One does wonder if having the vaccine will result in some advantages in society. Plane travel, attending large events, small events (like Millwall away), hotels etc.
Not sure how well that would go down.
I really do hope that (in the early days at least) vaccination is officially sanctioned as a passport to a freer way of life. I suspect it won't be though and like the situation with easy-breathing mask abstainers, we'll be told we can't discriminate against the feckless and the selfish.
On a positive note, I'm really pleased to see such a positive response to vaccination on here. If that's replicated across the wider population, we have a reasonable chance of beating the virus.
One does wonder if having the vaccine will result in some advantages in society. Plane travel, attending large events, small events (like Millwall away), hotels etc.
Not sure how well that would go down.
I really do hope that (in the early days at least) vaccination is officially sanctioned as a passport to a freer way of life. I suspect it won't be though and like the situation with easy-breathing mask abstainers, we'll be told we can't discriminate against the feckless and the selfish.
On a positive note, I'm really pleased to see such a positive response to vaccination on here. If that's replicated across the wider population, we have a reasonable chance of beating the virus.
I’ll be at the bottom of the list because I’m young and healthy. Got to be about tens of millions of people who would be vaccinated before someone like me. I would argue that being selfish would putting me at the top of list, so I can go back to watching Charlton etc.
I don’t understand the “will wait til I know it’s safe” comments. Do people who say things like this not understand how many steps and trials a vaccine (let alone this one) has to go through before it’s even considered ready to be administered?
One does wonder if having the vaccine will result in some advantages in society. Plane travel, attending large events, small events (like Millwall away), hotels etc.
Not sure how well that would go down.
I really do hope that (in the early days at least) vaccination is officially sanctioned as a passport to a freer way of life. I suspect it won't be though and like the situation with easy-breathing mask abstainers, we'll be told we can't discriminate against the feckless and the selfish.
On a positive note, I'm really pleased to see such a positive response to vaccination on here. If that's replicated across the wider population, we have a reasonable chance of beating the virus.
We are obviously looking ahead to when everyone has had a chance to be vaccinated, but the way they would do it is to say you can fly if you have had one, if not, you have to take a test which will cost £200, and another one five days after you have arrived and only then will you be allowed out of your hotel room.
I don’t understand the “will wait til I know it’s safe” comments. Do people who say things like this not understand how many steps and trials a vaccine (let alone this one) has to go through before it’s even considered ready to be administered?
Under normal circumstances, yes. These are not normal times and this drug has been rushed through as fast as possible.
If you read beyond the headlines you’ll see that these are preliminary results and we certainly need a good few more months worth of data before authorities start processing it for approval, which that in itself will take several weeks.
Shaming people for not immediately putting all their faith in the authorities who have botched almost everything since the start of the pandemic isn’t helping anything.
Nevertheless, it’s very positive signs for this and future COVID vaccines.
I don’t understand the “will wait til I know it’s safe” comments. Do people who say things like this not understand how many steps and trials a vaccine (let alone this one) has to go through before it’s even considered ready to be administered?
The steps and trials you talk about are rarely, if ever, completed in less than a year. More usually 15 - 20 years.
There is a big question mark for me about taking it before all possible side effects are quantified and risk assessed.
I don’t understand the “will wait til I know it’s safe” comments. Do people who say things like this not understand how many steps and trials a vaccine (let alone this one) has to go through before it’s even considered ready to be administered?
The steps and trials you talk about are rarely, if ever, completed in less than a year. More usually 15 - 20 years.
There is a big question mark for me about taking it before all possible side effects are quantified and risk assessed.
It would be interesting to know peoples ages. I am 65 and do not want to waste life in lockdown or risk dying. The vaccine offers the chance to live a life, I understand the risk but I am in.
I don’t understand the “will wait til I know it’s safe” comments. Do people who say things like this not understand how many steps and trials a vaccine (let alone this one) has to go through before it’s even considered ready to be administered?
The steps and trials you talk about are rarely, if ever, completed in less than a year. More usually 15 - 20 years.
There is a big question mark for me about taking it before all possible side effects are quantified and risk assessed.
I've listened to numerous experts and they all say the trials have been as extensive as usual. They had more people to trial it from the start, over 40,000 I believe from 6 countries.
Instead of getting approval and then starting production months later, the vaccines have already been produced, hoping they will be approved and thus savings months and lives.
I've listened to untold experts saying it will be safe if approved and on that basis I'm convinced.
I don’t understand the “will wait til I know it’s safe” comments. Do people who say things like this not understand how many steps and trials a vaccine (let alone this one) has to go through before it’s even considered ready to be administered?
The steps and trials you talk about are rarely, if ever, completed in less than a year. More usually 15 - 20 years.
There is a big question mark for me about taking it before all possible side effects are quantified and risk assessed.
Unfortunately we are in a position in which the risks of waiting several years, bearing in mind that over 50 thousand people have died in 8 months in a country of 60 million - outweigh the risks of a vaccine that has been tested less rigorously than is usual.
I put quite likely. I'm not against it at all, just likely to be a long way down the queue (mid 50s, healthy). I think it should definitely be prioritised according to need and my need is less. How good the vaccination programme is will depend on who does it: the government don't have a good record on Covid-related contracts.
I don’t understand the “will wait til I know it’s safe” comments. Do people who say things like this not understand how many steps and trials a vaccine (let alone this one) has to go through before it’s even considered ready to be administered?
The steps and trials you talk about are rarely, if ever, completed in less than a year. More usually 15 - 20 years.
There is a big question mark for me about taking it before all possible side effects are quantified and risk assessed.
It would be interesting to know peoples ages. I am 65 and do not want to waste life in lockdown or risk dying. The vaccine offers the chance to live a life, I understand the risk but I am in.
I wasn’t allowed to say anything until today, but it's okay for me to share that I have volunteered for the Covid-19 vaccine trials that a local Hospital are running in partnership with Pfizer. It's important that we all do our part to beat this virus.
The vaccine is the one that has been developed in Russia. I received my first dose this morning 09:20am, and I wanted to let you all know that it’s completely safe, with иo side effects whatsoeveя, and that I feelshκι я чувю себя немного стрно и я думю, что вытл осные уши. чувству себя немго страо
I don’t understand the “will wait til I know it’s safe” comments. Do people who say things like this not understand how many steps and trials a vaccine (let alone this one) has to go through before it’s even considered ready to be administered?
The steps and trials you talk about are rarely, if ever, completed in less than a year. More usually 15 - 20 years.
There is a big question mark for me about taking it before all possible side effects are quantified and risk assessed.
It would be interesting to know peoples ages. I am 65 and do not want to waste life in lockdown or risk dying. The vaccine offers the chance to live a life, I understand the risk but I am in.
I’m 65 also.
Waiting until one is 80 - 85 seems pointless.
As I said earlier, if they start with the aged and the ill we will soon know. Reading the science behind the vaccine it sounds exciting. They think they may come up with a way of tackling cancer using the same process.
Egyptian immigrant couple behind this development. Very modest nice guy who may just have saved the World.
I had a rare vaccine injected when I was 3-years-old and it has been amazingly effective. It vaccinated me against ever becoming a Millwall supporter. I don't even check their position in the league tables. There was only one permanent and miserable side-effect: I became a Charlton supporter.
I don’t understand the “will wait til I know it’s safe” comments. Do people who say things like this not understand how many steps and trials a vaccine (let alone this one) has to go through before it’s even considered ready to be administered?
The steps and trials you talk about are rarely, if ever, completed in less than a year. More usually 15 - 20 years.
There is a big question mark for me about taking it before all possible side effects are quantified and risk assessed.
It would be interesting to know peoples ages. I am 65 and do not want to waste life in lockdown or risk dying. The vaccine offers the chance to live a life, I understand the risk but I am in.
At 66 I feel the same. Although reasonably robust, these are the twilight years and they are being squandered.
On the other hand I know a young woman who has serious reservations. Her life is in front of her, she is presently in a low risk group, has hopes of starting a family and doubts the relevant antenatal data exists. Her view at this stage is to not put her future hopes and dreams to chance.
Voted quite likely as it all depends on if a vaccine gets past the phase 3 stage. If any does then absolutely I would. We're still at a stage now that we don't really know if its safe or how effective, all the signs are positive though and if any of them get approved then I'd change my answer to very likely.
If 80 to 90% are vaccinated I would guess the remaining population will either not get it due to herd immunity, get COVID and therefore be immune (and maybe very ill), or die.
With the NHS on standby to start Covid vaccinations in December, how likely would you be to take the vaccine if you had the chance? (Please note this poll is anonymous).
I can't see why people wouldn't. Polio TB Tetanus, Cholera, Typhoid, Yellow Fever, Blackwater Fever, Measles , Mumps , Smallpox Flu, Pneumonia all have vaccines. Now however 10% of population are acting like luddites
I've never met an intelligent anti-vaxxer. They tend to get their info off Facebook friends
They'll argue passionately against vaccines but invariably have no evidence to back it up. Surprising how many of these morons exist.
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On a positive note, I'm really pleased to see such a positive response to vaccination on here. If that's replicated across the wider population, we have a reasonable chance of beating the virus.
There is a big question mark for me about taking it before all possible side effects are quantified and risk assessed.
They had more people to trial it from the start, over 40,000 I believe from 6 countries.
Instead of getting approval and then starting production months later, the vaccines have already been produced, hoping they will be approved and thus savings months and lives.
I've listened to untold experts saying it will be safe if approved and on that basis I'm convinced.
As I said earlier, if they start with the aged and the ill we will soon know. Reading the science behind the vaccine it sounds exciting. They think they may come up with a way of tackling cancer using the same process.
Egyptian immigrant couple behind this development. Very modest nice guy who may just have saved the World.
compare that with Austria who have had 200,000 covid cases and nearly 6,000 deaths.
on that basis, it’s a yes from me
On the other hand I know a young woman who has serious reservations. Her life is in front of her, she is presently in a low risk group, has hopes of starting a family and doubts the relevant antenatal data exists. Her view at this stage is to not put her future hopes and dreams to chance.
They'll argue passionately against vaccines but invariably have no evidence to back it up. Surprising how many of these morons exist.