Covid vocabulary

[mrshoho]

Just thinking about this time last year I would never have needed to write or speak a sentence with the word 'furlough' in it. Was this word used readily in any sector pre covid? So many new phrases and words that we've seamlessly become familiar with.

Moonshot

I’m going to pre-emptively add ‘the rule of 6’

Apparently I'm still able to have a Covid-secure wedding. Do I stand 2 metres from the groom, both wearing face masks for the kiss ?

@RafaIsTheKingOfClay

Moonshot

I’m going to pre-emptively add ‘the rule of 6’

Moonshot!! Just when you think they can't come up with anymore ridiculous buzzwords!

I'm sick of rule of 6 already too!

@bumblingbovine49

Isn't furlough used in the US for soldiers on .leave?. I might be wrong but I have a dim recollection of - but haven't bothered to Google it yet

Correct. It's really used for any leave of absence in the US but is a common term in the military particularly.

OT, but I'm shocked that there's no thread on here about the Oxford vaccine trials being halted.

Furlough is used where I work as something we do every Christmas to contractors. They get sent off home for 2-3 weeks over Christmas to help year end cash flow.

Never thought I would hear my 87 your old grandmother utter the words "the city is on lockdown."

@MissConductUS my heart sank a little on hearing about the vaccine trial but it is hopefully a minor setback before getting back on track. It involves just one participant and the illness may be unrelated to the vaccine from what I read.

@SierraOscar

Never thought I would hear my 87 your old grandmother utter the words "the city is on lockdown."

It still seems unbelievable now hearing those words. Bewildering times.

[quote mrshoho]@MissConductUS my heart sank a little on hearing about the vaccine trial but it is hopefully a minor setback before getting back on track. It involves just one participant and the illness may be unrelated to the vaccine from what I read.[/quote]
Quite true. When you have 15,000 or more people in the trial getting the actual vaccine (as opposed to the placebo) it's not surprising that one turned up ill. The issue is that at this stage the illness is unexplained. I think the chances are excellent that it's unrelated. It would help to know what cohort the subject was in and the nature of the illness, but I'm sure we'll know more soon.

We should also keep in mind that historically only 16% of the vaccines that start phase three trials end up with regulatory approval. Fortunately we have over 100 vaccine candidates so quite a few should make it. It would be a shame to have to discard all of the doses of the Oxford vaccine that have already been produced.

and I will add Covid Marshal

I hate the term social distancing. I had heard of furlough in relation to prisoners pre-Covid. I get fed up of hearing the word unprecedented every 5 minutes on the TV too. I think the concept of a biosecure bubble is a good one.

Socially distanced is the one I really hate.