Who Has Been Vaccinated?

[Stephen]

Mother in-law just phoned to say she has got an invite for this Sunday @ 8.40am for her first vaccine jab. I said no chance, it'll clash with Mrs S getting my breakfast ............ (kidding) before the hate mail starts

She was very apologetic about the time she's got, but I told it wouldn't matter if it was 2 in the morning.........her daughter would still get up and take her

[screwy]

All heart Stephen.

[Kendhni]

Mrs S gets her second dose on Sunday, so at least she won't be bringing it home to me, once it kicks in............hopefully.

That isn't how it works. She will be protected but she can still bring it home to you.

[david63]

She will be protected but she can still bring it home to you.

That, as I understand it at the moment, is a bit of a grey area as nobody seems sure one way or the other. But until there is confirmation I would err on the side of caution.

[Manoverboard]

She will be protected but she can still bring it home to you.

That, as I understand it at the moment, is a bit of a grey area as nobody seems sure one way or the other. But until there is confirmation I would err on the side of caution.

That is also my understanding ... the jab protects me and nobody else.

[Kendhni]

Just to clarify. A patient that has been vaccinated may continue to carry the virus on their skin, clothes and anything else they touch. The virus could also be present and very much alive and transmissible in saliva. The vaccine means that they are producing the required t-cells to (hopefully) kill an an attack within their own body but it does not protect others.

[towny44]

Mrs S gets her second dose on Sunday, so at least she won't be bringing it home to me, once it kicks in............hopefully.

That isn't how it works. She will be protected but she can still bring it home to you.

But only if she picks up the infection, and even then the experts are undecided as to whether the vaccine will provide sufficient protection to ensure you dont shed any infection.

[Whynd1]

Apparently my dad will receive a letter, mums care home not expecting the vaccine before the 20th.

Lindsey

[Frank Manning]

Mother in-law just phoned to say she has got an invite for this Sunday @ 8.40am for her first vaccine jab. I said no chance, it'll clash with Mrs S getting my breakfast ............ (kidding) before the hate mail starts

She was very apologetic about the time she's got, but I told it wouldn't matter if it was 2 in the morning.........her daughter would still get up and take her

Brilliant, made I larf.


We are still waiting to hear if they have some at our surgery.

[oldbluefox]

Just to clarify. A patient that has been vaccinated may continue to carry the virus on their skin, clothes and anything else they touch. The virus could also be present and very much alive and transmissible in saliva. The vaccine means that they are producing the required t-cells to (hopefully) kill an an attack within their own body but it does not protect others.

That's my understanding; it only protects the person who is vaccinated. It would still be possible for them to pass the virus on by touch, on their clothes and, I presume, their breath /saliva. Therefore even after vaccination it is important that people don't go inviting all and sundry into their homes for an over 80s knees up. We still have to be vigilant.

How many more times are the media going to ask the same question - when are we coming out of lockdown? I presume that will only happen when admissions to hospital have fallen, new cases have dropped and there are significantly fewer dying of the disease. And that depends on the rate of vaccination and how well people adhere to the restrictions. Could somebody let the Beeb, Sky & Co know so they stop asking an impossible question. Obviously the MPs who suggested March 8th all have a crystal ball or they are just clueless.

[Manoverboard]

My, and Mobietta's, Lockdown ends when I think it's safe out there .... end of.

ps ... our surgery has ' some ' supplies but no idea who is getting it. Makes us jumpy when the phone rings
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[towny44]

Just to clarify. A patient that has been vaccinated may continue to carry the virus on their skin, clothes and anything else they touch. The virus could also be present and very much alive and transmissible in saliva. The vaccine means that they are producing the required t-cells to (hopefully) kill an an attack within their own body but it does not protect others.

That's my understanding; it only protects the person who is vaccinated. It would still be possible for them to pass the virus on by touch, on their clothes and, I presume, their breath /saliva. Therefore even after vaccination it is important that people don't go inviting all and sundry into their homes for an over 80s knees up. We still have to be vigilant.

How many more times are the media going to ask the same question - when are we coming out of lockdown? I presume that will only happen when admissions to hospital have fallen, new cases have dropped and there are significantly fewer dying of the disease. And that depends on the rate of vaccination and how well people adhere to the restrictions. Could somebody let the Beeb, Sky & Co know so they stop asking an impossible question. Obviously the MPs who suggested March 8th all have a crystal ball or they are just clueless.

Until there is sufficient vaccination evidence to analyse the experts do not have a definitive answer. But from what I have read it is highly unlikely that transmission from a vaccinated source will constitute a major problem.
So it is best to wait for a science based answer rather just speculate on a worst case scenario.

[oldbluefox]

Government advice is to continue taking the usual precautions after vaccination.

[Kendhni]

A bit of good news
https://uk.yahoo.com/style/future-coron ... 01135.html

[Frank Manning]

We are still waiting for the jab and they are vaccinating people much younger than us just across the border in Bournemouth. Sue wont let us go out in case we miss a phone call. We have six or seven friends who have been in intensive care with it and two have died. When they linked it with being overweight I lost a stone in the autumn, I'm now fighting to keep it down.

[Kendhni]

And a bit of bad/sad news. It only seems like a couple of weeks that I mentioned the sobering statistic that 1:900 had died from COVID within the UK. That figure is now 1:800.

[Stephen]

Sounds like another variant is on the loose


https://news.sky.com/story/covid-19-uk- ... n-12186933

[towny44]

Sounds like another variant is on the loose


https://news.sky.com/story/covid-19-uk- ... n-12186933

I wonder if its genetic code is in Portuguese?

[david63]

I wonder if its genetic code is in Portuguese?

It would no difference what it is in - I still would not understand it

[Ray B]

The numbers vaccinated in areas of the country are out, and it looks like London and East of England are well behind the rest.
We will wait in line untill called.

[Stephen]

Spoke to my GP today about another matter and he mentioned that as of yesterday, they, (GP Practices) were told they are no longer allowed to give second dose vaccines but to concentrate on getting first doses out. He mentioned I might get mine as soon as two or three weeks time.

[Ray B]

We will all get one, it's a matter of just waiting for the call.

[david63]

Mrs63 has had "the call" and is going for the jab 08:50 on Wednesday

[Mervyn and Trish]

Spoke to my GP today about another matter and he mentioned that as of yesterday, they, (GP Practices) were told they are no longer allowed to give second dose vaccines but to concentrate on getting first doses out. He mentioned I might get mine as soon as two or three weeks time.

Likewise we spoke to our surgery about something else today and they reckon we'll get the invitation next week.

[jacksparrow]

It seems that my surgery vaccinated folk from other locations whereas the patients from that surgery have to go 8 miles away. Doesn’t seem logical.... plus the fact that you can’t get any appointment for anything else