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Today's UK and global vaccination update for those interested. For those who are not, please scroll up 2 inches – it won’t kill you and exercise is good during these troubled times.

Additional people in the UK were newly vaccinated: 469,016
Total people in the UK vaccinated to date: 10,490,487
Total people in the UK that had received their second jab: 501,957

More than 108 million doses in 67 countries have been administered, according to data collected by Bloomberg. The latest rate was roughly 4.25 million doses a day, on average.

Quite true.

But to use my analogy from earlier, Setanta have sold about 5 loads of this size in a pretty linear fashion, reducing from about an 11% holding to about a 6% holding.

So it seems logical that a further 6 loads of this size are as likely to materialise on the market as not.

Obviously, I'd hope that Setanta would stop reducing their holding but the evidence, so far, suggests otherwise.

The 2 things that we do know though are:
1. They can't go on forever. :)
2. That we won't know any further details once they've reduced to less than 3%. But we should retain visibility via 3 more RNSs over the weeks ahead if they continue in line.

Agreed that Setanta are clearly still selling and will be for a little while yet - see below. It's rather frustrating.

They've been at it for months, starting with a stake of 11%. It seems that every time Saga's share price puts a bit of a spurt on, it gets a bucket of cold water thrown in its face courtesy of Setanta - and back we drop again.

So where are they now?

Issue of Saga equity : 140,102,227 shares
Setanta position
Position of previous notification: 6.951% - 9,738,506 shares
Current situation as notified 03/02/2021: 5.9924% - 8,395,480 shares
Share sells notified in latest note: 1,343,026 shares

This implies about 6.25 more loads of this size to be dumped on the market and then Saga's share price will be far more free to rise without these relentless buckets of cold water being received in the old boat race.

And before any pedant helpfully points it out - I know , of course, that the shares won't be sold in great big lumps. I'm just trying to express a useful visualisation so that we can get a feel for how much more of this bucket-based behaviour we can expect to observe.

Today's UK and global vaccination update for those interested.

Additional people in the UK were newly vaccinated: 374,756
Total people in the UK vaccinated to date: 10,021,471
Total people in the UK that had received their second jab: 498,962

More than 104 million doses in 66 countries have been administered, according to data collected by Bloomberg. The latest rate was roughly 4.22 million doses a day, on average.

@Ndn71,

Good morning.

I think there seems to have been an error on my part.

Reviewing yesterday's posts on the thread mode, it appears that you were complaining about a series of repeated posts one after another by a different poster who is new to this BB and was experiencing the old multi-post malfunction whilst getting familiar with LSE posting.

I will continue to post a single concise summary, without excessive surrounding commentary around 6pm most days.

I hope that will not litter the board too much.

I would say that these figures right now are quite central to the Saga investment case, as they very clearly chart progress towards a key part of this stock's anticipated recovery - that is when travel & cruise is resumed, whether in May, June or later in the year.

All the best to you.

Suit yourself - I'll stop wasting my time putting these updates together.

According to the table that you kindly posted I am up a creek without a paddle … and my dinghy is sinking due to being overloaded.

Today's UK and global vaccination update.

350,348 additional people in the UK were newly vaccinated on Monday, giving a total of 9,646,715 vaccinated individuals.

More than 101 million doses in 64 countries have been administered, according to data collected by Bloomberg. The latest rate was roughly 4.25 million doses a day, on average.

Https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/covid-vaccine-tracker-global-distribution/

In the U.S., 32.8 million doses have been administered: Covid-19 Vaccine Tracker
Updated: February 1, 2021, 11:33 PM GMT

More than 100 million Covid-19 vaccine doses have been administered worldwide, according to the latest data tracked by Bloomberg. It’s a significant milestone that comes just two months after the first vaccine studies were submitted for regulatory review.

In total, more than 101 million doses have been given in 64 countries around the world. The pace of vaccinations continues to increase, with the latest average rate at roughly 4.25 million doses a day, according to data collected by Bloomberg.

In the U.S., more Americans have now received at least one dose than have tested positive for the virus since the pandemic began. Some 32.8 million doses have been given, most recently at an average rate of 1.34 million doses per day.

Today's UK and global vaccination update for those interested.

319,038 additional people in the UK were newly vaccinated on Sunday, giving a total of 9,296,367 vaccinated, potential Saga travel customers. These fine people will be ready to roll by May 26th at the absolute latest. This is calculated as the second jab date plus 14 days for those receiving their first jab only on Sunday – so the vast majority will be ready way before this date.

Indeed, 494,209 had already received their second jab by Sunday.

More than 98.3 million doses in 62 countries have been administered, according to data collected by Bloomberg. The latest rate was roughly 4.2 million doses a day, on average.

JoeNinety,

The following is from the Saga website - I hope it helps.

See: Https://travel.saga.co.uk/travel-updates/cruise-coronavirus-vaccine.aspx

Q: Will crew and other staff aboard the ships also have the vaccine?

A: Our focus in the first instance is on our guests and ensuring all of them have been vaccinated, we have comprehensive COVID-19 protocols in place to protect our crew, including quarantine and regular testing and as soon as crew can be vaccinated they will be.

According to today’s Daily Telegraph, their projections suggest that vaccinations are fully on track to hit both the first target for JCVI Groups 1-4 (15 million) by February 14th and Groups 1-9 (32 million) by March 31st.

Their projection also sees the adult population (53m) being vaccinated by May 25th.

Also, keep an eye on the news tomorrow - we are likely to see a headline stating that 100 million doses have been given globally.
See: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/coronavirus-uk-cases-deaths-world-map-live/?icid=editorial_editorial_inarticlelink_inarticle_CoronavirusEmbed

No.

Today's UK and global vaccination update for those interested.

A record 609,010 vaccinations were given in the UK yesterday. Huge congratulations to the wonderful NHS and all others involved.

598,389 additional people in the UK were newly vaccinated on Saturday, giving a total of 8,977,329 vaccinated, potential Saga travel customers. These fine people will be ready to roll by May 25th at the absolute latest. This is calculated as the second jab date plus 14 days for those receiving their first jab only on Saturday – so the vast majority will be ready way before this date.

Indeed, 491,053 had already received their second jab by Saturday.

Further updates coming from Bloomberg regarding the biggest vaccination campaign in history.

More than 94.4 million doses in 62 countries have been administered, according to data collected by Bloomberg. The latest rate was roughly 4.47 million doses a day, on average.

It is becoming clear that the end of the economically restricting period of this pandemic is getting nearer with every day of this astonishing global progress.

Today's UK and global vaccination update for those interested.

487,756 additional people in the UK were vaccinated on Friday, giving a total of 8,378,940 vaccinated, potential Saga travel customers. These fine people will be ready to roll by May 24th at the absolute latest. This is calculated as the second jab date plus 14 days for those receiving their first jab only on Friday – so the vast majority will be ready way before this date. Indeed, 480,432 had already received their second jab by Friday.

Further updates coming from Bloomberg regarding the biggest vaccination campaign in history.

More than 90.8 million doses in 62 countries have been administered, according to data collected by Bloomberg. The latest rate was roughly 4.39 million doses a day, on average.

Today's UK and global vaccination update for those interested.

414,419 additional people in the UK were vaccinated on Thursday, giving a total of 7,891,184 vaccinated, potential Saga travel customers. These fine people will be ready to roll by May 23rd at the absolute latest. This is calculated as the second jab date plus 14 days for those receiving their first jab only on Thursday – so the vast majority will be ready way before this date.

Indeed, 478,254 had already received their second jab by Thursday.

Further updates coming from Bloomberg regarding the biggest vaccination campaign in history.

More than 87.1 million doses in 60 countries have been administered, according to data collected by Bloomberg. The latest rate was roughly 4.19 million doses a day, on average.

The end of the economically restricting period of this pandemic is getting nearer with every day.
Happily, in a few short weeks from now, reciprocal travel corridors seem set to swing open between these territories once again …

Https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/01/28/pfizer-vaccine-92-per-cent-effective-say-israeli-researchers/

First official vaccine results from Israel show Pfizer jabs offer substantial protection from Covid

Major study finds minimal infections of Covid among vaccinated Israelis compared to control group

By James Rothwell JERUSALEM 28 January 2021 • 2:54pm

Israel has announced that less than 0.04 per cent of patients who received two doses of the Pfizer vaccine have developed Covid, as it released its first official results on the world's fastest inoculations drive.

According to the Israeli health ministry, only 317 of 715,425 patients caught coronavirus after they were fully vaccinated against the disease.

The data is the strongest indication so far that the Pfizer vaccine offers substantial protection against Covid once both jabs have been administered. Some previous surveys have found similar results but relied on smaller sample sizes.

A separate study by Maccabi, an Israeli healthcare provider, also found that the Pfizer vaccines were at least 92 per cent effective, after comparing samples of vaccinated and unvaccinated citizens.

“This is very, very good news,” Anat Ekka Zohar, Maccabi’s lead vaccines analyst, told the Times of Israel on Thursday. “It is the first study in the world that looks at such a large number of fully vaccinated patients.”

“It’s a very high level of efficiency and we are seeing a very low percentage of coronavirus among the patients who have taken both shots,” she added.

Israel, the world’s fastest vaccinator against Covid, has already given the first of two jabs to nearly a third of its population.

Today's UK and global vaccination update for those interested.

282,812 additional people in the UK were vaccinated on Wednesday, giving a total of 7,447,199 vaccinated, potential Saga travel customers. These fine people will be ready to roll by May 22nd at the absolute latest. This is calculated as the second jab date plus 14 days for those receiving their first jab only on Wednesday – so the vast majority will be ready way before this date. Indeed, 476,298 had already received their second jab by Wednesday.

Further updates coming from Bloomberg regarding the biggest vaccination campaign in history.

More than 82.5 million doses in 59 countries have been administered, according to data collected by Bloomberg. The latest rate was roughly 3.95 million doses a day, on average.

The end of the economically restricting period of this pandemic is getting nearer with every day.

Today's UK and global vaccination update for those interested.

311,060 additional people in the UK were vaccinated on Tuesday, giving a total of 7,164,387 vaccinated, potential Saga travel customers. These fine people will be ready to roll by May 21st at the absolute latest. This is calculated as the second jab date plus 14 days for those receiving their first jab only on Tuesday – so the vast majority will be ready way before this date. Indeed, 474,156 had already received their second jab by Tuesday.

Further updates coming from Bloomberg regarding the biggest vaccination campaign in history.

More than 71.3 million doses in 57 countries have been administered, according to data collected by Bloomberg. The latest rate was roughly 3.57 million doses a day, on average.

The end of the economically restricting period of this pandemic is getting nearer with every day.

Some specific musings on the first of Saga's cruises set to sail - this seems a key indicator to observe over the weeks ahead.

Saga customers booked on that cruise - The Inaugural Cruise to Copenhagen, St Petersburg, Tallinn, Stockholm and Aalborg - obviously seem rather confident that it will go ahead.

The booked occupancy rate on 12th Jan was 63.1%. This cruise was re-routed and reset for its May departure date this time last week. Since then the occupancy rate dropped slightly before settling to 62.5% today.

There are currently 300 pax (147 twin cabins and 6 singles) left available to be booked on this cruise departure. I'd imagine that these will get rapidly filled during March & April as visibility improves on travel.

Between now and then most travel news will seem bleak which is fine for companies like Saga that have no travel planned until May, but logic dictates that news-flow on travel will surely improve toward Spring as the vaccine programs march onwards.

That's one reason amongst many why I remain a buyer of this stock.