COVID-19: Vaccine and testing procedures Megathread Part 3 - Read OP

Amirani · 04-03-2021 02:55PM

Deleted User wrote: »

ALL that age group should be vaccinated BEFORE someone who is 59 0r 60!

Let's leave loads of AstraZeneca vaccines sitting around just so 59 year olds with cancer and other severe illnesses don't get vaccinated ahead of an older person. If they contract Covid in the interim and die, well that's too bad. At least they won't have been vaccinated before an 80 year old waiting for an mRNA vaccine to be delivered into the country.

eoinbn · 04-03-2021 02:56PM

ACitizenErased wrote: »

Deliveries:
https://twitter.com/FergalBowers/status/1367468223797542913?s=20

Those AZ numbers are terrible. In February they weren't even able to deliver 50% of what they announced a few weeks ago. Hard to see them getting anywhere near their target for the quarter - I suspect that the extra 9 million doses were doses intended for early April and were brought forward in an attempt to appease the public.

thebackbar · 04-03-2021 02:59PM

my mother who is 81 is due to be vaccinated on Saturday week at merlin park in galway, my dad who has had cancer is not 80 until the second week in april. Their GP is saying my dad will have to wait a bit longer... Will he have to wait or is there anyway he could get vaccinated on the same ?

stephenjmcd · 04-03-2021 03:00PM

Issue with GPs according to Donnelly is 65 practises with under 200 eligible paitents who couldn't buddy up with other practices.
They're being contacted today and tomorrow to arrange deliveries for next week

lbj666 · 04-03-2021 03:02PM

eoinbn wrote: »

Those AZ numbers are terrible. In February they weren't even able to deliver 50% of what they announced a few weeks ago. Hard to see them getting anywhere near their target for the quarter - I suspect that the extra 9 million doses were doses intended for early April and were brought forward in an attempt to appease the public.

Agreed, until things are shown to improve at this point in time id only be projecting 900k for Q2 at best rather than the 1.8m they originally promised and recommitted to.

average_runner · 04-03-2021 03:02PM

ACitizenErased wrote: »

Deliveries:
https://twitter.com/FergalBowers/status/1367468223797542913?s=20

Wouldn't believe it till its done. Suppliers are having issues and already put it out there.

BigMo1 · 04-03-2021 03:02PM

Is there any encouraging data from The UK regarding serious illness and death? With them being further along their vaccination programme I would assume there is a noticeable downward trend with most vulnerable folks sorted?

ACitizenErased · 04-03-2021 03:03PM

Donnelly not really holding back when talking about AstraZeneca in the Dail. Claims they've cut deliveries with little to no notice, not abided by delivery schedules and scaled down forecasts.

lbj666 · 04-03-2021 03:04PM

ACitizenErased wrote: »

Donnelly not really holding back when talking about AstraZeneca in the Dail. Claims they've cut deliveries with little to no notice, not abided by delivery schedules and scaled down forecasts.

It doesn't explain issues with over 85s though.

average_runner · 04-03-2021 03:05PM

is_that_so wrote: »

What you believe is also down to who you want to believe. Social media is notoriously unreliable and many a media story has stretched information to claim a problem is widespread. We've had many sources of outrage during this and vaccines are just one more. They're a good ongoing target as supply issues can almost be guaranteed to throw plans out for the next month at least.

Or i believe the GP that I go to. That he got none of his shipment last week, either did any GP in our area.

stephenjmcd · 04-03-2021 03:05PM

lbj666 wrote: »

Agreed, until things are shown to improve at this point in time id only be projecting 900k for Q2 at best rather than the 1.8m they originally promised and recommitted to.

Good thing we've about 800k from them in Q2 in the forecasts so, roughly a 60% cut was already factored in

average_runner · 04-03-2021 03:06PM

lbj666 wrote: »

It doesn't explain issues with over 85s though.

And also the fact that 70-75's have appointments in Donegal for the vaccine, while alot 85's in Dublin are yet to receive their call!!!!

lbj666 · 04-03-2021 03:07PM

BigMo1 wrote: »

Is there any encouraging data from The UK regarding serious illness and death? With them being further along their vaccination programme I would assume there is a noticeable downward trend with most vulnerable folks sorted?

Loads
Here's an example, similar with pfizer.
https://mobile.twitter.com/Coronavirusgoo1/status/1367086151018958850

HSE and Nphet said last week they are already seeing signs in nursing homes

ACitizenErased · 04-03-2021 03:10PM

lbj666 wrote: »

It doesn't explain issues with over 85s though.

The over 85 issue was explained, certain GPs can't buddy up and couldn't submit orders

stephenjmcd · 04-03-2021 03:10PM

Paul Reid - " We continue to see interrupted supply lines"
"AstraZeneca supply interrupted last week, this week & next week but AZ say it will balance out over the 3 weeks."

bodhrandude · 04-03-2021 03:10PM

I thought the 18 - 64 with underlying conditions was Group 5 and not Group 4, unless this category was changed again.

KrustyUCC · 04-03-2021 03:10PM

stephenjmcd wrote: »

Issue with GPs according to Donnelly is 65 practises with under 200 eligible paitents who couldn't buddy up with other practices.
They're being contacted today and tomorrow to arrange deliveries for next week

Not sure that excuse washes really

The HSE knows there are numerous small practices around Ireland and housebound patients

The plans in place haven't worked

I suppose the important thing is if lessons are learnt and that the same mistakes won't be made in 80-84 years olds or any other age group down to 70

The same issues should not crop up in the future

Water John · 04-03-2021 03:13PM

bodhrandude wrote: »

I thought the 18 - 64 with underlying conditions was Group 5 and not Group 4, unless this category was changed again.

This Group was bumped up 10 days ago.

lbj666 · 04-03-2021 03:14PM

average_runner wrote: »

And also the fact that 70-75's have appointments in Donegal for the vaccine, while alot 85's in Dublin are yet to receive their call!!!!

Bloody Dublin first as usual forget about the country folk.....oh wait.
I am sure there's people over 85 in Donegal still waiting too.

I'd say some GPs when they saw the opportunity and without clear reprimand ordered as much as possible.

stephenjmcd · 04-03-2021 03:15PM

KrustyUCC wrote: »

Not sure that excuse washes really

The HSE knows there are numerous small practices around Ireland and housebound patients

The plans in place haven't worked

I suppose the important thing is if lessons are learnt and that the same mistakes won't be made in 80-84 years olds or any other age group down to 70

The same issues should not crop up in the future

65 small practices according to HSE with a total over 85 population of 800 are proving difficult.

20-25 practices impacted impacted by supply issues this week be it no supply or less supply than expected and these are currently being worked through for delivery in the coming days.

NAS now involved in the house bound vaccinations for all over 70s so that is being dealt with.

Vast majority of over 85s completed this week bar some of the above mentioned. It's pretty much on schedule they say.

To be fair to them the issues seem to be getting ironed out

average_runner · 04-03-2021 03:16PM

ACitizenErased wrote: »

The over 85 issue was explained, certain GPs can't buddy up and couldn't submit orders

So all the GP's where I live, population over 50,000, got their orders wrong??

Its funny how people believe an organisation that has a history of hiding the truth and performing below par!!!

stephenjmcd · 04-03-2021 03:18PM

In the last 7 days, AZ have changed their deliveries and forecasts 3 times

stephenjmcd · 04-03-2021 03:21PM

average_runner wrote: »

So all the GP's where I live, population over 50,000, got their orders wrong??

Its funny how people believe an organisation that has a history of hiding the truth and performing below par!!!

If you watch the press conference now, they're going through the issues and openly discussing where the issues have been and what is being done to address them.

There seems to be a good few practices who despite being told to buddy up because they don't have more than 200 patients over the age of 70 didn't and still summited orders knowing they weren't going to be fulfilled and have been told to join up with other practices, which has lead to these issues

Elessar · 04-03-2021 03:21PM

stephenjmcd wrote: »

In the last 7 days, AZ have changed their deliveries and forecasts 3 times

They are an absolute joke. The 25k not delivered last week which were due to be delivered by this weekend are now again pushed out to the end of March. Expect another number of "rebalancing" (read: delay) in supplies next week, and on and on.

average_runner · 04-03-2021 03:22PM

lbj666 wrote: »

Bloody Dublin first as usual forget about the country folk.....oh wait.
I am sure there's people over 85 in Donegal still waiting too.

I'd say some GPs when they saw the opportunity and without clear reprimand ordered as much as possible.

If there is over 85's waiting in Donegal it's a disgrace that others are getting it before them.

average_runner · 04-03-2021 03:24PM

stephenjmcd wrote: »

If you watch the press conference now, they're going through the issues and openly discussing where the issues have been and what is being done to address them.

There seems to be a good few practices who despite being told to buddy up because they don't have more than 200 patients over the age of 70 didn't and still summited orders knowing they weren't going to be fulfilled and have been told to join up with other practices, which has lead to these issues

And all the practices where I live would have over 1000 per clinic at least!!!

stephenjmcd · 04-03-2021 03:24PM

average_runner wrote: »

And all the practices where I live would have over 1000 per clinic at least!!!

And you need at least 200+ over the age of 70 for in practice delivery.

The biggest practices were in the trial run in week 1 of the 85+ rollout

is_that_so · 04-03-2021 03:25PM

Elessar wrote: »

They are an absolute joke. The 25k not delivered last week which were due to be delivered by this weekend are now again pushed out to the end of March. Expect another number of "rebalancing" (read: delay) in supplies next week, and on and on.

AZ is what it is, it's matter of riding out these few weeks until we see more supplies come onstream from other manufacturers.

Knex* · 04-03-2021 03:26PM

stephenjmcd wrote: »

In the last 7 days, AZ have changed their deliveries and forecasts 3 times

That wouldn't inspire you with great confidence.

stefanovich · 04-03-2021 03:27PM

is_that_so wrote: »

AZ is what it is, it's matter of riding out these few weeks until we see more supplies come onstream from other manufacturers.

How are countries that ordered early, paid more and ordered excess faring with supply?

COVID-19: Vaccine and testing procedures Megathread Part 3 - Read OP

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