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

ek motor · 11-04-2021 03:10PM

1huge1 wrote: »

Is the 860k target still achieveable for April? I'm looking at the month so far (up to Friday the 9th) and we have only completed 124k doses. If this weekend is similar to last weekend, they are giving themselves a seriously difficult target for the remainder of the month. We woiuld need 35k every single day.

They dont like vaccinating on sundays or bank holiday mondays.

ACitizenErased · 11-04-2021 03:12PM

1huge1 wrote: »

Is the 860k target still achieveable for April? I'm looking at the month so far (up to Friday the 9th) and we have only completed 124k doses. If this weekend is similar to last weekend, they are giving themselves a seriously difficult target for the remainder of the month. We woiuld need 35k every single day.

Is it not 860k delivered, not administered?

Bubbaclaus · 11-04-2021 03:13PM

1huge1 wrote: »

Is the 860k target still achieveable for April? I'm looking at the month so far (up to Friday the 9th) and we have only completed 124k doses. If this weekend is similar to last weekend, they are giving themselves a seriously difficult target for the remainder of the month. We woiuld need 35k every single day.

Where are you seeing 124k doses up to Friday the 9th? My tally shows 180k for those 9 days.

1huge1 · 11-04-2021 03:15PM

Bubbaclaus wrote: »

Where are you seeing 124k doses up to Friday the 9th? My tally shows 180k for those 9 days.

Apologies, you are correct, 180k up until the 9th.

Is the 860k doses administrated or delivered to Ireland, perhaps I got it mixed up.

If it is administered, we would need 32k a day in that case.

Strazdas · 11-04-2021 03:20PM

ek motor wrote: »

They dont like vaccinating on sundays or bank holiday mondays.

That might change soon, especially if they have to do over 30k vaccinations a day (they simply won't be in a position to take days off).

Russman · 11-04-2021 03:21PM

sd1999 wrote: »

I imagine they will restrict AZ by age. Whether it'll be over-30s, 50s, or 60s is probably what they're debating. As it stands, the 65-69 group were going to be getting AZ in MVCs anyway so that won't be affected. They can just use it on over-30s/50s/60s in cohort 4, 7, and the general population after that. It may require some rearranging to get more Pfizer doses to GPs for cohort 4 but that hopefully won't delay things by more than a few weeks. Personally, I'll take whatever I'm offered regardless, but I imagine that even just one rare clot in someone aged 18-30 would drastically impact uptake of AZ in that group.

You’re probably right. I hadn’t really considered one rare clot in the 18-30 group and how it could impact uptake, might be best to be cautious and slightly pre-emptive.
For the record I too will take whatever one I’m offered without much of a second thought.

Corholio · 11-04-2021 03:26PM

Has antigen testing improved any bit since it's first introduction? Seems to be more and more talk of it being part of short to medium term life in a few ways. I know it didn't seem to be overly reliable when first mentioned.

shoppergal · 11-04-2021 04:04PM

Anyone know how long it's taking for test results?

noplacehere · 11-04-2021 04:10PM

22-26hrs based on two different relations getting texts this week

Garlinge · 11-04-2021 04:56PM

Originally Posted by Leftwaffe View Post
Is the portal over for over 65s tomorrow? If so, where can we find this?

Is it for all over 65s? Thanks.

I heard the website for booking would be up on 19th

Marhay70 · 11-04-2021 04:59PM

ek motor wrote: »

They dont like vaccinating on sundays or bank holiday mondays.

Not true, I know at least two people who were vaccinated last Monday and whose second dose is 3rd May, both Bank Holidays.

is_that_so · 11-04-2021 05:03PM

Corholio wrote: »

Has antigen testing improved any bit since it's first introduction? Seems to be more and more talk of it being part of short to medium term life in a few ways. I know it didn't seem to be overly reliable when first mentioned.

There is a team looking at them and how we can use them. A report is "imminent". There are now at least 1,000 of them ranging from the useless to the possibly usable.

marno21 · 11-04-2021 05:04PM

4.6m doses given in the US yesterday.

At that rate, they are going to run into demand shortages in the next few weeks. Once they lift that export ban it’ll be good news for supply in Europe. All upwards from here.

Beasty · 11-04-2021 05:10PM

Threads merged

Martina1991 · 11-04-2021 05:14PM

Corholio wrote: »

Has antigen testing improved any bit since it's first introduction? Seems to be more and more talk of it being part of short to medium term life in a few ways. I know it didn't seem to be overly reliable when first mentioned.

There was a body set up to evaluate various rapid methods which are currently being used in appropriate settings by trained personnel.
It is not being used for mass testing.

Tyrone212 · 11-04-2021 05:16PM

France is getting deliveries of J&J vaccine tomorrow, a week earlier than was expected. Same for Ireland?

is_that_so · 11-04-2021 05:22PM

Tyrone212 wrote: »

France is getting deliveries of J&J vaccine tomorrow, a week earlier than was expected. Same for Ireland?

Sanofi, a French company, producing it is the most likely explanation.

1huge1 · 11-04-2021 05:28PM

Marhay70 wrote: »

Not true, I know at least two people who were vaccinated last Monday and whose second dose is 3rd May, both Bank Holidays.

Its not to say no vaccinations happen at weekends/bank holidays, but a vastly reduced number. For example, 3-5th April (inc bank holiday Monday), a total of 17k doses were administered, whereas in one day, the next day (Tuesday the 6th), 21k doses were administered.

Initially, it was due to them having used all the supply during the week for the most part, I'm not sure that can be used as an excuse at this stage.

Water John · 11-04-2021 05:31PM

1huge1 wrote: »

Its not to say no vaccinations happen at weekends/bank holidays, but a vastly reduced number. For example, 3-5th April (inc bank holiday Monday), a total of 17k doses were administered, whereas in one day, the next day (Tuesday the 6th), 21k doses were administered.

Initially, it was due to them having used all the supply during the week for the most part, I'm not sure that can be used as an excuse at this stage.

There isn't a backlog of vaccines, so when they're used isn't an issue.

Bubbaclaus · 11-04-2021 05:31PM

marno21 wrote: »

4.6m doses given in the US yesterday.

At that rate, they are going to run into demand shortages in the next few weeks. Once they lift that export ban it’ll be good news for supply in Europe. All upwards from here.

I'd say they have a bit to go yet before they reach demand shortage. 183 million doses given out, will need at least 250 million more doses to get to a minimum of where they want to be.

1huge1 · 11-04-2021 05:32PM

Water John wrote: »

There isn't a backlog of vaccines, so when they're used isn't an issue.

Ya thats fair enough, it really is down to supplies again.

trellheim · 11-04-2021 07:02PM

1. Does anyone have the actuals for 7th and 8th vaccinated ? Combining it into two is screwing my graph up and I don't want to average it

2. Some good news : todays 303 reported cases , the last time it was lower than this was on 12th December with 248 cases so we've had the hard road back but we are getting there

marno21 · 11-04-2021 07:07PM

Bubbaclaus wrote: »

I'd say they have a bit to go yet before they reach demand shortage. 183 million doses given out, will need at least 250 million more doses to get to a minimum of where they want to be.

At 4.6m per day, that's only 55 or so days away. Israel ran into demand shortages when 55% or so were vaccinated, and the US are a manufacturer of vaccines with an export ban, and production is increasing.

In 5-6 weeks time the vaccine landscape will be very different, to our considerable benefit.

stephenjmcd · 11-04-2021 07:09PM

trellheim wrote: »

1. Does anyone have the actuals for 7th and 8th vaccinated ? Combining it into two is screwing my graph up and I don't want to average it

2. Some good news : todays 303 reported cases , the last time it was lower than this was on 12th December with 248 cases so we've had the hard road back but we are getting there

This should have what your looking for hopefully

https://www.hse.ie/eng/services/news/newsfeatures/covid19-updates/vaccination-programme-dashboard-as-of-09-april-2021.pdf

vienne86 · 11-04-2021 07:19PM

Garlinge wrote: »

Originally Posted by Leftwaffe View Post
Is the portal over for over 65s tomorrow? If so, where can we find this?

Is it for all over 65s? Thanks.

I heard the website for booking would be up on 19th

That was updated. Paul Reid said it was being brought forward to this week. I'd say they would love to start on this cohort as it would be a way of getting their numbers up fast......the Astra Zeneca doses are available and they'll all be done in MVCs.

Lucas Hood · 11-04-2021 07:22PM

trellheim wrote: »

1. Does anyone have the actuals for 7th and 8th vaccinated ? Combining it into two is screwing my graph up and I don't want to average it

2. Some good news : todays 303 reported cases , the last time it was lower than this was on 12th December with 248 cases so we've had the hard road back but we are getting there

One of the days 27360 the other 29017.

Which was which I'm not sure.

eoinbn · 11-04-2021 07:36PM

is_that_so wrote: »

Sanofi, a French company, producing it is the most likely explanation.

Sanofi won't deliver any vaccines until Q3. J&J seem to be delivering small quantities this week with another planned for the last week of April. Haven't seen any firm data for Ireland but a few countries have reported this.

ACitizenErased · 11-04-2021 07:41PM

Chinese vaccines in trouble
https://twitter.com/bensiegel/status/1381309648020643846?s=21

Turtwig · 11-04-2021 07:44PM

How many doses of them have been administered!?

Stheno · 11-04-2021 08:08PM

Turtwig wrote: »

How many doses of them have been administered!?

130 million plus

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

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