Australian GP likely to be postponed...

[Everso Biggyballies]

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Yeah, I can't see it happening in March.

I'm sure the entire F1 paddock will have themselves vaccinated, but unless the event can earn some money (and there are the current risk factors of community transmission locally bubbling away) - I can't see it going ahead.

Plus I heard there is a lead time from when the vaccine is effective.... ie its a 2 month process from when you have the first jab. ie jab 1 then wait a month for jab 2 and another month for the vaccine to build up in the system to become fully effective. And with no vaccines available to locals (ie racegoers) in Australia until March..... plus 2 months. And that does not allow for wait lists to get the jabs process underway.

That and there are now suggestions that the new strain may not be blocked by existing vaccines. Whether that is internet know-all chat or medically proven info I dont know. Its difficult to define what is medical info and what is doom and gloom internet know-all supposition at the moment.

[Ruslan]

Yeah, I can't see it happening in March.

I'm sure the entire F1 paddock will have themselves vaccinated, but unless the event can earn some money (and there are the current risk factors of community transmission locally bubbling away) - I can't see it going ahead.

Plus I heard there is a lead time from when the vaccine is effective.... ie its a 2 month process from when you have the first jab. ie jab 1 then wait a month for jab 2 and another month for the vaccine to build up in the system to become fully effective. And with no vaccines available to locals (ie racegoers) in Australia until March..... plus 2 months. And that does not allow for wait lists to get the jabs process underway.

That and there are now suggestions that the new strain may not be blocked by existing vaccines. Whether that is internet know-all chat or medically proven info I dont know. Its difficult to define what is medical info and what is doom and gloom internet know-all supposition at the moment.

What I am hearing is that it is a six-week process as it is two weeks after the second shot. The indications now are that the new UK strain of the virus is covered by the vaccines.

[Everso Biggyballies]

Yeah, I can't see it happening in March.

I'm sure the entire F1 paddock will have themselves vaccinated, but unless the event can earn some money (and there are the current risk factors of community transmission locally bubbling away) - I can't see it going ahead.

Plus I heard there is a lead time from when the vaccine is effective.... ie its a 2 month process from when you have the first jab. ie jab 1 then wait a month for jab 2 and another month for the vaccine to build up in the system to become fully effective. And with no vaccines available to locals (ie racegoers) in Australia until March..... plus 2 months. And that does not allow for wait lists to get the jabs process underway.

That and there are now suggestions that the new strain may not be blocked by existing vaccines. Whether that is internet know-all chat or medically proven info I dont know. Its difficult to define what is medical info and what is doom and gloom internet know-all supposition at the moment.

What I am hearing is that it is a six-week process as it is two weeks after the second shot. The indications now are that the new UK strain of the virus is covered by the vaccines.

Well that is slightly better news viz a vis 2 weeks over 4 after the second shot.
The one they seem to be talking of here is a new South African strain.

[Star]

They're giving the first vaccinations here now and the second jab won't be for up to 12 weeks. The rationale is to get as many people as possible at least partially vaccinated I think.

They seem to think the UK variant mightbe covered but they're still looking at the South African strain. Oh and in other news, I can't have the Pfizer jab but it seems like I would be okay with the Oxford one, when my time comes, which probably won't be for a very long time as I'm way down the list of priorities apparently. They're talking about maybe mi March for the top priority most vulnerable people, there are then at least another two or three groups ahead of me.

So yeah, they won't have enough spectators to make these events work well this year for months and months I imagine. It will probably either have to be races behind closed doors like last year, or not at all for quite a while yet.

[DoubleFart]

Top 4 groups in the UK should have received at least one Jab by the end of Feb.

[Star]

True @DoubleFart but then they have to have their second jab which will slow down the number of people getting their first one I assume.

[Vassago]

Let's see what happens with the Australian Open (tennis). If that goes ahead without issues then we could have a Grand Prix on schedule (if they don't postpone it before AO).

[Ruslan]

Well that is slightly better news viz a vis 2 weeks over 4 after the second shot.
The one they seem to be talking of here is a new South African strain.

Had missed the South African strain as it has not made it over here yet (the UK strain did). But yea, theoretically we are looking at a six-week process for vaccination. Not sure about spacing out the shots as @Star mentions. In the U.S. there is no such plan being discussed that I have heard of (although I was out drinking Margaritas last night vice staying on top of the news).

[White six]

I don't really see how F1 get themselves vaccinated. Already a furore about a health director handing vaccines to his mates, been sacked I think

It ain't available privately unless they manage a private deal with one of the companies, but that would be controversial too

That'll be the same across the EU too

[Ruslan]

Well that is slightly better news viz a vis 2 weeks over 4 after the second shot.
The one they seem to be talking of here is a new South African strain.

By the way, turns out the wait time between 1st and 2nd dose of the Pfizer vaccine is only 21 days. It is 28 days with Moderna. So it is possible to be fully inoculated in five weeks.

[White six]

Well that is slightly better news viz a vis 2 weeks over 4 after the second shot.
The one they seem to be talking of here is a new South African strain.

By the way, turns out the wait time between 1st and 2nd dose of the Pfizer vaccine is only 21 days. It is 28 days with Moderna. So it is possible to be fully inoculated in five weeks.

But where are they getting these vaccines?

[Ruslan]

Well that is slightly better news viz a vis 2 weeks over 4 after the second shot.
The one they seem to be talking of here is a new South African strain.

By the way, turns out the wait time between 1st and 2nd dose of the Pfizer vaccine is only 21 days. It is 28 days with Moderna. So it is possible to be fully inoculated in five weeks.

But where are they getting these vaccines?

Don’t know. Born are being distributed in the U.S. Right now we are vaccinating about 500,000 people a day and hope to get it up to a million a day soon. Even at that rate it will take over six months to vaccinate the majority of Americans.

[White six]

Well that is slightly better news viz a vis 2 weeks over 4 after the second shot.
The one they seem to be talking of here is a new South African strain.

By the way, turns out the wait time between 1st and 2nd dose of the Pfizer vaccine is only 21 days. It is 28 days with Moderna. So it is possible to be fully inoculated in five weeks.

But where are they getting these vaccines?

Don’t know. Born are being distributed in the U.S. Right now we are vaccinating about 500,000 people a day and hope to get it up to a million a day soon. Even at that rate it will take over six months to vaccinate the majority of Americans.

What's the distribution? Are people able to pay for it?

It would still involve the whole paddock decamping to somewhere the vaccine was available to buy, twice. It won't be happening in the UK until 30 million in 'at risk' tiers are done

[MonteCristo]

Mazepin probably knows a guy...

[PTRACER]

The vaccines are going to help, but it's the young people who need to get it. They are the ones spreading it at the moment. The old people are just going to be protected from dying of it I presume. And we could be talking six months or more before "enough" people have been injected with Bill Gates' tracking chip, I mean COVID innoculation, for it to not be a consideration anymore.

Also with the UK now back into lockdown until February and Japan about to declare another state of emergency, I am struggling to see an end to this yet.

[White six]

The vaccines are going to help, but it's the young people who need to get it. They are the ones spreading it at the moment. The old people are just going to be protected from dying of it I presume. And we could be talking six months or more before "enough" people have been injected with Bill Gates' tracking chip, I mean COVID innoculation, for it to not be a consideration anymore.

Also with the UK now back into lockdown until February and Japan about to declare another state of emergency, I am struggling to see an end to this yet.

It's amazing that nobody has suggested vaccinating the people that still have to work in a workplace in the UK. Less than the 13m target of at high risk groups, probably less than 10m . Cut it out in workplaces and it's not spreading and won't bounce back quickly