agent69
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Post by agent69 on Nov 18, 2021 20:07:18 GMT
3 pilots from the cargo division of Cathay Pacific (Hong Kong national airline) were sacked after testing positive for covid. It is believed they contracted the virus in Frankfurt when they broke company rules by leaving their hotel rooms. As a consequence the following were put into quarantine - 150 members of Cathay staff
- 70 close contacts of the pilots
- 120 children at a school attended by a pilots wife and children
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benaj
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Post by benaj on Nov 18, 2021 21:07:47 GMT
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Post by registerme on Nov 23, 2021 14:56:16 GMT
Booster jab booked in. Received a text message from the NHS this morning. Easy process. I had a number of locations offered, the one I chose being a chemist ten minutes walk away.
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Post by benaj on Nov 23, 2021 15:12:01 GMT
Booster jab booked in. Received a text message from the NHS this morning. Easy process. I had a number of locations offered, the one I chose being a chemist ten minutes walk away. It may be easy to book, but the national booking system won’t have people booked for an appointment exactly on the 152th day after the 2nd jab. Of course, the other option is just to grab one.
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Post by archie on Nov 23, 2021 15:22:17 GMT
Booster jab booked in. Received a text message from the NHS this morning. Easy process. I had a number of locations offered, the one I chose being a chemist ten minutes walk away. It may be easy to book, but the national booking system won’t have people booked for an appointment exactly on the 152th day after the 2nd jab. Of course, the other option is just to grab one. 182 days
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jonno
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Post by jonno on Nov 23, 2021 16:05:40 GMT
It may be easy to book, but the national booking system won’t have people booked for an appointment exactly on the 152th day after the 2nd jab. Of course, the other option is just to grab one. 182 days Ahem...............182.5 days
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registerme
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Post by registerme on Nov 23, 2021 16:19:56 GMT
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benaj
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Post by benaj on Nov 23, 2021 16:26:42 GMT
According to one unconfirmed source, some pharmacies might offer walk-in booster jab 152 days after the 2nd jab for over 50s.
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Post by bernythedolt on Nov 23, 2021 16:35:43 GMT
Booster jab booked in. Received a text message from the NHS this morning. Easy process. I had a number of locations offered, the one I chose being a chemist ten minutes walk away. Contrast with the incompetent NHS Wales 'service'. I received a phone call out of the blue offering just one location, a mass vaccination centre in Cardiff, a 90 minute round trip by car. It was either that or try to arrange my own appointment nearer home, and, no, she didn't have a clue whether there were any closer centres, but offered me a phone number to try to find out and to arrange my own appointment. Well, I'd heard of others trying this number and never getting through to a human, so for the sake of my blood pressure I opted for the 90 min drive. Just as well, because I tried the phone number out of curiosity. Sure enough, you listen to plastic Annie droning on for 5 minutes about how important the jab is, whether you want to get it in Welsh, etc, etc, and finally how busy all the operators are and you'll need to call back another time... and then promptly cutting the phone off! You couldn't even hold on and wait in a queue. My initial instinct was correct. It was quicker to drive all the way to Cardiff and back than try to organise a jab closer to home. We'll no doubt shortly have to repeat this absurdity for my wife who's due hers soon. The same administration will no doubt be lecturing us next month about how environmentally conscious we ought to be. 🙄
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Post by registerme on Nov 23, 2021 16:38:02 GMT
Booster jab booked in. Received a text message from the NHS this morning. Easy process. I had a number of locations offered, the one I chose being a chemist ten minutes walk away. Contrast with the incompetent NHS Wales 'service'. I received a phone call out of the blue offering just one location, a mass vaccination centre in Cardiff, a 90 minute round trip by car. It was either that or try to arrange my own appointment nearer home, and, no, she didn't have a clue whether there were any closer centres, but offered me a phone number to try to find out and to arrange my own appointment. Well, I'd heard of others trying this number and never getting through to a human, so for the sake of my blood pressure I opted for the 90 min drive. Just as well, because I tried the phone number out of curiosity. Sure enough, you listen to plastic Annie droning on for 5 minutes about how important the jab is, whether you want to get it in Welsh, etc, etc, and finally how busy all the operators are and you'll need to call back another time... and then promptly cutting the phone off! You couldn't even hold on and wait in a queue. My initial instinct was correct. It was quicker to drive all the way to Cardiff and back than try to organise a jab closer to home. We'll no doubt shortly have to repeat this absurdity for my wife who's due hers soon. The same administration will no doubt be lecturing us next month about how environmentally conscious we ought to be. 🙄 That's... pretty awful. Anybody you can provide feedback to (or is it not worth the candle)?
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Post by bernythedolt on Nov 23, 2021 17:18:09 GMT
Contrast with the incompetent NHS Wales 'service'. [...] That's... pretty awful. Anybody you can provide feedback to (or is it not worth the candle)? I think you've guessed my thoughts on that! There's no chance anyone would give a toss... To be more balanced about it, I recognise it protects life, and how lucky we are to have the option to get it at all, but our first two jabs were far more local. I'm just miffed they seem to be getting less well organised as time goes on, where you'd expect the opposite.
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Post by james100 on Nov 23, 2021 17:31:06 GMT
Yes, booking from 152 days for appointment dates from 182 days post V#2. I seem to remember we're roughly in sync on our vax schedule as "almost 50s"....I've yet to receive GP text but logged in just now to find I'm allowed to book my booster. The next available slot within a 10 mile radius is a whole month away, well after 6 months, and I have a hunch even that's only available because it's immediately before Christmas and I'm the only one stupid/desperate enough to take it! (I had quite annoying effects for the first 2 so timing not ideal at all).
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Post by archie on Nov 23, 2021 18:04:49 GMT
182 days Ahem...............182.5 days To be on the safe side I'll get my booster after 183 days. (Nothing to do the vaccination centre being shut on the 182nd day).
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Post by agent69 on Nov 23, 2021 18:19:58 GMT
Booster jab booked in. Received a text message from the NHS this morning. Easy process. I had a number of locations offered, the one I chose being a chemist ten minutes walk away. I received a letter from NHS last week advising that I could book a booster jab at one of the mega vax stations. If I want a local appointment then I need to wait to be contacted locally.
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Post by easynow on Nov 23, 2021 18:21:04 GMT
I managed to book mine at 180 days, that was the very soonest the NHS website would allow me to book my booster.
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