[Cherry Christmas]

New data suggests strong protection for 99% after one vaccine dose

A single dose of the Pfizer gave strong protection to 99% people in a new study, it has been revealed.

The figure applies to 237 health workers who formed part of research carried out by Sheffield and Oxford Universities.

Results of the PITCH study have been presented as a vindication of the policy to delay second doses so as to provide protection to as many higher-risk groups as possible by providing more first jabs.

The research also concluded that people who had previously been infected with COVID-19 infections had six times the immune response to one dose of the Pfizer jab than those who had not had the virus.

Health Minister Lord Bethell said: "These findings from the PITCH study are crucial to increasing our understanding of the immune response to COVID-19 and how the Pfizer vaccine is working to protect people across the UK already."


Sky News

[Zizu]

What’s the deal with over 70’s ( so far ) being given a third Covid 19 jab in September- to boost their immunity !?!?

After just 6 or 7 months they need boosting ?

Where does that leave the rest of us under 70s ??

I thought the first jab gave around 70%+ and more or less ensure you won’t die or need ventilation then the second jab pushed up the % to 85 or 90% - until next year ??

I’m confused ..



Edit

Sky News discussing this now ..

The suggestion is that the government are expecting/preparing for a THIRD wave in September ..

France currently getting 42,000 new cases per day , Germany 22,000 .


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[Santa's NaughtiNess]

Originally Posted by Zizu

What’s the deal with over 70’s ( so far ) being given a third Covid 19 jab in September- to boost their immunity !?!?

After just 6 or 7 months they need boosting ?

Where does that leave the rest of us under 70s ??

I thought the first jab gave around 70%+ and more or less ensure you won’t die or need ventilation then the second jab pushed up the % to 85 or 90% - until next year ??

I’m confused ..



Edit

Sky News discussing this now ..

The suggestion is that the government are expecting/preparing for a THIRD wave in September ..

France currently getting 42,000 new cases per day , Germany 22,000 .


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I think it's better to be prepared.
If they offered me a booster jab i'd take it.
Don't want to get sick.

[Holly Christmas]

Originally Posted by Vanessa

I think it's better to be prepared.
If they offered me a booster jab i'd take it.
Don't want to get sick.

Same

[bots]

the booster will be available from September, which is surely a good thing, no?

It means that if there are any new strains that the current vaccine is not giving good protection, then it boosts the protection.

This is a good thing

[arista]

[arista]

[Parmy]

I dont need the vaccine..

[arista]

[Cherry Christmas]

The UK government is planning to offer 3.7 million Covid jabs to the Republic, in part to help lift the lockdown in Northern Ireland, which could raise tensions with the European Union.

It would be the first time the UK has exported vaccines to the EU, but the plan was described by a British cabinet minister as a “poke in the eye for Brussels” because it could disrupt EU unity.

Sunday Times

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by Cherie

The UK government is planning to offer 3.7 million Covid jabs to the Republic, in part to help lift the lockdown in Northern Ireland, which could raise tensions with the European Union.

It would be the first time the UK has exported vaccines to the EU, but the plan was described by a British cabinet minister as a “poke in the eye for Brussels” because it could disrupt EU unity.

Sunday Times

Republic doesn't need that many jabs, and UK should first take care of its own, since not all british people have been vaccinated yet, so Boris bad move this, be more selfish and take care of all of your own public first

[Cherry Christmas]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

Republic doesn't need that many jabs, and UK should first take care of its own, since not all british people have been vaccinated yet, so Boris bad move this, be more selfish and take care of all of your own public first

It will not interrupt UK rollout

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by Cherie

It will not interrupt UK rollout

good, since Boris always needs to have the ''UK First'' mindset of course

and Republic doesn't have that many people so

[ChristmasNeeve]

Originally Posted by Cherie

The UK government is planning to offer 3.7 million Covid jabs to the Republic, in part to help lift the lockdown in Northern Ireland, which could raise tensions with the European Union.

It would be the first time the UK has exported vaccines to the EU, but the plan was described by a British cabinet minister as a “poke in the eye for Brussels” because it could disrupt EU unity.

Sunday Times

Ohh that's a very strategic move there, we should still take them though especially because of the NI issue, it would be for both our benefit and NI's

[Candy Annie Cane]

With a border with a UK country, Boris is right to do this. Keeps citizens protected on both side of the border to help minimise spread and deaths

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by AnnieK

With a border with a UK country, Boris is right to do this. Keeps citizens protected on both side of the border to help minimise spread and deaths

same how Germany sending jabs to the border area of Czech Republic since that whole area is high risk of infection

[bots]

i think its a smart move to help out the republic, and i think we should extend that to france too. Then let the EU stick that in their pipe and smoke it

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

i think its a smart move to help out the republic, and i think we should extend that to france too. Then let the EU stick that in their pipe and smoke it

France doesn't deserve those jabs if they remain that vaccine hesitant

and after Macron's nasty finger pointing

[Santa's NaughtiNess]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

France doesn't deserve those jabs if they remain that vaccine hesitant

and after Macron's nasty finger pointing

If the EU had been nicer we would have given them some.
But after the way they behaved, they don't deserve any from us.
They'll get them from Europe.

[user104658]

The UK handing out millions of vaccines to France would be such a massive political troll on the EU .

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

The UK handing out millions of vaccines to France would be such a massive political troll on the EU .

don't give them to those irrelevant french people


you want a WW3, you'll get one then

[arista]

[People vaccinated up to and including 27 March 2021

First dose: 30,151,287

Second dose: 3,527,481]

https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by arista

[People vaccinated up to and including 27 March 2021

First dose: 30,151,287

Second dose: 3,527,481]

https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/

all this vaccine data will be irrelevant next year, when everyone needs to be vaccinated again, you start from 0 again

[Cherry Christmas]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

all this vaccine data will be irrelevant next year, when everyone needs to be vaccinated again, you start from 0 again

so will every country?

more likely to be a booster jab so a one off, and may be incorporated into the annual flu jab so we have to wait an see what happens science wise!

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by Cherie

so will every country?

more likely to be a booster jab so a one off, and may be incorporated into the annual flu jab so we have to wait an see what happens science wise!

yes


so the vaccine is more a burden than a relief, another one you have to take every year, same as the regular flu jab