Vaccine Megathread - See OP for threadbans

ACitizenErased

Chuck Noland wrote: »

Didn’t they buy Sputnik?

Sputnik isn't approved in the EU.

ACitizenErased

Valhallapt wrote: »

That would be amazing if true, I heard there was possibility curevac was being approved quickly, I presume they have been manufacturing all this time and stock piling it?

I would hope so!

Klonker

stephenjmcd wrote: »

83% of the eligible 65-69 group have now registered online or by phone

Ireland will be up near the very top when it comes to uptake of vaccines it looks like.

is_that_so

Valhallapt wrote: »

That would be amazing if true, I heard there was possibility curevac was being approved quickly, I presume they have been manufacturing all this time and stock piling it?

CureVac themselves have been saying June so any earlier would be great.

ACitizenErased

Do we have supply numbers for CureVac? You would assume they'd have similar efficacy to Pfizer/Moderna.

sd1999

https://twitter.com/ZaraKing/status/1382685435621748740

The plan in this tweet (it was in a few news site articles too) mentions that the mental health group within Cohort 7 (approx. 50,000) will be done in MVCs. Has anyone heard anything about this from GPs?

Valhallapt

is_that_so wrote: »

CureVac themselves have been saying June so any earlier would be great.

Yes I read that, but also German politicians have been applying pressure to get the German equivalent of niac to bypass the ema and approve it immediately, which isn’t going to happen, but don’t be suprised that pressure has been on the ema to be quick about approval. If it gets approved in may it’ll be delivered days later

ACitizenErased

ACitizenErased wrote: »

Do we have supply numbers for CureVac? You would assume they'd have similar efficacy to Pfizer/Moderna.

225 million with an option of another 180 million.

JTMan

is_that_so wrote: »

CureVac themselves have been saying June so any earlier would be great.

CureVac have said that EMA approval could be in May.

josip

Strazdas wrote: »

J & J and Curevac a factor perhaps?

Vaccine uptake will be lower in Germany than here, so their younger cohorts will be getting it offered to them sooner.

BlondeBomb

Is there parking at the Helix? Any trouble getting a parking spot?

Vaccinated30

I have read Boards for years, never registered. I have been following the Vaccine threads from Day 1 and I had to register to tell you that today I received dose 1 of Pfizer. I am 30 with a high Bmi and am in cohort 4.
At 6.30 I got a call from my GP, they had spare vaccines. I was injected at 6.48!

is_that_so

JTMan wrote: »

CureVac have said that EMA approval could be in May.

Their original expected date was for June so if it's earlier everyone will be happy.

ACitizenErased

Vaccinated30 wrote: »

I have read Boards for years, never registered. I have been following the Vaccine threads from Day 1 and I had to register to tell you that today I received dose 1 of Pfizer. I am 30 with a high Bmi and am in cohort 4.
At 6.30 I got a call from my GP, they had spare vaccines. I was injected at 6.48!

Congratulations! apt username

ACitizenErased

https://twitter.com/conorfhunt/status/1384945940784615424?s=20

Indestructable

I know somebody in their 30's who got a vaccine scheduled for this weekend totally out of the blue, cannot think of a reason why except that they're overweight. Questioned it with the GP who said just take it. They feel guilty, like they're skipping the queue.

Indestructable

ACitizenErased wrote: »

https://twitter.com/conorfhunt/status/1384945940784615424?s=20

Great stuff!

is_that_so

ACitizenErased wrote: »

https://twitter.com/conorfhunt/status/1384945940784615424?s=20

Could be a good few media slots on that tomorrow!

jellybear

BlondeBomb wrote: »

Is there parking at the Helix? Any trouble getting a parking spot?

From their website- Free parking will be available at the multi-storey car-park in DCU for people attending for vaccination. This is accessible from Collins Avenue, Dublin 9.

JPup

That's good news that Pfizer are giving out thousands of extra doses in Ireland above our official national allocation.

Every little helps!

is_that_so

Indestructable wrote: »

I know somebody in their 30's who got a vaccine scheduled for this weekend totally out of the blue, cannot think of a reason why except that they're overweight. Questioned it with the GP who said just take it. They feel guilty, like they're skipping the queue.

If their BMI is above 40, that's group 4. GP advice is spot on, take it!

harr

ACitizenErased wrote: »

https://twitter.com/conorfhunt/status/1384945940784615424?s=20

All helps and will make the national numbers move a little bit faster with those numbers taken out .

Indestructable

is_that_so wrote: »

If their BMI is above 40, that's group 4.

Not even close to 40, but yes will follow the GPs advice. They're delighted, but guilty at the same time.

TomOnBoard

ACitizenErased wrote: »

Sputnik isn't approved in the EU.

Earlier in April, there was a report that Germany intended to enter talks to buy Sputnik from Russia on a bilateral basis, IF the EMA decided to approve it, and if the EU then decided not to buy it.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-germany-sputnik-ex-idUSKBN2BU389

is_that_so

Indestructable wrote: »

Not even close to 40.

Still take it and forget about the guilt!

Deeper Blue

TomOnBoard wrote: »

Sadly, the study is misleading. The 74,000 includes Covid-related admissions for September, October, November and the first week of December, during which time nobody (other than folks in trials) had been vaccinated. Vaccinations started 8th December, so December admissions ought not be included, as they would not have had a 3-week period from vaccination until early January at best.

It may well be that valid study will find that out that from say 30,000 admisions during times when vaccinations were being rolled out and only ppl 3+weeks post shot 1 were included, only 32 were found among the vaccinated cohort, and that would be an awesome statistic. However if a study (as reported) is so flawed as this one, its 'conclusions' having been harnessed by BoJo yesterday for naked political purposes, it's unreliable.

You're correct, I didn't spot that, thanks. Why the hell would they count hospital numbers from September to November? Really misleading.

is_that_so

Africa currently imports 99% of vaccines but aim to get to 60% locally supplied by 2040. Quite a challenge.

On 13 April, Africa's leaders pledged to increase the share of vaccines manufactured in Africa from 1% to 60% by 2040. This includes building factories and bolstering capacity in research and development.

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-01048-1

Indestructable

Pfizer have 4,000 staff here. I suppose that could be 15k plus family members. A nice little boost.

Bubbaclaus

Indestructable wrote: »

Pfizer have 4,000 staff here. I suppose that could be 15k plus family members. A nice little boost.

I wonder will they get added to the vaccine data published by the HSE. Would make sense to do so.

nibtrix

sd1999 wrote: »

https://twitter.com/ZaraKing/status/1382685435621748740

The plan in this tweet (it was in a few news site articles too) mentions that the mental health group within Cohort 7 (approx. 50,000) will be done in MVCs. Has anyone heard anything about this from GPs?

I know some people in that group who got their first jab about 3 weeks ago, in the Aviva. They don’t know why it was so early when cohort 7 is not supposed to have started yet, but they weren’t going to turn it down! I presume like most of cohort 4/7, that it will depend on who their doctor/consultant is and how they chose to interpret the cohort definitions.