Coronavirus (COVID-19)

[Burnieman]

Just now, The Moonster said:

Do you care what actual, working people in GP practices are saying?

Are we not allowed opinions or to challenge it?   I do not disbelieve anything what Tynierose has posted and they're working their arse off, but neither do I accept that opening a GP surgery on a Sunday is something that is impossible to achieve.  

[Burnieman]

1 minute ago, Gordon EF said:

And why would you focus any of that on GP surgeries, rather than on to the mass vaccination centres?

Pushing all new capacity into the mass vaccination centres is a better idea than putting some of it into GP surgeries.

If that is what is happening and will get rid of the Sunday lag then brilliant, it's all about vaccinating as many people as possible as quickly as possible.

[The Moonster]

Just now, Burnieman said:

Are we not allowed opinions or to challenge it?   I do not disbelieve anything what Tynierose has posted and they're working their arse off, but neither do I accept that opening a GP surgery on a Sunday is something that is impossible to achieve.  

If you don't disbelieve what Tynie says, which is "we don't have the capacity to do more" then why do you keep asking "Why can we not increase the capacity?"?

[Burnieman]

Just now, The Moonster said:

If you don't disbelieve what Tynie says, which is "we don't have the capacity to do more" then why do you keep asking "Why can we not increase the capacity?"?

I've answered it.  Are you just going to keep nipping away?

[superbigal]

On 01/02/2021 at 14:59, superbigal said:

 

Todays summary     As usual on a Monday I will do a one week update.  After Scotgov kicking the Lockdown Can a further 2 weeks down the road it is prudent to see if there should be real pressure to timetable lifting restrictions next week.  Clearly this metric is just about infections reported per 100K in the latest 7 day period. I think it is very useful viewing 7 days of data so we can establish good or bad performance in each council area.

What is going on in Falkirk & Clacks ?  

Home nations first: England 309.5 to 233.2 have dropped 24.65% in last week (Follows 29% previous week).  Wales 162.2 to 126.5 have dropped 22.01% in last week (Follows 38% previous week), Northern Ireland 235.3 to 184.8 have dropped 21.46% in last week (Follows 27% previous week).

Scotland peaked at 301.9 for figures 29th Dec to 4th Jan    

From 23rd to 29th January reported this time last week in Scotland we were down to 136.2   

Yesterdays figure 29th Jan to 4th Feb Jan was 118.3

Todays figure for 30th Jan to 5th Feb is 118.1   A tiny drop of 0.17% Infections have dropped every day (now 32 days in a row) since the aforementioned peak.  Total drop is now 60.88%

The drop from This time last week from 136.2 to 118.1 is  13.29%   (Last weeks was over 23%).   Clearly the rest of the UK who lagged behind Scotland in infections dropping have now accelerated  past us in speed of reduction.. 

Council progress in last 7 Days as follows.

Click cases by neighbourhood to see the spread on the geographical map. 

https://public.tableau.com/profile/phs.covid.19#!/vizhome/COVID-19DailyDashboard_15960160643010/Overview

Falkirk   157.3 to 249.2  Up 58.42%   This seriously needs a reasonable explanation.  Has Bairnardo already started his threatened partying ?

Clackmannanshire 153.3 to 205.7 Up 34.18% this surely linked to above?

North Lanarkshire  225.6 to 180.4    Down 20.03%  Another good week.

West Dunbartonshire   170.9 to 173.2 Up 1.35%   

Glasgow City  208.3 to  169.6  Down 18.58%  Another good week.

South Lanarkshire  189.1 to 166.6  Down 11.90%

Renfrewshire  171.4 to 165.8  Down 3.26%

East Ayrshire  179.5 to 159.8 Down 10.97% 

East Renfrewshire  164.3 to 148.6  Down 9.56%

Stirling  139.1 to 146.5   Up 5.32%  But more significant 2nd weekly rise.  

North Ayrshire 201.1 to 137.3 to Down 31.73%   Great Week

East Dunbartonshire   169.4 to 127.0 Down 25.03%  Great week.

Inverclyde 144.0 to 123.4  Down 14.31%

Dundee City 106.5 to 123.2  Up 15.68%   Poor following last weeks 40% drop.  

Angus  139.4 to 117.9  Down 15.42%  

West Lothian  139.8 to 114.1   Down 18.38%

South Ayrshire  134.1 to 110.1 Down 17.90%

Argyll & Bute   72.2 to 102.5 Up 41.97% Second large weekly rise.

Western Isles    71.1 to 101.0 Up 42.05%   

Midlothian  115.7 to 91.9  Down 20.57%  

Dumfries & Galloway 143.8 to 86.0  Down 40.19%

East Lothian  71.9 to 85.9  Up 19.47% 

Moray  102.3 to 77.2  Down 24.54%

City Of Edinburgh  72.6 to 69.0  Down 4.96%

Fife   83.3 to 68.8  Down 17.41%    

Perth & Kinross    121.1 to 67.1  Down 44.59%

Scottish  Borders  79.6 to 60.6  Down 23.87%

Aberdeenshire 70.8 to 57.8 Down 18.36%

Aberdeen City  86.2 to 56.9 Down 33.99%   

Highlands 74.6 to 56.8  Down 23.86%

Orkney Island  26.9 to 4.5  Down 83.27%

Shetland Islands  4.4 to 4.4  No Change

Edited February 8, 2021 by superbigal

[invergowrie arab]

Hugely frustrating that the numbers being vaccinated 5-midnight aren't as many as those being done 9-5.

 

[Have some faith in Magic]

1 hour ago, TheScarf said:

Lads and ladies, the taste of that sweet, sweet sip of the first pint is getting closer by the day.

Sip? 

[Billy Jean King]

I just edited my post to add a bit in about winter.
Tbh I don't think that should be entertained. What happens then, if they remain low? Do the goal posts move to "we don't know how long the vaccine offers protection for?" and we go round in circles again?

Absolutely not that has to be it.

[ICTChris]

We are going to start calling this the Falkirk virus going by those numbers.

[Bairnardo]

Todays summary     As usual on a Monday I will do a one week update.  After Scotgov kicking the Lockdown Can a further 2 weeks down the road it is prudent to see if there should be real pressure to timetable lifting restrictions next week.  Clearly this metric is just about infections reported per 100K in the latest 7 day period. I think it is very useful viewing 7 days of data so we can establish good or bad performance in each council area.

What is going on in Falkirk & Clacks ?  

Home nations first: England 309.5 to 233.2 have dropped 24.65% in last week (Follows 29% previous week).  Wales 162.2 to 126.5 have dropped 22.01% in last week (Follows 38% previous week), Northern Ireland 235.3 to 184.8 have dropped 21.46% in last week (Follows 27% previous week).

Scotland peaked at 301.9 for figures 29th Dec to 4th Jan    

From 23rd to 29th January reported this time last week in Scotland we were down to 136.2   
Yesterdays figure 29th Jan to 4th Feb Jan was 118.3
Todays figure for 30th Jan to 5th Feb is 118.1   A tiny drop of 0.17% Infections have dropped every day (now 32 days in a row) since the aforementioned peak.  Total drop is now 60.88%
The drop from This time last week from 136.2 to 118.1 is  13.29%   (Last weeks was over 23%).   Clearly the rest of the UK who lagged behind Scotland in infections dropping have now accelerated  past us in speed of reduction.. 
Council progress in last 7 Days as follows.
Click cases by neighbourhood to see the spread on the geographical map. 
https://public.tableau.com/profile/phs.covid.19#!/vizhome/COVID-19DailyDashboard_15960160643010/Overview
Falkirk   157.3 to 249.2  Up 58.42%   This seriously needs a reasonable explanation.  Has Bairnardo already started his threatened partying ?
Clackmannanshire 153.3 to 205.7 Up 34.18% this surely linked to above?
North Lanarkshire  225.6 to 180.4    Down 20.03%  Another good week.
West Dunbartonshire   170.9 to 173.2 Up 1.35%   
Glasgow City  208.3 to  169.6  Down 18.58%  Another good week.
South Lanarkshire  189.1 to 166.6  Down 11.90%
Renfrewshire  171.4 to 165.8  Down 3.26%
East Ayrshire  179.5 to 159.8 Down 10.97% 
East Renfrewshire  164.3 to 148.6  Down 9.56%
Stirling  139.1 to 146.5   Up 5.32%  But more significant 2nd weekly rise.  
North Ayrshire 201.1 to 137.3 to Down 31.73%   Great Week
East Dunbartonshire   169.4 to 127.0 Down 25.03%  Great week.
Inverclyde 144.0 to 123.4  Down 14.31%
Dundee City 106.5 to 123.2  Up 15.68%   Poor following last weeks 40% drop.  
Angus  139.4 to 117.9  Down 15.42%  
West Lothian  139.8 to 114.1   Down 18.38%
South Ayrshire  134.1 to 110.1 Down 17.90%
Argyll & Bute   72.2 to 102.5 Up 41.97% Second large weekly rise.
Western Isles    71.1 to 101.0 Up 42.05%   
Midlothian  115.7 to 91.9  Down 20.57%  
Dumfries & Galloway 143.8 to 86.0  Down 40.19%
East Lothian  71.9 to 85.9  Up 19.47% 
Moray  102.3 to 77.2  Down 24.54%
City Of Edinburgh  72.6 to 69.0  Down 4.96%
Fife   83.3 to 68.8  Down 17.41%    
Perth & Kinross    121.1 to 67.1  Down 44.59%
Scottish  Borders  79.6 to 60.6  Down 23.87%
Aberdeenshire 70.8 to 57.8 Down 18.36%
Aberdeen City  86.2 to 56.9 Down 33.99%   
Highlands 74.6 to 56.8  Down 23.86%
Orkney Island  26.9 to 4.5  Down 83.27%
Shetland Islands  4.4 to 4.4  No Change

Not guilty but the overall direction of travel is still excellent despite Falkirk showing Ray McKinnon era form

[TheScarf]

The fuck are they smoking down Grangemouth?

[Guest]

I think sooner or later there will have to be an acceptance of the situation and I don't just mean us I mean a global coordinated acceptance.

There's no doubt that many of us on here like to slag off the SG and even the UK Gov for some of the their decisions / lack of decisions (and rightly so for many of them), however we really need to appreciate that virtually all Governments are following if not the exact same, certainly pretty similar advice from the various scientists and public health experts throughout the western world.

All that said, we simply can't go on like this indefinitely and if these vaccines are proven in cutting serious illness and death to levels which we can cope (acceptable is the wrong word), then sooner or later the Economic and  Business case will need to be heard and heard by everyone. 

Yes, there will likely be dissent from certain public health officials and advisors but ultimately no country or indeed civilisation can continue this stuck in limbo / life on hold indefinitely, quite simply that is NOT an option...

[Burnieman]

Welsh rock 'n' roller Shakin' Stevens had had his jab, saying it was "the first step to hope".

The Cardiff-born rock 'n' roller, 72, whose real name is Michael Barratt, was given his first dose of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, on Sunday.

He described staff at the centre as "brilliant, absolutely brilliant".

"Shaky" had a string of number ones in the 1980s including This Ole House, Oh Julie and Merry Christmas Everyone.

He admitted to having a fear of needles, and said: "I was nervous before I got there, but I was very impressed."

[Elixir]

Looks like the dreaded South Africa variant is small change to the Pfizer vaccine.

[mizfit]

#Perthshire heading straight for tier 1 territory.

[Todd_is_God]

49 minutes ago, Billy Jean King said:

2 hours ago, Todd_is_God said:

I just edited my post to add a bit in about winter.
Tbh I don't think that should be entertained. What happens then, if they remain low? Do the goal posts move to "we don't know how long the vaccine offers protection for?" and we go round in circles again?

Absolutely not that has to be it.

Whilst I agree, the more we accept and normalise restrictions and goalpost shifting, I just don't see it working like that.

When you hear experts and advisors talk in a blasé fashion about distancing and masks being around for "years to come" because "they don't cost anything" it concerns me.

Whilst it is true that it doesn't cost money for me to stay 2m away from someone else, there are large parts of society that simply cannot operate under those conditions, and we can see this by the need for the furlough scheme. That is a huge cost.

At a more personal level, many of the things we all enjoy doing are not possible either, therefore what is the point?

It's been said before but im genuinely not sure what planet the people who say things like that live on, never mind how unaffected by what they are proposing they seem to be. It's extraordinary when you think about it.

Edited February 8, 2021 by Todd_is_God

[Todd_is_God]

8 minutes ago, Elixir said:

Looks like the dreaded South Africa variant is small change to the Pfizer vaccine.

Very good, but does it work for a 110 year old with diabetes? We just don't know.

[superbigal]

When is the Dunipace/Falkirk/Bonnybridge variant getting announced?

Actually name it the Den(n)y it strain.

[TheScarf]

16 minutes ago, Elixir said:

Looks like the dreaded South Africa variant is small change to the Pfizer vaccine.

Um, that doesn't fit with the media's narrative?  Kindly delete this post.

[effeffsee_the2nd]

21 minutes ago, Bairnardo said:

Not guilty but the overall direction of travel is still excellent despite Falkirk showing Ray McKinnon era form

What a party it was tho eh !, given how many naked burds were crammed into the living room & kitchen i'm not surprised to see so many cases.

 

Seriously tho, I've no idea. we got an email at work saying that the grangemouth community testing was open and it was opened in response to an already large outbreak in the area. perhaps this is just testing hoovering up all those said cases and with a bit of luck they'll all be isolating and it should come down pretty rapidly, that said Falkirk don't have a good track record of bouncing back from relegations in recent years