Vaccination cock up!

[Mottie]

She didn't pay £160 to a bloke in a tracksuit did she?

Lol. Actually she did say that at first when she phoned up but was joking. She then told me the true story.

 

[Mottie]

I thought it was supposed to be strictly on an appointment only basis, with the appointment coming from NHS when it was your turn?

Mrs Mottie phoned her back (was on the other phone when her mum called) so I’ve got the full story now. Her mums mate and her husband went down there for the husband to get his follow up jab but he got the date wrong. The place was empty as they were about to close. His wife then asked if she could have her jab but she was only 74. "If you like" they said and got her to fill in the form and roll up her sleeve. She then cheekily asked if her mate could have hers too. "How quick can she get here?" They asked. As the MIL was only 5 mins away by car, she sent her husband round to get her while she was resting up after her jab. The MIL was the last one to be done today.

 

[Doug99]

Seems sensible to use the jabs of "non showers" to those who do want them, irrespective of age.
It's thought that up to 1 in 5 may refuse the jab so can you imagine the media storm when Boris states a target of eg 1,000,000 jabs but only achieves 800,000.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

Seems sensible to use the jabs of "non showers" to those who do want them, irrespective of age.
It's thought that up to 1 in 5 may refuse the jab so can you imagine the media storm when Boris states a target of eg 1,000,000 jabs but only achieves 800,000.

Yes I completely agree, but it might lead to long queues at sites, with people waiting for possible 'no show' spare jabs. My own surgery is already inundated with people queueing with appointments. At the beginning, I rang them to ask how I would be advised of an appointment and was told the government (I read that as NHS) would let me know.

 

[fillyboy]

Mrs Mottie phoned her back (was on the other phone when her mum called) so I’ve got the full story now. Her mums mate and her husband went down there for the husband to get his follow up jab but he got the date wrong. The place was empty as they were about to close. His wife then asked if she could have her jab but she was only 74. "If you like" they said and got her to fill in the form and roll up her sleeve. She then cheekily asked if her mate could have hers too. "How quick can she get here?" They asked. As the MIL was only 5 mins away by car, she sent her husband round to get her while she was resting up after her jab. The MIL was the last one to be done today.

Great result.

 

[IT Minion]

Seems sensible to use the jabs of "non showers" to those who do want them, irrespective of age.
It's thought that up to 1 in 5 may refuse the jab so can you imagine the media storm when Boris states a target of eg 1,000,000 jabs but only achieves 800,000.

Generally you have to confirm you'll attend the appointment, so they shouldn't be missing that many people on the day. It'll be less of an issue now AZ supplies are coming through.

 

[Mottie]

Generally you have to confirm you'll attend the appointment, so they shouldn't be missing that many people on the day.

A 'no-show' is generally the definition of someone who has confirmed an appointment but fails to arrive.

 

[Keithmac]

Same here with my old mum ( in her 80s ) ...waiting outside on a concreate slope under a tent with the rain lashing down leaking in , no chairs for 2 hours .... then sat in a room packed like sardines ....what a joke !

That's no good at all, surely if anyone in that room had it the rest would have a high risk of catching it..

 

[SirGalahad]

Well there have been quite a few cases of having too many vaccines and them going to waste unfortunately.

 

[fillyboy]

Well there have been quite a few cases of having too many vaccines and them going to waste unfortunately.

With the storage requirements on the Pfizer one and the urgency of the rollout that was always a likelihood though.

 

[Doug99]

A 'no-show' is generally the definition of someone who has confirmed an appointment but fails to arrive.

My mother in law is 93yrs old and still lives independently in sheltered accommodation despite having trouble walking any distance. Her appointment for the jab was a at a social centre over a mile away and was expected to find her own way there. Why the local NHS could not visit the complex to give the jab is beyond me. Fortunately family were available to take her. I wonder how many could not make the journey.

 

[Mottie]

My mother in law is 93yrs old and still lives independently in sheltered accommodation despite having trouble walking any distance. Her appointment for the jab was a at a social centre over a mile away and was expected to find her own way there. Why the local NHS could not visit the complex to give the jab is beyond me. Fortunately family were available to take her. I wonder how many could not make the journey.

My mum is 84 and hasn’t even been told when she’ll be getting hers. I suppose it could be quite time consuming to visit individuals in their home because apart from the travelling time, there’s also a 15 minute wait time afterwards to check for a reaction. That’s a lot of vacc's a nurse could be doing during that time.

 

[crystal ball]

I know my MIL will get hers at home as she has the DN visit every day to jab her, if she needed to travel it would require ambulance transport

 

[Notch7]

I saw this and thought of Benny

 

[EddieM]

Parents both >80 had their booster jabs today. They seem in good spirits about it, actually they bought a bottle of Gin, though you're not really supposed to drink alkyhol post vaccination.