NHS national COVID Cancer Antibody Survey

[flyhigher]

I took the opportunity to partake. I received the test kit yesterday and will do the test today. So far, so good. But when applying you have to say how many jabs you've had: none, one or two. I've had three, so I cannot answer accurately. I answered 'two'. Next question was 'how long ago was that jab'. In my case: second jab - 6 months and one day; third jab - one day. I answered according the second jab.

And now I've realised that when I post off my blood test, it'll physically reflect the third jab. This will distort the interpretation of the results by the survey, because they'll think the sample reflects a jab six months ago, not one day ago. The value and validity of the survey, by not recognising three jabs, is undermined, possibly fatally, not least because many people will answer the way I did, many people will answer differently, and neither way do the answers reflect reality.

At least I'll see my results. But I saw my previous antibody test results only to be told that it's not possible to interpret them. Still, something's better than nothing.

But in similar vein, have you noticed that for the fourth day running, TV has been unable to report the percentage of 1st and 2nd jabs in the UK's population? Because for the first time since yonks, they are not available. Why are they not available all of a sudden? I'll bet a pint to a pound it's because the NHS' counting system has completely broken down due to the incidence of 3rd jabs and boosters. I betcha loads of vaccine centres have been reporting the 3rd jab and the booster as a 2nd jab because the counting systems don't recognise more than 2 jabs. I wonder how long it would take for 110% of the population to be jabbed? And I wonder how long it would take for someone to realise that's not quite right. Maybe they have already, and that's why no figures are being released.

[JigFettler Volunteer]

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Numbers have bedevilled accounts of the pandemic. And not without impact - pos and neg.

Some numbers so complex - they are given letters - 'R' for eg.

Your experience no less irksome.

110% ! Indeed. Bring it on I say.

Jig

[mrsjsmith]

There appear to be a number of glitches on this website !

With regards to the vaccine figures they say on the website they haven’t worked out yet where to register the vaccines being given to 11-15 year olds ! I hated looking at those figures because my London Borough is about 57% double vaccinated 😕

Colette

[Potplant]

Flyhigher, why don't you put a note in with your test when you send it, explaining that you've had three jabs, and their dates, and ask that this be passed up the line?

[bennevisplace]

..or just report shots 2 and 3?

[flyhigher in reply to bennevisplace]

Rather supports what I'm saying! It's hardly a valid survey if answers have to be fudged. I'll do it one way, you'll do it another way, somebody else will do it some other way. That's not how one gathers valid data. It's FIGO - fudge in, garbage out.