Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2021/06/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks everybody. I should clarify that my wife who has medical problems received the AZ jab back at the beginning of April, but is still waiting for her second. Unfortunately, Russian hackers have wrecked Ireland's healthcare computer system, so things are very off track here since the 14th May. We suffered a major ransomware cyber attack which caused all of its IT systems nationwide to be shut down. It was the most significant cyber crime attack on an Irish state agency. They used the Conti ransomware, and someone was obviously asleep at the wheel to let it happen. It has major consequences, especially during a pandemic. A neighbour who had very early twins born some weeks ago - one of which has major critical medical issues which are life threatening - has found that all scanning equipment in the hospital where the child has been confined, is now offline and can't be used. This sort of thing is happening across Ireland. It's an absolute scandal. The Russian state seems to turn a blind eye to the activities of these cyber gangs as it must suit their purposes. That state needs to get the pariah treatment world wide - complete trade embargoes, foreign assets seized, bank accounts locked, and front men isolated and criminalised. Some Republicans in the US could well look in askance at what they're supporting, as Mr Golden toilets and golden showers lurches back from the cess pit, and ask themselves is that what America, or the world, needs again - ever? On our jab system, as I ticked over the 70 age bracket, I got my first Pfizer on the 14th April and my second on the 12th May, so tomorrow I will be three weeks fully vaccinated. I got mine as part of the normal age group rollout from my local doctor, but my wife, being very vulnerable, got hers in advance of her age group. Unfortunately, it was AZ and done through the hospital system, so the cyber attack has left everything up in the air.? To add to the joys of life, the Delta variant has a far better chance of overcoming the AZ jabs than other ones. Apologies for political comments, but it seems all life is political. Douglas On 08/06/2021 03:12, Don Dory via LUG wrote: > Excellent portrait. The Miranda(Soligor) lens rendered well. > > You should be able to get jab#2 within 4 or so weeks. > > On Mon, Jun 7, 2021, 5:08 PM Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote: > >> Just to continue the old lens series, this was taken today. >> >> My wife - one Astra Zeneca and no news on the second one - looking at >> two Pfizer man. >> >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DouglasBray/One+jab+looking+at+two+jabs.jpg.html >> Sony A7II with 25mm f2.8 Miranda lens and Fotodiox adapter. >> >> Douglas >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information