Coronavirus (2021) thread

[domalino]

I had my flu and pneumonia inoculations through a window in the surgery car park.

That's because they've done about 500m of those per year worldwide for 20+ years and know it's safe to just stick someone and send them home.

 

[blueparrot]

Hopefully when they've given a few million doses without incident they can get rid of this as it's the biggest reason GP offices can't do the vaccine - they don't have 2 waiting rooms or the space to keep people for 15 minutes.

Don't know about anywhere else but Sturgeon mentioned yesterday in her statement that the Louisa Jordan (Nightingale equivalent)in the SECC Glasgow was being used for vaccinations.

 

[mexico1970]

That's because they've done about 500m of those per year worldwide for 20+ years and know it's safe to just stick someone and send them home.

The process is the same, and enough people have had the jab for them to know just how many people have adverse reactions to the jab.

I mentioned it though to explain that you don't need 2 waiting rooms, it can be delivered in exactly the same way.

 

[Tim of the Oak]

Taking away the vaccine specific courses the rest are mandatory requirements for anyone working in the NHS.
Anyone who decides not to volunteer based on having to complete half a days online training is probably doing the right thing. I can’t imagine there’s many. It appears to me that this issue is being used as yet another stick to beat the NHS with by those with ulterior motives.
The workload in the NHS is heavily unbalanced at the moment. There’s plenty staff who’s daily routine has been greatly reduced whilst others have had an increase. If properly managed there’s enough already employed members of staff that could administer the vaccines. The amount of volunteers needed will be relatively small.

Thanks and I agree with you Pedestrian. I used to fill in the stat and man myself when I worked in the Health Sector. I even sold quite a lot of it in a previous role. FWIW, I also completed several e-learning courses when I volunteered in the Justice Sector to help ex offenders so it’s not unique to Health. That said, some E-learning for Health Courses were overkill, maybe because their developments didn’t have the commercial constraints of independent providers.

My take is that I the authorities could gear up to vaccinating 2 or 3 million people per week (subject to supply of the vaccines) within weeks. Similar numbers were being achieved with the Covid tests, that although a different process to deliver, is probably just as complex.

 

[Pedestrian]

That's because they've done about 500m of those per year worldwide for 20+ years and know it's safe to just stick someone and send them home.

GP surgeries have been administering the vaccine since Dec.

COVID-19: GPs start vaccinating patients - here's how the jab is being rolled out to surgeries

Thousands of people will be given the vaccine in their local GP practices.

www.google.com

 

[Pedestrian]

Thanks and I agree with you Pedestrian. I used to fill in the stat and man myself when I worked in the Health Sector. I even sold quite a lot of it in a previous role. FWIW, I also completed several e-learning courses when I volunteered in the Justice Sector to help ex offenders so it’s not unique to Health. That said, some E-learning for Health Courses were overkill, maybe because their developments didn’t have the commercial constraints of independent providers.

My take is that I the authorities could gear up to vaccinating 2 or 3 million people per week (subject to supply of the vaccines) within weeks. Similar numbers were being achieved with the Covid tests, that although a different process to deliver, is probably just as complex.

I predict mass vaccination hubs similar to the testing hubs. Even drive through vaccinations at sports stadiums/arenas with large parking areas to monitor those that need it. The logistical expertise is available in the military as are the personnel to man the hubs. If the NHS and military could work together a mass roll out could be possible. It won’t happen though. Nor will 2 millions vaccinations per week. The management of this virus at local level mirrors the shit show at national level.

 

[Ric]

fucks sake, what does he want now?!

Probably announcing schools to re-open tomorrow ;)

 

[domalino]

GP surgeries have been administering the vaccine since Dec.

COVID-19: GPs start vaccinating patients - here's how the jab is being rolled out to surgeries

Thousands of people will be given the vaccine in their local GP practices.

www.google.com

I know, I think you've seen me write " some GP surgeries" and thought I meant "all GP surgeries".

GPs forced to rethink COVID-19 vaccine plans as 15-minute wait rules out some sites

GPs have been forced into an 11th-hour overhaul of plans to deliver COVID-19 vaccines after the MHRA ruled that all patients given the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine must be observed for 15 minutes.

www.gponline.com

 

[M18CTID]

Thanks and I agree with you Pedestrian. I used to fill in the stat and man myself when I worked in the Health Sector. I even sold quite a lot of it in a previous role. FWIW, I also completed several e-learning courses when I volunteered in the Justice Sector to help ex offenders so it’s not unique to Health. That said, some E-learning for Health Courses were overkill, maybe because their developments didn’t have the commercial constraints of independent providers.

My take is that I the authorities could gear up to vaccinating 2 or 3 million people per week (subject to supply of the vaccines) within weeks. Similar numbers were being achieved with the Covid tests, that although a different process to deliver, is probably just as complex.

Good points Tim. I'm not clued up on the inner workings of the NHS and whether 3 million a week is a realistic figure but just to take an example, my boss's wife is administering the vaccine starting from today. However, she was effectively sat around for the previous few days doing nothing despite saying she was available and was prepared to put in extra hours to do it as well. From what I can gather, it wasn't a supply issue either that was preventing her from starting vaccinating sooner.

 

[Man_City_Loyal]

Good one. The gov did not train staff to operate them adequately.

Doesn't surprise.