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

Stark wrote: »

Wonder what happens if they're ready with the vaccines for the 65-69 year olds before the portal is ready.

Was wondering this myself after hearing that. Hopefully it won't be wholly contingent on the portal up and running before 65-69 can start getting vaccinated.

Economics101 wrote: »

Neural Network: my remark about the HSE's stunning IT record was aimed at human error as much as the pure IT aspects.

To return to the question of no variation or choice of vaccination centre, would this be because the IT being used to handle the whole operation is inflexible and unable to cope with complexities such as choice of venue.

Just an example of what might be at stake: suppose I live in Drogheda and commute to work in Dublin. If I am assigned to a vaccination centre in Drogheda this could prove relatively inconvenient, especially if there was a centre close to my place of work in Dublin.

I think it's more to do with avoiding an imbalance in bookings in centres, if there's a centre that is of high preference over others in an area the rollout in that area only moves as fast as the capacity of that centre.

You'd think it shouldn't matter, people would happily take their next preference insted of waiting. But it does eliminate avenues for things to be unnessecarily dragged out.

Quick answer please ill relative what is the maxuim dose space betwern first and secong pfizer jab...thanks

marno21 wrote: »

a group of “experts” invited on to tell us all about their plan to lock people in their houses til September so we can have no Covid cases for 5 days until someone introduces it into the country via a ferry or from Northern Ireland

Brilliant. Zero Covid debunked in one sentence.

Anyone know which vaccine the 65’s-70’s will get? Obvs my mum will take any vaccine but she’s curious to know which one
Also am I right in thinking that over 65’s if they were given the AZ vaccine they won’t have to wait the 12 weeks for their 2nd dose and get their 2nd dose after 4 weeks?

ACitizenErased wrote: »

Taken from HSE guidance:
The recommended interval between doses is 28 days (The National immunisation Advisory Committee recommends an interval of 21 to 28 days) The minimum interval between doses is 17 days.

I think there is a good chance that gets extended for under 65s without underlying conditions. If it goes to 12 weeks like in the UK then we can get everyone a first shot by July.

I’m not sure if this has been posted before but the HSE have start dates up for group 6 and group 7 on their website. Says group 6 starts April 19th and group 7 on May 3rd.
https://www2.hse.ie/screening-and-vaccinations/covid-19-vaccine/rollout/rollout.html

Stheno wrote: »

Its age based after group seven correct?

Correct

Have they published any medical criteria or list of conditions where you can check if you belong to group 7.

Doctor Jimbob wrote: »

Let's not leave it at that. You were the one who had a go at people, don't expect them to just drop it because you've been called out.

Kingston Mills is generally well respected and not typically included when people give out about McConkey, Staines, Killeen, and Ryan.

The fact that Staines has a background in epidemiology doesn't make him an expert on the COVID situation specifically. A quick google doesn't show anything that would suggest he's an expert on viruses.

No one suggested they were accountants or solicitors.

I stand by everything I said and don't care what you or anyone think. I tried to drop it because its not related to the title. Not because I was wrong.

Anthony Staines has a PhD in epidemiology (go google if you don't know what epidemiology is) and I would expect that he is perfectly entitled and educated to answer questions about an infectious global pandemic on that basis.

You would think the way people were going on they were accountants or solicitors was what I was trying to say. They aren't. They are highly trained medical professionals. They are more than educated and entitled to answer questions in this field to be asked about it and if you disagree, I don't care less.

I stand by what I said - nobody with a degree and PhD in medicine should be called a clown by a nobody on a forum like this. If you don't agree, I think we'll have to differ!

Have a good weekend

Stheno wrote: »

So potentially 50-59 year olds in mid May?

Depends on how fast group 6 goes

Great to see Group 4 ramp up. I work in a hospital, first vaccine clinic was tiny...Next week's one is hundreds of people and is in a MVC. Great work being done behind the scenes by doctors and nursing staff to identify eligible people, much of it manual as well as all of the work to arrange everything.

Wolf359f wrote: »

Could they not have had a tick box on the online portal that states you are a HCW or what ever the criteria was and any false declaration you can be fined etc..
It's not like it's anonymous!

It is like stealing medication from the vulnerable, should be fined at the very least.
But it'll be stepped over and forgotten about.
This had to be down to some HSE admin telling others about the loophole.
Amounts to professional misconduct, this the Coombe and the Beacon 😔