Vaccine Megathread No 2 - Read OP before posting

cgcsb

xaoifsx wrote: »

did you book it for this morning for J&J?

booked yesterday for J&J

5500

Can't see an answer from searching but someone might have one.

Younger sibling will be due vaccine in MVC, but suffers with very bad anxiety. GP isn't doing age based, and said go to MVC should be no issue being accompanied. Had heard a similar kind of story and companion was refused entry, so asked at the MVC and was told they can't be accompanied full stop.

Issue is they likely won't go in and get it done without someone with them, will have a panic attack and leggit if on their own, GP can't understand the issue with the MVC denying access and said to take them and explain circumstance, but wondering if anyone had a similar experience?

ACitizenErased

Breaking news there now:
https://twitter.com/KevDoyle_Indo/status/1410963065999331328?s=20

seamus

5500 wrote: »

Can't see an answer from searching but someone might have one.

Younger sibling will be due vaccine in MVC, but suffers with very bad anxiety. GP isn't doing age based, and said go to MVC should be no issue being accompanied. Had heard a similar kind of story and companion was refused entry, so asked at the MVC and was told they can't be accompanied full stop.

Issue is they likely won't go in and get it done without someone with them, will have a panic attack and leggit if on their own, GP can't understand the issue with the MVC denying access and said to take them and explain circumstance, but wondering if anyone had a similar experience?

I'd say in that case you have two options:

1. Rock up to the vaccination centre early in the morning, like 9am. Explain the issue, see if you can get a supervisor or someone else senior to talk to. At that time of the morning it should be quieter, they might be more amenable to having someone accompany them. If the person accompanying your sibling could be fully vaccinated, that would be best

2. Get an ear to the ground for which GPs locally are still vaccinating. Call them up and explain the issue, see if they can add your brother to their list.

ACitizenErased

IRELAND is on the brink of buying one million Covid-19 vaccines from the Romanian government, Independent.ie can exclusively reveal.
700,000 Pfizer and 300,000 Moderna doses are part of deal
https://www.independent.ie/world-news/coronavirus/ireland-to-buy-one-million-unwanted-vaccines-from-romania-40606757.html

cgcsb

ACitizenErased wrote: »

Breaking news there now:
https://twitter.com/KevDoyle_Indo/status/1410963065999331328?s=20

That sounds grim. Do they not need them in Romania?

ACitizenErased

https://twitter.com/gavreilly/status/1410963587011682306?s=20

Amirani

cgcsb wrote: »

That sounds grim. Do they not need them in Romania?

High amounts of vaccine skepticism there, they can't use them.

celt262

Amirani wrote: »

High amounts of vaccine skepticism there, they can't use them.

And going out of date so will be binned otherwise.

seamus

cgcsb wrote: »

That sounds grim. Do they not need them in Romania?

They do, but the population won't take them. Healthcare infrastructure in Romania is just awful, and the population are (understandably) very wary of government schemes and wary of the state healthcare system.

The Romanian government are selling off batches in effect to make some money on them before they expire.

It's grim, but it makes no sense for the vaccines to go to waste when we're desperate for immediate supplies.

harr

5500 wrote: »

Can't see an answer from searching but someone might have one.

Younger sibling will be due vaccine in MVC, but suffers with very bad anxiety. GP isn't doing age based, and said go to MVC should be no issue being accompanied. Had heard a similar kind of story and companion was refused entry, so asked at the MVC and was told they can't be accompanied full stop.

Issue is they likely won't go in and get it done without someone with them, will have a panic attack and leggit if on their own, GP can't understand the issue with the MVC denying access and said to take them and explain circumstance, but wondering if anyone had a similar experience?

I have seen people accompanied into Portlaoise anyway, a few people who needed help with mobility and one man who I presumed had autism or an anxiety disorder was also with a sibling or carer.
I can’t imagine it’s that unusual for some people to have a carer with them.

ACitizenErased

Two very positive days vaccine wise. Be interesting to see if the Romanian vaccines will be delivered in bulk or over a few weeks/months. Should fly through this now.

Strazdas

ACitizenErased wrote: »

https://twitter.com/gavreilly/status/1410963587011682306?s=20

Great news if our Govt can conclude it : this would speed up the entire vaccination programme by weeks.

PTH2009

https://mulliganspharmacy.com/Client/covidvaccine.aspx

MerlinSouthDub

Strazdas wrote: »

Great news if our Govt can conclude it : this would speed up the entire vaccination programme by weeks.

Yes good news. It will only speed things up by a couple of weeks though. We actually have enough supplies to give everyone a 1st dose by mid August (with the AZ and J&J). Possibly, this could bring it forward to End July but we need to have capacity to administer the vaccines - I guess the pharmacies good do it.

100% of adults with 1st dose by end of July would be incredible. Pubs to stay closed until October though, just in case

Strazdas

seamus wrote: »

They do, but the population won't take them. Healthcare infrastructure in Romania is just awful, and the population are (understandably) very wary of government schemes and wary of the state healthcare system.

The Romanian government are selling off batches in effect to make some money on them before they expire.

It's grim, but it makes no sense for the vaccines to go to waste when we're desperate for immediate supplies.

Even the US has run into the same problems, believe it or not. The vaccination programme has slowed down considerably because tens of millions of people are refusing to take any vaccine.

is_that_so

ACitizenErased wrote: »

Breaking news there now:
https://twitter.com/KevDoyle_Indo/status/1410963065999331328?s=20

Very good news! I wonder are we going after the almost out of date Israeli ones as well?

cgcsb

5500 wrote: »

Can't see an answer from searching but someone might have one.

Younger sibling will be due vaccine in MVC, but suffers with very bad anxiety. GP isn't doing age based, and said go to MVC should be no issue being accompanied. Had heard a similar kind of story and companion was refused entry, so asked at the MVC and was told they can't be accompanied full stop.

Issue is they likely won't go in and get it done without someone with them, will have a panic attack and leggit if on their own, GP can't understand the issue with the MVC denying access and said to take them and explain circumstance, but wondering if anyone had a similar experience?

Just walk in with your sibling, they're not going to say anything. I've seen lots of elderly, pregnant and disabled being escorted in by family. If anyone asks just say you cant leave him/her on their own, but nobody will ask.

Rket4000

harr wrote: »

I have seen people accompanied into Portlaoise anyway, a few people who needed help with mobility and one man who I presumed had autism or an anxiety disorder was also with a sibling or carer.
I can’t imagine it’s that unusual for some people to have a carer with them.

On both occasions I got jabbed at DIFE in Drogheda there were people there who were accompanied.. Some were in wheelchairs but others didn't appear to have mobility issues

AdamD

That's absolutely incredible news?

rameire

ACitizenErased wrote: »

Breaking news there now:
https://twitter.com/KevDoyle_Indo/status/1410963065999331328?s=20

What a cracking day.

Strazdas

MerlinSouthDub wrote: »

Yes good news. It will only speed things up by a couple of weeks though. We actually have enough supplies to give everyone a 1st dose by mid August (with the AZ and J&J). Possibly, this could bring it forward to End July but we need to have capacity to administer the vaccines - I guess the pharmacies good do it.

100% of adults with 1st dose by end of July would be incredible. Pubs to stay closed until October though, just in case

If the supplies came through quickly enough, it could mean the 18-30 portal being opened for mRNA vaccines a couple of weeks ahead of the current scheduled date (whenever that actually is). Fingers crossed this goes successfully.

cgcsb

Strazdas wrote: »

Even the US has run into the same problems, believe it or not. The vaccination programme has slowed down considerably because tens of millions of people are refusing to take any vaccine.

Hardly surprising for the USA. Shocked that it's happening in Europe though, expected Europeans to be more educated and civic minded.

ACitizenErased

Hard to put into words how massive 1 million doses is. On top of what we're already getting delivered. Mad.

Klonker

ACitizenErased wrote: »

Breaking news there now:
https://twitter.com/KevDoyle_Indo/status/1410963065999331328?s=20

Amazing stuff. Timeline on these will be very important. We might all get an indoor pint before the summer is over yet

cgcsb

Would be great. I just hope that we have the capacity to administer them all. I get the impression that GPs are not pulling their weight here. Most seem to have just decided to stop giving the vaccine.

Strazdas

is_that_so wrote: »

Very good news! I wonder are we going after the almost out of date Israeli ones as well?

Well RTE are now saying we are following up other leads as well, not just Romania. It mightn't actually that difficult to pull in extra doses....it seems quite a few countries are having difficulties with vaccine hesitancy and their public simply refusing to take up the full quota.

Tyrone212

cgcsb wrote: »

Hardly surprising for the USA. Shocked that it's happening in Europe though, expected Europeans to be more educated and civic minded.

Bulgaria is even worse than Romania.

Sweet.Science

ACitizenErased wrote: »

https://twitter.com/gavreilly/status/1410963587011682306?s=20

Can they not be sent to Africa or India ??

Instead of healthy 20 year olds here so Tony allows them have a pint ?

The world has gone completely insane

Strazdas

cgcsb wrote: »

Would be great. I just hope that we have the capacity to administer them all. I get the impression that GPs are not pulling their weight here. Most seem to have just decided to stop giving the vaccine.

We could even open up a couple of extra MVCs if push came to shove. It would be quite bonkers to slow down the vaccinations simply because the system couldn't keep up.