The Race for a Vaccine. The Road to Demaskus

TreatyStones · January 4, 2021, 2:29pm

Does the moderna require a double jab and cold storage?

balbec · January 4, 2021, 2:32pm

Both the Moderna and the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines require two shots: a priming dose, followed by a booster shot. The interval between Moderna doses is 28 days; for the Pfizer vaccine, it’s 21 days.

Refrigeration Storage: After thawing, to facilitate storage at points of administration, Moderna expects that mRNA-1273 will remain stable at standard refrigerated conditions of 2° to 8°C (36° to 46°F) for up to 30 days within the 6-month shelf life.Nov

TreatyStones · January 4, 2021, 2:35pm

It’s not like they were ever going to reject it.

Have AZ even applied for their EU licence yet?

Copper_pipe · January 4, 2021, 2:39pm

They hadn’t applied as of Wednesday of last week.

Horsebox · January 4, 2021, 2:40pm

That’s positive.

Lazarus · January 4, 2021, 2:46pm

Slaphead was on the radio earlier and when asked why the two designated nursing homes that were to get vaccinated in Dublin today, didn’t, he kept just saying he ‘couldn’t speak to them’ and instead reverted to boasting about the ‘acceleration’ in Vaccinations.
He sounds like a hasn’t a fucking clue whats going on in other words

Copper_pipe · January 4, 2021, 2:47pm

Iggy · January 4, 2021, 2:48pm

UK boffins now saying the vaccines may not work on this Seth Effrican variant.

TreatyStones · January 4, 2021, 2:49pm

I’ve never heard of Curevac one before now, but it has “cure” in the name so it must be good, and it looks we are due a lot of it.

EstebanSexface · January 4, 2021, 2:50pm

of course the South African one is a bastard

TheUlteriorMotive · January 4, 2021, 2:51pm

Healy Rae will have a few thousand in an old HB freezer beside the wibbly wobbly wonders

Arthur · January 4, 2021, 2:58pm

Fagan_ODowd · January 4, 2021, 3:20pm

Why are we getting 14m vaccines for a country of 5m people. Even allowing for the two dose effect of most of them.

Copper_pipe · January 4, 2021, 3:23pm

I assueme we need a backup plan if for example the Oxford one didn’t get EMA approval.

If we have a few left over then I’ll buy a few and Bang can raffle them off cc @Julio_Geordio

Batigol · January 4, 2021, 3:27pm

I’d imagine there’s a freezer company somewhere (run by a family member of a politician) who would like to rent out storage for them?

Tim_Riggins · January 4, 2021, 3:30pm

It could just end up like the flu jab.

The Sanofi stuff is all political, the French have a right laugh at the rest of the EU really.

BruidheanChaorthainn · January 4, 2021, 3:32pm

@Tim_Riggins @Tierneevin1979 @EstebanSexface what do you make of this?

balbec · January 4, 2021, 3:33pm

Ordering just in case like.

EstebanSexface · January 4, 2021, 3:33pm

i’d put that down in the pinch of salt category for now mate. Don’t worry about it

BruidheanChaorthainn · January 4, 2021, 3:34pm

My under my bed here with a bottle of whiskey, a gun and my ante post slips For Cheltenham