The best vaccine news we could hope for

I would take it when it is offered. It's a virus so over time it will mutate like flu. I have been having a flu jab since I was 59 due to developing a heart condition. Having another jab is no hardship. Once I am 70 in 8 years time I will have the shingles jab. My parents always made sure my brother and me had all our jabs including the horrible small pox one. Funny how you can tell roughly how old someone is if they have a small pox jab scar. Before having children we decided they would have them all. Even though at the time in the early 80's there was a lot of scare mongering over vaccines. My children have paid and had their children vaccinated against chicken pox. Wish that had been an option when mine where little.

But there will always be the anti vaccine lobby. Also those who think childhood diseases are nothing and think child should get them . Do they know just how devastating they can be?

Even with this vaccine people still need to still take sensible precautions. As some people won't be able to have it because of health reasons and some won't have it for religious reasons.

Here's hoping 2021 will be a better year for the whole world health wise.

I’m crossing my fingers, especially after yesterday’s news about the minks.

B9exchange

Another bit of good news is that NHS staff will get twice weekly home tests, starting immediately. But why limit it to the NHS, it is the carers, the nursing homes and the hospices who all need it too, and also those visiting relatives in nursing homes, who are, in effect key workers?

Is this the saliva test?

Yes indeed. He was told by his Consultant some months ago.

joannapiano

Unfortunately some people would be unable to have the vaccine, such as our son in law who has a blood cancer and had a stem cell transplant last year. He is 44.

This is why it’s so important to have a good take -up - that will help to protect your s-I-l. People who refuse need to think about that

joannapiano

Unfortunately some people would be unable to have the vaccine, such as our son in law who has a blood cancer and had a stem cell transplant last year. He is 44.

That’s hard

Another bit of good news is that NHS staff will get twice weekly home tests, starting immediately. But why limit it to the NHS, it is the carers, the nursing homes and the hospices who all need it too, and also those visiting relatives in nursing homes, who are, in effect key workers?

Fingers crossed feel a bit more hopeful!

Unfortunately some people would be unable to have the vaccine, such as our son in law who has a blood cancer and had a stem cell transplant last year. He is 44.

So Pfizer say

2 shots initially.
Yearly shot
Kept at -75c
Persuading people to have the shot - which is clear from on GN May be an issue to fighting the virus.

Bluebelle would you be first in the queue? I don’t know how old you are. I’m quite happy with my ranking as there will have been plenty before me. It sounds as if it would be 5-6 weeks from first jab to maximum protection two weeks after second jab.

I won’t be jumping to be first in the queue so if anyone wants mine it’s up for grabs
No I don’t think we should inject the young first they are the ones that are most likely not to get it very badly so inject the people who are most likely to get harmed by it
I am cautious because already the virus is showing signs of mutating and I m not sure of trusting something rolled out in a few months that would normally take 10 years

Puzzler61, I too thought he did an excellent job in explaining it. I have great admiration for him and Dr Jenny Harries who I feel are on my level.

There’s light at the end of the tunnel.

Wonderful news. I hope this is the beginning of a solution.

Quite happy for everyone to jump on me from a great height.

Just throw this into the mix.

Would it make sense to vaccinate those that appear to be spreading it first so the young?

Just a thought. Probably not right but I’m in a post wine glow?

Are you pickled Susie?

Or prickled even

Feeling quite pricked eyed

Another one here who’d jump at it.
Fingers crossed for a more normal life next year.
Hope the rest of the world are enabled to have it too for their sake and all our sakes.

X posts suzie ?

Prof Van Tam is on point again ?
His analogy of the first sightings of a virus vaccine being likened to a train coming into the station (regarding safety) was simple enough for everyone to understand.

Fantastic metaphor of train from JVT.

Boris on TV now. The chap doing the signing for the deaf looks like a Mr Bean clone.

It's brilliant news. Even better than hearing that the Orange One has been defeated (even if he says he hasn't). It's absolutely fabulous. Boris is on TV at 5pm with Jonathan Van Tamm and a brigadier. The brigadier is presumably going to tell us how the army will organise the vaccinations. Now all we need to hear is that we have a good agreement with the EU and this will really be a week to remember.