Thursday, December 23, 2021

If you're not vaccinated against covid, how much more of a drain on the NHS are you?

 According to the latest detailed Covid report and analysis, here's a simple table. The figure in each cell is how much more likely the unvaccinated are to end up in hospital overnight, or deceased, compared to those who have had 2 doses of the covid vaccine. These figures cover weeks 47-50 of 2021, i.e. 22nd November - 19th December.

Age

hospitalisation

death within 28 days

under 18

2.6

 -

18-29

3

3

30-39

4.9

15

40-49

4.4

5.1

50-59

6.3

7.1

60-69

7.6

5.1

70-79

8.4

6.2

80+

5.6

4.9


For example, in the 60-69 age group, 12.3 of every 100,000 double-vaxed people have ended up in hospital with covid, compared to 91.7 of the unvaccinated. So you're 7.6 times more likely to stay overnight in hospital with covid if you've not had a vaccine. 

In the same age group, 5.1 people per 100,000 have died who have had 2 doses of the vaccine. This compares with 25.9 people per 100,000 of the unvaccinated. So you're 5.1 times more likely to die if you're unvaccinated and in this age group. 

In simple terms, if you have two equal sized groups of people, one fully vaccinated and one not vaccinated at all, the unvaccinated group will place a 5-6 times greater burden on the NHS than the vaccinated group. 

The majority of hospitalisations in the 18-29, 30-39 and 40-49 age groups are people who've not been vaccinated, even though double vaccination rates in these age groups are 70-80%. 

Tuesday, December 21, 2021

My name is Inigo Montoya, you sang 'O Come All Ye Faithful', prepare to explain

 


A few words I've sung in recent days where I doubt most of us had a clue what they meant, or thought they meant something else:

Abhor

Begotten/Very God Begotten Not Created

Hark

Yon/Yonder

swaddling

Shining Throng (careful)

Troll (the ancient yuletide carol.)

Riven

Ass

Babe

Cloven

Hither/thither

Sod

Godhead

Incarnate

Immanuel

Nowell

And that's before we've got to sin, salvation, saviour, Christ, and the actual important stuff. Is there a sweet spot between the Nicene Creed and mansplaining?

Though if anyone has written a carol with the word 'Inconceivable!' in it (which you could actually weave into the Christmas narrative) then I'm all for it. 

PS if this post makes no sense to you, then you need to watch The Princess Bride. 




Monday, December 13, 2021

Covid Test Kit Nativity

 

As seen as the St Peters Church Nativity Set Festival, running Mon-Fri this week 10am-12noon and 2-4pm, at St Peters Church, Coronation Avenue, Yeovil. Do pop in, if you're in the area!