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SusanC10 wrote: »

That would be great !

Just FYI I edited my post

Either early May or late May/early June depending on planning decisions.

It all depends on if NIAC decide to push through 50-69 with all 4 vaccines or go through 50-69 with AZ/J&J and start 45-49 with Pfizer.

SusanC10 wrote: »

I'd be delighted if both Husband and I were done by end of June tbh.

You will be vaccinated well before the end of June - I would take a guess at somewhere around the start of June, but it could possibly even be sooner depending on how many supplies come through.

giveitholly wrote: »

We got something like 16,000 doses of the J and J vaccine for April,How come none of them have been used yet? Is it down to the logistics after NIAC's recommendations? Surely they should be used by now

26,000 doses. The over 50s, who'll get them, won't be started for about 3 weeks. They are likely initially to go to specific groups first, homeless, those with addiction issues and Travellers and Roma, although these last two may be affected by the over 50 guidance on the vaccine. All told they would account for the 40K we expected in April. About 160K are supposed to be coming in May.

User1998 wrote: »

Why would healthy 12 year olds need a covid vaccine

To stay healthy .,

CIARAN_BOYLE wrote: »

It all depends on if NIAC decide to push through 50-69 with all 4 vaccines or go through 50-69 with AZ/J&J and start 45-49 with Pfizer.

Just on that, is it a HSE call or a NIAC call if they change things ?
Not that it really matters, just curious.

User1998 wrote: »

Why would healthy 12 year olds need a covid vaccine

Risk of transmission mainly. The healthy 12 year old could contract the virus, have absolutely no symptoms but give it to someone else.

User1998 wrote: »

Why would healthy 12 year olds need a covid vaccine

Probably the same reason infants recieve nearly a dozen vaccines before they are a year old, to prevent a disease.
With vaccines, covid is now a preventable disease.

I got a text to my phone about my mams appt . It's Thursday . It's say she needs to bring her phone

What's the reason for this ? Will I have to give her my phone with confirmation of the appt ?

[Deleted User] wrote: »

What's the story with group 7. I'm in my early 40's with a heart condition. Do I wait for the vaccine program to get around to my age group or is my gp supposed to get in touch with me to arrange it? I've tried ringing gp office multiple times but they never awnser the phone anymore it seems!

Its supposed to be GP run but a lot of GPs arent participating and there doesnt seem to be a HSE referral mechanism.

Deleted User wrote: »

What's the story with group 7. I'm in my early 40's with a heart condition. Do I wait for the vaccine program to get around to my age group or is my gp supposed to get in touch with me to arrange it? I've tried ringing gp office multiple times but they never awnser the phone anymore it seems!

your GP should contact you. My brother (late 40's cohort 7) got a call on Thursday and has vaccine booked for next Friday.

LimerickGray wrote: »

Does anybody know which vaccine cohort seven or cohort four are receiving at the moment I’m 44 with respiratory problems and hope to get Pfizer. My GP registered me last week and my consultant registered me three weeks ago. The consultant said Pfizer and the GP said he doesn’t know.

From anybody’s experience how long does it take after registration by GP or consultant to get notification of vaccination days

The consultant is correct.

Gortanna wrote: »

What do you think of Dr Jay Bhattacharya's argument that we have "a moral responsibility to take our doses that we are thinking about giving to 16-year-olds that won’t really do them much good, and send them to 80-year-olds around the world who don’t currently have the vaccine."?

Relative moralising at work there, individual authorities have a moral obligation to their own people. Morals will kick back in once they have done that and that global process may be surprisingly fast. The chap was against lockdowns as well.

Furze99 wrote: »

Take what you're assigned and be glad of it seems to be the mantra here and the official government line. Let's just hope that people advising this do exactly what they recommend for others and don't go slithering around trying to wangle alternatives..

The HSE have given short shrift to anyone looking to do this. Their policy and the only one that matters is take what what we give you or back of the queue for you. That will not change.

Furze99 wrote: »

Take what you're assigned and be glad of it seems to be the mantra here and the official government line. Let's just hope that people advising this do exactly what they recommend for others and don't go slithering around trying to wangle alternatives for themselves.. nothing would surprise me though. The cliche 'we're all in this together' is complete rubbish.

This isn’t some grand conspiracy. I’ve had 2 members of my immediate family and 3 other members of my extended family get AZ. If I had any concerns about them getting this vaccine, I’d have tried to stop them. I’d take it in a heartbeat if I could but I am the “wrong” age. Angela Merkel had her AZ vaccine. Our Taoiseach will get his soon. All the approved vaccines are excellent and will get us out of this pandemic. We are all in this together.