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Post by jlend on Jan 12, 2021 16:04:09 GMT
apparently not: the initial call was not from a number they can call back to. And - being typical of someone of that age - my father at the time of the first call didn't feel he could ask for a different time: not least because everyone at the moment is 'of an age' and they need to fill the slots.
Phone the doctor's surgery and ask to be rescheduled to the next available daytime slot? In the past I have arranged a non emergency patient transfer service (PTS) to an appointment for my brother. It might be worth finding out if anything like this is available in your area. The GP has helped with this with my brother in the past, the schemes available vary across the country I think, and may be different due to covid. Other times I have found a reliable taxi for him which you may or may not be comfortable with.
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Post by adrianc on Jan 12, 2021 16:36:22 GMT
A friend's father is nearly 90. He lives in Cambridge. He has been offered a choice of mega-vac centres... Stevenage, Docklands, Epsom or Birmingham.
Another friend is 40ish, works in the NHS, and is volunteering to assist in vaccinations. She lives north of Peterborough. She's been given a vac date... in Cambridge. A 90 mile round trip. Stevenage wouldn't be a lot further.
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Post by agent69 on Jan 12, 2021 17:41:36 GMT
A friend's father is nearly 90. He lives in Cambridge. He has been offered a choice of mega-vac centres... Stevenage, Docklands, Epsom or Birmingham. Another friend is 40ish, works in the NHS, and is volunteering to assist in vaccinations. She lives north of Peterborough. She's been given a vac date... in Cambridge. A 90 mile round trip. Stevenage wouldn't be a lot further. Once the vaccine roll out is complete the intention is that nobody will have to travel more than 10 miles. In the meantime it is inevitable that some will have to travel significantly larger distances (I believe the mega vac centres are inviting people from within 45 minutes travelling time to attend).
The mega vac centres are in addition to (not a replacement for) doctor's surgeries. If mega vac is not suitable then all you need to do is rebook somewhere closer to home, accepting that the more choosey you are the longer you may have to wait
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adrianc
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Post by adrianc on Jan 12, 2021 17:51:17 GMT
A friend's father is nearly 90. He lives in Cambridge. He has been offered a choice of mega-vac centres... Stevenage, Docklands, Epsom or Birmingham. Another friend is 40ish, works in the NHS, and is volunteering to assist in vaccinations. She lives north of Peterborough. She's been given a vac date... in Cambridge. A 90 mile round trip. Stevenage wouldn't be a lot further. Once the vaccine roll out is complete the intention is that nobody will have to travel more than 10 miles. In the meantime it is inevitable that some will have to travel significantly larger distances (I believe the mega vac centres are inviting people from within 45 minutes travelling time to attend). Stevenage is, according to Google maps, 48 minutes by car from Cambridge. We'll give them that one... just. Excel is 1hr10. Brum is 1hr45. Epsom is 1hr57.
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Post by michaelc on Jan 12, 2021 18:43:56 GMT
I don't understand why the use of drive-through isn't being used. Or is it ? Surely that would reduce spread. You could park up afterwards in a designated area for the 15 minute monitoring and beep your horn if you needed help.
Of course it wouldn't suit everyone but the more it was used the better.
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Post by Badly Drawn Stickman on Jan 12, 2021 19:14:17 GMT
I don't understand why the use of drive-through isn't being used. Or is it ? Surely that would reduce spread. You could park up afterwards in a designated area for the 15 minute monitoring and beep your horn if you needed help. Of course it wouldn't suit everyone but the more it was used the better. It is quite time consuming 'unwrapping' old people to give the injection. Whilst it would be endlessly amusing I doubt it would be any quicker in a car. Plus I think there is a 'chat' needed before to ensure they understand the process. that bit could probably be speeded up with a bit of thought.
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Post by bernythedolt on Jan 12, 2021 19:55:26 GMT
Whilst we may sympathise with those having to endure slightly protracted journey times to receive their potentially life-saving vaccine, it's worth remembering this still falls under... quite literally... firstworldproblems.com www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-55325450Personally I'd happily drive four hours each way if it meant getting protection now rather than the summer. Three months ago, this country was desperate for any breakthrough on the vaccine front. Now we complain if it isn't within an hour's travel? Come on folks, get a grip!
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Post by star dust on Jan 12, 2021 19:56:08 GMT
I don't understand why the use of drive-through isn't being used. Or is it ? Surely that would reduce spread. You could park up afterwards in a designated area for the 15 minute monitoring and beep your horn if you needed help. Of course it wouldn't suit everyone but the more it was used the better. It is quite time consuming 'unwrapping' old people to give the injection. Whilst it would be endlessly amusing I doubt it would be any quicker in a car. Plus I think there is a 'chat' needed before to ensure they understand the process. that bit could probably be speeded up with a bit of thought. I thought the 'chat' was also an essential medical enquiry to ensure there are no contraindications to them having the vaccine and in the case of the Pfizer one to make sure they don't drive away for 15 minutes afterwards - don't want them killing anyone or themselves on the way out
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Post by Greenwood2 on Jan 12, 2021 21:12:23 GMT
It is quite time consuming 'unwrapping' old people to give the injection. Whilst it would be endlessly amusing I doubt it would be any quicker in a car. Plus I think there is a 'chat' needed before to ensure they understand the process. that bit could probably be speeded up with a bit of thought. I thought the 'chat' was also an essential medical enquiry to ensure there are no contraindications to them having the vaccine and in the case of the Pfizer one to make sure they don't drive away for 15 minutes afterwards - don't want them killing anyone or themselves on the way out It never fails to amaze me how long someone can take to get ready for a vaccination/injection. You know why you are there why not take off your jacket, jumper, roll up your sleeve and be ready when you meet the nurse. I'm not talking particularly Covid, or particularly old people but just in general, it's one of my pet hates. In the pre-Covid days lots of people waiting in the surgery for a flu jab all bundled up, why can't they spend a couple of minutes taking off the excess clothes before they get called? If you're ready it takes less than a minute. Talking as an oldish grumpy person.
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Post by Badly Drawn Stickman on Jan 12, 2021 21:36:18 GMT
It is quite time consuming 'unwrapping' old people to give the injection. Whilst it would be endlessly amusing I doubt it would be any quicker in a car. Plus I think there is a 'chat' needed before to ensure they understand the process. that bit could probably be speeded up with a bit of thought. I thought the 'chat' was also an essential medical enquiry to ensure there are no contraindications to them having the vaccine and in the case of the Pfizer one to make sure they don't drive away for 15 minutes afterwards - don't want them killing anyone or themselves on the way out My experience of the over 80s in the village is its harder to stop them telling you what is wrong with them rather than trying to uncover anything. I was thinking more of a pre arrival 'chat' than any feeble attempt to reduce its duration. I would have thought medical records should highlight anybody with acute allergies and they would be filtered into a special category. I think I end up in the school of thought that we are lucky to have a possible 'get out of jail free' card and if there are a few problems rolling it out its better than the problem we had. And really, re wrapping and getting them in a car and out of a car park in less than 15 minutes that would be a miracle in itself.
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Post by bracknellboy on Jan 12, 2021 21:47:06 GMT
Whilst we may sympathise with those having to endure slightly protracted journey times to receive their potentially life-saving vaccine, it's worth remembering this still falls under... quite literally... firstworldproblems.com www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-55325450Personally I'd happily drive four hours each way if it meant getting protection now rather than the summer. Three months ago, this country was desperate for any breakthrough on the vaccine front. Now we complain if it isn't within an hour's travel? Come on folks, get a grip! who's complaining about long journey times ? if this is directed at my posts on the subject, that is most definitely the wrong end of the stick.
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Post by bernythedolt on Jan 12, 2021 23:53:57 GMT
Whilst we may sympathise with those having to endure slightly protracted journey times to receive their potentially life-saving vaccine, it's worth remembering this still falls under... quite literally... firstworldproblems.com www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-55325450Personally I'd happily drive four hours each way if it meant getting protection now rather than the summer. Three months ago, this country was desperate for any breakthrough on the vaccine front. Now we complain if it isn't within an hour's travel? Come on folks, get a grip! who's complaining about long journey times ? if this is directed at my posts on the subject, that is most definitely the wrong end of the stick. No, I can see your legitimate concern for your parents' welfare. My comment wasn't directed at any poster in particular, nor even confined to this board. But already I feel a groundswell of discontent developing up & down the country over these vaccine clinic logistics, including the demands for clinics within x minutes of home, etc, and some people obviously don't appreciate just how lucky they are (or more often how lucky their parents are) to be offered this lifeline this quickly, or even at all. Mere accident of birth. (Did you view my link?). Yes, there will obviously be individual cases of difficulty in any exercise of this magnitude, but let's keep some perspective is all I'm saying. Of course, it's inevitable that we'll shortly be having to filter out the noise from those who'll take another cheap political shot when they find they don't have a mobile vaccination unit right outside their front door at the exact time of their choosing - and someone is bound to find a way to pin that on Brexit... but that's for another day!
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Post by IFISAcava on Jan 13, 2021 1:06:07 GMT
who's complaining about long journey times ? if this is directed at my posts on the subject, that is most definitely the wrong end of the stick. No, I can see your legitimate concern for your parents' welfare. My comment wasn't directed at any poster in particular, nor even confined to this board. But already I feel a groundswell of discontent developing up & down the country over these vaccine clinic logistics, including the demands for clinics within x minutes of home, etc, and some people obviously don't appreciate just how lucky they are (or more often how lucky their parents are) to be offered this lifeline this quickly, or even at all. Mere accident of birth. (Did you view my link?). Yes, there will obviously be individual cases of difficulty in any exercise of this magnitude, but let's keep some perspective is all I'm saying. Of course, it's inevitable that we'll shortly be having to filter out the noise from those who'll take another cheap political shot when they find they don't have a mobile vaccination unit right outside their front door at the exact time of their choosing - and someone is bound to find a way to pin that on Brexit... but that's for another day! If Brexiteers would just once accept that there are significant downsides to Brexit then one would have to spend less time doing the bloody pinning. The denial of the bleeding obvious is becoming quasi-Trumpian gaslighting. However, I think we can safely say that this has absolutely nothing to do with Brexit.
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Post by bernythedolt on Jan 13, 2021 1:50:51 GMT
No, I can see your legitimate concern for your parents' welfare. My comment wasn't directed at any poster in particular, nor even confined to this board. But already I feel a groundswell of discontent developing up & down the country over these vaccine clinic logistics, including the demands for clinics within x minutes of home, etc, and some people obviously don't appreciate just how lucky they are (or more often how lucky their parents are) to be offered this lifeline this quickly, or even at all. Mere accident of birth. (Did you view my link?). Yes, there will obviously be individual cases of difficulty in any exercise of this magnitude, but let's keep some perspective is all I'm saying. Of course, it's inevitable that we'll shortly be having to filter out the noise from those who'll take another cheap political shot when they find they don't have a mobile vaccination unit right outside their front door at the exact time of their choosing - and someone is bound to find a way to pin that on Brexit... but that's for another day! If Brexiteers would just once accept that there are significant downsides to Brexit then one would have to spend less time doing the bloody pinning. The denial of the bleeding obvious is becoming quasi-Trumpian gaslighting. However, I think we can safely say that this has absolutely nothing to do with Brexit. Sorry, I've grown so accustomed to every problem under the sun being attributed to either Covid or Brexit for so long now, it's become ingrained. Forgive my pathetic attempt at humour.
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Post by adrianc on Jan 13, 2021 8:05:37 GMT
Whilst we may sympathise with those having to endure slightly protracted journey times to receive their potentially life-saving vaccine, it's worth remembering this still falls under... quite literally... firstworldproblems.com www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-55325450Personally I'd happily drive four hours each way if it meant getting protection now rather than the summer. Three months ago, this country was desperate for any breakthrough on the vaccine front. Now we complain if it isn't within an hour's travel? Come on folks, get a grip! Actually, that wasn't the complaint... It was the fact that one person's being told to go an hour that way...> at the same time as somebody else is being told to go an hour that way <... to within spitting distance of the first person's home.
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