Second doses boost COVID vaccine figures
(CNS): Just 88 people received their first COVID-19 vaccine shot over the last day, according to figures released by Public Health officials, but generally, the vaccine programme still appears to be progressing very well. So far, 3,197 people from the groups in the first stage, including the elderly, healthcare staff and front-line airport and other travel workers, have received their second shot. However, the number of those receiving their first dose is dropping off.
But with no estimates of the numbers in each group, it’s not clear if enthusiasm for the vaccine is waning among those in stage one or if most of them have now received that first shot.
The next stage of the programme does not open until Saturday, when those aged 16 and over with a health condition will be invited to get the vaccine. A total of 11,008 shots have been administered to 7,811 people and 3,197 have also received a second dose.
For the first time in several days there were no new cases of COVID-19 among travellers’ test results. Chief Medical Officer Dr John Lee said that the batch of 239 COVID-19 tests done Wednesday were all negative.
However, there are 30 active cases of the virus among 776 travellers in both home isolation and in government facilities, six of whom are said to be suffering symptoms of the virus.
Category: Health, Medical Health
And in Iran
“Ayatollah Abbas Tabrizian advised his followers on Telegram to not go near the people who have taken the COVID-19 vaccine as they have become gay from taking the vaccine.”
Does this mean they are happy to be vaccinated?
We are incredibly blessed to have received any of the vaccines and this is thanks to our Governor, leadership and the UK. There are millions of people waiting for the vaccine in countries mourning thousands of deaths. We should all be grateful. My vaccine stage has not yet been called but I am very grateful that the people at high risk have been vaccinated. I am very thankful to the HSA and all those involved eho are working incredibly hard to get the 2nd doses completed and the remainder of the high risk 1st doses rolled out.
9:11 am . I totally agree. And btw, in future we may all need Covid immunization record for travel. If we ever get to travel as we used to, that is.
Incidentally, I was just looking at a report with some international stats:
“When it comes to vaccinating people against COVID-19 as quickly as possible, Israel is the undisputed world champion so far. In per capita terms, the country has administered more than 55 doses of either the Pfizer or the Moderna vaccine for every 100 residents. A full third of its population has already received at least the first of the two required doses.
“No other nation comes close. In fourth and sixth place, respectively, the United Kingdom (15 doses per 100 residents) and the United States (10 doses per 100 residents) trail far behind.”
My math a bit rusty, and you whizzes out there can correct me: at 11,000 doses so far in Cayman, with say a population of 60,000, Cayman’s stats on doses per 100 persons look like a little over 18.
I believe we can rise to the top spot globally easily if we take advantage of the opportunity being offered us. Vaccine saves lives.
Your maths is spot on, but it’s not a list we want to appear on. Cayman is already getting some negative press on the fact a ‘rich’ nation is getting free vaccines at a cost to the UK taxpayer, and that people here are getting the shot before those who paid for it are getting theirs. Better to quietly vaccinate everyone!
11:36 am: Not shedding any tears. Ask the people on whose backs the British Empire prospered in its glory days how the legacy of exploitation feels today.
LOL. Ask all those onshore tax payers how thy feel about a small island with hardly any natural resources who produces and exports nothing having a higher GDP per capita than the US because they have laws to allow incorporation of entities here with minimal actual presence and no obligation to pay tax – suspect you may find they have something to say about prospering off the backs of others.
4:48 pm: There is actually nothing funny about the continuing struggles today in former British colonies to overcome the neglect by and immorality of the British exploitation during the colonial period. Shameful.
While Cayman had little for them to take advantage of, they did little to advance the penury of the early years. Fortunately we were able to pull ourselves up by the boot strap and make something of ourselves.
By the way, you should acquaint yourself with the extensive financial services regulations imposed by Cayman as an offshore financial centre as opposed to onshore centres such as Delaware and London, and places like NY where criminal enterprises manage to evade their own regulations. Fortunately, we have managed to successfully wrestle control from these external forces via laws with stiff penalties.
11.36am Don’t get vaccinated then, you will soon be on your back.
More reassuring news from Israel: As the world leader in Covid vaccinations, data (from the first study in the world to look at such a large number of fully vaccinated persons) are now emerging on the effects of the vaccine on the health of the population so far:
1. Symptoms from vaccine no different to other vaccines: “According to researchers, symptoms were “similar in frequency and character to symptoms reported after other vaccines given to the population” — both “mild” and “soon [to] pass.”
2. Pfizer vaccine acts as expected: “…the Pfizer vaccine is 92 percent effective at preventing infection starting seven days after the second dose — a result that’s right in line with Pfizer’s own clinical data.”
3. Symptoms from among small group who did get Covid after vaccination are mild:“And the good news doesn’t stop there. Of the 31 fully vaccinated research study members who did test positive, not a single person needed to be hospitalized. “They have very, very light symptoms,” Ekka Zohar reported.
“In other words, full vaccination seems to make any COVID-19 infection that slips past the body’s bolstered defenses even less risky, on an individual level, than the flu. This is an incredible level of protection. Clinical trials have also shown that all five vaccines with public results can prevent deaths and nearly eliminate hospitalizations.”
4. Current vaccinations do protect against UK variant: “What’s more, Israel’s latest surge has been supercharged by the U.K. variant known as B.1.1.7, which is significantly more transmissible than earlier versions of the virus and now accounts for about 70 percent of all cases there — yet the Pfizer vaccine doesn’t seem to be any less effective because of it. Again, clinical trials previously suggested that B.1.1.7 wouldn’t be able to evade the vaccines. But real-world data is reassuring.”
Read the full report on the study here:
https://news.yahoo.com/israels-rapid-rollout-provides-the-first-realworld-proof-that-covid-vaccination-works-as-well-as-promised-152103525.html
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thank you, nice summary
Israel, like Cayman, is not a country.
5:22 pm: and your point is?
Blessed is the most inappropriate word you could have used unless of course your blessings come from Lucifer?
What on earth are you drinking?
True, 9:11 am: the mother of my friend in Germany is 79. Germany is prioritizing persons 80 and older, she says. So they don’t know when her mother’s turn will come.
In NY, my brother is in his early 80s. Again, they don’t know when his turn will come.
We are indeed blessed.
Island closed and tourist need to quarantine till 90% of over 60 get the vaccine. Cayman will remain closed forever.
I had my jabs at the Bodden Town Clinic, and it was very efficiently done by some very cheerful staff from the Health Service. Well done!
Bodden Town Clinic is a star. Support staff and medical personnel are ultra efficient, professional, and patient-focused.
Yes, Mervyn, something extraordinary is taking place at the Bodden Town Clinic.
They not only texted me two days ago with a fancy app to remind me if my appointment but also called today to personally check that I would be coming.
Never happened before. Before no one called or reminded and if you were unavoidably late for your appointment you were dropped without any consideration and that was that.
Now if you get stuck in traffic you know your appointment is confirmed and you can call to ensure you don’t lose your appointment altogether.
Someone is managing things professionally and in a patient-focused way.
I’m going to muck up their figures by getting my Uni student child get the first shot and then send them back to the UK.
They are a B2 group so that should be next week.
9:01 am, I am ok with that. If I were in your position I would want some protection for my child as I send them off to an environment in which they can be very vulnerable.
The good news is that reports are showing that the first shot offers some limited protection. I believe I also read that combining first dose with a second dose from another brand is as efficacious as maintaining consistency in doses 1 and 2. I am not sure if it has to be the same type of vaccine (example whether mRNA or other).
the latest news- don’t take OTC painkillers before getting a shot …” the medication might make the vaccine less effective.”
CNS: I found this on the Washington Post site, which supports this and is good to know.
Also cut out the drink…at least for a couple of days. Not specific to the Covid vaccine, just good advice whenever getting a vaccine as drinking apparently reduces your immune response.
Count me out then.
30 active cases or 30 people tested positive who are asymptotic?
CNS, can you get the figures for Cayman Brac/Little Cayman.
It seems like the flu clinic at Civic Centre has plenty of people on the days that vaccine shots are available. Thanks.
CNS, Stage 2 Group A has been opened for over a week now. The next stage (commencement date TBD) will be Stage 2 Group B (essential workers, teachers, school staff and those cohabitating with Stage 1 individuals).
That is not quite correct. Last week there were days for Stage 2 Group A surnames A to L. Monday to Friday this week is only for second doses for Stage 1. This coming Saturday will be Stage 2 Group A surnames M to Z.
Stage 2 Group B hasnt been announced yet.
Just check the schedule on the HSA.ky site.
(Hopefully more jabs coming on the Feb 11th flight. We will be out of the 19,500 jabs some time next week. Next flight after the 11th is Feb 25th).
Hilarious that you think people are paying any mind to the “schedule”
8:32 am: more’s the pity if people don’t pay attention to the HSA schedule. It takes a lot of organization, time and attention to detail, and it is all for the public’s good.
Here is the link:
https://hsa.ky/news_events/covid-vaccination-schedule-week-of-1st-february-2021/
If u don’t have data on your phone, I am sure it would not be inconvenient to ask someone to check for you.
Let us cooperate for the common good.