Le Bruise wrote: » I believe the EU are trying to close deals with a further 4 vaccine suppliers (on top of the two you mention). Not sure how far along in the talks they are?
chrisbonnie wrote: » At the risk of sounding like a baffoon. Surely getting people to administer an injection must be the simplest part of the whole logistical process. How many kids inject themselves for diabetes and don't get me started on junkies, and they certainly haven't got a steady hand. As farcical as this sounds, you'd like to think they would have a drive through system much like the testing. You drive up, hop out, bish bash bosh.
mandrake04 wrote: » Yeah I did read that.https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/pfizer-video-sparks-hope-covid19-vaccine-could-be-ready-by-december/news-story/83e8daef7e06b4799dbb1a6b1afed88e
stephenjmcd wrote: » The J&J deal was done only in the last 10 days after initial agreement was reached end of August. Sanofi /GSK deal also concluded. Initial agreement with Pfizer followed early in September so you'd imagine the final contract is almost there based on the J&J timeline from agreement to final deal singed. EU also in talks with Moderna according to reports.
eastie17 wrote: » Pfizers is due end of November, over 40K people in the test group. Only issue with it is that it requires a cold chain supply chain and requires two shots. That makes it more difficult to distribute
Indestructable wrote: » I think this vaccine thread will need to be split like it is done on the weather forum for big events. Technical information/news/data/facts in one thread. Inane chat in another thread. I doubt if many people care about ill informed opinions on vaccinations, but if you feel the need to express yourself do so here. It's only going to get worse as we progress towards approvals.
Irish Stones wrote: » How can a cold chain be a problem? We all buy frozen food, that travels through a very cold chain, and not an issue has ever arisen.
Le Bruise wrote: » Brilliant. Was looking looking for a link but September was the last I could find. Didn’t know if there was updates since then.
Gael23 wrote: » Of the 100 million Pfizer vaccines available this year the UK claim they are getting 40 million. I doubt that’s true?
XsApollo wrote: » https://www.google.ie/amp/s/abcnews.go.com/amp/Health/pfizer-win-covid-vaccine-race-distributing-matter/story%3fid=72862724
Sky King wrote: » The only consolation is that it might sort out the basket case up north....
Gael23 wrote: » But then there’s only 60 million for the rest of the world. That’s before the US get any. Read somewhere else they want to buy the entire supply from AZ this year
mandrake04 wrote: » Pfizer will be manufactured in USA at Kalamazoo, Andover and St Louis. It probably wont leave the US...at least in the near future. The rest will probably be manufactured in Belgium.
Gael23 wrote: » Didn’t know that. So it will take even longer for them to fill the EU order
stephenjmcd wrote: » Separate manufacturering sites for US & EU
drunkmonkey wrote: » If the BCG vaccine is only in stage 3 trials with results not expected for a year how is it possible to have any other vaccine within a shorter timeframe seen as that one started in march.https://www.macaubusiness.com/brazil-tests-tuberculosis-vaccine-against-covid-19/
Gael23 wrote: » Is the suggested 100 million this year between both sites or 100m each?
stephenjmcd wrote: » All here, its 100m worldwide by end of 2020 with similar each month of which EU total is 200m rising to 300m.https://www.pfizer.com/news/press-release/press-release-detail/pfizer-and-biontech-potentially-supply-eu-200-million-doses The UK deal is 30m doses in total 2020 & 2021.https://www.pfizer.com/news/press-release/press-release-detail/pfizer-and-biontech-announce-agreement-united-kingdom-30
FintanMcluskey wrote: » Why is this not more publicly know? Why is this not the focus of Ireland’s roadmap for Covid?
hmmm wrote: » I don't think anyone wants to stick their neck out and say the vaccines will work until the results are released. The tone has changed in the UK only this week - until now it's been "they hopefully will work" but in the past week it has become "get the logistics in place it's happening".
Le Bruise wrote: » I would assume it's because Ireland aren't developing a vaccine and so aren't privy to what's really happening with the trials? Obviously some top brass in the UK have been given a behind the scenes look at the Oxford vaccine this week and have liked what they've seen!
