How is your area getting through the vaccine program after those in age order?

Mind you, I do wonder if people are 'just' angry/upset etc anyway. A pedestrian stuck his fingers up at me yesterday as I 'd forgot to indicate, he wasn't in the road or anything and the road was clear apart from me. I do usually indicate, I think I'm a bit absent minded myself but peoples reactions seem more extreme

I feel a bit embarrassed I started a whinging thread and she was called the day after I wasn't angry though, I was just worried and concerned. I wonder growstuff whether social media makes people more angry as different areas seem to be operating differently and younger people are being vaccinated in other areas and so on and so forth. Plus there seems little communication as like you our GP surgery said they had no control over the vaccines and not to ring them, so people feel a bit out on a limb.

Then there are those that don't want a vaccine at all and those booking appointments and not turning up

DGS aged 16 having his jab on Thursday with second jab already booked.

They are whizzing through now, although we haven’t a date for our second jab yet.

Good isn’t it?

Growstuff they were asking all of group 5 that hadn't been to the GP to book online as GPs wanted to concentrate on group 6 being a bigger group
I have found it beneficial to be on the facebook site for our local surgery keeping up to date with information.

I expect GPs are doing group 6 because of the underlying conditions
In our area anybody that is just 'normal' is to book on line which I presume as the GPs will then continue on to second vaccinations for their elderly patients
Speaking to my son mid 30s he said he would rather just book online not fussed about distance.

I'm in Group 6 anyway, but hadn't heard anything. I don't know whether they'd assumed I'd already had it done because I'm in Group 5 too. I had the Oxford/AZ jab at a mass centre.

I assume (but don't know) that the GPs have access to a central database and my NHS number will show that I've already been vaccinated.

They might be doing it this way round because Group 6 have underlying health conditions, and more chance therefore of only being able to have the Astra Zeneca jab - it’s probably also safer to have it done at the GP practice if they need to access your health records to check anything out before vaccinating you? Just a guess, but there is always a reason.

Good News JaneJudge, I hope it all goes well!

rosie1959 We seem to have the same system, which is weird.

People in Group 5 weren't contacted by GPs, but were expected to use the national booking service, which has been inconvenient for some, as it involves quite long journeys.

The GPs are now contacting Group 6, some of whom have now been vaccinated.

Meanwhile, we all received a text stating that we shouldn't contact GPs about the vaccine under any circumstances and the practice wouldn't talk to anybody about anything vaccine-related.

It's a bit strange and a lot of people are very angry about it. It would help if we could be given a reason for the decision.

I can confirm that Group 5 wasn't contacted by GPs, because I'm in that group. I booked online and it wasn't too much of a problem, although I did have to travel 12 miles, but others have waited until they received a communication from the GP. They haven't heard anything and now Group 6 is being vaccinated and people in Group 5 are worried they've been left out, but nobody will talk to them about it.

I was rang this afternoon by someone at the GP surgery, they said they couldn't send a letter as we had to have a discussion surrounding my daughter's best interests as she has no capacity, they seriously suggested it was in her best interests to have the vaccine. I agreed, I'm over the moon! She will have it the end of the week I hope all others in precarious situations get theirs soon too

Our GPs are doing group 6 in age order starting with the oldest groups 5 and 7 have to book through the national booking service

Thank you for all you replies, I really appreciate them. I hadn't realise they were saving for second dose either.

There are a number of reasons for the apparent slow down.

Supply of course.

Stockpiling another- that is regions stocking for the second dose, so Pfizer will if it is thought to be in short supply be one if the vaccines being kept back for second doses.

Americanpie

Ours is terrible in Highland NHS region. Lots of my friends in England, younger than me, have had their first jag. I emailed my MSP after checking that our rate of vaccinations had plummeted; he told me I was wrong and sent me an article from the Sun that implied all of the UK was slowing down but that is not correct. Scotland's rates fell consistently from the 13th of February and England's slowed slightly from the 20th.

Highland have given their first dose to 32% of adults in the region. Scotland has given their first dose to 29% of all adults so Highland is doing better than average in Scotland.

The reason that Scotland's rate "plummeted" is that it was so high in the period up to the 13th Feb. England were going much more slowly then so had less scope to "plummet".

England has given the first dose to 30% of people, so I'm with your MSP. He's correct. The whole of the UK slowed down because of the planned reduction in the Pfizer supply.

www.travellingtabby.com/uk-coronavirus-tracker/

coronavirus.data.gov.uk/details/vaccinations

Must just be your area American pie I'm in Scotland and over 75% of 65-70 have been done Neighbours in the 60-64 range had theirs this morning and both my children had theirs last week ages 32 and 42 .Both have health issues though in my sons case its just mild athsma but he gets a flu jag every year so he's on the list.

Peasblossom no worries ?

I mean I really am sorry.

Yes, sorry.

Thanks Ellianne I didn’t think we’d imagined it.

A stroke is on the list Tanith. See NHS booklet.

Ours is terrible in Highland NHS region. Lots of my friends in England, younger than me, have had their first jag. I emailed my MSP after checking that our rate of vaccinations had plummeted; he told me I was wrong and sent me an article from the Sun that implied all of the UK was slowing down but that is not correct. Scotland's rates fell consistently from the 13th of February and England's slowed slightly from the 20th.

Our daughter, who is clinically vulnerable due to m.s., although not in the extreme category, had her first dose last week. She is 37. We are Nottinghamshire area. It does seem to vary quite a lot.

A stroke isnt to a high risk factor Tanith, whereas diabetes is. I guess that’s why.

My daughter, 52, is getting hers in Manchester this week.

I'm disappointed that 3 family members including 2 daughters who are all in the new lists haven't been called yet although a GD has been for having gestational diabetes. She feels her mum who is recovering from a stroke should get her dose. I don't know how they are working this all out.