I just got invite for first jab tomorrow at Jenner and just shy 60. I do have asthma which means annual flu jab. Oh and went to Kings Hospital a couple of years ago to have a tooth out and had ultra high bp that day though tablets have since lowered. Perhaps that moved me forward - I was thinking I would be perhaps March…but will have the vaccine.
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Jenner seem pretty organised. I wonder if they are either getting through everyone really quickly, or like you say maybe you got bumped up the list a bit, or maybe of they can’t fill a slot for the next day or someone cancels they just try to make sure they fill it so they call people in other priority groups to make sure thry keep operating to as full as capacity throughput wise as they can, which would make sense.
Whatever the reason happy you have been offered a jab!
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@squashst It does seem a little strange as I thought it was only those classed as clinically extremely vulnerable of any age which is those who have been told to shield that were included in the first phase of vaccination by mid February. As your invite was at short notice perhaps they’ve had some cancellations or operational changes which means they can’t fill all the appointments tomorrow with anyone from the initial first 4 groups. Lucky you!
All done and dusted. Very quick and efficient. And they give you a badge to wear, so you can show off afterwards to your friends!
Pfizer vaccine, by the way. None of your Oxford rubbish.
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Thanks - Clearly because I was on car parking duty there last Friday and have it all running like clockwork!
But in all seriousness, Jenner vaccinated approx 2300 last week and are restarting tomorrow when new supplies arrive - target is 400+ for the day. They are now nearly through the JCVI cohorts 1-4, and will be concentrating on the 70+ and Clinically Extremely Vulnerable this week, according to an email sent to volunteers a couple of days ago.
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My understanding is once a batch of Pfizer vaccine is brought down to injectable temperature is has to be used, you can’t re-freeze, so you could end up giving doses to people out of priority ‘sync’ to avoid wastage. I have known this happen to several friends who work in major NHS centres.
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75+, 70+ and Clinically Extremely Vulnerable are cohorts 3 & 4
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Right so they’re focusing on group 4 from what they said. Aiming to finish 1-4. The statement makes sense doesn’t it?
Sorry Claus I misunderstood your original post! I thought that saying they were nearly through cohorts 1-4 and were concentrating on the 70+ and Clinically Extremely Vulnerable this week you were inferring that the 70+ and Clinically Extremely Vulnerable were different cohorts.
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No worries. If you put the two together it all makes sense. I think we helped explain the message 
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Thank you all for sharing your first hand experiences. I’ve got a question for those who have received the vaccine. Regardless of whether you request it or not, do you get offered some kind of physical proof that you’ve had the vaccine? For instance, would they be happy to make a formal entry into an ICV (International Certificate of Vaccination, the little yellow book you need for travel to some countries)?
I’m aware of suggestions that it won’t be needed, but I’d rather have some form of proof that is recognised abroad just in case.
Thanks!
We were just given a little PHE card with a record of the date and the batch number of the vaccine on it, which we were told to keep and bring along to our second jab when we’re summoned for it. Our own names or ID not recorded on it, so I’m sure it has no international validity. However, I read or heard that the vaccination will automatically be recorded on our GP medical record, so no doubt GPs could provide a certificate in proper form if you asked them (though I expect you’d have to pay for it.)
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Priority 8 for me, early spring by all accounts. Of course a denyer in store tonight was trying to persuade me that I shouldn’t have the jab.
Bring it on.
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I have heard about a surprisingly large number of people locally who are resisting having the vaccine. Some don’t believe that Covid-19 exists at all - it’s just flu! I think many of us tend to under-estimate the extent to which people don’t use or don’t trust the mainstream media. They tend instead to get information and advice from more informal sources which we would regard as highly unreliable or dangerously wrong. .
I have an acquaintance who denied Covid existed and that it was a type of flu. His brother died of Covid just before Christmas. He attitude has changed dramatically.
They study I am on is crying out for help from the BAME community as they are so underrepresented.
Cllr Obajimi Adefiranye, ward member for Brockley, received his vaccine last week. He said of his experience, “I had the COVID-19 vaccination last week. It was completely painless and easy – no trouble at all. It’s going to help protect my family, friends and everyone in my community. My message to everyone, would be – when the NHS gets in touch, go out and get your vaccination.”
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