Covid - news and views
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I’d go one further & say-‘well done for optimising scant resources’👏🏻👏🏻
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My wife and I are in different bands (63 & 65), but were hoping if we both showed up towards the end of the day she might get lucky - sadly not the case. I have to say the whole process from online booking to arrival and getting the jab at Cornwall Show Ground was extremely well organised and impressive. NHS online booking service also means you get the second appointment confirmed which doesn’t seem to be the case with local GP arrangements. No adverse reaction to jab, not even a sore arm.
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If you are contacted by your GP, or NHS, it isn’t “queue jumping” They will understand the individual circumstances, ensure that the maximum usage of vaccine is made, and do whatever is appropriate.
My Sister and I would be groups away from having ours at the moment based on our ages, particularly my Sister. But we both live with someone who is on the vulnerable/shielding list, and are both named unpaid carers for our 92 year old Mum. I rang our GP surgery to ask that my Sister be considered first Carer for Mum as she lives in at the moment with her. GPS said we were both classed as unpaid carers, and therefore might get a late take up call, which is what happened last week. We both had Pfizer, so assume we got included to ensure batches were fully used up. It’s taken a bit of the worry away for us, as we have that bit more resilience if Mum should require a lot more care.
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Gotta say, some of our European friends are being a bit churlish about vaccines....talking down the Astra Zeneca jab, seemingly because the British got their act together in terms of risk, investment, manufacturing, approval and roll-out.
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At present the system is working brilliantly but the biggest problem I can see coming down the track is the people at the coal face getting fatigued and fed up. There seems to be growing numbers of people prepared to criticise how it is working, want to jump the queue, and take out their problems on the people on the frontline. If the thousands of volunteers walk away the system will slow down or even collapse.
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It must be a logistical nightmare at times, and now entering overdrive as lots of those with a delayed second dose will be coming up to “due dates” next month. I hope that things continue well. Brief conversation with my jabber last week, she said our town seemed to be doing well, it had exceeded her expectations in terms of take up, organisation and general roll out.
More worryingly, I keep looking our our area statistics, and it’s bouncing around within certain parameters, never quite getting below a certain point, before it yoyo’s up again. Only a matter of around 10 cases per 100,000, but stubbornly staying put. Not that high compared with lots of other places, just not as good as it should be in terms of the lockdown. No real idea why.....at least not documented.
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All done, very efficient from arrival, through check in to jab no more than 10 mins add on 15 mins post jab waiting 25 mins max. Well done NHS. Can't say the same about filling the car with fuel. Having not been opened for about 2 months the central locking on the fuel flap would not open, result, visit to dealership to sort out. The locking pin required lubrication, a few squirts with wd40 and jobs a good one.
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The more that get the jab the better. I know that OH (Fliss) is worried about infection but I am not and never have been. She had been on at me for a few weeks to get onto my GP about getting the injection as I have other health issues.
As long as they are being taken up I really did not care who had them but, for me, the more working folk the better.
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Well Monday I had a 2 hour sleep in the day and 12 hours at night, Tuesday the same. I could happily have gone for a lie down today but had a job to do on the oil level sender unit for the heating. By the time that was sorted a bit too late in the day. So still a bit more weary than normal I suspect. Left shoulder still a little stiff but nothing tragic. Normally I sleep 7 hours a night so definitely longer asleep but not a hardship.
Must rouse from my seat and cook dinner. Small boiled potatoes, pan fried salmon and asparagus so not difficult.
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“but the biggest problem I can see coming down the track is the people at the coal face getting fatigued and fed up. ”
This has crossed my mind too. Endless administration of the jab, day in day out, months on end, it’s bound to take its toll. Then we might get to do it all again in autumn?
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Wow, I've just received my invitation to book my vaccination! It's booked and 8 am on Monday morning
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