Do we really need an “I’ve had my Autumn Covid Booster” sticker?

Oh my loves, you lot are hilarious!!
You either didn't get stickers, or are upset you did. Some wanted lollies - oh what a belly aching chuckle I've been having!
But wait....did nobody think to ask for gin, instead? Hehe

I had my booster last Monday and my flu vaccination. I had to stand outside the Medical Centre on the pavement for over an hour as the waiting-room was jam-packed five minutes after the centre opened at 9a m. This with one nurse and five doctors only vaccinating the 65 and over age-group in a town that has a total of 4500 inhabitants.

DH who has just recovered from pneumonia couldn't stand in the cold and damp (it wasn't raining, but was what any Scot would call " a right raw day", so he went home again, and made an appointment for yesterday. They had run out of Covid vaccine and could not get any more, so he got his flu vaccination and will have to find a Covid centre that has vaccine, or can get it if he wants the booster (which he does).

No-one offered us stickers, but on Monday the manager of the Co-op next door to the Medical Centre sent a member of his staff out to offer us a choice of Christmas biscuits that had just come in while we were queueing.

We were offered a lolly !

We received written record, with the date, batch etc. Good enough.

If stickers encourage others - good enough as well.

I got one and stuck it on my handbag. I put a lighthearted post on social media about it but almost caused an uproar with friends who hadn’t received one! ?

Agree pathetic childish idea! And exactly my thoughts? How much per 100 are they being fleeced by some company owned probably by some minister's sister in law!!!! Everyone should refuse to accept we're not bloody toddlers ?!!!

Blossoming. That’s what I have, too. But nothing to show that they also gave me a flu jab at the same time.

I have a badge! You can buy metal "I've had my jab" badges from Amazon. For the first jab, I bought a few, and gave them to friends who asked me for them. It's not about showing off how brave we've been, it's to encourage others to get their jabs.

I had my 4th dose at the end of September. No sticker but details went to the NHS app on my phone . I’ve now put them in my apple wallet so I can find them easily at the airport tomorrow morning. A
Free 3 years I’m finally going on holiday .?

My husband went today, and got no sticker...he is quite upset

What a ridiculous waste of time and money. No wonder the NHS is on so much financial difficulty. You can always say no thank you I don't need one.

??? a sticker

No.

Perhaps they thought, as you've fallen for their whole deception in the first place, that you'd like a 'well done' sticker; like a child? Ungrateful!

I was only offered one when I had my first vaccine and just said no thank you but I’ve not seen them since. Perhaps it was a way of encouraging others to follow suit but it felt like the ‘I’ve been brave at the dentist’ stickers I had as a child. Perhaps your area had a lot left so are using them up

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We didn't get one, I want one to stick my size 38 boob and display it on FaceBook like some daft bats I know.
What a waste of money.
I was asked by the young male Dr. giving the jabs if I wanted my husband with me or if would I like a break from him.
If I'd been 50 years younger I might have thought I was being propositioned but at my age, my prize was to be knocked out all weekend by the covid inaction he administered.

aggie

I want one ! I didn’t get anything to say I’d had my booster , I have paper notes recording my other jabs , I have them laminated

I laminated my original card too; it has details of my first two jabs along with batch numbers, dates etc. I realise the records will be held electronically but try locating that when some random official asks you to prove it!

However, I wouldn't have wanted a sticker, just evidence to put with my previous card that I was up to date with my jabs.

Stickers remind me of a child visiting the dentists to be honest

I was given a little card with my name on and type of vaccine I was given...

They stuck mine on the vaccination record card and though I was careful trying to peel it off it removed some of the info.!!!

aggie

I want one ! I didn’t get anything to say I’d had my booster , I have paper notes recording my other jabs , I have them laminated

If you have the NHS App all your vaccinations are recorded on that.

I want one!

DH got one when he had his first jab, but I didn't, and I was gutted.

I would have also liked a lolly afterwards but apparently they don't give them out these days because sugar is bad for you.

We're in different health authorities so some must be giving them out and others not.

I didn't get one either (though I did get a flu shot at the same time) I'd have preferred a lollipop to a sticker though, I have to say.

Does a tiny sticker you don’t know you are going to get really encourage? The largest number of cases is amongst 70+ who aren’t going to be bothered about a sticker! I can see using it as an emoji for an advertising campaign makes sense but I’ve not seen much advertising tbh. Dh had a letter which was probably the best communication. I didn’t but the info was good for me too.

I didn’t get one either, should I feel aggrieved !?