Ireland officially overtakes UK in terms of vaccine rollout

[Cactus Jack]

IRELAND'S vaccination programme has officially overtaken the UK's in terms of progress.

The percentage of Ireland's total adult population who have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 is now higher than the UK figure, despite the fact that for a time, Britain had the fastest vaccine rollout in the world.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin hailed the success of Ireland's "brilliant" programme, as well as everyone involved following news that 74.2% of Irish adults have now received both their jabs, compared with just 72.1% in the UK.

"The vaccine rollout is continuing at great pace. Today we edged ahead of our nearest neighbours - a brilliant effort by everyone involved," Martin tweeted over the weekend.

The news marks a significant turnaround for the country given the severe delays it experienced in the early stages of the vaccine programme associated with EU supply issues.

https://www.irishpost.com/news/ireland- ... out-217327

It looks like Boris Johnson's efforts to screw over every other country in the world have backfired.

While the UK's vaccine roll out has slowed to a crawl due to supply issues - down to a fraction over 21,000 yesterday compared to over half a million in early March, Ireland continues with it's now more successful program with 87% having been given their first dose and is now extending the vaccination program to all children aged 12-15.

Ireland has also taken a more nuanced approach to opening up

https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/c ... plan.html#

[Maddog]

Is it supply issues or an anti vax position by more Brits?

[Maddog]

He said: “While the UK’s vaccine programme got off to a good start, it has slowed markedly in recent weeks.

“Human behaviour is powerfully shaped by perceptions of risk. It would be understandable if people in the UK, wrongly, felt that the risk had receded because of the way in which some ministers have spoken in ways that suggest the pandemic is over.

“This seems to have been less of a problem in Spain.”

https://inews.co.uk/news/world/spain-co ... ed-1127933


Just as I thought. It's not a shortage of vaccines, it's a shortage of willing participants..


Countries have cultures. Brits are slightly less likely to do what they are told, than an Irishman or a Spaniard, but more likely to than an American.

It's why we have low vaccination rates and so many vaccines that we are starting to destroy them, because they are expiring.

[Guest]

IRELAND'S vaccination programme has officially overtaken the UK's in terms of progress.

The percentage of Ireland's total adult population who have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 is now higher than the UK figure, despite the fact that for a time, Britain had the fastest vaccine rollout in the world.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin hailed the success of Ireland's "brilliant" programme, as well as everyone involved following news that 74.2% of Irish adults have now received both their jabs, compared with just 72.1% in the UK.

"The vaccine rollout is continuing at great pace. Today we edged ahead of our nearest neighbours - a brilliant effort by everyone involved," Martin tweeted over the weekend.

The news marks a significant turnaround for the country given the severe delays it experienced in the early stages of the vaccine programme associated with EU supply issues.

https://www.irishpost.com/news/ireland- ... out-217327

It looks like Boris Johnson's efforts to screw over every other country in the world have backfired.

While the UK's vaccine roll out has slowed to a crawl due to supply issues - down to a fraction over 21,000 yesterday compared to over half a million in early March, Ireland continues with it's now more successful program with 87% having been given their first dose and is now extending the vaccination program to all children aged 12-15.

Ireland has also taken a more nuanced approach to opening up

https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/c ... plan.html#

Population of London alone is 9 million people.
Population of the whole of Ireland is just under 5 million.

Is nuanced your new trigger word?
And funny how when I read Irish news online. Or post From Irish FB friends. Everyone seemed to be complaining about being locked down and not allowed to travel more than 5Km from their homes.
I'd say you'd even find plenty of Irish people moaning about how the Irish government reacted to covid on youtube

[drum]

boosters available from September, I've registered with Lloyds Pharmacy already along with the flu jags. Whether we get them or not is another matter.

[Cactus Jack]

He said: “While the UK’s vaccine programme got off to a good start, it has slowed markedly in recent weeks.

“Human behaviour is powerfully shaped by perceptions of risk. It would be understandable if people in the UK, wrongly, felt that the risk had receded because of the way in which some ministers have spoken in ways that suggest the pandemic is over.

“This seems to have been less of a problem in Spain.”

https://inews.co.uk/news/world/spain-co ... ed-1127933


Just as I thought. It's not a shortage of vaccines, it's a shortage of willing participants..


Countries have cultures. Brits are slightly less likely to do what they are told, than an Irishman or a Spaniard, but more likely to than an American.

It's why we have low vaccination rates and so many vaccines that we are starting to destroy them, because they are expiring.

What utter crap.

First the idea that the Irish are noted for being compliant is laughable - tell the British Army from 1973 to 1998 how compliant they are.

Second all the factors that are leading to shortages in the supermarkets are affecting the distribution of vaccines too - which should be obvious even to an American from an uneducated shithole state.

Third young people in Britain aren't showing any reluctance to get the vaccine, some in Northern Ireland are travelling into the Republic to get the jab.

Johnson's early efforts to grab every dose going only served to give him headlines for a few days and committed him to a deliver schedule for the Pfizer and Moderna jabs - the AZ isn't suitable for younger people - that has left the UK in a vulnerable position.

The Irish just behave like responsible adults, not spoiled brats throwing a tantrum because they can't get their own way.

[Raggamuffin]

He said: “While the UK’s vaccine programme got off to a good start, it has slowed markedly in recent weeks.

“Human behaviour is powerfully shaped by perceptions of risk. It would be understandable if people in the UK, wrongly, felt that the risk had receded because of the way in which some ministers have spoken in ways that suggest the pandemic is over.

“This seems to have been less of a problem in Spain.”

https://inews.co.uk/news/world/spain-co ... ed-1127933


Just as I thought. It's not a shortage of vaccines, it's a shortage of willing participants..


Countries have cultures. Brits are slightly less likely to do what they are told, than an Irishman or a Spaniard, but more likely to than an American.

It's why we have low vaccination rates and so many vaccines that we are starting to destroy them, because they are expiring.

What utter crap.

First the idea that the Irish are noted for being compliant is laughable - tell the British Army from 1973 to 1998 how compliant they are.

Second all the factors that are leading to shortages in the supermarkets are affecting the distribution of vaccines too - which should be obvious even to an American from an uneducated shithole state.

Third young people in Britain aren't showing any reluctance to get the vaccine, some in Northern Ireland are travelling into the Republic to get the jab.

Johnson's early efforts to grab every dose going only served to give him headlines for a few days and committed him to a deliver schedule for the Pfizer and Moderna jabs - the AZ isn't suitable for younger people - that has left the UK in a vulnerable position.

The Irish just behave like responsible adults, not spoiled brats throwing a tantrum because they can't get their own way.

Some of them behaved like spoilt brats when they couldn't get their own way, and it ended in murder.

Who gives a stuff what's happening in Ireland? It's not a competition, it's just another excuse for you to start with your petty anti-British shite.

[Rolluplostinspace]

He said: “While the UK’s vaccine programme got off to a good start, it has slowed markedly in recent weeks.

“Human behaviour is powerfully shaped by perceptions of risk. It would be understandable if people in the UK, wrongly, felt that the risk had receded because of the way in which some ministers have spoken in ways that suggest the pandemic is over.

“This seems to have been less of a problem in Spain.”

https://inews.co.uk/news/world/spain-co ... ed-1127933


Just as I thought. It's not a shortage of vaccines, it's a shortage of willing participants..


Countries have cultures. Brits are slightly less likely to do what they are told, than an Irishman or a Spaniard, but more likely to than an American.

It's why we have low vaccination rates and so many vaccines that we are starting to destroy them, because they are expiring.

What utter crap.

First the idea that the Irish are noted for being compliant is laughable - tell the British Army from 1973 to 1998 how compliant they are.

Second all the factors that are leading to shortages in the supermarkets are affecting the distribution of vaccines too - which should be obvious even to an American from an uneducated shithole state.

Third young people in Britain aren't showing any reluctance to get the vaccine, some in Northern Ireland are travelling into the Republic to get the jab.

Johnson's early efforts to grab every dose going only served to give him headlines for a few days and committed him to a deliver schedule for the Pfizer and Moderna jabs - the AZ isn't suitable for younger people - that has left the UK in a vulnerable position.

The Irish just behave like responsible adults, not spoiled brats throwing a tantrum because they can't get their own way.

Some of them behaved like spoilt brats when they couldn't get their own way, and it ended in murder.

Who gives a stuff what's happening in Ireland? It's not a competition, it's just another excuse for you to start with your petty anti-British shite.

He's the child the spoilt one of these forms with stamp your feet syndrome and OCD.
His please notice me problems loom large too.
I wonder what names he's going to call me because his options seem limited and constantly repeated.
Maybe he'll even Google his reply for this too!

[Guest]

He said: “While the UK’s vaccine programme got off to a good start, it has slowed markedly in recent weeks.

“Human behaviour is powerfully shaped by perceptions of risk. It would be understandable if people in the UK, wrongly, felt that the risk had receded because of the way in which some ministers have spoken in ways that suggest the pandemic is over.

“This seems to have been less of a problem in Spain.”

https://inews.co.uk/news/world/spain-co ... ed-1127933


Just as I thought. It's not a shortage of vaccines, it's a shortage of willing participants..


Countries have cultures. Brits are slightly less likely to do what they are told, than an Irishman or a Spaniard, but more likely to than an American.

It's why we have low vaccination rates and so many vaccines that we are starting to destroy them, because they are expiring.

What utter crap.

First the idea that the Irish are noted for being compliant is laughable - tell the British Army from 1973 to 1998 how compliant they are.

Second all the factors that are leading to shortages in the supermarkets are affecting the distribution of vaccines too - which should be obvious even to an American from an uneducated shithole state.

Third young people in Britain aren't showing any reluctance to get the vaccine, some in Northern Ireland are travelling into the Republic to get the jab.

Johnson's early efforts to grab every dose going only served to give him headlines for a few days and committed him to a deliver schedule for the Pfizer and Moderna jabs - the AZ isn't suitable for younger people - that has left the UK in a vulnerable position.

The Irish just behave like responsible adults, not spoiled brats throwing a tantrum because they can't get their own way.

Some of them behaved like spoilt brats when they couldn't get their own way, and it ended in murder.

Who gives a stuff what's happening in Ireland? It's not a competition, it's just another excuse for you to start with your petty anti-British shite.

Why do you have to mention ancient history every time Ireland is raised? Most of those waiting for the vaccine weren't even born when the GFA was signed and half the coffin dodgers who were born way back then the ones who need the UK to be doing way better.

Ireland is not the only EU country that has moved ahead of the UK in the roll out of their vaccination program and by the end of this month it will be every EU country.

Is it anti-British to expect our government to meet the same standards every other country in Europe is achieving?

[Cactus Jack]

Is it anti-British to expect our government to meet the same standards every other country in Europe is achieving?

Don't take that away from the Brexiters it's all they've got left.

Boris got what he wanted from the brief push on the vaccine. He got the tame media to make ridiculous claims on his behalf and a distraction from the omnishambles his misgovernment is causing.

Now the UK is rapidly turning itself into Europe's North Korea with Boris as the 'Dear Leader'

[Raggamuffin]

He said: “While the UK’s vaccine programme got off to a good start, it has slowed markedly in recent weeks.

“Human behaviour is powerfully shaped by perceptions of risk. It would be understandable if people in the UK, wrongly, felt that the risk had receded because of the way in which some ministers have spoken in ways that suggest the pandemic is over.

“This seems to have been less of a problem in Spain.”

https://inews.co.uk/news/world/spain-co ... ed-1127933


Just as I thought. It's not a shortage of vaccines, it's a shortage of willing participants..


Countries have cultures. Brits are slightly less likely to do what they are told, than an Irishman or a Spaniard, but more likely to than an American.

It's why we have low vaccination rates and so many vaccines that we are starting to destroy them, because they are expiring.

What utter crap.

First the idea that the Irish are noted for being compliant is laughable - tell the British Army from 1973 to 1998 how compliant they are.

Second all the factors that are leading to shortages in the supermarkets are affecting the distribution of vaccines too - which should be obvious even to an American from an uneducated shithole state.

Third young people in Britain aren't showing any reluctance to get the vaccine, some in Northern Ireland are travelling into the Republic to get the jab.

Johnson's early efforts to grab every dose going only served to give him headlines for a few days and committed him to a deliver schedule for the Pfizer and Moderna jabs - the AZ isn't suitable for younger people - that has left the UK in a vulnerable position.

The Irish just behave like responsible adults, not spoiled brats throwing a tantrum because they can't get their own way.

Some of them behaved like spoilt brats when they couldn't get their own way, and it ended in murder.

Who gives a stuff what's happening in Ireland? It's not a competition, it's just another excuse for you to start with your petty anti-British shite.

Why do you have to mention ancient history every time Ireland is raised? Most of those waiting for the vaccine weren't even born when the GFA was signed and half the coffin dodgers who were born way back then the ones who need the UK to be doing way better.

Ireland is not the only EU country that has moved ahead of the UK in the roll out of their vaccination program and by the end of this month it will be every EU country.

Is it anti-British to expect our government to meet the same standards every other country in Europe is achieving?

It's strange how you never say anything when people bring up really ancient history, like the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, slavery, or even older stuff.

Now get stuffed. My reply was about people behaving like spoilt brats - you seem to be one of those.

[Raggamuffin]

Is it anti-British to expect our government to meet the same standards every other country in Europe is achieving?

Don't take that away from the Brexiters it's all they've got left.

Boris got what he wanted from the brief push on the vaccine. He got the tame media to make ridiculous claims on his behalf and a distraction from the omnishambles his misgovernment is causing.

Now the UK is rapidly turning itself into Europe's North Korea with Boris as the 'Dear Leader'

It's nothing to do with you, considering you claim you're not British.

[Guest]

He said: “While the UK’s vaccine programme got off to a good start, it has slowed markedly in recent weeks.

“Human behaviour is powerfully shaped by perceptions of risk. It would be understandable if people in the UK, wrongly, felt that the risk had receded because of the way in which some ministers have spoken in ways that suggest the pandemic is over.

“This seems to have been less of a problem in Spain.”

https://inews.co.uk/news/world/spain-co ... ed-1127933


Just as I thought. It's not a shortage of vaccines, it's a shortage of willing participants..


Countries have cultures. Brits are slightly less likely to do what they are told, than an Irishman or a Spaniard, but more likely to than an American.

It's why we have low vaccination rates and so many vaccines that we are starting to destroy them, because they are expiring.

What utter crap.

First the idea that the Irish are noted for being compliant is laughable - tell the British Army from 1973 to 1998 how compliant they are.

Second all the factors that are leading to shortages in the supermarkets are affecting the distribution of vaccines too - which should be obvious even to an American from an uneducated shithole state.

Third young people in Britain aren't showing any reluctance to get the vaccine, some in Northern Ireland are travelling into the Republic to get the jab.

Johnson's early efforts to grab every dose going only served to give him headlines for a few days and committed him to a deliver schedule for the Pfizer and Moderna jabs - the AZ isn't suitable for younger people - that has left the UK in a vulnerable position.

The Irish just behave like responsible adults, not spoiled brats throwing a tantrum because they can't get their own way.

Some of them behaved like spoilt brats when they couldn't get their own way, and it ended in murder.

Who gives a stuff what's happening in Ireland? It's not a competition, it's just another excuse for you to start with your petty anti-British shite.

Why do you have to mention ancient history every time Ireland is raised? Most of those waiting for the vaccine weren't even born when the GFA was signed and half the coffin dodgers who were born way back then the ones who need the UK to be doing way better.

Ireland is not the only EU country that has moved ahead of the UK in the roll out of their vaccination program and by the end of this month it will be every EU country.

Is it anti-British to expect our government to meet the same standards every other country in Europe is achieving?

It's strange how you never say anything when people bring up really ancient history, like the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, slavery, or even older stuff.

Now get stuffed. My reply was about people behaving like spoilt brats - you seem to be one of those.

The thread is actually about how Ireland has pulled ahead of the UK in vaccination rate.

As for behaving like spoiled brats, you're the one who is screaming hysterically at strangers on topics that have nothing to do with the subject under discussion.

Ireland are now ahead despite the UK having nearly two months head start, there were a lot of threads that blamed the EU when the UK were ahead so why shouldn't the reverse be true?.

I hear it's because Brexit has disrupted the supply chains for vaccination producers.

[Raggamuffin]

The thread is actually about how Ireland has pulled ahead of the UK in vaccination rate.

As for behaving like spoiled brats, you're the one who is screaming hysterically at strangers on topics that have nothing to do with the subject under discussion.

Ireland are now ahead despite the UK having nearly two months head start, there were a lot of threads that blamed the EU when the UK were ahead so why shouldn't the reverse be true?.

I hear it's because Brexit has disrupted the supply chains for vaccination producers.

Feel free to pull Cactus up for boasting about 1973 to 1998 before you show yourself up as a complete hypocrite as well as a coward.

As I said it's not a competition, this is just a Brit-bashing thread as usual. Have you no intelligence at all?

[Guest]

The thread is actually about how Ireland has pulled ahead of the UK in vaccination rate.

As for behaving like spoiled brats, you're the one who is screaming hysterically at strangers on topics that have nothing to do with the subject under discussion.

Ireland are now ahead despite the UK having nearly two months head start, there were a lot of threads that blamed the EU when the UK were ahead so why shouldn't the reverse be true?.

I hear it's because Brexit has disrupted the supply chains for vaccination producers.

Feel free to pull Cactus up for boasting about 1973 to 1998 before you show yourself up as a complete hypocrite as well as a coward.

As I said it's not a competition, this is just a Brit-bashing thread as usual. Have you no intelligence at all?

1 - On the subject of intelligence you don't seem to grasp that not all Guest are the same person.

2 - Reading back Cactus was responding to a racial slur so I'll give him a pass this time, but on a general note to you and him bringing up The Troubles every time you're losing an argument is like bringing up the Holocaust - it's bad form

3 - Looking back you had plenty to say when the UK were ahead of the EU but now you want to hide behind the idea that it's all Brit Bashing. It was the same when the UK went ahead in terms of covid deaths and suddenly the comparisons were no longer valid. It's both stupid and cowardly.

To me this is a thread about how incompetent the Conservative Government have been. Nothing else.