Have you had the vaccine WITH POLL

[prunus]

ExCel (London)

Fingers crossed they sort it out.

In other news - I’ve just received a text from the gp inviting me to book! Bit of a surprise - I’m not even 50 yet (though it’s becoming a rounding error). I might not book Excel then by the sounds of it. Assuming one gets a choice.

 

[Epona]

Fingers crossed they sort it out.

In other news - I’ve just received a text from the gp inviting me to book! Bit of a surprise - I’m not even 50 yet (though it’s becoming a rounding error). I might not book Excel then by the sounds of it. Assuming one gets a choice.

It might not actually be their fault mind you!

 

[cupid_stunt]

I don't understand this about the ExCel, from my understanding, and certainly around here, there's two routes to vaccination.

1 - Via the national NHS programme, which manages these mass vaccination centres, in which case the NHS contacts you directly, and you get an invite to book an appointment online or over the phone.

2 - Via your local GP, which will be part of a local GP managed hub, in which case they contact you to book an appointment. [They also do the care homes & home visits if required]

I don't know anyone that has been contacted by their GP to visit a directly run NHS centre, and no one that hasn't been asked to book an appointment first, be it at a directly run NHS centre or a GP operated one.

This is what's posted on various GP's website locally...

The national NHS booking service will be writing to eligible people living within 60 miles of the Brighton Centre providing them all the details they need to book an appointment online or over the phone.

Anyone receiving a letter from the national booking service can choose whether to book an appointment at the vaccination centre, or wait until they are contacted by their [GP] local hub for an appointment at their local vaccination service if that would be more convenient.

 

[Sunray]

No, there was no appointment booked, he just got a text yesterday at about 17:30 telling him to turn up today between 10 am and 4 pm for a vaccination, apparently so did a lot of other people - makes me wonder if our GP has fucked it up or something.

That's a bit disappointing, a very wide set of times. It's a massive place, surely you'd not want the vulnerable queuing for hours?

Let's all have a pre-vaccination cuddle puddle.

 

[prunus]

Fingers crossed they sort it out.

In other news - I’ve just received a text from the gp inviting me to book! Bit of a surprise - I’m not even 50 yet (though it’s becoming a rounding error). I might not book Excel then by the sounds of it. Assuming one gets a choice.

Update: I am booked for tomorrow, at the Lambeth hub in oval! Really quite excited - wasn’t expecting the call for a couple of months at least.

 

[Epona]

OK here is the low down on what happened with my OH - in our area, Bart's send out texts separate from the above methods to people who they decide need to be bumped up the queue due to various reasons (such as new health conditions or worsening of a condition, recent hospitalisations etc). These do NOT go via the GPs or the appointment system that most people use, but are the queuing people that others have mentioned seeing when they turn up for their appointments even for the first booked slots of the day.

The "queue" part of the system was overwhelmed today because Bart's sent out texts to too many people, a higher than anticipated number turned up, and it caused a long queue at ExCel.

OH did eventually get his vaccination after nearly 7 hours there - it seems a little clumsy but apparently usually works a lot smoother than that, and it meant he got his first vaccination a few weeks sooner than he would otherwise have done had it been via the normal channels.

People who book a slot via the usual methods will not be affected by queue times from the other part of the system!

 

[tony.c]

My sister-in-law got text today asking her to log in to booking system for slot. She got a slot for tomorrow, and even given date for second jab in May.

 

[zora]

OK here is the low down on what happened with my OH - in our area, Bart's send out texts separate from the above methods to people who they decide need to be bumped up the queue due to various reasons (such as new health conditions or worsening of a condition, recent hospitalisations etc). These do NOT go via the GPs or the appointment system that most people use, but are the queuing people that others have mentioned seeing when they turn up for their appointments even for the first booked slots of the day.

The "queue" part of the system was overwhelmed today because Bart's sent out texts to too many people, a higher than anticipated number turned up, and it caused a long queue at ExCel.

OH did eventually get his vaccination after nearly 7 hours there - it seems a little clumsy but apparently usually works a lot smoother than that, and it meant he got his first vaccination a few weeks sooner than he would otherwise have done had it been via the normal channels.

People who book a slot via the usual methods will not be affected by queue times from the other part of the system!

Ah thanks, very informative! And v glad that your OH got his vaccine now, albeit after a lot of queuing. It sounded very stressful and distressing for you both, his bad asthma attacks during covid times.

 

[Teaboy]

OK here is the low down on what happened with my OH - in our area, Bart's send out texts separate from the above methods to people who they decide need to be bumped up the queue due to various reasons (such as new health conditions or worsening of a condition, recent hospitalisations etc). These do NOT go via the GPs or the appointment system that most people use, but are the queuing people that others have mentioned seeing when they turn up for their appointments even for the first booked slots of the day.

The "queue" part of the system was overwhelmed today because Bart's sent out texts to too many people, a higher than anticipated number turned up, and it caused a long queue at ExCel.

OH did eventually get his vaccination after nearly 7 hours there - it seems a little clumsy but apparently usually works a lot smoother than that, and it meant he got his first vaccination a few weeks sooner than he would otherwise have done had it been via the normal channels.

People who book a slot via the usual methods will not be affected by queue times from the other part of the system!

Fair play to your partner for sticking that out for 7 hours. Not a great advert for the system but hopefully he just got unlucky on a bad day.

 

[Winot]

Update: I am booked for tomorrow, at the Lambeth hub in oval! Really quite excited - wasn’t expecting the call for a couple of months at least.

I went there too - was very efficient (I am 49 and not in vulnerable group).

 

[planetgeli]

Slow week, especially following last week...

 

[rubbershoes]

Massive queue by all accounts, I told him he should have gone up there earlier

At my local vaccination centre, everyone arrives by car as it's out of town. People should arrive no more than 20 minutes before their slot and some who are too early are turned away. One person turned upan hour early and he only lived 15 minutes away

 

[Badgers]

Eta 7 hours and counting here

 

[prunus]

I went there too - was very efficient (I am 49 and not in vulnerable group).

Certainly was, very impressive.

About 4 hours later felt like I'd been hit by a truck - barely the energy to get up the stairs. Went to bed, slept for about 12 hours, fine today apart from a very sore arm (more so than usual jabs ime).

 

[Numbers]

Booked for Saturday March 6th
Could have done any day next week but I’m busy.

 

[Epona]

Certainly was, very impressive.

About 4 hours later felt like I'd been hit by a truck - barely the energy to get up the stairs. Went to bed, slept for about 12 hours, fine today apart from a very sore arm (more so than usual jabs ime).

Aye, as I mentioned on another thread, OH was very unwell yesterday. He then slept for a long time and is back to normal today

 

[davesgcr]

63 - invited last week , but got a slot for today (Astro-Z variant) - absolutely mint service - straight in and very carefully looked after all the time. The venue was a fairly scruffy old night club , so the deed was done under a large glitter ball. Hats off the nurses and volunteers - they are planning a 1000 today. The constraint is supply not delivery and admin.

Typical of the workforce is that the nurse who did me - had an 0800 -1300 slot for this work and then went to her normal place of work for another stint. Impressive.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Typical of the workforce is that the nurse who did me - had an 0800 -1300 slot for this work and then went to her normal place of work for another stint. Impressive.

I had a retired GP do mine - they're a credit to the country.

 

[cupid_stunt]

My SiL retired from the NHS in Dec 2019, but went back to help in the hospital lab last year p/t, was supposed to finish again Dec last year, but is still going in a day or two most weeks, as required, and other days is jabbing away at a vaccination centre, wondering if she'll will ever escape.

 

[Badgers]

Changed my vote

 

[farmerbarleymow]

It's good that we're approaching 50/50.

 

[William of Walworth]

63 - invited last week , but got a slot for today (Astro-Z variant) - absolutely mint service - straight in and very carefully looked after all the time. The venue was a fairly scruffy old night club , so the deed was done under a large glitter ball. Hats off the nurses and volunteers - they are planning a 1000 today. The constraint is supply not delivery and admin.

Typical of the workforce is that the nurse who did me - had an 0800 -1300 slot for this work and then went to her normal place of work for another stint. Impressive.

Are you (still) living in Wales. davesgcr ??

 

[Shippou-Sensei]

My mother was worried about me having to go back to college. She rung up the local practice and they had a free slot in the next 30min so I rushed over and got to get my first jab.

 

[davesgcr]

Are you (still) living in Wales. davesgcr ??

This was in St Albans ! - not set foot in Wales for a year now - alas. (I am told Wales is a bit slow and lagging behind on the next tranches)

 

[SpookyFrank]

It's good that we're approaching 50/50.

You lot must be older than I thought

 

[William of Walworth]

This was in St Albans ! - not set foot in Wales for a year now - alas.

OK, I had my doubts that you were still living in Wales tbh! Hope you can manage a visit later this year or next

(I am told Wales is a bit slow and lagging behind on the next tranches)

Mixed news on this -- just rechecked ... (it had to be the fairly crap Wales OnLine, because I couldn't find the BBC Wales version) :

The Welsh Government said on February 11 that the vaccination rollout in Wales would slow sharply as a result of a planned UK-wide drop in the number of coronavirus vaccinations produced.
It was anticipated that Wales would receive around 100,000 combined vaccine doses for the week beginning February 15 and a similar number this week.
It's expected that supplies will accelerate again in March, with Wales ready to receive between 160,000 and 190,000 vaccines a week. This will support a change in Wales to focus on administering second doses of the vaccine.

Not all bad then. I was personally told by the hospital back in January that Jab One (priority group 6) could well be 'by Easter' for me , and I suspect that remains the prospect.

I wish we were going as speedily as in England though!

 

[planetgeli]

OK, I had my doubts that you were still living in Wales tbh! Hope you can manage a visit later this year or next



Mixed news on this -- just rechecked ... (it had to be the fairly crap Wales OnLine, because I couldn't find the BBC Wales version) :



Not all bad then. I was personally told by the hospital back in January that Jab One (priority group 6) could well be 'by Easter' for me , and I suspect that remains the prospect.

I wish we were going as speedily as in England though!

My partner is one group above you (I think) and she's getting jabbed next Friday.

Different GPs are undoubtedly going at different rates though. But I'm sure it'll be your turn very soon.

 

[krink]

Had the Pfizer at 9.30 this morning and I'm just starting to feel a little bit spaced out. Is this normal? Like when I double dose on my pain meds. Might just be nerves as I'm happily hyped about it

 

[LDC]

'Spaced out' is a very vague description, and it 1.5 hours after having the vaccine is something I would say is very likely not related to the vaccine in any physical way. I think the fact you yourself say it could be nerves would make me think it's something along those lines.

 

[8ball]

Had the Pfizer at 9.30 this morning and I'm just starting to feel a little bit spaced out. Is this normal? Like when I double dose on my pain meds. Might just be nerves as I'm happily hyped about it

It seems quick, but I wouldn't rule out the vaccine being responsible. Minor allergic reactions can cause transient slight neurological symptoms.