Covid Vaccine - Temporarily locked

Based upon the current information regarding how SARS-CoV-2 affects younger age people is that likely?

According to reports from hospitals struggling to cope the majority of latest covid infected patients they are 50yrs and below

Full +1 there Rocky

There is a certain logic to that as so many of those in the old age ranges are keeping out of harms way whereas those of that age range are not.  

And a lot of those will be 'frontline' folk who HAVE to work amongst Joe public, shopworkers, teachers, police, medical, posties, refuse collectors - our area has a large outbreak among postal staff and gritter drivers who are often refuse drivers.

Personally I would love these folk to be vaccinated as I wouldn't want to live without their services! We fall into the category of choosing to mix if we want to they don't.

Current evidence strongly indicates that the single greatest risk of mortality from COVID-19 is increasing age and that the risk increases exponentially with age. 

Mathematical modelling indicates that the optimal strategy for minimising future deaths or quality adjusted life year (QALY) losses is to offer vaccination to older age groups first.

These models assume an available vaccine is both safe and effective in older adults. Data also indicates that the absolute risk of mortality is higher in those over 65 years than that seen in the majority of younger adults with an underlying health condition. Accordingly, the committee’s advice prioritises based on age.

I much prefer to accept the advice of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) than any self-interest group.  

Hope Firefighters don’t breath on all those they drag out of crushed cars, rescue from floods, all those they help stuck in baths, other similar emergencies. You’d ruddy well want one damn quick if your legs were crushed in a car smash I can tell you, or your house is flooding😡

They work in the community as well, you know, in and out of vulnerable folks homes, fitting smoke alarms, carrying out fire safety checks, ensuring events, buildings etc.... are safe. Many are driving ambulances, helping at vaccination centres

I gasp at some folks ignorance at times, honestly. (Unless of course I have got the wrong end of the stick and you are joking rather than being ignorant......🤷‍♀️)

If this pandemic has shown us anything, it’s about how undervalued and underpaid some very essential workers indeed have been. Country would have ground to a halt without delivery vehicle drivers, hospital cleaners, refuse collectors etc.....

https://www.fbu.org.uk/news/2020/12/09/firefighters-ready-help-deliver-vaccines-and-assist-test-and-trace-covid-19