Good News Thread Number 4. Because that positivity just keeps on coming!

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Here it is....number four thread of science and positivity!

Watching on catch up. Why are they still wittering about the second dose thing? I thought that had been explained many times over?

Yes mid February really isn't that far away. It felt almost springlike briefly here today. The sun was shining and there was a bird out making a racket. It was a nice reminder of what is around the corner. I feel very much for anyone in the NHS, they must be so exhausted and down in some places but I hope they have seen the news cases are starting to slow down. I really hope that translates into fewer deaths soon.

Geez it’s hard to follow I think I’ve lost my briefing ability

Cases are still going up in our neck of the woods (but I think we're a bit backward down here!)

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Geez it’s hard to follow I think I’ve lost my briefing ability
Summary:
Boris...wofflewoffle HURRAH!
Sir Whatnot...wofflewoffle LOTS OF VACCINES (surge capacity, jargon jargon)
Colonel Bufton-Tufton... no woffle KILL THE ENEMY (i was in Afghanistan, dont ya know? Where;s my medal?

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Geez it’s hard to follow I think I’ve lost my briefing ability Summary: Boris...wofflewoffle HURRAH! Sir Whatnot...wofflewoffle LOTS OF VACCINES (surge capacity, jargon jargon) Colonel Bufton-Tufton... no woffle KILL THE ENEMY (i was in Afghanistan, dont ya know? Where;s my medal?

Just watching the daily briefing,and I feel it's good news that Simon Stevens is coming out swinging,and with near contempt at the people putting disinformation out and undermining the NHS:just seen the positive impact that's made on my better half who's a basically burnt out frontline NHS worker.

@FuzzyPuffling

Geez it’s hard to follow I think I’ve lost my briefing ability Summary: Boris...wofflewoffle HURRAH! Sir Whatnot...wofflewoffle LOTS OF VACCINES (surge capacity, jargon jargon) Colonel Bufton-Tufton... no woffle KILL THE ENEMY (i was in Afghanistan, dont ya know? Where;s my medal?

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@Ridcully82

Just watching the daily briefing,and I feel it's good news that Simon Stevens is coming out swinging,and with near contempt at the people putting disinformation out and undermining the NHS:just seen the positive impact that's made on my better half who's a basically burnt out frontline NHS worker.

Totally agree, he’s not as smooth as some of the other medical types who do the briefings and is saying it more like it is.

He was great re the hospital videos on SM comment

Could someone let me know where the saw Sir John Bell on the BBC? Was it in the briefing? Want to have a watch because I really really like him!

Yes, he’s very good. I hope some people who are wavering about a vaccine will change their minds when they understand the value of it

Also is it worth watching the press briefing? I always find them anxiety inducing!

Thank god for these wonderful people working so hard to get this all done. It must be incredibly stressful and exhausting

John Bell is the last part (10-15 minutes?) of the BBC News Special before the briefing.

It’s much less anxiety inducing than they usually are because it skips over how many people have sadly died and talks about what they have been doing and what the rest of the plan is to get groups 1-4 jabbed by Feb 15th.

@chri55ie - Sir John Bell was on BBC1 just before the press conference. I found the briefing quite positive although a bit like the ‘Fast Show’ as Fuzzypuffling has pointed out 😅

That’s great! Thanks so much for the quick replies!

I loved The Fast Show..."Vaccinations...BRILLIANT"

‘Today I will mostly be wearing a mask’ 😅

Did they mention at the briefing when they hope to vaccinate the other high risk groups - groups 5 - 9 so including the over 50’s? I thought it was by Easter but haven’t heard mention of it recently.

Boutros Boutros Ghali. Today the vaccination teams will be scorchio! :)

Actually crumpety I am wondering this too. Group 6 contains some really quite at risk people - those with diabetes, heart or kidney disease, asplenia.... I'd like to see a push to get them all done too. (And yes, I am one!)

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