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THE TAOISEACH HAS said that up to 135,000 people will be vaccinated against Covid-19 by the end of February.
Micheál Martin said this estimate is available due to “high level assurances” from Pfizer/BioNTech of vaccine supplies over the next two months.
“So by the end of February we will have up to 135,000 people vaccinated with the two doses,” the Taoiseach said on RTÉ radio’s News At One.
“We will deliver the vaccination programme in accordance with the supply chain. As we get vaccines we will be injecting.”
He said this will see 75,000 people in long-term care facilities and up to about 60,000 frontline healthcare workers receiving both Covid-19 vaccine doses by the end of next month.
Martin said it’s “impossible” to put a date on a time when everyone who wants a vaccination will have it.
“We’ve got high level assurances from Pfizer/BioNTech in respect of the next two months, that is why I can say to you in terms of those we can have vaccinated by the end of February.”
Professor Karina Butler said today that health officials “did not want to compromise” and risk any harm by moving to one dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine instead of two.
Butler, the chair of the National Immunisation Advisory Committee and member of the high level Covid-19 Vaccine Task Force, said the first week of vaccinations was “deliberately slow” to ensure there were no technical issues.
Health Minister Stephen Donnelly said yesterday that 4,000 people received the first dose last week and 35,000 more people are expected to receive the jab this week.
Butler said on RTÉ radio’s Today: “But my goodness, it has ramped up very quickly and looks like it’s going to be going forward at a really accelerated pace, more than perhaps we had initially anticipated.
Some countries are pushing back the second dose to give more people the first dose. The UK has said it would wait up to 12 weeks before giving the second jab.
BioNTech warned today that there is no data backing the “safety and efficacy” of delaying the second Covid-19 vaccine beyond three weeks.
The company said its clinical data shows 95% efficacy based on a two-dose schedule separated by 21 days.
“Although data… demonstrated that there is a partial protection from the vaccine as early as 12 days after the first dose, there is no data to demonstrate that protection after the first dose is sustained after 21 days,” BioNTech said.
Karina Butler said the immune system of older people is “not quite as robust”, so evidence showed it took two vaccine doses and a 14-day period before the best response was achieved.
“In the initial studies, the schedule was two doses and in the Pfizer study – because that’s the vaccine we’re dealing with – it was at a 21-day interval,” Butler said.
“Within that protocol, they did allow for people to get it up to 42 days. But when you looked at the data, 93% of people got it within 23 days.
What we also know from that was that in fact, particularly for maybe older people, immune systems are not quite as robust and able to respond so quickly.
“It took that second dose and, in fact, 14 days after that second dose before you got the best response.”
She said a “very small” number of people in the Pfizer study received just one dose of the vaccine, so health officials “did not want to compromise and maybe create harm by sub-optimally immunising what is our most vulnerable cohorts of people”.
Staff vaccinations started this morning at Tallaght University Hospital, with all staff aimed to receive the first dose over the next two weeks.
Arthroplasty nurse specialist Louise Power became the first worker in the hospital to receive the jab earlier today.
Childhood Services Ireland (CSI), a group representing the early years sector in Ireland, has called on the government to further prioritise vaccinating early years’ workers as any sector outbreaks would be “immensely damaging”.
CSI director Darragh Whelan said: “The health and safety of children and staff is an absolute priority. Facilitating vaccinations at an earlier time would provide significant reassurances to parents and staff that sufficient protective measures have been taken.”
Sub-optimal suppression
Karina Butler said: “Until we learn more, we’re sticking with the recommended schedule and as we learn more, we will review the evidence and update it, if we can, because we would like to get as many people vaccinated as quickly as possible and as safely as possible.”
In terms of the prioritisation list announced by the vaccine task force last month, Butler said this could change down the line if the vaccines are found to prevent transmission of the disease along with reducing infection.
“If we knew for definite that we had a vaccine that was fantastic at preventing transmission, you might target the group that are at the highest risk of acquiring and spreading the infection.
That would change your prioritisation, and it would change the age group that you would target.
“But because we don’t know that yet, and what we do know is that this will prevent severe disease and those who are most at risk of severe disease and prevent morbidity and mortality and hospitalisations, and therefore allow other healthcare procedures go on and people get their normal healthcare, then that is why we have to target it the way it is targeted.”
She said if evidence proved the contrary, this prioritisation “would be changed”.
But she said the evidence from the available studies at the moment does not back this up.
- Additional reporting by AFP
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At present we have a vaccination rate of less than 0.1% of the population, one of the lowest in Europe. Comparable countries are 20x ahead of us per capita.
@Ned Gerblansky: Israel have vaccinated over 1m people already. Our pace is ridiculously slow.
@Ned Gerblansky: at this rate less than a million come the end of the year. ⅕ of the population!
@Henry Porter: How do you suggest we improve? We only get 40000 per week.
@Christopher Fagan: get more?
@Henry Porter: Israel, the UK, the US and Germany are already beginning to realise they made a error with the amount of 1st doses administered. They are going to run into supply issues for 2nd doses if they keep up the pace of first doses. The UK wants to delay 2nd doses by up to 12 weeks, despite manufacturers saying the 2nd doses must be given within 42 days. UK also wants permission to give 2 doses of different brands of vaccine. US want to cut the 1st and 2nd dose amounts by 50%. Israel is cutting back on 1st doses to ensure supply for 2nd doses with the 42 days. Ireland seems to be taking the right approach, vaccinating people then holding back the dose required for 2nd dose. Administering the vaccine is not the problem, supply of vaccine is.
@Christopher Fagan: He said 135000 to be vaccinated by the end of Feb…40000 being delivered per week the total delivery for end of Feb would be 360000!!! doesnt add up unless my maths is wrong typical from this Government!
@Eugene Norman: How do you propose we get more? All eu countries are getting a share of what is available at the moment. The EMA needs to get their finger out and approve the other vaccines.
@Ron: The article states that 135000 will have had both doses so (135000 x2) = 370000.
@Christopher Fagan: Sorry 27000 I should have wrote.
@Christopher Fagan: 270000 Typo.
@Christopher Fagan: Really? Try again.
@Robert Clifford: The pick up on my typo which i corrected
but ignore the fact the other guy can’t read properly.
@Christopher Fagan: 40000 a week, we have 9 weeks worth if you include the first shipment in last week of december
40,000 x 9 is 360,000
135,000 is using less than half of what we actually have then…. It’s brutally slow, not a procurement issue. 2021 will be written off too at this pace
@Life in no motion: You do realise the article states that 135000 will have been given both doses, so that is 270000 vaccines given out. Assuming most of the other 90000 remaining will be given out as 1st doses then 2nd dose to follow.
@Christopher Fagan: still leaves 90000 lying around
@Ron: It does and I’m sure they’ll be given to others as a 1st dose. Just because its not mentioned here doesn’t mean they wont be doing anything with them.
@Ron:
As I read it is this…
Ireland has a policy of making sure they will have access to the 2nd shot before giving the first one…
What US, UK and Israel are at is wreak-less. US is also having massive logistical problems as well…
Ireland by the end of Feb will have 135k people with two doses, but should also have 120k with one does.
Is this fast enough, probably not, but this is from one company right now and it would take 2 years to get us to 80% at this rate.
This is down to supply of vaccine seemingly, it is not logistical. Logistical problems could surface later but not now.
@Ned Gerblansky: we got less than 10,000 doses the first shipment and administered 4,000 in the first week. France received 50,000 and administered 516. The Dutch don’t even start until Wednesday. Could always be worse!
@Ned Gerblansky: its pathetic but typical of our poor record of rolling out processes. We just don’t throw everything at this type of thing. Our civil service lacks agility, innovation and is tech poor. I am not in anyway surprised I’m sorry to say
@Ned Gerblansky: It won’t be long now. March at the latest, or maybe April. Definitely by May.
@Tommy Roche: Israel is also cutting back by not giving any to Palestinians under their control.
@Ned Gerblansky: Unless I’m missing something, if the venerable in society are vaccinated then what’s the panic. Statistically everyone else has next to no risk of dying or visiting an ICU bed. Its no symptoms or the flu. Your diet should be of more concern.
@Ned Gerblansky: Absolutely … too slow… We obviously got shafted in the divvy out of the vaccine. Leo was probably busy in front of some mirror somewhere to notice and Micheal was interviewing the latest cohort of special advisors..
@Ned Gerblansky: is my maths correct? At this rate it will take 72 months to vaccinate the country (2 months 135k vaccinated with 2 doses). Unless more Pfizer vaccine is sources or the other vaccines are approved and the government starts using them all.
@Ron: two dose vaccine, so divide your 300k by 2.
Ah come on, no one can think thats an acceptable amount in 2 months!!
@Dec: I agree wholeheartedly. That equates to 67,500 people vaccinated per month, at that rate it’ll take approximately 74 months to vaccinate the entire country, just over 6 years.
I think it’s time Micheál Martin honestly asked if we could be doing better and stopped the pretense that we’re doing marvelous, it’s clearly evident that we’re not. If we go any slower we’ll meet ourselves coming back.
135,000 in two months. Only 250+ weeks to vaccinate everyone.
Stellar!
@rsdowney: That’s 16875 per week, what a load of bollix. Come on we need 56250 vaccinated per week if we are to hit the 65% herd immunity mark of 2.925 million by the end of this year. Come on Ireland.
@Twitruser2021: we need to vaccinate to herd immunity a lot faster than that.
@Eugene Norman: That is an estimate of population of 4.6 million, so roughly 115000 per week would be the preferable option to get this sorted by end of June ish.
@Twitruser2021: other vaccines will be available soon, you can double the amounts vaccinated per week when the next one comes in this month. Then probably treble that number when AstraZeneca one is approved in Feb or March, GP’s and pharmacies will be able to distribute it.
@Twitruser2021: Unless the population can suddenly develop the ability to shlte their own vaccine doses, we are at the mercy of the global vaccine supply chain.
@Tommy Roche: Or approve another vaccine
@rsdowney: There are 950,000 adults in Ireland over 60 as at 2019. Add in healthcare workers, teachers, essential workers and if we can get these all done in next few months it will have a massive effect on improving the overall picture while stopping short of herd immunity. A gradual rollout could be of benefit if the vaccine wears off after a certain period as the revaccination of the population could then also be performed gradually.
@Vanessa: The other vaccines will be approved by the EMA when they have gone through the proper procedures. Would you prefer the best practise approach or the “ah we may as well approve it, sure what could go wrong ?” approach ?
I have a lot of respect for Karina Butler and the many other medical professionals but there’s a massive credibility issue with this government now and its becoming increasingly difficult to believe a word they say. They’re also completely lacking any sense of urgency with regard to making decisions and taking decisive action. Shame it’s not the medical professionals in charge.
@Declan Doherty: the medical professionals are in charge. HSE is no better than it was 20 yrs ago. Waiting lists getting worse. At this rate it’ll be 2-3yrs before the vaccination is available to everyone. Or maybe the private health care system will offer it to those who are able to pay for it.
Michaèl Martin recently said everyone will be vaccinated by September. Now he says it’s impossible to know when. So what made him say September? There is no answer, he made it up. When you lie as often as our government do, it’s impossible to know when they’re genuine. Unfortunately this isn’t a lesson why’re willing to learn, and it is a practice recently confirmed to be fine in the Dáil. There’s no honour or credibility in Leinster House.
There is no guarantee that we have access to 35,000 shots a week. We did so few last week there is more available this week. Maybe the journal could get clarity on that.
@G.: we are guaranteed a minimum of40,000 vaccines from Pfizer a week, and should increase when their production increases in the coming weeks!
@G.: none done last week only for the ones that were done for media exposure. There was no way in hell the HSE were going to vaccinate over their Christmas period. So, vaccines will only be between 9am and 5pm and weekends are out!!
@Carlow-Kildare IRadio: you’re lying. It’s 7 days a week
@Carlow-Kildare IRadio: 4k was done last week and 35k this week. Also vaccination is scheduled for 7 days a week as confirmed by the HSE. You must be reading your information from a different country.
@Tim Otoole: The last figure I saw was 20,000 are you sure the 40,000 isn’t the second dose. Good news if it is 40K
@David Clements: It should be 24/7.
@Tim Otoole: “Should” being the most important word in that sentence. It wouldn’t make any kind of sense to use those 40,000 does per week to vaccinate 40,000 people in the hope that we”should” have enough extra supply in 3 weeks to give 40,000 people their second dose while continuing the pace of 40,000 1st doses per week. If we get 40,000 doses, then we vaccinate 20,000 people and hold back 20,000 doses. It’s the only way to avoid the potential chaos supply issues could cause.
@Carlow-Kildare IRadio: You copy and paste that exact comment into any article that even mentions vaccines. It wasn’t true every other time you posted it, it’s still not true now. Why do you keep repeating it ? You don’t appear to be anti-vax, so what’s the agenda with the misinformation ? Grudge against the HSE ?
@Carlow-Kildare IRadio: none done last week only for the ones that were done….. I’ll stop you there.
We have 3 or 4 million adults to be vaccinated and talking about logistics… No logistic problems would be italy, germany, uk, spain _Madrid alone near 7 million people.. India 300 million. Other countrys would love to have our few million.. If israel can vax a million in 7 days, no way should we be proud of 135 k in a couple months.
@aidanshaw: India 1.4 billion, 60% of the world’s vaccine production capacity, their 2 largest producers, who are also the largest in the world can already produce 65 million doses/ month. I think they’ll do just fine.
It’s almost irrelevant the amount of vaccines available, the biggest issue is the lack of adequate infrastructure and available trained personnel to administer those.
Lack of adequate investment over the years is coming back to haunt us all..
@Juan SEI: Forgive my ignorance but “infrastructure” to vaccinate people, I’m sure it would be a lot more detailed than I who would have no knowledge in the area would think but really what does it take to open every school in every community, bring out the army and vaccinate from 7 in the morning til 7 in the evening for the next few months?, please don’t give this crowd another excuse to put on their already half baked list…
@Kate Flaherty: and what happens if a member of the army, who isn’t properly medically trained, gives someone the vaccine and something goes wrong that they don’t know how to deal with?
@Juan SEI: infrastructure to give an injection…no. need to be 10 times more ambitious and hard nosed in getting product for Ireland…yes
@Sam Harms: it’s jabbing a needle in, how hard can it be to train someone to do that? You can have nursing staff working alongside to see to any emergencies. And other non medical resources can be used for organising, queues, paperwork etc. It’s not an insurmountable problem.
@Pablo: it’s not just “jabbing a needle in” the dose has to be prepared and proper hygiene standards have to be followed, and the person administering it has to be able to act fast in case of allergic reaction etc. If it was just jabbing a needle in then why don’t pharmacies just get an old staff member to administer vaccines instead of the pharmacist?
@Sam Harms: I don’t understand the logistics I really don’t but what I do understand is the urgency and I am sure the personnel would be well trained in advance with medical professionals, ambulances, on stand by just in case, there is an element of risk in everything but we could take every precaution to eliminate that risk, our current situation is untenable in my opinion…
@Pablo: I’d like to think that the injections will be done following adequate standards and protocols. I Think you are simplifying it too much with your comment.
In addition, not sure how we can train all that new staff if we barely have staff to cover current tasks ( lots of front line workers already out with covid/burnout or struggling to cover their own tasks).
I dont disagree with you that the challenges can be overcome but it requires fast investment ( on people and infrastructures) .
Lack of adequate planning and funding over the last few years have exacerbated the issue.
@Sam Harms: it’s not that hard Sam. You can have one medic to ten army people.
Not enough, im afraid. im not going to bash the gov but I get the feeling Ireland will be paddy last with the vaccine rollout and paddy last with the post-covid recovery in Europe.
In 1947 smallpox was discovered in New York City. The medical officer decided to vaccinate the city. In a month 6 million were vaccinated.
Was supposed to be 20k a week… X 8 weeks from start = 160k…now its down, already, to ‘upto 135k’….as predictable as night following day
Fantastic , at that rate 2022 will be a right off too
Over 1 million vaccinated in Israel already, no urgency here clearly!
@Shane De Paor: Do we have a million vaccines just lying on a shelf?
Cannot wait for the impending scandel / tribunal. With FF / FG / HSE looking after this rollout, it has disaster written all over it.
That’s utterly appalling – 135,000 in 2 months is utterly unacceptable.
At the end of the day, i fear for the lives of my parents and everyone who is vulnerable. I have zero confidence in this government. The HSE was on its knees before covid, hundreds of thousands on waiting lists for medical procedures, this will only get worse. As for staff numbers to administer the vaccine- why can’t they train teachers to administer the jab or at least put a call out for volunteers. It’s not rocket science. It can be done.
It was 240,000 yesterday, 40,000 vaccines to be received every week in January…I don’t get it…why is it taking so long to roll the out. I just don’t know what to belive anymore.
Stick with the science.
@Cosmos20202020: whose science but?
@Carlow-Kildare IRadio: the scientists science…the ones who developed and tested the vaccine….not the social media commenter science.
@Carlow-Kildare IRadio: This science: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2034577
@Cosmos20202020: I don’t think anybody is arguing about the science here. It’s a pro Vac friendly comment section. However we are arguing the rollout.
@Eugene Norman: what I mean is stick with the 2 jabs 21 days apart and don’t follow UK example of putting a hurry up on 1 jab for everyone.
@Cosmos20202020: Agreed, glad we’re not messing with the schedule prescribed.
Guys, I’m working on my own vaccine. I’m hoping it will be ready in late 2023, and I’m happy to include you in my roll out. Anyway getting it then it’ll still be about 20 months earlier than when the HSE plan to get to you.
Did I not read a few months back that we were paying billions into some fund to be one of the first to get the vaccine from mr.soundbite Leo.it will be two years by the time we get people fully vaccinated here
Construction and manufacturing will be closed tomorrow as well , close the airports this time as well do it right
@John Morgan: I’d prefer they didn’t. I’m in Brazil and I’d like to able to come home. I took a test to travel here and I’ll take test to travel back. I’ve to wear a mask from the minute I get out of the car here until I get in my hall door in Ireland when travelling home. I don’t think that is importing too much risk. It’s not like the airport is busy.
More nonsense from the mainstream media!!!
That’s not a lot of people
I find it funny how people have managed to make the best news in almost 12 months a negative issue!
An advisory committee says. No the Government were did Ireland go rong with this Government. Terrible Times.
138,000 people recieved the vaccination in the 1st week in the UK but it’s going to take Ireland 10weeks to complete same numbers. How can HSE justify these figures when proples lives are at risk.
@Tom Hickey: Well for starters the NHS employs 6 times more people than the HSE.
Remember these figures are all based on what is approved. The Moderna most likely gets approval tomorrow and the Oxford is about a month away. The pace and rate will increase significantly. So I wouldn’t be too pessimistic. This is classic ‘control the message/lower expectations’ stuff. Once all three vaccines are in play the government will be able to look heroic again.
@John Leonard II: one double dose vaccine takes six years to do us all. So three vaccines, two of which are one shots; between a year and 18 months.
we really have to get mobilized and sort this out. one big effort.
Doesn’t help my 96-year-old father and 88-year-old mother, who live alone. Presumably it will be March/April or longer before they are fully vaccinated and I can visit them again
@Jane Aelst: Why not just get tested and visit them? Stay more that 6 feet away. Be in a ventilated room.
Or continue with the excuses
3 week lag also between dose and immunity.
@Jonnie Marre: immunity?? This vaccine doesn’t give you immunity!
@Colette Kearns: it does. With two doses anyway.
Where is this nonsense coming from
@Eugene Norman: I’m not suggesting the vaccine is useless, but you can still get it after being vaccinated & pass it on to others, the good thing about it is the symptoms won’t be as severe so would definitely reduce hospitalisations! It doesn’t make you immune though.
At that rate it going to take 6 years to get everyone done
Is that it really ? That’s all they can do in 2 months
That’s very poor rate. 40k per week, we need most of that gone in week. I’d drive my folks for it anywhere.
Shocked and disappointed at those figures. That’s ridiculous. F sake.
Is this a joke .Sadly it’s not .The roll out of the vacines have started to roll in the north.
GP’s started doing Yesterday .Why are we not using the Oxford vaccine .In the UK this vaccine will ensure that a population of over 60 million will have got the any of the 3 available .
They are making a mess of the distribution already.
Meanwhile over 2 million people in Israel have received the vaccine
All the mathematicians coming out of the woodwork is hilarious. Most people on here thinking its purely a HSE personnel issue, go back to bed. 40,000 doses per week is all we have currently been guaranteed by the EMA manufacturing the Pfizer/Biontech vaccine.
@MacEoin.T: I 40k even by 7 is 280k
@Albert Brennerman: That is to cover 2 doses per person, so say 140k then, not far off the 135k that the article says will be delivered.
Government Proper-grander ,absolutely unprofessional conduct from March
1.2 million vaccinated in U.K. so far. We’re not doing enough to have an effective vaccination programme. Pity our hands are tied because we have to wait for our EU masters to let us have our “dole” of vaccines.
Not enough!!!!
Israel doing nearly 99000 a day . Hoping to target 150000 a day.
The same way we learnt from other lockdowns we should look and learn how other countries are managing the vaccine and just get it done
@Brian Martin: We could follow the Israeli example alright and not give any vaccines to non-nationals, refugees and travellers, pure natives.
135,000 in 2 months. Is that supposed to give people hope? It’ll take years at this rate.
So, 2.5% of the population will be vaccinated by the end of February?
If you extrapolate that, it means that the entire population will get their vaccines in just six years.
Great news! We can go where we like and get back to normal by January 2027.
Yippee!
Repurpose old testing centres to do this asap. Jab n Go
I’m getting the jab on Thursday. I’m only in my early thirties but my sister works in a Heath centre and has been able to get me a slot. Talk to your TD
Great news while having my poos!
“Up to” is doing a pile of work in that sentence!!
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Why has Denmark vaccinated 40000 against 4000 in Ireland?
Reach out to all the retired nurses as they would be willing to be vaccinators, after all it’s mostly nurses that give any injections. I am on the active register and retired and would be VERY willing to do it.
End of February — ARE THEY FOR REAL??? Our HSE couldn’t organise a walk around the block ugh!!!!!!!!
So slow government had a long time to organise this. Just like they were to make more beds available.
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In support of the purposes explained in this notice, your device might be considered as likely linked to other devices that belong to you or your household (for instance because you are logged in to the same service on both your phone and your computer, or because you may use the same Internet connection on both devices).
Your device might be distinguished from other devices based on information it automatically sends when accessing the Internet (for instance, the IP address of your Internet connection or the type of browser you are using) in support of the purposes exposed in this notice.
The choices you make regarding the purposes and entities listed in this notice are saved and made available to those entities in the form of digital signals (such as a string of characters). This is necessary in order to enable both this service and those entities to respect such choices.
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