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Why are healthy 70 yr olds getting vaccine before older people in some areas

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Ladyleftfieldlover Tue 05-Jan-21 09:20:11

Sorry folks! I though I was starting a new thread!

Jaxjacky Tue 05-Jan-21 09:19:47

EMOT I don’t know, but as long as everyone gets the vaccine, I don’t care. My thoughts are with the staff organising this the best they can under extremely trying conditions, with staff off ill or isolating, they don’t need people querying how they’re doing it.

Ladyleftfieldlover Tue 05-Jan-21 09:19:31

Not a good start to the day, but at least it’s cold!

Our kitchen fridge freezer has died. It has played up a few times over the past year but we have always managed to fix it. This morning the tell tale sign is the defrosted ice cube tray. I think we’ll have to buy a new one pdq! At least we have a big old chest freezer in the garage which we can transfer things to in the interim.

MawBe Tue 05-Jan-21 09:16:29

Are they?
I have no idea why this should be, I can only suggest there may be factors of which you are unaware.

People will always come up with anecdotal evidence of anomalies - not everybody can be at the head of the queue.

sodapop Tue 05-Jan-21 09:09:47

For goodness sake EMOT what do you suggest? That the health authorities take a detailed medical history of each person and base the need for vaccine on that. There have to be parameters which are necessarily wide but at least the vaccine is being rolled out.
Here in France there have been less than 500 people vaccinated.

Lexisgranny Tue 05-Jan-21 09:08:07

Are you by any chance in Wales Charleygirl?

Charleygirl5 Tue 05-Jan-21 09:05:24

I discovered yesterday my area is one of the ones without a vaccination place so God knows where we will have to travel to for the vaccine. Some areas are on the ball, others, like mine, have not really bothered it would appear.

GrannyGravy13 Tue 05-Jan-21 08:56:32

EMOT I suggest you email the relevant Health Authority they will be the ones in charge of the vaccine roll-out.

EMOT Tue 05-Jan-21 08:48:12

Can someone explain why my friends who are 70 and very fit and on no drugs along with others in their area are being vaccinated this week when older people in the same area aren’t. In fact why are they being vaccinated before everyone in the whole country who is older or more vulnerable has been vaccinated? How does this work?