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stephenjmcd · 19-04-2021 06:47PM

iamwhoiam wrote: »

I registered on Saturday . Just got an appointment for Thursday 22nd
Delighted ! Its really moving now

Delighted for you.

Registered my father today so hopefully hear in the next few days

Miike · 19-04-2021 07:05PM

TomOnBoard wrote: »

OH felt absolutely no different, and really didn't do sympathy much! I think I heard the word "Pussy" mentioned a time or two....

Got this word mentioned a few times in our work group chat after the vaccine. Most of them text the following evening complaining how **** they felt :pac::pac::pac:

Along with a few posts of

morebarn · 19-04-2021 07:11PM

iamwhoiam wrote: »

I registered on Saturday . Just got an appointment for Thursday 22nd
Delighted ! Its really moving now

I’m aged 69 and registered on Thursday morning.

Just got appointment for Thursday 22nd also.

TomOnBoard · 19-04-2021 07:12PM

stephenjmcd wrote: »

Delighted for you.

Registered my father today so hopefully hear in the next few days

My 66 y.o. Type 2 diabetic buddy registered today (Monday) @ 11 a.m.

Got message just after 6 with appt for Thursday @ 3.

He's in Midlands.

ACitizenErased · 19-04-2021 07:18PM

JacksonHeightsOwn · 19-04-2021 07:23PM

TomOnBoard wrote: »

My 66 y.o. Type 2 diabetic buddy registered today (Monday) @ 11 a.m.

Got message just after 6 with appt for Thursday @ 3.

He's in Midlands.

That's amazingly fast and great.

My father registered today so fingers crossed he gets his date quickly to. Exciting times

Stheno · 19-04-2021 07:25PM

ACitizenErased wrote: »

Thats almost 1.5 million people, nearly half the adult population?

Have I got the sums right?

Lumen · 19-04-2021 07:52PM

LOL @ "frontline healthcare workers". Yeah, and the rest!

edit: sorry, that's very cynical.

Charles Babbage · 19-04-2021 07:53PM

is_that_so wrote: »

So that looks like a drive towards getting all over 60s their first shot by early May.

They'd really need to do this given that there are 5 times as many still needing to be done by the end of June if the 80% is to be achieved.

PhoenixParker · 19-04-2021 07:55PM

TomOnBoard wrote: »

OH and I both got Pfizered at 3pm Saturday. By 5 I began to feels chills and feverish by 7. Steadily became more fluey during the evening. Wasted like from a flu on Sunday, with pains and aches, headaches, feeling generally Bleh!. Awoke today (Monday) at 7 in a lather of sweat and went back to sleep until 12 when I awoke in a puddle. At my worst until around 4 when there was a huge improvement! Feeling good now at almost 7 pm after a big dinner!

OH felt absolutely no different, and really didn't do sympathy much! I think I heard the word "Pussy" mentioned a time or two....

Have you had covid and they didn't?

Most people get a nasty reaction on the 2nd dose of Pfizer unless they had Covid, then the reaction is to dose 1. You may get your "told you so' in a few weeks.

19-04-2021 07:56PM

For those in cohort 4, I got a call today for an appointment for 30 April. Moderna vaccine.

vienne86 · 19-04-2021 08:02PM

iamwhoiam wrote: »

I registered on Saturday . Just got an appointment for Thursday 22nd
Delighted ! Its really moving now

Fantastic news. Appointment given only two days after registration- that's pretty efficient.

embraer170 · 19-04-2021 08:22PM

Geuze wrote: »

I find this staggering.

I must lead a very dull life.

I know of two people who acquired coronavirus: one a relation aged about 80 who acquired it in hosp, and the son of a friend.

I must have a small circle of friends compared to other people.

35!!!! I can't get over that.

Depends on what one defines as friends I suppose.

I lead a fairly dull life but if I include friends, extended family (incl. in laws), and colleagues, I am probably around 40+.

From these, I am aware of two deaths.

iamwhoiam · 19-04-2021 08:31PM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

For those in cohort 4, I got a call today for an appointment for 30 April. Moderna vaccine.

Delighted for you !

Champagne Sally · 19-04-2021 08:32PM

Neighbour 65, registered this morning and got a text at 6pm for city west on Saturday . That’s great going!!

stephenjmcd · 19-04-2021 08:33PM

Champagne Sally wrote: »

Neighbour 65, registered this morning and got a text at 6pm for city west on Saturday . That’s great going!!

Very good.

All depends on the center nearest them and how quickly they get through the age groups

iamwhoiam · 19-04-2021 08:36PM

City west seem to be flying , getting texts all evening from people who have appointments for City West .

mugsymugsy · 19-04-2021 08:42PM

iamwhoiam wrote: »

City west seem to be flying , getting texts all evening from people who have appointments for City West .

Yeah someone I know registered at weekend has appointment at city west for 24th

Wolf359f · 19-04-2021 08:45PM

I registered my dad on Friday, he got a txt Saturday morning with an appointment this Wednesday at City west!
Hopefully they can manage, they had large queues out the place last week. I'm not sure how quick they were getting people in and out.

PhilOssophy · 19-04-2021 08:53PM

Loving all this - best wishes to everybody with their appointment.
(Apparently a reaction to the vaccine is good - it means your immune system has been fired up. So don't worry too much!)

Tyrone212 · 19-04-2021 09:03PM

The Government is to wait until there is clarity on the use of the single-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine before deciding whether to further increase the gap between doses of other Covid-19 vaccines, Ministers have been told.

Ugh

plastic glass · 19-04-2021 09:06PM

Sorry if this is the wrong place to post but has anyone any advice if they know someone who is 70+ (73) and who has not yet got vaccinated and has been told by their doctor it will be at least 4 weeks until they will get the 1st dose?
I presume it’s not possible to register online in the 60-69 cohort? Are there any other avenues? She is obviously not looking to Q jump but all her friends and neighbours have been vaccinated including those who are younger. Different GPs it seems

GP is pure useless

Turtwig · 19-04-2021 09:09PM

PhilOssophy wrote: »

(Apparently a reaction to the vaccine is good - it means your immune system has been fired up. So don't worry too much!)

Important to emphasise a large amount of people in the clinical trials developed no symptoms after the first or second dose. The vaccines still prevented severe illness. You don't necessarily need to feel a reaction for the vaccine to work.

ACitizenErased · 19-04-2021 09:09PM

I'd recommend ringing HSE Live if the GP is indeed useless as GPs are directing this cohort

LoCall: 1850 24 1850

Phone:01 240 8787

From outside Ireland or the UK: 00 3531 240 8787

Send your query by email to hselive@hse.ie.

PhilOssophy · 19-04-2021 09:12PM

Turtwig wrote: »

Important to emphasise a large amount of people in the clinical trials developed no symptoms after the first or second dose. The vaccines still prevented severe illness. You don't necessarily need to feel a reaction for the vaccine to work.

I didn't say you did! I'm just saying that plenty of people have reported symptoms and that they are nothing to worry about.

PhilOssophy · 19-04-2021 09:13PM

Tyrone212 wrote: »

The Government is to wait until there is clarity on the use of the single-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine before deciding whether to further increase the gap between doses of other Covid-19 vaccines, Ministers have been told.

Ugh

Makes perfect sense - no point risking not having enough vaccine to give the second shot if we can't use the J&J which is pending the green light.

Turtwig · 19-04-2021 09:15PM

PhilOssophy wrote: »

I didn't say you did! I'm just saying that plenty of people have reported symptoms and that they are nothing to worry about.

Oh yeah I know. I'm just appending your post. I'm not disagreeing with you here. I've just seen people anxious when they felt nothing thinking it might not have worked for them. We don't want people worrying about that either.

lbj666 · 19-04-2021 09:16PM

Tyrone212 wrote: »

The Government is to wait until there is clarity on the use of the single-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine before deciding whether to further increase the gap between doses of other Covid-19 vaccines, Ministers have been told.

Ugh

The reason they are giving is you unnessecarily prolongue the 2nd dose when doses are plentiful in the summer. Not buying it to be honest and there are definitely gains to be regardless, even if you narrow the gap again when into later cohorts

1huge1 · 19-04-2021 09:16PM

Fergal Bowers on the 9 O Clock news just there saying that the take up in the 65-69 age group online/phone has been a lot less than expected, hopefully it will continue to increase over the coming days for that age cohort even as the registration moves down the age list.

iamwhoiam · 19-04-2021 09:17PM

1huge1 wrote: »

Fergal Bowers on the 9 O Clock news just there saying that the take up in the 65-69 age group online/phone has been a lot less than expected, hopefully it will continue to increase over the coming days for that age cohort even as the registration moves down the age list.

Paul Reid on the 6 pm news said it was more than they anticipated ?

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