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Getting Your COVID-19 Vaccination Does Not Mean You Can Liberate Yourself From Lockdown Or Other Restrictions.
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obey the social distancing rules could be prolonging the country's restrictions.
Sunday 24 January 2021 08:24, UK
Image:The vaccine can prevent serious illness but it is not yet known if it prevents transmission of COVID-19Getting your COVID-19 vaccination does not mean you can liberate yourself from lockdown or other restrictions.
That is the warning from England's deputy chief medical officer Professor Jonathan Van-Tam, who says the millions of people who have received their jab must still obey social-distancing rules.
Those who refuse risk prolonging the pandemic and its associated restrictions, he said, adding that they could also be putting at risk those who are vulnerable but further down the priority list.
Some 478,248 people received a vaccine dose on Saturday, meaning 5.8 million people have had the first of two required doses.
Image:Jonathan Van-Tam says millions of people who have received the jab must keep following social-distancing rulesBut Prof Van-Tam said that, while the vaccination can prevent serious illness, it is not yet known if it prevents transmission of the coronavirus.
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He wrote in The Sunday Telegraph: "Even after you have had both doses of the vaccine you may still give COVIDto someone else and the chains of transmission will then continue.
"If you change your behaviour you could still be spreading the virus, keeping the number of cases high and putting others in danger who also need their vaccine but are further down the queue.
"Regardless of whether someone has had their vaccination or not, it is vital that everyone follows the national restrictions and public health advice, as protection takes up to three weeks to kick in and we don't yet know the impact of vaccines on transmission.
"The vaccine has brought considerable hope and we are in the final furlong of the pandemic but for now, vaccinated or not, we still have to follow the guidance for a bit longer."
Prof Van-Tam also repeated the reasoning behind the government's vaccine strategy following growing concerns from some medical experts about the decision to extend the gap between the first and second doses to 12 weeks.
The British Medical Association has called for a re-think of the policy, saying the Pfizer vaccine is recommended with a gap of six weeks between doses.
Prof Van-Tam said the government's aim was to get a first dose to as many people as possible, meaning that more people would have at least some protection rather than fewer people having stronger protection.
He said: "But what none of these (who ask reasonable questions) will tell me is: who on the at-risk list should suffer slower access to their first dose so that someone else who's already had one dose (and therefore most of the protection) can get a second?"
Meanwhile, Education Secretary Gavin Williamson is expected to rule out a return to the classroom for pupils after the February half-term break.
The Sunday Times reported that parents should be prepared for a long period of home-schooling, possibly until after the Easter holidays.
Ministers are also expected to meet this week to discuss a proposal to require UK arrivals to pay for quarantine in a designated hotel for 10 days, similar to schemes that operate in Australia and New Zealand.
Government sources say while complete closure of the border is not the likely outcome of the talks, it is still an option.
From Monday, a further 32 vaccine sites are set to open across England, including one at the Black Country Living Museum in Dudley, which featured in the hit TV series Peaky Blinders.
The new vaccination centres will be focusing on offering jabs to health and social care staff, before opening their doors to other priority patients.
Moves are also being made to provide thousands of rapid turnaround tests to businesses so workers with no coronavirus symptoms can be tested.
The tests will be aimed at those who cannot work from home, such as those in the food, manufacturing, energy, retail, transport and military sectors.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock said: "Lateral flow tests have already been hugely successful in finding positive cases we would not otherwise find and I encourage employers and workers to take this offer up to help protect essential services and businesses."
On Saturday, the UK recorded another 1,348 coronavirus-related deaths and 33,552 cases, according to the latest government figures.
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FG To Suspend Passports Of 100 Passengers Refusing Post Arrival COVID-19 Test
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FG To Suspend Passports Of 100 Passengers Refusing Post Arrival COVID-19 Test
Effective from January 1st, 2021, passports of the first one hundred passengers that have failed to take their post-arrival COVID-19 test will be published in the national dailies and suspended till June 2021.
The Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Mr. Boss Mustapha made the announcement in Abuja on Tuesday during a briefing.
Mustapha, also, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), said that the names of the passengers would be published on Jan. 1, 2021, while the suspension of the passports would last for six months.
He also revealed that there are some additional quarantine protocols to be observed by travelers arriving from the UK and South Africa.
The new protocols according to the task force who already predict that January 2021 will be a tough month, is to minimize the possibility of virus importation into the country.
The SGF lamented the difficulties experienced in the national response, noting that the nation’s response is passing through a challenging phase due to the seriousness of the second wave of infections in Nigeria.
“Week 52 has so far given us the highest number of infections in a single week to date. Our analysis shows that 16 out of every 100 tests carried out are positive.
“We are also seeing increasing transmission among younger people and this is not considered good and safe. We must, therefore, exercise utmost restraint by taking responsibility,â€he said.
Mustapha said that the PTF had discussed two critical issues, Oxygen supply, and Case Management, and during the conversation with health authorities, CMDs of Federal Tertiary Institutions in Abuja, National Hospital; Jabi & Gwagwalada, the PTF directed that the level of Infections, Prevention and Control, as well as case management, should be prioritized immediately.
“With the increasing number of infections and hospitalization, our objectives are to ensure that infection, prevention, and control (IPC) is properly instituted to minimize spread and exposure of health care workers to the virus;
“Ensure that those who require hospitalization are well managed; those requiring medical attention for other ailments gain access to Treatment at medical facilities; and critical care is available and deployed, especially where oxygen is needed.
“The situation in Abuja and its environs has been of concern to the PTF,†the SGF stated.
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