Inoculation Once Again

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Minister For Health Stephen Donnelly

This afternoon.

Via RTÉ:

Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has said the European Medicines Agency will conduct a final review of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine on 29 December and if approved it could begin to be distributed in Ireland from early January.

Mr Donnelly said that the EMA indicated today that the approval of a second vaccine from Moderna will be decided upon at a second meeting on 12 January.

Speaking on RTÉ’s News at One, Mr Donnelly said that the EMA is also considering the credentials of the AstroZeneca/Oxford vaccine and a fourth vaccine from Jansen.

Vaccine rollout could begin early in New Year, says Donnelly

Meanwhile…

Just over half the population would take a Covid-19 vaccine if there was one, according to a survey commissioned by the pharmaceutical industry.

Men are more likely to take the vaccine, and older people more than the young, the survey for the Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association suggests.

Some 55 per cent of people surveyed said they would opt for the vaccine, 33 per cent were unsure and 12 per cent said they would not take it. One fifth of those aged between 18 and 34 were opposed to taking the vaccine.

Mr Donnelly said he did not envisage making the taking of the vaccine compulsory.

Because he can’t, silly.

Vaccine rollout could begin early in New Year, says Donnelly (Irish Times)

Meanwhile….

The Government has agreed to indemnify five drug companies producing Covid-19 vaccines against any liabilities that arise from complications with their roll-out in the coming months.

The move is considered standard practice, but is also a precondition of accessing doses of each of the companies’ vaccine and signals the Government’s confidence in the jabs being approved for quality, safety and efficacy by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) in the coming week.

Good times.

State to underwrite virus vaccine firms to reassure patients as UK approves Pfizer jab (Independent.ie)

RollingNews

Meanwhile…

Um.

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13 thoughts on “Inoculation Once Again

  1. Daisy Chainsaw

    The anti maskers will be leading the anti vaccine charge. Same disgruntled ratlicker snowflakes who are anti everything.

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