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« Reply #6406 on: Wednesday, December 2, 2020, 12:46:30 » |
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« Reply #6407 on: Wednesday, December 2, 2020, 13:41:46 » |
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Love to know how we are testing so many. I am working as booking in tests and waiting 20 minutes between calls
The total includes postal tests, so you wouldn't see that at test centres. They were called out for this as being a bit of a fiddle because they were also including tests sent but not returned not sure if that's still happening (it was in Sept) but that might account for the discrepancy in what you're seeing on the ground and the stated stats. Or maybe other areas are mad busy and not seeing that here? https://www.bmj.com/content/370/bmj.m3497 |
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« Reply #6408 on: Wednesday, December 2, 2020, 14:01:18 » |
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I would say though that the AstraZeneca vaccine uses a more traditional vaccine approach that Pfizer.
I do get people's concerns. But I guess you need to weigh it up against the risk of Covid
chimp adenovirus only been used so far in a rabies vaccine - so marginally more traditional |
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« Reply #6409 on: Wednesday, December 2, 2020, 14:18:09 » |
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It is similar to quotes I have seen from people who states they will wait for the AstraZenca/Oxford vaccine because anything 'British' is far superior to any 'American rubbish vaccine'
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« Reply #6410 on: Wednesday, December 2, 2020, 14:46:59 » |
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The total includes postal tests, so you wouldn't see that at test centres. They were called out for this as being a bit of a fiddle because they were also including tests sent but not returned not sure if that's still happening (it was in Sept) but that might account for the discrepancy in what you're seeing on the ground and the stated stats. Or maybe other areas are mad busy and not seeing that here? https://www.bmj.com/content/370/bmj.m3497I am booking the postals as well. I am phone based on a national line )119)but can't speak for the guys at test sites. |
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« Reply #6411 on: Wednesday, December 2, 2020, 15:52:34 » |
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I would say though that the AstraZeneca vaccine uses a more traditional vaccine approach that Pfizer.
I do get people's concerns. But I guess you need to weigh it up against the risk of Covid
chimp adenovirus only been used so far in a rabies vaccine - so marginally more traditional I stand corrected! |
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« Reply #6412 on: Wednesday, December 2, 2020, 23:05:19 » |
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I am booking the postals as well. I am phone based on a national line )119)but can't speak for the guys at test sites.
Don't most people book online? |
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« Reply #6413 on: Thursday, December 3, 2020, 11:51:08 » |
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Don't most people book online?
A lot do yeah. An awful lot don't and have to book through the 119 service, a lot of elderly people dyselexic and lazy people ring for all the tests |
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« Reply #6414 on: Thursday, December 3, 2020, 12:05:30 » |
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A lot do yeah. An awful lot don't and have to book through the 119 service, a lot of elderly people dyselexic and lazy people ring for all the tests
Lazy People?. Glad to hear that people who ring up all get trested with some empathy |
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« Reply #6415 on: Thursday, December 3, 2020, 12:22:02 » |
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According to everyones favourite Tory JRM on twitter has stated that the reason the UK could approve the vaccine so quickly was because we have left the EU.
Is this true?
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we've been to Aberdeen, we hate the Hibs, they make us spew up, so make some noise,
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« Reply #6416 on: Thursday, December 3, 2020, 12:29:58 » |
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According to everyones favourite Tory JRM on twitter has stated that the reason the UK could approve the vaccine so quickly was because we have left the EU.
Is this true?
No. Even No 10 (belatedly) admitted it was untrue. Just Hancock and Rees-Mogg lying as usual Nice to see Hancock using the good news about vaccine rollout to spread disinformation that this was done quicker because of Brexit*. The govt are rightly concerned about disinformation and outright lies discouraging take-up of the vaccine. So it might help if they could stop joining in. *June Raine, head of the MHRA, which regulates the approval of the vaccine, said "We have been able to authorise the supply of this vaccine using provisions under European law, which exist until (Jan. 1). Our progress has been totally dependent on the availability of data in our rolling review and the rigorous assessment and independent advice we have received" https://uk.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-britain-mhra/uks-covid-19-vaccine-approval-meets-international-standards-regulator-idUKS8N2I903B |
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« Reply #6417 on: Thursday, December 3, 2020, 12:32:26 » |
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According to everyones favourite Tory JRM on twitter has stated that the reason the UK could approve the vaccine so quickly was because we have left the EU.
Is this true?
It is not true. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/55163730 |
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« Reply #6418 on: Thursday, December 3, 2020, 12:38:48 » |
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According to everyones favourite Tory JRM on twitter has stated that the reason the UK could approve the vaccine so quickly was because we have left the EU.
Is this true?
It is far from fucking true! |
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« Reply #6419 on: Thursday, December 3, 2020, 12:51:32 » |
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It was clear that they were going to try & peddle that BS myth, trouble is many gullible fools will believe it
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