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teuchter said:
Whence comes this rumour?
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Well, from me. My girlfriend just got her notification for an appointment this week.

I'm not 100% sure if I'm right though - as there is a small possibility that she's been bumped due to me being CEV (I've had both mine - second last week) - we go to different GP practices and I only informed mine last week that we live together. I don't think the NHS necessarily is that joined up though. I've been going to my practice for a while since before we got together and so I hadn't updated contact details. Anyway a friend asked why she hadn't been vaccinated already ages ago, since we have lived together for ages and it's NHS policy to do so for CEV people. So I updated my records last week.
 
I had my first shot last Friday, through what I understand is now the standard process. Text message arrives from 'NHSvaccine' with a website link where bookings for both appointments are then made at the same time. They offer a range of locations based on proximity to home address. Had mine done in a pop-up booth at the pharmacy at the end of my street - very efficient and friendly they were too. At no point was my GP surgery involved.

I asked about 40s-45s at the time (for my partner) and was told the current estimate was 2-3 weeks.

Edited to add: I just received a vaccine booking letter in this morning's mail. All being done centrally now it seems - presumably from NHS database rather than local surgery lists.
 
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My invitation SMS came from my GP in January and again when I booked my 2nd (about 10 days ago). The SMS did refer to the NHS booking portal though, although I believe on both occassions it was just to the GP practice. I did get letter from hospital too back in Jan, several days after GP vaccination, inviting me to come to Guys&ST
 
BusLanes said:
My invitation SMS came from my GP in January and again when I booked my 2nd (about 10 days ago). The SMS did refer to the NHS booking portal though, although I believe on both occassions it was just to the GP practice. I did get letter from hospital too back in Jan, several days after GP vaccination, inviting me to come to Guys&ST
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Interesting. I'm guessing that now the priority groups have all been identified and contacted and we are just into age-based rollout, then the GPs no longer need to be involved.
 
Based on info from GP records though? I'm wondering how they know who's what age and where and how to contact them.
 
teuchter said:
Based on info from GP records though? I'm wondering how they know who's what age and where and how to contact them.
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GP records are just one feed into a central database where an individual’s NHS number is their unique identifier. Once location and contact details haven been entered there is no need for the surgery to take part in the rollout process.
 
editor said:
What are they then? They're choosing to ignore medical science in preference to something they've read online, and the leaflets they're handing out are pure conspiracy/right wing/freeeeedom bullshit. As far as I'm concerned they can say and believe in whatever they like, but the concern is that they will persuade vulnerable/gullible people not to take a vaccine which could save their life or spare them from a terrible illness.

Footsoldiers for Freedom my fucking arse.
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Gramsci said:
On the anti vax people outside tube.

Whist these are the fringe group I've chatted to several people I know who are going to refuse Vaccine and refuse to have it for their kids.

When I ask them why I don't get much response.

They aren't conspiracy loons.
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Loons or straight-up idiots, take your pick.
 
Does anyone know where I can get a walk-in/booked second jab ASAP?

I'm been trying my local pharmacy for unused vaccines at the end of the day and have got nowhere - and Lambeth haven't helped sending out a press release today telling me about such a walk-in in Montgomery Hall, four days ago :facepalm:

Update: and now I've just found out I could have gone today FFS

My dose is booked next week but I want to go up to Wales for the first time since my sister in law died for a family event and would have to come straight back and then have a hefty 3 hr dental appt the next morning, which could be risky if I don't have a good reaction...
 
If anyone else needs to change their vaccine appt: After a long time battling through the 'select 1 if..." options on the 119 service, I finally got the appointment shifted. Phew!
 
Does anyone know where the nearest drop in vaccination place is in Brixton / Herne Hill?

My GP is claiming their system takes ‘up to ten weeks’ to update their records and to send me an appointment time for one.

The SELondonCCG website is dreadful and I don’t want to go up to the Baldry Gardens Health Centre on Streatham High Road to find out its no longer doing drop ins (the CCG website says they are but the ‘more info’ link goes to a dead page.

Thanks!
 
Not quite Brixton, but we took at test today as a precaution and went to the site on Gallery Road in Dulwich. It was very well organised, with proper portacabin-style modules so no testing in the rain or underneath a gazebo, and had the friendliest and most helpful staff I've encountered at any test site so far. Impressed.
 
That lunatic rapper who bellows out anti-vaxx/anti mask/Covid denying nonsense outside Brixton Tube is now now going around trying to get local small businesses closed down by walking in without a mask, claiming exemption (yeah, right) and filming the shopkeeper asking him politely to leave while accusing him of racism. And then he posts it on his social media and encourages his anti-mask followers to call/harass/report the 'racism' and 'anti disability' prejudice.

*please don't mention any of the businesses affected as they're all hoping this will blow over so don't need any publicity
 
editor said:
It's not over yet Lambeth urges Brixton and Stockwell residents to get a Covid-19 PCR test as local cases rise
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I have been watching the rate for Brixton and Clapham climb a fair bit over the last couple of weeks. The infection rate for Lambeth was something like 17 per 100,000, but now upto 43, well above the national average. Lets hope this isn't the start of something more alarming.

The ward that Brixton Prison is in has seen infection rates rocket by 700%, perhaps there is an outbreak there?
 
jimbarkanoodle said:
I have been watching the rate for Brixton and Clapham climb a fair bit over the last couple of weeks. The infection rate for Lambeth was something like 17 per 100,000, but now upto 43, well above the national average. Lets hope this isn't the start of something more alarming.

The ward that Brixton Prison is in has seen infection rates rocket by 700%, perhaps there is an outbreak there
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here is the most up to date heat map for the borough, looks like the trend is up in all age groups excrept the very old, but notably highest among school age kids


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