In Denmark You needed a recent antigen to go out ,it has been way more successfully.Its numbers have stayed between 500 to 800 while fully open a long time before us .They also have been rid of masks for as long and covid is barely a topic of conversation anymore .No comparison reallyPerhaps have a read about how successful their mass testing strategy was.
Denmark tested 8,000 people per 100,000 population daily, they have capacity for 500,000 tests per day with a mix of mandatory and voluntary testing. All that cost and disruption and they haven't been all that much more successful than us in repressing Covid.
Denmark required vaccination status or recent negative test (including antigen) to access indoor hospitality, otherwise you had to be outside.In Denmark You needed a recent antigen to go out ,it has been way more successfully.Its numbers have stayed between 500 to 800 while fully open a long time before us .They also have been rid of masks for as long and covid is barely a topic of conversation anymore .No comparison really
Good question - possibly by the time they get to you it might be 6 months gap.I see that the over 60's may be approved shortly for a booster. I got my second jab last June. I would have thought that there should at least be a 6 month interval between jabs and boosters?
Denmark have only had ~24% fewer cases than we've had per 100,000 population. Not sure I'd consider that way more successful given their €13M per day investment in testing,In Denmark You needed a recent antigen to go out ,it has been way more successfully.
Yes I read recently that with delta variant, virus loads are similar for vaccinated and unvaccinated for first 7 days. However after 7 days vaccinated viral load drops considerably. Also, that's for infected people. Haven't seen figures on whether vaccinated are less likely to be infected.Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection Survey Technical Article: Impact of vaccination on testing positive in the UK - Office for National Statistics
The reduction in risk of testing positive for COVID-19 associated with vaccination overall and by different vaccine types using data from the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection Survey. Two time periods were analysed; when the Alpha variant was dominant in the UK (1 December 2020 to 16 May 2021)...www.ons.gov.uk
This is a bit of a read but the 4 main points at the start will give the findings, the main point for me is that the vaccines, both AZ and Pfizer, gave similar protection as any natural immunity generated by actually getting infected.
The other point of interest was the vaccines ability to reduce transmission of the Alpha variant but they aren't so effective against Delta transmission, which we are seeing now .
Further to this, study suggests fully vaccinated are half as likely to become infected as unvaccinated from Delta variant:Yes I read recently that with delta variant, virus loads are similar for vaccinated and unvaccinated for first 7 days. However after 7 days vaccinated viral load drops considerably. Also, that's for infected people. Haven't seen figures on whether vaccinated are less likely to be infected.
It goes to say also that both vaccines only give 49% protection against actually getting the Delta variant, which is low if fact I would say very low.Further to this, study suggests fully vaccinated are half as likely to become infected as unvaccinated from Delta variant:
Fully Vaccinated Half As Likely To Catch Delta Covid Variant And Less Likely To Infect Others, Study Finds
There is a one in 13 chance unvaccinated people will get infected with Covid-19 if exposed to someone with the virus, the researchers found.www.forbes.com
Yes when it comes to the Delta variant, the protection against getting infected is poor but when it comes to making the difference between severe cases and ICU etc it still seems to be holding up well, albeit there are breakthrough infections.It goes to say also that both vaccines only give 49% protection against actually getting the Delta variant, which is low if fact I would say very low.
Essentially, and I and others have said this we must keep our social distancing and general good health practices, but my anecdotal evidence from a few pints yesterday, in a beer garden, everyone were in large clusters. I can't see the genie put back into the bottle now........
We are still only in infancy when it comes to understanding how this virus works, if the flu season is harsh it could be a very long winter.Yes when it comes to the Delta variant, the protection against getting infected is poor but when it comes to making the difference between severe cases and ICU etc it still seems to be holding up well, albeit there are breakthrough infections.
We really need this to be a year where the flu vaccine is a good match for the strains in circulation... I don't think we'll avoid the flu like we did last winter.We are still only in infancy when it comes to understanding how this virus works, if the flu season is harsh it could be a very long winter.
Has anyone here already received the flu vaccine? who are fully vaccinated against covid. And if so how was the experience , I used to get the flu vaccine but haven't in the last few years, might have to revisit that decision.
Leo, have you got a link to that?Government figures last year said cost to the state per test here was €200.
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