Good News part 11 - Picnics galore as we head into spring

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Hope no-one minds me starting this. Apologies if another has started too. Please can someone add the pretty pictures.

Useful links:

coronavirus.data.gov.uk

www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

www.covidmessenger.com Thanks to LittleOwl for all her hard work!

ourworldindata.org/covid-vaccinations

www.omnicalculator.com/health/vaccine-queue-uk

NB Please don’t take this too seriously- it depends what vaccine delivery speed and uptake you estimate so it’s not written in stone.

Please note, this is a thread to share good news and for wobblers to be reassured. Doomploppers will be met with scorn and derision!

@starfish88

www.thetimes.co.uk/article/covid-variants-scientist-optimism-summer-vaccines-5b2wkwwm9

Varients unlikely to stop the UK getting back to normal in summer.

Great. I need to log in to laptop to read but sounds promising

Truelymadlydeeplysomeonesmum - that video is great!

I haven't RTFT so don't know if this had already been shared but liked this positive story about a community coming together BBC News - Covid: 'How being a delivery man helps my autistic son'
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-56253109

Disclaimer: I have no personal knowledge of autism so if anyone doesn't think this is appropriate (can't think why but you never know) I'm sorry.

@Truelymadlydeeplysomeonesmum - I just had a little tear in my eye at that video. I am feeling ridiculously emotional about them going back to school! I’ll miss them both but so pleased to get some normality back.

@squashyhat - that’s a very heart warming story 😊

Just wanted to share this fabulous tweet!

twitter.com/drneilstone/status/1368498649521610755?s=21

@squashyhat.... I hadn't seen this story. So heart-warming. Xx

@Truelymadlydeeplysomeonesmum

news.sky.com/story/covid-19-teachers-perform-take-thats-back-for-good-in-parody-video-as-they-await-students-return-to-school-12238401

Just in case you thought all teachers not looking forwards to Monday. Make sure you watch the YouTube video

Oh my goodness I love this. Made me shed a tear too to see them so kind and happy.

Really emotional. Lovely teachers (it’s been brutal on mn!)

[quote MarcelineMissouri]Just wanted to share this fabulous tweet!

twitter.com/drneilstone/status/1368498649521610755?s=21[/quote]
Oh no, what are the doomploppers going to do now?

not 100% effective
no protection from just 1 jab
dont prevent transmission
but variants

Any bets on the next sorrybut cry of doom?

[quote MarcelineMissouri]Just wanted to share this fabulous tweet!

twitter.com/drneilstone/status/1368498649521610755?s=21[/quote]
What a great tweet.
And I'm also so grateful that my DH (56yrs) has just been booked in for his first covid vaccine next Saturday.! He's pretty healthy, but mild asthma & BAME group. His younger sister, who is thankfully mostly recovered (but not quite) was admitted to hospital last month with covid. Just such relief to be moving forward with vaccines and protecting more & more people.

I love that tweet. Brilliant.

Just got so excited about 0 covid deaths today. I see now it's technical difficulties or something.

The vaccines are over 400,000 again though. That’s good news. Means we’ve done about 2 million over 7 days.

also we are on 22 million plus first doses. What % of the adult population is that? It won't be long until we get to half.

I know 21.2 million was 40% of all adults.

When we get to 23.3 million that is a third of the UK population

Yes, UK population about 70m and we will not be vaccinating children and I think nor pregnant women so we are getting an awful lot done of those will be vaccinated.

@Truelymadlydeeplysomeonesmum

I know 21.2 million was 40% of all adults.

When we get to 23.3 million that is a third of the UK population

Sorry that is 22.3 is a third of the UK population

@Truelymadlydeeplysomeonesmum

I know 21.2 million was 40% of all adults.

When we get to 23.3 million that is a third of the UK population

great already past that then . Have googled and about 53 million adults in UK. So 26.5 million will be 50 % of adults. Less than 2 weeks to get there at this rate.

@Xenia

Yes, UK population about 70m and we will not be vaccinating children and I think nor pregnant women so we are getting an awful lot done of those will be vaccinated.

Sounds like I was closer the first time 😂

Yes it is surprising how close to half of all adults we are. Shocking to realise that half the adults in the UK are on the priority list. I think that is something some of the opening up to soon people haven't realised. That and not clocked the speed we are vaccinating people. Though cases extra do need to continue to tumble downwards to of course

Everyone I know in the 55+ locally have now booked as well, so in addition to those still waiting in the CV category, and various laggers from older age groups, we are really clattering along. Eagerly awaiting my 50+ call .

[quote MarcelineMissouri]Just wanted to share this fabulous tweet!

twitter.com/drneilstone/status/1368498649521610755?s=21[/quote]
I truly respect the posters here for their positivity and really enjoy reading this thread. I would however like to ask something about the table in that Twitter link. The efficacy of the various vaccines seem really positive all bar the AZ one. 70% against 90-95% for the others. have I misunderstood it?

Deathshave really dropped now

Just seen on the Data thread that deaths are 82. So back to double figures. Obviously condolences to the friends and families. We were wondering if we would see it this weekend.

Oh that is a relief about deaths

That’s good to see again