Anyone else had the Covid jab...

[baguio]

The fact that you get texts reminding you of upcoming appointments removes nearly every excuse you can have for not turning up.
I have a friend who's a dental practice manager in Scotland where they get free dental care (yes, FREE although I tell her that free simple means that the rest of the UK are paying for their care). However, she keeps a record of all non-attendees and charges them £10 to re-book. She says that she gets pelters from them when they phone up and all sorts of lame excuses but she's a soldiers wife and couldn't care less about their verbal's!

 

[JTO]

I'm 74, but not heard a thing yet.

 

[bfltd0]

I have just looked at the text it was actually timed at 4:55. She was given 35 minutes warning last thing on a Friday and sadly didn't pick up the text until after hours at 5:30. It states she must make an appointment, but the number given went straight to an after-hours message saying call us on Monday. Will she now be counted as a "didn't show" that others are saying should now go to the back of the queue?

Unfortunately this type of admin glitch is to be expected in a program of this size and complexity. The GP surgery staff are making the appointments Mon-Fri and the vaccination centres are working weekends. There will be reserve list at each centre though - even if it is staff ringing up the local cop shop and asking any spare police officers to come along and get jabbed - or other emergency service personnel, hopefully!

 

[Alantoo]

Unfortunately this type of admin glitch is to be expected in a program of this size and complexity. The GP surgery staff are making the appointments Mon-Fri and the vaccination centres are working weekends. There will be reserve list at each centre though - even if it is staff ringing up the local cop shop and asking any spare police officers to come along and get jabbed - or other emergency service personnel, hopefully!

Maybe she was one of the reserve list that they tried contacting at last minute in that case...but odd it wasn't by phone given there was no means offered by which she could respond. Tried the actual vaccination clinic as well yesterday. Also just the after hours message...frustrating.

No doubt all will be made clear when she gets through to the surgery on Monday.

Alan

 

[caorach]

Two things jump out of this for me:

First of all that almost everyone has "something" in their lives be it an illness themselves or a sick relative and I guess that is worth keeping in mind that many people are struggling with some sort of difficult time. Hopefully it will work out for the best for all those who have posted on this thread.

The other thing that jumps out at me is how flexible and sensible we can be - the press are keen to report on the very smallest of errors in the process while overlooking the fact that we are dealing with a process involving up to 70 million people. However, it is great that people on this forum, and those you talk to elsewhere, seem to accept that things go wrong, that we have to make best use of the vaccine no matter who gets it, and that the process has worked very well indeed. That has to be a positive for the country as a whole in my view.

 

[Dan Gliballs]

Hi,
I took Mrs Glade to the docs today for her COVID Astre Seneca jab. I wheel her in and I was asked if I wanted the jab as I am her carer. I jumped at it. I was duly jabbed. The doctor whilst administering the job informed us he has vaccines left over from people who had booked a vaccine and then not showed up!!! I find this a sin under the circumstances because he can’t store the vaccine at minus 34, and it has to be thrown away.
My wife is not having any reaction to the jab, however I am. I have temp and feel generally crap with aches and pains and a headache. That said after dosing up on paracetamol I’m beginning to feel a bit better! I’m glad I’ve had it all the same.
Rgds
G

My MIL had exactly the same side effects 8-12hrs after the jab.

 

[willie_gunn]

Maybe she was one of the reserve list that they tried contacting at last minute in that case...but odd it wasn't by phone given there was no means offered by which she could respond. Tried the actual vaccination clinic as well yesterday. Also just the after hours message...frustrating.

No doubt all will be made clear when she gets through to the surgery on Monday.

Alan

My sister got her jab in a similar manner - a call (luckily in her case) at 4:00 asking “can you be here by 5:00?”. Fortunately she got there, having made a mad dash to the hospital. At the end of the day they have unused vaccines, which I believe in the Pfizer case can’t be re-frozen. Hence they want to make sure no vaccine is wasted, so they work through the roster of NHS staff targeting those who are in one of the nine Phase 1 cohorts.

I think the criticism is more aimed at those who have pre-booked appointments and are subsequent no-shows with no good reason, something my late mother would have filed under “bad manners”.

 

[bluesako]

im 69 doed anybody know when i get mine ? cheers bs ps any leftovers i,ll have em lol

 

[Alantoo]

My sister got her jab in a similar manner - a call (luckily in her case) at 4:00 asking “can you be here by 5:00?”. Fortunately she got there, having made a mad dash to the hospital. At the end of the day they have unused vaccines, which I believe in the Pfizer case can’t be re-frozen. Hence they want to make sure no vaccine is wasted, so they work through the roster of NHS staff targeting those who are in one of the nine Phase 1 cohorts.

I think the criticism is more aimed at those who have pre-booked appointments and are subsequent no-shows with no good reason, something my late mother would have filed under “bad manners”.

A sister in law who is normally a midwife is at the sharp end (well a few millimetres from it!) down in Hampshire working 24/7 giving jabs and phoning frantically to call in the reserve list...the last thing we want to do is create more work for them by not fitting in with their programme or wasting vaccine.

Hence our feeling of frustration.

I had a letter from the NHS yesterday and on the front is a message "Did you know every missed appointment costs the NHS around £160? If you cannot make an appointment , please let us know. Someone else might really need it!"

Alan

 

[kenbro]

It’s a wonder someone hasn’t blamed it all on Brexit!
Ken.
PS. Must add, we CAN blame Brexit for the success of the UKs vaccination program.

 

[bullet chucker]

Received a text Friday evening to be jabbed looked at the location options made my selection and ten past eight Saturday morning saw me waiting my turn, Had a bit of flu type shivers last night, woke this morning all OK. Will be notified for the booster next month.

BC.

 

[Cyres]

Both my parents are in their late 80's and live in rural Northumberland. They not even had their flue jabs! This week GP called to say my dad who is house bound would get his covid jab at home. My mother was told she would have to drive to Coldstream to have hers. Just can't believe it. She has not been out of the house for weeks. Hopefully my brother was going to talk to her GP and get it sorted.

D

 

[baguio]

Both my parents are in their late 80's and live in rural Northumberland. They not even had their flue jabs! This week GP called to say my dad who is house bound would get his covid jab at home. My mother was told she would have to drive to Coldstream to have hers. Just can't believe it. She has not been out of the house for weeks. Hopefully my brother was going to talk to her GP and get it sorted.

D

Communication is everything in all walks of life. GPs have 10s of thousands of patients under their care . I'm sure once told of the situation he/she will be able to sort something out for the pair of them!

 

[Freeforester]

See #110, please.

The Covid Vaccine Logic Makes No Sense At All?

Well, for the record and the avoidance of doubt, I'm definitely not recommending the bath in synthetic pyrethroid sheep dip, nor any ingestion of organophosphate compounds either, in case of doubt on that score too. I can draw from your answer that the system will not allow it to become official...

www.thestalkingdirectory.co.uk

 

[bfltd0]

im 69 doed anybody know when i get mine ? cheers bs ps any leftovers i,ll have em lol

They're finishing off the over 80s (in a good way) and just got into calling the over-70s, so cool your jets, young 'un.

 

[kes]

I'm 70 had mine in S Wales on Friday.
Went early to help the schedule, called in immediately and jabbed.
Some reservations advised before I could have it - no recent jabs, no anaphalactic reactions previously. Told, 2 weeks before a reasonably developed response. Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine.
Advised might feel ache in arm and joints, some flu-like symptoms - (nothing serious) for 24 Hrs, had that.
Being a wus it lasted a little longer and site of injection was tender for 48 hrs. Paracetamol and red wine perfect.
My wife, being younger is in a later cohort - same surgery. Not beyond the wit of man to cross reference households to age groups so a little disappointed in that but otherwise great.

 

[patrickt]

My sister got her jab in a similar manner - a call (luckily in her case) at 4:00 asking “can you be here by 5:00?”. Fortunately she got there, having made a mad dash to the hospital. At the end of the day they have unused vaccines, which I believe in the Pfizer case can’t be re-frozen. Hence they want to make sure no vaccine is wasted, so they work through the roster of NHS staff targeting those who are in one of the nine Phase 1 cohorts.

I think the criticism is more aimed at those who have pre-booked appointments and are subsequent no-shows with no good reason, something my late mother would have filed under “bad manners”.

W W, re: "My sister got her jab in a similar manner". Can you kindly enlighten the uneducated as to the precise location of her jab??, is "In a similar manner" in the upper/lower arm, a specific part of the shoulder, the leg, torso, or... is "In a similar manner" some sort of container that one gets their vaccination in to take home with them like a carry out, pray do tell the uninitiated !!!!!

Patrick

PS: sorry that sentence just jumped out at me, and made me chuckle, no offence meant W W

 

[willie_gunn]

W W, re: "My sister got her jab in a similar manner". Can you kindly enlighten the uneducated as to the precise location of her jab??, is "In a similar manner" in the upper/lower arm, a specific part of the shoulder, the leg, torso, or... is "In a similar manner" some sort of container that one gets their vaccination in to take home with them like a carry out, pray do tell the uninitiated !!!!!

Patrick

PS: sorry that sentence just jumped out at me, and made me chuckle, no offence meant W W

...and none taken

As she works for the NHS I've just given her a quick call to check.

She says your "similar manner" is just below the middle of the cheek on the left buttock.

When the nurse calls you in for the jab you should be prepared to immediately drop your trousers, shuffle in to the booth, and bend over. Apparently you have to do the same even if you attend a drive-thru clinic.

Forewarned is forearmed

 

[Alantoo]

Forewarned is forearmed

forebuttocked?

Alan

 

[willie_gunn]

forebuttocked?

Alan

Seeing that it immediately brought to mind Rambling Syd Rumpo!