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The UK's strategy with vaccine roll-out was very specifically nothing to to do with herd immunity, because at the time that the vaccine roll-out started, there
by Angostura 6y ago
The UK's strategy with vaccine roll-out was very specifically nothing to to do with herd immunity, because at the time that the vaccine roll-out started, there was no direct evidence that vaccination prevented infection - only that it was very good at preventing death, hospitalisation and illness.
So the British government built a vaccination strategy around preventing death, hospitalisation and illness. It was estimated that if the vaccines had been available during the first wave and we had just vaccinated the priority groups we would have saved 90% of the lives lost to Covid.
Those over 20 are due to get their first dose by the end of July.
One important reason that school kids aren't being vaccinated is that the vaccines haven't been approved yet because trials in that age group are still ongoing.
- switch007 6y ago> Those over 20 are due to get their first dose by the end of July. What do you mean by due? Ministers have said this will happen but there has not been much else backing this up AFAIK. There was a vaccine roll-out plan from Jan which merely mentioned all adults by Autumn. I haven't heard of an official, detailed plan regarding the healthy under-50s.
- tonyedgecombe 6y agoMatt Hancock said the UK is on track to vaccinate all adults by 31 July. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-56672504 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-56672504
- switch007 6y agoYes I acknowledged this ( in the second of just two paragraphs). I’m looking for details. Is it going to be wide open? Or in age brackets? Etc. An actual rollout plan by the organisations delivering it
- tonyedgecombe 6y agoIt's really not that hard to find: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-55045639 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-55045639
- switch007 6y agoI thought I was being pretty clear in what I’m saying should exist: a plan by the organisations involved in the delivery of the vaccine. The BBC is not one of those organisations or a Government department. That article is very light on detail for the under 50s, which is exactly my point. It sources the covid delivery plan which hasn’t been updated since Jan.
- rcpt 6y ago> One important reason that school kids aren't being vaccinated is that the vaccines haven't been approved yet because trials in that age group are still ongoing. Sort of. The vaccine also wasn't tested on 80+ but they were first in line.