Good News Part 5. For science, positivity, puffins and daffodils. For anyone who isn't coping with gloom and doom.All aboard Boaty McBoatface!

[FuzzyPuffling]

New thread for the positive crew. Oldies, lurkers and newbies all welcome. Keep the science and positivity coming.

I've had a wobble today. 7 month old gone back to not sleeping, 11year old at home trying to homeschool with PPT's that don't work properly, me doing baby signing classes on Zoom when I miss the real thing so much.

This thread has cheered me right up. And hopefully, I'll be vaccinating people soon as my character references were requested (and completed today)

My Mate Matt on now....

2.6m doses to 2.3m people. More than the whole of the rest of Europe put together!

What does the 'died within 28 days of a positive Covid test' actually mean? Does it really mean someone could be hit by a bus and die from that but they'll be listed under that number if they had a positive test 27 days ago?

Talking priorities now...

Top 4 cohorts by 15th Feb.
2/5 of over 80-s have now had vaccines.
1/4 care home residents have now had vaccines.

Care home patients done by the end of this month 🤞🤞🤞

Looks like cases down quite a bit today?

That's fantastic!

My mum and dad are being "done" on Wednesday

Hurrah he mentioned the over 60s and not lifting restrictions until they'd been done too, whilst watching hospitalisation numbers.

He’s changed his suit too !

Testing post vaccine transmissability. Good.

On track for 2m vaccinations a day. Hurrah.
Currently doing 210,000 a day, 7 days a week. Super hubs only started today.

@TheChineseChicken

Looks like cases down quite a bit today?

I thought he was giving yesterdays actual figures (as in people who tested postive yesterday)

210,000 doses a day on average, not factoring in the new mass vaccination centres - excellent!

2 million a day? Or a week? Sorry am watching on catch up

@FuzzyPuffling

On track for 2m vaccinations a day. Hurrah. Currently doing 210,000 a day, 7 days a week. Super hubs only started today.

2 million a day or a week? I would be quite happy with either tbh!

Twallocky questions from the press now. What a waste of question time!

Oh a WEEK, Sorry Chri55ie I got all excited. Typing while listening clearly not one of my skills!

210000 a day without super hubs sound alike we are defo on track for 2million a week if not more!

@FuzzyPuffling so did I!!!!

And tooty You noticed my major gaffe too!

Thanks for the summary everyone. I find those press conferences really anxiety inducing so really appreciate the summary.

Yay! New thread!

I wish people (the press) would move on from the "Two Women and a Coffee" incident. Bored of that now. Just stick to the rules. If you're not sure..DON'T DO IT!!!

@TheChineseChicken

Looks like cases down quite a bit today?

I was wrong, apparently it is 46k cases being reported today! Which is way down on previous days. If you compare to last Monday its still way down.

Let's hope there's not a backlog about to be found down the back of the sofa!