Paul O Mahoney
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Just to confuse the masses and our HSE,the WHO have now said that Astrazenecas vaccine should be/ can be used for "all" adults including those over 70 and for all variants.
I dunno Purple it's difficult to get ones head around this. The EMA said more or less the same as the WHO , individual countries like Germany and France said they wouldn't be giving it to over 65 and others followed.I think our CMO is being ultra cautious so maybe the WHO position will enable him to change his mind.
I'll also take whatever is offered but she went on to say that the coordination like the development of the vaccines needs a global effort for their rollout in order to speed it up.I'd go with herself as well. If I'm offered the AZ vaccine I won't be saying no thanks. I can understand politicians and CMO's covering themselves in case of a worst case scenario. The fact that the WHO are giving it the thumbs up for variants as well is the clincher for me.
He's had a great recovery since the Cervical Smear Test fiasco. I think he was unfairly blamed for that just as he's been overly lionised here. Don't get me wrong, he's a great public servant doing a great job but doing your job well shouldn't confer you with god like authority.I think the national immunology body tasked with assessing the AZ vaccine also gave it the thumbs up to be used for all age groups with the caveat that they awaiting more data from AZ. Tony holohan then reinterpreted their recommendation to exclude the over 70s for now. Why does this one man have so much say over everything, he is not a god, it is very unhealthy that he is being treated like one.
The Cervical Smear controversy really demonstrated the bias of a lot of journalists and their tendency to portray things in the worst possible light. The amount of disinformation in the reporting of this issue was extraordinary. The fact that the CMO survived it is probably down to the fact that he is a top civil servant. Top civil servants are very skilled at deflecting criticism and covering themselves when things go wrong.He's had a great recovery since the Cervical Smear Test fiasco. I think he was unfairly blamed for that
don't agree with much of Tony Holohan's decisions even though he was proven correct after Christmas with the huge upsurge. I think one of the reasons for that is that we kept hospitality very restricted for much of the Summer when we could have opened more because of serving outdoors. Then we locked down again in the months before Christmas, by the time Christmas came around there was a huge pent up demand to socialise like never before.The Cervical Smear controversy really demonstrated the bias of a lot of journalists and their tendency to portray things in the worst possible light. The amount of disinformation in the reporting of this issue was extraordinary. The fact that the CMO survived it is probably down to the fact that he is a top civil servant. Top civil servants are very skilled at deflecting criticism and covering themselves when things go wrong.
I'll leave you all to your RTE and youtube comfort zones.
It's odd that very few citizens are unwilling to question ...the idea that the vaccine is the only solution above all else.
And I might win the lottery. Both are unlikely.Anthony Staines said we may be wearing face masks (more-or-less) forever.
I agree but mask wearing might be one good legacy, it's ubiquitous in Asia after 2002. I wouldn't be advocating mandatory mask wearing but if it reduced the annual flu or other annual respiratory illnesses it would do a lot of good.And I might win the lottery. Both are unlikely.
50 years ago we figured out how to put men on the Moon. We'll figure this out as well. I think we've been exposed to too many dystopian movies. Science and progress make the world a better place most of the time. We'll get over this.
If vaccines are nearly 100% effective in preventing serious illness or death from Covid-19 (which they seem to be) then vaccinating everyone is the logical silver bullet. The "it's just another layer of defence" claim seems to be made primarily by health authorities and their PR surrogates when trying to justify the slow rollout.Prior to there being a vaccine it was regarded as a silver bullet.
But now that vaccines are being rolled out we are being reminded that this is just another layer of defence against Covid.
In the last week Sam McConkey has warmed us that we may be facing at least a further three years of pandemic. Anthony Staines said we may be wearing face masks (more-or-less) forever.
I agree but mask wearing might be one good legacy, it's ubiquitous in Asia after 2002. I wouldn't be advocating mandatory mask wearing but if it reduced the annual flu or other annual respiratory illnesses it would do a lot of good.
Of course this would be a huge cultural shift for Western countries and might a bridge to far.
Three years of further lockdown and one could kiss goodbye to the economy and the recession will likely have much more of a devastating effect than the pandemic. Apart of that very strict lockdowns seem not to be that impactful if at all.Prior to there being a vaccine it was regarded as a silver bullet.
But now that vaccines are being rolled out we are being reminded that this is just another layer of defence against Covid.
In the last week Sam McConkey has warmed us that we may be facing at least a further three years of pandemic. Anthony Staines said we may be wearing face masks (more-or-less) forever.