Doesn’t really matter as AZ are shockingly poor at delivery.
Not to those countries which negotiated water-tight contracts ...
Doesn’t really matter as AZ are shockingly poor at delivery.
Nobody knows but we need to find out and get solid evidence. It's not really going to change a lot with our rollout.' Allegedly, ' " died" and ' many ' all doing a lot of heavy lifting in those stories.
This isn't though ...
" The information available so far indicates that the number of thromboembolic events in vaccinated people is no higher than that seen in the general population. "
We've seen a lot of speculation subsequently proved wrong in this vaccination roll-out which is why, in the absence of solid evidence, I find Ireland's decision excessive.
We shall see.
But based on the tens of millions of vaccines delivered without serious side-effect I have an idea where this one will go.
And if you delay the rollout of AZ significantly how many deaths will be caused among people who might otherwise have lived if they'd had the jab.
Fortunately there are other vaccines:
Pfizer, Moderna, J&J, Sputnik V, SinoVax to name but a few. None of which have had brain clot issues.
Check out Denmark
Blood clotting incidents raise alarm; Denmark, Norway, Iceland suspend AstraZeneca vaccine supply
Denmark suspended the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine on Thursday after many recipients reported blood clotting and one among them has allegedly "died". Norway and Iceland also followed the suit, scrapping the vaccine administrationwww.businesstoday.in
And Austria
Prof Luke o Neill was very critical of the decision to suspend the AZ vaccine saying "they are not trusting science " that's a shot across the bows at Niac seen as they are supposed to be a scientific organisation. The fact that someone of luke o Neills stature has chosen to publicly criticise the decision is telling. He actually went on to say "it's very disturbing ".
Pausing AZ is the prudent thing to do, albeit a decision made easier by the dearth of supply here. I wouldn't take it at the moment.
I, like 70 million other people, have had mine without any side-effects whatsoever apart from a stiff arm.
My GP here thinks Ireland and the other countries pausing the AZ rollout is the equivalent of one of those mass panic attacks you occasionally read about where everyone loses the run of themselves but no-one really knows why.
Of course the long-term effect of this is to add fuel to the anti-vax doubters but more importantly it will cost lives
Stanley Pignal is the Economist's man in Paris.
He notes: " If you vaccinate 100,000 people over the age of 50 today rather than tomorrow, you save 15 lives, according to a French analysis. Germany has 1.7m AstraZeneca doses that are now not being administered. Delay all of those by a week, you're up 1785 deaths. "
Just present people with the medical evidence (AZ poses a possible risk but extremely small) and then allow them to choose whether to get vaccinated with AZ now or wait for another vaccine later. Citizens are trusted to make such risk-assessments in many other areas (e.g. when choosing diets, holiday destinations, airlines, occupations and hobbies) and I can't see why they should be denied the same opportunity in this case.
AstraZeneca: 14 cases per 10 million in the UK and 7 cases per 1.6 million doses in Germany...But there is absolutely no evidence that AZ provides any more risk than Pfizer - in fact all clinical trials point towards a lower risk of clots by those who have had a vaccine.Any vaccine.
The reality is this:
Pfizer have reported 25 cases of blood clotting in 11 million vaccinations.
Astrazeneca have reported 28 cases in 10 million.
Yet only one vaccine is currently being suspended.
Countries like Ireland are in the grip of a collective panic attack having lost their nerve under pressure from the poor vaccine roll out and are ignoring all scientific evidence being presented to them.
Frankly it's pathetically weak leadership and should be called out as such.
No doctor would administer that in light of the recommendation by the government not to do it. Governments paused, they will review it and very likely they will resume usage.Just present people with the medical evidence (AZ poses a possible risk but extremely small) and then allow them to choose whether to get vaccinated with AZ now or wait for another vaccine later. Citizens are trusted to make such risk-assessments in many other areas (e.g. when choosing diets, holiday destinations, airlines, occupations and hobbies) and I can't see why they should be denied the same opportunity in this case.
Scientists who's job it is to make these decisions.And pausing the vaccination with AstraZeneca in Germany was done upon advise of scientists
Absolutely Joe. You're into something here.The Niac decision to suspend came just in time for his meeting with joe Biden. This can't be just coincidental
So, MM called Norway and they made up a story about blood clots while they were doing that he called Denmark and other countries to come out in solidarity once the Norwegians issued a statement on Saturday night. He then called the NIAC and they advised to stop using the Astrazeneca vaccine.An article in the independent today affirms what I said on Sunday, the taoisech ruled out asking joe Biden for the AZ vaccines they have when asked directly by cbs news. The Niac decision to suspend came just in time for his meeting with joe Biden. This can't be just coincidental because that suspension means he is on same ground as joe Biden vis a vis the AZ vaccine even though that vaccine is still central to our vaccine rollout and is expected to be very temporary. He did not want to ask joe Biden awkward questions about their hoarding of vaccines. Significantly it took a us media and not an Irish one to still ask him straight up.