Is This Selfish Queue Jumping?
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It is a sad fact of CT that for some posters when someone replies to their post offering a different viewpoint, the first line of defence/attack is to say they are nit picking or picking their post apart. Why not just argue your case rationally without such phrases?
M and others have a made a good point. Surely get your vaccinations done as quickly as possible. Delay means you're playing with someone's else life.
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Mod: Are all posts removed due to the same problem?
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I wish I could remember what I posted?
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Interesting that many are receiving text messages.
What happens to those, perhaps of the older generation, who don't use a mobile phone? I asked my GP's practice to take my mobile phone number off their records because I was being bombarded with messages I didn't need or want.
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you or one? Ok so someone posted that but what I did post?
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except it will take longer to travel?
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Yes, but my point, which you still don't seem to understand, was that arranging a second jab at some holiday venue, when you might possibly not be allowed to travel there anyway, seems, to me at least, not to be sensible.
It's a completely different issue from you choosing a different local centre for "legitimate reasons" - holidaying may not be legitimate/essential travel for some time to come so why take the chance?
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Both OH and Myself have given our mobile numbers to both our GP and NHS trust ,as by doing so we get reminders of appointments, ,and with known facts about "missed"? appointments costing huge amounts of money , why would a few irrelevant texts be a problem?, we do not get any
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I'm not sure what point you're trying to make and I'm not 100% certain you do yourself.
My original post was in reply to a poster(not you) asking if it was sensible to book a jab at a holiday destination. You seem to have confused this with your own circumstances which I made no comment on originally - no need to get so hot under the collar!
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Jill
There must have been something wrong with the set up if that was happening. We get text messages from both the surgery and NHS but these are usually only reminders of appointments. Margaret has now signed up to receive notification of hospital appointment letters by text. We then go online and download a .PDF copy of the letter. Must save the NHS millions in postage! Are there many of the older generation now without mobile phones? Someone would now have to be well into their 80/90's now for mobile phones not to be in common usage when they were younger. I accept that some may well have avoided them, but that was a choice.
David
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I think there are many very elderly folk who have a mobile phone David but they probably use it for basic calls not texts etc. people become less able to use these facilities as they get older, it could be all of us at some future point and people need extra help.
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I've just had a phone call from a neighbour urging me to "use" the system (there is easy access to do so) and jump the queue. She and her husband went to a local venue today, he is "vulnerable" and they are both under 70. They got their jabs. Neither of them had received letters or calls.
The Government have created a loophole and obviously there are greedy selfish individuals who will take advantage and put themselves first.
I looked up on line what is happening and I see Priti Pattel said yesterday that these actions are morally reprehensible and the gov. are now thinking of issuing fines to those who do this.
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When I saw the level of activity, I thought this would be about the EU-AstraZeneca spat.
One wonders how this all might impact on our second jabs notwithstanding Boris's reassurances.
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David on another forum I'm on, someone mentioned her GP practice in MK had done ALL their over 70s, still had vaccine but not allowed to start the over 65s yet.
We have heard that our GP surgery are starting on the over 70s next week. This is good news as they were slow to get vaccine.
My sister and BIL have still not heard anything they are 76 & 74 he is extremely vulnerable.
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I understand that the "system" is open to some extra vaccine being available? if it is the phizer jab as there is a problem with "use by" as it seems there is difficulty with storage once opened ,so can lead to some being spare or having to be destroyed ,which may allow add jabs above the appointment figures
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