TerryFuchwit Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 27 minutes ago, Nom de plume said: The IOM border reopening document states a U.K. new infection rate of 10 per 100,000 or below to trigger Level 1 (unrestricted movement on & off). The current infection rate is 65.1 per 100,000 but that number is dwindling rapidly. Combined with the vaccination rollout, I’d hazard a guess we’ll be moving around relatively freely by June. So they made it harder to get to Level 1 then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manx Yeller Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 23 minutes ago, Lewis said: Looking more like the key to opening borders will be the IoM vaccine roll out. The UK is currently jabbing the 50s group and 2 of my kids in their twenties and thirties have already been jabbed as standbys. We are supposed to be getting the same proportion of vaccine, by population, as the the UK and are jabbing in line with deliveries. So why are we so far behind? Because DA has some strange fascination with keeping jabs in the store to ensure we have a "buffer" and work planned for the next 2 weeks rather than getting them out as quick as possible - I'm not sure he understands that you don't start to get the benefits of the vaccine until you actually get it in your arm. Surely it would be better if they got the 10,000 currently in stock out in the next 2 days and then sat around for 5 days doing nothing! I reckon if you added the 10,000 currently in store to our vaccination figures, we'd probably be up with or even ahead of the UK. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nom de plume Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 12 minutes ago, TerryFuchwit said: So they made it harder to get to Level 1 then? In a word - yes. They’ve moved the goal posts even further. They are going to face flak like they’ve never witnessed before if U.K. residents are flying around Europe come June without restriction & we are still stuck here facing 7 / 14 / 21 isolation periods because they couldn’t be arsed speeding up the first doses & are still peddling the myth Nobles won’t be able to cope then. I’m told there are Crosby farm stays still available in July / August but they’re pricey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 (edited) 26 minutes ago, Manx Yeller said: Because DA has some strange fascination with keeping jabs in the store to ensure we have a "buffer" and work planned for the next 2 weeks rather than getting them out as quick as possible - I'm not sure he understands that you don't start to get the benefits of the vaccine until you actually get it in your arm. Just ran some numbers and indeed that's part of it. The UK have 1st jabbed about 34% of their population versus 20% here. If the 10k in stock had already been given as 1st jabs here it would have moved that up to a comparable 32%. The second part is the UK have used 95% of their total jabs as 1st jabs versus just 65% here. Put them together and you have the UK now 1st jabbing the 50s age group and lots of younger ones to avoid wastage while we are still sending letters out to the 70s. Had we taken similar action we could have been much further down the programme, possibly even than the UK. Obviously that would have needed intelligence, proactivity and determination, all of which are in even shorter supply than vaccinations. Edited March 9, 2021 by Lewis Typo 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CallMeCurious Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 32 minutes ago, Happier diner said: Because our previous Mantra was "There is no rush" because we are COVID free and is now replaced by "we are ramping up soon" because its now rampant on the Island Oh! I thought he was saying wamping up. 🙄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pipsqueak Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 2 hours ago, Gladys said: And some cruises have the IOM with its horse trams and largest water wheel on their itinerary! nothing moving hasn't negatively affected stonehenge 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmanxpilot Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 57 minutes ago, Nom de plume said: The IOM border reopening document states a U.K. new infection rate of 10 per 100,000 or below to trigger Level 1 (unrestricted movement on & off). The current infection rate is 65.1 per 100,000 but that number is dwindling rapidly. Combined with the vaccination rollout, I’d hazard a guess we’ll be moving around relatively freely by June. What does it matter what the infection rate is if hardly anyone is going to get ill due to vaccines? As mentioned earlier, infection rates will only rise as the UK opens up. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Hedgehog Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 40 minutes ago, the stinking enigma said: Any news on when they will be announcing yestertomorrowdays figures? Due out at 72 minutes past wibble. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheldon Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 7 minutes ago, Dave Hedgehog said: Due out at 72 minutes past wibble. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beelzebub3 Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 4 hours ago, Zarley said: https://www.manxradio.com/news/isle-of-man-news/september-estimate-for-removal-of-border-restrictions/ Did anyone else hear Harmer sucking up to Howie just now? 😷 He can do all the sucking he wants, he is not getting any of our families votes and that is a promise! useless prat. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banker Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 51 minutes ago, the stinking enigma said: Any news on when they will be announcing yestertomorrowdays figures? Who knows, but CRHS have announced one of their pupils has tested positive so that’ll be another load of isolations Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Hans Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 Is the plan for all adults (those that want it) to be given the first dose by end of May or is that just when they will offer it by? Trying to understand how this actually fits in with the plan to open up by September. Surely if all adults have had a first dose by the end of May then the 2nd dose could only be as late as mid August but all adults may have a reasonable amount of protection towards the end of June when the first dose starts offering some protection. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoymouse Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 3 minutes ago, Banker said: Who knows, but CRHS have announced one of their pupils has tested positive so that’ll be another load of isolations Probably easier to say which schools haven’t had a pupil test positive at the moment, I know of at least two in RGS and that never made the news, it was at the same time IOM G decided to stop posting low risk locations and made the decision to close schools. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Tatlock Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 4 minutes ago, Super Hans said: Is the plan for all adults (those that want it) to be given the first dose by end of May or is that just when they will offer it by? Trying to understand how this actually fits in with the plan to open up by September. Surely if all adults have had a first dose by the end of May then the 2nd dose could only be as late as mid August but all adults may have a reasonable amount of protection towards the end of June when the first dose starts offering some protection. Earliest estimates for vaccinating children is starting August...only after further vaccines approval. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoymouse Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 So with no press briefing today, when can we hope to see the current figures updated? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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