Covid-19 Kerry

kn · 11-05-2021 7:15pm

Radio5 wrote: »

I heard some statistics on the radio one evening last week. I think the percentages of vaccine takeup may be covered by HSE at their briefings. Not the evening briefings where they give case numbers, deaths etc, I think that they have other briefings earlier some days where they give more detailed information.

I intend to get the vaccine, haven't registered yet as my age group hasn't been reached. But I do know some people in their late 50s who decided not to get the vaccine. Once their parents were done, they felt that was enough. Make of that what you will.

It doesn't help that they have put the centres out in car dependant locations with no bus services. That will hit the take up as you get into younger age groups who won't bother to vote in their local polling station so I think are less likely to make the trek to the vaccine centres.

TigerTim · 11-05-2021 10:58pm

pickled101 wrote: »

My wife and I are 50 to 55 group and not called so assuming you are 55 to 60?

Yes. A few friends around my age have been called for Wed & Thurs this week. All over 55:(

T.

kn · 11-05-2021 11:09pm

TigerTim wrote: »

Yes. A few friends around my age have been called for Wed & Thurs this week. All over 55:(

T.

What vaccine are they being allocated?

wonga77 · 12-05-2021 9:11am

Was talking to someone last night that got the jab in Killarney yesterday. She said it was extremely fast and efficient. She mentioned that the nurse told her there were a lot of no-shows each day. Why would you bother going to the trouble of organising the jab and not turning up. It just wastes everyone's time and there's always someone else waiting to take it

Robxxx7 · 12-05-2021 9:16am

wonga77 wrote: »

Was talking to someone last night that got the jab in Killarney yesterday. She said it was extremely fast and efficient. She mentioned that the nurse told her there were a lot of no-shows each day. Why would you bother going to the trouble of organising the jab and not turning up. It just wastes everyone's time and there's always someone else waiting to take it

My brother in law got his jab in Killarney yesterday, he said it was very well organised and quick. He got there early and so sat in the car for 15 minutes or so.. but he did say the funniest thing was watching everyone having to try and reverse park into the parking spaces (If the RSA was there then they could have revoked quite a few licences)

Spacific · 12-05-2021 9:53am

wonga77 wrote:

She mentioned that the nurse told her there were a lot of no-shows each day. Why would you bother going to the trouble of organising the jab and not turning up. It just wastes everyone's time and there's always someone else waiting to take it

Probably because after you register you get told what vaccine you are getting. There would be higher rate of vaccine hesitancy towards one particular brand.

wonga77 · 12-05-2021 10:13am

Spacific wrote: »

Probably because after you register you get told what vaccine you are getting. There would be higher rate of vaccine hesitancy towards one particular brand.

Which is understandable, just ring or text to say you won't be turning up.
For every person that doesn't want a particular brand, there is another person waiting to fill that slot

Igotadose · 12-05-2021 10:19am

wonga77 wrote: »

Was talking to someone last night that got the jab in Killarney yesterday. She said it was extremely fast and efficient. She mentioned that the nurse told her there were a lot of no-shows each day. Why would you bother going to the trouble of organising the jab and not turning up. It just wastes everyone's time and there's always someone else waiting to take it

Both nurse and on-duty Dr told us there were very few no-shows in Tralee last week. So, let's be careful with the anecdotes.

If you refuse the vaccine, it's my understanding you go to the back of the queue after all the cohorts are done for another opportunity. So, late summer or fall before you can get your jab, and it might not be that soon.

Get the jab.

An Ciarraioch · 12-05-2021 6:05pm

No Kerry cases today!

https://twitter.com/newschambers/status/1392525137535176707

kn · 13-05-2021 6:25am

Spacific wrote: »

Probably because after you register you get told what vaccine you are getting. There would be higher rate of vaccine hesitancy towards one particular brand.

We may as well name it - AZ. I myself would not take it if that's what I'm allocated.

notAMember · 13-05-2021 6:35am

kn wrote: »

We may as well name it - AZ. I myself would not take it if that's what I'm allocated.

Are you at high risk of clots?

amdaley28 · 13-05-2021 12:12pm

kn wrote: »

We may as well name it - AZ. I myself would not take it if that's what I'm allocated.

That's your choice, just like it was my choice to take the AZ when I was offered it.

dobman88 · 13-05-2021 3:22pm

kn wrote: »

We may as well name it - AZ. I myself would not take it if that's what I'm allocated.

Theres no issue with you not taking it, that's your choice. But have the decency to ring up and cancel your appointment so they can allocate the slot and vaccine to someone else

An Ciarraioch · 13-05-2021 6:02pm

Friday would seem to be the last day we had more than one daily case:

https://twitter.com/gavreilly/status/1392885646616895492

An Ciarraioch · 13-05-2021 6:07pm

Only Tralee has more than 5 cases over the last fortnight, with 9, and an incidence rate of 27.2.

TigerTim · 13-05-2021 10:20pm

kn wrote: »

What vaccine are they being allocated?

Pfizer

kn · 14-05-2021 5:05am

notAMember wrote: »

Are you at high risk of clots?

Not too my knowledge but it is the one that has been causing most problems. Another factor in my head is that it has been proven to be pretty ineffective against new variants. South Africa ditched it when it was shown to be only 10% effective against the SA variant whereas J&J come out at 67% efficacy that included trials in SA and Brazil against their variants. So it is proven against new variants as it came late to the party it ended up being tested against them.

Quackster · 14-05-2021 2:00pm

kn wrote: »

Not too my knowledge but it is the one that has been causing most problems. Another factor in my head is that it has been proven to be pretty ineffective against new variants. South Africa ditched it when it was shown to be only 10% effective against the SA variant whereas J&J come out at 67% efficacy that included trials in SA and Brazil against their variants. So it is proven against new variants as it came late to the party it ended up being tested against them.

But how is remaining unvaccinated better than being vaccinated with a less than perfect vaccine?

We'll all get booster shots next winter anyway and it'll be all mRNA vaccines at that stage so going without now in the hope of getting an mRNA later makes no logical sense.

And you'll miss out on the vaccine bonuses in the meantime...

kn · 14-05-2021 2:19pm

Quackster wrote: »

But how is remaining unvaccinated better than being vaccinated with a less than perfect vaccine?

We'll all get booster shots next winter anyway and it'll be all mRNA vaccines at that stage so going without now in the hope of getting an mRNA later makes no logical sense.

And you'll miss out on the vaccine bonuses in the meantime...

I'll wait the couple of months if need be. I'm pretty sure I already had it early March 2020 in any case. I only barely noticed it just for a few hours one day - I had the cough and hot cheeks (a mild fever) for just a few hours then bang gone as quickly as it came on. I did subsequently have the pain the upper arms for a couple of weeks - all classic symptoms. But so mild I barely noticed it.

Shaka Hislop · 15-05-2021 2:58pm

The next set of Covid figures for the country won't be available until Monday most likely due to the ransomware hack

John_Rambo · 15-05-2021 9:11pm

Quackster wrote: »

But how is remaining unvaccinated better than being vaccinated with a less than perfect vaccine?

Excellent post Quackster.

Coronavirus related deaths in Ireland - almost 5000

Vaccine related deaths in Ireland. - 0

pickled101 · 17-05-2021 12:37pm

Got my vaccine appointment for Wednesday this week in Tralee, Pfizer
I'm 52 so they are down that far

dobman88 · 17-05-2021 12:40pm

pickled101 wrote: »

Got my vaccine appointment for Wednesday this week in Tralee, Pfizer
I'm 52 so they are down that far

While that's good to hear for you, my parents are 59 and 60. Both registered the day their ages went live and have still yet to be called for vaccine. I'll have to get onto them to chase it up.

Shaka Hislop · 17-05-2021 12:47pm

dobman88 wrote: »

While that's good to hear for you, my parents are 59 and 60. Both registered the day their ages went live and have still yet to be called for vaccine. I'll have to get onto them to chase it up.

Ring the LoCall number: 1850 241850 any time from 8am to 8 pm Monday to Sunday to book their Covid vaccine – stops all the messing about with online applications as people sometimes make errors

dobman88 · 17-05-2021 12:48pm

Shaka Hislop wrote: »

Ring the LoCall number: 1850 241850 any time from 8am to 8 pm Monday to Sunday to book their Covid vaccine – stops all the messing about with online applications as people sometimes make errors

Thanks. I'll send that to both of them.

jousting with chairs · 17-05-2021 1:00pm

Getting mine today,(Pfizer).
Registered on Sunday 9th so I'd be chasing up on the appointments for you parents.

dobman88 · 17-05-2021 1:07pm

jousting with chairs wrote: »

Getting mine today,(Pfizer).
Registered on Sunday 9th so I'd be chasing up on the appointments for you parents.

Just spoke to my Dad. It's a "sore subject" apparently which is why they didnt tell me. He registered 2 weeks after Mom and got it last week. She is still waiting, has rang the number given above a few times only to be told she is on the list and to wait to be called.

Nice to know they're pushing it but they dont have anything to go on apart from being told to wait.

Shaka Hislop · 17-05-2021 1:08pm

Well at least you know she is on the list, and that phone call will have shaken a few branches I'd say

kn · 17-05-2021 2:25pm

Quackster wrote: »

But how is remaining unvaccinated better than being vaccinated with a less than perfect vaccine?

We'll all get booster shots next winter anyway and it'll be all mRNA vaccines at that stage so going without now in the hope of getting an mRNA later makes no logical sense.

And you'll miss out on the vaccine bonuses in the meantime...

Yeah well all of that just went down the ****ter.

https://www.rte.ie/news/2021/0516/1221987-vaccine-rollout-advice/

The only way out of this one is to run the 40's and 50's in tandem. And with J&J looking shaky on their deliveries which is in the main during the later half of June that means lots of 50's won't be vaxxed until July.

An Ciarraioch · 17-05-2021 2:56pm

Aren't they opening up the portal for 40-49s later this week? Suspect they'll be giving them all whatever happens to be available now, which will predominantly be Pfizer, with some AZ.

The Twitter a/c Notes from Poland led me to the following clickable graphic (go into where it says "80 lat") - Ireland top or joint top of the EU chart when it comes to vaccinating over-80s and over-70s, but drops to ninth for over-60s:

https://biqdata.wyborcza.pl/biqdata/7,159116,27058971,bez-wyszczepienia-seniorow-mozemy-nie-osiagnac-odpornosci-zbiorowej.html?disableRedirects=true

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