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16.8 million people vaccinated already - brilliant!

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buttery81 · 19/02/2021 19:19

This is a continuation of the previous thread, www.mumsnet.com/Talk/coronavirus/4155962-10-million-people-vaccinated-already-brilliant

This thread is intended as a positive place to discuss our remarkable vaccine rollout as it progresses and to celebrate the ever increasing numbers as we go.

Polite notice: conspiracy theorists, doommongers and those looking for endless debate over vaccine efficacy, leave vs remain or anything else along those lines - this is probably not the thread for you.

So, to pick up from where we left off... a mind-blowing 16,875,536 people in the UK have now received their first dose of the vaccine - that’s 32% (or 1 in every 3.1) of all UK adults.

Every day, hundreds of thousands more people are gaining excellent levels of protection against this sodding virus. So, let’s keep jab jab jabbing our way onwards, upwards and out of this. Covid, we’re coming for ya!!!

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Frazzled2207 · 27/02/2021 14:57

@Eaumyword
It won’t be long. April I reckon.

DdraigGoch · 27/02/2021 15:11

I'm hoping that the number of doses per 100 exceeds 30 today. That will change our colour to dark blue on the Our World in Data map. That way we join a select list of territories consisting of Gibraltar, Israel, Seychelles, UAE, Falkland Islands and Cayman Islands.

AskingQuestionsAllTheTime · 27/02/2021 15:15

Does the UAE count resident non-citizens? I think they are probably Cheating by not including all their indentured labour in their figures.

DdraigGoch · 27/02/2021 15:36

Our World in Data use UN population estimates for their per capita data so I'd imagine that the data is reasonably complete.

AskingQuestionsAllTheTime · 27/02/2021 15:45

I suppose it might be explained by the jab being compulsory for every imported labourer and the cost being added to their existing debt.

How does the UN measure (or even discover) the number of non-citizens working as bond- slaves servants in the UAE?

InterfectoremVulpes · 27/02/2021 15:46

Not a 1/3 adults - we’ve already hit that! 1/3 entire populations. But - yes - looking rather good

Even better then 🥳🥳

starfish88 · 27/02/2021 15:51

The UAE seems to be counting everyone with a residence visa. Some people will be on visit visas working illegal but the majority will be residents if not citizens and the vaccination roll out was very quick to begin with. It's tailed off a bit because they are targeting the elderly and vulnerable because of a surge in cases. But mass vaccination centers have been built all over with impressive capacity. Most people are getting the Sinopharm but they have supplies of AZ and Pfizer which they are targeting again for the elderly and vulnerable.

starfish88 · 27/02/2021 15:53

Also with borders closing I would hazard a guess its more difficult for the illegal workers on visit visas as they can't to border runs so easily to renew their visa. It would be interesting to see if this has an impact on population estimates.

PuzzledObserver · 27/02/2021 16:02

So the official target for groups 1-9 is 15th April.... but the way we are going, we are going to be way ahead of that. And given that some areas are ahead of others, it wouldn't surprise me to hear under 50's are being invited in some places by the middle of March. I mean, if you're a GP surgery and you have got through all your vulnerable elderly and group 6's, is there anything to say you can't start approaching later groups, even if the national booking system is not yet open to them?

Also, the target for all adults to have first jab is the end of July. That's basically another 30 million people, and if we get close to half a million a day consistently, we would be done in two months - end of April. Bear in mind, not everyone will accept one, and vaccine supply is ramping up with Moderna coming onstream as well as Pfizer and AZ. Against that, we need to do second doses.

Even so, my personal prediction is that the national booking system will have been opened up to all adults by the end of May. They won't all have had it by then, and there are of course the reluctant and hard-to reach to be followed up. I think though that we could be at 90%+ of adults having had a first jab by the end of June. Roll on summer!!

Level75 · 27/02/2021 16:11

Over 500k vaccinations yesterday!

Frazzled2207 · 27/02/2021 16:39

I think it's the best ever Saturday increase and 4th best day ever.
20million tomorrow (which will actually happen today).

Mn753 · 27/02/2021 17:09

I think end of May too, which gives 3 weeks to work before 21st June

Monkeytennis97 · 27/02/2021 17:32

@Eaumyword

Can't wait for mine! I'm 49 and work in a school so it would go so far to alleviate my Covid anxiety. Fingers crossed the pace maintains!
Snap. Although I'm slightly younger (not much though!).
Dementedswan · 27/02/2021 18:04

Does anyone know how to find out where they are up to with vaccines in local areas?

Mumoftwoinprimary · 27/02/2021 18:05

Deaths, hospitalisations and cases have all fallen nicely as well.

Truelymadlydeeplysomeonesmum · 27/02/2021 18:42

@Mn753

I think end of May too, which gives 3 weeks to work before 21st June
Clever isn't it (That is why that date😊)
Dementedswan · 27/02/2021 19:29

End of May for what? Everyone to have their first vaccine?

EasterIssland · 27/02/2021 19:35

Just finished my volunteering. Really busy for a small local gp. Nearly 100 people I’d say in my 2h shift

Truelymadlydeeplysomeonesmum · 27/02/2021 19:36

@Dementedswan

End of May for what? Everyone to have their first vaccine?
Yep
Truelymadlydeeplysomeonesmum · 27/02/2021 19:37

@EasterIssland

Just finished my volunteering. Really busy for a small local gp. Nearly 100 people I’d say in my 2h shift
That is rather brilliant isn't it ❤
Eaumyword · 27/02/2021 20:27

Can I just thank everyone who helps with the vaccine effort so much ♥️
Also, for this thread.
In real life, I'm so anxious and it's not who I am. I get on with my day as I'm a mum, a wife, support my parents and go to work each day. I can't show that fear to my DS, parents or the children I work with, but I long for less private worry. I have to say, I get hope from threads like these - it helps to balance a bit of anxiety.

Dementedswan · 27/02/2021 20:33

I do hope so, hypertension with mild cardiomelegy and been in support group for ESA for last 10 years for anxiety/ bp and profound deafness. I hit rock bottom last week upon not being included in group 6... I'm not back on meds despite managing my panic attacks after cbt, having nurses coming out to take me out of the house etc. I've coped by dealing with the familiar and now I've spiralled

AskingQuestionsAllTheTime · 27/02/2021 21:40

Dementedswan, you can at least feel a bit of hope because every person vaccinated is another person who won't be going to give this disease to you, and with every day you become a little safer even when you have not yet been given your own jab.

I do hope very much that you are able to cope with all this and come out victorious in the end in spite of the horrors that have beset us all this past year.

WasntItGood · 27/02/2021 21:57

@EasterIssland

Just finished my volunteering. Really busy for a small local gp. Nearly 100 people I’d say in my 2h shift

Thank you Star

psychomath · 28/02/2021 11:03

Wow, figures definitely seem to be picking up again after last week's dip, don't they?