Happier diner Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 21 minutes ago, asitis said: Two very vulnerable friends of my wife spent ages on the phone today, only to be told ring back tomorrow ! Logistically it doesn't seem to be improving at any speed. Maybe they have been sending them by Hermes. Allegedly someone knocks (once and quietly) on the Hospital door each morning and stuffs a "you were out" card through the letter box before anyone answers. The packages then get returned back to the UK where they get used up (maybe). This could be the reason we are behind even though we get a proportional share. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Layman Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 16 minutes ago, Roxanne said: How long does it go on until someone says, we could have done better, and we're going to do better... Ah, a game of Covid bingo then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Layman Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 48 minutes ago, Numbnuts said: Logistics clearly not a strong point , but we knew that didn't we . The only strong point they have is spectacularly failing in nearly everything they do. So much for 1000 per day eh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTeapot Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 3 minutes ago, Peter Layman said: The only strong point they have is spectacularly failing in nearly everything they do. So much for 1000 per day eh. They did 1000 yesterday... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Layman Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 Just now, TheTeapot said: They did 1000 yesterday... will they be doing 1000 today? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoymouse Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 30 minutes ago, Roxanne said: How long does it go on until someone says, we could have done better, and we're going to do better... I think the closest we get to that is ‘We’re learning all the time’ closely followed by ‘Well we had 8 months of freedom so we’ve been doing something right’ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Mexico Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 1 hour ago, Two-lane said: I have received a letter inviting me to register for vaccination. I have already received one injection and have a date for the second. This implies that they have more than one database, and they are not talking to each other. In that case, and knowing there would be inconsistencies, it would be sensible to have included the words "Please ignore this letter if...". But they didn't. They've obviously panicked that they missed a lot of people in the 70+ age group and have started sending more letters out without checking. As you say people should just ignore it, but some may be worried that they are taking someone else's slot or whatever. One of the odd things about the current 'ramped up' vaccination programme is that they only ever seem to be using one of their 'hubs' at any one time. All yesterday's were at Chester Street for instance. It suggests they never needed them both in the first place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banker Posted March 9, 2021 Author Share Posted March 9, 2021 16 minutes ago, Peter Layman said: will they be doing 1000 today? Supposedly 1000 every day this week, well 5 days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryFuchwit Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 17 minutes ago, Peter Layman said: will they be doing 1000 today? Sigh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Spiddag Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 41 minutes ago, Peter Layman said: will they be doing 1000 today? A quick check tells you that they're on course to do so. https://covid19.gov.im/general-information/covid-19-vaccination-statistics/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banker Posted March 9, 2021 Author Share Posted March 9, 2021 Looks like we have changed Pfizer dose timings as well but nothing announced, this is from exit document IOM has also recently made the decision to increase the dose interval for the Oxford/AstraZeneca and Pfizer vaccines following the latest evidence to confirm that the interval between doses does not impact efficacy. In making this decision, we have been guided by evidence which has been reviewed by senior clinicians within the Department of Health and Social Care, and it will benefit our progress as more people will be vaccinated with one dose at an earlier stage, but does mean that the second will be delayed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Spiddag Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 (edited) 58 minutes ago, Roger Mexico said: They've obviously panicked that they missed a lot of people in the 70+ age group and have started sending more letters out without checking. As you say people should just ignore it, but some may be worried that they are taking someone else's slot or whatever. One of the odd things about the current 'ramped up' vaccination programme is that they only ever seem to be using one of their 'hubs' at any one time. All yesterday's were at Chester Street for instance. It suggests they never needed them both in the first place. https://covid19.gov.im/general-information/covid-19-vaccination-statistics/ shows there are days in the week when both are in use. Now if only one was set up and in operation, and there was some fault (power failure/water leak, whatever) we would no doubt criticise the lack of foresight for not having any other provision set up and ready to go. What if there is another upswing of supply? Surely having two sites with ample parking has attractions for the delivery of vaccines? I would imagine that there is a finite throughput at either site with the need to maintain social distancing? Edited March 9, 2021 by No Spiddag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beelzebub3 Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 I am booked in to Chester st tomorrow for my first jab and second mid May, not that I mind, my wife got her letter this morning and registered online just awaiting time and date much easier than the phoneline. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Layman Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 1 hour ago, No Spiddag said: A quick check tells you that they're on course to do so. https://covid19.gov.im/general-information/covid-19-vaccination-statistics/ 613 as at 17.10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmanxpilot Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 Good news being reported about the Pfizer vaccine's ability to neutralise the Brazilian strain just as well as the original strain. 'The COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE was able to neutralize a new variant of the coronavirus spreading rapidly in Brazil, according to a laboratory study published in the New England Journal of Medicine on Monday. Blood taken from people who had been given the vaccine neutralized an engineered version of the virus that contained the same mutations carried on the spike portion of the highly contagious P.1 variant first identified in Brazil, the study conducted by scientists from the companies and the University of Texas Medical Branch found' The scientists said the neutralising ability was roughly equivalent the vaccine's effect on a previous less contagious version of the virus from last year.' Techno speak: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2102017 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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