DAVID AND HENNY
NUMBERS
TOTAL TESTS: 28585
AWAITING RESULTS: 53
AWAITING TESTS: 126
NO NEW CASES
8 ACTIVE CASES
TODAY MARKS 23 DAYS SINCE LAST COMMUNITY CASE
4 DAYS SINCE ENDING CIRCUIT BREAK
THANKS TO EVERYONE FOR STICKING TO THE RULES YOU MADE WHAT WE’VE ACHIEVED TWICE IN 12 MONTHS POSSIBLE
HENNY
NOT MUCH MORE TO ADD
EVERYTHING LOOKING GOOD, SO LONG AS BORDERS ARE SECURE
GENOMIC SEQUENCING
5 CASES OF THE UK (KENT VARIANT)
1 CASE OF SOUTH AFRICA VARIANT
ALL FROM RETURNING TRAVELERS WHO WERE IN ISOLATION
REMEMBER: IF YOU ARE COMING BACK YOU MUST STICK TO THE RULES
WERE ON THE HOMEWARD STRAIGHT NOW – GOT THE VACCINES COMING OUT WE DO NOT WANT TO RESEED COMMUNITY TRANSMISSION
TRAVEL
WE STILL HAVE BORDER RESTRICTIONS IN PLACE
AND ISO IN PLACE
PEOPLE MUST FOLLOW THE RULES WHEN RETURNING TO THE ISLAND
IF YOU DON’T FOLLOW THEM ITS A CRIMINAL OFFENCE
UNLESS YOU HAVE AN EXEMPTION YOU MUST ISOLATE ON YOUR OWN
ANY BREACHES WILL LEAD TO ARREST
OUR BORDERS ARE OUR GREATEST WEAPON
WE ARE ONLY AS SAFE AS THE LAST PERSON WHO CROSSES THE BORDER
IT ONLY TAKES ONE PERSON TO DEVIATE FROM RULES TO CREATE AN OUTBREAK
WE HAVE FREEDOMS THAT OTHER NATIONS CAN’T ENJOY
NONE OF US KNOW HOW THE VIRUS WILL AFFECT US UNTIL WE GET IT AND THEN IT’S TOO LATE
VACCINES
1ST DOSE: 7920
2ND DOSE: 2183
TOTAL: 10103
79% CARE HOME RESIDENTS AND CARERS
67% OVER 80s + HEALTH AND CARE WORKERS
LETTERS WILL BE GOING OUT FOR THE OVER 75S
THIS IS THE BIGGEST VACCINE ROLLOUT IN HUMAN HISTORY
WE WILL CONTINUE TO VACCINATE
SUPPLY OF VACCINES WILL DIFFER WEEK BY WEEK
PFIZER MIGHT HAVE A DELAY IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS
BUT WE HAVE 2ND DOSE OF PFIZER IN STOCK FOR THOSE WAITING FOR IT
THANKS TO OUR FRONT LINE WORKERS
WE’RE IN TOP 10% OF NATIONS AROUND THE WORLD IN VACCINE ROLLOUT
ALSO HUGE THANK YOU TO MANX BREAST CANCER SUPPORT FOR CREATING A LEAFLET FOR PATIENT TRANSFERS – THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT
QUESTIONS
DAVID: HAPPY BIRTHDAY PAUL
PAUL: I DID INVITE YOU TO MY BDAY DRINKS, BUT YOU DIDN’T REPLY
DAVID: DON’T THINK I GOT THE EMAIL…
PAUL: THE NATIONAL COVERAGE HAS BEEN GOOD HASN’T IT
DAVID: YEAH HQ HAS HAD INTERVIEWS FROM EVERYWHERE
PAUL: ANY SORT OF CHANGES THAT NEED TO BE MADE FOR ROLLOUT? REPORTS IN LANCET OXFORD VAX CAN BE DELAYED FOR THE SECOND DOSAGE
DAVID: WE ACCESS ALL THE EVIDENCE OUT IN FRONT OF US – 12 WEEKS CERTAIN SCIENTISTS AGREE WITH THIS, BUT AGE, SEX, ETHNICITY, ETC CAN VARY RESULTS, IT WASN’T A FULL SAMPLE
WE ARE STILL STICKING TO 21 DAYS FOR NOW
HENNY: THE LANCET PAPER, IT’S NOT BEEN PEER-REVIEWED YET, BUT THE STATS FROM STUDY LOOK ENCOURAGING 12 WEEKS MAY AS GOOD, MAYBE EVEN BETTER. JCVI KNOW THAT FROM OTHER [NON-COVID] VACCINES THAT LONGER INTERVALS LOOK GOOD
MENINGITIS JAB WAS USED AS THE DUMMY VACCINE
PEOPLE WHO HAVE VACCINE ARE PROTECTED FROM SERIOUS ILLNESS
UK DID WEEKLY TESTS ON EVERYBODY IN TRIAL EVEN IF THEY DON’T SHOW SYMPTOMS
IT SHOWED THAT OXFORD VACCINE REDUCES INFECTION TOO, SO REDUCES TRANSMISSION, EXTREMELY POSITIVE
PAUL: IS 17,000 PEOPLE GOOD FOR THIS DATA?
HENNY: YEAH SAMPLE SIZE IS GOOD, PHASE 3 TRIAL, DATA-DRIVEN SAMPLE SIZE
PAUL: MIXING AND MATCHING VACCINES WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THIS
DAVID: WE ARE STICKING WITH THE SAME DOSE ATM AS TRIALS ARE STILL EARLY DAYS. SAFEST ROUTE FOR US IS TO STICK TO CLINICAL DATA WE HAVE
HENNY: DAVID’S RIGHT WE’RE NOT AT ANY POINT TO MIX AND MATCH AS EVIDENCE IS NOT THERE YET
HELEN: HOW ARE GOV KEEPING TRACK ON SIDE EFFECTS
DAVID: YELLOW CARD SYSTEM
NORMAL SIDE EFFECTS – SORE ARM, FLU LIKE SYMPTOMS OVER 24 HOURS
WE’VE NOT HAD ANYONE ON THE ISLAND WHOS HAD SERIOUS SYMPTOMS
HENNY: WE FEED INTO UK WIDE YELLOW SYSTEM
YOU NEED A BIG POPULATION TO MAKE IT MEANINGFUL SO SMALL POPULATION BASE IS NOT USEFUL AS CAN MISINTERPRET THINGS
HELEN: WHEN WILL GOV RELEASE NEXT PHASE
DAVID: OVER 50 CATEGORY END OF MAY
PHASE TWO NOT BEEN SET YET BUT SHOULD HAVE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM JCVI IN NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS
ALEX: GOOD AFTERNOON, THERE’S BEEN LOTS OF POSITIVE PRESS. WHAT IS THE POLICY FOR PEOPLE WANTING TO MOVE HERE?
DAVID: THEY STILL HAVE TO FOLLOW THE ISOLATION RULES IF THEY MOVE
CHANCES OF PEOPLE WANTING TO MOVE IN A GLOBAL PANDEMIC IS PRETTY LOW
BUT ANYONE WHO WANTS TO MOVE HERE AFTER THE PANDEMIC THEY WILL GET A WARM WELCOME AND I’D BE DELIGHTED IF PEOPLE WANT TO MAKE THE IOM THEIR HOME
ALEX: ANY UPDATES ON THE VACCINE HUBS?
DAVID: CHESTER STREET 3RD WEEK IN FEB WILL, REPLACE NEWLANDS (HOSPITAL)
NORTHERN HUB – WILL BE POP UP CLINICS AND DEPENDENT ON GPS (VERY END OF FEB)
SAM: FASTYR MIE, UNIVERSITY STUDENTS – WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO UNI STUDENTS WILL THEY GET VACCINATED HERE OR OFF ISLAND?
DAVID: I HAVE ENQUIRED ABOUT THIS. POTENTIALLY IT WILL BE EITHER SO
MANX STUDENTS IN UK CAN GET VACCINATED IN UK IF HERE, CAN GET IT HERE
BUT STUDENTS WON’T BE UNTIL PHASE 2
SAM: OTHER VACCINES BEING ROLLED OUT?
DAVID: MODERNA AUTHORISED SUPPLIES BY SPRING
NOVAVAX THAT IS STILL UP IN THE AIR FOR UK
HENNY: YEAH WE DON’T KNOW WE ONLY HAVE THEIR TRIALS THEY HAVEN’T HAD AUTHORISATION YET, SUPPLY CHAINS, PAPERWORK ETC. LOOKING LIKE SUMMER AT THE EARLIEST
ROB: ONCE CHESTER STREET COMES ONLINE AND NORTHERN POP-UP HUBS HOW WILL YOU DECIDE WHO GOES WHERE?
DAVID: BOOKING BASED ON SLOTS AVAILABLE
CHESTER ST AND AIRPORT MAIN VAX HUBS
NORTH HUBS FOR PEOPLE WHO CAN’T GET TO THEM
ROB: FOR THOSE TRAVELLING BACK AND ISOLATING – ANY GUIDANCE ON ACCOMMODATION?
DAVID: DEPT WILL ASSIST PATIENT
PEOPLE WHO AREN’T TRAVELLING FOR PATIENT TRANSFER- IT’S DOWN TO THEM
SIMON: SAGE SCIENTISTS HAVE SAID SIGNIFICANT RELAXATION ONCE OVER 50S HAVE HAD THEIR JABS, COULD TRIGGER BORDER CHANGES?
DAVID: WE FACTOR IN MANY REASONS TO OPEN UP BORDERS NEED TO SEE IMPROVEMENT OF INFECTION RATE IN UK
UK BEEN OPTIMISTIC BEFORE, OPENED UP, WENT BACK TO LOCKDOWN
PAST PEAK BUT STILL UP THE MOUNTAINSIDE
WE HAVE TO BE VERY CAUTIOUS AROUND UK NORMALITY
REVIEW POINT ONCE OVER 50s GET VAXXED, WILL BE CAUTIOUS
HENNY: THE LEVELS IN UK ARE EYE WATERING AND HOSPITAL NUMBERS ARE HIGH SO WE NEED TO BE MINDFUL OF THAT AND NEW VARIANTS AND THE IMPACTS OF THOSE
HAVE TO THINK WHERE NORMALITY SITS, WHILE WE’RE COVID FREE, LIFE IS PRETTY NORM, BORDERS IS KEY ISSUE AND WHEN WE CAN FLEX
DRIVEN BY RATES ACROSS, HOW MANY TRAVELLERS WE LET IN BUT WE NEED TO STAY COVID FREE
MANY OPTIONS TO CONSIDER BY GOV FOR RISK MITIGATION
SIMON: HOW QUICKLY CAN NOBLES RETURN TO WAITING LISTS TO PRECOVID LEVELS?
DAVID: WAITING LISTS HAVE INCREASED SINCE THE PANDEMIC WILL TAKE A LONG TIME TO BRING DOWN
WE’RE LOOKING AT RESOURCES BUT IT’S FROM UK AND THEY HAVE OWN PROBLEMS
IT’S GOING TO TAKE TIME
TIM: LOTS BEEN COVERED, OUR SON + DAUGHTER IN LAW HAS HAD A BABY IN LOCKDOWN AND BEEN TOLD THERE’S NO NURSE VISITING?
DAVID: WE HAD TO RESTRICT HOUSE CALLS AND PEOPLE ONWARDS DURING THE LOCKDOWN. NOW WE ARE BACK WE CAN THANKFULLY REINSTATE THOSE THINGS.
TIM: GUERNSEY – WE’VE HAD OUTBREAKS AT SIMILAR TIMES
HOW DID WE GET ON TOP OF IT? WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE? WERE WE LUCKY? OR UNFORTUNATE CIRCUMSTANCES IN GUERNSEY?
DAVID: WE WERE FORTUNATE, OUR CASES WERE SYMPTOMATIC SO WE COULD TRACE BUT IF THEY WERE ASYMPTOMATIC COULD HAVE BEEN A DIFFERENT STORY
IT’S VERY UNFORTUNATE FOR GUERNSEY
INVISIBLE ENEMY SLIPPED THROUGH THE NET
HENNY: WE WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH GUERNSEY- IF IT HAPPENED THERE IT COULD HAVE HAPPENED HERE
BEHAVIOURS DRIVE THE SITUATIONS
PLEASE TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY
IT ONLY TAKES ONE
WE GOT IT IN TIME BUT THEY WERE SYMPTOMATIC WE COULD TRACK IT
BUT IN GUERNSEY THEY HAD A NUMBER OF COMMUNITY CASES AND COULDN’T FIND THE FIRST
IT OBVIOUSLY CAME OVER FROM TRAVEL
BY THE TIME THEY IDENTIFIED IT, IT WAS EVERYWHERE
THAT SAID THEY ARE GETTING IT UNDER CONTROL
THEIR TESTING AND ISOLATION ARE ON IT
CLOSING
WE HAVE GOT THROUGH THIS AS A COMMUNITY
OUR WORLD COMMUNITY LAST A COMMUNITY HERO THIS WEEK IN CAPTAIN TOM
HE STOOD AS AN EXAMPLE TO US ALL, HIS MEMORY AND LEGACY WILL LIVE ON
WITH THINGS RETURNING TO NORMALITY – IT’S EASY FOR US TO THINK COVID19 IS A THING OF THE PAST BUT IT ISN’T, THE RISK HAS NOT GONE AWAY
THANKS TO THE GREAT MANX PUBLIC YOU ARE KEEPING OUR ISLAND SAFE
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