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[guitarhaggis] 11/11/2020 20:54

I think Gozzie should go first to make sure it's ok.

[essentialinvestor] 11/11/2020 18:45

I'm in group 6 for vaccination, so that is not going to be soon.

[gozzie2] 11/11/2020 17:40

That doesn't read good .

[rescuer] 11/11/2020 17:28

Gozzie, this is the Tender sent out for an Al tool for ADR's in Sars 2 I've linked the source below, but the standouts for me are two sections which i've cut and paste. II.1.4) Short description: The MHRA urgently seeks an Artificial Intelligence (AI) software tool to process the expected high volume of Covid-19 vaccine Adverse Drug Reaction (ADRs) and ensure that no details from the ADRs’ reaction text are missed. IV.1.1) Type of procedure Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union in the cases listed below The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive Explanation: For reasons of extreme urgency under Regulation 32(2)(c) related to the release of a Covid-19 vaccine MHRA have accelerated the sourcing and implementation of a vaccine specific AI tool. Strictly necessary — it is not possible to retrofit the MHRA’s legacy systems to handle the volume of ADRs that will be generated by a Covid-19 vaccine. Therefore, if the MHRA does not implement the AI tool, it will be unable to process these ADRs effectively. This will hinder its ability to rapidly identify any potential safety issues with the Covid-19 vaccine and represents a direct threat to patient life and public health. Reasons of extreme urgency — the MHRA recognises that its planned procurement process for the SafetyConnect programme, including the AI tool, would not have concluded by vaccine launch. Leading to a inability to effectively monitor adverse reactions to a Covid-19 vaccine. Events unforeseeable — the Covid-19 crisis is novel and developments in the search of a Covid-19 vaccine have not followed any predictable pattern so far. source https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED%3ANOTICE%3A506291-2020%3ATEXT%3AEN%3AHTML&src=0&fbclid=IwAR0aiRcZoVXozqh8MBWHUYr3VntKK_4LcP6tyTFwyWHJpL5vDy67UFIPrCs

[gozzie2] 11/11/2020 16:32

Almost 600 deaths today and things will open up again soon .Err not likely .

[glenowen] 11/11/2020 16:08

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/11/11/business/us-economy-coronavirus/stocks-gain-as-confidence-over-a-vaccine-continues-to-warm-investorsIn case anyone is interested, Wetherspoon is big enough and important enough to rate a mention in the business pages of the New York Times today.

[luderitz] 11/11/2020 15:59

I agree to the extent for instance the pubs in London in general were useless where food was concerned and do remember when Spoons got going a lot of pubs went under, their own fault really in most cases. Youngs and Fullers pubs being the exceptions.

[gozzie2] 11/11/2020 14:20

I've always thought there are still too many pubs .In my area there used to be around 50 in a half mile area .There was still 25 open up until March .That spreads customers out too thinly but only 2 did food wetherspoons and one other that has been closed for months .

[gozzie2] 11/11/2020 14:15

Tier 4 will be what Manchester will go in .Tier 3 plus no pubs open .Thats imo Gozzies never wrong lol .

[luderitz] 11/11/2020 14:14

We’ve been told over many many years about pub closures it’s a wonder we have/had so many to close. Personally I take all this with a very large pinch of salt.

[gozzie2] 11/11/2020 13:58

As rivals have suffered he states .They certainly have, 5 have gone for good near to me .

[gozzie2] 11/11/2020 13:55

hTTps://news.sky.com/story/covid-19-wetherspoons-boss-blames-baffling-rules-as-sales-slump-12129810

[blusteradjuster] 11/11/2020 12:24

The efficacy data is credible - just incomplete. 'Completeness' won't alter the efficacy up/down from 90% all that much (that's statistics for you..) but the: - Efficacy breakdown by age is very important as is - Data on shedding and - What kind of illness (mild, serious, all) the vaccine prevents. All they are really waiting for now is some follow-up safety data from the 2nd jab - which will come in Week 3 of November (aka next week).

[blusteradjuster] 11/11/2020 11:26

It HAS been tried on the elderly. However, the '90% efficacy' data hasn't (yet) been broken down by age.

[konradpuss] 11/11/2020 11:11

Essential, indeed we are a very long way from normality. I am a natural optimist, however the vaccine news is some what over blown. Did you notice it has not be tried on the elderly.

[rescuer] 11/11/2020 10:48

ha ha - made me smile - :-)

[ignoble] 11/11/2020 10:42

Boom Boom...to quote Basil Brush

[rescuer] 11/11/2020 10:37

or "Have a shot, with a shot" - :-)

[blusteradjuster] 11/11/2020 10:35

Sufficient lure to overcome any vaccine-anxiety. =O)

[ignoble] 11/11/2020 10:18

Good point Spoons could allow their premises to be used as vaccination centres. Traditional Breakfast afterwards..

[rescuer] 11/11/2020 10:15

i'm with you EI - a long way from normality yes It was more than i was anticipating, 27.6%, they had eat out to help out and still a third down. the next Q will be a lot worse - £14m a month cash burn and all those liabilities that have been deferred -

[blusteradjuster] 11/11/2020 10:11

Ei, In 3 words: Jab for victory. Perhaps Mr Martin can offer to help the vaccination effort in some way - rather than his usual whining.

[essentialinvestor] 11/11/2020 10:09

Cashburn is good, however thst - 27.6% is huge. We are a lomg way from normality, or do people view it differently?.