The COVID-19 vaccine rollout in Australia has begun

[mviy]

The third dose referenced here relates to the severely immunocompromised people who in order to have their first two rounds considered complete, have the third one. Not sure if they then need a booster as well.

Well for example those on chemo will continue to have good cells wiped out along with the bad. So I expect they will need further boosters even if the general population does not.

 

[Pushka]

Well for example those on chemo will continue to have good cells wiped out along with the bad. So I expect they will need further boosters even if the general population does not.

Niece is on immunosuppressive therapy for Lupus. I'll check if she does but think that situation is different from active chemotherapy although she has also been on methotrexate.

 

[Quickstatus]

no recommendations for the widespread use of AZ as a booster.

I see the first dot point as a “recommendation”. Yes, “not preferred” but not the same as not recommended.

If ATAGI was not going to recommend it they would now have allowed that dot point. Nowhere does ATAGI say AZ is not recommended for 2 jab AZ

In other words, ATAGI has given a recommendations for 2 situations where AZ can used as a booster.

 

[MooTime]

There is this case I saw reported recently that is refusing even though mandated through two occupations (nurse and footy player)

Dual AFLW premiership player explains her anti-vax stance after SA workers stood down

Adelaide’s Deni Varnhagen is a registered nurse who works in intensive care units - and she’s refusing to be vaccinated against COVID-19.

7news.com.au

Attention seekers (addicted to social media) more so than actually understanding anything about the vaccine.

Their life is about saying No & being pictured protesting..... Like me love me on social media Yada Yada ya.
Dead beats, oxygen theives!

 

[Princess Fiona]

I see the first dot point as a “recommendation”. Yes, “not preferred” but not the same as not recommended.

If ATAGI was not going to recommend it they would now have allowed that dot point. Nowhere does ATAGI say AZ is not recommended for 2 jab AZ

In other words, ATAGI has given a recommendations for 2 situations where AZ can used as a booster.

I’m not debating semantics.
Pfizer COMIRNATY has TGA approval for use as a booster regardless of initial two doses given.
None of the others do at present.

 

[jase05]

Was mentioned this morning that 5-11 year olds might have to wait until the New Year to get vaccinated and touched on it being a 1/3 dose for that age group. Does that require a whole new batch of “kids Pfizer” to be produced or can our existing stock be used with dosage adjusted?

 

[MooTime]

Was mentioned this morning that 5-11 year olds might have to wait until the New Year to get vaccinated and touched on it being a 1/3 dose for that age group. Does that require a whole new batch of “kids Pfizer” to be produced or can our existing stock be used with dosage adjusted?

Don't they take the dose at the moment from a larger tube?
I've read they at one stage inserted more than required in a few ppl.
At the Vic hubs there's an area that the masked in white are playing with tubes mixing this n that.

So I think they just pull in a smaller dose into the needle, but I'm far far from really knowing.

 

[jakeseven7]

Was mentioned this morning that 5-11 year olds might have to wait until the New Year to get vaccinated and touched on it being a 1/3 dose for that age group. Does that require a whole new batch of “kids Pfizer” to be produced or can our existing stock be used with dosage adjusted?

US are moving to smaller vials. Not confirmed here.

 

[jase05]

Just disgusting really

Nurse who allegedly faked giving teenager COVID vaccine at Perth clinic charged with fraud - ABC News

amp.abc.net.au

 

[Must...Fly!]

Enjoy unemployment. Only a disgusting, vile individual who would do something like that.

However it is nice to see the supervisory system at that clinic works and obviously works very well.

 

[jakeseven7]

Well the NSW mandate for teachers has come around now - and there are still 3100 NSW teachers not fully vaccinated. Bit of work to to there!

 

[lovetravellingoz]

Big Bird just got "vaccinated" and they are "6".

 

[jakeseven7]

Big Bird just got "vaccinated" and they are "6".

So Sesame Street got vaccinated faster than WA and QLD now that’s a headline!

 

[Lynda2475]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1457928192992296966

NSW has reached another COVID-19 vaccination milestone, passing the 90 per cent double-dose target for its population aged 16 and over.

According to federal government figures released this afternoon, for doses administered to the end of Monday, the state’s full vaccination coverage is 90.12 per cent.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1457924468072861703

5 weeks to go from 70% double dosed to 90% double dosed. Meanwhile some of the hermit states have yet to reach 70%.

 

[jase05]

5 weeks to go from 70% double dosed to 90% double dosed. Meanwhile some of the hermit states have yet to reach 70%.

Unfortunately nothing drives vaccine take up quicker than when you have an outbreak.
The absolute mess that NSW and Victoria were in forced the hand for many. The other states that are slow on the uptake probably could have done with a few little outbreaks along the way

 

[mviy]

As well as NSW reaching 90.12% fully vaccinated for 16+, VIC has reached 85.18% fully vaccinated for 16+.

VIC first doses seem to be slowing to a trickle as well. 92.29% to 92.37% is not much of a change.

 

[auriga]

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VIC first doses seem to be slowing to a trickle as well. 92.29% to 92.37% is not much of a change.

To be expected, I guess
NSW took about 2.5 weeks to go from 93% to 94% first dose (Oct 23)

 

[Must...Fly!]

Unfortunately nothing drives vaccine take up quicker than when you have an outbreak.
The absolute mess that NSW and Victoria were in forced the hand for many. The other states that are slow on the uptake probably could have done with a few little outbreaks along the way

To be clear though it isn't an outbreak so much as it is the government mandates, lockouts and lockdowns. Plenty of places around the world with outbreaks and without the government directing closure of everything.

 

[N860CR]

To be clear though it isn't an outbreak so much as it is the government mandates, lockouts and lockdowns. Plenty of places around the world with outbreaks and without the government directing closure of everything.

Yep. Here in the UK, there is certainly an “outbreak” by Australian standards, but there are virtually zero government imposed restrictions. It’s the restrictions that get people going (until the country wakes up and accepts that the virus is here to stay).

Interestingly, I’ve just overheard my first covid discussion since getting here. I’m in a rather rough pub in the midlands and there’s a group of people who are discussing getting a booster or they won’t be allowed into the “airport lounge”. Priorities are spot on.

 

[kyle]

Yep. Here in the UK, there is certainly an “outbreak” by Australian standards, but there are virtually zero government imposed restrictions. It’s the restrictions that get people going (until the country wakes up and accepts that the virus is here to stay).

Interestingly, I’ve just overheard my first covid discussion since getting here. I’m in a rather rough pub in the midlands and there’s a group of people who are discussing getting a booster or they won’t be allowed into the “airport lounge”. Priorities are spot on.

I'm kind of the same. In surveys I'm doing that relates to covid, I've been putting down travel, reduced restrictions and protecting myself as priorities. Protecting the community didn't make the top of the list.