Are you worried yet.

[Wattie]

Moderna Launches Trial For Covid-19 Vaccine Booster To Tackle South African Strain

Moderna's vaccine works well against the more transmissible U.K. strain but the neutralizing antibody response was found to be lower against the newly discovered South African variant.

www.forbes.com

Lots of potential implications here.

If you had the Pfizer jab could you be given the Moderna top up or will you have to wait for the Pfizer equivalent?

This might be a problem as the EU looks to stop the drug companies Exporting such to third countries!

UK access to Pfizer jab threatened as EU imposes new controls on COVID vaccine exports

The move is the latest in a row between the bloc and the pharmaceutical companies over supply delays.

news.sky.com

Will mix’n match be trialled?

Will you require constant yearly top ups as the virus mutates in future -like the flu?

Doesn’t seem to me that this situation is going to end for years.......Unless something dramatic changes.

 

[Wattie]

Has anyone heard from @daverichardson?
Noticed he hasn’t been on here for a while.

I’ve been in touch with Dave and he’s well.

Fellas,
I think he’d really appreciate a PM or two from his Maserati mates at this time- if you know what I mean.

 

[philw696]

I’ve been in touch with Dave and he’s well.

Fellas,
I think he’d really appreciate a PM or two from his Maserati mates at this time- if you know what I mean.

What a Great idea Wattie.
I know during the last year a few of us have benefitted from messages and calls with each other.
It's really appreciated for ones mental health and we'll bring.
Certainly one of the Best assets of the forum is the brotherhood.

 

[philw696]

I see that New Zealand has its first case of the South African strain now.

 

[CatmanV2]

I see that the vaccine data from Israel may have been jumped on too soon:

Less than one per cent catch Covid a week after second vaccine dose, Israeli study finds

Israeli officials are confident that their vaccines work against all strains of coronavirus, especially the UK variant

www.telegraph.co.uk

Israel announced on Monday night that fewer than one per cent of a group of fully vaccinated patients have developed Covid, in the strongest indication yet that the jabs are highly effective.

A study by Maccabi, an Israeli healthcare provider, found that only 20 of around 128,000 people had caught the disease when tested around a week after receiving their second dose.

Love a bit of good news in the morning.

C

 

[Wack61]

I see that New Zealand has its first case of the South African strain now.

maybe a 20,000 people rock gig wasn't such a great idea just yet then

 

[Zep]

I see that the vaccine data from Israel may have been jumped on too soon:

Less than one per cent catch Covid a week after second vaccine dose, Israeli study finds

Israeli officials are confident that their vaccines work against all strains of coronavirus, especially the UK variant

www.telegraph.co.uk

Israel announced on Monday night that fewer than one per cent of a group of fully vaccinated patients have developed Covid, in the strongest indication yet that the jabs are highly effective.

A study by Maccabi, an Israeli healthcare provider, found that only 20 of around 128,000 people had caught the disease when tested around a week after receiving their second dose.

Love a bit of good news in the morning.

C

Now that is good news!

 

[Scaf]

BBC lunchtime news covered the fact that the EU may be looking to somehow control the export of vaccine and manufacturers will have report the fact they are exporting.
A bit or a worry for those relying on it (if they do end up restricting its export) but understandable given they have messed U.K. their ordering process.

 

[Felonious Crud]

BBC lunchtime news covered the fact that the EU may be looking to somehow control the export of vaccine and manufacturers will have report the fact they are exporting.
A bit or a worry for those relying on it (if they do end up restricting its export) but understandable given they have messed U.K. their ordering process.

Little bit of Brexit there, Sam.

 

[Phil the Brit]

Have you seen how little the Frogs, Ities and Gerries are getting of the vaccine. We seem to have collared most of the Belgian stuff. now they are really p1ssed off and are going to put tariffs on it.
Source BBC news today.

 

[Felonious Crud]

Have you seen how little the Frogs, Ities and Gerries are getting of the vaccine. We seem to have collared most of the Belgian stuff. now they are really p1ssed off and are going to put tariffs on it.
Source BBC news today.

Not sure about the tariffs (but I only skimmed the news earlier) but as I understand it's do with exporting outside the EU. Fair enough. I'm sure the UK would be a bit miffed if 'we' made vaccines here and then sold 'em all abroad if they were needed in the home market.

PS - surely 'French, 'Italians' and 'Germans'..?

 

[Scaf]

Little bit of Brexit there, Sam.

You are right of course, but I think the reference to exports went beyond U.K.

 

[Felonious Crud]

You are right of course, but I think the reference to exports went beyond U.K.

Yes, true, but I had my Daily Mail hat on.

 

[safrane]

is the company not a Anglo Dutch Co?

 

[Felonious Crud]

is the company not a Anglo Dutch Co?

AZ is British-Swedish but I think the salient point is the country of manufacture.

Pfizer is American. NY, traded on the NYSE

 

[dgmx5]

AZ is British-Swedish but I think the salient point is the country of manufacture.

Pfizer is American. NY, traded on the NYSE

And BioNTech is German founded by Turkish immigrants... but what have the Ottomans ever done for us?

 

[Scaf]

Well I got a call this afternoon to say that my brother who is 62yrs old and has had COVID for the past week had felt disoriented and had problems with his oxygen levels - recordings during an hours monitoring were on at around 93%.
Paramedics came out to him and measured oxygen at 93% but after some breathing exercises it was back up to 97%.
He has to continue the exercises every hour and call again if they fall.
So I am a little worried for him.
On a positive note, his £14.99 oxygen monitor seemed to give accurate readings.

 

[CatmanV2]

Well I got a call this afternoon to say that my brother who is 62yrs old and has had COVID for the past week had felt disoriented and had problems with his oxygen levels - recordings during an hours monitoring were on at around 93%.
Paramedics came out to him and measured oxygen at 93% but after some breathing exercises it was back up to 97%.
He has to continue the exercises every hour and call again if they fall.
So I am a little worried for him.
On a positive note, his £14.99 oxygen monitor seemed to give accurate readings.

Best wishes to him, @Scaf

C

 

[philw696]

Certainly second that one.
Best wishes to your brother @Scaf

 

[Felonious Crud]

And BioNTech is German founded by Turkish immigrants... but what have the Ottomans ever done for us?

Well, they did invent those couches without a back.