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roger

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Vaccine
« on: 21 Dec, 2020, 04:15:10 pm »
The Pfizer vaccine has now been approved for use in the EU.
The condition is that recipients should be under observation for 15 minutes after the vaccination because of reported side effects.
Vaccinations should start on 29th.

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Re: Vaccine
« Reply #1 on: 22 Dec, 2020, 11:25:31 am »
Good news! :clap:

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Re: Vaccine
« Reply #2 on: 23 Dec, 2020, 04:50:49 pm »
Can't come quick enough!

News reports today saying it is also looking good for the AstraZeneca/Oxford Vaccine. They have now submitted its data package to the MHRA for approval. If approved, it should be ready for deployment early next year.






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Re: Vaccine
« Reply #3 on: 23 Dec, 2020, 07:59:22 pm »
Yes true, but the EU are being very slow in approving vaccines. 

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Re: Vaccine
« Reply #4 on: 24 Dec, 2020, 01:28:20 pm »
Spanish friends are surprised that UK is rolling out vaccine as it isn't happening here...

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Re: Vaccine
« Reply #5 on: 24 Dec, 2020, 02:33:57 pm »
If the information reported in El Pais is correct, Andalusia is to receive 1,980 doses this coming Sunday.

Two storage sites have been set up in Seville and Granada, and from there they will be distributed to over 40 primary healthcare centres and 37 hospitals. Vaccinations will start in Senior homes and other long-term care facilities.

The plan is for all of Spain’s 17 regions to begin the immunization drive at the same time starting with the first priority group: residents and staff of care homes, other healthcare workers and people with serious disabilities who are not in a care facility, for a total of around 2.5 million individuals. This group is expected to be vaccinated by the spring. Phase 2 of the vaccination campaign is set to cover the April-to-June period, followed by Phase 3 between July and September.

https://english.elpais.com/spanish_news/2020-12-23/spains-regions-to-receive-weekly-shipments-of-the-coronavirus-vaccine.html

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Re: Vaccine
« Reply #6 on: 26 Dec, 2020, 10:41:32 am »
Yes this information is correct.

Spain will receive 4.5 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine over the next 12 weeks.
350,000 doses will be delivered from Belgium every week.

Andalucia will receive the first shipment of 1,980 doses on Sunday.
They will be stored in central sites in Seville and Granada from where they will be distributed to 40 primary healthcare centres and 37 hospitals.
178 vaccination teams are prepared with 500 nurses.
73 teams will handle care homes where the vaccinations will start.

Clearly this is a slow process because of the production and delivery issues from the Pfizer factory in Belgium, which is dealing with orders from everywhere, including 200 million from the EU. Spain’s share of this 200 million is 20 million, so at this rate it will be well into the summer until we get all these doses, and then only enough for 25% of the population.

Clearly everyone is waiting for the Zeneca vaccine to be approved, because this is a simpler vaccine to produce in large quantities, and there are a lot of facilities where it can be made.


On the good news, the infection rate locally is well under control (a 90% fall since 9th November) as it is in most of Spain.
Obviously a concern about the new strain and if it reaches us.
There are some serious hot spots, particularly in the north of Catalunia, where everyone accepts that people have been ignoring the rules, particularly in bars which serve the ski resorts.
The result is now a total lockdown.
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