Booster vaccination

I will book mine shortly hopefully that will be it for at least a year. Was surprised when they announced a booster would be needed after just 6 months
Funny I seem more concerned about having another after such a short time

Thanks for that MandL

Pittcity

Just read that from Monday you can make a booster appointment a month in advance of you reaching your 6 months. That'll make the lives of us youngsters easier.

Just thought I’d say that I’ve managed to book my booster online for 19th, so the online booking is already open

Didn’t think to read the leaflet they gave me. But just looked and it doesn’t say anything.

I was told two weeks! Here we go again! ?

Just googled it and it says 7 days….

Apologies if this has been asked before but how long does it take after the booster for the extra immunity to kick in?

That’s very good news, Marydoll!.

Good news marydoll

I had my booster this afternoon, no queues.

Good to hear. I’m so relieved to have had mine.

That's good news Marydoll?

DH went for his this afternoon. We were very surprised to find that the previous two hour queues of last week were gone. This may have been due to the intervention of our MP, who lives locally.
I decided to go in and asked what the protocols were for those who were immunocompromised.
The nurse in charge was summoned, my records were checked and the immunocompromised coding on my CHI, was noted. Twenty minutes later, after a consultation with a few medics, I was offered my flu and third primary vaccinations. Due to the research I had done, I was able to explain why the AZ wasnt suitable. Then I was offered the Pfizer.
I was told that because I was immunosuppressed, they were happy to do it ahead of my appointment.
It pays to be proactive. I am so relieved.

I had my letter this morning to book. Chose instead to go to the walk in 5mins away seen within 10mins no problem. Thank you NHS.

Aveline

I don't understand what's happened to the organisation up here. The first two Covid jags were so straightforward to access but this time the appointments system and organisation seems to have gone haywire. I'm glad DH and I have been 'done' but by golly it was an ordeal.

I'm sorry you've had difficulties, Aveline, but it's not all bad in Scotland. We got appointments sent for Sunday early evening in the town 20 miles away, but as neither of us is happy driving in the dark and public transport is a bit dicey on a Sunday evening, I phoned the helpline to see if we could go earlier in the day. After a very short wait, I got a pleasant man who gave us new appointments for a Saturday in the late morning, and we have now had both jags. Everyone we saw in the centre was friendly and helpful.

Pittcity

Just read that from Monday you can make a booster appointment a month in advance of you reaching your 6 months. That'll make the lives of us youngsters easier.

Yes, it will. That's exactly what I was wanting.

Text from GP yesterday, booked booster for the 25th, very efficient.

Just read that from Monday you can make a booster appointment a month in advance of you reaching your 6 months. That'll make the lives of us youngsters easier.

As a front-line worker with homeless people I had my booster exactly 182 days after my second vaccine.

Yesterday I accompanied one of my clients to an appointment with his doctor and the lovely GP asked if we’d had our flu shots yet and, having checked my age first, she gave us both our flu shots there and then. I‘d made an appointment to have it on the 20th, which I happily cancelled on my way out. ??

Sue I have the outlook of a teenager, shame about my short, chubby, wrinkled and decrepit body! ?

It’s a learning curve for everyone. We have to find out as much information as we can from every source possible. No one is an expert in this because it’s all new.

I have a feeling, from your previous posts, that you’re about my age, Marydoll. I can assure you that that is in no way old.

The secretary or nurse may know more than the consultant, Marydoll!

Calistemon, if there has been one thing I have learned during this pandemic, it is that you have to be proactive. When I was getting nowhere, I contacted my consultant's secretary and RA specialist nurse for advice.
However, before the pandemic, they were usually the ones who contacted me.

By the way, I am quite old, just can't admit it! ?

By the way Calistemon, how dare you imply I'm old! ?

Apologies Marydoll! I was thinking of myself. ?

Of course, many people who are immunosuppressed may be younger too and the confusion over booster -v- 3rd vaccine is not helping as GPs seem unaware here. I've not heard a word from my consultant and I think, if I contact him, he won't know either.

I had a letter from the NHS a couple of weeks ago, inviting me to book an appointment for my booster. I had it today, as did daughter 3 who accompanied me.