COVID-19: Vaccine and testing procedures Megathread Part 2 [Mod Warning - Post #1]

Irish Stones wrote: »

This was a mistake from the EU commission, which should have signed to pay for per vial.

Can you point out the countries that did that? What if it turned out that there was only 4 doses in a vial? 'EC should of ordered doses, not vials!!'

Could also say that if you're paying per dose, it should be easy to get 6 doses out of the vial rather than needing extra specialised equipment.

The cost isn't the issue, the issue is if the country get the doses they require.
Ireland needs ~10m doses. If Pfizer/BioNtech deliver them in 1,666,667 vials and we can only extract 5 doses per vial then we are short 1.667m doses.

Irish Stones wrote: »

Probably none did that, but it's what they should have done, in my opinion.
Each vial has a certified content of at least 5 ml, it's on the label, and each dose is 1 ml.
If a batch of vials had less than 5 ml, then the buyer could have argued about it. If from each vial I can take 6 or 7 doses, well, it's nobody's fault and we're all happy with it.
It's the same thing when you buy food or beverages. You pay for the content, not for how many meals or glasses you get from a package.

Bit of a difference between a measured shot of medicine and a recommended pasta serving....

hynesie08 wrote: »

Bit of a difference between a measured shot of medicine and a recommended pasta serving....

Exactly!
If a chips package has less content than it is on the label, nobody complains too much, but if a medicine is short you can call the manufacturer and ask them for explanation.
Because it's a medicine, you expect that the content in a vial is exactly what is labeled, so paying for a vial shouldn't give us any surprise. If the vial has a higher content is good for us, and it's likely each vials have a higher content. Which is why they should have signed for vials rather than for doses.

AstraZeneca have announced a partnership with Germany's IDT Biologika to increase European production

markodaly wrote: »

International travel fines to be €2,000.
https://www.rte.ie/news/coronavirus/2021/0210/1196272-travel-fines/

Why are they doing this if we are a few months away from 'normal' and everyone can just go to Lanza for a break?

Maybe to keep certain people happy and frothing at the mouth?

Even if travel was allowed in a few months time it doesn’t mean the fines would not still be introduced for a few months until we get cases down and people vaccinated. A 2000 fine isn’t an accurate gauge of the future.

I think you have an issue with people travelling to “ Lanza” Covid or not for some reason.

Sky King wrote: »

Who said we were just a few months from normal? You should change your username to Mr Strawman

It was a ‘few weeks’ last week.

Mod

A reminder to stay on topic in this thread folks. Vaccines and testing procedures only.

WHO have approved AZ for use in all ages

Press release on a 13 month study of a mix and match approach in the UK.

Backed by £7 million of government funding, the study will be the first in the world to determine the effects of using different vaccines for the first and second dose – for example, using Oxford University/AstraZeneca’s vaccine for the first dose, followed by Pfizer/BioNTech’s vaccine for the second.

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/world-first-covid-19-alternating-dose-vaccine-study-launches-in-uk

WHO press conference on now

https://www.pscp.tv/w/cvKb-zI2MTAyMHwxWXFLRGVBVnlMd0dW42-qWmtzvH2Lsies4KcgcvaDLr3Ofhh1HjoVuHjK3gk=

RugbyLad11 wrote: »

Good news. I wonder if this means we'll get more doses in Q2?

Going by AZ's past record of getting plants up and running properly, I would imagine it will be Q3 before we see anything.
I think the EU should forget about increasing AZ doses and instead focus on increasing the mRNA capacity further.
It's easier to tweak for variants and is already starting from a higher efficacy.

hynesie08 wrote: »

So, do we think that the government will follow WHO advice and start pumping AV into the over 65s?

It's the 70s we are not doing because the mRNA vaccines are a lot more effective in that group but some over 65s will probably get it.

allaboutt wrote: »

prove it unverified ..

There was 1 noted occurrence of "Screaming" as a side effect of the vaccine.
Nuff said.

ACitizenErased wrote: »

The Russians claim the EMA are wrong and that the application is in
https://twitter.com/sputnikvaccine/status/1359539733634945031?s=20

It would fit a well established pattern for the EMA and EU to have lost the application.

It's beyond a cluster fuuu at this stage.

This is just more gravy on top.