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

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annodomini Mon 01-Mar-21 10:22:36

Six weeks since I had mine, here in East Cheshire, and I have heard nothing but good reports of the progress here. There are signs around the town pointing to the Civic Centre which is our local hub.

EllanVannin Mon 01-Mar-21 10:04:45

I do know in my area they were red hot on the first bunch of us over 80's. How they've fared with illness or disability I don't know but I can imagine they've been just as efficient with marked up venues for all areas.
I'm in Wirral just over the water from Liverpool.

BigBertha1 Mon 01-Mar-21 09:44:48

Yes indeed the Minister promised 'bumper weeks' in March so I your daughter gets hers soon. I was so pleased my daughter (asthmatic) got hers last week in Warrington. Our area is doing very well too.

JaneJudge Mon 01-Mar-21 09:32:35

Thank you for your replies

No, NotaGran 55, only social care/health care/social workers and funeral/mortuary workers can book through it here. I have just tried again, it gives me the same page as it has always done.

Casdon, that makes sense re supply issues, maybe it is just that.

NotAGran55 Mon 01-Mar-21 02:19:44

Have you tried to book her in through the NHS website .

www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/coronavirus-vaccination/book-coronavirus-vaccination/

Casdon Sun 28-Feb-21 22:49:01

I just looked it up for Wales for you, 16.4% in the clinical risk group have been vaccinated so far, so there’s a long way to go here.
There’s been a vaccine shortage UK wide for the last two weeks, but they are ramping it up again from this week as there are now more stocks apparently. I hope your daughter gets her vaccine soon.

JaneJudge Sun 28-Feb-21 22:36:54

Our area appears to be lagging, I have emailed my MP and tweeted but I think even her tweets get carried by pigeons over several hundred miles to her actual home.

My daughter has a severe learning disability, cannot social distance and has other complex health needs. She would be group 6 but with JCVI regulations she is definitely group 4 and I have just about had enough of being fobbed off. Even every single person I have spoken to on 119 has said they have been able to book other people in with similar needs/disabilities.

I just wondered if this was typical? The government made an announcement last week saying people with SLD should have the vaccine with immediate effect, this clearly is not true.

I have checked with the GP, she is eligible but they have no control apparently about who is called and when.