The end REALLY is in sight ???

Still looking forward to getting the vaccine seems vaccination rates seemed to have slowed a bit presume this is down to supply. Hopefully they will ramp up again soon. It's great that so many have been vaccinated but it will be good when those that are out and about working get theirs too

I only half heard it but one scientist was saying that there will be many knock on effects from the ongoing research into a cure for covid, just as things like the space race and (sadly) world wars pushed through advances in science and technology.

There are always doubting Thomase’s or Thomasess’s. Let’s not let them spoil the Good News as good news it surely is.

You do know we've currently got an effective, working vaccine? In fact several? And that this would be a development on top of that?

Be as sceptical as you like. Will you still be sceptical when they are injecting it into your arm?

Sorry to put a dampener on things, but I won't believe this media hype until it becomes fact! ?. Sure, I agree it would be wonderful, but as they haven't found a cure for the common cold, which is a viral illness, up to now, then I am mightily sceptical of their claims!

It's great news but I don't really care where it comes from. Flag-waving in these circumstances feels distasteful to me. I just want the pandemic under control whether the answer comes from Nottingham, Novosibirsk or Nairobi. Or preferably from a collaboration between all three.

Great news GagaJo! I keep saying there will be something better round the corner!!

Alegrias to my shame I have never heard of Jocelyn Bell Burnell. I have now. Thanks for sharing. What a fascinating woman who failed her 11 Plus. I shall be reading more. She spoke of “the pitfalls of truth” which seems very relevant on GN!! Sarah Gilbert goes without saying which is not to forget all the nameless scientists who have contributed. We should be proud of the human race. Come on everybody put differences aside and rejoice with Alegrias1 and me.

Go for it Alegrias, let's ponder these amazing humans and what they've been able to achieve.

Shall I start a thread? Celebrating all the scientists? I'm in the mood!

Well said Avalon! Let’s celebrate all scientists! (How can it be otherwise?!) ??‍???‍?

I typed that before everyone got all jolly - so only a belated party pooper!

I read it Alegrias haven't commented much as I broke my neck tripping over an abandoned union flag and some ticker tape...

I'm all for that 25Avalon! ????‍?

The living scientist I admire most is Jocelyn Bell Burnell. Although Sarah Gilbert's coming close right now ?

Come on then Alegrias1 let you and I forget politics and just plain rejoice. Maybe we can get others to join in. Let’s celebrate scientists everywhere.

tickingbird

No wonder some need to change their name!!

Not sure who you are referring to tickingbird or your meaning.

I tried starting a thread rejoicing about the Oxford Vaccine on here when it was first announced. I got told that things weren't over yet, we had a long way to go, the effectiveness probably wasn't all that good.

I tried starting a thread rejoicing about the vaccine rollout, to be told that the Scottish rollout was a disaster and thank god for the army.

Rejoicing isn't a thing that happens a lot on Gransnet. Unless you can couch it in terms that doesn't wind up the true patriots.

As I said stop bickering and rejoice. Rejoice! Rejoice!

No wonder some need to change their name!!

tickingbird

Kalu What a rude, aggressive person you are. You were rude to greyknitter earlier in the thread - ordering her to read some link and now you’re making personal attacks on me. Dismissing my posts as puerile and accusing me of being ill mannered! Oh the irony. You need to calm down.

Oh the irony indeed!

25Avalon

For God’s sake stop bickering. It is absolutely bl***y fantastic news that a vaccine is on the way to defeat this terrible virus which is the scourge of the whole world. Britain has played it’s part so why shouldn’t people feel proud? Of course all scientists work together and swop findings but it all takes time and money. Our government took a gamble and invested and it is paying off. Be glad.

Have you actually read the link or any of the thread?

The reason the article was published in the first place is that the Uni of Nottingham/Scancell are looking for funding and a pharmaceutical partner. The government haven't invested anything in them, so you can drop that little fallacy.

The Government did provide £66mn for the funding of the Oxford lab that has created a completely different vaccine. Well done the government. Hooray.

but that is a completely different topic

All this talk about science. Well one thing that scientists of all kinds and nationalities like is facts and clarity. We could do with some of that on this thread.

The Nottingham/Scancell collaboration won't have any impact on vaccines for HIV as far as I can see. Maybe you can point me to some other information about it Franbern?

The BioNTec and Moderna vaccines, created in Germany and the US respectively and based on mRNA technology, may lead to the creation of HIV vaccines in the future. That's why the work probably deserves the Nobel prize.

For God’s sake stop bickering. It is absolutely bl***y fantastic news that a vaccine is on the way to defeat this terrible virus which is the scourge of the whole world. Britain has played it’s part so why shouldn’t people feel proud? Of course all scientists work together and swop findings but it all takes time and money. Our government took a gamble and invested and it is paying off. Be glad.

Scíence is far more multi-national than many other disciplines of work. And, thus they do produce marvellous results when giving the finance required.
Great thing about this development from Nottingham Uni is not just how it will help Corona Virus vaccinations, but is likely to revolutionise ALL virus vaccinations in the future. This could include such things as HIV - which has never had any preventative vaccine produced.
Just thank goodness for these wonderful international group of scientists. which, of course, are extending work and knowledge from other similar groups

I can't be the only one who thinks this is a worry?

OP includes a link that many people don't read, or do read and completely misunderstand.

Some posters point out their mistake.

People who haven't read/understood the link immediately accuse them of not supporting for our country and shout about how terrible they are. Others jump on the bandwagon. Pitchforks are made ready. ?

Just shows how Rupert Murdoch got to where he is today, doesn't it?