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hynesie08

Lithium93_ wrote: »

Oh I'm not complaining anyways, I'm taking the pragmatic/everyone (who wants it obviously) will get it eventually, there's just a long queue ahead.

Wasn't aimed at you, I've just watched the vaccine thread in the covid forum get bogged down with people asking why we're not vaccinating 24/7, no matter how many times it's explained.

The key is vaccinating anyone who needs it, then we can get on the road to normal, and there's been 4 good news stories in the last week about that.

We've dark days ahead, but the light is starting to poke through.....

Lithium93_

Oh I'm not complaining anyways, I'm taking the pragmatic/everyone (who wants it obviously) will get it eventually, there's just a long queue ahead.

hynesie08

Lithium93_ wrote: »

4.9 million people in Ireland, 40,000 doses (with more on the way), 2 jabs per person altogether. Anyone good with maths able to work it out? Which is a serious question I'm asking by the way :pac:

I saw an graphic somewhere else, with how many have had the jab already, number definitely somehere up above 10,000, with a target of 35,000 to be vaccinated by today.

Journal.ie link with the numbers.

https://www.thejournal.ie/covid-vaccine-numbers-5318892-Jan2021/

We've brought forward the date when all care homes will have the first dose (and presumably the second)

Moderna arrives soon, that's an extra ten k a week.

Oxford could be approved by 1st January, that'll be another 30k or so a week.

In quarter 2 it's expected that curavac and j&j will be approved, and Pfizer and Moderna production will be increased.

By valentines day, we will have everyone in a home and frontline Healthcare workers vaccinated and an increased number of vaccines to plow through the over 70s and 60s, by Paddy's day, we should be sorting out vulnerable people with underlying conditions.

By the start of summer we'll have the capacity to do appointment vaccinations and gps and pharmacists will be involved.

This isn't speculation, this is the actual planned rollout available on the government website. Obviously we'll take a backwards step if one of the vaccines doesn't get approval but that's how it stands now.......

Complaining about slow rollout in week 1 of the first approved vaccine is just wilful ignorance at this point.

CastorTroy

Yeah only negatives I've read about are the ones that had allergic reactions. I'll be far enough down the list to know if the zombie apocalypse is a side effect

beakerjoe

Vaccinations are a good thing, but I can see why some are hesitant.

Its impossible for the manufacturers to know the long term effects of their vaccine yet. I will take the vaccine but ill happy to be at the end of the queue to see how others fare.

So far so good though, havent read anything to suggest the vaccines being rolled out here have had any side effects.

CastorTroy

Don't forget there are ones that don't want it. Seems to be a lot in Northern Ireland refusing it.

Lithium93_

hynesie08 wrote: »

I see that the "speed up the vaccine" narrative has penetrated here as well.

How many people can you vaccinate with 40,000 doses?

4.9 million people in Ireland, 40,000 doses (with more on the way), 2 jabs per person altogether. Anyone good with maths able to work it out? Which is a serious question I'm asking by the way :pac:

I saw an graphic somewhere else, with how many have had the jab already, number definitely somehere up above 10,000, with a target of 35,000 to be vaccinated by today.

Journal.ie link with the numbers.

https://www.thejournal.ie/covid-vaccine-numbers-5318892-Jan2021/

hynesie08

I see that the "speed up the vaccine" narrative has penetrated here as well.

How many people can you vaccinate with 40,000 doses?

Lithium93_

PTH2009 wrote: »

Very true and for this reason we may be in a longer lockdown compared to the rest of Europe

What have the HSE been doing since lockdown 1 ?

Total ****show and let's hope when this is finally over massive questions will be asked to the leaders

Pfft you've more chance of winning the lotto than questions being asked of our useless leaders. They haven't a notion what they're doing.

PTH2009

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

I feel for anyone with family in hospitals and nursing homes, they need to up speed on the vaccines roll out and stop cancelling other serious medical exams and operations, they had 9 months to prepare knowing flu season is in winter and we are short medical staff and ICU beds

Very true and for this reason we may be in a longer lockdown compared to the rest of Europe

What have the HSE been doing since lockdown 1 ?

Total ****show and let's hope when this is finally over massive questions will be asked to the leaders

JP Liz V1

I feel for anyone with family in hospitals and nursing homes, they need to up speed on the vaccines roll out and stop cancelling other serious medical exams and operations, they had 9 months to prepare knowing flu season is in winter and we are short medical staff and ICU beds

beakerjoe

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

We had loads returning for Christmas from the UK and all other places with no isolating, travel should be essential only with strict restrictions at airports, ferry ports and the NI border

It's far more rampant now, it's everywhere, take care stay safe everyone

i dont blame some people for coming home to a point. Some people have been separated from loved ones for 9 months. However, what if these people brought Covid to their loved ones as a result of travelling. Its just not worth it.

I do blame the government for not shutting them down and taking the option of travel out of peoples hands.

I live away from my folks and I miss them, but its best to stay away no matter how much I wanna see them.

JP Liz V1

We had loads returning for Christmas from the UK and all other places with no isolating, travel should be essential only with strict restrictions at airports, ferry ports and the NI border

It's far more rampant now, it's everywhere, take care stay safe everyone

J. Marston

When there is 5, 6, 7 thousands cases a day drastic steps need to be taken.

beakerjoe

Pentecost wrote: »

I'm lucky work wise in that I'm able to work from home and there's been no major impact on my job. But in terms of things to look forward to I agree it's tough the longer it goes on. The thought of a confirmed holiday of some kind this year would help but there's very little guarantee on that. Even a night out with friends seems a way off.

Im one of the lucky ones, my working arrangements can be done from home and I see a lot more of my loved ones as a result. It suits me much better. But I realize Im one of the few.

My daughters education concerns me with school closures. She needs to go to school but despite what the government say, its not safe and IMO, it never was. We just had to take the risk for her education.

beakerjoe

For me, I feel the government are in a tight spot, trying to please everyone, keep the economy ticking over and keeping people safe from the virus.

For me a huge mistake was not banning domestic air travel when we were at single digit cases. Keep commercial trade open and have some sort of testing hub at the ports and airports for the employees relating to essential shipments for goods that are essential.

Cases could be controlled and domestic businesses would have reopened safely. Schools could have reopened safely.

Right now sadly its only going to get worse. 7k cases per day now and rising suggests to me that the horses are well out of the barn and this lockdown occurred far too late. Everyone is going to suffer more long term.

Pentecost

I'm lucky work wise in that I'm able to work from home and there's been no major impact on my job. But in terms of things to look forward to I agree it's tough the longer it goes on. The thought of a confirmed holiday of some kind this year would help but there's very little guarantee on that. Even a night out with friends seems a way off.

sky88

I really do feel these restrictions are the worst I’ve felt I just lost my job so days filled with applying for jobs and boredom really hitting me hard. Thankfully lucky enough to have people in my house but still just hits hard.

Then add that to all the craziness in the America just feels no rainbow at the end yet to look forward too with how slow the vaccines and the world ready to burn

Lord TSC

Being honest, these new restrictions are really destroying my head.

It doesn't help having a brother who is a teacher, who (despite how bad it's getting) is being told he has to go back in, to classrooms with germ-infested teenagers. Plus Brexit is just a real heavy blow to my business. Not a killer but a game changer that's going to require a whole lot of shuffling things round to fix the holes it's put in things.

But....up till now, I felt the end has always been just a little up the road. Ok, it sucked not having (for example) a holiday to look forward to last year, but it was only one year, and we'd have the summer of 2021 back.

Now, the whispers are we won't be having much of a summer either, because the vaccinations are going to be so slow. The new strain, the way we were totally unprepared for the very obvious flu season. And with Xmas gone, it's a little bit of a struggle to identify something to actually look forward to.

PTH2009

ShagNastii wrote: »

C’mon wrestling fans let’s get behind our boys!!!!

U!S!A! U!S!A! U!S!A!

It really has turned into a true joke of a country.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iL1XEPJL4ps

This is the man to take down those protesters

ShagNastii

C’mon wrestling fans let’s get behind our boys!!!!

U!S!A! U!S!A! U!S!A!

It really has turned into a true joke of a country.

JP Liz V1

The White Wolf wrote: »

Here is amusing at the very least. I'm all for a pint but I see people actually believing the government will open the pubs for Paddy festivities in March.

Maybe March 2022

CastorTroy

With the brainpower of some of those attacking the Capitol, I'm surprised they didn't turn up at NXT at the Capitol Wrestling Centre

The White Wolf

beakerjoe wrote: »

Here is a lot better.

Here is amusing at the very least. I'm all for a pint but I see people actually believing the government will open the pubs for Paddy festivities in March.

beakerjoe

PTH2009 wrote: »

The USA has officially gone mad, capital hill under attack.

Meanwhile here isn't much better esp with our rolling lockdowns and 100,000s out of work

Here is a lot better.

PTH2009

The USA has officially gone mad, capital hill under attack.

Meanwhile here isn't much better esp with our rolling lockdowns and 100,000s out of work

JP Liz V1

Omackeral wrote: »

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beakerjoe wrote: »

Youre some man for the tournies.

Mac the Tournie King

beakerjoe

While Im here, its January 2021. Why not start the year on the front foot with something new, exciting and mysterious.

The forum games presents its first game of the year and its TERMINATOR themed.

Ever you watched Terminator or T2 - Judgment Day and thought how cool would it be to relive the moments experienced by John Connor as he is stalked by a cyborg killing machine from the future ? Well now is your chance to try it out!

This will be a fairly simple game to play, nothing complex and hopefully ideal for new comers who want to finally find out what all this Werewolf business is all about.

Game begins Sunday 24th 2020. Sign ups are now open

TERMINATOR WEREWOLF

beakerjoe

Omackeral wrote: »

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Youre some man for the tournies.

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