Good News Part 12 - So Much Good News - We Needed Another Thread

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www.covidmessenger.com/
ourworldindata.org/covid-vaccinations

This is a thread to share all good news with regards to Covid.
We also share pictures of small furry animals and cute birds.
Posts on other random good news also gladly accepted.

Doomploppers will be met with scorn and derision!

Deaths are coming down, though one is of course one too many.

Fabulous news @tobee

Plus good numbers today again.

@peak2021

Deaths are coming down, though one is of course one too many.

Is it though? Really? Death is part of life. We're not immortal so I've never understood that narrative particularly as many of the deaths will be down to other causes ultimately like terminal cancer.

Wonder how long it will be when the death rate is double figures on a week reported day (so not a Sunday or Monday) and then single figures over the weekend too

Unless today is a blip- I would hope today or tomorrow is the last day of triple figure covid deaths that we see..... and it really wasn’t that long ago we were saying this about deaths over 1000. The rate of decrease is just incredible!

And the number of first doses today was the highest Monday (reported on a Tuesday) figure since the start.... let’s hope this continues for the rest of the week!

dh off for his jab tomorrow.

My mum who just turned 50 very recently, 0 underlying HCs, has been offered her first jab 🙌

The booking site now says 50 !!!!

@bellagogosdead

The booking site now says 50 !!!!

Got very excited about this and tried to book for my dh...and it says he currently isn’t eligible even though he’s 54?! Very annoying!

@bellagogosdead

The booking site now says 50 !!!!

Exciting! Anybody reckon that it will stealthily open to under 50s later this week then?

I hope so. Husband is 43 next Wednesday. It’d be lush if I could get him a vaccine for his bday next week (id not need to buy him a present )

Does anyone know how many are in the over 50s group? Probably a difficult question as a lot will have been done under group 6....
Look like we should smash the mid April target out of the water though!
I’m 37 in a couple of weeks, wonder how long till I get mine. My ambitious hope would be end of April.... but I may be being crazy optimistic there. Guess it depends on level of uptake when it gets down to us.

@TeaInTheGarden I don’t think that’s crazily optimistic at all. I know it depends where you are in the country, but my brother (34) and his girlfriend (29!) are having theirs on Friday! Neither have any health issues either. I suspect the uptake where they are may be lower but still...

I don’t think end of April is crazy optimistic in the least. I am betting mid April for someone in their 30s. I am 49 and I won’t be surprised if I get mine by the end of March.

Tea 50-59 is 5.2 million according to www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-55045639

What we do have to remember is that up to now the numbers having second jabs has been relatively small. as we progress into April/May those figures go up. Hopefully the increased supply/capacity will keep track though so we can keep doing 1st jabs at the same rate.

Anyway, have to stop typing as need to get ready to leave for my vaccine appointment.

Well I’m very glad to hear people don’t think I’m crazy there! I really hope we are all right and things continue at pace. Agree @TeenMinusTests the second doses will be an issue, fingers crossed!

@TeenMinusTests 5.2 million sounds big until you think of how quick we are going.... should be done very soon and on to the 40s! Amazing!

Imagine what vaccine the working age population is going to do to the spread of the virus! I’m genuinely excited for the next few months now.

DH (56) got his on Monday, bit sore and achy, bit tired, but better today.

I just tried to book (53) no appointments! Will try again later.

@TeaInTheGarden

Does anyone know how many are in the over 50s group? Probably a difficult question as a lot will have been done under group 6.... Look like we should smash the mid April target out of the water though! I’m 37 in a couple of weeks, wonder how long till I get mine. My ambitious hope would be end of April.... but I may be being crazy optimistic there. Guess it depends on level of uptake when it gets down to us.

im 36 and I was thinking end of April seeing how the 40s will have it in the next 2 months. This week also they're ramping up the vaccination, aiming to do between 800k-1m vaccines a day (so that 2nd vaccines don't have a knock on effect on 1st ones)

I'm 39 and a half (annoying!) and I reckon mid to late April latest, especially if you keep checking the website every day to see if it's opened up to lower age groups. A lot of my over-40s friends have been vaccinated in the past couple of weeks and as far as I know they're not Group 6, so some areas are really powering through the age groups.

[quote TeaInTheGarden]@TeenMinusTests 5.2 million sounds big until you think of how quick we are going.... should be done very soon and on to the 40s! Amazing![/quote]
And remember you need to subtract NHS / social care staff and CEV / CV from that number

@BigWoollyJumpers

DH (56) got his on Monday, bit sore and achy, bit tired, but better today.

I just tried to book (53) no appointments! Will try again later.

Ha ha ha - Nothing on internet within local area, was thinking of booking down in Sussex (!) from Surrey - Literally just got a text ping, and I can book the local GP centre. Isn't it weird how it works??! Going on Saturday.