Covid 19 Part XXXIII-231,484 ROI(4,610 deaths)116,197 NI (2,107 deaths)(23/03)Read OP

Eod100 · 18-03-2021 05:05PM

EMA endorses AZ as safe and benefits outweighs risks and doesn't have increased risk of clots.

iamwhoiam · 18-03-2021 05:06PM

titan18 wrote: »

Surely it would be after group 7 they get vaccinated in at so after all the elderly and risk groups.

I hope so then these groups were already pushed back

UrbanFret · 18-03-2021 05:08PM

UrbanFret wrote: »

You would hope it was sheer stupidity and not a couldn't care less attitude.
My sisters child is one of the class so i'll know tomorrow if she's infected or not.

Thankfully The childs test returned negative.

Turtwig · 18-03-2021 05:08PM

iamwhoiam wrote: »

Helen Mc Entee now wants the Gardai vaccininated after the vulnerable . That would mean the 65-69 being pushed back once again . Must say that would seriously piss me off .

That would be unethical imo.

DOCARCH · 18-03-2021 05:10PM

News just in. EMA says AZ is safe.

Eod100 · 18-03-2021 05:11PM

titan18 wrote: »

Surely it would be after group 7 they get vaccinated in at so after all the elderly and risk groups.

Think key workers are in group 10. Think this is a result of the people in this group being defined.

Arghus · 18-03-2021 05:22PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Fair play to them, but spending your days putting tiny bottle brushes up peoples noses is some job!

Once you've seen one nasal cavity you've seen them all I guess.

Think it's done in shifts - you might only have a couple of hours each day doing the swabbings - and then you might be off doing admin etc for the rest of it, talking to people over the phone trying to arrange/convincing them to get tested is another big part of the day to day AFAIK.

They're under a bit more pressure now, even as numbers come down - some of the swabbers were HSE staff that were redeployed to that and are now being brought back to their original roles, they had the army in there too, but some of them are gone with vaccination, as are other staff who've also been redeployed for vaccination.

Makes you think about how interconnected the whole system is, if there's a growth in cases that requires more swabbers, chances are people will be redeployed back again from the vaccination programme. That's another risk from higher numbers and higher demand for testing that could potentially delay the vaccination programme somewhat

titan18 · 18-03-2021 05:23PM

Eod100 wrote: »

Think key workers are in group 10. Think this is a result of the people in this group being defined.

I can understand them being prioritized over prisoners and direct provision people.

podgeandrodge · 18-03-2021 05:23PM

iamwhoiam wrote: »

Helen Mc Entee now wants the Gardai vaccininated after the vulnerable . That would mean the 65-69 being pushed back once again . Must say that would seriously piss me off .

I'd support it if I thought they Gardai were going to go full on in enforcing traveller abidance by the rules. Then they'd need that protection given the increased risk. But right now I'm not sure they are in the line of fire.

Jim_Hodge · 18-03-2021 05:30PM

Arghus wrote: »

Once you've seen one nasal cavity you've seen them all I guess.

Think it's done in shifts - you might only have a couple of hours each day doing the swabbings - and then you might be off doing admin etc for the rest of it, talking to people over the phone trying to arrange/convincing them to get tested is another big part of the day to day AFAIK.

They're under a bit more pressure now, even as numbers come down - some of the swabbers were HSE staff that were redeployed to that and are now being brought back to their original roles, they had the army in there too, but some of them are gone with vaccination, as are other staff who've also been redeployed for vaccination.

Makes you think about how interconnected the whole system is, if there's a growth in cases that requires more swabbers, chances are people will be redeployed back again from the vaccination programme. That's another risk from higher numbers and higher demand for testing that could potentially delay the vaccination programme somewhat

I don't think there's much, if any, crossover between vaccinators and swappers. I know people doing both and they are very clearly designated to their particular roles.

Eod100 · 18-03-2021 05:37PM

titan18 wrote: »

I can understand them being prioritized over prisoners and direct provision people.

Guess people in congregated settings are deemed to have greater risk but the provisional list could be changed as time goes on.

MerlinSouthDub · 18-03-2021 06:17PM

I see that we now have the 3rd lowest rate of infection in the EU - only Iceland and Portugal are better.

https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/cases-2019-ncov-eueea

Our infection rate is less than 40% of the EU average.

alentejo · 18-03-2021 06:20PM

I have this feeling with the stalling of numbers, they are buttering us up for an extension of Level 5 till at least June.

KrustyUCC · 18-03-2021 06:28PM

alentejo wrote: »

I have this feeling with the stalling of numbers, they are buttering us up for an extension of Level 5 till at least June.

That's possible but hopefully not

Think they'd see levels of compliance really dropping if it's that long

titan18 · 18-03-2021 06:34PM

KrustyUCC wrote: »

That's possible but hopefully not

Think they'd see levels of compliance really dropping if it's that long

They'll just go we extend til May 5th and see how things are.

prunudo · 18-03-2021 06:37PM

alentejo wrote: »

I have this feeling with the stalling of numbers, they are buttering us up for an extension of Level 5 till at least June.

If they think that will wash with the public they're more disconnected than I ever imagined.

stephenjmcd · 18-03-2021 06:41PM

582 cases, 0 deaths

Dermot224 · 18-03-2021 06:42PM

stephenjmcd wrote: »

582 cases, 0 deaths

Not good. No early end to level 5

fits · 18-03-2021 06:43PM

titan18 wrote: »

I can understand them being prioritized over prisoners and direct provision people.

Carers seem to have been forgotten also. Paid carers are being vaccinated but family carers are not prioritised at all. We’d qualify as a family carers but our child wouldn’t be extremely vulnerable. But some families are incredibly vulnerable and should be prioritised. In many cases there’s nobody available to step in for caring duties if main carer is hospitalised.

funnydoggy · 18-03-2021 06:43PM

Dermot224 wrote: »

Not good. No early end to level 5

:rolleyes::rolleyes:

is_that_so · 18-03-2021 06:45PM

Reuters reports that the UK’s medicine regulator (MHRA) has said that there have been five cases of a rare type of blood clot in the cerebral brain among AstraZeneca vaccine recipients.

Maestro85 · 18-03-2021 06:47PM

Any speculation or indication on whether they will open the tourism sector in April?

18-03-2021 06:49PM

is_that_so wrote: »

Reuters reports that the UK’s medicine regulator (MHRA) has said that there have been five cases of a rare type of blood clot in the cerebral brain among AstraZeneca vaccine recipients.

Yes, in 11 million people. And causality not determined. Why did you miss that part out?

titan18 · 18-03-2021 06:51PM

Maestro85 wrote: »

Any speculation or indication on whether they will open the tourism sector in April?

Id imagine no shot that they will be opened.

The leaks were construction and an extension to the 5k and some outdoor activities. That was it. That's all bwell get til May.

is_that_so · 18-03-2021 06:52PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Yes, in 11 million people. And causality not determined. Why did you miss that part out?

And miss this kind of post?!

Atlantic Dawn · 18-03-2021 06:53PM

Maestro85 wrote: »

Any speculation or indication on whether they will open the tourism sector in April?

Too early, can't see it.

I'd say they will be shamed/forced in to opening up the country to EU tourism no matter what in June.

SEPT 23 1989 · 18-03-2021 06:55PM

Construction won’t open in April so

User142 · 18-03-2021 06:57PM

Someone needs to word for word ask Leo the questions he asked in October when asking NPHET.

Primarily what is their plan if Level 5 fails to bring cases down to 100 a day.

Monster249 · 18-03-2021 06:57PM

User142 wrote: »

Someone needs to word for word ask Leo the questions he asked in October when asking NPHET.

Primarily what is their plan if Level 5 fails to bring cases down to 100 a day.

They have no plan.

Goldengirl · 18-03-2021 06:58PM

Nolan's head still positioned slap bang in front of recent numbers on graphs

Covid 19 Part XXXIII-231,484 ROI(4,610 deaths)116,197 NI (2,107 deaths)(23/03)Read OP

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