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Oliver Schick-
Had my 1st vaccine shot (Oxford/Astrazeneca) about 3 hours. Very slight headache but no other side effects so far.
Mentioned earlier in the thread that I thought I was in priority group 6, so hadn't expected to receive the vaccine for several more weeks. However, got an email today saying that research commissioned by the Chief Medical Officer had identified people who may be at increased risk of becoming seriously unwell from coronavirus, and to ensure early vaccination I'd been included in the list of people who are clinically extremely vulnerable. Advised to shield until 31st March...
Avidfan
Imperial's REACT study of 85,000 volunteers has just come out and is also encouraging but suggests 1 in 196 are infected on average across England, which if my maths is right is over 500 per 100,000 (I am crap at maths so check that):
https://news.sky.com/story/lockdown-is-working-dramatic-fall-in-england-covid-infection-rate-says-imperial-college-study-12221339
If I have the maths right I'd therefore be wary of being too optimistic based on these figures.