Weekends have to become the priority now.
I think Saturday is the main day in the US and UK for vaccines administered.
The UK got over 800k done Sat 20th March which was their record. The US got 3.5m done this Saturday and 3.13m don the last Saturday.
Why would the UK choose to vaccinate, say, a million people, on our side of the border rather than on their side of the border?
You have no explanation for this.
Do you want me to give the same explanation for a third time?
Ok then.
As there is a land border in Ireland between British ruled territory and the Free State and the slow pace of the Free State’s rollout is a threat to the UK once they have their rollout complete, it could have an impact on how quickly things can open up.
The US have done similar by providing 4m vaccines to the two countries they share a land border with.
And it’s a 1-2 day supply that could make a seismic difference to the pace of the Irish rollout.
If you can’t get that then ask your SNA to explain it to you.
More childish insults.
What advantage is it to the UK to have one million people vaccinated on our side of the border rather than on their side? One million people go unvaccinated somewhere, how does it benefit the UK for them to vaccinate on our side first? This is in the context of Ireland catching up to the UK in a very short time period anyway.
Why do you think Ireland deserves other people’s vaccines? What makes you such a special little vaccine deserving snowflake?
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I’m not explaining it to you for a fourth time because you are too obtuse to get it.
It’s clear as day and I’m not going to keep repeating myself. Maybe ask yourself why you seem to be the only poster here who is failing to get it.
Why did the US give 4m of their vaccines to the US and Canada?
Hardly surprising that Britain is fucking us over again, shameful that we’d even expect anything from the shower of bastards.
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The US Mexico situation is not the same.
You seem to think you are a special little snowflake that Boris Johnson should vaccinate before FulviofromMiddlesex.
Odd.
How is it not the same.
The US gave Canada and Mexico a portion of their own borders.
Canada and Mexico are the only countries who share land borders with the US.
The exact same criteria apply to the Ireland and the UK.
You are obtuse if you cannot understand that.
Your other contention is merely a misrepresentation of what I’ve said. I think it shows your desperation.
786,569 doses given out up to Friday evening.
Donnelly’s tweet above said by the end of yesterday they expected to have about 800k done by last night.
So another 13k ish done over the weekend based on that.
114k done Friday to Friday.
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Ireland is sorted for vaccinations for its entire population in the near future. It has a good number of people vaccinated already compared to the rest of the world. Mexico doesn’t, quite different. Ireland also has quite a low level of covid and a proven ability to control spread, again quite different to Mexico.
This should be a global approach. Shocking that poorer countries are paying more for vaccines than developed countries. Irrespective of what country you’re from if you’re vulnerable you should get the vaccine before the less vulnerable.
Lads outraged about the Beacon are happy enough for non vulnerable Irish getting a vaccine ahead of a vulnerable African so they can go for a pint.
So only Mexico matters? Not Canada?
Canada has a lower death rate per population and a lower case rate per population than Ireland. It’s vaccine rollout level is at a similar pace to Ireland so why on earth would the US give those vaccines to Canada?
It’s an embarrassing argument from you.
The US gave those vaccines to Mexico and Canada because it was in their interests to, as it is in the UK’s interests to give them to Ireland.
Very crass undertones there.
Yes everyone wants to get out of Covid so they can go for a pint. Nothing to do financial security, mental health, the wellbeing of children, the impacts of social isolation.
People can go to the off license if they want a pint. That kind of crass angle you undertook there shows the limitations of an idiot.
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Do you think your mental well-being and financial security matters more than the life of an unvaccinated vulnerable person in a poor country?
@Fulvio_From_Aughnacloy glas is right here. By the time the Brits have spare vaccines in August we will be nearly done based on current supply estimates, touch wood. If we are not we should take them. The brits won’t give us any till they are done which is understandable.
I’ve said that. Those vaccines need to be received before June if there is any impact on the rollout in Ireland.
I would also doubt the article when it has the dual contention that the UK will only be in a position to offer all adults a first dose by the end of July whole Ireland claiming they will have 80% of the adult and 60% fully vaccinated. The UK are already 50%+ through while Ireland are only at about 15% of their adult population.
That dual contention seems very unlikely.
They’re expecting a slowdown in Pfizer vaccine deliveries and need to do the second shots. I don’t think Moderna and J&J make up for that.
Given their % with the first dose though, they are already getting a bit impact on R through one dose alone.
That’s the best argument as to why they should share with Ireland. It’s pretty simple maths really.
Is there a reason why they expect a slowdown in Pfizer while the EU ramps up. Is it the export ban? AFAIK Pfizer are meeting their EU contract so should have no problem exporting to the UK as a result.
