The end REALLY is in sight ???

Absolutely brilliant news! Let’s not forget the volunteers who were the guinea pigs.

Good for them, but the University of Copenhagen has beaten them to it. Their vaccine that does the same will be available in two months time.

Great news for us all! They have been saying this will be a yearly jab like the flu so hopefully this one will be all done and dusted by the autumn/winter for us all to get next time.

When it comes to the annual flu jab we just have 'the flu jab'. No wondering which company/group of scientists have come up with that version. I'm always glad of it and grateful too.

Our scientists are so good at this - well done to all involved in research - may we should have a national applaud for them all?

The development of the vaccines for Covid has been miraculous, shows what money can do. Without the massive boost to fund scientists we would be a long way off. Anyone any info on if or how long the current ones are effective for.

Oh dear.....first thing this morning I had a phone call from my GP to offer me the vaccine on Thursday. I was up for it up until now but suddenly I’m not so sure. There’s a few reasons for this, 1) we’re moving in a couple of weeks and I’m scared I’ll have a bad reaction to it as I’m allergic to quite a lot and haven’t time to be I’ll at the moment, secondly I really wanted the Oxford vaccine and my DH had to have a different one a week ago in the same place, thirdly I hate needles, also the thought of mixing with all those people in such a big place worries me as I’ve been shielding up until now due to health problems......oh dear, I think I’m making excuses because it’s such an unknown vaccine and I’m stressed at the moment. Has anyone been made ill on here by having the vaccine so far? I know I sound like a chicken and I’m usually so strong!

It must be a great time to be a medical scientist. ?

I think British scientist have worked their socks off in producing the vaccine so swiftly. We should all be proud of them.

JenniferEccles

We lead in covid genomics, we are surging ahead of the lumbering EU with our fantastic vaccination rollout and now this latest wonderful news !

Great Britain indeed ?? !

Do we HAVE to make it about being 'British'? Can't we leave the pointless jingoism out of it?

Bluedaisy if it helps I’ve had the Oxford AZ with no reactions/side effects at all! You’ll be asked about allergies/ reactions before being given the jab. The jab itself you hardly know it’s being done, very quick, not like when you have blood taken for tests. Let them know your concerns, then you’ll rest for 15 mins when you’ll be monitored for any unusual reactions. A lot of people are nervous for the first one, then they can’t wait for the second!

Bluedaisy. If you’re moving in a couple of weeks all the more reason to have the vaccine as, once you’ve moved, especially if you have to change doctors etc you might not get the vaccine for ages. We wore two masks: the disposable one first with a fabric, tighter fitting one over it. I felt really protected. Put hand sanitiser on before going into the sports hall and while I was there. It was so well organised and safe. No reaction to the jab whatsoever. Changed my clothes as soon as I got home. Good luck with everything.

I'm 79, disabled housebound and I am still waiting for the covid jab. Surgery have been giving me dates, 5 so far when nurse will come and still no-one has arrived.

Really??! Can’t we all be proud for once in our brilliant scientists! There are always some on here that have to turn a positive happy post into one of vitriol and negativity Thank you Gagajo for this uplifting thread today.

Paperbackwriter

JenniferEccles

We lead in covid genomics, we are surging ahead of the lumbering EU with our fantastic vaccination rollout and now this latest wonderful news !

Great Britain indeed ?? !

Do we HAVE to make it about being 'British'? Can't we leave the pointless jingoism out of it?

Hope you're wearing a hard hat!

Bluesky & MayBee70 thank you for the reassurance. I think I’m nervous because I’m doing too much thinking and I’m feeling really stressed unfortunately, makes everything loom larger.

Bluedaisy please go and get your vaccine. It will protect you. We had ours last week, it was the Pfizer one, and my 93 year old mother had hers, she got the AstraZenica one. None of us had any reaction at all, except a sore arm. It really doesn’t matter which vaccine you have, they both will protect.
jennil someone will go to your house and vaccinate you eventually. My mother was late having hers as she was in hospital when she was initially called, but eventually a paramedic went to her flat last week and vaccinated her. At the moment all those who have fallen through the cracks are being chased up, and in due course someone will arrive to vaccinate you.

I don't care which vaccine I get, I will just be happy when I get one although I can't help thinking that there are others who are far more in need than I.
I can't see any problem with being proud of aspects of your home nation as long as you can do it without being derogatory about other nations whose populations seem to be far more proud of their own nation than we are.
I wanted to leave the EU in it's current state but I take no pleasure in any perceived failings. At the end of the the day, the EU is an "organisation" (or not depending on how you view them) but the people who live within it are equally important human beings.
Whoever manages to develop, manufacture and distribute a reliable vaccine against all strains will deserve high praise and if it is the UK, I'll be applauding their efforts. If it is another nation, I'll be doing the same.

Does it really matter who has come up with the vaccine?! As we have heard on the news over the last year there are scientists all over the world who have worked tirelessly to help produce such a vaccine, and with their hard work we have been provided with such vaccines such as Pfizer which have significantly helped to bring the covid rates down. Many of these scientists are working together and any new vaccines are most probably produced by investigating the current vaccines. Hence, vaccine producers have helped each other indirectly. However personally, I would hugely applaud the scientist who produced the first ever covid-19 vaccine as they took first time risks which no scientists had yet taken.

Amazing work from our world beating scientists, we truly are a unique country, and can hold our own in the world. I feel this year is going to be a great one for all the right reasons. ?

I am proud of being English!

and yes, I accept this is a world wide thing, but come on!

now I want to see it, any vaccine, made in Britain! manufacturing.. yes, spreading the thread... but I am proud of British scientist and all scientists!

They're not world beating. They are no doubt very good, but why must everything be world beating? If you read the article you'll (all) see that this is a proposed way of developing a vaccine that might not require tweaking for any mutation. They're looking for funding if any of you have a few million stashed away that you might like to donate. Many other labs all over Europe and the world are researching the same thing.

The good news is that there is probably a way of developing a vaccine that doesn't need tweaking, not that it was the Brits what dun it

FWIW, I think the two Turkish/German scientists who developed the first mRNA vaccine will get the Nobel Prize, this year or next. That was original and world beating!

That's marvellous news.

jingoism • \JING-goh-iz-im\ • noun. : extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy.

I don’t think the posters are being jingoistic - just patriotic!

Well done British scientists for changing the world I am proud to be British.