Coronavirus Super Thread ( merged )

[Shanks said no]

@Normgood luck as it’s hard enough for many adults to see light at the end of the tunnel let alone a 9 year old

 

might be worth keeping an eye on Israel, they had vaccinated 2/3rds not long ago, so once the effectiveness lag kicks in they should be showing signs of normality soon. Think the target for all was 23 March. 

[Weakened Offender]

1 hour ago, JamesM48 said:

Sure ! 113% mite likely to land in hospital . 74% in icu and 48% likely to die 

 

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/09/why-covid-19-more-deadly-people-obesity-even-if-theyre-young

 

You said a large majority of those who have died have been obese. That link doesn't prove that statement. 

 

You're posting garbage. 

[Don Dan]

Picking up on the “fatty” discussion anyone over weight should do everything they can to reduce their weight. Being Overweight is not just a Covid19 threat if put a strain on other organs with could cause an early death. 

Edited February 10, 2021 by Boy Daniel

[DETTY29]

Is my GP on here?

 

'Come back when you are a stone lighter then you are deserving of my and NHS attention'

 

'I've an iron man to train for'

 

 

[Don Dan]

Scotland has recorded 50 deaths from coronavirus and 803 positive tests in the past 24 hours, Nicola Sturgeon said.

It brings the death toll under this measure – of people who first tested positive for the virus within the previous 28 days – to 6,551.

The figures are lower than the 8,726 deaths given earlier by the National Records of Scotland as they do not include suspected and probable coronavirus infections.

Speaking in the Scottish Parliament, Ms Sturgeon said 188,345 people have now tested positive in Scotland, up from 187,542 the previous day.

The daily test positivity rate is 4.8%, down from 7.2% on the previous day.

There are 1,542 people in hospital confirmed to have the virus, down 76 in 24 hours, and 113 patients are in intensive care, an increase of one.
 

 

The positivity rate is looming much better. Let’s hope it can be sustained. 

[Don Dan]

1 minute ago, DETTY29 said:

Is my GP on here?

 

'Come back when you are a stone lighter then you are deserving of my and NHS attention'

 

'I've an iron man to train for'

 

 

We haven’t heard from a certain GP Jambo for a wee while! He must be busy behind his computer screen😉😄

[Don Dan]

2 minutes ago, Boy Daniel said:

Scotland has recorded 50 deaths from coronavirus and 803 positive tests in the past 24 hours, Nicola Sturgeon said.

It brings the death toll under this measure – of people who first tested positive for the virus within the previous 28 days – to 6,551.

The figures are lower than the 8,726 deaths given earlier by the National Records of Scotland as they do not include suspected and probable coronavirus infections.

Speaking in the Scottish Parliament, Ms Sturgeon said 188,345 people have now tested positive in Scotland, up from 187,542 the previous day.

The daily test positivity rate is 4.8%, down from 7.2% on the previous day.

There are 1,542 people in hospital confirmed to have the virus, down 76 in 24 hours, and 113 patients are in intensive care, an increase of one.
 

 

The positivity rate is looking much better. Let’s hope it can be sustained.

Edited February 10, 2021 by Boy Daniel

[Governor Tarkin]

Just now, Boy Daniel said:

We haven’t heard from a certain GP Jambo for a wee while! He must be busy behind his computer screen😉😄

 

Or dead.

[Don Dan]

1 minute ago, jonesy said:

If they can shave 20% off the stats because of how they measure them, how can we believe any of the numbers they pour out daily? 

Indeed but what else have we got. 

[sadj]

1 minute ago, jonesy said:

Is goddess the correct word in todays pc world where such things as chestfeeding are now terms so as not to exclude male or trans parents? 😏🙃😝

 

The debate in here this morning seems a tad too hard graft.

 

@Norm I hope your daughter comes out of it in a good place. My parents have been amazing in helping with one of my sisters kids , that sister is a teacher at Mary Erskine so not sure if that may have helped with the situation for her two.
 

One of my other sisters , her mother in law has been great with her two as her and my brother in law are working full time out the home. They are both coping fine too , the only struggle for any of them has been around birthdays and not having parties to see their friends.

 

It has however needed a lot of investment of time from all parties to keep them in a good place and for the most part they have had set routines and structure. Good luck with her , hopefully as I said she will come out of it in a good place.

 

 

[Mikey1874]

6 minutes ago, jonesy said:

If they can shave 20% off the stats because of how they measure them, how can we believe any of the numbers they pour out daily? 

 

Having different measures is different from lying.

 

Thinking the Scottish Government is lying is interesting. 

[Norm]

12 minutes ago, jonesy said:

That's a tough read, Norm. You sound like a great and patient dad, though, which will help. Has she been able to meet up with any pals (outside, obviously)? My eight year old (turns nine next month), has been seeing his friends every other day for sledging, walks, etc. I think it has really helped him to deal with such a shitty situation. 

 

My six year old has really started struggling the last few days, too, however. Just gone very, very quiet. No enthusiasm for the things that, up until now, have kept him occupied. 

 

Lockdowns have caused and continue to cause more problems than they solve, and I can only hope that those in charge begin to see sense soon. They've already stolen a year from all of us - but for children a day can feel like a lifetime. Seeing this from a child's concentrated perspective, they're going to start forgetting what 'normal' felt like unless we can give them target dates as part of the governments' exit strategy.

She's got 2 really close pals but one of them has a parent who's a bit iffy about meeting up (I think the parents mum is a high risk) and the other lives a wee bit away. She normally meets up with one of them once a week though.

 

I think what makes it worse is her sister has a pal who's always up for meeting up and playing outside, and normally does 2-3 times a week. So to her, it's massively unfair that her sister meets her pal but she doesn't.

 

Yet, I can't exactly tell the youngest she can't meet up with her pal because her sister is jealous. I mean, bless her, she does try and involve her but it's just not the same. 

 

I know kids are tough and they bounce back quickly but this is really taking a toll on a lot of them. Even my mates kid, who ****ing hated school, is utterly desperate to go back. 

[Enzo Chiefo]

1 hour ago, JamesM48 said:

Sure ! 113% mite likely to land in hospital . 74% in icu and 48% likely to die 

 

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/09/why-covid-19-more-deadly-people-obesity-even-if-theyre-young

Yes, we already know that the  numbers that are susceptible,  post vaccination programme,  to falling seriously ill with this virus will not justify restrictions on the vast majority of the population.  Yes, the NHS is there for us but any issues of capacity should be dealt with by govts and NHS managers. Going forward, the NHS will return to a state of protecting us, not the other way round. Hopefully, too, the recent culture of no-one being at fault for anything that afflicts them comes to an end and responsibility leans back a bit towards individuals rather than the state. Doctors need to be able to tell obese patients that they are obese and need to do something about that. Parking worries about "stigmatising" or " judgmental " behaviour would be a start.

[Footballfirst]

4 minutes ago, jonesy said:

If they can shave 20% off the stats because of how they measure them, how can we believe any of the numbers they pour out daily? 

What measures do you think are important enough to be disclosed daily during the pandemic?

 

Daily numbers of obese individuals, numbers of people not in ICU or hospital, waiting lists for cancer scans, hip replacements or cataracts, number of people arriving in the country from overseas?

[redjambo]

6 hours ago, Lord BJ said:

If any help your stat monkey to me 🙈

 

I'll take that.

[Jeffros Furios]

14 minutes ago, Governor Tarkin said:

 

Or dead.

He's been deported to the Hague for his Dr Mengle activities .

[Governor Tarkin]

14 minutes ago, Enzo Chiefo said:

.Doctors need to be able to tell obese patients that they are obese and need to do something about that. Parking worries about "stigmatising" or " judgmental " behaviour would be a start.

 

Correct, Enzo.

We need a quick return to fat-shaming as a social norm.

 

8 minutes ago, Jeffros Furios said:

He's been deported to the Hague for his Dr Mengle activities .

 

I quite liked that about the doc tbh. He had an endearing manner and that wonderful way of putting people at ease that sociopaths posess and the rest covet. Hopefully he managed a cyanide pill in his cell before they could string him up.

 

Edited February 10, 2021 by Governor Tarkin

[The Real Maroonblood]

24 minutes ago, Boy Daniel said:

We haven’t heard from a certain GP Jambo for a wee while! He must be busy behind his computer screen😉😄

He was never a doctor. 

[The Real Maroonblood]

25 minutes ago, Boy Daniel said:

We haven’t heard from a certain GP Jambo for a wee while! He must be busy behind his computer screen😉😄

He was never a doctor. 

[The Real Maroonblood]

25 minutes ago, Boy Daniel said:

We haven’t heard from a certain GP Jambo for a wee while! He must be busy behind his computer screen😉😄

He was never a doctor. 

[The Real Maroonblood]

25 minutes ago, Boy Daniel said:

We haven’t heard from a certain GP Jambo for a wee while! He must be busy behind his computer screen😉😄

He was never a doctor. 

[Ray Gin]

24 minutes ago, Boy Daniel said:

We haven’t heard from a certain GP Jambo for a wee while! He must be busy behind his computer screen😉😄

 

Posted awol after claiming there were no vaccines on the horizon any time soon only for 3 to be announced a few weeks later. 😂

[JudyJudyJudy]

Loving the suit on Nicola today ! 😂.             

[JudyJudyJudy]

1 hour ago, Taffin said:

 

Alternatively they could lose weight before it happens. 

 

You think lockdown is justified to reduce deaths and the pressure on the NHS?

 

You think stopping people seeing their friends and family is justified to reduce deaths and the pressure on the NHS?

 

You think massive public spending is justified to enable the lockdowns to reduce deaths and the pressure on the NHS?

 

You don't think it's justified to expect people to eat a bit less and move themselves into a healthy body fat level?

 

I'm sorry, but it's not about seeing people as expendable but if people aren't willing to make a small personal sacrifice, why on earth should everyone else make a much bigger personal one for them

Going on a diet takes time , enthusiasm , motivation and ability . However some people aren’t willing to do this . They would rather have a gastric bang fitted . Saves all the hard work . I’m on the intermittent fasting diet and have lost half a stone in 2 months . It’s a hard fasting diet but it certainly works . But needs commitment 

1 hour ago, Weakened Offender said:

 

You said a large majority of those who have died have been obese. That link doesn't prove that statement. 

 

You're posting garbage. 

Oh away with U u asked for evidence and didn’t like what you read which didn’t fit your narrative . It’s you all over 

25 minutes ago, Enzo Chiefo said:

Yes, we already know that the  numbers that are susceptible,  post vaccination programme,  to falling seriously ill with this virus will not justify restrictions on the vast majority of the population.  Yes, the NHS is there for us but any issues of capacity should be dealt with by govts and NHS managers. Going forward, the NHS will return to a state of protecting us, not the other way round. Hopefully, too, the recent culture of no-one being at fault for anything that afflicts them comes to an end and responsibility leans back a bit towards individuals rather than the state. Doctors need to be able to tell obese patients that they are obese and need to do something about that. Parking worries about "stigmatising" or " judgmental " behaviour would be a start.

Yes I’ve got a mate who’s around 22 stone . He can’t seem to see the correlation between his various health issues and his weight . He thinks the health issues are causing his weight . It’ isn’t . 

[FWJ]

4 hours ago, Brian Dundas said:

People don't die because they obese at 38 years old.  There is a great deal of judgement on here for people who are overweight as if they are somehow expendable as it is their fault they obese. "That's tragic a 38 year old dies of covid, oh weight, he was a fatty, **** him then, deserved it" Most of that judgement is from the picture the family provide to the news outlets as well, nothing more than that.

Hear hear

[luckydug]

21 minutes ago, The Real Maroonblood said:

He was never a doctor. 

I'm a doctor

I'm also a scientist like a lot on here

I can be anyone I want

It's the Internet 😁

[Taffin]

2022 onwards, even has virtual tram lines to ensure social distancing.

 

 

 

 

[sadj]

6 minutes ago, Taffin said:

2022 onwards, even has virtual tram lines to ensure social distancing.

 

 

 

 

We need more virtual tramlines imo

[redjambo]

Scottish numbers: 10 February 2021

Summary

• 803 new cases of COVID-19 reported [-19]
• 19,469 new tests for COVID-19 that reported results – 4.8% of these were positive [+6,285; -2.4%]
• 50 new reported death(s) of people who have tested positive [-8]
• 113 people were in intensive care yesterday with recently confirmed COVID-19 [+1]
• 1,542 people were in hospital yesterday with recently confirmed COVID-19 [-76]
• 985,569 people have received the first dose of the Covid vaccination and 12,866 have received their second dose [+57,447; +609]

[Jeff]

1 million tomorrow then!

 

Getting there

[DETTY29]

On 09/02/2021 at 14:04, DETTY29 said:

As at 8:30am on Tuesday 9 February:

• 928,122 people have received the first dose of the Covid vaccination and 12,257 have received their second dose
• 29,908 care home residents (99.7% of residents in older adult care homes and 93% of residents in all care homes)
• 40,553 care home staff (90% of staff in older adult care homes and 78% of staff in all care homes)
• 239,095 people aged 80 or over living in the community (96%) – this excludes care home residents who are reported separately
• 275,817 frontline health and social care workers exceeding the initial target of 230,000 staff provided by Health Boards.
• 142,474 people aged 75-79 living in the community (75%) – this excludes care home residents who are reported separately
• 103,319 people aged 70-74 living in the community (37%) – this excludes care home residents who are reported separately.  

 

75-79 yrs increase is 5% from yesterday so with 6* days to go, target should pretty much be met.  

70-74 yrs increase 8% from yesterday, will be more of a challenge, likely in mid 90s.

 

The few folk I do know in these cohorts are all booked in.

 

I'm not sure why politicians across board keep saying ALL, because as anyone reasonable would understand it's near impossible to do, then politik with words kick in and make it's simpler for opposition parties to take a swipe, despite take up has been fantastic.

 

* assuming 15 Feb is the mid-Feb date.

 

___________________________________________________________________________________

 

As at 8:30am on Wednesday 10 February:

• 985,569 people have received the first dose of the Covid vaccination and 12,866 have received their second dose
• 29,954 care home residents (99.8% of residents in older adult care homes and 94% of residents in all care homes)
• 40,658 care home staff (90% of staff in older adult care homes and 78% of staff in all care homes)
• 240,273 people aged 80 or over living in the community (96%) – this excludes care home residents who are reported separately
• 276,799 frontline health and social care workers exceeding the initial target of 230,000 staff provided by Health Boards.
• 152,717 people aged 75-79 living in the community (80%) – this excludes care home residents who are reported separately
• 127,098 people aged 70-74 living in the community (45%) – this excludes care home residents who are reported separately.  

Edited February 10, 2021 by DETTY29

[sadj]

9 minutes ago, redjambo said:

Scottish numbers: 10 February 2021

Summary

• 803 new cases of COVID-19 reported [-19]
• 19,469 new tests for COVID-19 that reported results – 4.8% of these were positive [+6,285; -2.4%]
• 50 new reported death(s) of people who have tested positive [-8]
• 113 people were in intensive care yesterday with recently confirmed COVID-19 [+1]
• 1,542 people were in hospital yesterday with recently confirmed COVID-19 [-76]
• 985,569 people have received the first dose of the Covid vaccination and 12,866 have received their second dose [+57,447; +609]

I would suspect a slow down of vaccinations. Two of my neighbours have had theirs cancelled due to the weather up here

[redjambo]

The latest 7-day stats:

 

		Pre-	7-day per-100,000 cases
Council Area	Tier	Lockdown	Today	Yesterday			8 Feb	7 Feb	6 Feb	5 Feb	4 Feb	...	20 Dec
Scotland			111	114	-3		113	111	119	121	125	...	98
Falkirk	4	2	221	239	-18		227	239	243	226	218	...	60
Clackmannanshire	4	3	211	211	0		213	210	186	179	171	...	148
West Dunbartonshire	4	3	177	182	-5		171	168	180	180	170	...	120
North Lanarkshire	4	3	173	184	-11		179	171	181	183	192	...	119
Stirling	4	3	160	151	+9		149	139	139	134	136	...	70
Glasgow City	4	3	157	166	-9		166	159	176	183	190	...	129
East Ayrshire	4	3	156	145	+11		145	139	157	152	155	...	153
South Lanarkshire	4	3	148	149	-1		148	156	161	162	176	...	120
Renfrewshire	4	3	147	156	-9		160	156	166	173	179	...	116
East Renfrewshire	4	3	134	134	0		130	134	144	149	154	...	101
North Ayrshire	4	3	132	127	+5		134	122	153	157	169	...	175
West Lothian	4	3	124	115	+9		108	107	126	130	138	...	83
East Dunbartonshire	4	3	111	122	-11		117	122	129	140	155	...	70
South Ayrshire	4	3	111	116	-5		108	103	106	112	123	...	98
Argyll & Bute	4/3	2	109	115	-6		102	95	97	98	89	...	29
Na h-Eileanan Siar	4	1	109	97	+12		112	97	97	86	82	...	22
Midlothian	4	3	108	100	+8		88	90	85	100	105	...	136
Angus	4	2	107	118	-11		120	118	121	111	108	...	37
Inverclyde	4	2	102	109	-7		103	114	130	140	140	...	59
East Lothian	4	3	96	94	+2		99	86	92	86	91	...	148
Dumfries & Galloway	4	1	91	87	+4		85	80	92	101	103	...	32
Dundee City	4	3	83	97	-14		105	121	131	127	126	...	113
Moray	4	1	78	82	-4		82	72	82	81	83	...	13
Edinburgh City	4	3	67	67	0		66	66	67	62	66	...	109
Perth and Kinross	4	3	66	65	+1		65	61	79	91	99	...	126
Highland	4/3	1	59	67	-8		62	51	59	59	59	...	17
Aberdeenshire	4	3	56	55	+1		56	57	55	64	62	...	88
Fife	4	3	55	57	-2		61	66	70	70	78	...	97
Aberdeen City	4	3	52	54	-2		57	58	52	55	58	...	163
Scottish Borders	4	1	48	52	-4		52	58	63	66	76	...	85
Orkney Islands	3	1	9	4	+5		4	4	4	4	4	...	0
Shetland Sheepdog	3	1	9	9	0		4	4	0	0	0	...	0
7-day averages
Tests			18038	18515	-477		18450	17583	18252	18840	19038	...	16839
Positivity rate %			5.6	5.7	-0.1		5.7	5.9	6.1	6.0	6.2	...	5.2
Hospital (non-ICU)			1581	1626	-45		1668	1703	1731	1760	1780	...	975
ICU			115	118	-3		122	127	132	136	139	...	50
Deaths			40	46	-6		47	47	47	49	50	...	25
All Vaccinations			48669	45946	+2723		41981	39412	35122	32742	N/A
1st Dose			48044	45349	+2695		41575	39014	34737	32394	N/A
2nd Dose			625	597	+28		406	398	385	348	N/A

[sadj]

9 minutes ago, jonesy said:

Had never heard of 'chestfeeding' before. That's added to the list of absolute nonsense the politically correct, biology-defying nutjobs have come up with in recent years.

 

Anyway, as a goddess on Wednesdays, but identifying as a peregrine falcon for Thursdays and Fridays, I don't really care.

Indeed , human milk was another one I saw this morning. Ahhh if only you identified as a tree on a Thursday and an orange on a Friday we could have been co-parents or one of us the “second non-biological parent” whatever the **** that means....

[Governor Tarkin]

20 minutes ago, jonesy said:

 

We've started talking about different possible holidays with ours - it gives them something to look forward to beyond just 'getting back to normal'. Is there something similar you could do with different days out/treats depending on what how the situation develops?

 

Good luck with that. 

 

17 minutes ago, jonesy said:

 

Anyway, as a goddess on Wednesdays, but identifying as a peregrine falcon for Thursdays and Fridays, I don't really care.

 

She's a goddess on a highway, a goddess in a car,
A goddess going faster than she's ever gone before, 

imo.

Edited February 10, 2021 by Governor Tarkin

[Taffin]

26 minutes ago, jonesy said:

Had never heard of 'chestfeeding' before. That's added to the list of absolute nonsense the politically correct, biology-defying nutjobs have come up with in recent years.

 

Anyway, as a goddess on Wednesdays, but identifying as a peregrine falcon for Thursdays and Fridays, I don't really care.

 

Peregrine falcons aren't subject to current lockdown and restrictions. Good choice 👍

 

I'm going to self-identity as freight so I can avoid travel bans.

[Governor Tarkin]

11 minutes ago, Taffin said:

 

I'm going to self-identity as freight so I can avoid travel bans.

 

 

10 minutes ago, jonesy said:

Figure we'll at least be able to get to Devon and/or Wales by October.

 

And the lyric... I can play the song in my head but can't name the band. Even owned the single, FFS!

 

 

 

We'll be off up north regardless. Camping if we have to. I'd probably prefr that tbh.

 

The band was Mercury Rev. 👍

[JudyJudyJudy]

1 hour ago, luckydug said:

I'm a doctor

I'm also a scientist like a lot on here

I can be anyone I want

It's the Internet 😁

Yes it’s an odd place 

45 minutes ago, jonesy said:

As @redjambo himself said a while back, daily stats don't really mean much. Trends do. I'd suggest that, for the sake of the nation's mental health, some kind of weekly update is all that is required, with appropriate comparison of stats. This daily thing is akin to entertainment for some, it seems.

 

I don't particularly need to see any numbers 'disclosed' on a daily basis by the country's so-called top politicians.

Never thought about the daily stats being weekly instead . Probably makes more sense but won’t happen as it might be less fear provoking . To keep people in fear it needs to be relentless 

[The Real Maroonblood]

1 hour ago, luckydug said:

I'm a doctor

I'm also a scientist like a lot on here

I can be anyone I want

It's the Internet 😁

[The Real Maroonblood]

46 minutes ago, redjambo said:

The latest 7-day stats:

 

		Pre-	7-day per-100,000 cases
Council Area	Tier	Lockdown	Today	Yesterday			8 Feb	7 Feb	6 Feb	5 Feb	4 Feb	...	20 Dec
Scotland			111	114	-3		113	111	119	121	125	...	98
Falkirk	4	2	221	239	-18		227	239	243	226	218	...	60
Clackmannanshire	4	3	211	211	0		213	210	186	179	171	...	148
West Dunbartonshire	4	3	177	182	-5		171	168	180	180	170	...	120
North Lanarkshire	4	3	173	184	-11		179	171	181	183	192	...	119
Stirling	4	3	160	151	+9		149	139	139	134	136	...	70
Glasgow City	4	3	157	166	-9		166	159	176	183	190	...	129
East Ayrshire	4	3	156	145	+11		145	139	157	152	155	...	153
South Lanarkshire	4	3	148	149	-1		148	156	161	162	176	...	120
Renfrewshire	4	3	147	156	-9		160	156	166	173	179	...	116
East Renfrewshire	4	3	134	134	0		130	134	144	149	154	...	101
North Ayrshire	4	3	132	127	+5		134	122	153	157	169	...	175
West Lothian	4	3	124	115	+9		108	107	126	130	138	...	83
East Dunbartonshire	4	3	111	122	-11		117	122	129	140	155	...	70
South Ayrshire	4	3	111	116	-5		108	103	106	112	123	...	98
Argyll & Bute	4/3	2	109	115	-6		102	95	97	98	89	...	29
Na h-Eileanan Siar	4	1	109	97	+12		112	97	97	86	82	...	22
Midlothian	4	3	108	100	+8		88	90	85	100	105	...	136
Angus	4	2	107	118	-11		120	118	121	111	108	...	37
Inverclyde	4	2	102	109	-7		103	114	130	140	140	...	59
East Lothian	4	3	96	94	+2		99	86	92	86	91	...	148
Dumfries & Galloway	4	1	91	87	+4		85	80	92	101	103	...	32
Dundee City	4	3	83	97	-14		105	121	131	127	126	...	113
Moray	4	1	78	82	-4		82	72	82	81	83	...	13
Edinburgh City	4	3	67	67	0		66	66	67	62	66	...	109
Perth and Kinross	4	3	66	65	+1		65	61	79	91	99	...	126
Highland	4/3	1	59	67	-8		62	51	59	59	59	...	17
Aberdeenshire	4	3	56	55	+1		56	57	55	64	62	...	88
Fife	4	3	55	57	-2		61	66	70	70	78	...	97
Aberdeen City	4	3	52	54	-2		57	58	52	55	58	...	163
Scottish Borders	4	1	48	52	-4		52	58	63	66	76	...	85
Orkney Islands	3	1	9	4	+5		4	4	4	4	4	...	0
Shetland Sheepdog	3	1	9	9	0		4	4	0	0	0	...	0
7-day averages
Tests			18038	18515	-477		18450	17583	18252	18840	19038	...	16839
Positivity rate %			5.6	5.7	-0.1		5.7	5.9	6.1	6.0	6.2	...	5.2
Hospital (non-ICU)			1581	1626	-45		1668	1703	1731	1760	1780	...	975
ICU			115	118	-3		122	127	132	136	139	...	50
Deaths			40	46	-6		47	47	47	49	50	...	25
All Vaccinations			48669	45946	+2723		41981	39412	35122	32742	N/A
1st Dose			48044	45349	+2695		41575	39014	34737	32394	N/A
2nd Dose			625	597	+28		406	398	385	348	N/A

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[redjambo]

Just now, The Real Maroonblood said:

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Thanks, TRM.

 

I'm just glad to be able to help folk keep achest of the situation.

[redjambo]

1 minute ago, Brian Dundas said:

Here @redjambo you better stop posting the daily stats, you are scaring @JamesM48.

 

Not enough face palms in the world!! If the stats were weekly you would want them daily. Also the daily stats are not always bad news...

 

Me after I've posted the stats each day, thinking about the fear I've sown:

 

[The Real Maroonblood]

12 minutes ago, redjambo said:

 

Thanks, TRM.

 

I'm just glad to be able to help folk keep achest of the situation.

Figures are pretty decent.

The resident expert must be having a lie down at the moment.🌝 

[Francis Albert]

10 minutes ago, Brian Dundas said:

Well some of us are very grateful that you continue to post information that is very useful, I am especially grateful that you can be bothered to do it. I'm really not sure how posting the actual numbers on a daily basis is scaremongering myself.

redjambo is providing a service to many  who want it so good. But in what way are the daily updates very useful?

[sadj]

35 minutes ago, Taffin said:

 

Peregrine falcons aren't subject to current lockdown and restrictions. Good choice 👍

 

I'm going to self-identity as freight so I can avoid travel bans.

 

33 minutes ago, jonesy said:

You know how folk sometimes type that they've spat their coffee all over the screen, but usually you think that's a bit over dramatic... well, have literally just sprayed java over my laptop. Brilliant.

 

#Freight lives matter.

 

16 minutes ago, redjambo said:

 

Thanks, TRM.

 

I'm just glad to be able to help folk keep achest of the situation.

Well played Red , well played 🤣

 

Im almost doubled , i did the same as Jonesy but caught it n it started coming out my nose. Unfortunately the doggo the. decided she likes coffee.....

[Francis Albert]

3 minutes ago, Brian Dundas said:

I said the information red posted was very useful, I didn't say the daily updates were very useful. 

 

They are though, when used with the previous daily updates you get a trend of what is happening, some of us have found that useful during this year. It has allowed me to keep a level head around the changes up or down or not down when expected. 

Sorry I thought what  was being discussed was the usefulness of daily updates.

[The Real Maroonblood]

4 minutes ago, Brian Dundas said:

I said the information red posted was very useful, I didn't say the daily updates were very useful. 

 

They are though, when used with the previous daily updates you get a trend of what is happening, some of us have found that useful during this year. It has allowed me to keep a level head around the changes up or down or not down when expected. 

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[JudyJudyJudy]

43 minutes ago, Brian Dundas said:

Here @redjambo you better stop posting the daily stats, you are scaring @JamesM48.

 

Not enough face palms in the world!! If the stats were weekly you would want them daily. Also the daily stats are not always bad news...

Now your just being a trouble maker . It was Jonesy who first suggested weekly stats and I thought that might be a good idea but I wasn’t advocating it . It’s neither here nor there how many days the stats are broadcast . Pathetic attempt at stirring shit . I wasn’t making any barbed comments at red jambo as he is one the most level and sensible and measured posters on this 

40 minutes ago, redjambo said:

 

Me after I've posted the stats each day, thinking about the fear I've sown:

 

As you are aware you don’t sow fear with the stats . They are useful to a point . I was mainly thinking that the daily briefings don’t need to be daily See statement to Dundas above 

Edited February 10, 2021 by JamesM48

[Jambo-Jimbo]

Seems the EU have fecked up once again with the vaccine roll-out.

 

After Macron & co making a song and dance about not giving the AZ/Oxford vaccine to the over 65's or in some countries the over 55's, the World Health Organisation's scientists have recommended that the AZ/Oxford vaccine to be used for all adults over 18 with no upper age limits. 

https://news.sky.com/story/oxford-astrazeneca-vaccine-recommended-for-all-adults-say-scientists-advising-the-world-health-organisation-12214373

 

[redjambo]

Perhaps there's a wee bit of confusion over the term "daily update". The SG produces data daily which I and others package and present in a hopefully digestible format. That daily data is important as a lot can happen in a week, for example in a given council area. The daily snapshot allows you to notice movement and trends, and ask questions sooner. Falkirk is a good recent example of that where the daily stats showed that there was something happening regarding a rise in the level of cases ( I didn't comment on Stirling today, but it looks as if it is rising in the cases stakes to meet its Forth Valley comrades). It's good to keep informed.

 

On the other hand, there is perhaps a reasonable case for the reduction in the number of "daily updates" given on TV by the SG. I personally think that it is good to keep the pandemic in the public eye so that we're continually reminded that we still haven't finished the job and that we've still got to take measures to prevent transmission of the virus. Perhaps this is the key motivation of the SG in maintaining their daily updates rather than moving to some schedule where they have at least one update a week but also add any extra ones when there is something important to announce or discuss. On the other other hand, if the FM is in parliament anyway, she may as well take 5 minutes out and keep us up to date, also allowing other MSPs to ask questions and keep the SG straight.