Vaccine Megathread No 2 - Read OP before posting

Another way to look at this is that vaccine hesitancy helps suppression in the short term by spreading immunity more evenly.

That said, I don't understand why Ireland's cases have been flattish for so long and now spiked. Delta has been around for a while now. I can think of no change in restrictions or behaviour that aligns with the recent spike. BBQs? Who knows.

My Father got his last week in the post. Cork area

That's annoying pc7 for you. Hopefully it arrives before you go. I'll keep you posted if mine arrives this morning.

Every age cohort has to get it if we want to completely eradicate the virus. This is how we've gotten rid of so many pathogens in the 20th century.

My own layman's thinking about the recent spike is that it might have more to do with recent bigger sporting events where people might huddle in close proximity together to watch on TV. Though I think behaviors might be slowly changing as well as the case numbers have lost their dread factor.

35,390 done yesterday.

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

I never said the fact that I caught Covid was the HSE's fault - it was entirely own mistake even though I've followed public health advice considerably beyond what many I know were bothered to do.

What is the 'fault' of the HSE is that I, supposedly more at risk in 60s age group was left partially vaccinated at a time when people 20 years younger in the general population were fully jabbed. This was a direct result of their planned programme to allocate AZ vaccine to one sub group of the general Irish population. The HSE and government developed this scheme with it's planned 3 month gap between doses and using a manufacturer with known supply problems.

What is amusing is that many of those who defend the use of AZ, in fact themselves would be lining up for mrna vaccines.

Got first Pfizer yesterday in WIT Arena, such a well oiled machine! In an out in 20 mins! (5 mins process + 15 mins observation)!

Impressive operation!

No, unfortunately she doesn’t have PSC - yet - it’s on her to-do list!

She is going to go anyway as she actually has two forms of work ID and knows her PPS by heart.

I’ll tell her to take something official with it on too, just in case, but given that pretty much any adult can get vaccinated now, I am optimistic that the ID won’t be an issue.

Thanks for the reply. 😊

That is a very impressive number and close to what the HSE stated some months back. Is that data anywhere?

I would be sceptical about 'assigning blame' re catching covid.

By saying that some party (whether the HSE or the person themselves) is 'to blame' for an infection that is really a veiled assumption that our technical ability to control the spread is absolute.

Back in the real world the incredibly crude theoretical methods for stopping spread (cloth masks, lockdowns, coughing into your elbow) are not some seamless technology, they are a wing and a prayer.

This is real world data, but it will be interesting to see other updates from the around the world. It is a big drop , hence the decision by Israel for boosters - Pfizer. My question is, as other countries are mixing the vaccine technologies and real world data is being released, I wonder if the there will be a change in vaccination program, for booster in the next few years. Covid is here to stay in one format or another. As we learn more about it etc adjust how it is mitigated.

Any thoughts ?

Has anyone got J&J in a vaccination centre?

They were using j&j in the vaccine centres for the 50 year olds back in May/early June. I know plenty in that age group who got it in an MVC. But it is only being used in pharmacies as of now.