HOWARD, ASHY, DR HENNY, DR AL
WELL GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE
NUMBERS
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12 RESULTS OUTSTANDING
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36 NEW CASES
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TOTAL ACTIVE CASES 106
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2 IN HOSPITAL
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21 FROM UNKNOWN SOURCES
HOWARD
WE EXPECTED IT TO HAPPEN
WE WILL CONTINUE TO SEE CASES AS THE VIRUS INCUBATES
THIS IS WHY STAYING AT HOME IS SO IMPORTANT – CAN’T EMPHASISE IT ENOUGH
WITH THE NUMBER OF CASES WE HAVE, AND A LOCKDOWN – WE DON’T NEED TO PUBLISH LOW-RISK VENUES ANYMORE
WITH AN OUTBREAK – WE NEED EVERYONE TO RING 111 IF THEY HAVE SYMPTOMS, REGARDLESS OF WHERE THEY HAVE BEEN
IF THERE IS A HIGH-RISK VENUE. WE’LL LET YOU KNOW
DR HENNY
GENOMICS – ALL CASES TRACE BACK TO THE STEAM PACKET CLUSTER
WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE IF LATEST CASES LINK TO THIS TOO
OVERWHELMING IN KIDS AND YOUNG PEOPLE, WORKING AGE ADULTS
40 OF CURRENT CASES AGED 5-19
SPREAD THROUGH HOUSEHOLD MIXING, SOCIAL EVENTS AND SCHOOLS
HOWARD
WE NEED TO PROTECT KEY SERVICES
THIS MORNING WE HAD 500 PEOPLE IDENTIFIED AS CLOSE CONTACTS
IF THIS NUMBER RISES IT COULD IMPACT EMERGENCY SERVICES, FOOD RETAIL ETC
THIS IS WHY YOU NEED TO STAY AT HOME WHEREVER YOU CAN
SCHOOL PLACES ARE FOR THOSE WHO REALLY NEED THEM
COMIN LADS HAVE MADE SOME CHANGES TO THE PEOPLE WHO CAN ACCESS SCHOOLS
OVER TO DR AL
INCREASE IN CASES IS A CAUSE FOR CONCERN, WE NEED TO TAKE IT SERIOUSLY
ALWAYS STRIVED TO KEEP SCHOOL
LOCKDOWN 1 – 300
BY YESTERDAY THERE WERE 800
IT’S PUTTING PRESSURE ON
WE HAVE DISTANCING, MASKS, LOTS OF CLEANING
WE FEEL IT IS VITALLY IMPORTANT TO ACT IN THE INTERESTS OF SAFETY
KIDS CAN ONLY GO WHEN THE KEY WORKER IS WORKING AND IF NO ONE ELSE IS AT HOME
FINANCIAL SERVICES BEING REMOVED FROM ESSENTIAL WORKERS LIST
SORRY ABOUT THE EXTRA MEASURES BUT THIS IS SERIOUS
HOWARD
CALL 111 IF YOU HAVE SYMPTOMS
111 ARE SWAMPED – ONLY CALL THEM IF YOU NEED TO
TEAM HAVE CALLED AND BOOKED TESTS FOR ST NINIAN’S
PLEASE ONLY CALL 111 IF YOU NEED TO REPORT SYMPTOMS
VACCINATION BOOKINGS ON PAUSE UNTIL THEY GET EVERYONE BOOKED IN
COMMUNITY SUPPORT LINE (NON-MEDICAL) 686262 IS UP AND RUNNING – THEY’RE BUSY TOO
DAVID
VACCINE PROGRAMME WON’T SLOW DOWN
NO ONE WILL GET THEIR VACCINE LATER THAN THEY WOULD
NUMBERS – YESTERDAY’S JAB FIGURES WERE LOW – NOT UNUSUAL
IT WAS A CARE HOME DAY AND THERE WAS A SET DATE FOR VACCINATION
WE NEED DAYS OF HIGH THROUGHOUT
3 DAYS OF HIGH VOLUMES RATHER THAN 7 DAYS OF LOW
WE CAN ONLY VACCINATE TO SUPPLY
FROM NEXT WEEK SUPPLIES INCREASE
FOR SEVERAL WEEKS WE’LL OPERATE 5 DAYS A WEEK – 1,000 A DAY TARGET
TOWARDS THE END OF MARCH, WE WILL BE RECEIVING 10,000 EXTRA DOSES THAT WE WEREN’T EXPECTING
IF YOU’VE PREVIOUSLY BEEN ASKED TO SHIELD, DO IT AGAIN. EVEN IF YOU HAVE HAD THE VACCINE, IT TAKES TIME TO BUILD UP
WE ARE STILL SEEING PEOPLE WITHOUT THE MENTAL CAPACITY TO CONSENT. THEY NEED TO GO THROUGH THE BEST INTEREST PROCESS, VIA GP.
IF THE PERSON HASN’T BEEN THROUGH THE PROCESS, THEY CAN’T BE VACCINATED
AND YOU CAN’T JUST ROCK UP TO BOOK A VACCINE AT A HUB
WE’VE BEEN WORKING FOR SOME TIME FOR ONLINE REGISTRATION FOR VACCINES
FILL IN THE DETAILS ONLINE, THEN 111 WILL CALL
MORE INFO ON DIGITAL SOLUTION EARLY NEXT WEEK
HOWARD
EXIT STRATEGY DUE EARLY NEXT WEEK
SORRY FOR THE DELAY, IT’S POSITIVE THO AS WE ARE GETTING LOADS MORE VACCINE
QUESTIONS
TIM: HIGHEST DAILY NUMBER YET. SYMPTOMS AREN’T UP TO DATE ON THE WEBSITE, WHAT ARE THEY?
DR HENNY: NOT SURE WHERE THE CLAIM THAT KENT HAS DIFFERENT SYMPTOMS HAS COME FROM. NO EVIDENCE
CLINICAL CASE DEFINITION: NO ONE STANDARD INTERNATIONAL DEFINITION
OK THANK YOU
TIM: WE GOT SENT SOME CONTACTS YESTERDAY OF PEOPLE WHO ARE MISSING OFF THE VAX LIST. ARE YOU CONFIDENT THAT THE DATA YOU HAVE IS CORRECT? ARE YOU COMMUNICATING WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE STILL ALIVE.
DAVID: BREAKING. THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE SEARCH CRITERIA IN THE SYSTEM. ALL GP’S ARE LOOKING AGAIN AND THEY WILL MANUALLY CHECK THE CLINICALLY EXTREMELY VULNERABLE
AL BELL: HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE CURRENTLY IN SELF ISOLATION?
DR HENNY: ONE SEC. OK, CURRENTLY IN SELF ISOLATION – 1579
OF THOSE 477 ARE RELATED TO THE CURRENT CLUSTER
AL BELL: CAPACITY FOR DAILY TESTING? CAN IT BE INCREASED?
DAVID: 800 PER DAY. WE CAN GO FURTHER IF REQUIRED. BUT WE WOULD NEED TO REDUCE OTHER SERVICES TO STAFF IT
SIMON: WE HAVE 70-YEAR-OLD LADY ON DIALYSIS. SO SHE SHOULD GET HER APPOINTMENT SOON?
DAVID: DEPENDS HOW GP HAVE CLASSIFIED, SHE SHOULD BE PICKED UP BY THE REVIEW. OR SHE COULD BE IN CATEGORY 4 – CLINICALLY VULNERABLE RATHER THEN EXTREMELY CLINICALLY VULNERABLE
SIMON: KIDS AND AND YOUNG ADULTS GETTING IT. WHAT VARIANT IS IT?
HOWARD: IT’S KENT
DR HENNY: YEAH
SIMON: WILL WE BE LOCKED DOWN FOR LONGER THAN 3 WEEKS?
HOWARD: TOO EARLY TO SAY. LOOKS LIKE IT MIGHT BE EXTENDED. BUT LET’S WAIT AND SEE.
SAM: GIVEN THE IMPORTANCE OF THE FIRST JAB, HOW MANY WILL YOU PRIORITISE?
DAVID: BEING CAUTIOUS AROUND THE TARGET. WE HAVE ALREADY PRIORITISED THE FIRST DOSE. PEOPLE GET CONFUSED WHEN THEY SEE STOCK RETAINED. WE ARE AN ISLAND SO WE NEED A CONTINGENCY TO GIVE PEOPLE THEIR SECOND DOSE ON TIME
THE FIGURE INCLUDES ALL THOSE WHO ARE BOOKED FOR A VACCINE. WE ARE PRIORITISING AND WE ARE PUSHING FORWARD FIRST DOSES.
SAM: DO WE HAVE A MAXIMUM NUMBER OF JABS WE CAN DELIVER IN ONE DAY?
DAVID: WE VAX EVERYONE IN ONE DAY AND THEN WE STOP AS WE HAVE NO MORE SUPPLY
SAM: WILL WE GET MORE RESULTS TONIGHT?
LAB WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK. RESULTS COMING THROUGH ALL HOURS. LAB WORK CONTINUOUSLY GOES ON. THEY’RE WORKING VERY HARD. SOMETIMES I GET UPDATES AT 11.30
PAUL: NO LONGER REPORTING ON LOW-RISK PLACES?
HOWARD: YEAH, WE’RE IN LOCKDOWN. WE’LL TALK ABOUT HIGH-RISK VENUES
DR HENNY: IF YOU ARE A HIGH-RISK CONTACT – WE GO DIRECT TO THE PEOPLE.
PAUL: SCHOOLS – IS THERE CASE FOR DOING RAPID LATERAL TESTS TO PROTECT KEY WORKERS AND TEACHERS?
HOWARD: TESTS OFFERED TO ALL TEACHERS AT HUBS
DR AL: GOOD QUESTION. UK HAVE INTRODUCED HOME TESTING, WE’VE TALKED ABOUT PREVIOUSLY BUT THEY JUST PROVIDE A SNAPSHOT AND EFFICACY IS LOW. ALWAYS RELIED ON PCR AS IT’S MORE RELIABLE. PROFESSIONAL SWABBERS. TRYING TO CONTROL AND ELIMINATE THE VIRUS NOT MITIGATE
DR HENNY: KEEPING IT UNDER REVIEW FOR WHEN WE HAVE A MITIGATION APPROACH
PAUL: HOW OFTEN DO YOU TEST THE TEACHERS?
DR AL: VOLUNTARY – TO RESPOND TO TEACHERS CONCERNS. IT’S NOT ROUTINE TESTING
HELEN: ARE TEACHERS WHO HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH QE2 YEAR 7 BEING ASKED TO SELF ISOLATE?
DR AL: 171 STUDENTS SELF ISOLATING. NO OBVIOUS RISK TO TEACHERS AND STAFF SO THEY ARE NOT BEING ASKED TO SELF ISOLATE.
WE’RE LOOKING AT INDIVIDUAL CASES AND RESPONDING PROPORTIONATELY
HELEN: 111 RESOURCE – WHAT RESOURCE HAS BEEN REDIRECTED?
DAVID: PEOPLE CAN’T REGISTER FOR A VACCINE UNTIL SATURDAY. WE HAVE INCREASED MANPOWER. THE SCHOOL ISSUES HAVE BEEN THE PRIORITY – IT’S LARGER SCALE THAN WE COULD HAVE ANTICIPATED
HOWARD: PERFECT STORM. BIGGEST SCHOOL YEAR GROUPS. BIG UP TO THE TEAM, THEY’VE BEEN TREMENDOUS
LEANNE: HYDRO HAVE TO SELF ISOLATE BUT PEOPLE WHO WENT TO THE BRIDGE LAXEY HAVEN’T?
DR HENNY: BASED ON CONTACT TRACERS ASSESSMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT.
HOWARD: NOT ONE SIZE FITS ALL. IF YOU’RE AT A GIG YOU’RE CRAMMED IN. SPREAD OUT A BIT MORE IN THE PUB.
CLOSING
STAY AT HOME
IT’S IN ALL OF YOUR HANDS
THANKS
