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inbetween said:
I'm in my early 30's and mine has gone from August 3 weeks ago to May on current vaccination numbers. The CEO of AZ probably has it right that by late March we should have around half of the population vaccinated.

The thing is though it's difficult vaccinating the elderly and vulnerable because many of these people reside in care homes and they can't travel etc. So really the numbers they've achieved so far is incredible when you consider that.

In later phases younger people are far more mobile and will be able to drive or get transport to vaccination centres and this will rapidly increase rates. Personally if I was the government I'd be making public transport free, or at least hospital car parking free for anyone attending a vaccination appointment.
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Exactly. BlueHammer asked what we should be asking at the Covid press conferences; I'd ask what lessons we've learnt about accessibility of vaccination centres and how we could collectively do more to help people get there safely.

NB I'm a volunteer driver so take a lot of old folk to hospital to appointments; making it really easy to park is important to me.
 
Brother in law left hospital yesterday, an hour after I’ve been admitted. Shortness of breath, can’t string 7 words together. Had X-rays, saline, steroids, liquid paracetamol, and on 6L of oxygen. Oxygen levels 89-90
 
I had the astra zeneca jab yesterday

Feel like I had about 10 pints of stella last night. All the classic hangover symptons. Didn't touch a drop btw
 
excess deaths in homes in England, NOT involving covid, stand at 29.4k from March 2020 to 8th Jan 2021.

The country was backed into a corner in October & November but i believe this is a tragic consequence of lockdowns and prioritising covid in hospitals. Many will not have been able to, or scared to, access healthcare.
 
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Things definitely escalating between AZ and the EU

Interesting to see that 1/3 of EU's initial AZ supply is coming from the UK, then potentially more after we do groups 1-9

Presumably if the EU blocked the Pfizer Vaccine coming to the UK, we'd reciprocate?
 
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Brother in law left hospital yesterday, an hour after I’ve been admitted. Shortness of breath, can’t string 7 words together. Had X-rays, saline, steroids, liquid paracetamol, and on 6L of oxygen. Oxygen levels 89-90
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Wow. I hope they get you fixed up soon. Best wishes.
 
unicorn said:
Exactly. BlueHammer asked what we should be asking at the Covid press conferences; I'd ask what lessons we've learnt about accessibility of vaccination centres and how we could collectively do more to help people get there safely.

NB I'm a volunteer driver so take a lot of old folk to hospital to appointments; making it really easy to park is important to me.
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Getting information regarding the vaccination centre was an issue for us. My mum and dad had their jab last weekend. Mum is 82 and has terminal cancer. We wanted to know 1/ can she be vaccinated in the car 2/if she has to go in are there wheelchairs 3/how many ‘carers” can be with them etc etc. We couldn’t get the information from anywhere. We rang the venue who told us completely different information from what her GP surgery told us. We had to go preparing for every eventuality.
 
Can anyone point to any references that say leaving the second dose for 12 weeks instead of 3 is OK? Quite worried that we may all be having only one dose for political reasons - getting everyone done by mid Feb.
 
worsleyweb said:
ssshhh don’t tell cleavers!!

I have been informed we will pass 700k in one day this week. Let’s hope so.
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I have a spread sheet on this so will be watching closely. I am in the category 70-74 and had predicted myself getting the vaccination at the earliest on 30th January and at the latest the 8th February. I then got a call last Saturday the 23rd January saying that I could have my first vaccination that day. I attended the Larkhill Centre in Timperley village at 3:15 pm and was back home by 3:40 pm having had to wait around afterwards for 15 minutes as I had driven there.

I have also booked my second vaccination online using the NHS web site for the 16th April, I have had no after effects whatsoever and the feeling of relieve is indescribable.
 
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Half of the supplies intended for Yorkshire and Humber were redirected last week (reportedly) yet there was enough vaccine to offer the jab to over 70s and any adult who was shielding, in Leeds. Over 75s (possibly over 70s), with significant underlying health conditions in Manchester, could receive the vaccine last week.

The combination of the NHS (and wider Health Sector), the Army and the volunteers are making very good progress with distribution and giving out jabs. You might be eligible for your sooner than you think (even with a portion of vaccines redirected South.
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Thank you that is reassuring. I guess it depends on where the ongoing EU battle goes. Though I expect most of the coming vaccinations will be the Oxford one as we seem to have the majso may not make much difference.
 
trumpton said:
If you select yes to the unpaid carer option the date comes down a fair bit.

How does that work? If you're an unpaid carer nobody knows you are doing it so how can the timeframe shorten?
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They do. I was an unpaid carer for many years until my income from my previous work declined to a level where I was able to claim carer's allowance. But there were still a great deal of checks and assessments and paperwork involved. Not to mention equipment loaned from the NHS and regular nurses visits.

I doubt they prioritise someone just saying they are a full time carer if there is no local medical awareness of this as there would be if it means what it is supposed to mean - not just my mum lives with me and I look after her when I am not at work or down the pub otherwise she looks after herself.

Oh and I just ticked that to see if it impacted my date and it didn't. Though as that date is only 2 weeks from now I guess that is not much of a surprise!
 
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Not sure mate, was in yesterday, oxygen levels remain the same so definitely in todsy and likely tomorrow but not sure.
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My eldest is currently poorly, has been so for a couple of weeks now.

He had (without a test) Covid very early in the pandemic in March and recovered at home. He was at a xmas party at my ex's with too many people at Boxing day where 3/4 of the guests have tested positive. He's been poorly for 3 weeks now showing all the Covid symptoms & has had 3 tests all negative.

Think he's got some sort of delayed long Covid, doctor's not sure whats wrong with him other than a viral infection & booked in for numerous tests at the moment.
 
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