Have you had to travel for your vaccination?

They were great

No was very local ! Absolutely fantastically organised can praise them more highly ! Thank you

35 minutes away by car for mine in a few days. That's fine.
I took the cat to the vet in the same town, 30 minutes, yesterday. Shame he couldn't have done us both!

Our GPS surgery is not doing the jabs and we received the generic NHS letter so booked online. Lots of choice of venue and dates and times. (Likewise re the flu jab, apparently the GP should have written to us but hadn't - it has a dreadful reputation locally but that's another story).
I booked both appts on line for my husband and I, and we've had the first, 2nd booked for early May.
About 3 miles to travel to one of the hubs, held in a local football stadium. Plenty of parking, no queues and access on the flat. Very efficiently done, we were in and out in 10 minutes.
Not helpful I know to those of you struggling to access the jab, but it had been reported that the staff at the hub we used were twiddling their thumbs, expecting 1000 per day, but at one point only dealing with about 80 per day. No idea why that would be.
The only slight niggle I have, is that we were handed lots of leaflets as we went into the cubicle. After we'd been 'done' we read the leaflets, one we should have read before having the jab, but not given the opportunity (Astra Zeneca) to inform us as to whether we wanted to proceed or had allergy concerns. Very doubtful we'd have changed our mind, so I'm just being nit-picking, I know.

I had to travel almost 40 miles for mine & had it two weeks ago. I am weeks away from my 70th birthday so expected to be near the top of the list. Nothing from my GP to date although OH got his done at GP 6weeks ago. Others I know in the same age bracket were offered local appointments. Trying not to take it personally ?.

I had a call from my GP who made two appointments at a local medical centre - about 2 miles away.

I read online that over 60s could simply go online to book an appointment, so did just that for DH - and he went to a local pharmacy about three miles away. He has a second appointment in May at the same location.

Three miles at the local hospital. Very quick and efficient. Had my second one on Monday.

I had mine early February at my doctor's surgery which is a 20 minute drive. I had a choice of two places. I had a text with a link to book appointment. There is a website to go to where you book your appointment. At your age you can just go to it and book. You do not need to wait to be contacted by your doctor.

I booked mine through the main system at a base 5 mins drive from house then on Monday I was offered one through my GP at a nearby centre. It seems all or nothing here

No, we were called to our local surgery (having just moved from Lincolnshire to Caithness, Scotland). We had had the letter from our previous GP surgery (in Lincolnshire) but when we checked, they were still doing over 80's (we are both early 70's). The new GP Surgery is 9 miles from our new home, but we were delighted to receive the call to attend. This is three weeks ago now. Second dose to be given at the end of this month.

I had mine at work (care home) and my husband had a 3 minute walk to his so we feel very fortunate having heard some of your stories!

Yes we did have wait till wk following the phone call till they got more vaccine in- and she gave us end of wk so we could all 3 go together.(me& 2 sons with underlying health conditions) we all had pfizer though, and am glad as its got less contra-indications/bad reactions afterwards apparently.

Had mine today at a pharmacy 15 mins away. Very well organised. Made me laugh when I read the information sheet it was manufactured not far from where I live.

We had our jabs at a surgery in town - not ours, but the same practice. Family living in a village very close to our rural market town were booked to travel to the nearest vaccine centre, fifteen miles away. Their appointments were cancelled due to snow, and in the next few days a local chemist started vaccines and they were able to go there - four miles from their home. A sixty mile round trip does sound a bit of a challenge - but I would do it for the sense of relief to get a vaccine.

Mine was a 10 minute round trip very quick

Our drs were straight on it, though they have nothing much else to do tbh, as they never fully opened up when it was said they 'should'- it is all being done from the tiny health clinic behind the gp surgery, with 2 marquees behind for when they've jabbed you. Its all 3 minutes walk away.(or 10 in my case, due to osteoarthritis)?

We booked for our local football stadium, a 10 minute drive, and are going on Saturday.
I received a text from my surgery yesterday and could've booked there for next Tuesday. Decided to stay with the Saturday appointment as both were convenient. I am not quite 60 and happy to be getting the vaccine.
It's logic really that the bigger venues have more capacity and so can get through more people. Why not travel if you can and leave the local appointments for those who can't travel?

We are 70+ and got a generic letter from the government offering vaccination Hubs or we were told we could ignore and wait for the G.P.
60 miles round journey is a long way depending on where you live. We were contacted during the snow last month and would have had to travel on roads that were blocked or being advised to avoid on the T.V. The places offered ranged from Blackburn Catherdral in the north-west to Billingham and Newcastle in the Northeast two of which we had never visited in our life. All would have entailed round rips of over 80 miles+ Ridiculous when you consider you are asked to sit 15 mins after the jab to make sure you are alright.
We sat tight and heard from our own surgery's small hub the next week, were given an appointment about 6 days ahead both together and when we got there just before our time about three in front of us and in and out in ten mins and a 15 min sit in the car afterwards. We will almost certainly be doing the same for the second. There are as yet no hubs near us.

I volunteer at a nearby hub. On chatting to patients recently several mentioned that they had travelled between 30 to 40 miles for their vaccinations. No one seemed phased or concerned and many admitted that "it did the car good to have a good run out"!
Not heard any complaints from anyone either.

I've been offered a 38 mile journey for mine, I'm going to wait for my gp. I don't want to travel.

I only had to drive five miles into town and it was all very well organised, from the car-parking to the jab itself.
I was thankful to get the jab and didn't mind travelling.

Sorry.....keyworker

I received an appointment from my GP, and also a letter inviting me to make one online. I had mine some weeks ago at the sports hall of our local football club. I’m 81. As I can drive, and it’s only 6 miles away I had no access problem. However it would have meant a bus ride and quite a long walk otherwise. Quite a trek, or impossible, for anyone not too mobile.
My GP is supposed to be informing me when my second jab is due.

We travelled as due to uncertainty of how many vaccine doses GP support hubs receive on a week to week basis would have been a long wait when we got our letters. Though credit to GP surgeries they are working their socks off. When our turn came Choices were Kendal 58 miles & Ulverston 85miles Lancaster 72 miles - There was no choice North Cumbria except GP hub however choice is going to finally expanded to Penrith major hub ( 33miles) & pharmacy in Carlisle. A bit late for us , we didn’t mind the travel & our very grateful but it seems a bit silly to be travelling outside the local area when advise is to stay in local area& Health minister said that availability for travel was no more than 10miles for vaccination. Oops

I had my jab beginning of Feb as lm a keyword. Myself and my colleagues would have gone anywhere and anytime of the night (some of my colleagues have been vaccinated late in the evening because places have had vaccine left.) We are talking a potentially lethal virus. I'd definitely travelled 30 miles instead of wait . You will probably have to wait until the GP surgery has a supply of vaccine .