Covid in Limerick - Mod Warning in Post #1

naughtysmurf · 11-06-2021 4:43pm

Some of those in Limerick whose second Moderna jab was scheduled for Nenagh have now received a cancellation text apologising for the error & “We will send your new appointment details in the coming weeks “

AlfaZen · 11-06-2021 4:47pm

Clareman wrote: »

The discussion of vaccination vs. horse racing isn't a regional issue, this is the last warning, keep it local or risk a banning.

Limerick vaccination center is CLOSED tomorrow to facilitate Horse Racing - How is this NOT a local issue???

Not aware of any other vaccination centers closed anywhere in the country for horse racing.

dashoonage · 11-06-2021 4:49pm

AlfaZen wrote: »

Limerick vaccination center is CLOSED tomorrow to facilitate Horse Racing - How is this NOT a local issue???

Not aware of any other vaccination centers closed anywhere in the country for horse racing.

The horses are not from Limerick!

Clareman · 11-06-2021 5:13pm

To be clear, I am ok with the discussion about the closure of the vaccination centre but the discussion has to keep to a regional discussion, I don't want to go down a rabbit hole of the validity of running horse racing events during the pandemic.

For Forks Sake · 11-06-2021 5:30pm

Ye all licking each other or what?

https://twitter.com/gavreilly/status/1403284194932006913/photo/1

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jonski · 11-06-2021 9:21pm

If anyone is interested or wondering, got my appointment for my second dose of Moderna for next Wednesday (54y) at the Racecourse .

Berty · 11-06-2021 9:39pm

My wife is currently in week 10 of AZ, was texted earlier for next Wednesday which would be week 11. She was in a medical cohort, not age cohort. So slowly starting to move those on 12 weeks down towards 8.

higster · 11-06-2021 9:39pm

Just got text for 2nd AZ shot on Weds, exactly 10 weeks after the first one, a good sign overall me thinks.

overthebridge · 11-06-2021 9:42pm

Got the text for my first dose. In the racecourse this Thursday and I'm getting Pfizer.
Absolutely delighted. I can't wait to go for a few pints!

Gooser14 · 11-06-2021 10:47pm

overthebridge wrote:

Got the text for my first dose. In the racecourse this Thursday and I'm getting Pfizer. Absolutely delighted. I can't wait to go for a few pints!

What age group?

Gary Owen · 11-06-2021 10:54pm

naughtysmurf wrote: »

Some of those in Limerick whose second Moderna jab was scheduled for Nenagh have now received a cancellation text apologising for the error & “We will send your new appointment details in the coming weeks “

My wife got that text also but has since received a new appointment for Tuesday . Second jab , moderna

GraGaia · 11-06-2021 10:54pm

Partner (43)
Next Thursday 17th
Racecourse
Pfizer
He just got the text this evening

chicorytip · 11-06-2021 11:04pm

jonski wrote: »

If anyone is interested or wondering, got my appointment for my second dose of Moderna for next Wednesday (54y) at the Racecourse .

Were you one of those, like myself, mistakenly offered an appointment in Nenagh? I got it changed to the Racecourse next Tuesday.

jonski · 11-06-2021 11:21pm

chicorytip wrote: »

Were you one of those, like myself, mistakenly offered an appointment in Nenagh? I got it changed to the Racecourse next Tuesday.

Nope .

naughtysmurf · 11-06-2021 11:27pm

Looks like some issues have been sorted, all Moderna 2nd jabs that I know of, 55yrs Nenagh appointment for Monday now changed to Limerick racecourse for Tuesday, other 2nd jabs, 55yrs Limerick Tuesday, 54yrs Limerick Wednesday

db · 11-06-2021 11:45pm

56 and second jab of Moderna on Sunday, 30 days after the first jab. The whole program seems to be running very efficiently to me, some minor issues but they seem to get resolved quickly. Some people just aren't happy unless they are complaining.

Toodles_27 · 11-06-2021 11:48pm

Anyone get appt for AZ second dose - Cohort 4?

Cookiemunster · 12-06-2021 4:21am

Red Silurian wrote: »

Can you check with the 43 year old when they're due, if it's Monday or Tuesday next week then we are still at the pace we were at before

Next Thursday. But as others have said on here, people younger than that have appointments earlier than that, so it's obviously not as straight forward as certain ages being done together.

Berty · 12-06-2021 7:20am

I got a text overnight, from their official number that my wife received her text from, cancelling my appointment saying they'll be in touch with a new one. Thing is, I never had an appointment to cancel first of all. Logged into my HSE Vaccine thingy and still "awaiting appointment 1". Very odd.

overthebridge · 12-06-2021 7:46am

Gooser14 wrote: »

What age group?

43

overthebridge · 12-06-2021 8:02am

Berty wrote: »

I got a text overnight, from their official number that my wife received her text from, cancelling my appointment saying they'll be in touch with a new one. Thing is, I never had an appointment to cancel first of all. Logged into my HSE Vaccine thingy and still "awaiting appointment 1". Very odd.

That's strange alright. Might be worth ringing the helpline number 1850 24 1850.

Comhrá · 12-06-2021 8:57am

Got a text last evening that my second dose (AZ) is due on Wed June 16th at the racecourse. I'm cohort 5.

RivetingRoger · 12-06-2021 9:04am

42 and still not a word

sadie1502 · 12-06-2021 9:06am

43. Got text last night for first dose this Thursday at the racecourse.

breezy1985 · 12-06-2021 9:11am

RivetingRoger wrote: »

42 and still not a word

Shure you have both doctor and pharmacist friends who know absolutely everything about the rollout and the LEA numbers could they not phone up their sources and find out.

Or maybe the HSE helpline who are so oddly honest can help, or radio Dave

dickface · 12-06-2021 9:28am

Since the horse racing has largely continued throughput the pandemic perhaps it would have been a show of goodwill to the people of Limerick and surrounding areas for them to take a few weekends off while the vaccination of the population during the worst crisis in recent years takes place...

jonski · 12-06-2021 10:00am

Have any of you received a text for your appointment and had half of the text missing ?

My wife got her appointment for the first jab and the bottom of the text was missing ....... no problem .

Now she has just received her appointment for the second jab and the top half is missing ...... problem because that's where the time and date are .

She is phoning them now to sort it out but I was curious to see if this happened to anyone else .

MarkR · 12-06-2021 10:47am

We're in Shannon and my wife got a vaccine appointment (Pfizer) for next Thursday.

RivetingRoger · 12-06-2021 11:38am

breezy1985 wrote: »

Shure you have both doctor and pharmacist friends who know absolutely everything about the rollout and the LEA numbers could they not phone up their sources and find out.

Or maybe the HSE helpline who are so oddly honest can help, or radio Dave

Helpful and informative as ever Breezy.
Thanks pal

Cookiemunster · 12-06-2021 11:53am

dickface wrote: »

Since the horse racing has largely continued throughput the pandemic perhaps it would have been a show of goodwill to the people of Limerick and surrounding areas for them to take a few weekends off while the vaccination of the population during the worst crisis in recent years takes place...

24000 doses a week even with the Saturday closure. 10000 a week more than the Radisson. The roll out is not a 24/7 operation and the vaccine supply is limited. Nobody will lose out because its a 6 day a week operation.

dickface · 12-06-2021 12:17pm

Cookiemunster wrote: »

24000 doses a week even with the Saturday closure. 10000 a week more than the Radisson. The roll out is not a 24/7 operation and the vaccine supply is limited. Nobody will lose out because its a 6 day a week operation.

Why were they able to increase the vaccines given out by moving location if supply is so constrained ?
Seems like the bigger location has enabled more vaccines to be delivered ?
And you think running the place for 6 days instead of 7 would not make a difference ?

Cookiemunster · 12-06-2021 12:36pm

dickface wrote: »

Why were they able to increase the vaccines given out by moving location if supply is so constrained ?
Seems like the bigger location has enabled more vaccines to be delivered ?
And you think running the place for 6 days instead of 7 would not make a difference ?

Sigh. Theres an increase in June in what's been delivered, but theres still a limited amount. Every dose that comes into the country is being put in somebody's arm within a week. If there were more doses available they wouldn't be closing every evening, they'd be vaccinating away well into the night every night. There isn't though, so they're only work morning to evening.

Available vaccine numbers are what limit the delivery, not opening hours.

Clareman · 12-06-2021 1:10pm

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/health/coronavirus/limerick-vaccination-centre-to-close-on-horse-racing-days-1.4591142

Decent article in the IT today, the important bit in my opinion is

“The pausing of the programme at the racecourse centre to accommodate a scheduled race meeting tomorrow and on four other days in June and July, will not delay the administration of vaccine because of the increased vaccination capacity at the racecourse, which holds a maximum of 46 vaccination booths compared with the 32 available at the Radisson Blu.”

My reading of it is instead of taking 7 days to give out their quota of vaccines they are doing it in 6.

Eoinbmw · 12-06-2021 1:24pm

Cookiemunster wrote: »

Sigh. Theres an increase in June in what's been delivered, but theres still a limited amount. Every dose that comes into the country is being put in somebody's arm within a week. If there were more doses available they wouldn't be closing every evening, they'd be vaccinating away well into the night every night. There isn't though, so they're only work morning to evening.

Available vaccine numbers are what limit the delivery, not opening hours.

Why was it not in the racecourse from the beginning with a bigger capacity?

breezy1985 · 12-06-2021 1:27pm

Eoinbmw wrote: »

Why was it not in the racecourse from the beginning with a bigger capacity?

Wouldn't have mattered we still only had the same amount of vaccine. Could have had a centre with 1000 booths and it wouldn't made much difference

brianregan09 · 12-06-2021 2:22pm

Toodles_27 wrote: »

Anyone get appt for AZ second dose - Cohort 4?

Yep got mine yesterday in the regional

Osk · 12-06-2021 4:26pm

Got text this morning for 2nd Moderna in the racecourse next Saturday - it will be just over 4 weeks since my first (Wednesday 19th).

My husband got his 1st Moderna the day before me and is also scheduled for his 2nd next Saturday also, so it looks like they are getting through the 2nd doses pretty much on time.

RivetingRoger · 12-06-2021 8:27pm

Numbers up again
City rising again
If there's a lockdown, it better be city only.
So annoying for the rest of us.
Can ye not sort it out in there FFS

thesimpsons · 12-06-2021 8:41pm

What determines if its the city or county - home addresses or the testing centre ?

breezy1985 · 12-06-2021 8:43pm

thesimpsons wrote: »

What determines if its the city or county - home addresses or the testing centre ?

There is no official city or county in the numbers. It done by LEA and most of the time we only had one centre

JP Liz V1 · 12-06-2021 8:56pm

dickface wrote: »

Since the horse racing has largely continued throughput the pandemic perhaps it would have been a show of goodwill to the people of Limerick and surrounding areas for them to take a few weekends off while the vaccination of the population during the worst crisis in recent years takes place...

RivetingRoger wrote: »

Numbers up again
City rising again
If there's a lockdown, it better be city only.
So annoying for the rest of us.
Can ye not sort it out in there FFS

Surely the racing should be behind closed doors or stopped with cases high

rainbowdrop · 12-06-2021 9:02pm

RivetingRoger wrote: »

42 and still not a word

I'm 43, and got a text yesterday evening to say I'm getting pfizer on Thursday coming.

My brother is 42, registered the day after I did, and has heard nothing yet either, so I wouldn't worry too much. I'm sure you'll hear shortly.

Eoinbmw · 12-06-2021 9:17pm

RivetingRoger wrote: »

Numbers up again
City rising again
If there's a lockdown, it better be city only.
So annoying for the rest of us.
Can ye not sort it out in there FFS

What are you on about? and who is ye?

breezy1985 · 12-06-2021 9:28pm

Eoinbmw wrote: »

What are you on about? and who is ye?

Ignore him. He has been spouting fake numbers for a while now. Also likes to make up stories about the rollout

yop · 12-06-2021 9:45pm

RivetingRoger wrote: »

Numbers up again
City rising again
If there's a lockdown, it better be city only.
So annoying for the rest of us.
Can ye not sort it out in there FFS

Can you give us a link to these city versus county numbers.

brianregan09 · 12-06-2021 10:36pm

Lockdowns are ye mad lowest numbers in ICU and Hospital in general all year , keep vaccianting and we'll be okay ,

thesimpsons · 13-06-2021 10:42am

Racecorse is rocking this morning, super busy. In, jab, wait, out. Only fly in ointment is people were arriving way too early for their times. The helpers at the gate was talking about setting up a separate queue for those. I guess with the good weather people, might be hoping to slip in early and get away for the day

Red Silurian · 13-06-2021 11:41am

So 24,000 vaccines being administered next week across 46 booths makes about 520 per booth next week, over 6 days (centre closed on Friday the 18th) means 80-90 using one particular both every day

If it takes 5-6 minutes to administer a vaccine then that means the center is going for 6-7hrs a day... Not bad in my books

13-06-2021 5:43pm

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

Surely the racing should be behind closed doors or stopped with cases high

It is behind closed doors.

dennyk · 13-06-2021 11:36pm

In Killaloe myself; registered on the 5th of June (at the low end of the 40-45 group), then got a call a few days later from a local clinic asking me to come in on the 10th for a Pfizer dose. Not sure why it was at a clinic in town rather than the big centres in Nenagh or Limerick (or Ennis, which was where I was guessing they were going to send me, since I'm technically in County Clare by a few hundred metres... :pac: ), but it was awesome; a few minute's walk over to the clinic, not even a couple minutes of waiting before the jab, and just a few other folks there. Much better than driving halfway across the county and mingling with the undoubtedly packed crowds at one of the big centres...

Covid in Limerick - Mod Warning in Post #1

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