El Cid 194 #2845 Posted December 1, 2020 15 hours ago, Becky B said: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/vitamins-and-minerals/vitamin-d/ My dad's GP once told him that if he had a fever, paracetamol would bring his temperature down, but so would a pint of beer 😆 A rise in body temperature has been shown to: Increase antibody production; Enhance mobility and function of neutrophils and macrophages (kill bacteria); Increase production of cytokines (assist with immune response); Enhance T-lymphocyte activity (attack and destroy antigens); Reduce serum iron (necessary for bacterial growth); Inhibit some pathogens such as Streptococcus pneumoniae. https://www.nursingtimes.net/archive/does-giving-paracetamol-to-lower-raised-temperature-interfere-with-the-bodys-natural-defence-response-to-infection-08-01-2010/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Mister M 1,575 #2846 Posted December 1, 2020 (edited) Quite a shocking news item about economic hardship in the pandemic on BBC News last night: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-55133081 Shocking not only because a) the BBC have done something they haven't done for a long time; b) the despair was palpable. Edited December 1, 2020 by Mister M Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
RiffRaff 10 #2847 Posted December 2, 2020 At last, the Pfizer vaccine has got official approval this morning. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
MuteWitness 10 #2848 Posted December 2, 2020 36 minutes ago, RiffRaff said: At last, the Pfizer vaccine has got official approval this morning. I thought front line staff would get it first but now they are saying the elderly - unless i heard wrong ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
petemcewan 27 #2849 Posted December 2, 2020 RiffRaff That's fantastic news. Is that the one we will be getting? Both Moderna's and Pfizer/BioNTech's vaccines require two doses separated by a couple of weeks. Reactogenicity ( a term used by vaccineologists) is typically higher after a second dose, A very small percentage of volunteers had some side effects . The side effects mean the vaccine is working well . I just hope the anti-vaxer will not fuel vaccine hesitancy by exaggerating the side effects-that not everybody gets anyway. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Baron99 771 #2850 Posted December 2, 2020 Yes, great news this morning but the BBC were reporting a Twitter statement from Chris Whitty, which put a bit of reality & context to things. Whitty is reiterating what was basically said last week which is that for most, a vaccine won't be available to you until the Spring. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
El Cid 194 #2851 Posted December 2, 2020 3 hours ago, Baron99 said: Yes, great news this morning but the BBC were reporting a Twitter statement from Chris Whitty, which put a bit of reality & context to things. Whitty is reiterating what was basically said last week which is that for most, a vaccine won't be available to you until the Spring. A friend that works in the NHS said he is booked in for his vaccine on Thursday, he said that a couple of days ago. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Mister M 1,575 #2852 Posted December 2, 2020 (edited) I see Matt Hancock, the Health Secretary has been caught out lying, again. He claimed today that: ...until earlier this year we were in the European Medicines Agency (EMA), because of Brexit we’ve been able to make a decision to do this based on the UK regulator, a world-class regulator, and not go at the pace of the Europeans, who are moving a little bit more slowly. “We do all the same safety checks and the same processes, but we have been able to speed up how they’re done because of Brexit.” But June Raine, chief executive of the MHRA, said the approval was made using provisions under European law, which still binds the UK until the end of the Brexit transition period on 1 January But June Raine, chief executive of the MHRA, said the approval was made using provisions under European law, which still binds the UK until the end of the Brexit transition period on 1 January: “We have been able to authorise the supply of this vaccine using provisions under European law, which exist until 1 January. Our speed or our progress has been totally dependent on the availability of data in our rolling review and the independent advice we have received.” Coronavirus: Regulator rejects Matt Hancock’s claim that UK got vaccine first because of Brexit | The Independent The lies are just so commonplace across this rancid government. I hope the BBC call him out on his lie. Edited December 2, 2020 by Mister M Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
taxman 12 #2853 Posted December 2, 2020 But still we don't have answers to the major question. Scotch Egg...substantial meal or not? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
PRESLEY 1,201 #2854 Posted December 2, 2020 1 minute ago, taxman said: But still we don't have answers to the major question. Scotch Egg...substantial meal or not? Yes if you accompany it Chips ,Beans and two slices of Breadand Butter. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
whiteowl 52 #2855 Posted December 2, 2020 19 minutes ago, taxman said: But still we don't have answers to the major question. Scotch Egg...substantial meal or not? If you order a "substantial" meal, be it a Scotch Egg or not, do you have to eat it? 🤔 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Bargepole23 337 #2856 Posted December 2, 2020 5 minutes ago, whiteowl said: If you order a "substantial" meal, be it a Scotch Egg or not, do you have to eat it? 🤔 There was a nightclub in Sheffield, on Charles St...Charlie Parkers???, in the late 80s that opened on a Sunday by providing a meal, which was a small plate of chilli handed to you at the door, which was then tipped in a bin shortly after. Looking back, I'm not sure which sounds least appealing, the waste of food, or nightclubbing on a Sunday.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...