COVID - Just how bad is Omicron

Daily Covid cases have gone through 100k for 1st time ever. In comparison daily deaths are 90% less than the peak of deaths in February 21.

 

We all need to catch this and variants ....albeit in a controlled way.

Keep calm and carry on

On the face of current information it would appear Omicron is in the majority no worse than a cold even to the unvaccinated.

The caveat to that is regardless of what the viruses some will always be affected worse than others. 

 

 

Daily Deaths

Daily cases 119,789 - 23 Dec 21
Daily Deaths 147 - 23 Dec 21 (5 Jan22 would match the 12 days back in Jan)
Percentage 0.12
Daily Deaths - 52 (12 days prior to cases peak) 12 Dec 21
Percentage 0.043

Peaks
Daily cases 67,794 - 8 Jan 21
Daily Deaths 1824 - 20 Jan 21 (12 days after cases peaked)
Percentage 2.69
Daily Deaths - 317 (12 days prior to cases peak)
Percentage 0.47

Daily cases 129,471 - 28 Dec 21
Daily Deaths 143 - 27 Dec 21 (One would expect this to be much higher but its not)
Percentage 0.11

COVID ~ Downing Street Party

To start its not about a party its about the morals of the party leading the country.

 

1. Mr Johnson says a party didn't happen. Oh sorry he's been assured a party didn't happen.
2. 10 Downing street is the PMs home.
3. If he was at home it should be obvious to him whether a party went on.
4. If he wasn't there it should be easy for him to ascertain whether a party went on in a matter of days if not hours.
   
5. Why does it need an investigation? - again basically to kick the can down the road so that people forget.
   
6. We now have the police saying they don't investigate old cases but there are several old cases from a similar time being investigated.
7. Sajid Javid said categorically there was no party, not that he'd been assured a party didn't happen. 100% a party didn't happen.
8. The get out clause here would be that in the video staff are joking about a party that wasn't a party 
1. "It wasn't a party it was cheese and wine"
2. "Is cheese and wine alright? It was a business meeting"
3. "This fictional party was a business meeting ...and it was not socially distanced"
4.  So Sajid Javid will say when its proven a party did happen that no he didn't lie a party didn't happen it was a cheese and wine business meeting!
9. UPDATE - And now Allegra Stratton resigns over a party that didn't happen? 
10. Boris Johnson says he "doesn't just take responsibility for things that happens in this building, I take responsibility for everything that happens in this government". Although seems he's quite happy to let others fall on their sword. Which makes one wonder exactly what responsibility he's taking?
11. Responsibility without accountability is where the problem lies.
12. But as a Conservative MP pointed out in PMQT seems like this story has been released to distract from something else.
    

LINKS

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-59532066
https://www.swlondoner.co.uk/news/08122021-downing-street-party-scandal-who-is-allegra-stratton/

Covid - Moderna Booster Jab

Had Covid booster jab today so thought I'd log the side effects if any.

The vaccine was Moderna, Vaccine Lot 3004737.  

Got offered the Flue jab while I was there, never had it before but took them up on that as I was there.  Was asked if left or right-handed, Covid jab goes in the left arm and Flue jab in the right arm.

You are likely to be asked to wait for 15 minutes after your booster vaccine. This is so that in the very unlikely event of a severe allergic reaction, help will be at hand.

Waited for 5m and then went and sat in the van for 10min.

Not had Moderna before 1st 2 jabs were Pfizer and the only side effects with that were slightly achy arm on 1st one and 2nd like an insect bite.

Apparently, Moderna is more intense and gives very slightly better protection but you get slightly worse reactions to it, so we will see.

Common side effects are logged as

• Having a painful, heavy feeling and tenderness in the arm where you had your injection – this tends to be worst around 1 to 2 days after the vaccine
• Feeling tired
• Headache
• General aches, or mild flu like symptoms

 

So had Jab at around 1200 06/12/21

1316 - Very slight heavy feeling in the left arm

2221 - Ache in the arm, can feel it if I move the arm but more noticeable when I press it. Noticed my hands and fingers went very cold, I was wearing fleece and weight training gloves indoors and couldn't get warm in the afternoon. Have warmed up now.  The flu jab arm is fine.

0100 07/12/21 - Arm aching and unable to lie on it in bed - I sleep on that side.

1100 07/12/21 - Arm tender to touch but not aching, feel more tired than normal.

2226 07/12/21 - Same Arm tender to touch but not aching, feel more tired than normal.

0100 08/12/21 - Arm was aching when I lie on it otherwise wasn't, but unable to lie on it in bed.

0100 09/12/21 - Arm OK now and able to sleep on it.

LINKS

https://www.businessinsider.com/covid-booster-how-to-choose-the-right-shot-pfizer-moderna-2021-11?r=US&IR=T

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/coronavirus-vaccination/safety-and-side-effects/