Topic: Who's Been Jabbed With The Vax?

[FerriswheelBueller]

My parents in the UK got all Pfizer’d up yesterday. Nice one, nice one.

Meanwhile, Nova Scotia has managed to dish out *checks figures* 15k doses total, and the government just diverted half of our next shipment north. Cheers for that lads. Grand job.

[NoSleep]

First jab yesterday (Oxford-AstraZeneca). Arm feels a little bruised today and I feel (ever so) slightly feverish today, as is expected, according to the literature.

[Billy]

My grandma (80), aunt (54), mum (53) and girlfriend (25) so far, the latter three all care workers in some form. Sadly being under 50 and healthy-ish means I’m probably near the bottom of the list but hopefully I won’t feel left out for too long.

Lots of extreme anti-vaxxers in my friend and family groups, I’d really rather have it though so I can do things like travel again when that becomes less impossible. I love the idea of places like Prague being devoid of the usual tourist scrum for a while at least.

[FerriswheelBueller]

To drop my veil of unabashed cynicism for a minute, it’s really nice to see a stream of people in the UK getting chivved up with vaccine. The last year has felt fucking shit, and seeing a functioning immunization rollout is really heartening (even with all the potential issues around second doses etc etc chiz chiz chiz).

If they’re vaccinating CaBbers they must be really at the dregs end of the schedule. Grand stuff.

Ok carry on, cheers.

[Zetetic]

means she's not currently registered with a GP...

I know you already know this, but it's worth fixing this for a whole bunch of reasons.

[olliebean]

My under-50 housemate has volunteered as a steward at a vaccination centre on Wednesday, which apparently means she'll get the jab herself at the end of the day. You need a DBS check to do that, though, which takes a few weeks and you have to pay for it (she already had one as she works in a school).

[sirhenry]

Because I'm vulnerable (one and a bit working lungs, other respiratory problems, blood-clotting problems, over 60 and so on), I'm getting jabbed on Friday.

It does really worry me to think that there are 15 million people in the country who are even sicker than me - a quarter of the population of the country who can't climb two flights of stairs without having to stop for a breather.

[Norton Canes]

Mrs C has her vax appointment at 5pm today, though she's not sure why she's been selected this early - she's BAME but they're not prioritising BAME groups, are they? She works in student mental health and did a few days late last year as emergency support on campus so we're presuming she's registered as a front-line worker.

[non capisco]

Mrs C has her vax appointment at 5pm today, though she's not sure why she's been selected this early - she's BAME but they're not prioritising BAME groups, are they? She works in student mental health and did a few days late last year as emergency support on campus so we're presuming she's registered as a front-line worker.

Yep, that'll be it I think. A mate of mine got the jab early because she works for a charity providing trauma recovery support for children.

[Kelvin]

Getting mine on Thursday. Feel a bit guilty about it, as I'm only mid 30's, and healthy (in so much as a middle aged man who has spent 12 months indoors can ever be "healthy").

I don't even know why I've been selected so early, but it has to be because of my epilepsy (controlled by tablets, haven't had a fit in years). Slight imposter syndrome about it, I guess. 

[Shoulders?-Stomach!]

Absolutely no need to feel guilty.

[Kelvin]

Realistically, no. But it did feel weird telling my mum, when she's much higher risk, has been ultra-cautious, and hadn't even got hers booked at the point that mine first came through (she has now). Same with a friend who I've been calling a lot recently, as she's been so depressed an isolated, and get really upset when they first started talking about vaccinations being done by August, as that felt so far away. Now I've got one booked and she hasn't. I appreciate they have to categorise people somehow, it's not arbitrary. But it does feel a bit odd knowing I'll be vaccinated before people who are in far greater need of it, and who are struggling far more.   

[BlodwynPig]

Getting mine on Thursday. Feel a bit guilty about it, as I'm only mid 30's, and healthy (in so much as a middle aged man who has spent 12 months indoors can ever be "healthy").

I don't even know why I've been selected so early, but it has to be because of my epilepsy (controlled by tablets, haven't had a fit in years). Slight imposter syndrome about it, I guess.

Great. No peep from my GP yet. If my employer (the government) think I'm not a citizen, then perhaps the GP still thinks I'm in Canada.

[earl_sleek]

I had the AstraZeneca one last week - I'm eligible via being a frontline social care worker. A few colleagues had really bad reactions, including one who's temperature got so high she started hallucinating, but apart from a slightly sore shoulder I've been fine.

Both my parents had their first jabs several weeks ago - they're both in the 70s and have underlying health conditions, particularly my dad - and neither of them seem to have had adverse reactions either.

[Bazooka]

Getting mine on Thursday. Feel a bit guilty about it, as I'm only mid 30's, and healthy (in so much as a middle aged man who has spent 12 months indoors can ever be "healthy").

Drive a combine harvester into a nursing home whilst your at it!

[jobotic]

You should only feel guilty for saying mid-thirties is middle-aged ha ha!

[Pranet]

Yes. Mid thirties is "still a young man". You need somewhere to go post 40. Believe me I know.

[Kelvin]

You should only feel guilty for saying mid-thirties is middle-aged ha ha!

When I was a boy I thought thirty was when you basically became old and irrelevant, and I swore to myself that I would always remember how a young man saw someone that age when I reached it.

I shall not break that vow.

[Chedney Honks]

Rather it goes to you than some cruise cunt mate. Hope you don't turn into a gelatinous puddle.

[The Dog]

I know you already know this, but it's worth fixing this for a whole bunch of reasons.

Don’t really know what registering with a GP means. Certainly don’t know if I am registered or how to go about that. Will I get the vaccine if I’m not registered? Government seems to know about me when they want money, but then I tried to vote once and they’d miraculously lost my details or something. Gave up after that. 

[NoSleep]

It will be via your registration with a GP that you will be contacted; I get IM's from my local surgery reminding me to make appointments, etc, including the vaccine program.

[NoSleep]

Getting mine on Thursday. Feel a bit guilty about it, as I'm only mid 30's, and healthy (in so much as a middle aged man who has spent 12 months indoors can ever be "healthy").

I don't even know why I've been selected so early, but it has to be because of my epilepsy (controlled by tablets, haven't had a fit in years). Slight imposter syndrome about it, I guess.

You can now tell them how quickly they will go for the vaccine after they have been notified to make the appointment, so not to worry that they have yet to be informed. The short notice is probably about delivering the vaccine while it is fresh.

[mippy]

Had AZ on Saturday - condition that puts me in Group 6 but is mostly controlled by medication. I was conspicuously younger than everyone else in the queue.

My in-laws in their 70s only had theirs a couple of weeks before, so yeah, feel a bit guilty.

[Kelvin]

Jabbed to fuck.

[peanutbutter]

Got the text this morning, was all booked up but I guess it'll be within the next few days. Have a track record of issues with my breathing so it seems fair enough really but I was initially surprised.

There was actually an appointment I could've taken this afternoon but it only appeared an hour beforehand.

[pigamus]

Great. No peep from my GP yet. If my employer (the government) think I'm not a citizen, then perhaps the GP still thinks I'm in Canada.

Might be worth trying to book via the NHS website, see if it lets you – I’ve only just had my letter this week - appointment’s tomorrow

[BlodwynPig]

Might be worth trying to book via the NHS website, see if it lets you – I’ve only just had my letter this week - appointment’s tomorrow

I did that a few weeks ago (when this was announced), will try again. Mum got a government letter and nothing from GP.

edit: You are not currently eligible to book through this service

hmmmm - is it staggered or based on regional stocks?

[pigamus]

Dunno -  I mean we’re both diabetic so you should be on the list

[peanutbutter]

Got it this morning, Pfizer. Was all very quick and efficiently handled. Really can't compute why people like me are put ahead of teachers with the school plans though. They'd easily get every teacher done. Got a 90 year old relative in Ireland who hasn't heard a word yet.

Everything there suggested the second dose will be in "around 12 weeks", which half has me expecting a 14-15 week wait.




On the basis  of anecdotal info it seems like London was possibly oversupplied for younger people with pre-existing conditions. Seems like the severity of the conditions wasn't accounted into it at all?

[Cursus]

Had my first jab this afternoon (AstraZeneca). Was given a date in May for the follow up.