In your experience, are people who share a house called at the same time for the vaccine.

I am not sure how ours works really. I had mine after being notified by text and now I have had an appointment letter. I thought, at first it was for second shot, but it is for the first. It says to ignore the letter if you have had it already. DH is still waiting.

My mum is 93 and hasn’t heard a cuckoo. We’re in Scotland and the roll out seems to be going quite badly wrong here. It’s claimed that they’ve prioritised care home residents but there are only about 35k care home residents, while there are nearly 250k over-80’s.

The Scottish govt has only used about half its allocated doses and surgeries are crying out for it, but aren’t getting it. Only one big centre was working yesterday, others aren’t opening until next week. They’ve had months to plan this, why have they left it so late? It’s really upsetting and distressing for older people and their families.

In your experience, are people who share a house called at the same time for the vaccine.

No, and not even in the same location.

I have had to book appointments for elderly people and have not been able to get appointments on the same day even though they live in the same house.

I didn't get the invitations the same day so it wasn't really possible. It didn't really matter as the vaccination centre isn't too far from their home and it is not too much trouble to take them separately.

I was able to book mine after a couple of days of trying as at first they were still trying to get through the over 80ies. I have booked for next Monday from the options given. It will mean driving about 7 miles each way. Today I got a second letter, similar but not identical. This one had my NHS number encoded. It was transparent in the first.
DH has heard nothing yet, but I am 75, he is 74.

Our surgery phoned with my appointment which is this week. My husband is 18 months younger but they offered him the appointment after mine

DH has had two appointments. The first one was booked for Monday next and then we both had texts messages from our doctors surgery on Monday morning offering us appointments for tomorrow. We choose to go together, it’s within walking distance whereas the other was a short drive away. The first appointment which was by letter from NHS was then cancelled,

My husband and I have received letters with appointments on same day, same time and in same vaccination centre.

My husband is 75 and had his last Thursday. I am 70 and had mine this morning.

We were informed by a phone call from the GP surgery. My husband had the Oxford vaccine, I had the Pfizer.

Dont try to make an appointment for your partner. Just go in, ask and they will say yes. I haven't heard of anyone turned away.
Shropshirelass
Our GP is in Shropshire and their performance has been awful - no vaccines. We went to Birmingham and they were good,
I hear Telford has a centre to-day, so good luck. Just breeze in with your partner and ask for a jab. Be assertive.

Grandma11 Please don’t worry. I’m sure it doesn’t work that way.

Boz What is the point of having rules and being invited for the vaccine if people are just going to turn up when they feel like it?
When I went for mine they have a list and cross off the names when you register. They would not have allowed hangers on to just turn up!