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Accelerating 2nd doses for over 50's
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Yes you'll be contacted. Obviously they need to sort all the logistics out. I would suggest if you don't hear within 6 - 7 weeks after your 1st jab you ring 119. "
My first jab was 8 weeks ago. I'll give it a week or so to see how the logistics work out.
I suppose it's a balanced decision, as apparently the 12 week gap gives better longer protection. |
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I personally think they should accelerate doses for those who are spreading it. The younger, mobile, sociable....
I mean I'm Convinced when they cooked up the 4 stage plan that they were planning on doing more than 400 / 500k jabs a day and that everyone would have had at least 1 by pubs opening. That's not going to happen so at the same time as pubs are opening most folks going to them won't have had a single jab.
Or as people step off a plane.. Stick a needle in their arm.
Our vaccine plan was working but perhaps it needs to be tweaked now. |
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I think it'll take a little while, as it will mean rescheduling stock and appointments, plus giving some areas higher priority. I'd wait until I'd passed the 8 weeks, from a couple of weeks from now. |
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My jab is booked for 7th June, 11th week. I am in no rush to change it.
I know so many who don’t even have an appointment for their second and due before me, they are the priority in my eyes not those who have a date already within the time limit, even though goalposts moved. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"My jab is booked for 7th June, 11th week. I am in no rush to change it.
I know so many who don’t even have an appointment for their second and due before me, they are the priority in my eyes not those who have a date already within the time limit, even though goalposts moved. "
That's a fair point. I'm also in two minds as to whether it's worth bringing forward my second jab. Like you I'm fairly comfortable with having it at the 11 week mark. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I personally think they should accelerate doses for those who are spreading it. The younger, mobile, sociable....
I mean I'm Convinced when they cooked up the 4 stage plan that they were planning on doing more than 400 / 500k jabs a day and that everyone would have had at least 1 by pubs opening. That's not going to happen so at the same time as pubs are opening most folks going to them won't have had a single jab.
Or as people step off a plane.. Stick a needle in their arm.
Our vaccine plan was working but perhaps it needs to be tweaked now. "
They are both its different vaccines so one won't affect the other much.
The majority of those waiting for a second jab will be the Oxford whilst those under 40 will mostly be offered the Phizer or Moderna. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"My jab is booked for 7th June, 11th week. I am in no rush to change it.
I know so many who don’t even have an appointment for their second and due before me, they are the priority in my eyes not those who have a date already within the time limit, even though goalposts moved. "
It depends which you had and which they had. There is a supply issue with the PHIZER so if you had the Oxford then you waiting so they can be prioritised wont help. |
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"My jab is booked for 7th June, 11th week. I am in no rush to change it.
I know so many who don’t even have an appointment for their second and due before me, they are the priority in my eyes not those who have a date already within the time limit, even though goalposts moved.
It depends which you had and which they had. There is a supply issue with the PHIZER so if you had the Oxford then you waiting so they can be prioritised wont help. "
Of course me waiting until my already booked date won’t help anyone who had a different brand. My date is there, if the nhs choose to change it thst is there choice I’m not going to change it. |
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By *dsindyTV/TS
over a year ago
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My 2nd jab was booked for mid june. Went online this morning and was able to re book it for mid afternoon this coming friday.....so I will be protected and will protect those around me. |
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By *ubal1Man
over a year ago
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Thankfully, I'm having my 2nd jab this week; I had no reaction from the first and sincerely hope the second will have no adverse impact.
The accelerating pace of the Indian mutations clearly demonstrates that vaccination is a global issue, that will like rumble on for several years; as I suspected some time ago!
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"I personally think they should accelerate doses for those who are spreading it. The younger, mobile, sociable....
I mean I'm Convinced when they cooked up the 4 stage plan that they were planning on doing more than 400 / 500k jabs a day and that everyone would have had at least 1 by pubs opening. That's not going to happen so at the same time as pubs are opening most folks going to them won't have had a single jab.
Or as people step off a plane.. Stick a needle in their arm.
Our vaccine plan was working but perhaps it needs to be tweaked now. "
Vaccinating those at highest risk first makes sense to me. |
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"Thankfully, I'm having my 2nd jab this week; I had no reaction from the first and sincerely hope the second will have no adverse impact.
The accelerating pace of the Indian mutations clearly demonstrates that vaccination is a global issue, that will like rumble on for several years; as I suspected some time ago!
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I think it's also clear that some vaccines and delivery programs are more efficacious than others. So jabbing a billion people with bleachy water isn't going to do much good in the grand scheme of things. |
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"Thankfully, I'm having my 2nd jab this week; I had no reaction from the first and sincerely hope the second will have no adverse impact.
The accelerating pace of the Indian mutations clearly demonstrates that vaccination is a global issue, that will like rumble on for several years; as I suspected some time ago!
I think it's also clear that some vaccines and delivery programs are more efficacious than others. So jabbing a billion people with bleachy water isn't going to do much good in the grand scheme of things. "
Shhh. Some people really enjoy their Magic Mineral Solution and sticking it to the man by ingesting bleach. (Yeah it's a thing) |
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"Had my second yesterday (no adverse reaction to either apart from a dull ache where the needle went in  )
Whilst there, I noticed that those getting their first were being booked for their second at eight weeks from yesterday..
As my slot was late, the staff were also doing a sterling effort to get any left over vaccine used..asking those waiting to call friends & family if they could get down   "
Wonder how many (if any) doses are going to waste |
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"Had my second yesterday (no adverse reaction to either apart from a dull ache where the needle went in )
Whilst there, I noticed that those getting their first were being booked for their second at eight weeks from yesterday..
As my slot was late, the staff were also doing a sterling effort to get any left over vaccine used..asking those waiting to call friends & family if they could get down
Wonder how many (if any) doses are going to waste "
What I've heard is that they're doing a very good job of getting extra people in. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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They will contact you but beware! As a ridiculous way the system works, you (or they, if you phone them) have to FIRST cancel your second appointment before they can see what appointments might be available. Given that we were having our second in just a fortnight, we decided to leave things as they were in case there wasn't anything available beforehand. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"They will contact you but beware! As a ridiculous way the system works, you (or they, if you phone them) have to FIRST cancel your second appointment before they can see what appointments might be available. Given that we were having our second in just a fortnight, we decided to leave things as they were in case there wasn't anything available beforehand."
I've noticed that as well. I thought it wasn't worth the risk if there were no slots, available, so I've kept with my original booking. |
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I would have thought the best way to accelerate anything would be to jab more people everyday.
20 Mar we did 750k in a day.
At the moment we've been average 450 to 500k.
I just wonder what the bottle neck is? Supply of vaccine? People to administer them?
Patients to show up for them?
Admin systems to call them up?
Going along at 500k a day isn't going to get us very far very fast against the new variant when over 25m still haven't had a first jab yet. |
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"I would have thought the best way to accelerate anything would be to jab more people everyday.
20 Mar we did 750k in a day.
At the moment we've been average 450 to 500k.
I just wonder what the bottle neck is? Supply of vaccine? People to administer them?
Patients to show up for them?
Admin systems to call them up?
Going along at 500k a day isn't going to get us very far very fast against the new variant when over 25m still haven't had a first jab yet. "
I know that awhile ago there was a Pfizer shortfall |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"They will contact you but beware! As a ridiculous way the system works, you (or they, if you phone them) have to FIRST cancel your second appointment before they can see what appointments might be available. Given that we were having our second in just a fortnight, we decided to leave things as they were in case there wasn't anything available beforehand.
I've noticed that as well. I thought it wasn't worth the risk if there were no slots, available, so I've kept with my original booking. "
I had the text today to change my booking.
At first i phoned 119 but after 15 minutes waiting i went online.
As my second jab was due in two weeks time i was hesitant to cancel however in case it was then moved further down the line.
I have now got my second jab on Tuesday so nearly two weeks earlier (10 weeks after my first) and its nearer than my original booking.
Yes you do have to cancel first to rebook. |
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