berneyarms
Established Member
50% is certainly a big jump from their last estimate, but I suppose the IT cyber attack has caused lots of issues.
I don't think Ireland is '6 weeks behind' though. Wales passed 50% on the 21st of March - 9 weeks ago. The last update was with data from the 27/5 where we were on 84.9%.
''On the target to have 80 per cent of adults vaccinated by the end of June, Dr Henry said “it is hard to say” that it will definitely be met because of supply difficulties.'' https://www.irishtimes.com/news/hea...cines-in-ireland-the-envy-of-europe-1.4579771
He's saying it's difficult to tell if Ireland will get to 80% in almost 9 weeks when we are already at 85%+. Ireland will hit the same problem we did with second doses needing to be completed 'slowing' the first dose programme.
Absolutely re the 2nd dose is potentially where there may be issues, especially where it's AZ with the longer lag times between doses, but from what I can see the majority of the vaccines currently being issued seem to be Pfizer/Moderna/Johnson & Johnson with the much shorter lag times, and also Janssen (single dose). With some luck those of us in the non-AZ categories will get our second doses on time which will contribute to the rate increasing.
I have to say that you do seem to have a penchant for being negative about the Irish response. We were clearly hampered by the EU supply issues in Q1, but Q2 is happening pretty much exactly as Mícheal Martin said it would back in January. Right now in Ireland, this is very much positive news with the high uptake and the rapid rollout during May. Hopefully that will continue. Time to think positively I would suggest.