Vaccine Megathread No 2 - Read OP before posting

While I don't think the race analogy is necessarily helpful, it could be said, however, that the crucial aspects of the race were already won by the UK in that the key people who needed vaccinations were done far earlier in the UK than in Ireland. This allowed the UK to open up to a far greater extent during the summer months and consequently will be far less restricted coming into winter than here.

We finally caught up with them in the end in terms of distance covered but the race was largely over at that stage and our competitors already in the pub celebrating their win.

However in terms of stopping being obsessed with the virus and getting back to normal they are ahead of us. But I agree with you that the race analogy is not particularly helpful which is why I think our government's comment was ill-advised.

The Taoiseach's comment was taken out of context. He was merely commenting on the milestone of Ireland overtaking the UK having trailed it badly in vaccinations all year. That was always going to be something that was noted, given that they are our much larger neighbouring state.

Canada would do the same with the US, NZ with Australia etc if it happened there.

Virgin media reporting that the 700k doses won't actually come from Romania, they'll be delivered directly from Pfizer.

Can only assume it means we're getting some of their future delvieries

For anyone interested, a very long and very technical article about SARS-COV-2. Still should be readable and with the diagrams in it one can make general sense of what it's saying.

TL;DR

It's a very crafty and still mysterious virus!

Have to say this is astounding and wonderful to see !

Even the 18 to 24 age group in only 2 weeks ..incredible !

Actually no, I am seeing one week :)

Absolutely not. We're a society and a community not just an unconnected series of individuals. Your body is an avenue of infection for someone else, it is also an incubator for further strains that may be more contagious, more potent or more resistant to treatment or vaccination. If you're a selfish invertibret that thinks s/he'll just take the risk cos they're all anti establishment weed smokers on the dole while completely ignoring their choices impact on society, then yes coercive action is required. The same types of meat bags uses to not wear seat belts and say things like: tHeY wON'T sTop cRasHes hApPening

While utterly ignoring the potential for their bodies to become a windshield smashing human missle for people in another vehicle to deal with. Brainless individuals unfortunately have to be forced into certain things for the good of the community. In the old days it would have been quite brutal enforcement but alas we have become soft.

What do you mean by send a text message confirmation? There’s no requirement to do that for the HSE Portal.

The text asks you to log in to the portal to answer a few medical questions but it’s not necessary. They’ll ask you them again on the day anyway.

Gotcha. Although I thing you're mis-using the term "curfew", since that just means a legal requirement to stay indoors.

Nightclub opening didn't go so well in the Netherlands recently, although IIRC that was because they were allowing people with negative tests, and not checking ID, so people were just copying other people's negative tests.

Relatedly, I think the idea that young people (and even young children) don't spread the virus has been strongly debunked now, although I can't be bothered to rifle through Twitter to find a source.

Anyway, I'm veering wildly off-topic.

Number of people got text where you needed to text back Y to confirm. This was for Moderna me included. I did ring the HSE and confirmed genuine an asked that I text back Y.

Hey everyone - probably asked a million times. My husband and I postponed our second vax last thursday - both got appointments for yesterday but were away other side of the country. My husband got a text the next day with his new appointment the next day and still nothing for me. Does it normally take a few days for some people? I dont have the portal so I cant check as I was registered by my GP first and then moved to HSE for second one

On Saturday, I was offered an appt for Monday, but requested reschedule and have not heard anything since. Galway racecourse, pfizer, 34.

UK to offer vaccines to under 18 year olds. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-58080232

This is on top of the already approved age group 12-18 if immune compromised, learning difficulties, Downs syndrome, cancer or living with people who are immune compromised.

Did see that there are efforts to get age bracket 18-24 to up the amount of vaccinations - incentive offers