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  • moulesy
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    edited October 2021 #1292

    " ...mine is booked tomorrow less than 6 months since 2nd jab."

    How did you manage to book that? Our surgery (receptionists) are bogged down at the moment rearranging appointments which were mistakenly made for less than 6 months after the 2nd jab! frown

  • Takethedogalong
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    edited October 2021 #1293

    Ah, thanks for that. 

  • Takethedogalong
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    edited October 2021 #1294

    Sounds not dissimilar here. Mind they haven’t combined them, we had our flu jabs last week, still waiting on C19 boosters. OH having his Friday, we are not due yet. 

  • LLM
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    edited October 2021 #1295

    It is because as I have indicated before the staff are on their knees and volunteers to help are as rare as hens teeth.  Moaning won't help but volunteering could. 

  • SeasideBill
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    edited October 2021 #1296

    got a text a week or so ago inviting me to go online and book - all very straightforward. Ditto flu jab but had to phone and book that. Vaccination centre was very understretched when I attended, got there early as is my habit and all done before my booked appointment time. 

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  • Bakers2
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    edited October 2021 #1298

    Just listened to 11am news on Classic.

    Encourage over 50's to apply for boosters less than 6 months....... new minister for vaccines not ruling out tighter controls....

    You really couldn't make it up.....

    Blaming lack of take up! - push it off your own shoulders.

    ??Organisation? Seems very patchy just luck on your area and supplies......

    Scientists saying nay to bringing it forward there's a better way to do the job. Dejuva anyone?

    I was driving so might have got a slightly adrift 🤔  but I think not.

  • LLM
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    edited October 2021 #1299

    Lack of take up by certain cohorts, mainly the younger ones who are also those likely to be the best vectors.  

  • Takethedogalong
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    edited October 2021 #1300

    If only the Club were the same😁 But I digress, sorry.

  • Rocky 2 buckets
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    edited October 2021 #1301

    M, an elderly couple in the Village were taken in their wheelchairs to get theirs last week & that was less than 189 days, I think the NHS make exceptions for some particularly the very vulnerable-every day counts type of thing👍🏻

  • JVB66
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    edited October 2021 #1302

    Had our booster this morning. ;phizer this time ,no queue ,and plenty of staff milling aroundcool

  • Rocky 2 buckets
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    edited October 2021 #1303

    It’s good to see that level of organisation JV👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻

  • JVB66
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    edited October 2021 #1304

    Just as an aside ,I did ask some of the staff if they were getting tired or fed up, not one was in the negative in fact two really enjoyed it and meeting peoplecool

  • ABM
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    edited October 2021 #1305

    JVB ~~ I just hope that the 'milling hordes '  were all nicely sanitised & masked  -- nothing works better than setting a good example  wink

  • LLM
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    edited October 2021 #1306

    Excellent. True professionals. It would be very naive to expect any other response in such a setting.

  • JVB66
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    edited October 2021 #1307

    The milling hordes were OH and i and one other couple, ,we did have to use the centres   masks as ours were not acceptable this was at 1105/10. appointmentssurprised and free parking in hospital car parkcool

  • JVB66
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    edited October 2021 #1308

    If you say so?, undecidedbut then we are in laid back East of England Norfolk/Suffolk

  • JVB66
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    edited October 2021 #1310

    Similar to our situation as  I cannot leave OH  on her own with her penchant to keep falling,,frown

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  • Pliers
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    edited October 2021 #1312

    At least you received an answer , David.

    Myself and OH both volunteered, to help out in any capacity, weeks ago, but have yet to receive any reply.

    Maybe we’ll hear something next week…..🤔

  • triky auto
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    edited October 2021 #1313

    From another site..ALL ,,yes ALL French people are wearing masks for shops & restaurants etc etc ,,   " NO MASK  NO ENTRY " wink.

  • SeasideBill
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    edited October 2021 #1314

    Further to an earlier post….beware of being called less than 180 days after 2nd jab. Attended and queued for my booster appointment today after being invited to do so online. I’m a week too early so sent away and now awaiting further appointment. Not my fault, having provided ID the system gave me that date option and it seems quite a few others have a similar experience. Waste of a morning!

  • Rocky 2 buckets
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    edited October 2021 #1315

    I’m surprised the system got it wrong, they didn’t ask for ID but I did give my nhs number & DOB to be told I’m not invited. 

  • moulesy
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    edited October 2021 #1316

    That's precisely the problem I was alluding to up thread, Bill. Mrs M has a friend who is a receptionist at one of the local surgeries and they are at their wit's end rearranging appointments made in good faith and explaining, to sometimes extremely rude patients, the reasons. frown

  • SeasideBill
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    edited October 2021 #1317

    I was given a story about selecting a slot that had just become available having been cancelled by somebody else. However, I recall there were plenty of vacant slots when I logged in, not just a few gaps. I’m happy to forgive the odd cock-up, but being turned away for the sake of a week seems daft - hey ho.

  • Tammygirl
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    edited October 2021 #1318

    That's true we are in France at the moment, to go in restaurants you must have a covid pass or no entry. Checking into campsites require covid passes. 

  • Tammygirl
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    edited October 2021 #1319

    I've still not been invited for my booster despite being more than 6 mths 1 week since second jab. OH has had his invite, we had both of our jabs at the same time.

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  • JVB66
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    edited October 2021 #1321

    We were invited two days I had used the NHS website mans both our invites advised to ignore this communication if you have already made a booking,

    Try the NHS website and just ignore the, wait for invitation notice  ,as it seems a case of left and right hand syndromesurprised

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