Thanks, Hazel I understand now.  You've certainly had it for a long time you've done well to last so long. I agree you can't see a Doctor for love or money at the moment. They spend all day on the phone doing telephone consults and writing prescriptions.  They want to stay safe just like we do. It's been just over three weeks since the car park marshall at the community hospital breathed all over me when I was in the car without a mask on. I'm more relaxed about it now but it's another six days before I can totally relax. Great excitement today we had to go to the vets to collect Brodie's medication. There were quite a few cars on the roads and loads of people walking practically all of them were wearing a mask.

Afternoon all

STARRY can you phone a chemist to book a jab or do you have to wait for the letter from the nhs first? Our village chemist is now doing jabs, and the doctor\s. The doctors are using the Pfizer vaccine and the chemist are using the oxford one. I suppose you don't know which one you'll be having til you get there?

DIANE Bodmin must be well ahead of us here in Roche, as I'm 2 groups above you and not had a letter yet. I'm group 4 and are you group 6? Maybe there's less people in Bodmin to vaccinate. Going by the omni queue calculator which gives a general estimate of when you're likely to get vaccinated my date is sometime in February.

1. Residents in a care home for older adults and their carers;
2 All those 80 years of age and over and frontline health and social care workers;
3 All those 75 years of age and over;
4 All those 70 years of age and over and/or clinically extremely vulnerable individuals;
5 All those 65 years of age and over;
6 All individuals aged 16 years to 64 years with underlying health conditions which put them at higher risk of serious disease and mortality. Unpaid carers who receive carer's allowance or are the main carer of an elderly or disabled person;
7 All those 60 years of age and over;
8 All those 55 years of age and over; and
9 All those 50 years of age and over.

It's been pouring here with rain again all day. The ground is absolutley sodden and there's big deep puddles everywhere. 

 

Hello everyone.

Glad you are getting your jabs sorted. Hubby has got his booked in for the 9th.
I think I came under carers Hazel. Unpaid carers were put on the same footing as paid carers. That's the only reason I can think of that I was jabbed before hubby.

Hubby's appointment was made yesterday and today a NHS letter arrived saying he could book it online. I did go on to see if I could get an earlier appointment but when I went on it offered loads of places - Roche Pharmacy - Wadebridge Showground and lots of others - Truro -  Stithians - going up to Exeter but none at the local hospital - so I've left his appointment standing.

I didn't have any after effects particularly with the Pfizer one. A tiny bruise where the needle went in and a sort arm that meant I needed to reach for things with the other arm. I always choose my non dominant hand in case that happens.

Afternoon ladies.

DIANE that makes sense to vaccinate the carers first, if a carer gets sick that's 2 people affected not just one.  If you don't book online the GP will get in touch and probably the jab will be at Bodmin Hospital. Roche pharmacy and the others are all giving the Astra Zeneca vaccine I suppose as it's easier to transport and doesn't need delicate refrigeration like the Pfizer one. Our GP gives the Pfizer one, so I'm hanging in there to see if I can get that one at the doctors. But I see now I may have gone down to Group 6 from what theyre saying on the UK Diabetese website. 

CAROL glad you're feeling a bit better now. 

STARRY not long to your jabs now. 

Hopefully we'll all be 'safe' soon. 

I was reading up on the EU's blunder yesterday trying to block the vaccine from leaving the EU, absolutely shocking behaviour. Thank God we're out of it. Van der Leyen is a total waste of space, the blunder's she caused in previous roles in the EU and looks like she's not improved with this one. pffft.

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Good afternoon all, I got my letter on Saturday,  I was invited to one of the hubs. The nearest to me was a round trip of 82 miles, I found the 27 miles to the van hard enough! When we arrived I could hardly stand. I asked Mr Google about the site, only a small car park with a bigger one about 15 minutes walk away. With my mobility and breathing issues no way I could do that. I rang the NHS line as I'd read that Portsmouth and Southampton had hubs' I was offered one at Portsmouth Guildhall, I said yes then he read me the blub and when he finished my appointment time had been taken! However, I did get an appointment in Southampton  At West Quay shopping centre at the Boots pharmacy a round trip of 23 miles. There is a small car park just outside. I've been assured that they will be covid proof. I shall be wearing your mask Hazel with my face shield, I'm taking my walker so I will have my own seat. Gordon is insisting that he comes with me. I'm not keen on driving into Southampton as it's all changed from when I used to go, I'll be using the sat nav and have the  AA route plan map and instructions. We should be okay. Be glad to get it done. It will be the Oxford one, which I think I'd prefer.