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colly10 · 02-12-2021 02:26PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118256180#Comment_118256180

Some countries require it booster proof for entry, Austria does for Janssen from Jan. I’d say that’ll be on the increase so can’t understand why they won’t provide proof

wotzgoingon · 02-12-2021 03:57PM

They do give you a card after you get the booster. I got mine on Monday. It is the same as the card I got when i got my first two doses earlier on in the year.

Supercell · 02-12-2021 04:48PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118256414#Comment_118256414

It was grand, parked in the Bandstand carpark around the corner from the Arklow branch as the others didnt have any vax slots left (20c an hour!) and pretty much straight in and out of the pharmacy, waited about 2 minutes for the fella before me to finish up. All very professional, delighted! Didnt get a vaccination card though afterwards, the pharmacist mentioned something about was i travelling in the next two days but my mind was a bit distracted by it all so didn't really sink in to ask why he was asking that. I'm guessing it takes a few days to get emailed a new covid cert for the app and that's why he was asking that?

iamwhoiam · 02-12-2021 04:54PM

Are people getting e mails with an update for the app after a booster ? I certainly didn’t get one ?

Whocanibe · 02-12-2021 04:59PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118257574#Comment_118257574

I got a card with the extra dose on it,and they said there were no plans to update the cert. I've also seen other posters saying the same.

bloopy · 02-12-2021 05:04PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118255618#Comment_118255618

What are your thoughts on the novavax or valneva vaccines?

02-12-2021 05:16PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118257540#Comment_118257540

Good!

I should have sent you to Arklow's best coffee shop,just a 2 min walk from that pharmacy !

Did they ask you for evidence of your underlying condition or just accept you as an owned enterprise 50 ?

I presume you needed ID and your pps and looked you up.on the system

Sure just ring them and ask them to post you a vaccination card maybe

Yeah that car park is 20c but I think per 20 minutes not per hour

02-12-2021 05:18PM

Just to add ,pharmacy's in Macroom Co Cork are doing 50 and over

I don't know ow how widespread this is

Supercell · 02-12-2021 05:20PM

They checked my drivers license and took my PPS etc earlier but didnt check about pre-existing conditions etc though I did mention that on the phone earlier, I'm 50 so maybe not needed?

I'm not really bothered about the card as i have peace of mind now, not going to be accepted abroad anyhow , not that i have any such plans. If they are not going to update the app then that will a wider problem to be sorted next summer when most are boosted and well past the initial six months period and wanting to travel.

I used the parking tag app instead of the pay and display boxes, it was definitely per hour, maybe its cheaper on that?

02-12-2021 05:56PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118257718#Comment_118257718

Must be cheaper on the app

Glad you're sorted anyhow

02-12-2021 06:04PM

I assume the EU Green Pass is being updated to include the details of the 3rd dose. Otherwise, it's going to be quite useless for travel after January. France for example, will require it updated or you won't be getting into almost anywhere if you're 7 months past your 2nd vaccine.

is_that_so · 02-12-2021 06:22PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118257963#Comment_118257963

You should be fine to travel in January with the current cert. There is an EU proposal on updating it but it's not legislated anywhere yet.

02-12-2021 06:29PM

I would be iffy about travelling to France specifically until it’s sorted.

They seem to be planning to be fairly strict on this. If you’re over 65 it applies from 15 January for example.

Wibbs · 02-12-2021 06:30PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118257641#Comment_118257641

I've no idea B. Don't know much about them beyond the very very basics. The Vaineva looks promising, but until the studies are done and out and results back that up...

02-12-2021 06:33PM

Both of those look potentially promising, but I wouldn’t jump to conclusions ahead of data. That’s been done too many times before by commentators in media etc

There also may be some potentially good news on long term B cell immunity from the existing vaccines too.

My sense is this is just going to be playing it by ear for another year or so, but that we will get a handle on it over the next few months.

bloopy · 02-12-2021 08:18PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118258108#Comment_118258108

Fair enough.

I only ask as you seem to have a good knowledge of the current vaccines.

airy fairy · 02-12-2021 09:55PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118257709#Comment_118257709

What chemist?

I've an immunocompromised 50+ relative that's waiting forever for booster and 6 months since last vax.

Heighway61 · 02-12-2021 10:25PM

Any way at all to try and get the Moderna booster if appointment is for Pfizer? My 1 and 2 doses were Moderna which I had no reaction to whatsoever, wife and son had Pfizer and had it rough from the side effects. I don't expect everyone can choose their vaccine. Will take the Pfizer no problem if there's no choice.

02-12-2021 10:33PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118259348#Comment_118259348

All of them in the town are doing it for both over 50s and immunocompromised

02-12-2021 10:34PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118259629#Comment_118259629

I had a bad reaction to dose 1 of Pfizer

My brother and sister no reaction at all

You will be fine

SchrodingersCat · 02-12-2021 10:36PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118259629#Comment_118259629

If you want a choice, you can find out what booster type (Moderna/Pfizer) is being offered at a center before going in. The following text is from the HSE website: https://www2.hse.ie/screening-and-vaccinations/covid-19-vaccine/get-the-vaccine/find-a-covid-19-vaccination-centre/

You can also get your vaccine without an appointment at a walk-in clinic. The walk-in clinics open this week are listed below.

Walk-in clinics are open for people aged 12 and older. Children aged 12 to 15 must attend with their parent or guardian.

Most walk-in clinics are for the first or second dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine. The type of vaccine being offered is listed next to the clinic’s details.

Read about going to a walk-in vaccination clinic

SchrodingersCat · 02-12-2021 10:58PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118252576#Comment_118252576

From your own personal point of view, there should be no issue with getting the vaccine if you have already had covid:

"You can get the shot anytime after you have recovered from COVID, so you should not get the vaccine in when you're still in isolation"

But since your recovery has already given you some immunity from covid, from a societal point of view, you might consider letting someone else go ahead of you in the queue and get the vaccine. The reason that they might not have this wait time in the US is because they are finding it harder to get people to take the vaccines there.

Its obviously up to you what you want to do. Personally id follow the official recommendation.

Supercell · 03-12-2021 06:51AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118259629#Comment_118259629

I felt pretty sick for about a week after my second Pfizer , got my (Pfizer) booster yesterday afternoon and apart from a sore shoulder and a slight hangover'ish feeling overnight and this morning, its not bad at all by comparison. Hope it goes well for you!

Lumen · 03-12-2021 08:16AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118258064#Comment_118258064

I think @Octopod was pointing out that entry into the country may have looser requirements than hospitality.

03-12-2021 10:35AM

Entry to France is fine, but it's way beyond just indoor hospitality. It applies to all cafes, restaurants, bars, etc (including the outdoor terrace areas). You need it for all sorts of stuff like entry to shopping centres, department stores.

Basically without it, you'd have a pretty miserable time in France.

The same applies in a lot of other places, so the EU and the Irish Department of Health would want to be getting on with updating those passes with 3rd doses, otherwise a lot of people will be hitting brick walls in France and elsewhere despite being fully boosted. It's already going to be a requirement for over 65s very soon, and I have seen little or no movement from anyone.

It's also highly unlikely that the Irish bits of paper will be accepted, even in pharmacies as they are not vaccine certificates.

runamile · 03-12-2021 10:56AM

Can't see this mentioned in any thread.

Does anyone know whether you can wait in your car for a booster (after giving your mobile no.)? I don't mind waiting, for hours if necessary, but not in a queue standing. It's safer for one thing.

Supercell · 03-12-2021 10:58AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118261450#Comment_118261450

What cert are the French using , I thought we were all using a Euro cert which seems not to have been updated to include boosters yet?

03-12-2021 11:08AM

The French setup is a bit confusing tbh. They refer to their own 'Pass Sanitare' all the time which is 100% compatible with an EU Green Pass, but it already contains the information about the 3rd vaccine. I assume it's following a standard for the EU pass, but it's already extended.

From the 15 December, if you're over 65 your pass is no longer active or acceptable.

From the 15 January, anyone from 18-65 if you are 7-months or more past your 2nd dose, your 'pass sanitare' is considered inactive.

You can get a test, to keep your 'pass sanitare' active without the required vaccines, but it now only lasts for 24 hours. So you would have to go to a pharmacy and get tested daily.

Basically, if we don't update the vaccine certs here, going to France would be a total nightmare.

If you're over 65 at the moment, simply is not a good idea to attempt to visit France at all until this is sorted out. If you're under 65, check your vaccine dates as if you're gone 7 months after January 15th, you'll be refused everywhere, including museums, outdoor events etc etc and can be stricter in some areas than others depending on the local situation.

There is a central database of COVID vaccines in Ireland, so it shouldn't be at all complicated to update the passes here.

Supercell · 03-12-2021 11:45AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118261645#Comment_118261645

Makes me wonder what the difficulty is here updating the date in our own certs to include boosters is, surely its not rocket science..

So French travel pretty much for everyone 60+ as well as healthcare workers and groups 4 and 7 from Ireland is not going to be a trip worth going on as most in those groups will be past the 7 months already if not very soon.

03-12-2021 12:10PM

I assume they're just waiting for EU coordination. France and other places have had a LOT more issues with vaccination as the uptake was low. It improved a lot though. Ireland being on over 93% is in a very different space.

I'm a bit iffy about our supposed no-show rate for the boosters, given 3 of my relatives all got duplicate appointments they couldn't cancel and my aunt's GP told me that she'd had 2 such cases that day. I'd suspect the no-show here was a lot lower and the walk-in centres were literally swamped with people.

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