Vaccine Megathread - See OP for threadbans

adam240610 · 22-04-2021 03:01PM

My mother got her first dose of Pfizer today, hearing of more and more people getting first doses which is a real mood lifter now!

lbj666 · 22-04-2021 03:05PM

ACitizenErased wrote: »

Donnelly just said in the Dail that the European Commission have commenced legal proceedings against AstraZeneca over the delivery shortages and that Ireland would be joining the case

This sounds like another thing he should have held off mentioning, has there been any mention from the EU about this?

22-04-2021 03:08PM

Well after cancelling astrazeneca last week I got a call to go for my vaccine Wednesday, I am delighted, I really thought I would be at the back of the queue.

It will be the Moderna. I will be looking into it but what are the main differences between Pfizer and Moderna?

stephenjmcd · 22-04-2021 03:08PM

iamwhoiam wrote: »

I am in City west and vaccinated at 14:30 !!
No queue outside , walked straight in and am sitting waiting in observation before I was even due in . Its so organised , so efficient and so calm .
Delighted !!

Delighted for you. Seems to be more managed there today than yesterday according to a few reports.

Plenty to learn from the first day and putting it into practice

PhilOssophy · 22-04-2021 03:08PM

astrofool wrote: »

I don't think anyone is going to have any luck in telling people not to turn up early. Just go and be prepared to stand around for a bit. At citywest (second hand) it was quiet from 12-2, busy at 3pm and then no queue again at 4pm.

I don't think people going and being their early and standing around is the problem - its the person who arrives for a 4pm appointment and arrives at 3pm and joins the queue, who is the problem. And will be more of a problem as this ramps up as more vaccines become available. And then word will filter out that if you arrive at 2:55 for your 3pm appointment you'll queue for an hour because of these tools, the whole system will just descend into chaos and Joe Duffy's dream scenario.

Apogee · 22-04-2021 03:09PM

https://twitter.com/PriscillaLynch/status/1385233802662928387

stephenjmcd · 22-04-2021 03:09PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Well after cancelling astrazeneca last week I got a call to go for my vaccine Wednesday, I am delighted, I really thought I would be at the back of the queue.

It will be the Moderna. I will be looking into it but what are the main differences between Pfizer and Moderna?

Your in a vulnerable cohort, that's not how going to the back of the queue works. There's no back of the queue for vulnerable groups. Your ahead of everyone else for a reason.

Back of the queue applies to everyone else who turns down a vaccine. If my father aged 65 who signed up on the portal turned around and refused AZ he'd be waiting a while

Sweet.Science · 22-04-2021 03:16PM

Quick question as the portal for 60-64 year olds is due to open

If you've recently had covid can you request a vaccine ? I was told one month .

If you wait one month how do you get one ? Can you apply with other age cohorts even though you will be outside of that age bracket ?

astrofool · 22-04-2021 03:21PM

PhilOssophy wrote: »

I don't think people going and being their early and standing around is the problem - its the person who arrives for a 4pm appointment and arrives at 3pm and joins the queue, who is the problem. And will be more of a problem as this ramps up as more vaccines become available. And then word will filter out that if you arrive at 2:55 for your 3pm appointment you'll queue for an hour because of these tools, the whole system will just descend into chaos and Joe Duffy's dream scenario.

I'm not disagreeing and that is what will happen

We're not good at queuing or queue management, we'll still get through the same amount of people just a lot of them will have had to wait a while.

If it is open till 10pm, I would advise going after 8pm regardless of what time your appointment was at (if 8pm suits) if you don't want to queue, either that or turn up at opening time or be prepared to wait a bit.

astrofool · 22-04-2021 03:23PM

Sweet.Science wrote: »

Quick question as the portal for 60-64 year olds is due to open

If you've recently had covid can you request a vaccine ? I was told one month .

If you wait one month how do you get one ? Can you apply with other age cohorts even though you will be outside of that age bracket ?

You should be able to sign up at any time, an account can be created independent of vaccine sign up via vaccine.hse.ie or just ring and ask:
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Dempo1 · 22-04-2021 03:23PM

Maybe it's being asked but there's alot of "Hope" coming out of Donnellys & Leo's mouths about a positive decision re J&J vaccine. If this vacinne is pretty identical to AZ, how is it possible NIAC might allow J&J for over 60"s only, seems very odd albeit no decision until next week (also very odd)

I could be wrong but given the EU now plans legal action against AZ over deliveries, seems to me AZ might just hit back if J&J is seen to be getting preferential review of data.

22-04-2021 03:24PM

Is the Moderna effective against the South African Variant? I will be 1000% taking it just looking for a bit more information thank you.

pc7 · 22-04-2021 03:24PM

adam240610 wrote: »

My mother got her first dose of Pfizer today, hearing of more and more people getting first doses which is a real mood lifter now!

Was just about to post the same, sitting here smiling reading all the posts of people and loved ones getting vaccines.

One of my parents just got their text for tomorrow and the other can now register tomorrow, thanks be to god and the giant spagetti monsters in the sky or whatever takes your fancy. But we are damn lucky to live in a time of vaccines and a country that is lucky enough to be getting them.

Fook you Covid! :P

hmmm · 22-04-2021 03:24PM

https://twitter.com/killersundymann/status/1385224247233163266

ACitizenErased · 22-04-2021 03:25PM

ACitizenErased wrote: »

Donnelly just said in the Dail that the European Commission have commenced legal proceedings against AstraZeneca over the delivery shortages and that Ireland would be joining the case

Well done Stephen... ffs
https://twitter.com/RTENewsPaulC/status/1385236561944621056?s=20

Deusexmachina · 22-04-2021 03:31PM

Please allow me a quick rant.

If the FDA and the EMA have approved J&J (albeit with caveats) why on earth is it taking NIAC until next week to issue their recommendation?

Get on with it!! This is an emergency. Do we actually have a Minister for Health???

Zipppy · 22-04-2021 03:31PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Well after cancelling astrazeneca last week I got a call to go for my vaccine Wednesday, I am delighted, I really thought I would be at the back of the queue.

It will be the Moderna. I will be looking into it but what are the main differences between Pfizer and Moderna?

What day last week was cancelled on you?

I was cancelled for Thurs last no word yet on new appointment..

Corholio · 22-04-2021 03:31PM

Donnelly loves getting his scoop, only just not as much as he likes his mentions.

I wonder what the next 'I'm no fan of Donnelly but.......' excuse will be.

PTH2009 · 22-04-2021 03:31PM

Let's hope all will be good with the J&J vaccine in terms of younger people

Vicxas · 22-04-2021 03:32PM

Deusexmachina wrote: »

Please allow me a quick rant.

If the FDA and the EMA have approved J&J (albeit with caveats) why on earth is it taking NIAC until next week to issue their recommendation?

Get on with it!! This is an emergency. Do we actually have a Minister for Health???

Very good question.

stephenjmcd · 22-04-2021 03:33PM

ACitizenErased wrote: »

Well done Stephen... ffs
https://twitter.com/RTENewsPaulC/status/1385236561944621056?s=20

Muppet, another instance of the poor commutation going on at the moment.

What on earth are their advisors paid so much to advise on

PTH2009 · 22-04-2021 03:36PM

Vicxas wrote: »

Very good question.

Yeah, us irish paddy last at everything

Get on with it if it's approved by higher powers

Strazdas · 22-04-2021 03:37PM

Deusexmachina wrote: »

Please allow me a quick rant.

If the FDA and the EMA have approved J&J (albeit with caveats) why on earth is it taking NIAC until next week to issue their recommendation?

Get on with it!! This is an emergency. Do we actually have a Minister for Health???

The EMA have only issued general recommendations. I suspect NIAC are testing the waters with other EU states before deciding what announcement to make : very few countries in Europe have authorised J & J yet.

Deusexmachina · 22-04-2021 03:39PM

Strazdas wrote: »

The EMA have only issued general recommendations. I suspect NIAC are testing the waters with other EU states before deciding what announcement to make : very few countries in Europe have authorised J & J yet.

From the EMA website:

After a thorough evaluation, EMA’s human medicines committee (CHMP) concluded by consensus that the data on the vaccine were robust and met the criteria for efficacy, safety and quality. COVID-19 Vaccine Janssen is the fourth vaccine recommended in the EU for preventing COVID-19.

“With this latest positive opinion, authorities across the European Union will have another option to combat the pandemic and protect the lives and health of their citizens,” said Emer Cooke, EMA’s Executive Director, adding, “this is the first vaccine which can be used as a single dose”.

Ah sure, what's the hurry?

stephenjmcd · 22-04-2021 03:40PM

Deusexmachina wrote: »

Please allow me a quick rant.

If the FDA and the EMA have approved J&J (albeit with caveats) why on earth is it taking NIAC until next week to issue their recommendation?

Get on with it!! This is an emergency. Do we actually have a Minister for Health???

Open to correction but I don't think the FDA pause has been lifted yet.

Also I don't mean to be flippant by saying its only 14k doses but there is just 14k in the country. Wouldn't exactly take long to use them when the decision is made.

It'd be a different story if there was 80 or 90k for example waiting clearance.

Vaccinated30 · 22-04-2021 03:43PM

One of my aunties got her vaccine yesterday and my other (her sister) got a call today at 12 and appointment for 1.30. Both Pfizer, both in their 60s

Le Bruise · 22-04-2021 03:45PM

astrofool wrote: »

I'm not disagreeing and that is what will happen We're not good at queuing or queue management, we'll still get through the same amount of people just a lot of them will have had to wait a while.

At least we have some form of queue etiquette in Ireland. Anyone who's tried to queue for the likes of public transport, theme parks, waterslides etc in some Continental European countries will know it's an absolute free for all!:)

22-04-2021 03:46PM

Zipppy wrote: »

What day last week was cancelled on you?

I was cancelled for Thurs last no word yet on new appointment..

Sorry I cancelled myself it was for the 9th of April but she said she was adding more people who had been cancelled because of the age restriction too.

Dempo1 · 22-04-2021 03:46PM

Corholio wrote: »

Donnelly loves getting his scoop, only just not as much as he likes his mentions.

I wonder what the next 'I'm no fan of Donnelly but.......' excuse will be.

As Michael Ring (I'm no fan) so aptly put it a his parliamentary party meeting yesterday, Donnelly has a terrible dose of Foot & Microphone disease, he also had a dig at Simon Harris"s urge to speak at the sight of a microphone

iamwhoiam · 22-04-2021 03:48PM

stephenjmcd wrote: »

Delighted for you. Seems to be more managed there today than yesterday according to a few reports.

Plenty to learn from the first day and putting it into practice

I was never a big fan of the HSE organisation . But hats off to them in City West . It is incredibly organised , stewards everywhere , queue area well marked and distanced . Registration is calm and efficient and again stewards everywhere to guide you . The booths are spotless with hand sanitizers at every corner , the vaccinators are reassuring and kind
They guide you to the observation area , again well organised and spaced with two nurses looking after everyone
I was very impressed today . Well done to all there

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