How much did they pay for the likes of Citywest hotel and all the other test centers around the country? Testing has been a nice little earner for those suitably qualified too, I'm sure the private testers are making less.Leo, have you got a link to that?
I don't doubt that it's correct but it seems staggeringly high, even for our bloated and inefficient health service.
Edit: I found a reference from last year here. Private testers charge €90 and make a profit. Why does it cost the State more than twice as much when they have far higher economies of scale?
Okay, if they are including the cost of the extra surge capacity that's a different matter but if the impression I got was that the cost of the test to the HSE is €200.How much did they pay for the likes of Citywest hotel and all the other test centers around the country? Testing has been a nice little earner for those suitably qualified too, I'm sure the private testers are making less.
I'll hazard a guess the overhead in the public system is a lot higher, I know retired paramedics a d ambulance drivers were contracted to deliver vaccines country wide, add the costs of renting say the Aviva, Punchestown to name 2 wouldn't be cheap and the all the back office staff that were employed.Leo, have you got a link to that?
I don't doubt that it's correct but it seems staggeringly high, even for our bloated and inefficient health service.
Edit: I found a reference from last year here. Private testers charge €90 and make a profit. Why does it cost the State more than twice as much when they have far higher economies of scale?
There's one on the Industrial Estate I work in that we use. If you are tested before 4pm they have the results to you by 7 the next morning. It's €90 for a walk-in or €70 corporate rate and they are making a good profit at that.I'll hazard a guess the overhead in the public system is a lot higher, I know retired paramedics a d ambulance drivers were contracted to deliver vaccines country wide, add the costs of renting say the Aviva, Punchestown to name 2 wouldn't be cheap and the all the back office staff that were employed.
The only private one I've seen at the airport is essentially a few porta cabins in an unused car park.
Tiny operation in comparison, the Hse was tasked with testing 99% of the population and the hidden costs would enormous, I did a back of envelope calculation last March 300/350 per jab popped out, and I would have been happy with €300 if that's what it cost. I think the cost per jab might be similar.There's one on the Industrial Estate I work in that we use. If you are tested before 4pm they have the results to you by 7 the next morning. It's €90 for a walk-in or €70 corporate rate and they are making a good profit at that.
Given that the State already has the labs and staff I don't understand how it's (at least) 2-3 times as expensive.
Good point.I doubt the HSE has the capability of actually allocating costs on say a Activity Based Costing system or have all the Bill's in yet.
Masks are worn in secondary schools.no mask-wearing in schools
Remember the old line 'Never assign to malice that which can be explained by incompetence'.I wonder which particular vested interests are pulling the strings here behind the scenes
It could potentially be bothRemember the old line 'Never assign to malice that which can be explained by incompetence'.
yes it appears to be the same formlation, the only difference (in the US at least) is that the Moderna booster is half the dose of the original.Is the booster vaccine more of the same mix of stuff as we got six months ago or has it been modified to take account of the Delta variant?
I presume they'd need a new application for approval with the relevant regulatory agencies, both local (FDA) and international (EMA), if they changed the formulation.yes it appears to be the same formlation, the only difference (in the US at least) is that the Moderna booster is half the dose of the original.
Really, are we? You have a source for that?The country is drowning in vaccines and the infrastructure to administer them
Really, are we? You have a source for that?
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