High vaccine take-up rates in Ireland

[OnDoutside]

On top of this data, they just opened up to 12-15 year olds today, and of the 280,000 in this bracket, 50,000 signed up in the first day (including my son ! He's already got an appointment for Pfizer on Saturday)

Link to tweet

Brian MacCraith @muirtheimhne · 11 Aug
VACCINATION UPDATE

~6.2m vaccine doses administered to date

>89% of adults have received at least 1 dose

>78% of adults fully vaccinated (~60% of total population)

[SoCalDavidS]

1. Probably The Free Pints Of Guinness They're Offering

Just kidding.

Good for them.

[OnDoutside]

4. You'd be getting top marks in all categories if that was the case !

Funnily enough there has been zero giveaways like lotteries etc, but the one thing that boosted numbers is the EU digital Covid passport which would allow people to travel abroad for their holidays without quarantining.

[muriel_volestrangler]

2. In England, vaccination of the under 40s has stalled

Under 2/3rds of 18-39 year olds have had a first dose. They've have 2 to 3 months to get it, depending on age.

https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/details/vaccinations?areaType=nation&areaName=England

[OnDoutside]

5. There's a 22 year old labourer doing work on my house and he's

not vaccinated. Turns out he got the alpha Covid with mild symptoms despite being Type 2 diabetic. He's says he'll wait until he goes on a foreign holiday before getting vaccinated. There's no talking to him.

[keep_left]

10. 22 years old, Type 2 diabetes, and unvaxxed? Does this guy have a death wish?

Does he even read in the papers what can happen to people like him? Well, as the kids say, "fuck around and find out!".

[OnDoutside]

14. I don't think he is self aware. Sad really but I did try to talk him round

to no avail.

[DenaliDemocrat]

12. Apparently our British roots expose themselves

from time to time. Seriously, I wish we adopted a more Germany, Italy, French, Ireland way of living.

[Satch59]

3. Headed to Ireland end of Sept. (hopefully)

What are restrictions like OnDoutside? We’re doing a southern loop trip.

Seems like very good participation for Ireland’s population, which for normal countries shouldn’t be hard…then there’s us in the US…🙄

[OnDoutside]

6. You should be ok. Still masks indoors but not outdoors. Indoor dining

is open now but you need to show proof that you are fully vaccinated.

Also this from the US embassy

However, for travelers arriving into Ireland from the United States who present valid proof of vaccination, no travel-related testing or quarantine is necessary. If you have valid proof of recovery from COVID in the past 180 days, no travel-related testing or quarantine will be necessary.2 days ago
https://ie.usembassy.gov › covid-19-...
COVID-19 Information | U.S. Embassy in Ireland

[Satch59]

8. Thanks! Both of us fully vaccinated

and no problem wearing a mask. Most of our activities will be outside anyway. What is your favorite town/place in all of Ireland? Probably hard to answer, it all looks lovely…

[OnDoutside]

9. You will be fine then.

Never ask a Corkman what's his favourite place .... Cork of course ! 😄

But second and below Cork would be places like Muckross House and lakes in Killarney, the coast line around the Cork& Kerry border like Glengariffe, Allihies, the Healy Pass, the Dingle Peninsula looking out at the Skelligs. Kenmare and out to the beautiful beach in Derrynane where you can visit the house of Daniel O'Connell.

[Satch59]

11. Thank you!!

We are staying in Cork one of the nights! (after a night in Kilkenny) And Killarney also. Dingle is another stop after Ring of Kerry, then Adare to Cliffs of Mohr, Kildare and end in Dublin.

Fave restaurant in Cork? How rainy is end of Sept? Thanks for the suggestions again!

[OnDoutside]

17. Excellent !

What sort of food are you interested in ?

The only thing I would point out is that you may be taking on too much with that schedule. How many nights are you planning to do that in ? It will certainly be whistlestop !

[Satch59]

18. We are cramming it in for sure, have 7 nights

And planning a different town/activity each day, ending with 2 nights in Dublin. We pretty much travel like gangbusters, and are on the go all day to take it all in. If we feel it’s too hectic, could drop a stop and cancel a hotel reservation as we go along…

We’re both vegetarian but make do at most places, especially if it’s a classic Irish restaurant with ambiance…or a not to miss one.

[OnDoutside]

19. It's a really hectic schedule !

To be honest, I would have driven directly from Dublin Airport to Cork, and start there, going west. Unless of course you have a specific reason for staying in Kilkenny ?

There's a particularly outstanding vegetarian restaurant in Cork called Cafe Paradiso. [link:https://paradiso.restaurant/|
My sister and her husband are vegetarian, and they rave about it.

Do you eat fish ? I know some vegetarians do. Almost all bar/restaurants will do some vegetarian dishes, but some may lack a little imagination !

Other vegetarian restaurants

Koto https://koto.ie/

Issac's https://isaacsrestaurant.ie/

Greenes https://greenesrestaurant.com/

To do around Cork :

- Take a trip into the English Market, in the City Centre

- Visit Cobh, where the Titanic sailed from (my granduncle drowned on it). There's an Emigration History centre https://www.cobhheritage.com/ and you could get a boat across to Spike Island https://www.spikeislandcork.ie/

[Satch59]

20. Thanks so much for the restaurant links

And other recommendations! We were planning on going through Wicklow National Park and Glendough Lake from Dublin and Kilkenny was recommended by a friend. We weren’t sure how long we’d hike around so that was the reason for the Kilkenny stop.

[OnDoutside]

21. Wicklow & Glendalough is lovely, and Kilkenny Castle is beautiful, but I would just be concerned

for you, that you will be doing a lot of driving and not seeing very much. That said, as long as you are prepared for that. then fair enough. When you leave Cork, go straight to Killarney, there's so much to take in there. There are boat trips going from Ross Castle out onto the Lakes of Killarney, as well as a trip out to Muckross House and gardens. Do try to get to Moll's Gap as well as the Ring of Kerry. Killarney is very touristy but they do have a nice way with it. Well worth spending two nights there, though three would be better. When going to Clare, you have the choice of taking the Tarbert to Killimer ferry (and saving hours of a car journey) but you would miss Adare and Bunratty, OR if you go to Adare, follow the road towards Limerick and take the tunnel that goes under the Shannon River. That road goes right past Bunratty Castle, on the way to Ennis. In Clare, there's the Cliffs of Moher, the Burren, the Ailwee Caves, and there are boat trips out to the Aran Islands.

[Satch59]

22. You should be a tour guide!

Thanks for all the advice and we may do some adjusting from your thoughts. I’m saving all your recommendations so thanks again!!

[OnDoutside]

23. No problems at all. Might be best to book ahead for restaurants.

Also bring warmer clothing, as nights and mornings will be a bit fresh by then. Enjoy and let me know how you get on !

[cally]

7. Impressive!!

Time to plan Ireland trip

[Satch59]

13. Why is Ireland on the CDC hot list then?

Seems Ireland is doing well?? And with the addition of younger people able to get it, the numbers of vaccinated will continue to rise. Are there lots of hospitalizations from delta variant there?

Wish the US would approve a vaccine passport that actually checks with CDC and therefore stops the fake card market…but suppose someone would figure out to fake that…

[muriel_volestrangler]

15. It has a fair amount of cases - comparable to the USA and UK

https://ourworldindata.org/explorers/coronavirus-data-explorer?zoomToSelection=true&time=2020-03-01..latest&facet=none&pickerSort=desc&pickerMetric=new_cases_per_million&Metric=Confirmed+cases&Interval=7-day+rolling+average&Relative+to+Population=true&Align+outbreaks=false&country=USA~GBR~CAN~DEU~JPN~IRL

though its death rate is well below those 2, as is hospital admissions: https://ourworldindata.org/explorers/coronavirus-data-explorer?zoomToSelection=true&time=2020-03-01..latest&facet=none&pickerSort=desc&pickerMetric=new_cases_per_million&Metric=Hospital+admissions&Interval=7-day+rolling+average&Relative+to+Population=true&Align+outbreaks=false&country=USA~GBR~CAN~DEU~JPN~IRL

[keep_left]

16. Not if they put some robust anti-counterfeiting tech into the cards...

...the way they do with EU (and US) currency. And keep it a secret, so it takes a year or more for even the smartest counterfeiters to figure out. A pseudorandom code embedded in a QR could be one part of a multi-layered security package. Why in the world the government didn't consider the antivaxxer morons is beyond me.