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Latest Welsh stats.
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/w...eveal-19579467
They should be asking Drakeford this Friday when will all surgeries have the vaccine. Also why havent they got them now.
If its just supply fair enough. If not sort it out. Every surgery needs to be giving these vaccines daily and now not next week , or next month. Sort it out!!!
Tories are calling for specific minister to be in charge of this. Could this be start of them supporting expanding the Senedd given the amount of work to do this year and over next couple of years at least?
According to this, the amount of vaccinations in Wales for the week ending 3 Jan was around half of what it was the previous week.
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/w...eveal-19579467
There should be plans in place for any problematic vaccines such as Pfizer and it's cold requirements and easy to distribute vaccines such as the Oxford one and if there isn't that is poor. However, distribution and administering of the vaccine is an NHS role and Government just pick up the costs and set the overarching agenda of who should be vaccinated first.
Sounds hit and miss across England but BBC Wales reporting Eng vaccinated 1.97% by 3rd jan v Wal 1.56% . Worst of home nations. Seems to support the anecdotal on the mighty CCMB.
In the Prime Minister's Press Conference at 5pm the Army Brigadier who is working alongside the NHS (represented by Sir Simon Stephens) indicated twice that his team was working in England on the logistics in relation to the delivery of the vaccine. No mention was made of the army working with the Regional Governments.
Is that correct that the Army are not working with the Welsh government and if not why not?
I am in the 70 -74 age bracket but am in pretty good health and effectively in self-imposed permanent lockdown anyway so would be happy to forego my vaccine for a month or two if it meant that an 80+ year old or front line NHS nurse or medic could receive it instead. Maybe others in my situation should consider doing the same? Probably a logistical/administrative nightmare though.
22,000 doses of Oxford vaccines available in Wales next week, 25,000 the week after and 80,000 the week after that according to Drakeford. Currently have more of the Pfizer than the Oxford
I thought Drakeford’s press briefing regarding vaccine roll out was abysmal. He is taking us for mugs. First he says he doesn’t know beyond a couple of weeks time how many vaccines Wales will be getting, then he mentions expansion of GP surgeries administering it from 75 to 100 and then to 200. Why do that if you don’t know whether vaccines will be available......of course he knows.
Then he hedges on the number of Pfizer vaccines Wales has as he hasn’t got the data other than its more than they hold of Oxford vaccine. Well.......4m doses of Pfizer jab were delivered in UK by end of 2020 and our share would be
200,000 doses
Finally he says vaccinating people is not a sprint. The reason experts say that the 2nd essential vaccine jab could be delayed for up to 12 weeks was to give some breathing space to give the first jab to as many as possible. Realistically people will need their 2nd jab 10- 11 weeks after the first as it can’t be left to the last minute. So for those who had
1st jab week of 8 December will need their 2nd middle of February, and from then on in repeats will be using more and more of the available vaccine. Time is of the essence and we have a first minister who can’t get out of the starting blocks.
I think weve obviously got logistical problems in distributing and administering the Pfizer vaccine, which affect the rates in Wales. The Oxford roll out will vastly improve the speed of take up as it will be used in GPs and mobile units.
I'm just getting fed up with opposition parties and the media in Wales who have been obsessed this week with comparing our vaccine rates (as of last Sunday) with England Scotland and Northern Ireland. It's getting boring. I'd much rather them ask questions about how full our hospitals are and what will happen in hospitals if people continue to ignore the rules.
It's a fair point, but the figures they're using for comparison are 5 days old. Out of the 4, one of them is always going to rank last. Neither does anyone questioning the ranking take into account the differing geography of each nation, the number of high population centres where administering the Pfizer vaccine is easier or the location and start up of the large vaccination centres (which is being coordinated with a uk wide approach) and how the elderly are expected to travel to them.
Theres too many variables to justify making such comparisons at this stage.
The vaccination of all the residents and staff at the CH my mother in law is in was completed over 2 days this week. Pfizer vaccine.
All have new appointments for the 2nd jab 8 weeks after the 1st.
Some staff declined the jab. Dont know how many.
Also some staff members didnt show up for their jabs so there was surplus. However they have back up contacts of health workers they can contact. These were all contacted and took the surplus so all vaccines used.
I think everyone should take the jab but its not compulsory.
Hopefully those who declined will take it up in the coming months.
The home has had covid sweeping through it. Maybe those that didnt want it have had covid and reluctant at the moment.
Theres no way they will be putting carers in place out of work as they are desperate for staff.
Unfortunately theres more than enough drivel coming out about the jab and the strange things is a lot of these are the same people who are in denial about the virus.
I dont think suddenly changing from 2nd jab from 28 days to 12 weeks has helped in the matter either though.
Some bloke on the radio this morning was convinced the injections contained a liquid bar code which would enable governments to track peoples' movements. While this drivel exists the cretins out there are convinced not to take the injection. With people like that there is no hope.
Prince Phillip and the Queen are done, we can all rest a bit easier now