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

NeuralNetwork · 08-03-2021 03:05AM

We don't need to be 'given' vaccines, but we could probably look at working with the UK on sourcing if the EU programme is genuinely not delivering the goods at sufficient speed.

Having a huge difference in vaccinations rates on the same island is risky.

I don't see this as any different to us offering to help NI with PPE when Westminster let them down, which we did.

wes · 08-03-2021 03:26AM

NeuralNetwork wrote: »

We don't need to be 'given' vaccines, but we could probably look at working with the UK on sourcing if the EU programme is genuinely not delivering the goods at sufficient speed.

Its in there best interests to sell us spare vaccines, once they are done with their program. I imagine if the vaccine supply chain issue does not improve, that is what will happen.

stefanovich · 08-03-2021 07:12AM

Kiith wrote: »

Ah jesus christ...plot our exit? You really have no idea what you are talking about if you think leaving the EU is the right move.

I don’t believe this qualifies as an argument. “If you think we should leave the EU you are ignorant.”

If you want to convince people try convincing them, not insulting them.

Nqp15hhu · 08-03-2021 08:07AM

NeuralNetwork wrote: »

We don't need to be 'given' vaccines, but we could probably look at working with the UK on sourcing if the EU programme is genuinely not delivering the goods at sufficient speed.

Having a huge difference in vaccinations rates on the same island is risky.

I don't see this as any different to us offering to help NI with PPE when Westminster let them down, which we did.

I worry this will be used as an excuse to keep us in NI in lockdown after all are vaccinated

Nqp15hhu · 08-03-2021 08:09AM

ACitizenErased wrote: »

Arlene is playing for political points and to win sympathy, anyone who thinks otherwise is way too naive

Don’t take the vaccines then.

Pete_Cavan · 08-03-2021 08:21AM

Nqp15hhu wrote: »

Don’t take the vaccines then.

Take them, they haven't even been offered yet and may never be!

Pablo Escobar · 08-03-2021 08:44AM

expectationlost wrote: »

my parents are over 75 and haveî heard nothing, so over over 70s are not being done currently.

If they are under 80 and not in a home, that is why. Their segment of cohort 3 starts next week, I think.

leahyl · 08-03-2021 08:46AM

Pablo Escobar wrote: »

If they are under 80 and not in a home, that is why. Their segment of cohort 3 starts next week, I think.

My friends father is 76 - got his vaccine last Thursday.

is_that_so · 08-03-2021 09:01AM

BBC article on the challenges to Asian countries of vaccinating with a disappointing graphic of when it all might be done.

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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-56150755

Sanjuro · 08-03-2021 09:26AM

is_that_so wrote: »

BBC article on the challenges to Asian countries of vaccinating with a disappointing graphic of when it all might be done.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-56150755

Surprised at Japan. Would have thought they'd be on the same course as the EU and the US. What would be their delay?

is_that_so · 08-03-2021 09:27AM

Sanjuro wrote: »

Surprised at Japan. Would have thought they'd be on the same course as the EU and the US. What would be their delay?

A lack of vaccine supply and a shortage of specialty syringes.

08-03-2021 09:29AM

Did anyone at all from Cohort 4 hear anything?

I saw one person on twitter got a call but didn't see anything else.

is_that_so · 08-03-2021 09:34AM

Deleted User wrote: »

Did anyone at all from Cohort 4 hear anything?

I saw one person on twitter got a call but didn't see anything else.

They did say this week, not necessarily from today. There are 40,000 of them according to Paul Reid and they'll work through it systematically. With enough shots available that's a week's worth of jabs but I think Henry said they'll need to work in conjunction with GPs to identify them.

stephenjmcd · 08-03-2021 09:37AM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Did anyone at all from Cohort 4 hear anything?

I saw one person on twitter got a call but didn't see anything else.

It's going to take some time. Not everyone will get a call be it this week or next week, its going to take some time to indentifiy everyone in the cohort. . Just have to wait until they come around to you

Sky King · 08-03-2021 09:40AM

Thoughts on an EU travel bubble by the Autumn, given that we're all on the same page vaccination wise?

I think it makes sense.

ixoy · 08-03-2021 09:49AM

is_that_so wrote: »

A lack of vaccine supply and a shortage of specialty syringes.

Impossible. Only Jokeshop Ireland has a supply issue!

Maybe this sort of thing, and Canada's issues, will drive home the supply issue is a worldwide thing that's impacting many first world countries and that the US and UK are outliers because it's still not fully understood.

SusanC10 · 08-03-2021 09:49AM

My Mum is 80+ and sister Group 4. Rang GP Friday and they couldn't say when either of them would get Vaccine. They are not finished 85+.

is_that_so · 08-03-2021 09:51AM

ixoy wrote: »

Impossible. Only Jokeshop Ireland has a supply issue!

Maybe this sort of thing, and Canada's issues, will drive home the supply issue is a worldwide thing that's impacting many first world countries and that the US and UK are outliers because it's still not fully understood.

Frustration trumps logic in this case with an unwillingness to understand, at the root of it.

is_that_so · 08-03-2021 09:54AM

SusanC10 wrote: »

My Mum is 80+ and sister Group 4. Rang GP Friday and they couldn't say when either of them would get Vaccine. They are not finished 85+.

Group 4 will be able to get all 3 vaccines but will take time to organise. Reid has mentioned the GP thing and with supplies down again this week it may be a bit longer.

Renault 5 · 08-03-2021 09:56AM

SusanC10 wrote: »

My Mum is 80+ and sister Group 4. Rang GP Friday and they couldn't say when either of them would get Vaccine. They are not finished 85+.

My Mom is 81 and not news on vaccine even though she as multiple medical conditions.

Van.Bosch · 08-03-2021 09:57AM

Group 1 should nearly be finished its 1st doses and has about 35,000 more 2nd doses to get through.

Group 2 seems to consistently be getting bigger so I have no idea where it is.

Group 3 is large (420,000) and moving through.

Group 4 is only 40,000 people and with no fixed list is likely to drag.

Group 5 could start soon enough if the vaccine ramp up happens towards the end of this month.

stephenjmcd · 08-03-2021 09:57AM

SusanC10 wrote: »

My Mum is 80+ and sister Group 4. Rang GP Friday and they couldn't say when either of them would get Vaccine. They are not finished 85+.

It's a parallel rollout. They don't wait for one group to be finished. Group 4 can begin because they aren't dependant on mRNA vaccines

The groups you reference are starting this week but like everything it'll take time to get through the cohorts. It's 3 weeks per age group is the timeframe allocated so some in 80-84 might get it this week for first dose others might get it in 3 weeks for first dose.

As for 85+ it's at 95% with 30 practises left along with NAS starting the housebound vacinations.

jackryan34 · 08-03-2021 10:00AM

ixoy wrote: »

Impossible. Only Jokeshop Ireland has a supply issue!

Maybe this sort of thing, and Canada's issues, will drive home the supply issue is a worldwide thing that's impacting many first world countries and that the US and UK are outliers because it's still not fully understood.

If this was a product in any other industry it would be called an artificial demand tactic

Its head scratching what's going on, if it continues much longer, as in April onwards questions need to be asked re supply

is_that_so · 08-03-2021 10:03AM

jackryan34 wrote: »

If this was a product in any other industry it would be called an artificial demand tactic

Its head scratching what's going on, if it continues much longer, as in April onwards questions need to be asked re supply

The demand is in the billions and the process is very specialised to get up and running, so it's not really. Q2 is where that starts but as the CMO says we're not there yet!

ixoy · 08-03-2021 10:10AM

jackryan34 wrote: »

Its head scratching what's going on, if it continues much longer, as in April onwards questions need to be asked re supply

Is it though? If it was easy to ramp up production, for one of them even, they'd do it. Why wouldn't they - they'd be ahead of their competitors as everyone rushed to buy their product. That'd be a massive win.

So it's not then something easy to switch over - clearly a complex system that few of us can truly appreciate. It being an emergency, doesn't change certain certain time constraints once they know their product works and is wanted. Switching over existing facilities will take time (and potentially lead to medicine shortages elsewhere). Switching over in advance of having the results and approval wouldn't have made sense either, given the potential losses and disruption to other medicines.

It's obviously frustrating to all, but there's no conspiracy here and it's not really head scratching. It's something that seven billion people want and that's not an easy task.

Sweet.Science · 08-03-2021 10:11AM

is_that_so wrote: »

The demand is in the billions and the process is very specialised to get up and running, so it's not really. Q2 is where that starts but as the CMO says we're not there yet!

I'll hold my breath with the Q2 is when it really ramps up talk . The same was said for March in January

stephenjmcd · 08-03-2021 10:13AM

Sweet.Science wrote: »

I'll hold my breath with the Q2 is when it really ramps up talk . The same was said for March in January

It really wasn't, all along April, May and June have been mentioned for an large increase in supply. It was well flagged that the first few months would be difficult and Q1 supplies would be limited.

is_that_so · 08-03-2021 10:16AM

Sweet.Science wrote: »

I'll hold my breath with the Q2 is when it really ramps up talk . The same was said for March in January

That was mostly Donnelly being excitable! Pfizer have said as much about ramping up in April, we'll also have J&J and the HSE are talking about 1m+ doses a month from April in promised deliveries.

celt262 · 08-03-2021 10:25AM

is_that_so wrote: »

That was mostly Donnelly being excitable! Pfizer have said as much about ramping up in April, we'll also have J&J and the HSE are talking about 1m+ doses a month from April in promised deliveries.

It's promised deliveries arriving and shortage of syringes that i would be worried about.

jackryan34 · 08-03-2021 10:27AM

ixoy wrote: »

Is it though? If it was easy to ramp up production, for one of them even, they'd do it. Why wouldn't they - they'd be ahead of their competitors as everyone rushed to buy their product. That'd be a massive win.

So it's not then something easy to switch over - clearly a complex system that few of us can truly appreciate. It being an emergency, doesn't change certain certain time constraints once they know their product works and is wanted. Switching over existing facilities will take time (and potentially lead to medicine shortages elsewhere). Switching over in advance of having the results and approval wouldn't have made sense either, given the potential losses and disruption to other medicines.

It's obviously frustrating to all, but there's no conspiracy here and it's not really head scratching. It's something that seven billion people want and that's not an easy task.

You're thinking in the now though

Go back to April 2020, Oxford said the vaccine would be open source and IP rights available to all, billions of doses were going to be made while waiting on approval in late 2020

That didn't happen, they sold out to AZ, a dodgy pharmaceutical.

No billions of dose made pre approval by global nations coming together with its open IP rights

So Oxford made a mistake but Pfizer, Moderna and all the big players had the vaccines ready in mid 2020, why did they not produce billions of doses while waiting 6 months for approval?

What have J&J been doing for all this time now? They didn't produce billions of doses while waiting either

Pharma companies seem happy to get equal slices of the pie to me, no one interested in taking it all, like the commercial world

Governments let them do it too, they should have insisted on IP rights.

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

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