Had a phone call today to go and receive the Biontech/Pfizer vaccine at a GP Hub which had run out of patients to inoculate
We turned up at 30min notice were screened, ID checked, and vaccinated in 10min
THANK YOU to all those who contributed to this!
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We turned up at 30min notice were screened, ID checked, and vaccinated in 10min
THANK YOU to all those who contributed to this!
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It made me reflect on what a vindication COVID has been for science
The scientific method of observation, generating a hypothesis, testing the hypothesis and adapting has worked brilliantly, even if we are all pretty gloomy
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The scientific method of observation, generating a hypothesis, testing the hypothesis and adapting has worked brilliantly, even if we are all pretty gloomy
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This would all have been impossible even a few years ago
The advances in molecular biology and DNA sequencing have been staggering…
And compare this to flu 1918, or the hundreds of years of Plague!
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The advances in molecular biology and DNA sequencing have been staggering…
And compare this to flu 1918, or the hundreds of years of Plague!
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We have gone from a novel virus to starting mass vaccination in under a year…! Do people really realise how amazing that is?
Science has learned rapidly and collaboratively, and so fast!
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Science has learned rapidly and collaboratively, and so fast!
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We have achieved in weeks what would have taken years or decades in the past… identifying the new variant is a real achievement and hugely important - we have been able to respond… and save many thousands of lives
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And when the next pandemic arrives we can choose to be well prepared, ready to track and trace, with good ICU and hospital capacity to buy us all time, and to make a vaccine…
It’s our choice.
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It’s our choice.
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