Deleted User wrote: » If you get 50,000 doses and the uptake amongst the highest priority group is only 20,000 of these, you move to the next priority group. Not the lad who wants to skip the queue with a help of a few quid. I think that's where capitalism starts slipping into dystopia.
[Deleted User] wrote: » If you get 50,000 doses and the uptake amongst the highest priority group is only 20,000 of these, you move to the next priority group. Not the lad who wants to skip the queue with a help of a few quid. I think that's where capitalism starts slipping into dystopia.
Stark wrote: » Apparently Europol are warning member states that criminals are waiting to capitalize on that desire by selling fake vaccines to people.https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1334894010343763972
Sky King wrote: » You didn't understand my post. Let me explain again by way of hypothetical scenario: Theres (say) 50,000 a week coming into the country. The govt rollout infrastructure is maxed out at 25,000 a week being administered through their various inefficiencies. This leaves the balance just sitting there in fridges. Should we: A: Leave it sitting there to appease people such as yourself who are apparently afraid of a Randian dystopia. B: Sell it, knowing that it will get into the population faster ?
polesheep wrote: » C: Pay the people who were going to administer it privately to administer it to the general public free of charge.
Sky King wrote: » That's reasonable. Do you think they will though ?
Steve F wrote: » I've been thinking(never a good thing for me) If they said here in Ireland that if you haven't been vaccinated for Covid19 you can't travel overseas I reckon you would see a massive increase in people agreeing to be vaccinated. I heard "rumours" that some counties won't allow people into their country without documentation that they have had the vaccine. Spain maybe?
JimmyVik wrote: » I just got an email from work saying at some unspecified date next year, you wont be allowed to work for them if you havent got the vaccine.
PCeeeee wrote: » Without going into detail can you share what kind of place it is? Multinational etc.? I don't wish to pry but I am interested.
JimmyVik wrote: » Multinational.
drunkmonkey wrote: » That's not good news.. Moderna coronavirus vaccine offers immunity for at least 3 monthshttps://www.foxnews.com/health/moderna-coronavirus-vaccine-immunity-3-months
stephenjmcd wrote: » How is it not good news ? Its literally been 3 months since the second injection, so theres still a good immune response. What else did you expect them to say?
drunkmonkey wrote: » I'm with you now Tayto, throws up another question though how could we have any clue of the long term effects. It'll hardly be approved.
stephenjmcd wrote: » It'll hardly be approved?? Ah come off it.
drunkmonkey wrote: » Seriously if they don't even know how long it lasts how can they approve, it screams of no long term research.
El Sueño wrote: » I think those who take the vaccine will be at some sort of advantage in terms of travel, entry to events and possibly employment. I don't know what this will entail but I believe this will be the case. People that think otherwise are in denial in my opinion.
hmmm wrote: » It's not going to be much use finding out it's safe in 5 years time. Trials are ongoing, regulators are reviewing the data, so far it is proving much safer than getting the virus.