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Who has had their first jab?

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everydayupsanddowns said:
Thought it might be interesting to see who has been offered their first Covid vaccine injection, and whether there is much difference over the country.

No need to be overly specific if you’d prefer to keep your exact location secret, but an idea of region might be interesting.

@Becka and @Docb I think you’ve has yours. Any others?
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I had the 1st jab of Pfizer vaccine on Sunday just gone. Absolutely no side effects other than sore arm for few days. Mine was done from work as frontline worker in Essex.
 
My dad (care worker) and gran (care home resident) both had theirs in the last week. No other family had it yet, but all group 4 or 6, I’m group 6 so will be a while yet.
 
I hot mine a couple of weeks ago. Age 40 and was shielding but also an NHS frontline worker and now happily back at work. In west sussex. My 80 year old housebound dad hasn't heard anything.
 
I'm confused about groups, do type 1, type 2 or asmtha effect the groups or is it just age based, and those shielded in 1st lockdown?

My wife a carer has jab booked for Monday through work
 
Blue flash said:
I'm confused about groups, do type 1, type 2 or asmtha effect the groups or is it just age based, and those shielded in 1st lockdown?

My wife a carer has jab booked for Monday through work
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Diabetes and Asthma don't push your grouping up unless you had a Sheilding letter, there was no one size fits all.
 
Blue flash said:
I'm confused about groups, do type 1, type 2 or asmtha effect the groups or is it just age based, and those shielded in 1st lockdown?

My wife a carer has jab booked for Monday through work
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Those with type 1, 2, etc and other conditions which were on the 'vulnerable' but not 'extremely vulnerable and shielding' list are Group 6 and are going to be done before the over 60s (current thinking, things could change). See here, (you have to scroll a long way down for the actual list)
www.gov.uk

Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation: advice on priority groups for COVID-19 vaccination, 30 December 2020

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Robin said:
Those with type 1, 2, etc and other conditions which were on the 'vulnerable' but not 'extremely vulnerable and shielding' list are Group 6 and are going to be done before the over 60s (current thinking, things could change). See here, (you have to scroll a long way down for the actual list)
www.gov.uk

Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation: advice on priority groups for COVID-19 vaccination, 30 December 2020

www.gov.uk www.gov.uk
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Thanks I thought we might be group 6 but couldn't find confirmation.
 
I am classed as clinically extremely vulnerable so should be getting my first jab between now and 15th February. I live in the Cambridgeshire area.
 
Happened to notice on our surgery website the other day then saying that their 'hub' would be getting their hands on 975 doses every 3 weeks. So, 12 different surgeries in the hub, but who knows how many patients fall into the different categories, cos I don't? - only that sometime in the last year or 2, our surgery had 13,000 patients registered.
 
In West Yorkshire my 93 year old dad has had both vaccinations (the first one before Christmas, but then he is probably the oldest person in the village and was the first person to be called up by the doctors!). He also has severe asthma and COPD so it was a huge relief to get him jabbed up.
 
My mum is 82 and housebound,I have booked her for a jab but the GP doesn't know when it will be done,the last time I rang them they said that they didn't even know who would be doing it as it was an outside body that would be doing hers as it would be a home visit.I'm t2 diabetic and her carer so I'm group 6,so God knows when either of us will be done.Our neighbours in their 70's have had jabs but they were able to visit the GP.we are in South Warwickshire
 
I have had both - in Essex My husband has had one last week, but given an appointment for three months time for the second one.
 
Here we are on Tuesday and my mobile rang this morning, which Pete answered cos he was sitting right by it, so he said Yes this is her number, who's calling please? - it was the GP's receptionist who said if that's Peter (Yes) this is for both of you - are you both free next Sunday morning to come and have your CV jabs? OOh yes we are thanks! Both booked together at 10.42.
 
It will take long enough WITH the Covid vaccine to achieve any semblance of herd immunity in the UK without folk refusing to have it.
 
I’m 59 living in Brighton, East Sussex, work in West Sussex. Had my first jab just over 2 weeks ago but work in NHS surgery. Was very pleased to have it. Hubby is 70 and should get his within the next 2 weeks, hopefully.
 
Age 76y Worcestershire.
I Had my 1st jab 8 days ago Invitation was by a text message but no indication when the 2nd jab will be other than a note to say they will contact me when due.
Coincidentally i received a letter from the NHS this morning inviting me for my 1st jab???
Whaaaaaat -- I'm about to ring my Drs to ask what's up doc, always wanted to say that in anger. 😛
 
I'm only just 70 and had my 1st jab Monday 25th.
I don't know if that was due to age or shielding or both - since I was initially on vulnerable list but then taken off after my HbA1C went back down to normal levels ( 37).
 
mark king said:
Age 76y Worcestershire.
I Had my 1st jab 8 days ago Invitation was by a text message but no indication when the 2nd jab will be other than a note to say they will contact me when due.
Coincidentally i received a letter from the NHS this morning inviting me for my 1st jab???
Whaaaaaat -- I'm about to ring my Drs to ask what's up doc, always wanted to say that in anger. 😛
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Some of the systems for vaccination are not joined up, a local GP had a note on their website saying they had no information of who had been done at a regional hospital hub.
 
Chaos here. some 70s have had it but other older and vulnerable are still waiting and they’re all members of the same Drs practise.
I nearly got caught by the scam email with an address that said from the NHS, and asked me to register if I wanted the vaccine. I checked with our surgery who said, “on no not another one!” So beware!
 
@mark king - think the NHS is inviting people to the 'big places' - a friend approx your age (so in the tier above us two) in Hinckley had an NHS letter a week or two ago inviting him for a jab - at Millennium Point in Brum! By which time anyway, their Primary Care hub had already got their jab centre up & running at the leisure centre down the road, so guess which he opted for? Their GP surgery told them exactly the same - the NHS don't tell the GPs who they've written to.
 
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