People who will not have the vaccine

Ellianne in France they don’t trust the Pfizer, same in Italy.

I am hoping that I will be allowed to have the vaccine as there are concerns about the serious allergies I have to different foods and drugs. Apparently it is up to the attending doctor at the vaccination centre to assess the risk. Very anxious about getting the virus as have asthma and neurological condition.

Spain is saying they will record people who don't have the vaccine, not sure how that will work though

In France, which is a country of hypochondriacs and where prescriptions are handed out like smarties, I don't understand why only 40% of the population are willing to be vaccinated.

Yes Casdon, I usually wear two masks when out as well as I don't want a repeat of last year.

Jazmine they probably had cancellations that’s why you were called and offered the jab on the same day.

But Covid is the plague under another name, so I really hope you can find a way to get yourself there and get protected.

I have just read about an employer of a plumbing firm in London who is saying that he will not take on any new employee unless they have had the vaccination. Current employees (on a case by case basis) will lose their job if they refuse to have the vaccination. Lawyers and employment experts are saying that this will not be enforceable. Surely though it’s just common sense?

If the truth be known it's an area that under normal circumstances I'd avoid like the plague.

I agree with Casdon.

If your daughter isn’t able to take you, you can ask for the taxi driver to leave the windows open if you’re concerned EllanVannin, it wouldn’t be a comfortable ride but it would be safer, and you would get your vaccination. They do wear masks and sanitise between customers too.

You could open windows though. Wear gloves. Take your wipes. Make sure the driver has a mask.

I would rather take a taxi and risk it and get the vaccine. I wish I was higher up the list!

Even taxi's are iffy with most people using that mode of transport rather than buses.
I'm not shielding Gagajo .

Yes, some way of linking it to the chip in passports would be one way.

Can you order a taxi EV, or are you shielding?

Jazmine, this is what's happened to me this week---no transport.
2nd phone call today before teatime asking me to go on Saturday ! I won't know if my D can take me until I ring her tomorrow. This is twice they've rang me now and both times I've explained about the difficulty in getting a lift. I feel hounded now.

We haven't been in this position before though. Maybe it could be linked to your passport number, in the same way they can put a no fly ban on some badly behaved people.

GagaJo

You could say the same thing about other passport stamps SD, but you don't hear of it happening.

Fake passport stamps are very easy to obtain in certain countries, Gagajo. Though I’m not aware of any other vaccinations that require a stamp in your passport.

welbeck

EllanVannin

Well I certainly wasn't protected from a near death experience this time last year after having had the 'flu jab. Which is why this one, if I'm honest, scares me witless.

i don't understand the point you are making.
you replied to a pp that you had had Covid, so how could you expect the flu jab to protect you from that ?

Had it been " normal " 'flu, I'd have expected some form of protection, but I had the illness before it was made public that it was a pandemic.

Yes, it does seem to have been ill-thought-out when it comes to getting the vaccine to people.

My mum and MIL have had theirs, but both centres were several miles from their respective home towns, and not on a bus route, even if they had wanted to get on a bus or in a taxi.

As it was, they each had a driver in their bubble who could give them a lift, but not everyone could say that, and I doubt that a high percentage of over-80s are likely to be still driving.

It is not just a case of whether people agree to have the vaccine - it is also the ''where'' and ''when''. I had a call today at after 12 noon from my Health Centre telling me to go for vaccine (Pfizer) this afternoon but I do not have any transport and when I tried to look up buses on TFL their searches only came back about about walking and cycling, nothing at all about any bus I might get. So does that mean there are no buses available for that route or any near it? I asked the person who phoned if I could wait until it was available at the surgery - she said it was doubtful they would ever get it there. So I did not go for it today as it is too far for me to walk. I don't know if I could have got a mini -cab at such short notice. I was not expecting any contact this week and thought people were being sent letters first.

EllanVannin

Well I certainly wasn't protected from a near death experience this time last year after having had the 'flu jab. Which is why this one, if I'm honest, scares me witless.

i don't understand the point you are making.
you replied to a pp that you had had Covid, so how could you expect the flu jab to protect you from that ?

I'm not surprised that he's still having health issues Gagajo. It knocks you sideways and the older you are the longer it takes to get back to anything like normal. I'm not as I was before I had it, but if I remain as I am at present it'll do me.

My bro had it in March. He is still having health issues now. He was 51 at the time. No other health problems.

I would definitely say that I did Gagajo.
I never felt well until 6 months later, last June.