Good News Thread - part 2

[KitKatastrophe]

Thank you to those who have contributed to the good news thread over the past few weeks. We are at 40 pages so here is a new one to continue sharing good news stories :)

www.gov.uk/government/news/new-measures-to-support-roll-out-of-vaccines-in-the-uk

Just sent the Pfizer info to some friends. Thought it might muster some enthusiasm and positivity but its instead descended into a discussion about how hard it is to get something as simple as a flu jab so I don’t think I managed to share news in the way I hoped I would!

@JemimaPyjamas

Just sent the Pfizer info to some friends. Thought it might muster some enthusiasm and positivity but its instead descended into a discussion about how hard it is to get something as simple as a flu jab so I don’t think I managed to share news in the way I hoped I would!

Flu jab is a different beast. Sometimes they are quite late in determining which strain/s should be included, which then throws vaccine production off. In turn there can then be issues within supply. Also this year was unprecedented in terms of demand so it’s not surprising that not everyone could get one. I don’t think this has any bearing on a covid vaccine

Thank you for starting this thread, OP!

I think, from memory, that the Pfizer trial has several interim analyses of the data, and were planning to file based on one of those. So it's not overtaken the Oxford one per se, more that the trial design allowed an earlier analysis filing. So there's an argument that what we get out of Oxford will be a more 'complete' set of data.

Happy to be corrected if I've got that wrong!

Thanks @TheChineseChicken I did wonder along those lines but as it was just that as opposed to actual knowledge I didn’t want to get into a discussion!

That’s interesting Deliaskis, thanks.

Hey love this thread

My fave thread! Good news about the vaccines

Love this thread. It’s my bedtime read!

Mine too!
Night all!

This from BBC News tonight:-

www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-54568926

And Kate Bingham of U.K. Vaccine Taskforce said on BBC Scotland's The Seven that vulnerable could be vaccinated this side of Christmas.

tobee - www-bbc-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.bbc.com/news/amp/uk-scotland-54573288?amp_js_v=a6&amp_gsa=1&usqp=mq331AQFKAGwASA%3D#aoh=16029211898047&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.com%2Fnews%2Fuk-scotland-54573288

The telegraph seem to think vaccine rollout is being considered for December. “Sources” say 50/50 chance.

Thank you for this thread!

Just come across this- the survival rate is improving...

www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-54568926

www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.bbc.com/news/amp/uk-scotland-54573288

www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/health-54542571

From The Times; screenshots because behind a paywall. Johnathan van Tam bullish about vaccine being deployed from New Year:-

I love JVT @tobee

Been lurking on thread one for a while, now here, so thought I'd say hi, and thanks for the positivity.

Thanks for sharing @tobee. That’s out a spring in my step this grey morning!

I know it's in the Daily Fail but thought I'd put it on anyway

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8851467/The-picture-world-longed-Covid-vaccines-rolling-production-line.html

If Van Tam is sounding positive about vaccine news then I’m happy!!!

Just came on to share the same Times headline. Sounds very promising!

Christ - never thought a video of a Pfizer factory would make me cry... god, amazing seeing the vaccine go into production.

It's even better than that Bouncy - the UK started manufacturing the Oxford vaccine months ago, just in case it worked (a big gamble at that stage) - there are millions of doses already stockpiled and ready to go.