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JP100

UID0 wrote: »

The rollout is slowing, and is obviously going to slow. The latest HSE stats (from https://www2.hse.ie/screening-and-vaccinations/covid-19-vaccine/rollout/) show that 61% of population have received 1 dose and 31% are fully vaccinated with 3.45 million doses administered. A rough calculation shows that approx 1.15 million people need to receive a second dose in the next 4 weeks. Thats approx 287.5k slots of the probably 350k-400k per week available. When vaccination of the over 50s started, there was nowhere near that number of second vaccinations scheduled (as AZ wasn't on a 4 week schedule for second dose and over 70s were vaccinated through GP surgeries).
How slow it is in different areas depends on the age profile of the cohort in the area and the age profile of the older cohort that are due their second dose.

As I suspected alright in terms of bottle necks and the rollout slowing particularly for first doses. It's kind of a perfect storm situation hitting the rollout currently and particularly too in certain areas of the country.

KKkitty

Age: 40
First vaccine booked for this coming Friday.
Living in Carlow but appointment is in Cillin Hill, Kilkenny.

private

Age 49, I'm on day 27 after 1st Pfizer dose. No text yet for 2nd dose. Would be in the helix. Friends have got their appointments who got their first Pfizer dose after me. Aviva.

I phoned the hse and got a response that there was 5 extra days allowed between doses was the policy and to ring back if I heard nothing by day 33 I guess.

Other than a sore arm for 24 hours I have felt much better physically since the vaccine. Psychosomatic maybe. Am impatient for 2nd shot!

Congenital Optimist

Age: 40
County: Louth
Registered: 03 June
Appointment notified: 18 June
Vaccination Date: 22 June
Venue: Fairyhouse CVC
Vaccine: Pfizer

tiredblondie

Are the appointments only uploaded to the portal once a day or numerous times throughout the day?
3 weeks Wednesday since I registered (41) and nothing so far

spockety

tiredblondie wrote: »

Are the appointments only uploaded to the portal once a day or numerous times throughout the day?
3 weeks Wednesday since I registered (41) and nothing so far

Is Citywest your nearest centre?

gipi

Got a call this morning from a Dublin number (511 9755). I didn't recognise it so didn't answer and googled the number instead

Some people have reported that this number is claiming to be from the HSE and is looking for personal info to confirm a change of vaccination appointment.

Be careful out there!

Age 59, got Pfizer 3.5 weeks ago in Co Louth, waiting for 2nd appointment.

tiredblondie

spockety wrote: »

Is Citywest your nearest centre?

It sure is unfortunately

spockety

Looks like everyone here is assuming things about the entire rollout plan just because of how Citywest are doing things this week... Don't judge the entire program based on one centre.. it's moving at pace.

I say that as someone waiting on a Citywest appointment.

daheff

spockety wrote: »

Looks like everyone here is assuming things about the entire rollout plan just because of how Citywest are doing things this week... Don't judge the entire program based on one centre.. it's moving at pace.

I say that as someone waiting on a Citywest appointment.

While the rest of the country is opening up for younger age groups to register, Citiwest is just getting into a bigger & bigger backlog.


surely somebody at the HSE can see this and reroute people to other close centres and relieve the pressure there?

otherwise we'll be seeing people aged 30 applying and not getting appointments for months afterwards

ACitizenErased

daheff wrote: »

While the rest of the country is opening up for younger age groups to register, Citiwest is just getting into a bigger & bigger backlog.


surely somebody at the HSE can see this and reroute people to other close centres and relieve the pressure there?

otherwise we'll be seeing people aged 30 applying and not getting appointments for months afterwards

It’s not just citywest. Cork has significant delays.

JojoLoca

spockety wrote: »

Looks like everyone here is assuming things about the entire rollout plan just because of how Citywest are doing things this week... Don't judge the entire program based on one centre.. it's moving at pace.

I say that as someone waiting on a Citywest appointment.

Ours closest centre is Aviva; hubby, 42, registered 2nd of June and still waiting. So not just Citywest

PhoenixParker

daheff wrote: »

While the rest of the country is opening up for younger age groups to register, Citiwest is just getting into a bigger & bigger backlog.


surely somebody at the HSE can see this and reroute people to other close centres and relieve the pressure there?

otherwise we'll be seeing people aged 30 applying and not getting appointments for months afterwards

They shuffle people to different centres all the time. Citywest aren't really behind they're just doing things on a different order, ie they're doing 2nd doses first and 40-43 later whereas other centres have done it the other way. Presumably due to supplies.

By this day week Citywest may well be done with 43-38 while 38 & 39 year olds elsewhere are waiting because their local centres are doing 2nd doses.

It's all swings and roundabouts.

givyjoe

JojoLoca wrote: »

Ours closest centre is Aviva; hubby, 42, registered 2nd of June and still waiting. So not just Citywest

D12 (40) Registered on the 2nd of June also. No word so far.

PaybackPayroll

Deleted User wrote: »

Ah no don’t tell me that.

It’s so weird - there’s a set number of people who got vaccinated 28 days ago- you’d think the second jab would be a simple rinse and repeat exercise- I wonder is it a reduced number of jabbers available due to the holiday season?

At Tralee this morning, all booths (about 30) were in full operation.

JP100

JojoLoca wrote: »

Ours closest centre is Aviva; hubby, 42, registered 2nd of June and still waiting. So not just Citywest

Yep, have heard similar stories from friends also near the Aviva centre.

daheff

PhoenixParker wrote: »

They shuffle people to different centres all the time. Citywest aren't really behind they're just doing things on a different order, ie they're doing 2nd doses first and 40-43 later whereas other centres have done it the other way. Presumably due to supplies.

By this day week Citywest may well be done with 43-38 while 38 & 39 year olds elsewhere are waiting because their local centres are doing 2nd doses.

It's all swings and roundabouts.

You are very optimistic

From what i've heard, usually vaccination appointments have 3-5 day lead time

so even if they sent out all the appointments today, and had a day for each of those ages (6 days total) you are looking at 11 days time.

i might be proven wrong, but i'm now not expecting to get an appointment for at least another week

prunudo

Considering the numbers of 42-40 still reporting that they haven't even got an appointment yet, were they a bit premature in opening the portal for 39-35.

ACitizenErased

prunudo wrote: »

Considering the numbers of 42-40 still reporting that they haven't even got an appointment yet, were they a bit premature in opening the portal for 39-35.

I think they were tbh. Still a lot of second doses to be done for 50s too.

ZeroThreat

About 2 1/2 weeks since I registered now, still waiting on confirmation, but local GP clinic in my area phoned today to say I could get it there on 29th, so seems like I won't be going to citywest unless I get a confirmation in the next couple of days.

FlubberJones

51 - Citiwest
Wednesday 23rd
second jab

spockety

FlubberJones wrote: »

51 - Citiwest
Wednesday 23rd
second jab

Which vaccine?

Paranoid Mandroid

spockety wrote: »

Looks like everyone here is assuming things about the entire rollout plan just because of how Citywest are doing things this week... Don't judge the entire program based on one centre.. it's moving at pace.

I say that as someone waiting on a Citywest appointment.

I think if you are waiting on a citywest appointment (like me) and seeing everywhere else going well, you tend to think overall its going great but citywest not so great. From following this thread my take is that there are a lot of people that see it that way. Sure they are flying through it, +330k last week.... that's some going.

alias no.9

daheff wrote: »

While the rest of the country is opening up for younger age groups to register, Citiwest is just getting into a bigger & bigger backlog.


surely somebody at the HSE can see this and reroute people to other close centres and relieve the pressure there?

otherwise we'll be seeing people aged 30 applying and not getting appointments for months afterwards

You'd think someone would be trying to balance the age cohorts between the centres, it's not even as if Citywest is convenient to get to, its a PITA for anyone without a car and for anyone with a car, the Helix, Aviva, Croke Park and Punchestown would be nearly as handy.

Anyway, in the absence of anyone in the HSE trying to sort it out, I've gone and registered with a GP to get the first dose on Friday. It'll be interesting to see how long an appointment takes though the portal without escalation which I presume most people will be doing once they hit the 3 weeks post registration.

tiredblondie

alias no.9 wrote: »

You'd think someone would be trying to balance the age cohorts between the centres, it's not even as if Citywest is convenient to get to, its a PITA for anyone without a car and for anyone with a car, the Helix, Aviva, Croke Park and Punchestown would be nearly as handy.

Anyway, in the absence of anyone in the HSE trying to sort it out, I've gone and registered with a GP to get the first dose on Friday. It'll be interesting to see how long an appointment takes though the portal without escalation which I presume most people will be doing once they hit the 3 weeks post registration.

I registered with my GP too, they rang and said they have me on their list but that they are only doing 2nd doses at the moment and don't know if they will even be getting more vaccines in - this is a big GP clinic too in D10!

juke

spockety wrote: »

Which vaccine?

I'm the same - Pfizer

runawaybishop

39, mayo
registered yesterday, appointment sent today, getting moderna on thursday

FlubberJones

FlubberJones wrote: »

51 - Citiwest
Wednesday 23rd
second jab

Mind me asking when did you get the notice was it today? I’m waiting on jab2 text myself

Orobhsa

51
Citywest
2nd Pfizer
Thursday 24th
Text last few mins

spockety

spockety wrote: »

Is Citywest your nearest centre?

Does anyone know how the centres are decided? I live in Dublin 15. My other half got Moderna @ Citiwest, I got Pfizer @ Helix.