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HSE CEO Paul Reid this afternoon

This afternoon

Dr Steeven’s Hospital, Dublin.

Via RTÉ:

At the weekly HSE briefing, Mr Reid said recent Amárach Reseach data shows that the percentage of the population who say they will definitely take a vaccine has increased from 45% in November to 70% today, with an additional 17% saying they will “probably” take a vaccine.

He said the latest social activity measure by the ESRI shows that support for the vaccine remains strong.

He said HPSC data just being finalised shows a “quite extraordinary take-up” throughout the age groups.

“Based on the CSO data that they are working off…for the 85 years plus, 96% have received dose one”, Mr Reid said. “80 to 84, 99% dose one. 70 to 79, 97% , and 74 to 75 is 92%.”

He said 73% of the 60 to 69 group have received dose one, and 26.5% of 50 to 59s, as these cohorts are still receiving vaccines.

Earlier: Stuck On You

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Um.

Yesterday.

Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Have you taken the magnet challenge?

Risible nonsense or Mr Roboto-style shenanigans?

We may never know.

UPDATE!

Meanwhile…

Meanwhile…

Hmm.

This morning.

Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly speaking to media outside Reeves Day Surgery, Tallaght University Hospital, as he launched the Sláintecare Implementation Strategy & Action Plan 2021-2023.

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Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly at Dublin Castle earlier

This afternoon.

Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly said 34.5% of the adult population have received a first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine and 12.8% are fully vaccinated.

From today, people aged 52 years can register with the HSE for a Covid-19 vaccination.

Meanwhile…

The advice from the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC) on the use of the Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) and AstraZeneca vaccines in people under 50 is expected later this week, Minister Donnelly said.

Meanwhile…

Um.

Anyone?

Also: after you, etc.

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Meanwhile…

Take a parachute.

This afternoon.

Come on, man.

What’s the hold up?

*smacks arm*

Meanwhile…

Northern Ireland has had five suspected cases of blood clot cases linked to the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine.

That is from a total of 550,000 people given the vaccine up to 28 April.

The figure is in proportion to other suspected cases from across the UK including England (198); Scotland (18); Wales (9) and unknown (12).

Coronavirus: Five suspected AZ vaccine-linked blood clots in NI (BBC)

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Gulp.

CNN host Michael Smerconish asked his viewers if Americans should shun other Americans who haven’t been vaccinated.

7,241 of them responded.

73% of them said yes.

Shun RUN!

Earlier: On Your Marks, Get Set, Inject

 

Dublin city Marathon 2015

You need your JAB.

This afternoon.

Running the Dublin marathon this year?

Dublin Marathon race director Jim Aughney sez:

“Vaccination is key. The greater number of vaccines we can get approved and get out there, that’s going to be key for us to try and organise an event.

“The one thing I suppose, the unknown for us, will be the spectators. Again the vaccine is going to be key for that, to get everybody vaccinated and if that is the case, we’re still hopeful that we can run an event.”

‘Vaccines are key’ to Dublin Marathon hopes (RTÉ)

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Irish Pharmacy Union Secretary General Darragh O’Loughlin (left) with Tanaiste Leo Varadkar

This morning.

A total of 38 vaccination centres – possibly operating 24 hours – will be opened to vax the entire country…

…however…Via RTE:

Pharmacists have been sidelined from the national vaccination programme, with 2,000 fully-trained vaccinators “ready to go”, according to the Irish Pharmacy Union (IPU

Speaking on RTÉ’s Today with Claire Byrne, he said the notion of running vaccination centres for 24 hours a day on the basis that people are so desperate they would turn up for one at 4am, instead of opening up pharmacies to vaccination, is difficult to understand.

Mr O’Loughlin said 1,200 pharmacists have expressed an interest in providing the service and 2,000 are fully-trained vaccinators that are “ready to go”, but have been sidelined by the Health Service Executive.

He said nobody has asked for all-night centres for vaccination, but people were asking pharmacists every day to vaccinate them.

Anyone?

Pharmacists ‘sidelined’ from Covid vaccine programme – IPU (RTE)

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This morning/afternoon.

Denmark is the first country to exclude Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 shots from its vaccination programme over a potential link to a ‘rare but serious’ form of blood clot. It comes after the country stopped using AstraZeneca’s (AZN.L) vaccine altogether citing similar concerns.

The country’s health authority said in a statement it had found that “the benefits of using the COVID-19 vaccine from Johnson & Johnson do not outweigh the risk of causing the possible adverse effect in those who receive the vaccine”.

Meanwhile…

Oh.

Denmark ditches J&J COVID-19 shots from vaccination programme (Reuters)

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