Have you had your [s]microchip[/s] vaccine yet?

[LDC]

No, I was asked loads of stuff, but not about medication apart from blood thinners (aspirin - low dose, fine). Also had to fill out a big form. But nobody asked about steroids.

There's no point asking people for every type of medication if the answer doesn't make any difference to whether they get the jab or not.

 

[RubyToogood]

Things have slowed a bit - I've gone back a week according to the calculator - 08/03 and 14/04 if they insist I am "diabetic", 14/04 and 29/04 for just being "over 60" - so a difference of 5 weeks between risk groups...
Between 6,640,540 and 15,981,160 people ahead of me - hopefully they won't run out before then.
Then it will be between 31/05 and 22/07 for full 5G integration.

I just don't think the calculator is remotely accurate for a given individual because it doesn't account for the fact that it's not logistically possible to vaccinate a whole nation in strict order of priority. Geography and uptake affect it far too much.

 

[RubyToogood]

Is there a low uptake amongst BAME people? Is there scepticism/concern?

 

[elbows]

Is there a low uptake amongst BAME people? Is there scepticism/concern?

I cannot say much about what the actual reality is, but based on history, polling etc the likes of SAGE have been concerned about such issues for a long time. I dont know if I've seen anything vaccine-specific in published SAGE documents yet, but there have been other things along similar lines, eg engagement with test & trace, and the use of 'community champions' to help the message reach more people via trusted sources. This is why we are currently seeing people who are thought to be able to reach various communities, receiving the vaccine themselves in a high-profile manner. And things like mosques being used as vaccination centres. I have not tried to track news stories about this in a comprehensive way, but here are a few examples I did spot at the time:

City mosque to open vaccination hub to support rollout

Leading imam gets vaccine and urges communities to 'get the facts' from trusted medical experts

www.birminghammail.co.uk

Leading the way to encourage others to take up the vaccine is Imam Sheikh Nuru Mohammed, who posted a photo receiving a jab with the twitter message: "Alhamdu Lillah! Received my first dose. #NoToFakeNews#YesToVaccine"

Floella Benjamin takes COVID-19 vaccine

TRINIDADIAN-BRITISH former children's television presenter Floella Benjamin has received the first dose of her COVID-19 vaccine.

www.voice-online.co.uk

 

[David Clapson]

Is there a low uptake amongst BAME people? Is there scepticism/concern?

Yes. 27th Jan:

Covid-19: NHS must tackle vaccine lies to improve uptake among ethnic minorities, says Stevens

A recent poll of 2000 UK adults by the Royal Society for Public Health1 found that three quarters (76%) of people overall would willingly have a covid vaccination—but this fell to 57% of respondents from minority ethnic backgrounds.

19th Jan:

GPs raise alarm over low uptake of COVID-19 vaccine in BAME patients | GPonline

GPs across England have raised concerns over low uptake of COVID-19 vaccination among BAME patients - warning that misinformation has left patients reluctant to come forward and pushed up DNAs.

www.gponline.com

Co-clinical director of Shelton and Hanley PCN in Stoke-on-Trent Dr Lenin Vellaturi told GPonline that his network had experienced ‘plenty of problems’ with uptake among BAME patients in his community. 'We’ve had around 20-30% DNAs among the BAME community, compared to 2-3% in other groups,' he said. 'One of the worries is about the content of the jab, but another is that somewhere in the local media they have read that the vaccine is bad for them, or that it may cause harm. There are a lot of misconceptions that the vaccine has been done too quickly also.'

What’s driving vaccine hesitancy among black Britons? The answer is complicated

 

[planetgeli]

There's no point asking people for every type of medication if the answer doesn't make any difference to whether they get the jab or not.

Yes, I'm not criticising. I was replying to the point about steroids. Trying to make it plain they obviously don't affect the jab.

 

[William of Walworth]

What do you mean as an underlying condition? It doesn't make the clinically extremely vulnerable or clinically vulnerable list here. Not sure why you think the NHS doesn't regard ME/CFS as 'anything of consequence', it's a clearly recognised condition and has guidelines for diagnosis and treatment etc.

This page has been removed

www.nhs.uk

I thought it was worth re-clarifying that in terms of the JCVI's priority for vaccination list, 'underlying condition' and 'clinically extremely vulnerable' are not the same things (as you'll very well know, but still -- it's worth re-showing the priority list again, maybe).

1. residents in a care home for older adults and their carers
2. all those 80 years of age and over and frontline health and social care workers
3. all those 75 years of age and over
4. all those 70 years of age and over and clinically extremely vulnerable individuals[footnote 1 -- this 'clinically extrmely vulnerable' list of conditions is shown in the link @LynnDoyleCooper posted above]
5. all those 65 years of age and over
6. all individuals aged 16 years[footnote 2] to 64 years with underlying health conditions which put them at higher risk of serious disease and mortality[footnote 3 -- for the 'underlying conditions' list]
7. all those 60 years of age and over
8. all those 55 years of age and over
9. all those 50 years of age and over

• It is estimated that taken together, these groups represent around 99% of preventable mortality from COVID-19.

Above is from quite far down the Joint Committee for Vaccination and Immunisation page.

ETA -- I fall into category 6 (underlying but not extremely serious condition), even though I'm not 60 yet.

 

[tony.c]

There's no point asking people for every type of medication if the answer doesn't make any difference to whether they get the jab or not.

I was asked which medications I am taking by the nurse before getting jab. I assume it might have made a difference. One of the questions in the questionnaire I filled in while waiting to see nurse was whether I take warfarin, a blood thinning medication. Presumably that might make a difference as to whether you can have the jab.

 

[prunus]

I was asked which medications I am taking by the nurse before getting jab. I assume it might have made a difference. One of the questions in the questionnaire I filled in while waiting to see nurse was whether I take warfarin, a blood thinning medication. Presumably that might make a difference as to whether you can have the jab.

Warfarin is generally asked about before any injection as it can lead to more bleeding from the injection site which needs to be looked out for - no specific reason or contraindications for the Covid vaccine (that I know of anyway).

 

[BigTom]

24 and a bit hours on from having the pfizer jab yesterday and I've not had any side effects so far.
Turns out my parents also had it yesterday (in their 80s) and they've also not had any side effects yet.

 

[Duncan2]

Nephew in his twenties was recently offered the jab in Leeds where he does post-grad Sports Science.Wouldn't have thought he was priority since he runs 100 metres pretty fast but he does have an NHS number on the strength of a previous part-time job.He didn't take up the offer to his credit.

 

[rubbershoes]

feeling rough today , after my Oxford jab yesterday. Tired and lacking energy

an excuse to laze around in bed watching Alan Partridge. It's been my sickbed viewing for 20 years

 

[scifisam]

Nephew in his twenties was recently offered the jab in Leeds where he does post-grad Sports Science.Wouldn't have thought he was priority since he runs 100 metres pretty fast but he does have an NHS number on the strength of a previous part-time job.He didn't take up the offer to his credit.

He should have gone for it. Getting everyone done ASAP is the important thing.

Everyone has an NHS number - it's nothing to do with work.

 

[BigTom]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-55876866

A record number of people were vaccinated in the UK on Saturday - 598,389 received their first dose

nice, that's nearly 1% of the population in one day.

 

[cupid_stunt]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-55876866

nice, that's nearly 1% of the population in one day.

And some record breaking PCR testing has been going on too, with several days recently topping over 750k, yet overall new cases are down.

 

[rubbershoes]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-55876866

nice, that's nearly 1% of the population in one day.

Afaik under 18s or 16s won't get it as it hasn't been approved for them. I'm not sure what percentage of the population that is

 

[cupid_stunt]

Afaik under 18s or 16s won't get it as it hasn't been approved for them. I'm not sure what percentage of the population that is

IIRC over 16's will be getting it, according to google it's estimated 18.9% of the population are under 16 years old.

 

[StoneRoad]

SiL had her first jab on or before the 15th December 2020, so that puts jab two right on the 4th / 5th January 2021.

She's an NHS radiographer (with training responsibilities and some frontline work) and has a few health issues, so I hope that she's got in under that idiotic policy change.
[However, I think she's based at the "green" hospital that's doing the Pfizer jabs ...]

Spoke to SiL today, and during our chat she confirmed that she has had her second jab (Pfizer) - as have most, if not all, the staff at the hospital she works in.

 

[fishfinger]

I just got a text asking me to book a vaccine appointment - I'm housebound, so can't get there

 

[andysays]

I just got a text asking me to book a vaccine appointment - I'm housebound, so can't get there

The housebound aunt of someone I work with had hers recently - the vaccinater made a home visit.

 

[fishfinger]

The housebound aunt of someone I work with had hers recently - the vaccinater made a home visit.

I'll have to speak to my GP and see if I can get one at home.

 

[StoneRoad]

I'll have to speak to my GP and see if I can get one at home.

That's what I was going to suggest !

[fingers crossed for you]

 

[mx wcfc]

I'll have to speak to my GP and see if I can get one at home.

My b-i-l (a GP) managed to get them a home visit. They do do them where there is a need.

Round here the local taxi drivers are organised to give free lifts to vacinnation places for elderly/infirm. May be worth checking whether your area has something similar

 

[cupid_stunt]

I'll have to speak to my GP and see if I can get one at home.

My mother had a district nurse visit to do her first covid jab, just like they do every year for her flu jab.

 

[weepiper]

Nephew in his twenties was recently offered the jab in Leeds where he does post-grad Sports Science.Wouldn't have thought he was priority since he runs 100 metres pretty fast but he does have an NHS number on the strength of a previous part-time job.He didn't take up the offer to his credit.

Surely he's going to be seeing face to face patients if he's doing Sports Science? My sister in law is doing an undergrad physio degree and got offered the vaccine, she took it on the grounds she's starting NHS placements soon.

 

[Lurdan]

Had my first shot of Pfizer this morning. Feeling a bit physically out of sorts now but then I've been feeling that way for some years so I probably can't extract much mileage out of it..

Quite impressed by how it's been organised here (Tower Hamlets). All ran very smoothly.

 

[wayward bob]

my mum (75+ shielding group, cardiff) gets hers via gp on thursday

 

[Duncan2]

Surely he's going to be seeing face to face patients if he's doing Sports Science? My sister in law is doing an undergrad physio degree and got offered the vaccine, she took it on the grounds she's starting NHS placements soon.

Could be the reason weepiper afaik he has just completed Phd and works on-line only but am unsure.

 

[RoyReed]

I've just had another text asking me if I want to book for a Covid jab. It can't be for my second one as I only had my first one last Thursday. Something must have gone wrong with their system if they're asking me again so soon.

 

[Artaxerxes]

Due mine on Sunday