Who has had their first jab?

[trophywench]

I believe they'd invented a Diphtheria vaccine for babies by the time I was born, dunno about my sis (b.1946) but mom was paranoid about us not catching anything as serious as that - I think everyone had to be like that just after the war, didn't they?

 

[grovesy]

I am a bit younger than you and I had every vaccination going, I always thought it was because my mum had been a Student Nurse, until she had to leave as she got married.

 

[MeeTooTeeTo]

Just had my first jab this afternoon. Same quick and safe procedure as the flu jab last year. I was in and out within 2 minutes. 🙂
God bless our NHS staff.

 

[Browser]

I've had the Pfizer jab on Monday...had low blood sugar levels all yesterday, didn't go above 4.

Got mine today just before lunch. I tested an hour or so after it ( I rarely test during the day ) and was a wee bit surprised to see 9.5. Before dinner, I was back down to 5.6.

 

[Inamuddle]

I heard on the news that there were spare vaccination slots at the exeter Westpoint centre this weekend and i was able to book online for sunday morning. Blimey its about 20 miles away and i haven't been that far away from home for a long time. Reading the other thread thank you @AngelaC i will now be prepared for the possible BS rises.

 

[Sweetz]

I got mine yesterday in Nottinghamshire- woke up today with mild headache, mild shivers and slight nausea - took a couple of paracetamol and I've been fine ever since. I had the OAZ vaccine - I was able to get the vaccine through work - nothing different with bloods I'm a T1.

 

[Ditto]

I'm supposed to phone for appt tomorrow for mine but I think I'll suggest to them to come and do mine and jab me at the same time. That's what they did with this years flu jab. 🙂 Makes sense to me. Has anybody else had the jab at home? We've heard nothing since I told them Mum's housebound.

 

[rebrascora]

My uncle was jabbed at home about 3 weeks ago. He is 93 and an elderly lady (well over 80) in the village here where I live had a home visit for her's last week.

 

[Sweetz]

@Ditto - In Nottinghamshire you ring the booking line to request the roving service for residents eligible for the vaccine who are housebound, the booking line will check eligibility and arrange the service for you

 

[grovesy]

@Ditto - In Nottinghamshire you ring the booking line to request the roving service for residents eligible for the vaccine who are housebound, the booking line will check eligibility and arrange the service for you

The vaccine service can be different from area to area and even surgery to surgery.

 

[Ditto]

Righto, I'll get on the blower tomorrow. It will be such a relief to get Mum jabbed!

 

[John D M]

First Astra Zenica dose last Friday.
I'm 56, T2 so was surprised to be invited so soon assuming I'm considered group 6.
Process very well organised and quick.
Felt a bit grotty 24 hours later but that was gone by the next morning.
Based near Caerphilly

 

[Ditto]

The surgery texted me so I called them back today and I'm to go into 'town' next Saturday for the jab. While I was on I asked about Mum. They had no record of her being housebound or anything about a jab. Disgusting as they'd phoned me about her ages ago and I told them she was housebound and the lady said she would go on a separate list. I had a headache by the time I came off the 'phone. They've to mention her to her actual gp and he says whether she housebound. Good grief.

 

[eggyg]

Had a text at 8.29am inviting me to make an appointment for my jab. By 8.30 it was booked. Friday 12th at 13.40. Pretty excited. Just need Mr Eggy to get done, he’s group 6, 16-64 year olds with underlying conditions. Fingers crossed he’s done in a month or so. Now to remember how to drive! Not been in the car this year!

 

[Robin]

OH got his done this morning, by our retired senior partner GP. Presume her Radicalisation Awareness Courses were up to date. That completes the over 70s and Clinically extremely vulnerable by the end of his week, according to the surgery website, and then they will start on the over 65s 'when they get any more vaccine' and they never seem to know when they’re getting it til the last minute (fair enough, if there are areas in the county or country that are behind).

 

[grovesy]

Well just had a text from a Surgery about 10 miles away offering me mine, link in text to book, booked for Thursday, text confirmation. Then other half was offered his as I was writing mine down on calender. Our appoints are 20 mins apart. Hope the weather improves by then as I think the surgery is on a hill.

 

[Ditto]

They're coming tomorrow to jab Mum. What a relief! 🙂

 

[Inamuddle]

I was going to go to Exeter for mine, but then on Saturday I got a call from my GP so ended up having mine done today, locally. Better than driving 40 miles. All very efficient but had to wait for 15 mins afterwards. I had the Pfizer. As I came out the sun started to shine. Still freezing here though.

 

[RirisR]

Having mine at 2.05 today glad the suns out and not raining.
be interesting to see what the bg is woke to 6.7 this morning.

 

[Jonathan_15Jan1969]

As I'm mid 50's I think I fall into group 6 so nothing for me as yet obvs. My brother-in-law is type 2 and 65 and having his this Friday 12th. I think some things can depend on numbers in that group per area, be it by CCG or borough however it's been distributed, I don't know for definite. I have heard of some places moving to the next group being as the previous group has been completed in that area. My dad's 80 and had respitory failure on the operating table when he was in his 50's due to anaesthetic allergy so Pfizer/Biontech wasn't given because of the recognised risk, so he had to wait for the Oxford/Astrazeneca to be released, he had his about 10 days ago, otherwise he'd have had it in the week before Christmas with my mum.