The older members of family have vaccine appointments next week - hurray! Quick bit of maths though, that’s May until they have the recommended ‘cover’. I hope the general public will be patient... and not have fantasies of Easter gatherings.
New Zealand cannot be compared to the UK. It's entire population is around half that of London. Population density of NZ is 18 per Km2 where London is 5,701 per Km2 Even the density of the NZ capital Wellington is only 2,300 per Km2
“Every day is ordinary, until it isn't.” - Bernard Cornwell-Death of Kings
Of course it’s about population, and how the government responded and no doubt a thousand things more.
That video clip was very salutary and I would like it to be continued up to the present date. We do have a tradition towards self denigration in this country and I expect most nations in the developed world, possibly excepting Australia and New Zealand, could compile a similar chronology criticising what their own governments have done and, occasionally, even saying look what the UK did, they got it right. Certainly lots of EU citizens are now asking why they did not order their vaccines 3 months earlier as we did,
So long as extending the time between doses doesn't allow for resistant mutations to occur
We are already doing that by giving people Covid antibody-rich plasma treatments. “We saw mutations that seemed to suggest the virus was showing signs of adaptation to avoid the antibodies in the convalescent plasma treatment.” BBC
I think they are still using in the US.. but only for moderate cases, not severe (where it is more likely to mutate). All our local hospitals are advertising about being able to use it as a treatment, if you chose their one over the competition.
There seems to be a lot of confusion about virus mutation. The vaccine / plasma do not make a virus mutate. Viruses reproduce every 20 minutes or so, with literally thousands of mutations arising every day. Most of the mutations are actually harmful to the virus, but a very few offer it benefits in terms of increased spread, or resistance to drugs, vaccines etc. you can never stop mutations, although not treating the virus ( duh ) would make a difference.
How can you lie there and think of England When you don't even know who's in the team
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It's entire population is around half that of London.
Population density of NZ is 18 per Km2 where London is 5,701 per Km2
Even the density of the NZ capital Wellington is only 2,300 per Km2
That video clip was very salutary and I would like it to be continued up to the present date. We do have a tradition towards self denigration in this country and I expect most nations in the developed world, possibly excepting Australia and New Zealand, could compile a similar chronology criticising what their own governments have done and, occasionally, even saying look what the UK did, they got it right. Certainly lots of EU citizens are now asking why they did not order their vaccines 3 months earlier as we did,
“We saw mutations that seemed to suggest the virus was showing signs of adaptation to avoid the antibodies in the convalescent plasma treatment.” BBC
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
you can never stop mutations, although not treating the virus ( duh ) would make a difference.
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border