Prince William has had his first jab. Aged 38 so in line with the guidance, indeed I think it's been very good that the royals and politicians have had their jabs when eligible, rather than jumping the queue.
So a place near me is doing jabs on demand for anyone over 18, queue up and from 5.30 jabs are available until they run out or reach a capacity of who can be jabbed by 5.30. Young colleagues have tried on a couple of occasions to get one and been too far back in the queue. Anywhere else doing this?
Very impressive. It was only a week ago today when they asked for 38 or above to apply.
Yes it seems that every day a new group becomes eligible
Not sure if this is the case but could it be due to everyone under 40 now getting the alternative to AZ? Where I was yesterday it wasn't even an option, everyone was getting Pfizer so I wonder if that's the case it means more of the AZ can go towards the second doses for the older age groups?
Just had my second in Woolwich. It took longer to get past the volunteer who could’nt work a tablet and the lady in front who didn’t want the Astra Zenica.
The public is being urged to take part in trials to find out whether a third dose of Covid vaccine could protect against new variants.
All seven vaccines the UK has ordered will be tested on working-age people and over-75s as part of a randomised trial.
Data on side-effects and immune responses will be gathered.
The findings will help vaccine advisers decide if re-vaccinating some people in the autumn is necessary.
The Cov-Boost study, which starts in June, will recruit 3,000 people of all ages who had their first dose in December or January, to test if this is worthwhile.
"It could be that some age groups may not need a booster and others do," said Prof Saul Faust, chief investigator for the trial, from the University of Southampton.
"We are not trying to say one is better than the other.
"The aim is to find out whether there should be a booster campaign and which vaccine to use," he said.
Prof Faust said he was not expecting any vaccines to be "detrimental" but some could cause high fevers or very sore arms, for example, which would be useful to know.
The vaccines will be trialled at 18 sites across the UK, and half doses will also be tested.
So a place near me is doing jabs on demand for anyone over 18, queue up and from 5.30 jabs are available until they run out or reach a capacity of who can be jabbed by 5.30. Young colleagues have tried on a couple of occasions to get one and been too far back in the queue. Anywhere else doing this?
I had my first vaccine at Brentford Leisure Centre on Tuesday, although it was a normal booking for those aged 36+. Great initiative if they have spare and youngsters are keen to get jabbed.
I think this is due to the spike in the Indian variant in the West London (Hounslow)
Interesting you say that. I was in a shop earlier today in Brentford and the guy in front of me chatting to the cashier was saying everyone in his local church has been told not to get a vaccine done. He was asking for advice from cashier and everyone in queue whether he should go to his vaccine appointment next week.
Prince William has had his first jab. Aged 38 so in line with the guidance, indeed I think it's been very good that the royals and politicians have had their jabs when eligible, rather than jumping the queue.
It's all a charade...they had theirs done 18 months ago along with their 5 G mast booster shots.
My 2nd Jab is due 2nd June. Had a text to say they are bringing the jabs forward. I rang 119 who said they could re-book my appointment but would have to cancel my 2nd June booking first, but it could mean that my date for the jab could be later than the 2nd, so decided to leave it as it was. Thought that was a strange process.
My 2nd Jab is due 2nd June. Had a text to say they are bringing the jabs forward. I rang 119 who said they could re-book my appointment but would have to cancel my 2nd June booking first, but it could mean that my date for the jab could be later than the 2nd, so decided to leave it as it was. Thought that was a strange process.
I presume it's because the system won't be able to book a 2nd appnt, if one is already booked. So you have to cancel the 2nd & chance that you can rebook sooner. If your already booked for 2nd June, as you say it's not worth chancing it.
Seem to be absolutely smashing through the age groups now.
Wonder if that's because the further down we get the less people are booking?
I wonder if this is why there been so much publicity about the Indian variant, there by encouraging all those who are having doubts about having the jab to go along and be vaccinated.
Had my second AZ jab yesterday and like the first, pleased to say, no problems whatsoever and I’m 60. I booked it all online from the NHS website and a very smooth process from start to finish.
I booked online myself my second appointment then changed it myself . GP then sends a link to my wife’s phone beginning of this week to book my second a few weeks earlier and I’m going for that today . I haven’t cancelled the one I booked online which I’ll do once I’ve had the injection today .
Seem to be absolutely smashing through the age groups now.
Wonder if that's because the further down we get the less people are booking?
I wonder if this is why there been so much publicity about the Indian variant, there by encouraging all those who are having doubts about having the jab to go along and be vaccinated.
From the stats, more people are having the first dose now than ever before, so not sure if it’s linked to less people booking.
Week ending 2nd May, 606,299 first doses given Week ending 9th May, 683,425 first doses given Week ending 16th May, 992,407 first doses given.
This week, we’d already done around 480,000 first doses by Wednesday.
Seem to be absolutely smashing through the age groups now.
Wonder if that's because the further down we get the less people are booking?
I wonder if this is why there been so much publicity about the Indian variant, there by encouraging all those who are having doubts about having the jab to go along and be vaccinated.
From the stats, more people are having the first dose now than ever before, so not sure if it’s linked to less people booking.
Week ending 2nd May, 606,299 first doses given Week ending 9th May, 683,425 first doses given Week ending 16th May, 992,407 first doses given.
This week, we’d already done around 480,000 first doses by Wednesday.
Without checking the numbers, I’m starting to wonder if something doesn’t add up. A couple of months or more ago we seemed to be regularly hitting 300k to 400k or more first jabs, some days a lot more, with a second dose pushed back to 12 weeks later. Now we are bringing forward the second jab to 8 weeks because of the Indian variant threat. Surely by doing that there will be a period of doubling up and those that have reached their 12 week wait and those that have reached the 8 week period are both being vaccinated at the same time ? Shouldn’t we be seeing 600k to 800k a day having their second jab each day ?
Seem to be absolutely smashing through the age groups now.
Wonder if that's because the further down we get the less people are booking?
I wonder if this is why there been so much publicity about the Indian variant, there by encouraging all those who are having doubts about having the jab to go along and be vaccinated.
From the stats, more people are having the first dose now than ever before, so not sure if it’s linked to less people booking.
Week ending 2nd May, 606,299 first doses given Week ending 9th May, 683,425 first doses given Week ending 16th May, 992,407 first doses given.
This week, we’d already done around 480,000 first doses by Wednesday.
Without checking the numbers, I’m starting to wonder if something doesn’t add up. A couple of months or more ago we seemed to be regularly hitting 300k to 400k or more first jabs, some days a lot more, with a second dose pushed back to 12 weeks later. Now we are bringing forward the second jab to 8 weeks because of the Indian variant threat. Surely by doing that there will be a period of doubling up and those that have reached their 12 week wait and those that have reached the 8 week period are both being vaccinated at the same time ? Shouldn’t we be seeing 600k to 800k a day having their second jab each day ?
We will, I'm sure.
The manner of the roll-out meant that there was always going to be an uneven distribution at various points as there were no second jabs for nigh on 12 weeks, then the switch to second, now a switch to first and so on.
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Prince William has had his first jab. Aged 38 so in line with the guidance, indeed I think it's been very good that the royals and politicians have had their jabs when eligible, rather than jumping the queue.
It took longer to get past the volunteer who could’nt work a tablet and the lady in front who didn’t want the Astra Zenica.
It's all a charade...they had theirs done 18 months ago along with their 5 G mast booster shots.
So you have to cancel the 2nd & chance that you can rebook sooner.
If your already booked for 2nd June, as you say it's not worth chancing it.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-57209444
Over 32s
People aged 32 and 33 in England are now being invited to book their first dose of the coronavirus vaccine.
The NHS said booking will open to that age group - around one million people - at 07:00 BST on Saturday.
Text message invitations will be sent out to 33-year-olds on Saturday and also to 32-year-olds on Monday.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-57209444
People can book via the link below
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/coronavirus-vaccination/book-coronavirus-vaccination/
Wonder if that's because the further down we get the less people are booking?
GP then sends a link to my wife’s phone beginning of this week to book my second a few weeks earlier and I’m going for that today .
I haven’t cancelled the one I booked online which I’ll do once I’ve had the injection today .
Week ending 9th May, 683,425 first doses given
Week ending 16th May, 992,407 first doses given.