The General Covid19 Thread

Wasily

benson Good man. I’m in Central London, ICU/ Anaes Cons also.

benson

Wasily not icu. Not that clever. Doing trachys and general icu tasks though. Heard stories from the free that things are really bad.

bosstrabs

C_J Bit rude mate. Wasily is a fellow NHS Hero.

I’m not sure it was rude, it was silly though.

Smallman1

No surprise, he does live in BERKshire after all.

Hursty

Smallman1 Probably BERKnell

jonattonyeah

A Moderna vaccine batch is having some side-effect issues over this way. Allergic reactions requiring medical care. Nothing here in San Francisco but down south in San Diego. Distribution might be on pause for some parts of the State, certainly for the Lot 041L20A batch.

EDIT and I should say I’m fine now. Saturday was rough. Fell asleep at 7:00 PM and slept for 14 hours. Was out of it yesterday but that might be because I’m used to 4-5 hours not four-fucking-teen. Couldn’t raise my arm too high but good to go otherwise.

Mad_Cyril

jonattonyeah
Bugger, thats not great.

Whatever the cause, its going to feed the nutters.

You all good now?

jonattonyeah

Mad_Cyril

Yup I’m good. Helps that it’s a 24/75 (C/F) degree day with not a cloud in the sky to get out and about (also a holiday this way). A bit wary of my next jab as apparently it can be a rougher go. We shall see!

LT42

Doesn’t sound like a pleasant experience tbf. I’ve had plenty of vaccines over the years for travel and have never had any side effects, hoping for the same results if and when it happens this time. I’m moving out of Istanbul when I get back, going to somewhere warm and with less people. I’ll hold off for as long as I can.

jonattonyeah

LT42

It wasn’t pleasant but I was one of the unlucky ones. Most don’t get much more than a sore arm. You do you, honestly. I understand some vaccine apprehension. My girl is Black and, given their sordid history with public health malfeasance, I get them being ehhhhhhhhhhhh. Her and a lot of her friends are pretty ehhhhhh about it all. Trust just isn’t there. I don’t agree with it, but I get it.

Hursty

jonattonyeah Do you think the skill of administering the jab bas anything to do with it?

I’ve had shed loads of jabs over the years and I sware some after effects are down to the application. I had one nurse who had clearly been administering jabs for decades and never had a problem. Likewise when a less experienced nurse just whacked the needle in, I had sore arm etc

Dubman

Hursty
That’s a good point. I’ve had few jabs due to traveling and had no side effects apart the occasional dead arm.

jonattonyeah

Hursty Do you think the skill of administering the jab bas anything to do with it?

I can’t be sure but I knew the nurse who did mine and she’s been doing this sort of thing for years. Didn’t even feel it when she jab’d me.

Smallman1

I’m having one vaccine and one vaccine only.

The GREAT BRITISH one.

Dubman

Smallman1
Can you get a choice. I thought you get what you’re given. My father got his first jab last night but not sure which one he got.

bosstrabs

Dubman Can you get a choice. I thought you get what you’re given. My father got his first jab last night but not sure which one he got.

I don’t think you can get a choice in the UK.

You could probably choose if you paid £5000 to go private in Dubai.

Actually, a lot of mainland Chinese do this at private clinics in Hong Kong in normal times. They take themselves and kids for their jabs over the border, where they are presented with a menu of manufacturers and prices for everything they need to have.

Dubman

bosstrabs
I must admit I would be prefer the Oxford vaccine but can’t see that option choosing between which vaccine gets offered. Interesting on China having menu for different injections.

Hursty

Statistically most people will get the Oxford vaccine if you are not in the first tranches of the rollout.

I’m with LT, I’ll be at the back of the queue for several reasons, mainly youth, health and circumstances. My wife on the other hand is getting one soon as she works in private medical care.

Homegrove

Oxford-vaccine is expected to take care of most normal working age Finns too by today’s news, ie folks like me.

bosstrabs

Dubman Interesting on China having menu for different injections.

It’s not China, it’s Hong Kong that has a different regulatory system and more of a market in healthcare.

Hence the rich mainlanders cross go there so that they don’t have to accept the free/heavily subsidised but no choice mainland PRC vaccinations.

mono-stereo

Dubman I must admit I would be prefer the Oxford vaccine

Why’s that then?

Hursty

bosstrabs For how much longer though? Xi is tightening his grip like a boa constrictor!

Dubman

bosstrabs
What are the Chinese like on conspiracy theories?

Smallman1

Be great for Si and MC if you could get a jab for bants.

bosstrabs

Smallman1 Be great for Si and MC if you could get a jab for bants.

doesn’t a jab prevent stuff?

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