michaelc
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Post by michaelc on Oct 24, 2021 13:06:43 GMT
As an aside does anyone know if the gap between 2nd and booster vaccine is 6 months or 180 days? Some/most talk about 6 months but others say 180 days.
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Post by archie on Oct 24, 2021 13:57:02 GMT
As an aside does anyone know if the gap between 2nd and booster vaccine is 6 months or 180 days? Some/most talk about 6 months but others say 180 days. You should be contacted after 6 months. If that doesn't happen you can book online after 6 months and 1 week. Booking link
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Post by benaj on Oct 24, 2021 14:42:52 GMT
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Post by agent69 on Oct 24, 2021 14:44:32 GMT
As an aside does anyone know if the gap between 2nd and booster vaccine is 6 months or 180 days? Some/most talk about 6 months but others say 180 days. For the sake of a couple of days does it make any difference?
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michaelc
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Post by michaelc on Oct 24, 2021 16:11:10 GMT
As an aside does anyone know if the gap between 2nd and booster vaccine is 6 months or 180 days? Some/most talk about 6 months but others say 180 days. For the sake of a couple of days does it make any difference? Yep - hence my question
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Post by Greenwood2 on Oct 24, 2021 17:14:03 GMT
For the sake of a couple of days does it make any difference? Yep - hence my question I think you have to wait for an invite, as far as I can tell ours were probably posted on the day 6th months after the previous jab, ie, 6 calendar months (haven't worked out how many +/- days there were relative to a standard 30 day month). But there are still mutterings about reducing to 5 months, and at least appointments seem quickly available once you get the invite.
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Post by agent69 on Oct 24, 2021 18:38:28 GMT
Yep - hence my question I think you have to wait for an invite, as far as I can tell ours were probably posted on the day 6th months after the previous jab, ie, 6 calendar months (haven't worked out how many +/- days there were relative to a standard 30 day month). But there are still mutterings about reducing to 5 months, and at least appointments seem quickly available once you get the invite. There was talk in the media earlier in the week that the take up of booster jabs wasn't as good as the government had hoped. Personally, I'll be straight in the queue as soon as the invite arrives.
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Post by ilmoro on Oct 24, 2021 18:39:46 GMT
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Post by bracknellboy on Oct 24, 2021 19:34:08 GMT
For the sake of a couple of days does it make any difference? Yep - hence my question As I think I said before, call the requisite NHS number or your GP, explain that you are going to be travelling, and see if they will expedite your booster. Your GP I believe has the ability to do that by way of authorising.
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Post by martin44 on Oct 24, 2021 20:09:49 GMT
If you havn't heard after 6 months plus one week then pop along along to your local nhs and have the jab... its not difficult.
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Post by Greenwood2 on Oct 24, 2021 20:56:51 GMT
If you havn't heard after 6 months plus one week then pop along along to your local nhs and have the jab... its not difficult. Our drop ins don't do boosters, you have to book.
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Post by bracknellboy on Oct 25, 2021 6:26:03 GMT
If you havn't heard after 6 months plus one week then pop along along to your local nhs and have the jab... its not difficult. Our drop ins don't do boosters, you have to book. ditto.
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Post by bracknellboy on Oct 25, 2021 6:34:51 GMT
Yep - hence my question As I think I said before, call the requisite NHS number or your GP, explain that you are going to be travelling, and see if they will expedite your booster. Your GP I believe has the ability to do that by way of authorising. michaelc If I recall your circumstances correctly from previous posts, and making a not particularly big assumptive leap as to where you are travelling, I would definitely be contacting my GP (or NHS line but the former would be better I expect as they can authorise based on need) and make the following clear: 1. You will be away from UK when your 6 month date comes up, but only leaving shortly before that date. This means you will miss the date which the UK currently deems as the 'optimum' for booster jab, but by time you come back you will be further the other side of that date than you will be short of it if you get jabbed before you go. Clearly you are concerned both that your immunity will be waning, and having the booster late will also impact your longer term immunity. 2. You are travelling to an eastern european country which has very low vaccination rates (if my assumptions are correct and the quick check I've done shows ROM 16% fully vaccinated). 3. I believe you also have a dependent who could, because of their condition, themselves be considered as 'vulnerable', and therefore another reason why your own vaccination status is important None of this will work by simply walking up to a vaccination centre, but your GP can authorise on a needs basis and then you can get your appointment. Just thoughts
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Post by registerme on Oct 25, 2021 8:26:01 GMT
I think it's Ukraine, rather than Romania, but yeah...
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Post by keitha on Oct 25, 2021 9:54:04 GMT
6 weeks ago now ( 11 September ) I was messaged by NHS Wales to say FLU vaccines for your age group now available, please book.
So I spent several hours trying to get hold of the surgery only to be told when I got through "It was a mistake, we haven't setup clinics yet when we do we will text you" my response was "if it was a mistake why did you not ask them to send out another message correcting the first" I was told "we are too busy answering the phone" durr if they got the message sent they wouldn't be inundated with calls.
I chased them this morning and was told my age group ( 60+ ) will be called by the end of January ( Stupid half way at least through FLU season ).
friends in other areas younger than me have already had vaccination, and last year I only got it using contacts in pharmacies.
Recently a friend told me the surgery have threatened patients that have posted complaints on Social Media with being removed from patient list. Getting frustrated that like many other businesses they are more interested in Social Media profile than actually providing a service to patients.
Anyone had any experience of changing doctors
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