Most hospitals are not owned by the State. They are funded by the State but they are privately owned. It's not about making a profit, it's about value for money. At the moment there is no incentive for a hospital to be efficient or well run.Comparing a multinational and our hospitals and health service isn't possible as both are completely different.
I don't even know how to respond to the suggestion of getting our health service to " compete" for state contracts the hospitals are owned by the state and their primary role is to treat illnesses not make a profit.
Kind of, but the broader structure and structural inefficiencies within the broader health service is and will be the primary driver in delays to vaccinations as more doses become available. Bloated costs and other poor health outcomes are already symptoms of the problem. As things stand there is no incentive to change the status quo and no mechanism to change it even if there was a willingness to do so by the vested interests within the sector.We've gone off topic.
In fairness to the HSE etc they can't vaccinate without vaccines.Vaccinations | Coronavirus in the UK (data.gov.uk)
Almost the population of Ireland in numbers now vaccinated in the UK.
That sounds about right, given that they have 12 times the population and had an extra month head start.Vaccinations | Coronavirus in the UK (data.gov.uk)
Almost the population of Ireland in numbers now vaccinated in the UK.
Luke o Neill was saying that maybe the eu could sue over breach of contract however I doubt that seen as it is a brand new drug and the eu have not approved it yet.
If we have administered 170,000 x12.....How does that equate to nearly 6 million vaccinated in the UK. We got our vaccines on the 26th December.That sounds about right, given that they have 12 times the population and had an extra month head start.
I hope that any company producing vaccines will not sell their production to any country who approaches them with a large cheque. I hope the EU have ordered enough, because these companies once they have fulfilled their contract will be free to sell to the highest bidder.In fairness to the HSE etc they can't vaccinate without vaccines.
If we have administered 170,000 x12.....How does that equate to nearly 6 million vaccinated in the UK. We got our vaccines on the 26th December.
however the timeliness of delivery is up to the drug companies I would say,
how can you guarantee production of a completely new drug which had to overcome big hurdle in development
I doubt they signed a concrete delivery schedule for a brand new novel drug.
and secondly they have full production up and running with all the glitches sorted.
At roughly the same period after they began vaccinations in the UK, they had administered 1381656 doses (source). We have administered 143000 doses in that period (source). Our rate after roughly 4 weeks is ahead of where the UK was after roughly 4 weeks.If we have administered 170,000 x12.....How does that equate to nearly 6 million vaccinated in the UK. We got our vaccines on the 26th December.
Yet our minister for health is making announcements, stating that next month they will start vaccinating those over 85. A great man for saying "what they will be doing". Maybe concentrate on the front line staff first minister?In fairness to the HSE etc they can't vaccinate without vaccines.
I heard him qualifying his statements about the vaccination schedule with the caveat that it is dependent on the availability of vaccines.Yet our minister for health is making announcements, stating that next month they will start vaccinating those over 85. A great man for saying "what they will be doing". Maybe concentrate on the front line staff first minister?
So he doesn't really know then. It's like he is constantly "distracting" and talking about what might happen.I heard him qualifying his statements about the vaccination schedule with the caveat that it is dependent on the availability of vaccines.
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