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[j4v3d]

UK has secured 407 million doses of vaccine - here's a rundown

Confirmation the UK has secured another 40 million doses of French vaccine candidate Valneva brings the total ordered to 407 million.

Here are the vaccines the UK has access to:

BioNTech/Pfizer
Doses: 40 million - enough for 20 million people.
The vaccine was approved for use on 2 December.

Oxford/AstraZeneca
Doses: 100 million - enough for 50 million people.
The jab got the green light from the MHRA on 30 December.

Moderna
Doses: 17 million - enough for 8.5 million people.
The jab from the US biotech firm has also been approved for use but doses will not be available until the spring.

Novavax
Doses: UK has secured 60 million doses.
Novavax is running a phase three clinical trial in the UK, and plans to manufacture its vaccine in the UK with Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies.
Results from those trials show the vaccine offers 89% protection.

Janssen
Doses: 30 million doses have been secured from Janssen, which is owned by Johnson & Johnson.
Results from clinical studies show the jab is 66% effective overall. Deliveries are expected in the second half of 2021, should it receive approval from the MHRA.

Valneva
Doses: Pending approval, the original order for 60 million is set for delivery in the second half of this year and now the option for a second batch of 40 million doses has been triggered. These have been earmarked for delivery in 2022.
Valneva's site in Livingston, West Lothian, will manufacture the vaccine.

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Sanofi Pasteur
Doses: 60 million.
Interim results of early phases of trials show an immune response comparable to patients who recovered from COVID in adults aged 18 to 49 years, but a low immune response in older adults.

 

[Jon]

An additional 292,116 vaccinations have been reported over the past 24 hours in England.

47% increase on last Monday (Sunday)

 

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[EdibleDormouse]

Although still too high, that's a bigger fall in deaths than I expected to see today - is this the very beginning of the vaccine effect or is it too soon? My graphs and numbers make it a significantly bigger percentage reduction than the usual steady lockdown drop.

 

[Karonher]

Although still too high, that's a bigger fall in deaths than I expected to see today - is this the very beginning of the vaccine effect or is it too soon? My graphs and numbers make it a significantly bigger percentage reduction than the usual steady lockdown drop.

I'd like to think it was an effect of the virus but Monday is always low. Hopefully Tuesday and Wednesday will still show them down.

 

[EdibleDormouse]

I'd like to think it was an effect of the virus but Monday is always low. Hopefully Tuesday and Wednesday will still show them down.

It's getting on for half last Monday's. You're right, no way of knowing until the rest of the week's figures are out.

 

[Jon]

I dunno guys, this is looking more and more like it could be vaccine related based on Israel

Covid: Israel's vaccine rollout linked to infection fall

Less than 0.1% of vaccinated people caught coronavirus, and far fewer became ill.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[amyjay]

I dunno guys, this is looking more and more like it could be vaccine related based on Israel

Covid: Israel's vaccine rollout linked to infection fall

Less than 0.1% of vaccinated people caught coronavirus, and far fewer became ill.

www.bbc.co.uk

I hope so.
They're also steaming ahead with rest of population to use up leftover vaccine so it doesn't get wasted.

My cousin got vaccinated today, she's 27 with no conditions. And my FB is full of lots of other people I know in Israel who are similar ages who've also got the vaccine.

 

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[Jon]

Oxford vaccine could substantially cut spread

New data also shows the vaccine was 76% effective during the three months after the first dose.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

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[j4v3d]

10,520,433 doses of a COVID-19 vaccine have now been administered in the United Kingdom. +376,922 doses in the latest 24hr period. 10,021,471 people have received their first dose, with 498,962 of those having a second dose (fully vaccinated).

 

[Jon]

looking at that graph it's quiet clear jabs aren't being reported every day and instead seem to be very few days with a peak at the weekend

 

[amyjay]

Vaccine all done.
In and out in 20 minutes.
I got given the Pfizer one.

 

[Jon]

An additional 381,076 vaccinations have been reported over the past 24 hours in England.

That's up nearly 130,000 from the same day last week.

 

[Bugboybill]

Will need to pick up to 450,000 a day to meet the 15m target for 14th Feb.

 

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[Jon]

positives down nearly 9000!

 

[Jon]