Vaccine Megathread - See OP for threadbans

KrustyUCC wrote: »

HSE updates vaccine roll-out plan on ‘working assumption’ of no Johnson & Johnson doses

https://www.independent.ie/news/hse-updates-vaccine-roll-out-plan-on-working-assumption-of-no-johnson-and-johnson-doses-40332594.html

Makes sense to plan without J&J

For that vaccine to be of no use whatsoever would be terrible though

We badly need the 600,000 doses turned into 600,000 fully vaccinated people

It would be a travesty if we can't use our J&J vaccines. If the EMA reccomend no age limits on it hopefully NIAC would have the age limit any higher 50. If we get J&J on top of the extra Pfizer vaccines we'll be flying it.

lausp wrote: »

Kilkenny based 69 year old dad registered Saturday. No sign of an appointment yet.

I am in the same boat (registered Thursday).
I was able to check my status on the HSE page** and it shows me as "Awaiting Appointment"

So I am in the system alright.



** Think I clicked on "already registered" or something like that or perhaps I reclicked on the first email I got from them asking me to verify my email address.

Anyway I could see I was in the system.

Expect something in the next few days I suppose.

The EU decision on the J&J vaccine is due today, is it not?

Champagne Sally wrote: »

Punchestown Vacc Centre is not open until 28th April, so no appointments yet for Kildare and West Wicklow.

Any idea why it’s delayed

Three relatives registered on portal last Friday. Appointments scheduled within three days. Two in City Hall in Cork and one in Pairc Ui Chaoimh. All 3 being vaccinated on Thursday,

KrustyUCC wrote: »

HSE updates vaccine roll-out plan on ‘working assumption’ of no Johnson & Johnson doses

https://www.independent.ie/news/hse-updates-vaccine-roll-out-plan-on-working-assumption-of-no-johnson-and-johnson-doses-40332594.html

Makes sense to plan without J&J

For that vaccine to be of no use whatsoever would be terrible though

We badly need the 600,000 doses turned into 600,000 fully vaccinated people

I'd take that entire article with a pinch of salt after reading the author

It seems that we are now up to 26 out of 37 MVCs, with 7 opening this week.

Full list is here.

https://www2.hse.ie/apps/services/vaccineclinics.aspx

Sunday's vaccination figures are posted...

https://www.hse.ie/eng/services/news/newsfeatures/covid19-updates/vaccination-programme-dashboard-as-of-18-april-2021.pdf

I have to take someone for vaccine in Aviva around rush hour tomorrow morning. Anyone familiar with arrangements. I have never been there before. What road do you access facility from? Passing in January on Northumberland Road, there seem to be an 'in' and an 'out' from there. How much time should we allow to get parked, walk in etc before appointment time.

Gael23 wrote: »

I’m in group 7 and my consultant is in Dublin but I don’t live in Dublin.
Would I get the vaccine near where I live or near the hospital that registered me?

If you are in 60-69 age category I think you need to register on the portal and you will be assigned to your nearest vaccination Centre. But double check with your consultant or GP if you like.

is_that_so wrote: »

It seems that we are now up to 26 out of 37 MVCs, with 7 opening this week.

Full list is here.

https://www2.hse.ie/apps/services/vaccineclinics.aspx

Is there a way to tell which are open? My mother is registered in Meath but I'm not sure if the Navan centre is open yet.

horse7 wrote: »

My friend of 61 has just announced she has managed to skip the Corona vaccine queue, she has mild rhumitoid issues (for 2 years), and said her (private) consultant had somehow arranged this. I find this extremely unfair as I am 64 with severe rhumitoid, (for 40 years) attending (public) consultants in hospital. (Also immuno suppressed)

It seems to be completely at the whim of the hospital and the consultant who is getting sent forward for vaccination in cohort 4 which is very frustrating for everyone concerned

Sparko wrote: »

Is there a way to tell which are open? My mother is registered in Meath but I'm not sure if the Navan centre is open yet.

Call the HSE and ask maybe?

noplacehere wrote: »

It seems to be completely at the whim of the hospital and the consultant who is getting sent forward for vaccination in cohort 4 which is very frustrating for everyone concerned

At this stage you can understand it. Nobody has ever had to categorise people with conditions before. I think it is a case of the HSE getting through all of groups 1-7 as they can. And of course there's the supply issue.

1huge1 wrote: »

Hopefully that is the case.

I know people keep saying that as long as we are getting the supplies into 95% of people's arms within 7 days, then we are doing well, but I believe 1k doses in a day would be our lowest since the beginning of the entire rollout.

I fully expected a drop on Sunday tbh given the lack of MVC with AZ.

They rolled out 141k doses when 180k were expected. A 40k hit due to AZ. Not a bad week given the start it had, keeping in mind it was primarily Pfizer being rolled out through GPs