Coronavirus - Remain Calm. Do Not Panic

I read the article and I am still pissed off. I don't believe the alternative here was the bin. This is simply justifying this type of carry on. Fair enough, can't give vaccine to pregnant women or perhaps even those breast feeding, but how about giving it to their partners or parents? A lot of new mothers struggle and now even more so if they are isolating with little support.

The 41 year old woman I know who got it was tipped off earlier that day, had time to drive a considerable distance and pick up her parents too. If was far from a case of "We can't find anyone more deserving, get here quick or these are going in the bin!"

That is true, but given the time limitations that is easier said than done. And this demand for perfection, over a couple of vaccines administered, in the early days, is disproportionate, when the common goal of everybody who knows the importance of defeating the virus, is to administer it as far and wide as possible.

But in the article it looks like significant efforts were made to find alternatives, before these vaccines were administered, and a number of them were to people over 70. I'm not actually sure what there is to learn from, as the most concerning outcome would have been the degradation of the doses, rendering them useless. Honestly, I feel this will be a non-story which will be shouted from the roof tops by the always outraged, and for political purposes.

The really important thing is the vaccine is distributed quickly and not wasted.  There are stories of people hanging around mass vaccination centres in Israel in the hope of getting leftovers.  Delivery drivers being vaccinated.  I know of somebody bringing an eldery relative to a centre in the UK who also got a jab.  

So good luck to anybody who got it in my view.  I'm not advocating blatant misuse but leftovers must be used and ultimately protect us all.  

So just get the vaccine quickly in the hands of the medical professionals.  No red tape or forcing them to justify where the leftovers go.   Call the family, grab the person walking their dog  etc.

The most important words in this crisis I think are those of Mike Ryan "Speed trumps perfection"

Can you really not see what is there to learn. They should have made it more transparent for a start. As already stated earlier in the thread the parish priest getting a leftover vaccine is just comical. Having people on standby would be a good option if possible of course, 16 vaccines could cover some nursing homes. It’s happened, it’s not the end of the world but lessons should be learned. Those 16 people have to get a second dose too so if anything it will only mess the system up.

I am afraid that you have lost me there.