Twelve weeks on, Mum still hasn't been called for second jab!

queenofsaanich69

The world watches with envy at GB efficiency,In BC Canada they just started to inject 95 year olds last week,although high risk people have already had the shot.Here you have to phone in to book a shot,imagine that chaos.We mid 70’s should get it in April and will have to wait 16 weeks for the second shot apparently.I thought this might put your situation into perspective,Good Luck all and Good Health.

It’s very sad the situation in so many parts of the world. But we judge what’s happening to us by the standards prevailing here.

The world watches with envy at GB efficiency,In BC Canada they just started to inject 95 year olds last week,although high risk people have already had the shot.Here you have to phone in to book a shot,imagine that chaos.We mid 70’s should get it in April and will have to wait 16 weeks for the second shot apparently.I thought this might put your situation into perspective,Good Luck all and Good Health.

PippaZ

suziewoozie
Not the NHS per se but the surgery of the OP’s mother. She doesn’t want imo reassurance but to be taken seriously and a solution found.

But there may actually not be a solution at that moment in time. Let's look at the actual OP.

Mum, who originally was supposed to have her second jab in January, three weeks after the first, has chased this up, and is apparently on the list to be called when the next batch of Pfizer is available at her vaccination centre, but she has been told that they don't know when that will be!

So, no one is getting the second vaccine three weeks after the first. Someone needs to make this lady understand that, since the vacines started, it was always going to be 12 weeks. This vaccine is not yet late!

Add to this they have told her she will be called and that they do not know when that will be. It seems to me a little patience would go a long way for this lady.

We don't actually know if they tried to reasure her or not - it's all hearsay from a very irritated lady who can't have what she want's when she want's it. We can understand that this may be due to lack of knowledge and concern on the part of the elderly lady but, as I said before, reassurance from her family would probably be the best thing for her and it's all that is on offer at the momement.

Read the thread title.

“We don't actually know if they tried to reasure her or not - it's all hearsay from a very irritated lady who can't have what she want's when she want's it. “

What an awful way to talk about the OP’s mother. I actually believe the OP who is a long term poster who, as far as I know, is not prone to make up stories or be usually irrate.

Kind of makes a mockery of the old "has to be taken within 3 weeks for it be effective" doesn't it. A bit like when they said that once you had both jabs you'll get your freedom back. Just as long as you socially distance and keep wearing a mask, or maybe two just to make sure. I stopped listening to the Govt. a long time ago.

My daughter together with 2 colleagues, front line dental workers, had their second jabs (Astra Zeneca) due end of this month after 12 week interval, cancelled. The number they were given to contact is "unavailable". The appointments were cancelled 3 weeks ago, no reason given or any further information. What are they supposed to do?

-on- one!!!

All vaccines with on 'c' should have had two. The second may come along in 12 weeks

suziewoozie
Not the NHS per se but the surgery of the OP’s mother. She doesn’t want imo reassurance but to be taken seriously and a solution found.

But there may actually not be a solution at that moment in time. Let's look at the actual OP.

Mum, who originally was supposed to have her second jab in January, three weeks after the first, has chased this up, and is apparently on the list to be called when the next batch of Pfizer is available at her vaccination centre, but she has been told that they don't know when that will be!

So, no one is getting the second vaccine three weeks after the first. Someone needs to make this lady understand that, since the vacines started, it was always going to be 12 weeks. This vaccine is not yet late!

Add to this they have told her she will be called and that they do not know when that will be. It seems to me a little patience would go a long way for this lady.

We don't actually know if they tried to reasure her or not - it's all hearsay from a very irritated lady who can't have what she want's when she want's it. We can understand that this may be due to lack of knowledge and concern on the part of the elderly lady but, as I said before, reassurance from her family would probably be the best thing for her and it's all that is on offer at the momement.

suziewoozie

Of course the NHS is doing a great job but here we have an elderly woman who had her first second dose cancelled. The surgery don’t seem to appreciate how concerned she must be feeling to be told they don’t know when she’ll get it. This isn’t good enough and there’s no excuse for it. Surgeries are receiving funding for this work and should use some of it by employing maybe a temp to sort out problems like this.

It’s a massive undertaking that has never been done before and the odd blip is bound to happen. Why not use some initiative and make some enquires?

Much better than so much pent up bitterness and anger.

One jab gives 80% protection and as long as you aren’t planning to attend an illegal rave or ignore the advice given by expert virologists you/she should be fine.

I had my first one 3 weeks ago, but wasn't given date for 2nd, told if we hadn't heard anything by week 8 to contact the surgery. Some people I know were given the dates of the 2nd one when they got the first one, I think it depends on where you get it done.

Here, in NE Scotland, mass centre in an exhibition centre. They aren't giving dates for second ones. It's five weeks since my first (Pfizer) but will have to wait for a letter re second.

Mine is put back by a week

PippaZ

suziewoozie

Of course the NHS is doing a great job but here we have an elderly woman who had her first second dose cancelled. The surgery don’t seem to appreciate how concerned she must be feeling to be told they don’t know when she’ll get it. This isn’t good enough and there’s no excuse for it. Surgeries are receiving funding for this work and should use some of it by employing maybe a temp to sort out problems like this.

Again I would ask, what do you think they can do that they aren't doing already?

It's brilliant to hear the praise because all those involved in the vaccine deserve it. The best thing anyone can do for this lady is to reassure her, surely.

Not the NHS per se but the surgery of the OP’s mother. She doesn’t want imo reassurance but to be taken seriously and a solution found.

Our practice has kept us well informed on Facebook and they have been told not to administer the 2nd doses (Pfizer) before 11 or 12 weeks. That means I am about 3 weeks from my 2nd dose. My sister, in Scotland, was given an appointment for her 2nd when she had the 1st.

My first, Pfizer. was given beginning January
Was told second in April. I am confident in the protection the initial dose is giving but not pushing my luck.Happy to wait for the second before 'letting my hair down' and living my usuallife style before this virus invaded our lives.

suziewoozie

Of course the NHS is doing a great job but here we have an elderly woman who had her first second dose cancelled. The surgery don’t seem to appreciate how concerned she must be feeling to be told they don’t know when she’ll get it. This isn’t good enough and there’s no excuse for it. Surgeries are receiving funding for this work and should use some of it by employing maybe a temp to sort out problems like this.

Again I would ask, what do you think they can do that they aren't doing already?

It's brilliant to hear the praise because all those involved in the vaccine deserve it. The best thing anyone can do for this lady is to reassure her, surely.

I received an invitation letter from the NHS for my vaccination 3 weeks ago. I dithered for a day, thinking I'd hear from my GP, as I would have preferred to stay local.
In the end I decided to book via the NHS website as I hadn't been contacted by my Surgery. I had the ability to book the date for my 2nd dose whilst booking my 1st.
I have just received a text from my GP to say they were concentrating on cohort 6, and that I should book my vaccination through the NHS online system.
My husband had his 1st vaccination through our Surgery, and has now booked his 2nd one via the NHS online system. Once he'd put his date of birth and NHS number in, it knew he only required his 2nd vaccination, and only offered appointment slots 11 weeks forward of his 1st dose.

Annethenan

It doesn’t need to be the same venue

Apologies - I can see what you mean now

It doesn’t need to be the same venue

Where I live we didn’t get a date for the second vaccine we were told we would be contacted by GP surgery

Annethenan

book online if able to travel to other venues, it doesn't have to be the same as the first jab

Sorry this is false information. There is research being carried out at the moment into mixing snd matching different vaccines , it is not accepted practice yet.

Try to book through the central nHS site and if you have no luck contact the surgery and your mp. Our local councillors where I live are doing a very good job keeping a us all up to date via local Facebook groups abd sound certainly help if they knew of someone in this situation.

book online if able to travel to other venues, it doesn't have to be the same as the first jab

piano0156

The government made it plain that the time between the 2 jabs would be extended so that more people could have the 1st jab. I had mine on 21st January and don't when I will be notified about the 2nd so tell her not to worry.

Sorry but I find that post really lacking understanding. No one’s saying they don’t understand about the 12 week gap. Some of us are saying that a vulnerable older woman has every right to be concerned and to be treated properly by her surgery. As for the nonsense the poor poster who moved from Devon is enduring, how can anyone tell her not to worry ?

The government made it plain that the time between the 2 jabs would be extended so that more people could have the 1st jab. I had mine on 21st January and don't when I will be notified about the 2nd so tell her not to worry.