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2020 has been an incredibly difficult year for everyone.
But this has also been a year of very significant medical and scientific achievement.
And now, at least two #COVID19 vaccines are on the horizon.
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But this has also been a year of very significant medical and scientific achievement.
And now, at least two #COVID19 vaccines are on the horizon.
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Many are now asking, how has it all happened so quickly?
...to make sure the vaccine is safe and effective, and to make enough of it for everyone who needs it.
There are several reasons why this timeline has been really cut down for #COVID19 vaccine candidates;
...to make sure the vaccine is safe and effective, and to make enough of it for everyone who needs it.
There are several reasons why this timeline has been really cut down for #COVID19 vaccine candidates;
1. There have been enormous levels of investment and scientific and medical research, on a scale never previously seen in vaccine development.
2. because of the high number of new cases of #Covid19 across the world, the vaccine trials were able to quickly measure differences in disease risk between those who received the vaccine and those who got the placebo or dummy vaccine.
3. Many of the processes which normally take place one after the other in vaccine development have instead been running in parallel.
E.g. large scale manufacturing of vaccines started even before the results of phase 3 trials were available.
E.g. large scale manufacturing of vaccines started even before the results of phase 3 trials were available.
Regulators and those developing the vaccines started their conversations very early in the process so that the regulators were aware of developments and so that the process of authorisation can now be as swift as possible.
None of these factors imply that safety, scientific or ethical integrity have been compromised, or that short-cuts have been taken.
#COVID19 #CovidVaccines
#COVID19 #CovidVaccines
There are still many uncertainties and barriers to be overcome...
People must be willing to get vaccinated. Our research tells us that the majority have already decided that they will definitely (45%) or probably (28%) take the #COVID19 vaccine when it is offered to them.
People must be willing to get vaccinated. Our research tells us that the majority have already decided that they will definitely (45%) or probably (28%) take the #COVID19 vaccine when it is offered to them.
Many people will be faced with rumour & misinformation, particularly online.
To counter this, our healthcare professionals will have a central role to play in this process, just as they have been the foundation upon which the entire response to #COVID19 to date has been premised
To counter this, our healthcare professionals will have a central role to play in this process, just as they have been the foundation upon which the entire response to #COVID19 to date has been premised
As we face into Christmas and the New Year, there are many reasons for hope.
Through people’s collective efforts we have avoided to the greatest extent possible the devastating impact that #COVID19 has had across Europe over the past 2 months.
Through people’s collective efforts we have avoided to the greatest extent possible the devastating impact that #COVID19 has had across Europe over the past 2 months.
But... we are not through this yet.
This virus doesn’t care that we have done well recently.
It doesn’t care that we are tired or that we are desperate to see our families and friends.
It is no less dangerous now than it was last March.
This virus doesn’t care that we have done well recently.
It doesn’t care that we are tired or that we are desperate to see our families and friends.
It is no less dangerous now than it was last March.
A vaccine will not have any positive impact on #COVID19 for months to come.
We must continue to #holdfirm; to paraphrase @DrMikeRyan, we need to continue to do all we can to save lives now, not the lives we promise to save next year.
Let’s see this through together.
We must continue to #holdfirm; to paraphrase @DrMikeRyan, we need to continue to do all we can to save lives now, not the lives we promise to save next year.
Let’s see this through together.
For the latest information on #CovidVaccines in Ireland - https://www.gov.ie/en/campaigns/199e6-covid-19-vaccine/
