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This is good news for the UK. However I lack any confidence that the british government will be able to roll this out at any sort of speed. The government has

This is good news for the UK. However I lack any confidence that the british government will be able to roll this out at any sort of speed. The government has had almost a year to plan for the rollout. Obviously there are some different logisitics for storing the various vaccines, however the last mile infra is exactly the same. There is a plan to train 30k st johns ambulance volunteers, however if they want a smooth rollout, they should have been trained already. This hasn't happened yet. Getting the jabs in the people is only part of the problem, the jab needs to be prescribed, but doctor time is rare (as they are all being hoovered up to provide 45% extra intensive care beds) Not only that, after the jab, you need to watch the patient for anaphylactic shock. This requires nurses, again very much lacking in numbers.

andylynch 6y ago
Good point on the monitoring requirement but not sure why you think this would need a prescription? Normal vaccinations you just go through some questions on risk factors before the nurse gives you the shot, usually on egg allergy, any past reactions and the like. No reason this would be any different.
- KaiserPro 6y ago
  In the UK, All vaccinations are prescribed. Any medicine that is not over the counter needs to be explicitly prescribed before it can be dispensed. (this is what my doctor friends tell me anyway) > Normal vaccinations you just go through some questions on risk factors before the nurse gives you the shot there are nurse prescribers, that have the power to prescribe a limited number of things. That aside, the prescription doesn't need to be done with the patient present. it can be pre-filled with the nurse/other arranging the dispensing. this doesn't mean that the rules can't be changed. I suspect that in time there will be special dispensation given to allow non medical staff to prescribe, dispense and administer jabs. However until the first million or so have been done, they'll want to keep an eye on things and monitor the number of "yellow card" incidents that occur.

andylynch 6y ago

Good point on the monitoring requirement but not sure why you think this would need a prescription? Normal vaccinations you just go through some questions on risk factors before the nurse gives you the shot, usually on egg allergy, any past reactions and the like. No reason this would be any different.

KaiserPro 6y ago
In the UK, All vaccinations are prescribed. Any medicine that is not over the counter needs to be explicitly prescribed before it can be dispensed. (this is what my doctor friends tell me anyway) > Normal vaccinations you just go through some questions on risk factors before the nurse gives you the shot there are nurse prescribers, that have the power to prescribe a limited number of things. That aside, the prescription doesn't need to be done with the patient present. it can be pre-filled with the nurse/other arranging the dispensing. this doesn't mean that the rules can't be changed. I suspect that in time there will be special dispensation given to allow non medical staff to prescribe, dispense and administer jabs. However until the first million or so have been done, they'll want to keep an eye on things and monitor the number of "yellow card" incidents that occur.