Henryq. wrote: » Was UK approval politically driven Thought they were independent
hmmm wrote: » Are we ready to start vaccinating people immediately? I'm hearing a lot of news about plans being delivered and what we "could" do - have any of these plans been signed off? The EMA have informed us what the latest date they will sign off is, but not the earliest. We were told previously by some commentators that these plans could not be finalised because they were waiting to see the profile of the vaccines. The news reports I'm reading today is debating who could administer the shots, talks about involving retired people, talking about setting up vaccination hubs etc. None of these things could not have been decided a month ago. I hope the Government & HSE appreciate that there will be uproar if we are not in a position to start deploying vaccines at the same speed as other countries.
stephenjmcd wrote: » From what I've read today they've said the plans are finalised, they got sent to gov last night and will be approved at tuesdays cabinet meeting
Marhay70 wrote: » Just another example of the high standards to be expected from the HSE.https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-40189284.html
Hmmzis wrote: » To be fair, the initial fear was that we could run out of them. Turned out in a lot of cases putting people on vents made matters worse, high flow O2 and CPAP yielded better results.
scooby77 wrote: » As vaccines roll out in some countries here's a real life query: A close family member ( mid 30s, perfect health, no allergies, hasn't had covid she knows of, has had few pcrs for different reasons) is cabin crew ( not economy) with Emirates. She's due back flying shortly after period voluntary unpaid leave. Sinopharm is now available free to all residents of Dubai- she qualifies. She has never been concerned about Covid, but as returning to work approaches, it has crossed her mind. She asked my advice re getting vaccine. I'm pro vaccine, and think Chinese vaccine probably as safe as any(point 1). My main concern is that down the road Emirates might insist on staff taking a vaccine they provide...which could be different one...no testing done on interaction between different vaccines...but some say medically not advised, could possibly have serious consequences.(point 2) Though emirates have given no indication of a vaccine policy yet. All opinions on either point welcome! Thanks in advance!
Hmmzis wrote: » If she wants to take the vaccine she should take it. It'll be a long time before private companies get their hands on doses.
Stheno wrote: » Indo reporting it may be March before the over 70s at home are vaccinated:eek:
ACitizenErased wrote: » I've no doubt we'll have the slowest vaccination strategy.
smurfjed wrote: » This is Bad information for airline crew, this is an unapproved medicine, we need to see it get approved by aviation authorities first.
hmmm wrote: » Is that the date as to when they will be protected (i.e. a week or so after the second dose), or is that when they will be getting their first injection? If we're reliant on just Pfizer & Moderna, we won't have huge amounts available for the first few months.
smurfjed wrote: » To answer your question, she shouldn’t take any vaccine until she has guidance from the EK Medical Department, she is presently risking her cabin crew medical if she does. So glad that she doesn’t work in “economy”.
Hmmzis wrote: » Thanks for the correction, wasn't aware they had different requirements. Would it have to be the arline's home countries aviation authority or an international body? The vaccine itself is fully licensed in UAE for general distribution.
hmmm wrote: » It's interesting that Gottlieb, who is on the Pfizer board, seems to be advocating that the US use all its initial supply to vaccinate as many people as possible with a first dose. There's a debate (everywhere I imagine) about whether you use just half of your initial supply, and hold the other half back for the second dose. Particularly in the US which has a raging epidemic, the right choice here could save thousands of lives.https://twitter.com/ScottGottliebMD/status/1337824891450568711
jackboy wrote: » I don’t know why this is a surprise. We have been told for weeks now that it will be at least the second half of next year before enough are vaccinated to have an impact on mask wearing and social distancing. The first half of next year is still a write off, people just need to accept that.
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