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Oxford vaccine approved!

218 replies

Rosehip10 · 30/12/2020 07:01

Good news

news.sky.com/story/covid-19-oxford-astrazeneca-vaccine-approved-for-use-in-uk-12155958

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ThelmaNotLouise · 30/12/2020 08:01

So, so relieved to wake up to this news! The Pfizer vaccine is great, but too expensive and too fiddly to store. This is the game changer.

Mrgrinch · 30/12/2020 08:03

@LemonSherbetFancies

By March everything should be pretty much back to normal. So very pleased.
Whilst this is excellent news, I definitely don't believe that at all. I would love for it to be true, but I highly doubt it.
Parkandride · 30/12/2020 08:03

So pleased this morning Grin
Don't quite understand the 12 week gap - was that linked to the test site that made the trial error? but sounds positive if thats still effective and as many as possible can be done.

GCAcademic · 30/12/2020 08:04

@CeeJay81

Am I the only one that can't get excited excited about a vaccine that could only be 62% effective. The vulnerable should have the Pfizer one at least.
It’s not 62% effective. It’s 90% effective if you receive 1.5 doses, which is what is being proposed.
PandemicPavolova · 30/12/2020 08:04

Wondeful news, it will roll out to the whole world no matter on their economic size, 3 per dose no problem with storage! Hurrah!
Can army come in now and help!

CrunchyCarrot · 30/12/2020 08:05

Yes, great news. I still want to know all the ingredients, though. Hope that'll be made available asap.

ChristmasinJune · 30/12/2020 08:05

I still dont quìte get the efficacy. Ive asked before but wasnt sure. If its 90% am I still 10% likely to wnd up in hospital with full symptoms? Or likely still not to get it as strong?

As I understand it, there have been no reported cases of people getting seriously ill (needing hospital admission) after the vaccine. The 10% refers to people getting it mildly.

ThelmaNotLouise · 30/12/2020 08:05

@CeeJay81

Am I the only one that can't get excited excited about a vaccine that could only be 62% effective. The vulnerable should have the Pfizer one at least.
The current annual flu jab is around 60% too, but we take it because it prevents a mass outbreak, which is the entire point of vaccination programmes.
MillieEpple · 30/12/2020 08:06

This is such amazing news to wake up to.
Well done all involved in developing

Eyewhisker · 30/12/2020 08:07

They are also extending the gap with Pfizer/BioNTech so more people will get it as well.

The 62% efficacy is any symptoms. None of those who got the Oxford vaccine ended up in hospital but several did in the control group. This means that it looks like even if you do get symptoms it may be lessened.

Wherediditgo · 30/12/2020 08:08

Fantastic news! So pleased!

TangoWhiskyAlphaTango · 30/12/2020 08:08

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

PandemicPavolova · 30/12/2020 08:09

Explain to me : pils get vaccine... Get corona... Maybe don't even realise it because vaccine turns it into a mild cold, we see them and they pass on corona to us.. And we may get it bad.

^^ is that what people mean by transmission?

FourTeaFallOut · 30/12/2020 08:12

Until we know otherwise, this is why you need to continue with social distancing measures until you get a vaccine. Given the number of asymptomatic and pre-symptomatic cases this will be no more of a problem than it is today.

CeeJay81 · 30/12/2020 08:13

Hopefully if it stops people going into hospital that will be enough. I just fear with the sky high numbers we have now, it might not be enough. We are all so desperate for normality though, so hopefully it is. The way is done is going to be doses 12 weeks apart it seems. Would like to see more info on this.

Nc135 · 30/12/2020 08:14

Such amazing news. Thanks to all the scientists who made this happen at breakneck speed. Amazing.

ILookAtTheFloor · 30/12/2020 08:16

3 months between each dose, sounds like a very long gap? Won't that slow things down a lot?

Thewiseoneincognito · 30/12/2020 08:17

Whilst This is a step in the right direction, those expecting things to be back to normal by Spring are setting themselves up for major disappointment. Let’s not get too carried away because for some people that can lead to letting their guard down too soon. We still don’t know it’s true efficacy and how it will perform in the wild with mutation strains etc. It’s good news but still treat covid with the severity it needs.

PurpleFlower1983 · 30/12/2020 08:17

Brilliant news! The game changer!

RememberSelfCompassion · 30/12/2020 08:17

If im in the 10% it isnt effective on.... will it still likely reduce the severity? Or does it not work at all on 1 in 10...

FourTeaFallOut · 30/12/2020 08:18

@ILookAtTheFloor

3 months between each dose, sounds like a very long gap? Won't that slow things down a lot?
Why would it? You are just vaccinating more people with the single jab before you get to the round two of vaccination.
Eyewhisker · 30/12/2020 08:19

It looks like it reduces the severity as well.

JaquelineBeanstalk · 30/12/2020 08:19

I’m trusting the science on this rather than making guesses.

I’m delighted to hear this news, I think I can make some sort of plans for the 2nd half of 2021, and I will be very pleased to see the pressure on the nhs reduced.

Nc135 · 30/12/2020 08:22

3 months between each dose, sounds like a very long gap? Won't that slow things down a lot?

It means we will get more people vaccinated with one dose quicker. Now I haven’t studied the numbers but my assumption would be that more people with one dose protects the population better than fewer with two doses. They will have done the maths.

TheChineseChicken · 30/12/2020 08:22

@RememberSelfCompassion

If im in the 10% it isnt effective on.... will it still likely reduce the severity? Or does it not work at all on 1 in 10...
90% efficacy doesn’t mean that - it’s the amount of reduction in cases of disease compared with the control group. For example, if 100 people in the control (placebo) group in the trial got symptomatic covid, only 10 in the study (vaccine) group did. However, there was 100% reduction in hospitalisation, meaning that of those 10 subjects who developed symptomatic covid in the study group, none of them had severe disease or needed hospitalisation