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daydorunrun · 18-04-2021 01:34PM

Just found out my Sister-in-law was taken to hospital with clots on her lungs during the night. Had first shot of AZ last Friday week:(
39 years old- was priority listed as she is overweight.

Sweet.Science · 18-04-2021 01:36PM

daydorunrun wrote: »

Just found out my Sister-in-law was taken to hospital with clots on her lungs during the night. Had first shot of AZ last Friday week:(
39 years old- was priority listed as she is overweight.

Hope all is well and she recovers fully . Highlights that nobody should be forced into a vaccine . It's a personal choice

timsey tiger · 18-04-2021 01:37PM

daydorunrun wrote: »

Just found out my Sister-in-law was taken to hospital with clots on her lungs during the night. Had first shot of AZ last Friday week:(
39 years old- was priority listed as she is overweight.

Hope, she makes a full recovery soon.

crossman47 · 18-04-2021 01:38PM

Sweet.Science wrote: »

Hope all is well and she recovers fully . Highlights that nobody should be forced into a vaccine . It's a personal choice

Who said she was forced? I presume she was glad to get it as she is in the vulnerable category.

stephenjmcd · 18-04-2021 01:38PM

amdaley28 wrote: »

My understanding is that those under 70 need to register using the portal or by phone to get an appointment as GP's wont be doing those vaccinations.

Not necessarily, GPs are doing the at risk groups u70.

Group 4, People aged 16 to 69 who are at very high risk- GP or hospital
Group 7 People aged 16 to 64 at high risk- GP

Group 6 is registering on the portal.

ACitizenErased · 18-04-2021 01:38PM

Sweet.Science wrote: »

Hope all is well and she recovers fully . Highlights that nobody should be forced into a vaccine . It's a personal choice

It absolutely does not highlight that but whatever floats your boat

bodhrandude · 18-04-2021 01:40PM

SusanC10 wrote: »

Realistically, when can people aged 45-50 with none of the very/high risk conditions expect to get their 1st dose ?
Assuming no change to the rollout priority order.

I know politicians are saying 80% of Adults will have 1st dose by end of June but is this realistic ?

Realistically Susan supposedly at the end of May, that's when the extreme high risk and high risk are supposedly vaccinated, well first doses anyway. Hopefully the ramp up will make this happen.

Strazdas · 18-04-2021 01:40PM

amdaley28 wrote: »

My understanding is that those under 70 need to register using the portal or by phone to get an appointment as GP's wont be doing those vaccinations.

Are those who don't register left waiting for weeks or months then? I wonder if they are aware there might be consequences if they don't register.

crossman47 · 18-04-2021 01:42PM

Strazdas wrote: »

Are those who don't register left waiting for weeks or months then? I wonder if they are aware there might be consequences if they don't register.

What can be done other than the widespread advertising of the means to register?

degsie · 18-04-2021 01:45PM

Sweet.Science wrote: »

Hope all is well and she recovers fully . Highlights that nobody should be forced into a vaccine . It's a personal choice

Feeding into the narrative does not help.

Strazdas · 18-04-2021 01:45PM

crossman47 wrote: »

What can be done other than the widespread advertising of the means to register?

I've no problem with them being pushed to the back of the queue, just wondering if they are fully aware they 'have' to register if they wish to receive a vaccine soon.

Sweet.Science · 18-04-2021 01:48PM

crossman47 wrote: »

Who said she was forced? I presume she was glad to get it as she is in the vulnerable category.

I never said she was .

daydorunrun · 18-04-2021 01:51PM

Sweet.Science wrote: »

Hope all is well and she recovers fully . Highlights that nobody should be forced into a vaccine . It's a personal choice

Her gut was not to take it but me and wife convinced her, saying about the low odds and using the long haul flight comparison, feel like **** now!

CIARAN_BOYLE · 18-04-2021 02:03PM

golondrinas1 wrote: »

Doctor on saying they are tired. Bet they get a bit of a gee up when they think they are getting €30 per jab while the NHS doctors get £12. I suppose it all percolates down. NHS boss on 200 odd k p.a.
Our lad 400+ k. N H S lad in charge of much bigger number.

Why does this come up every week or two?

If you want a serious answer the authority of the head of the HSE compares more directly with the head of an NHS Trust than the Head of the NHS.

The head of the NHS is a figurehead with minimal coordinating authority.

There are 217 NHS trusts. A while back I dug into 4 of the larger trusts. Their ceos are paid more than the ceo of the HSE.

I don't see why people insist on doing this comparison so often.

SusanC10 · 18-04-2021 02:04PM

daydorunrun wrote: »

Just found out my Sister-in-law was taken to hospital with clots on her lungs during the night. Had first shot of AZ last Friday week:(
39 years old- was priority listed as she is overweight.

Wishing a full recovery for your sister-in-law.

greengrass88 · 18-04-2021 02:10PM

mfceiling wrote: »

I went to the north yesterday and got mine (Pfizer thank god!!).

I'm 46 and was able to book it online. I could have gotten it 3 weeks ago but I didn't have my NHS number to book it online (I still have bank accounts etc in the north and am registered at my parents house so I took full advantage).

The centre was set up brilliantly and from I arrived at the door I was processed, injected then had to wait 15 minutes. In total I was there about 20 minutes. Volunteers everywhere guiding people in the right direction.

Felt a bit sick last night at 9 p.m so took 1 paracetamol and 1 ibuprofen and went to bed. Woke about 5 minutes ago and I'm feeling grand....just a touch thirsty!!

Couldn't wait here any longer. My good mate rang me yesterday and his parents were vaccinated in Meath yesterday also. Both of them aged 72. I hope to god the rollout starts here very quickly.

I'm in a similar situation, got vaccinated (astra) in the north recently but living in Dublin. However I'm worried about vaccine passport/certificate issues...for eg if you need something in Dublin to prove you're vaccinated to get into a gig, but north and south have different systems to prove vaccination. Not sure how it will all work and I'm a bit concerned!

CalisGirl · 18-04-2021 02:17PM

stephenjmcd wrote: »

Good numbers for Friday given the nightmare week with AZ

https://twitter.com/COVID19DataIE/status/1383717447069433858?s=19

So given 3,763,440 adults in Ireland (per https://worldpopulationreview.com/countries/ireland-population) and 838,644 have one dose.

That's 22.28% of adults that have the first dose of the vaccine. Not bad.

Turtwig · 18-04-2021 02:17PM

Sweet.Science wrote: »

Hope all is well and she recovers fully . Highlights that nobody should be forced into a vaccine . It's a personal choice

Wish her a speedy recovery. Find the premise of your post strange. Nobody is being forced to take a vaccine. There is also nothing to link either adenovirus viral vector vaccines to clots in the lung. These vaccines are associated with an exceptionally rare clotting disorder that affects the brain and abdomen.

Scuid Mhór · 18-04-2021 03:05PM

So when is Cohort 7 actually supposed to start? I’ve seen mixed messaging in the media about the end of April or mid May.

Eod100 · 18-04-2021 03:10PM

Mention of possibly not renewing AstraZeneca in 2022. Would have thought majority of EU would have been vaccinated by then. Or is it that children may be eligible for vaccine by then or booster vaccines needed? Think De Gascun had said he didn't see another vaccine booster needed within next year and more like every 3 or 5 years. https://amp.rte.ie/amp/1210611/?__twitter_impression=true

lulublue22 · 18-04-2021 03:19PM

daydorunrun wrote: »

Her gut was not to take it but me and wife convinced her, saying about the low odds and using the long haul flight comparison, feel like **** now!

Sorry to hear about sis- in-law wishing her a speedy recovery. Try not to beat yourself up any conversation was in good faith and the odds are so small that we convince ourselves it would never happen to us. I’ve no doubt any of us in the same situation would have done the same as yourself and the wife. Best wishes.

Qrt · 18-04-2021 03:21PM

Eod100 wrote: »

Mention of possibly not renewing AstraZeneca in 2022. Would have thought majority of EU would have been vaccinated by then. Or is it that children may be eligible for vaccine by then or booster vaccines needed? Think De Gascun had said he didn't see another vaccine booster needed within next year and more like every 3 or 5 years. https://amp.rte.ie/amp/1210611/?__twitter_impression=true

They don’t know how long the vaccines will last. They might last for life for all we know. Not organising vaccine contracts for next and subsequent years would be a farce of the highest proportions.

Eod100 · 18-04-2021 03:33PM

Qrt wrote: »

They don’t know how long the vaccines will last. They might last for life for all we know. Not organising vaccine contracts for next and subsequent years would be a farce of the highest proportions.

Yeah makes sense. Just hadn't thought much beyond this year but could be like flu jab that it needs to be altered for different strains.

Skygord · 18-04-2021 03:38PM

Telegraph now reporting on the UK MHRA's slow response to the rare clotting events. First reported by the FT.

It seems their loss of access to the EMA's database (due to Brexit) hindered them:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/revealed-britains-regulator-missed-link-astrazeneca-jab-rare/

sd1999 · 18-04-2021 03:58PM

Scuid Mhór wrote: »

So when is Cohort 7 actually supposed to start? I’ve seen mixed messaging in the media about the end of April or mid May.

There’s a lot of conflicting info atm. I imagine we’ll have a better idea when the full rollout plan is published in a few days.

ACitizenErased · 18-04-2021 03:59PM

J&J rollout expected to resume in USA
https://twitter.com/rtenews/status/1383796029091311617?s=21

ACitizenErased · 18-04-2021 04:00PM

Scuid Mhór wrote: »

So when is Cohort 7 actually supposed to start? I’ve seen mixed messaging in the media about the end of April or mid May.

Begin contacting last week April first appointments first week in May

Eod100 · 18-04-2021 04:00PM

Skygord wrote: »

Telegraph now reporting on the UK MHRA's slow response to the rare clotting events. First reported by the FT.

It seems their loss of access to the EMA's database (due to Brexit) hindered them:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/revealed-britains-regulator-missed-link-astrazeneca-jab-rare/

Interesting angle when lot of UK media had said EMA was being over cautious

Lumen · 18-04-2021 04:06PM

Eod100 wrote: »

Interesting angle when lot of UK media had said EMA was being over cautious

Yeah, and the rest! It was presented as a political move by the EU to reject the "Oxford" vaccine.

Even the usually neutral and remainer voices bought into the story.

iamwhoiam · 18-04-2021 04:09PM

Did anyone here register on Saturday ? Just wondering if Saturday reg are getting appointments yet ?

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