dublinman1990 wrote: » I heard the news about the allergic reactions from the Pfizer vaccine a short time ago. This is bad news for me because I have had an allergy to nuts as I have had eczema since birth. I also get hayfever in the summer time as well. I get allergies from wearing non-powdered latex gloves. I'm also allergic to minocycline oral tablets which are used to treat acne. This could mean that my GP could say to me that I'm not allowed to receive this vaccine at all because that instruction could apply to people who have allergies of any kind including food & other allergies from medicine. I don't like the idea of fearing through an ordeal of getting a potential anaphylactic shock in my own body from the Pfizer vaccine whatsoever. I rather just wait it out a little bit longer until I get word of either a safe Oxford, Moderna or Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine becomes available from the GP instead. I do take the seasonal flu vaccine once a year & the pneumonia vaccine every few years. The only problem that I get from them is a sore arm.
yosemitesam1 wrote: » The trials can't answer how much of an impact on hospitalisations or deaths the vaccine will make. Severe covid is far too rare for them to be able to do that. We are hoping that it will make a substantial impact and we are also hoping it will be possible for it to reduce the circulation of the virus
tom1ie wrote: » Thanks very informative. However I see a major problem here. If myself and my wife get vaccinated we could still become infected with the virus (but not know it) and spread that to our kids who won’t be getting the virus (one of which has a low white blood cell count). So if we get the vaccine pressure mounts on the government to get rid of restrictions. At least 25% of the population won’t be getting the vaccine (that’s the population of kids in Ireland under 16). So adding this 25% to the people who are immune compromised and the people who won’t get it, that could mean 40% of the population not vaccinated. When restrictions lift that means the virus can spread via people that are vaccinated (approx 60%) to people who aren’t. The people who aren’t vaccinated being kids and immune compromised, and to a lesser extent the people who don’t wanna get it. So do we have to keep restrictions eve n with this vaccine or am I way off the mark here?
tom1ie wrote: » Anyone care to take a bash at this?
Water John wrote: » Listening the Dr. Fauci, he was saying it would be mid summer before the vaccination programme would have a significant effect on the Covid numbers. So masks and social distancing I presume until then makes sense. He said main roll out would be April. Also 30% vaccinated would have some effect but the 70% would be md summer.
expectationlost wrote: » find me a person (in Ireland) who hasn't take a vaccine before _and_ also is not aware that they maybe allergic or immune-compromised?
larchielads wrote: » If other vaccines are available later in the year can we pick which vaccine to take??
CIARAN_BOYLE wrote: » Most likely medical professionals might make the decision as to which vaccine is most suitable. If there is no suitability difference you will most likely be given whatever's available. There may be lower efficacy vaccines that are offered to people lower on the priority list before people higher up the list are offered a vaccine.
brisan wrote: » On that point Assuming you are low risk and a given a 70% effective vaccine because they are on plentiful supply and 95% vaccines are being kept for higher risks groups . Could you in the future get the 95% vaccine when the pressure comes off the system
funnydoggy wrote: » Dad is allergic to penicillin (anaphylactic shock) and he's unaware of the last time he's had a vaccine. This is scaring him now which is annoying as all he needs to do is listen to his doctor but he's listening to facebook fearmongers.
timsey tiger wrote: » Any updates on the EMA approval process? I think that they are appearing before some committee today, but I can't recall the detail (didn't hear it from an Irish jurno that's for sure). I looked for info on RTE, but that was fruitless. They are running around like headless chickens about two people who are actually fine now, ffs. I really don't understand all the panic about two people who apparently are allergic to practically everything having a turn after getting the vaccine. We have loads of people to be vaccinated, before worring about people with hypersensitivity or are immunocompromised.
stephenjmcd wrote: » That would be the Independent body to the FDA meeting today. Its a public session, will literally do a deep dive into the data and then they'll make a recommendation to the FDAhttps://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/pfizer-s-covid-19-vaccine-could-get-fda-committee-nod-n1250537
timsey tiger wrote: » That is the FDA, I was asking about the EMA, which for obvious reasons should be more interesting to us, though you wouldn't know it from RTE, IT etc. I got the day wrong, it is tomorrow.
Irish Stones wrote: » I don't know if such a person exists, we will never know. Anyway, allergies may develop later in life. Today I'm fine, in ten years I might get allergic to nuts, aspirine, or something else, and I won't know that until I try.
seamus wrote: » We definitely can't use commentary from the states to inform us on what will happen in Ireland or even the EU. While the US is planning to provide the vaccine for free, there will definitely be large corporate interests who will purchase supplies of the vaccine and will provide it through private health insurance or otherwise for profit. This will allow people to jump the list and will hamper the general vaccination programme. The US healthcare system is also not at all primed for a large free vaccine rollout. Socialised system like in Europe are well rehearsed and well prepared for mass public health programmes, we do them year in and year out. But these are rarer in the US. The government will be heavily reliant on military personnel and private hospitals, which will take time to ramp up so delay proper implementation. And that's before you get to the enclaves of "muh freedoms" lunatics who might blockade any vaccine programmes arriving into their town. This is probably why Fauci is thinking April before the programme is in full swing. Whereas Europe is ready to go today.
Micky 32 wrote: » “Data submitted to the European Medicines Agency (EMA) by Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna for their Covid-19 vaccine candidates is "very robust", according to its executive director.” "We have a data set of over 30,000 subjects who have been followed through the clinical trials. This gives us a very robust data set on which to make a decision, both on safety and efficacy," Emer Cooke said at a European Parliament committee meeting.“ “The agency is expected to complete reviews by 29 December for the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine and 12 January for the Moderna vaccine at the latest.” "We cannot guarantee there will be a positive outcome," Ms Cooke said.“
