The End is CerTEIRnly in Sight ...

[dancemom]

New thread, possibly the last?

• 191 new cases of COVID-19 reported
• 18,500 new tests for COVID-19 that reported results
◦ 1.1% of these were positive
• 0 new reported death(s) of people who have tested positive
• 9 people were in intensive care yesterday with recently confirmed COVID-19
• 67 people were in hospital yesterday with recently confirmed COVID-19
• 2,802,152 people have received the first dose of the Covid vaccination and 1,224,861 have received their second dose

582,163 new vaccinations in 🇬🇧 yesterday (ex NI)

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 110,976 1st doses / 395,043 2nd doses
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 5,342 / 40,232
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 14,513 / 16,057

(NI has changed its reporting in a way which would make day-to-day comparison misleading)

Thanks for new thread @dancemom
Would be fabulous if was last Tier thread needed!

Not that I don’t love you guys, but it would be great if we’re freed in the next 1,000 posts 😂

Free in the next 1000?! Are we doing a sweep stake? 😜

Well, I see in the news today Scotland has the highest Covid rates in the U.K., so I wouldn’t be putting too much money on this being the last thread🙈

We mostly have the highest rates @Bytheloch, occasionally someone else takes over for a day or so.

Why do we have the highest rates, anyone know?

Thanks for the new thread.
Anyone here from Moray? Cases are increasing there, but seems no obvious reason. Hope they come back down soon.

Poor vaccine rollout?

I know 47-49 year olds who have heard nothing. Yet in England 40+ can book.

I'm in Moray.

It seems to be mostly centred around the schools.

@latissimusdorsi

Why do we have the highest rates, anyone know?

There are multiple reasons but one of which is that their was lower community immunity from the first wave so with the more transmissible variant its impacting areas which have little immunity. Our vaccination programme is also behind in many places and whilst 1% doesn't seem a lot in actual numbers of people it makes a difference.

Anyone in early 40s been called for vaccination in Edinburgh yet? Thought I might have had my letter by now 😞

Not sure if anyone can answer this but does anybody know if you can take kids to vaccination centres with you?

@LoopyGremlin I'm 48 in Edinburgh and still haven't had my letter.

Hope you hear soon @WhatWouldTheDoctorDo

@fluffyugg when I went there were signs up saying no kids or other people to accompany you

@fluffyugg

Not sure if anyone can answer this but does anybody know if you can take kids to vaccination centres with you?

I'd imagine if there's nowhere else to leave them they'd be ok with it.

@LoopyGremlin 45+ in Lothian and no letter for DH or me. It really seems to have stagnated. At this rate I will be back to school in August without having my two vaccinations. I am starting to wonder if my younger colleagues will even have had their first by August.

That’s frustrating @mondaywine. I’m also a teacher and would have liked both vaccinations by August but looking less likely now.

Most teachers where I am won't have had their second vaccination before we go back in August and I would say we were are fairly average bunch age wise. Very early twenty somethings might not even be 3 weeks post first jag depending on their beginning of term .

Blue envelopes dropping in Stirling for late 40s !

• 175 new cases of COVID-19 reported
• 19,683 new tests for COVID-19 that reported results – 1.1% of these were positive
• 1 new reported death(s) of people who have tested positive
• 2,811,343 people have received the first dose of the Covid vaccination and 1,263,862 have received their second dose

525,316 new vaccinations registered in England & Scotland yesterday (can't find update numbers for the others)

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 115, 366 1st doses / 361,758 2nd doses
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 9,191 / 39,001

Blue letter today in Fife for dh who is 48, vaccine appointment for may 8th

I know quite a large amount of people from here (West Lothian) age 45-49 who have appointments next week for their vaccinations.