Vaccination is a simple way of promoting the common good and caring for each other, especially the most vulnerable. https://t.co/j9prRxvpoi
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) August 18, 2021
This morning.
Well, I for one, am convinced.
Meanwhile…
This morning.
New Zealand is under total lockdown. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern made the move after officials said a 58-year-old man tested positive for covid in Auckland.
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This morning.
Via Irish Times:
A GP who started getting seizures within days of receiving her first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine is urging the Government to grant digital Covid-19 vaccination certificates to people like her for whom a second dose is contraindicated.
….She told The Irish Times her neurologist, GP and microbiologist have advised her against getting a second dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine. Because of this she is ineligible to be granted a Covid-19 vaccination certificate.
“I am advocating on behalf of myself and other people in my position, who wish to complete the vaccine programme but due to genuine serious medical reasons cannot and therefore are not afforded the benefits associated with a Covid-19 vaccination certificate and are now facing exclusion from certain services and potentially work,” she said.
GP urges Covid-19 vaccine cert for those hit by acute first-dose reaction (Irish Times)
Meanwhile…
EXHIBIT A: Racial apartheid
EXHIBIT B: Medical Apartheid
— David Thunder (@davidjthunder) August 17, 2021
This afternoon.
HSE Vaccination Centre, Citywest, Dublin.
Today marks the first day that 12 to 15 year olds can receive COVID-19 vaccinations in Ireland. More than 75,000 people within this age group have registered for a vaccine, according to the HSE.
Pics via Katie Malone, Dave Coghlan and RollingNews
Paul Reid, CEO HSE
This morning.
The Chief Executive of the Health Service Executive Paul Reid has said that as of this morning, almost 65,000 12- to 15-year-olds have registered online for a Covid-19 vaccine.
Via RTÉ:
Speaking on RTÉ’s Morning Ireland, Mr Reid said this reflects “a very strong point” in the vaccination programme.
He said 6.28 million vaccines have now been administered here, with over 80% of adults fully vaccinated and almost 90% partially vaccinated.
He said the vaccine uptake in Ireland has been “phenomenal” as they move through the age groups, and the benefits are “really strong“.
“What we have seen as we move down through the younger ages is not an immediate uptake on the first day or two or three, but a strong uptake over a period of a week or two weeks, and that’s been reflected in 16- to 17-year-olds and now almost 70% of them have registered. Similarly…the 18- to 29-year-olds over 80%.“
65,000 in 12-15 age group register online for vaccine (RTÉ)
Alternatively…
Let's state the question clearly.
If the vaccine works, why vaccinate non vulnerable children to protect vaccinated adults?
If the vaccine doesn't work, why vaccinate children to protect vaccinated adults?
Why not be kind to our children and just leave them alone?
— Dr. Marcus De Brun (@indepdubnrth) August 13, 2021
Anyone?
Neil McDonnell of ISME
This morning/afternoon.
The Irish Small and Medium Enterprises Association (ISME) has joined calls for employers to be allowed ask if their employees are vaccinated.
On RTÉ’s Morning Ireland, ISME’s chief executive Neil McDonnell said:
“It is very hard to see how employers cannot ask a vaccination status either where it is not possible to maintain social distancing between employees or between workplace colleagues and the customer.
“It’s very difficult to conclude how the employer would be doing anything other than acting irresponsibly if they did not know the vaccination status of the employee.
“We would be very disappointed if people were to use the word discrimination. It’s now incumbent on the Department of Enterprise to specify work where an employer should know the vaccination status of employees
However, The Data Protection Officer said this was…
“… likely to represent unnecessary and excessive data collection for which no clear legal basis exists”.
Doireann Ansbro, of the Irish Council for Civil Liberties, (ICCL), said:
“In this country we have very strong rights, and people still have the right to make their own decision.
“And if all employers are allowed to ask for a vaccination status and make decisions based on that status including potentially not allowing people to come back to work or potentially firing people, you’re potentially talking about introducing a mandatory vaccination programme by the back door.
“That potentially impacts the right to bodily integrity, the right not to be discriminated against, and of course the right to privacy.
“If you have employers making decisions on the basis of vaccination status, you are potentially talking about discrimination or segregation in workplaces.”
ISME: Employers want to know if workers are vaccinated (RTÉ)
This morning.
Brian MacCraith, chairman of the High Level Task Force on COVID19 Vaccination, tweetz:
6.2m vaccine doses administered to date; 89% of adults have received at least 1 dose and 78% of adults fully vaccinated (~60% of total population)…
Meanwhile…
The Health Service Executive has launched its portal for people to list their close contacts.
The link will be sent via text to people when they are notified that they are Covid-19 positive after testing.
The portal began operating today and the HSE said it will enable faster tracing.
When a person is notified that they are Covid-19 positive after testing, the HSE will now send them a text-message link, to a portal, to list their close contacts.
It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that ping.
New HSE portal for people to list close contacts (RTÉ)
Alternatively…
Having your child vaccinated with a DNA or RNA viral vector vaccine, that is licensed for emergency use only, is of NO benefit whatsoever to your local friendly pharmaceutical company!
— Dr. Marcus De Brun (@indepdubnrth) August 11, 2021
Deplatform that man.
Meanwhile…
What can you say to someone that thinks like this? pic.twitter.com/J8JZmJJ6Z4
— Kealan Flynn (@Flyck66) August 11, 2021
Anyone?
📢 The registration for a COVID-19 vaccine for children and young people, age 12-15 will open next week.
I’m encouraging parents and these young people to seek information from reliable sources such as the HSE website https://t.co/IIIa5S5lXO#ForUsAll pic.twitter.com/CPLcevJvQ6
— Stephen Donnelly (@DonnellyStephen) August 5, 2021
This afternoon.
Vial times.
Earlier: One Degree Of Kevin Bacon
Registration for Covid-19 for 12-15 age group to open next week (RTÉ)
Philippines’ President Duerte gives orders for the unvaccinated to be confined in their homes, by force if necessary
“Those who do not want it, well for all I care, you can die anytime”
Has this crossed your red line yet? Do you *still* not see it? pic.twitter.com/zvFcIu9XCE
— Maajid أبو عمّار (@MaajidNawaz) July 30, 2021
Hardcore.
Or not hardcore enough?
Only you can decide.
Philippines locks down 13 million in Manila (The Guardian)
Meanwhile…
Israel reimposes 'Green Pass' pic.twitter.com/2uDgwtNNho
— Camus (@camus37) July 30, 2021
Oy vey.
This morning.
The first walk-in Covid-19 vaccination centres, operating over the bank holiday weekend, open today.
Via RTÉ
Speaking on RTÉ’s Morning Ireland, Damien McCallion [HSE’s National Director and Lead for the Vaccination Programme] said an aim of the walk-in centres is to encourage more uptake of vaccines when people may not be in their home county, and can avail of the vaccine elsewhere.
“You can go to any clinic, it is for the Pfizer vaccine and opens today with all times and centres listed online,” he said.
He said if people avail of a vaccine while on holidays this weekend, they will be offered a second dose closer to their home address in the weeks ahead.
Clinics will work to designated times, and 16-17 year olds do not require parental consent to be vaccinated.
First walk-in Covid-19 vaccination centres open (RTÉ)
Meanwhile…
I sat on Swine Flu damages cases – over 80 of them in Ireland alone. Your mind would be blown wide open if you were exposed to even 1% of the truth. Total indemnification for companies w/ COVID ‘vaccine’ – it couldn’t be more concerning for our children. https://t.co/7ZbTzilvQX
— Ms O’Connor (@MissOC6) July 30, 2021
Um.
