issues whatsoever. I was on outbreak duty and we don’t have any. So I’m back to AIDS half time as there really wasn’t much to do. California is set to fully open on June 15th.
Along_the_Wire Jules72 cheers. Given the Kent variant seems to be one of the worst and the vaccine works with that, it gives me some optimism.
Jules72 jonattonyeah think all positives in the U.K. are checked for variants….thats not the case in the US right Jon? So you’re not going to be picking up the spread particularly well either?
jonattonyeah Jules72 No, they’re being checked. Sorry if I was not clear. I mean all the variants we have found have been through contract tracing. Nobody has shown up ill. As for the spread, it’s hard to say. Our testing is not what it was. Nobody is showing up anymore. But as long as we have ICU capacity, we’re not worried about it. Still doing routine testing at various facilities - nursing and residential care - but not one outbreak. Just did one place yesterday that had been a real problem this time last year. A Jewish facility. Not one positive. We test them monthly.
Amps My feed is alive with updates from the first mask free event in Liverpool tonight. Everyone in tears apparently.
Mad_Cyril Is that the Circus do? Feels massively early, no doubt "“protocols in place”" but they’re out the window know the bangers start fizzing!
Mad_Cyril Cool. Hope it goes well. Majorly concerned might be Papa Sven’s first proper big night out for a while !!
Smallman1 Mad_Cyril Majorly concerned might be Papa Sven’s first proper big night out for a while !! He’s been plague raving it up in India!
Amps Mad_Cyril I’ve never been to this venue in Liverpool, but I reckon the acoustics in there must be rotten.
Smallman1 Being the bang on trend ledge that I am, my first night out is to see Dixon and Ame, natch!
