Covid-19 Kerry

John_Rambo

BPKS wrote: »

The county thing was a ruse.

They never put individual Counties down a level if numbers were non existent. It was just to put Counties (Donegal, Laois, Offaly, Kildare - but not Dublin) up a level when numbers grew.

All the millions spent on their Living with Covid strategy was another waste.

That’s because Dublin, like Carlow, Wexford, Wicklow, Louth, Kildare, Meath, Westmeath, Kilkenny, Longford, Clare, Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary, Waterford, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Roscommon, Sligo, Cavan, and Monaghan didn’t have the numbers that Donegal, Laois, Offaly and Kildare had at the time.

BPKS

John_Rambo wrote: »

That’s because Dublin, like Carlow, Wexford, Wicklow, Louth, Kildare, Meath, Westmeath, Kilkenny, Longford, Clare, Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary, Waterford, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Roscommon, Sligo, Cavan, and Monaghan didn’t have the numbers that Donegal, Laois, Offaly and Kildare had at the time.

I think you will find that when Laois was put into lockdown that its 14 day incident rate per 100k was much less than that in Dublin at the time.

I suppose the other way of looking at it is would we like if hospitality opened up for Easter and the holiday home owners from the east of the country and the cities arrived on our doorstep to take advantage.

John_Rambo

BPKS wrote: »

I think you will find that when Laois was put into lockdown that its 14 day incident rate per 100k was much less than that in Dublin at the time.

In Laois alone, the number of cases had risen from 265 to 322 in two weeks. A number of the cases were in Direct Provision Centres in the county and many of the cases in the county are linked to outbreaks in meat factories in Kildare. It was spreading rapidly. The lockdown was obviously the correct decision. It worked.

BPKS wrote: »

I suppose the other way of looking at it is would we like if hospitality opened up for Easter and the holiday home owners from the east of the country and the cities arrived on our doorstep to take advantage.

I don't know, would you like it? Dublin has had constant visitors from the South, North, West including Kerry from the beginning of the lockdown but we've managed to keep numbers down through good behaviour and hygiene even though it's the most populous part of the country. The cities don't take an unwelcoming parish pump attitude to the pandemic, there's more of a broader view than an inter-county "who's doing better than who" attitude.

An Ciarraioch

Slight increase today, but the average incidence continues to fall:

https://twitter.com/newschambers/status/1359200731316826112

The Inbetween is mine

agata7ar wrote: »

Interesting. Following the thread now.

Looks like you're not..

Worryingly, approx 1200 people a week are flying back into Ireland after foreign holidays....this will only get worse if allowed to continue

An Ciarraioch

Back down to 9 today:

http://traleetoday.ie/nine-new-covid-19-cases-in-kerry-1006-reported-nationally/

Rows Grower

Just want to say thank you to the posters that go out of their way to post up the daily figures for Kerry, it's much appreciated.

An Ciarraioch

Hopefully just a random Thursday spike:

https://twitter.com/ZaraKing/status/1359926084695949313

keane2097

We have 20 and 25 cases about to drop off the left hand side of the 14-day incidence chart, so hopefully a couple of low days to come will see that 140 number drop further again.

Igotadose

keane2097 wrote: »

We have 20 and 25 cases about to drop off the left hand side of the 14-day incidence chart, so hopefully a couple of low days to come will see that 140 number drop further again.

Ireland is vaccinating at the EU average per day, about the same as Hungary and Italy. Until our number goes up, cases will remain high. You cannot lockdown your way out of this

keane2097

Igotadose wrote: »

Ireland is vaccinating at the EU average per day, about the same as Hungary and Italy. Until our number goes up, cases will remain high. You cannot lockdown your way out of this

OK

An Ciarraioch

And fewer than 5 today, for the best national rate:

https://twitter.com/newschambers/status/1360283429267533825

The_Kitty

The Inbetween is mine wrote: »

Looks like you're not..

Worryingly, approx 1200 people a week are flying back into Ireland after foreign holidays....this will only get worse if allowed to continue

Do they not check reason for travel, I thought they would because of these new fines?

Ciarrai76

Fewer than 5 cases in Kerry again today! Great news
http://traleetoday.ie/less-than-five-new-covid-19-cases-reported-for-kerry-again-this-evening/?fbclid=IwAR31qOz3DGrejpi4PAlwuEc2L3AStXPcC0UueG8yjeuDNikNjEGlTP4V464

The_Kitty

keane2097 wrote: »

OK

I thought the vaccine only affected the severity and didnt prevent transmission. So the vaccine will mean it will be still spreading but people won't get as sick hopefully. Am I wrong in that?

Quackster

The_Kitty wrote: »

I thought the vaccine only affected the severity and didnt prevent transmission. So the vaccine will mean it will be still spreading but people won't get as sick hopefully. Am I wrong in that?

The emerging evidence would suggest you are.

keane2097

The_Kitty wrote: »

I thought the vaccine only affected the severity and didnt prevent transmission. So the vaccine will mean it will be still spreading but people won't get as sick hopefully. Am I wrong in that?

Yeah the data seems to be showing Moderna has a very good impact on transmission which is expected to hold for Pfizer also. Not sure on the non-MRNA vaccines.

keane2097

kev_Makaveli

Less than 5 in Kerry again today

The Inbetween is mine

kev_Makaveli wrote: »

Less than 5 in Kerry again today

Expect a slight increase in about a week when all of tonight's shenanigans start to show on.tge numbers

Igotadose

keane2097 wrote: »

Yeah the data seems to be showing Moderna has a very good impact on transmission which is expected to hold for Pfizer also. Not sure on the non-MRNA vaccines.

With the laughably small amount of people being vaccinated in Ireland, around 270,000 to date, I wouldn't sweat which vaccine works best just now. Maybe in a year or so at the rate we're going. Without travel restrictions it can easily be for nothing.

https://www.rte.ie/news/coronavirus/2021/0214/1197043-covid-ireland/

FWIW the UK's given 15 million doses in the same time frame, more or less. My friends in the US have all started reporting getting vaccines, this isn't an elderly crowd now, so they're getting administered. Not here though, don't know anyone who has had the shot including several folks in their 80's.


And, I can't find the article now, but apparently that first batch of Astra-Zeneca from last week hasn't been used up yet, it was just 21,000 shots, arrived last Saturday but didn't start being administered until Monday, can't have the lads working the weekends after all.

kev_Makaveli

The Inbetween is mine wrote:

Expect a slight increase in about a week when all of tonight's shenanigans start to show on.tge numbers

What shenanigans would those be.

Ciarrai76

The Inbetween is mine wrote: »

Expect a slight increase in about a week when all of tonight's shenanigans start to show on.tge numbers

What's happening tonight?

TigerTim

I'm curious too. Are we missing a party?:):)

T.

lottpaul

Ciarrai76 wrote: »

What's happening tonight?

Valentines? Romance+roses+drink+chocolate etc maybe??

The Inbetween is mine

Valentine's... cross contamination so to speak

keane2097

Igotadose wrote: »

With the laughably small amount of people being vaccinated in Ireland, around 270,000 to date, I wouldn't sweat which vaccine works best just now. Maybe in a year or so at the rate we're going. Without travel restrictions it can easily be for nothing.

https://www.rte.ie/news/coronavirus/2021/0214/1197043-covid-ireland/

FWIW the UK's given 15 million doses in the same time frame, more or less. My friends in the US have all started reporting getting vaccines, this isn't an elderly crowd now, so they're getting administered. Not here though, don't know anyone who has had the shot including several folks in their 80's.


And, I can't find the article now, but apparently that first batch of Astra-Zeneca from last week hasn't been used up yet, it was just 21,000 shots, arrived last Saturday but didn't start being administered until Monday, can't have the lads working the weekends after all.

The person asked whether or not the vaccines reduce transmission. The answer according to the available data is yes. I'm aware of the current speed of the rollout.

The_Kitty

lottpaul wrote: »

Valentines? Romance+roses+drink+chocolate etc maybe??

Wouldnt't Valentines be just couples though lol who are together all the time anyway?

Quackster

keane2097 wrote: »

Yeah the data seems to be showing Moderna has a very good impact on transmission which is expected to hold for Pfizer also. Not sure on the non-MRNA vaccines.

Study hasn't been peer-reviewed yet but it's looking good for the AZ vaccine too.

https://amp.rte.ie/amp/1194681/

The_Kitty

keane2097 wrote: »

The person asked whether or not the vaccines reduce transmission. The answer according to the available data is yes. I'm aware of the current speed of the rollout.

Thanks for answering! It will take time but hopefully in a year the vaccine will be helping if it reduces transmission and symptoms.