16.8 million people vaccinated already - brilliant!

[buttery81]

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!!!

@callthevet

I was so pleased that it didn't hurt. I'm a baby with needles and the flu jab hurts me. Everyone told me this wouldn't hurt and I assumed they were just tough nuts. But I genuinely didn't feel it.

A retired work colleague of mine is terrified of needles - she has form for fainting when getting her flu jab. She had her jab a few weeks ago, she rolled up her sleeve and was talking to the nurse to explain that she is prone to fainting (whilst looking the other way as the mere sight of a needle can trigger her).

Next thing she knew the nurse interrupted her and said “All done, off you go!” She genuinely felt nothing.

It's really odd isn't it. I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't experienced it

I didn't feel it at all either! I seriously wondered if I'd actually been given it.

DH had his today. So pleased. (Of course he has a sore arm...).

Some excellent graphics on the gov.uk site.

coronavirus.data.gov.uk/details/vaccinations

Had mine today. Literally didn't feel a thing.

At 4pm today we will officially go past the halfway mark with 1st doses!

My parents, both 60 are getting theirs today. Will be a big relief as they can't work from home so they have both worked in contact with the general public throughout this pandemic and all of the lockdowns.

Great news @Kahnajak

@buttery81

At 4pm today we will officially go past the halfway mark with 1st doses!

I think a Bon Jovi riff with Hugo at 2pm then full blown concert at 4pm. I’ll dig out my recorder.

Whoop! How big do we think it’s going to go?!

750k

Wow. Remember anything over 670k will be more than 1% of entire population. In just a day.

Wow. Remember anything over 670k will be more than 1% of entire population. In just a day.

Incredible!

I think a Bon Jovi riff with Hugo at 2pm then full blown concert at 4pm. I’ll dig out my recorder.

Roll on 4pm!!!

New thread?

The highest we have ever had was the 30th of January with 598k first doses and 11k second doses so 609k altogether.

I really love the idea of 670k plus.

I had mine today, a lot my friends are having theirs today too.

@Truelymadlydeeplysomeonesmum

New thread?

Would you like to do the honours?

Last weekend (or perhaps one before) we were predicting how many jabs would have happened by the time the thread ended....I think it ranged from about 25m to 28m. I suppose reported figures for Thursday are the last official figures we have as Friday’s aren’t reported yet, but given it’s lunchtime on Saturday now, I’d think we have gone beyond 27m.

Its a big one! Over 699k

Can't help be disappointed its not 700k though 🤣

Will be over 700k once NI is included 🎉

Wait, it doesn't include NI so is likely to be over 700k 😲

Yes it was DHs birthday, we went to the pub and played pool and I said "I bet we won't be able to do for a while"
And here we are today on his birthday and he now has to have it in lockdown. He just escaped it last year

Should the new thread reference Bon Jovi?

Sorry I did the new thread as we were so close to the end. Happy if another is started referencing Bon Jovi