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

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  • #7712
    Coillte_Bhoy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,956 ✭✭✭Coillte_Bhoy


    Faugheen wrote: »
    How do you know what Sam McConkey or Tony Holohan did or didn't do?

    Holohan at the very least has made it clear that he enjoys going for a pint in the local.

    It's just more stereotypical generalisations that have been imported here from what is portrayed in American TV shows.

    As for the 'celebrity immunologists' id say Luke O'Neill would be good company for a few pints


  • #7713
    PMBC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,117 ✭✭✭PMBC


    I know the HSE have set out their programme for the various groups to be vaccinated e.g. over 70s, 65 to 70 etc. but are the estimated numbers for each group shown there also? Or elsewhere?
    Thanks


  • #7714
    namloc1980
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,615 ✭✭✭✭namloc1980


    hmmm wrote: »
    Supply was always going to be very limited in the first quarter. There is new production facilities coming on-stream all the time, we are going to see a big increase in supply. I'm not sure how quickly it will increase, but you can't extrapolate from the first 3 months to the new 3 months.

    There's been talk of production coming on stream for months. I hope we do see 80% of adults having at least their first dose by the end of June but I wouldn't be pinning much hopes on it.


  • #7715
    amandstu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,343 ✭✭✭amandstu


    Well medical services generally.

    Have staff and operatives had their jabs for the most part and as a result is there now a reduced risk of contracting Covid from a visit to the hospital or the GP ?


  • #7716
    Goldengirl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 16,799 ✭✭✭✭Goldengirl


    amandstu wrote: »
    Well medical services generally.

    Have staff and operatives had their jabs for the most part and as a result is there now a reduced risk of contracting Covid from a visit to the hospital or the GP ?

    Yes.

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  • #7717
    ShineOn7
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,550 ✭✭✭ShineOn7


    amandstu wrote: »
    Well medical services generally.

    Have staff and operatives had their jabs for the most part and as a result is there now a reduced risk of contracting Covid from a visit to the hospital or the GP ?

    One study mentioned a tiny % of positive cases when one (un-named) major hospital was mass tested. I forget the exact Tweet, it was shared by regular poster Stephen

    Then a (since pulled) Irish Times article said "2,000 Covid cases acquired in Irish hospitals since the year began"

    So definitely more data required on this for me


  • #7718
    Ha Long Bay
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 18,875 ✭✭✭✭Ha Long Bay


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  • #7719
    fits
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 14,236 ✭✭✭✭fits


    7 day positivity rate creeping above 4% again.

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  • #7720
    Bubbaclaus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,460 ✭✭✭Bubbaclaus


    Coillte_Bhoy wrote: »
    Come on, it was a stupid post, full of wild baseless generalisations. Pointless even trying to argue against it.

    The fact that 8 people agreed with it enough to 'thank' it is a pretty sorry state of affairs also.


  • #7721
    CIARAN_BOYLE
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,595 ✭✭✭✭CIARAN_BOYLE


    john4321 wrote: »
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    569 this day last week.

    May be a Paddy's day effect as people contacted doctors Thursday instead of Wednesday and are getting results now.


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  • #7722
    stephenjmcd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,524 ✭✭✭✭stephenjmcd


    High number of tests

    Again a bit of caution with the number of swabs last few days and today. With St Patrick's day your looking at an increase in referrals Thursday to account for essentially 2 days worth of referrals. Those numbers should be coming through today.

    For want of a better word it's noisy data at the moment. Have to see how early next week plays out.

    https://twitter.com/COVID19DataIE/status/1373287217825742849?s=19


  • #7723
    blade1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,945 ✭✭✭✭blade1


    Bubbaclaus wrote: »
    The fact that 8 people agreed with it enough to 'thank' it is a pretty sorry state of affairs also.

    Some posters thank certain posters no matter what the post says.


  • #7724
    stephenjmcd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,524 ✭✭✭✭stephenjmcd


    CIARAN_BOYLE wrote: »
    569 this day last week.

    May be a Paddy's day effect as people contacted doctors Thursday instead of Wednesday and are getting results now.

    Yeah absolutely, GP referrals would have been up on Thursday. Your looking at 2 days worth of referrals rolled into one.

    Should work its way out though by today & tomorrow I'd say.


  • #7725
    Icyseanfitz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,539 ✭✭✭Icyseanfitz


    we cant blame paddys day ffs, the most people did was go for a bloody walk and a chat.


  • #7726
    Cork2021
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,457 ✭✭✭Cork2021


    stephenjmcd wrote: »
    Yeah absolutely, GP referrals would have been up on Thursday. Your looking at 2 days worth of referrals rolled into one.

    Should work its way out though by today & tomorrow I'd say.

    It’s annoying to see the numbers where they are. Is it one minority group causing this or is a mixture of everything. It would be great if they told where, when, how...


  • #7727
    stephenjmcd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,524 ✭✭✭✭stephenjmcd


    Icyseanfitz wrote: »
    we cant blame paddys day ffs, the most people did was go for a bloody walk and a chat.

    Nobody is blaming paddy's day for cases at the moment.

    It's for tests. Anyone looking for their GP for a referral for a test on Wednesday would have had to wait until Thursday.

    Thursdays referrals for tests would have essentially been 2 days worth, these should be working through the numbers today & tomorrow I would think


  • #7728
    iamwhoiam
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,282 ✭✭✭✭iamwhoiam


    Icyseanfitz wrote: »
    we cant blame paddys day ffs, the most people did was go for a bloody walk and a chat.

    I think the point was that they didnt go for a test on Patricks day


  • #7729
    Bubbaclaus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,460 ✭✭✭Bubbaclaus


    Icyseanfitz wrote: »
    we cant blame paddys day ffs, the most people did was go for a bloody walk and a chat.

    That's not what people are doing. GP practices would have been closed, so most with symptoms would have waited until the next day. That's why they are saying referrals on Thursday were likely higher than a normal week.


  • #7730
    ShineOn7
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,550 ✭✭✭ShineOn7


    Icyseanfitz wrote: »
    we cant blame paddys day ffs, the most people did was go for a bloody walk and a chat.




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  • #7731
    marno21
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 14,749 Mod ✭✭✭✭marno21


    Some mess this is turning into

    Cases rising in a handful of counties. Offaly many multiples of metropolitan Cork.

    When is this “we’re all in this together” going to stop and a focus on why some counties could go to Level 2 and some are off the scale? Why is Level 5 working well in Cork but an absolute disaster in other counties??


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  • #7732
    prunudo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,298 ✭✭✭prunudo


    ShineOn7 wrote: »
    tomtn55pnen61.png

    I suppose this coming week will throw up any possible rise due to either day. Personally, I think it was mother's day has more risk of adding to numbers as thats the day that multiple families may have met up and more likely inside too.


  • #7733
    Cork2021
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,457 ✭✭✭Cork2021


    Another question I’d like to see the answers to.!
    Do you think people will eventually just stop getting tested? Will there be a tipping point as to when people don’t feel well but say fûck this, it’s only going to increase the length of lockdown if I get tested etc..
    now me personally if I ever do get symptoms especially this time of year I will go for a test if told to by my GP


  • #7734
    ShineOn7
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,550 ✭✭✭ShineOn7


    prunudo wrote: »
    I suppose this coming week will throw up any possible rise due to either day. Personally, I think it was mother's day has more risk of adding to numbers as thats the day that multiple families may have met up and more likely inside too.


    They'll use anything they can to deflect away from those magical Narnia like places called Schools


  • #7735
    Dutchboy352
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25 ✭Dutchboy352


    Icyseanfitz wrote: »
    we cant blame paddys day ffs, the most people did was go for a bloody walk and a chat.

    We're they within their 5km on their walk? Did they stand 2 metres apart during their chat? If they didn't then this increase is the result Pat's on the back all round


  • #7736
    WoollyRedHat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,462 ✭✭✭✭WoollyRedHat


    Icyseanfitz wrote: »
    we cant blame paddys day ffs, the most people did was go for a bloody walk and a chat.

    Let's not be naive and pretend there were no house parties, because there was.


  • #7737
    Benimar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,794 ✭✭✭Benimar


    stephenjmcd wrote: »
    High number of tests

    Again a bit of caution with the number of swabs last few days and today. With St Patrick's day your looking at an increase in referrals Thursday to account for essentially 2 days worth of referrals. Those numbers should be coming through today.

    For want of a better word it's noisy data at the moment. Have to see how early next week plays out.

    https://twitter.com/COVID19DataIE/status/1373287217825742849?s=19

    Whilst I don’t disagree at all with your reasoning for today, I would have expected yesterday to be lower than it was for pretty much the same reason. Taking the 2 days together it’s disappointing to be honest.


  • #7738
    Eod100
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,339 ✭✭✭✭Eod100


    https://twitter.com/MichealLehane/status/1373292659360550912


  • #7739
    prunudo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,298 ✭✭✭prunudo


    ShineOn7 wrote: »
    They'll use anything they can to deflect away from those magical Narnia like places called Schools

    Agreed, I don't believe them to be anyway dangerous and they need to remain open but its completely disingenuous for the authorities to continually downplay the risk of spread associated with schools.


  • #7740
    Derek Zoolander
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 434 ✭✭Derek Zoolander


    Cases going up because people pretty much done with lockdown - some doing their own risk assessments but some just doing what they want...

    Can’t see any potential to reduce them from here - test and trace seems to ineffective in providing any useable data - it’s a race to vaccinate with limited supply now


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  • #7741
    stephenjmcd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,524 ✭✭✭✭stephenjmcd


    Benimar wrote: »
    Whilst I don’t disagree at all with your reasoning for today, I would have expected yesterday to be lower than it was for pretty much the same reason. Taking the 2 days together it’s disappointing to be honest.

    Yup I agree would have expected slightly less postive tests yesterday given the 12k tests

    If there is any upside, 3297 more tests today giving 70 more positives from a high number of tests


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