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0 pointsmadeofpalk4y ago0 comments

Just checked, thank god the NHS vaccine site is still available - vaccines just got rolled out for under 30s today.

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Edit: I didn’t mean anything negative here! Just slightly shocked that as the UK is opening up under 30 vaccinations, the US is struggling to find any more willing takers. It’s really probably a sign that there’s fewer anti-vaxxers in the UK more than anything. And that universal healthcare is more efficient at distribution than an inherently for profit system. I don’t know, but I just didn’t realize it was so different in the UK

bdsa4y ago

I think this may be because we've had much higher uptake as far as I know, so getting down the age ranges has been slower (by which I mean, yes, maybe the US has made it available to all adults, but how many (as a proportion) have taken it up)

patentatt4y ago

This is awesome. And also exposes how broken the US is with its anti-vaccination trend

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madeofpalkOP4y ago

US and UK have very similar vaccination rates despite the US being open to more age ranges. This indicates that a higher percentage of eligible people have gotten the vaccine in the UK, and the US has somewhat hit a wall in terms of vaccinations (though there is the concern that the rates will slow down in the UK also).

I must admit, it has been strange seeing my US peers getting the vaccine months before I can in the UK, but I guess I take comfort knowing that both countries are still doing pretty well!

numpad04y ago

You know which one’s worst? Japan... still reservation based and for 65 and up only!

zhte4154y ago

Both the UK and US are doing well.

https://ig.ft.com/coronavirus-vaccine-tracker for reference.

What's important is important to share vaccines with all nations, and non-nations.

spzb4y ago

UK is ahead of the US https://ourworldindata.org/covid-vaccinations

patentatt4y ago

Fascinating. So those rates are including only ages 30+, which means that once it’s unrestricted the UK should have a very high vaccination rate while ~15-25% of the US will still remain unvaccinated entirely by choice. Wow. So you’re absolutely right, the UK is in reality far far ahead and the US is completely broken as far as public health is concerned because of willing ignorance.

oneeyedpigeon4y ago

For one dose. For full vaccination, the US is (slightly) ahead according to that same site.

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patentatt4y ago

bdsa4y ago

patentatt4y ago

This is awesome. And also exposes how broken the US is with its anti-vaccination trend

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madeofpalkOP4y ago

I must admit, it has been strange seeing my US peers getting the vaccine months before I can in the UK, but I guess I take comfort knowing that both countries are still doing pretty well!

numpad04y ago

You know which one’s worst? Japan... still reservation based and for 65 and up only!

zhte4154y ago

Both the UK and US are doing well.

https://ig.ft.com/coronavirus-vaccine-tracker for reference.

What's important is important to share vaccines with all nations, and non-nations.

spzb4y ago

UK is ahead of the US https://ourworldindata.org/covid-vaccinations

patentatt4y ago

oneeyedpigeon4y ago

For one dose. For full vaccination, the US is (slightly) ahead according to that same site.

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