Coronavirus (COVID-19)

ACitizenErased wrote: »

usually max you'll wait is 48 hrs

Now your keyboard is working again ACE will you clarify the question I asked you yesterday? You come in here defending the HSE to the hilt constantly, making statements and claiming facts but when people question you on them or point out they aren’t correct you take off for a few hours waiting for the conversation to change before turning up again. You’ve done it twice with me at least.

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

Mallow vaccine centre opening soon, I thought all centres were opened

Hopefully once it’s open it stays open and not closed a lot over lack of vaccines. I passed City hall today and there was a bit of activity around but I’m not certain if it was operational

Chuck Noland wrote: »

Hopefully once it’s open it stays open and not closed a lot over lack of vaccines. I passed City hall today and there was a bit of activity around but I’m not certain if it was operational

It was, not sure how many they were doing but they were definitely vaccinating.

confusticated wrote: »

It was, not sure how many they were doing but they were definitely vaccinating.

After looking around online it seems it opened Friday. Hopefully it helps ramp things up large scale towards the numbers needed on a daily basis as the over all numbers for vaccinations at the weekend were low again

Ryan air advertising flights to London from Cork for €15 return in May. Between this and people Crossing the border once the North opens up fully its hard to see how the government will be able to keep up high restrictions here and expect people not to head to the UK

11 cases in Cork today

Friend of mine got their first dose of the AZ vaccine in City Hall today. No delays in, jabbed, 15 mins waiting period, and out. Said all booths were up and running and lots of people about.

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

Is AZ the only one given out in both City Hall and PUC?

I don’t know.
On the vaccination cards now they have QR Codes and the initials AZ as opposed to hand written batch numbers and manufactures name that were on them previously and AFAIK people can’t choose which one they get. So on that front, and I’m only guessing here, it’s whatever one is available at that moment to the vaccinator and not for the person getting the jab to decide

Jim Gazebo wrote: »

I have a family member with a text from a mobile number about city hall vaccine appointment. No idea who it's from asking for a yes or no. Is this how it is being rolled out? You'd think they could spread that news on radio / TV ads make sure people know a text will come.... If it doesn't turn out to be real they will be so disappointed..

The ones I've saw require the person to text back Y or N

Thanks all! It's legit! Delighted.

sunbabe08 wrote: »

I genuinely can't deal with the vaccine threat in the covid forum. So I'm gonna ask in here, is there a website where one can register to get the vaccine? I have looked around and I know there is one for health care workers, but that's all I'm seeing

Not yet. Plan is to have something before April 19th. At the moment, everything's being done through GPs so you'd need to be registered with one to be contacted.

beer enigma wrote: »

In fairness it's pretty slick in City Hall, I got a call asking me if I could come in earlier than my appointment as they had capacity. Really trying to get people through as fast as they can

Great news. it's like an old locomotive where it takes a while to get the wheels moving but once it does it'll be smoooooth with the odd bump along the way.

Chuck Noland wrote: »

That’s great to hear. Hopefully these few centers added too the age only portal will see the ramp up too the much needed 250,000 a week doses

You might know for others who asked
Was it a text appointment initially?
Was there any choice in Vaccine?
Was it AZ given today also?

I was registered on the HSE portal in March, got an initial text Tuesday asking me to confirm that I wanted to go ahead with Astra Zenica being the vaccine on offer. Confirmed Y and then a text yesterday with an appointment today.

Asked again in City Hall to confirm I was happy with AZ.

Lots of checks made before you get in to confirm eligibility and there were several in front of me turned away even though they were showing a text received. Great to see them tightening down