Corona Virus: How Are We Doing?

[Joey Shabadoo]

Just heard this morning that my brother-in-law's got it. Mid 40s overweight taxi driver.

 

[Yellow Fang]

I have come back from donating plasma, so they can use my antibodies to save others. I don't want a medal. Doing good is its own reward. They told me not to drink alcohol for 12 hours, but I am going to ignore that.

 

[Andy in Germany]

I got my "Corona Vaccination Priority Certificate" today.

Apparently, because I'm not working in a medical or care institution, I'm group "§ 3 CoronaImpfV" not "Highest" Priority for an vaccination (that's the "§ 2 CoronaImpfV" apparently, but I am "High" priority because my workplace comes under the snappily named category of "§ 3 Abs. 1 Nr. 4 1. Alt CoronaImpfV".

Because this is Germany it took them two sheets of tightly spaced A4 Paper to say that, bless them.

Now I can try and make an appointment with the vaccination centre for our county. Apparently this is in an Aldi two villages north of here; should I worry?

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

Well I checked and got this -

Based on your profile, you are in priority Group 9, and there are between 818,287 and 963,321 people in front of you in the queue for a first dose of COVID vaccine across Scotland.
📅 Given a vaccination rate of 168,176 a week and an uptake of 74%, you should expect to receive your first dose of vaccine between 21/05/2021 and 02/06/2021.

You should then get your second dose by between 13/08/2021 and 25/08/2021.

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

Well I checked and got this -

Based on your profile, you are in priority Group 9, and there are between 818,287 and 963,321 people in front of you in the queue for a first dose of COVID vaccine across Scotland.
📅 Given a vaccination rate of 168,176 a week and an uptake of 74%, you should expect to receive your first dose of vaccine between 21/05/2021 and 02/06/2021.

You should then get your second dose by between 13/08/2021 and 25/08/2021.

Which turns out to be completely wrong!

Just got my appointment for the 21st, 5 days away!!

 

[Unkraut]

Because this is Germany it took them two sheets of tightly spaced A4 Paper to say that, bless them.

We had to check to see if my daughter and son-in-law could visit at the weekend. 4 links later, and several pages of officialise German you need a doctorate to understand we eventually found they can't. One too many people.

Apparently this is in an Aldi two villages north of here; should I worry?

Check the sell-by date of the vaccine ...

 

[Ajax Bay]

Based on your profile, you are in priority Group 9, and there are between 818,287 and 963,321 people in front of you in the queue for a first dose of COVID vaccine across Scotland. 📅 Given a vaccination rate of 168,176 a week and an uptake of 74%, you should expect to receive your first dose of vaccine between 21/05/2021 and 02/06/2021.

I read that and thought' 'complete and utter rubbish'. Pleased to see your subsequent post 👍.
With a UK rate of 4M a week (pop=67M) the Scottish (pop=5.5M) share of the increased supply is 8% = 320k per week.
In Scotland there are 393k 55-59s and 401k 50-54s (some will already have been jabbed as they're in JCVI Gps 2, 4 or 6). The uptake is well over 90% (why is the site using such out of date data?).
PS The privileged David Davies speaks more truth than the site you found.

 

[Andy in Germany]

While in Stuttgart on the Weekend, noticed Beautiful Daughter had a runny nose. Now Beautiful Wife has sent as WhatsApp saying Beautiful Daughter has a slight temperature.

Told work, and they say I have to self isolate and take a free "quick test" administered by the local chemist.

First test is tomorrow morning so I get the day off...

 

[Ajax Bay]

A slight temperature and a runny nose do not seem to meet the symptom criteria which the UK's NHS offer. Just saying. Is there a similar list in Germany?
Must be frustrating to miss work on such an exaggerated over precaution.
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/15-most-common-covid-symptoms-110122620.html

 

[C R]

A slight temperature and a runny nose do not seem to meet the symptom criteria which the UK's NHS offer. Just saying. Is there a similar list in Germany?
Must be frustrating to miss work on such an exaggerated over precaution.
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/15-most-common-covid-symptoms-110122620.html

Our daughter had an orthodontist appointment moved because of those symptoms a couple of months ago. At least some settings in the UK seem to be as (over) cautious.

 

[PK99]

Our daughter had an orthodontist appointment moved because of those symptoms a couple of months ago. At least some settings in the UK seem to be as (over) cautious.

For (very literally) face-to-face interactions like dentist etc, I would not call that over-cautious.

 

[Andy in Germany]

A slight temperature and a runny nose do not seem to meet the symptom criteria which the UK's NHS offer. Just saying. Is there a similar list in Germany?
Must be frustrating to miss work on such an exaggerated over precaution.
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/15-most-common-covid-symptoms-110122620.html

I work with vulnerable adults in a workshop so they are being very careful to avoid an outbreak: if they have to close for two weeks a couple of the clients would collapse psychologically.

The fact the workshop would also lose money on the contracts it is fulfilling would, I'm sure, not come into the managements consideration.

 

[Ajax Bay]

For (very literally) face-to-face interactions like dentist etc, I would not call that over-cautious.

Agree but this is a parent 'isolating' because child has runny nose and a slight temperature. I called that an 'over precaution'.
But Andy has explained his special work circumstance so I entirely recognise the approach his place of work takes.

 

[C R]

For (very literally) face-to-face interactions like dentist etc, I would not call that over-cautious.

Neither would I, just pointing out that different circumstances mean different criteria.

 

[Archie_tect]

Just heard this morning that my brother-in-law's got it. Mid 40s overweight taxi driver.

@Joey Shabadoo , how's your B-in-L doing? Hope he's OK.
Just heard from my cousin that her mum's carer has died after 5 days in ICU - he was 36 and fit as a fiddle.