Spring weather has arrived and we are enjoying being out in the garden. Time to put up the garden table and canopy, tidy the leaves and look for the new green shoots that are coming up now.
Ellie, 6, is a 'hat person' son on goes the sunhat taken out of the cupboard. Harriet, 7, is not a 'hat person'... too sensible for that.
The cornavirus is still with us, of course, but vaccinations are continuing in the UK midst all kinds of news of countries in the European Union stopping the administration of theAstra Zenika vaccine. It started with Norway saying there was an increased risk of getting blood clots (it appears it is on the brain, not the normal thrombosis type of clot). Then Germany and many other countries, separately, i.e. without acting within the European Union, followed suit.
Oh dear. Question: what is the rate of blood clots in any normal population? How does it compare? What message does this send out to people unsure about getting the vaccination? What is happening at this time as well? Answer: there is a dip in supply from the pharmaceutical companies. This is part of the anticipated process of procuring the drug, i.e. it will be delivered evenly... yet. UK's supply comes from Belgium and India at the moment.
Is vaccine which is not being used now being wasted? It makes my head ache to think about the whole debacle!
And there is a third wave starting in Italy.
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