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Who has had their first jab?

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Hello not totally on point but I got a letter the other day from the NHS to tell me that due to some recent NEW results I was considered to be clinically extremely vulnerable and should follow the 2mtr guidance, stay in my bubble, only go out for medical appointment and for exercise no shopping. They did make the point NOT to visit pharmacies specifically but have my medical items collected by a bubbler or sent out to me.
I have had my first jab some 5 weeks ago so wasn't too sure about this letter except to say it is genuine.
I'm type 1 and asthmatic [mildly].
I'm a pumper with a puffer.
Has anybody else had this 4-page double sided letter? As far as I can work out it is just a letter to say I need to shield which I already do.

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mark king said:
Hello not totally on point but I got a letter the other day from the NHS to tell me that due to some recent NEW results I was considered to be clinically extremely vulnerable and should follow the 2mtr guidance, stay in my bubble, only go out for medical appointment and for exercise no shopping. They did make the point NOT to visit pharmacies specifically but have my medical items collected by a bubbler or sent out to me.
I have had my first jab some 5 weeks ago so wasn't too sure about this letter except to say it is genuine.
I'm type 1 and asthmatic [mildly].
I'm a pumper with a puffer.
Has anybody else had this 4-page double sided letter? As far as I can work out it is just a letter to say I need to shield which I already do.

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There is a few threads on the shielding letters.
 
Ahh not seen them thanks for the heads up.
I'll go look.

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I had my first jab yesterday. Received a letter from NHS saying over 60's were now eligible in my area. Only place with appointments was 5 miles and 2 buses away. I used the opportunity of being out to collect prescription, have bloods and top up food shopping.

Very disappointed in GP surgery - only contact from them was to say don't contact us yet the nurse who took my bloods said they had scheduled vaccination appointments at several sites.
 
Finally managed to get my jab booked for 20th March through the booking site. It was by luck someone on the diabetes Facebook page (a group for running), posted that from today diabetics could book using the booking site, tried and was able to book. If I get a call from my GP with an earlier appointment I will take that and cancel the one at the hub on 20th March.
 
Had my first one today ,next one in 12 weeks.
 
Hi I had my first AZ jab today. Quiet centre with no queues. Hopefully won’t get bad side effects.
 
Had mine this morning too. AstraZeneca. Slight headache but nothing else not even a sore arm. BG is up a couple of points so been for a brisk walk and that's done the trick. Hope I've not spoken too soon and all remains well. Very slick process at the vaccine centre. In and out in minutes
 
I've been offered the first shot next week. I'm slightly concerned about potential long term effects. I've got fairly good control and under 40 with a healthy lifestyle, I would be confident my system could keep me above ground. I've had many other vaccines for my world travels but I'm not 100% comfortable with this one.
Do other people have this thought or opinions that would help my scrambled mind?
 
I finally have mine booked for Wednesday next week...
Think I only got it as called my GP yesterday all stressed out that group 7s can book online but I still hadn’t heard - lovely lad said I was eligible they were just waiting for next clinic slots to open up but I’d be added to cancellation list too, then last night I got 2 texts to say my vaccinations had been booked.

Unfortunately my asthmatic husband has been told he isn’t eligible (even tho he takes a daily steroid inhaler) so we will still be waiting a while yet for him.
 
Had my first AZ injection today, process was very slick, in and out in less than 10 mins.

Feel like I’ve been hit by a bus though, aches, chills (including a fun half hour of constant shivers!) and my head is pounding. If this was the trial version of COVID I’m glad I didn’t get the real deal!
 
I'm a lot more wary of Covid itself, especially long Covid than I am about a couple of days with an aching arm or a bit high BG quite frankly - why aren't you? Haven't you got any elderly family or friends you'd rather not give Covid to? We may be in our 70s but have quite a number of good friends now in their 80s - either seen regularly due to our involvement running a local charity or during our leisure pursuits, as well as our great grandkids at the other end of the age scale.

As the vaccine apparently helps stop us passing and Covid bugs we can carry onto everyone else, that's another reason to get vaccinated. As HM the Queen said only last week - the people who are not coming forward to have their jab, should think of other people rather than just themselves.
 
We had ours on Wednesday, and neither of us has had any significant reaction. Same as with the flu jab. There’s nothing special about this vaccination.

The only long term effect you will get from it is immunity to Covid, or at least severe disease, @Stavross.
 
jhsn said:
Had my first AZ injection today, process was very slick, in and out in less than 10 mins.

Feel like I’ve been hit by a bus though, aches, chills (including a fun half hour of constant shivers!) and my head is pounding. If this was the trial version of COVID I’m glad I didn’t get the real deal!
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Symptoms went as quick as they came, next morning it had all cleared up. Bit of an ache in the injection site but other than that back to normal.
 
I have mine this week I am in north Wales
 
Well not heard a thing but hubby who is fit and group 8 has his invite. Docs (on their answermachine) say don't ring them to chase but they will be giving at risk patients their jabs. Maybe waiting for more vaccines but makes a mockery of groups when younger fit people are being vaccinated first. I think i will book my jab at large vaccination centre along with hubby as we fall into same age group.
 
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Docs (on their answermachine) say don't ring them to chase but they will be giving at risk patients their jabs.
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Ha! Yes my surgery sent a polite but clearly exasperated text out to everyone begging them not to phone up to check if they should have had an appointment as they weren’t expecting one, or when they would get one if they hadn’t. It felt like answering vaccine-related questions had become a full time job!
 
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Am part of a local type 1 parent Facebook gp. They were all saying how their teens were getting vaccine, but that it had to be Pfizer for under 18s. I realised this was probably not available at our surgery, but they hadn't mentioned it. Emailed to confirm, got no reply. Resorted to ringing again today to be told they didn't do Pfizer, they wouldn't give her the Astra Zeneca (some local surgeries are giving it as they don't have the Pfizer and apparently giving it to under 18s is at GPS discretion) and they wouldn't refer her anywhere else to get it. They said we had to ring 119 instead. We rang 119, they said they don't deal with under 18s and they can't be booked through the online vaccination Centre system and we had to get it through our gp surgery. We rang the gp surgery back who said they didn't know and would get a gp to ring us tomorrow. All thenother local surgeries are either referring them, giving g them the other vaccine or have access to Pfizer. Will see what tomorrow brings
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Hi-I am struggling to find info about vaccine for my 16 yr old T1 daughter. What was the update from your GP? Thanks
 
JAJ said:
Hi-I am struggling to find info about vaccine for my 16 yr old T1 daughter. What was the update from your GP? Thanks
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Hi, well my GP is still thinking about it. It has been nearly two weeks now and they have done nothing, despite my ringing 3 times.
The situation for all our 16 and 17 Yr old is this. The only vaccine licensed for them is Pfizer. The national system where you book for a vcination centre (either online or 119) does not do under 18s. So you have to go through GP
If your surgery does not do Pfizer, then they should refer you, but our surgery has no system in place to refer. I would ri g yoursurgery and confirm what they are going to do ASAP.
As it stands, my 17 Yr old is unable to get a jab and anxious about returning to college tomorrow.
Best of luck and let me know how you get on.
 
Many thanks for your prompt reply. Likewise with my daughter who also returns to college tomorrow-she's also a bit anxious given she has a T1 friend, same age, who has been vaccinated a couple of weeks ago? She is different GP surgery but within same group of practices? I intend to call them again tomorrow. I called last week to be told the vaccination programme has been outsourced so they couldn't do anything, but that didn't really satisfy me, especially when I asked for reassurance she would be included in this round of vaccines. This morning I have learnt from BBC news (usually a reliable source) that all those in group 8 (ages 55-59) can now book online, even though we've heard nothing about group 6?? I'll let you know if I many to progress. Thanks again
 
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