Less than half UK population to receive vaccine, says task force head.

[2greys]

Less than half the UK population can expect to be vaccinated against coronavirus, the head of the government’s vaccine task force has said in an attempt to clear up the public’s “misguided” perception of the programme’s aim.

Kate Bingham told the Financial Times that vaccinating everyone in the country was “not going to happen”, adding: “We just need to vaccinate everyone at risk.”

Her comments come as Boris Johnson on Sunday warned that the country was in for a “bumpy” winter. Calling himself a “freedom-loving Tory”, he urged Britons to live “fearlessly but with common sense”.

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[2greys]

There are many, many people under 50 who are walking around in blissful ignorance, who have no idea that they have a serious medical condition and as a result vulnerable. I find this rather an alarming policy.

[Badbessie in reply to 2greys]

Sadly my friends manager died at age 49 fron Covid. He would be described as a fit man with no known problems. Most kidney, Heart and vascular problems have a very insidious progression. The human body as many compensation mechanisms and it is only when these fail will the person show symptoms of a particular disease. Many problems particularly in men are discovered by accident when they go for unrelated problems. I once knew a man that broke his ankle who left with a cast and referrals for hypertension, early onset diabetes and suspected mitral stenosis.

[2greys in reply to Badbessie]

Exactly what I was talking about, an irresponsible policy to my mind.

[Hidden in reply to 2greys]

thousands, millions under 50 walking around without any symptoms, spreading it around unknowingly, they certainly don't need vaccinating.

[Nelly_123 in reply to 2greys]

I agree with you, I was one of those people, until last week I thought I was low risk... turns out my risk is higher than I thought (though still don’t know if I’m high risk). There’s no way I would have qualified before and I don’t know if I would qualify now.

I’m just glad I’ve been following the rules, I knew it was important for others but didn’t realise how important it was for myself.

I suppose ultimately who gets a vaccine depends on a range if factors... if a suitable vaccine will be found, the level of cover it provides, if boosters are required, if it needs reformulating every year, and how many doses they can get their hands on, and how long the roll out would take... and the rest!

[Troilus]

Can’t access the article 2greys - subscription only.

[2greys in reply to Troilus]

Try this link out. If not I will post the text. I have amended the direct link to this one as well.

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[Kristicats]

I feel everyone should have the option to be vaccinated. I think MANY will not want it though.

I wonder where us lunggies will be in the queue? especially the under 65s?

[HungryHufflepuff in reply to Kristicats]

Reading the article, the way I understand it, people under 50 don't get anything, and no mention of those with health issues that make them more susceptible to the virus. So I'm guessing they're doing it in the order of groups that's listed in the article and the under 50s just don't get vaccinated.

[skischool in reply to HungryHufflepuff]

Vaccinating the entire uk population will be a bigger challenge than most people think as will how to determine who will benefit from receiving it first.logically the government would give it to those presently considered the most vulnerable in society so that may possibly avoid being hospitalised should they contract covid 19 thus taking some pressure of the Nhs but how they collate the vulnerable list is anyones guess?

Whatever happens the logistics of aquiring enough vaccine,and we may need more than one dose, for the whole population of the UK and delivering it will be challenging to say the least.

[HungryHufflepuff in reply to skischool]

My post possibly sounded flippant. I'm sure it is a huge challenge to acquire enough of the vaccine and to know who to give it to. But being under 50 myself, I'm seemingly not in any category of people eligible for vaccination. However, it's quite right that the most vulnerable are vaccinated and at least some people start to hopefully develop some immunity.

[2greys in reply to skischool]

You only have to look at what is happening with the current flu vaccination scheme, that is rather hit and miss and will be for months yet.

[vambo]

The main problem with all this, I think, is that no vaccine exists.

[HungryHufflepuff in reply to vambo]

Well yes that's a very good point. We're worrying about something that doesn't even exist yet, and each time there are hopes of something being successfully developed, it fails again.

[vambo in reply to HungryHufflepuff]

Exactly. A moment's thought tells you this "controversy" is just an attempt to manipulate the public.

A lot of people seem to be incapable of thinking for themselves, unfortunately.

[cindyching in reply to vambo]

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