If I were to speculate, perhaps everyone who was eligible and wanted it has got it coupled with the recent controversy over AZ could be affecting trust among the wider population.
These could be down to the delays expected due to distribution issues of AZ.
It was predicted there would be a shortage in april, nothing more sinister
It's a 7 day average, so will still be showing the expected shortfall, but also I'm not sure it's counting second doses as new vaccinations, and the UK has moved to more second doses now. Could be wrong mind, it might not mean that.
She went this afternoon and they unexpectedly gave her the choice between AZ and Pfizer. She says that she was pretty much the only person in there below the age of 70 (everyone else was getting their second shot). She opted for Pfizer.
Wasn’t this predicted a few weeks back? Something to do with AZ supply issues from a plant in India? Or was it raw materials? Can’t remember. I definitely remember a big reduction in April supplies being discussed.
While this is absoluely understandable, you still have a higher likelyhood of dying in a plane crash, rather than the rare reaction recently liked to a auto-immune response to the vaccine in patients with a very spesific set of conditions.
I would get the AZ vaccine tomorrow, if offered. But, different people have different levels of anxiety and are differently influenced by all these news.
Me too, I'd have any in fact. I'm on the list for May and it will be AZ, I'm not holding my breath that may will be achievable mind
Weird timing, the UK did half a million doses today. Numbers were way down over the weekend, because of the holidays so the 7 day average is down. Today also marks the point the number of first doses passes the number of people in priority groups 1-9. Big focus will be on second doses this month, to mirror the big surge in vaccinations in early February.
Limited number of available doses so maybe the necessity of slowing down
Yes especially if the EU blocks AZ exports as announced by Thierry Breton IIRC
The predicted shortage this month had absolute nothing to do with the EU. Found an article about it. Basically India has done what the EU threatened it might do but never did.
Thanks for the clarification.
I definitely think they need to make sure everyone gets their second doses when originally planned. Even if that means younger cohorts need to wait that bit longer for the first dose. In terms of viral variants the worst possible scenario is a whole load of partially vaccinated people.
Same here, I’ll take whatever
Snap!
I don’t think it says much to be honest, I had plenty of different vaccines, and only once did I have any kind of reaction (fever).
Most side effects are a result of the immune system reacting fast. Older people tend to have a slower immune response so you might expect fewer minor side effects plus not everyone gets even minor side effects anyway.
Under 50's here which is a bit of an issue as we are getting bugger all Pfizer and didn''t order Moderna or J&J. Our Federal.incompetents at their finest.
That’s not good. Any idea what vaccine they got?
Twitter says AZ. Unclear how long it's been since the second dose.
Don`t know how old your dad is but I think its quite usual for old people not to feel anything with the mRNA vaccines. All my grandparents got Pfizer or Moderna and they all felt nothing (all well above 80 tho). I guess its mostly because for younger people the immune system just reacts way more agressive while for older people its not that great anymore to begin with (still means the vaccines work so don`t worry). My other favorite explanation is that old people already have a higher pain tolerance because everything is aching anyway. If a 30 year old takes the vaccine and feels trash next morning he`ll obviously say "Well side-effects are kicking in". If an 80 year old feels trash in the morning he be more like "Ah well, feels just like every morning".
Most of the stories I'm seeing are saying covaxin (that's the Bharat inactivated virus vaccine), but I've now seen both that one and the Covishield (AZ) quoted for different cases.
Hm. I know the Chinese inactivated virus vaccine has also had disappointing results (in Chile). It was surprising to me, because in theory it seems that having a full virus, with all its parts and not just a single protein chain, would be a decent safeguard against a mutation in any one component. I guess a problem could be in the dosage of the virus within the vaccine?
I think we need more (official) reports to know which vaccines are involved - the media may not know the real details.
The Netherlands is a shit show of how to rollout
It’s been shite and frustrating for a whole variety of reasons. Though I’m under the impression this isn’t exactly exclusive to NL.
Seems to still be accelerating in CA. My son was told he'd have to wait months not long ago as he is 22 and healthy but is now getting his first shot on Saturday.
Awesome news! Yeah, Biden telling everyone they have to open it up by May 1 at the latest seems to have spurred states on. Supply increase also means they know they can open up the supply to more people and younger people are often some of the most eager to get it.
