Coronavirus discussion thread

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HappyG(rrr) Apr 2021 7:21pm, 13 Apr 2021 38,388 posts	0 HappyG(rrr) A great stat I heard from Scottish gov't briefing today (I suspect it's same for England, or better as vaccination rollout is even further progressed) is that all the groups 100% vaccinated now counted for 99.9% of the deaths that have happened during the pandemic (in UK?) to date. That doesn't mean that no one dies from here, but it certainly means it won't be 150,000 deaths going forward (barring significant virus resistant mutations or other changes). G
HappyTimes Apr 2021 7:35pm, 13 Apr 2021 2,618 posts	0 HappyTimes HG, Isn't it that top 9 cohorts (whom account for c. 99% fatalities) have now had 1st vaccines!? A few days ahead of UK government target.
Rosehip Apr 2021 7:43pm, 13 Apr 2021 20,673 posts	0 Rosehip - been offered their first jab. Unfortunately, there is still a significant (?) percentage of vulnerable people not (yet) taking the vaccine
jda Apr 2021 9:34pm, 13 Apr 2021 9,878 posts	0 jda From what I heard the take-up has been really good in the most highly vulnerable groups. A lot of anti-vaccination bluster melts away in the face of a real threat.
Rosehip Apr 2021 9:41pm, 13 Apr 2021 20,680 posts	0 Rosehip There was a number posted somewhere this morning, but I'm blowed if I can find it. take up in the elderly in care homes isn't 100% - which would be Ok if it was in carers, but their numbers were lower than one would hope. Gooing to see if I can revive my Google-fu and see what I was reading this morning...
sallykate Apr 2021 9:41pm, 13 Apr 2021 7,760 posts	0 sallykate Herd immunity will kick in at around 80-85% for this virus. If we get to that point we'll be in a good place (as long as variants don't skew things).
D2 Apr 2021 9:43pm, 13 Apr 2021 12,130 posts	0 D2 I was shocked to read there have been 500+ cases of the SA variant
Too Much Water Apr 2021 9:43pm, 13 Apr 2021 8,339 posts	0 Too Much Water The issue will be that it’s not a uniform 85% around the whole of the UK; different parts of country / demographics will have lower rates - Totnes? Then of course extrapolate that across the rest of the world
Grast_girl Apr 2021 9:46pm, 13 Apr 2021 2,095 posts	0 Grast_girl Indeed TMW, if there are pockets of unvaccinated people we'll get outbreaks like we do with measles.
Rosehip Apr 2021 9:51pm, 13 Apr 2021 20,681 posts	0 Rosehip 1.3 million not taken up the offer, so only about 5% of the 1-9 priority groups. This isn't what I read this morning, it doesn't have as much info - but it's all I could find news.sky.com