Has anybody tried the new coronavirus calculator

We just did it.....sometime in May for us! We presume that’s 2021?!

I don't think it's accurate. I put in age 67 and 'No' to the rest. It came up with:

Given a vaccination rate of 1,000,000 a week and an uptake of 70.6%, you should expect to receive your vaccine between 24/02/2021 and 13/03/2021

Where on Earth do they get the million a week from? Just a wild guess? I reckon I'll be lucky to get one by Easter.

May for us too Toad.
We've got a holiday booked at Easter?

Mine said 17th-28th January- fine if it is true.

17-28th Jan for me also. Oh, well we will find out how accurate this is within a reasonably short time.

The process needs to become 4 times faster in order to meet the targets set, apparently.

28 Jan to 24 Feb for me

It doesn’t ask where you are. There are more people in front of me than the population of Scotland

Yes, similar results for me. I don't think that it's accurate at all. There won't be 70 percent uptake. There will be distribution and supply problems. Plus a shortage of staff. Do we will have to wait and see

They also spell vaccine wrong...

Not a good sign, really.

Apparently I will get mine at the end of January!

Yes, we just have to wait and see.
The vaccine is however more pressing if you are early 60s and working.
My DH says he will be very put out if he is expected to be back at work in a risky environment next spring with no vaccine.

Between 24th Feb and 13th March. They'll have to be going at some speed to get there on time!

It’s all geared up to deliver at the rate that’s identified, there’s been a huge exercise internally within the NHS to get mass vaccination centres up and running, just waiting on approval for the Oxford vaccine, and for more local vaccinations to start as well for those who are home bound, otherwise supply will be an issue, because the manufacture of the Pfizer vaccine won’t be quick enough to meet the timescales.

Mine said end of Jan/beginning of Feb. I'll believe it when the needle is in my arm.

Ellianne

Yes, we just have to wait and see.
The vaccine is however more pressing if you are early 60s and working.
My DH says he will be very put out if he is expected to be back at work in a risky environment next spring with no vaccine.

But classrooms aren't a risky environment (allegedly).

He's going to be very put out.

Does anybody have news of the Oxford vaccine or when the next Pfizer delivery is due?

Yes growstuff visiting different schools in different areas of the country, by train, and having to stay in hotels will be risky at 60 years old awaiting the vaccine.

I'm a bit worried about the Oxford vaccine. Is it poorly? Sarah Gilbert said on the Today prog that it should be approved by Christmas but yesterday Chris Whitty said perhaps early next year. Why is it taking so long? Something to do with the dosage?

I can’t see how they can make these predictions at this early stage. They are basing it on 1 million a week being done without supplies being secured as yet.

Let’s look on the bright side and hope other vaccines will soon be ready to be distributed and it’ll be full steam ahead early in the new year.

Until then, wishing you all good health. Stay safe.

Ellianne

Yes growstuff visiting different schools in different areas of the country, by train, and having to stay in hotels will be risky at 60 years old awaiting the vaccine.

He'll be Number 7 in the list, so he'll just have to wait, along with all the other people doing risky jobs.

He'll be Number 7 in the list, so he'll just have to wait, along with all the other people doing risky jobs.
Yes that's fine, growstuff he understands that totally.
This thread isn't about what number in the queue one is, (though I do also disagree with some of the order). Its about having to wait until early summer and carrying on risky jobs at the same time when one is over 60. Have a heart, that for some of us this will have been going on nearly 15 months with a slow end in sight. Those who don't have empathy can be dismissive at times.

That's earlier than I thought. Mine is the same as the OP. My local pharmacist thought it would be Easter for my age group.