Covid 19 Part XXIX-85,394 ROI(2,200 deaths) 62,723 NI (1,240 deaths) (26/12) Read OP

Polar101

stephenjmcd wrote: »

He did say that was a conservative estimate and that based on manufacturing the timeline could be excelerated.

I'm pretty optimistic about that myself, once more vaccines are approved in Europe (and elsewhere), there's no reason why vaccine manufacturing wouldn't be ramped up a lot - the entire world wants vaccines, so everything possible will be done to produce as much as possible.

Also, to the people who think the HSE will screw this up - the hard part is getting enough vaccines to Ireland. After that it's not super complicated to vaccinate people, even the HSE will be able to do that.

Antares35

Wombatman wrote: »

Pretty sorry photo opportunity really. I was expecting a couple of big trucks or something. Along come two small boxes I could have carried in myself without a forklift. The guy directing it is a cameraman, not some warehouse type dude. He is 'directing' a story for mass consumption. THE VACCINE IS HERE.

It goes right along with my expectations that the rollout is going to be dominated by spin and ineptitude.

Is it OK to be cynical on St. Stephen's Day?

They must have got the IKEA build your own vaccines. I was expecting a refrigerated convoy

wadacrack

This seems very optimistic. Hopefully its will prove to be accurate

https://twitter.com/adriancummins/status/1342771532704178177

ExMachina1000

wadacrack wrote: »

This seems very optimistic. Hopefully its will prove to be accurate

https://twitter.com/adriancummins/status/1342771532704178177

He actually said "a degree of normality "

iamwhoiam

Between an optimist and pessimist the difference is droll
The optimist see the doughnut and the pessimist sees the hole

I for one am thrilled to see the arrival of the vaccine and can now see over the top of the mountain and see the downward slope to a better summer

MadYaker

To be honest when this kicked off in Asia I thought it would be years before we’d have a vaccine. 2022 or 2023 at least so even if it takes until Autumn this year that’s a lot better than what I had mentally prepared myself for.

Antares35

iamwhoiam wrote: »

Between an optimist and pessimist the difference is droll
The optimist see the doughnut and the pessimist sees the hole

I for one am thrilled to see the arrival of the vaccine and can now see over the top of the mountain and see the downward slope to a better summer

I'm really looking forward to a good old sun holiday ☺️

marno21

While it’s important to be cautious, it’s also important to observe that to date, the vaccination timeline since March has been continuously accelerating. Imagine saying in the middle of last summer that we’d have 3 vaccines approved by January and be well on our way out of this.

If we have ~2.5 million vaccinated by May (we’ll have 5 vaccines by then) including all those over the age of 55 and all those who are deemed to be at risk, can you see any justifications for anything other than very light restrictions?

While we just got a small delivery of the first vaccine, the deliveries are going to ramp up and quick. In a way, the fact that we’re in a hard lockdown (or potentially a harder one) will see us gradually escape back to normality as this gets filled out. Starting from such a bleak point every small step things will get brighter.

This will be over before we know it. The road to normality is no longer an ambition - we’re on that road now.

blade1

ExMachina1000 wrote: »

The specialist refrigeration requirements to store the vaccine at -70 must be inside the cardboard boxes

The frosty reception is keeping them cool.

Stheno

From the indo, gave me a good laugh

George Lee’s pandemic career is lasting longer than his stint in politics

The disciple of doom is back a decade after he walked away from his short-lived political career because nobody was showing him love. Unlike the predictions of the economic crash, Lee gets to comment live on the disaster befalling the world this time out. Lee showed his first signs of closeness to the Nphet line when he started referring to the chief medical officer as “Tony” back in the spring. Since then he has dutifully scared the bejaysus out of the nation every night for the past nine months.

https://m.independent.ie/life/simon-harris-popularity-soars-but-leo-varadkar-culls-friends-and-allies-twenty-political-lessons-from-2020-39884239.html

BorneTobyWilde

What's the makeup of the vaccine. What's in it, it's a clear liquid, so whats ingredients.

Happydays2020

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

What's the makeup of the vaccine. What's in it, it's a clear liquid, so whats ingredients.

Water and other stuff.

Loafing Oaf

Happydays2020 wrote: »

other stuff.

Mostly microchips personally handcrafted by Bill Gates

BorneTobyWilde

wadacrack wrote: »

This seems very optimistic. Hopefully its will prove to be accurate

https://twitter.com/adriancummins/status/1342771532704178177

Normal would be travel to and from USA and vice versa, and every other country.

seamus

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

What's the makeup of the vaccine. What's in it, it's a clear liquid, so whats ingredients.

The ingredient list is freely available if you Google it.

It's mostly salts and sugars.

It's diluted with saline before injection afaik.

seamus

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

Normal would be travel to and from USA and vice versa, and every other country.

I expect international travel will be roaring back to life by the summer. There'll be some additional restrictions a, such as a requirement to prove a negative test or vaccination, but there'll be a lot more travel happening.

BorneTobyWilde

seamus wrote: »

I expect international travel will be roaring back to life by the summer. There'll be some additional restrictions a, such as a requirement to prove a negative test or vaccination, but there'll be a lot more travel happening.

Good ,things to do, places to go.

GooglePlus

seamus wrote: »

I expect international travel will be roaring back to life by the summer. There'll be some additional restrictions a, such as a requirement to prove a negative test or vaccination, but there'll be a lot more travel happening.

I wonder what the prices will be like upon full return to travel. They'll probably be back to the days of remortgaging your house for a trip to Spain.

Deeper Blue

GooglePlus wrote: »

I wonder what the prices will be like upon full return to travel. They'll probably be back to the days of remortgaging your house for a trip to Spain.

I assume they'll be pretty much the same as they were

Avoation1091

GooglePlus wrote: »

I wonder what the prices will be like upon full return to travel. They'll probably be back to the days of remortgaging your house for a trip to Spain.

Would think prices would be low at the start to help encourage travel again. Prices would get more expensive then over time.

iamwhoiam

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

Good ,things to do, places to go.

And families to meet up again .

ExMachina1000

seamus wrote: »

The ingredient list is freely available if you Google it.

It's mostly salts and sugars.

It's diluted with saline before injection afaik.

Any gelatin in it?

whisky_galore

El Sueño wrote: »

I assume they'll be pretty much the same as they were

I assume airlines and hotels will gouge the pent up demand all they can to make up for losses. They're not the St Vincent de Paul.

Happydays2020

I have flights booked in August, October and December. Thinking I will book something for Easter also.

airmax87

How come the numbers for 25th aren't updated on the app yet ?

CIARAN_BOYLE

airmax87 wrote: »

How come the numbers for 25th aren't updated on the app yet ?

Probably the person who works on the app took the day off.

wadacrack

1,296 cases. 6 deaths

https://twitter.com/roinnslainte/status/1342861558486073349

Cork2021

Funny how the ICU numbers aren’t in the push notifications from RTÉ lately!!

titan18

seamus wrote: »

I expect international travel will be roaring back to life by the summer. There'll be some additional restrictions a, such as a requirement to prove a negative test or vaccination, but there'll be a lot more travel happening.

I doubt it. Maybe intra EU but I can't see non EU travelling increasing to normal levels

Gael23

1256 cases and 6 deaths