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Can I not get my covid jab any quicker?

71 replies

rainyraindrops · 05/10/2021 21:30

So I'm booked in next Wednesday for my first covid jab. But on the the NHS website it is allowing me to book my second jab but the date its giving me is right before I go on holiday in December.

Is there not a walk in option that I can book in to for a months time?

OP posts:
Parky04 · 06/10/2021 09:40

@Nearlyadoctor

I don’t understand why you’ve waited until now to book your first jab tbh, unless you’re between 12-15yrs old which I’m guessing not.
Because she wants to go on holiday!
Cookerhood · 06/10/2021 09:48

Go to a walk in, but I'd be very surprised if you can get it any less than 8 weeks apart. It used to be different but they seem more strict now. I'm a vaccinator at a walk in & we aren't allowed to do even a day less than 8 weeks with a doctor's letter/text etc. It is marginally less effective sooner but not so you'd notice. Your problem will come if you get Covid just before your second dose is due & have to wait 4 weeks.
To be honest, a bit silly to leave it until now, but each to their own.

Shirazboobaloo · 06/10/2021 09:48

@WeAreTheHeroes go and tell the JCVI and Pfizer they are spouting nonsense rather than be rude to me - a lower gap means lower levels of antibodies therefore reduced protection

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WeAreTheHeroes · 06/10/2021 09:50

Citation needed then @Shirazboobaloo.

Neonplant · 06/10/2021 09:53

Why have you waited until now to get your vaccine then are suddenly wanting it done more quickly than is recommended?
Are yuu a teenager?

whatswithtodaytoday · 06/10/2021 10:00

My friend's only just had her first one (mid-30s) because she was pregnant until recently and was told not to get it by her midwife and GP. Shocking, but she said there was no way she'd ever get it while pregnant when she'd been told not to.

Neonplant · 06/10/2021 10:02

@whatswithtodaytoday

My friend's only just had her first one (mid-30s) because she was pregnant until recently and was told not to get it by her midwife and GP. Shocking, but she said there was no way she'd ever get it while pregnant when she'd been told not to.
Ok fair enough. I'm not up to date on the pregnancy guidelines. Didn't think of that.
PurpleDaisies · 06/10/2021 10:08

Ok fair enough. I'm not up to date on the pregnancy guidelines. Didn't think of that.

The pregnancy guidelines were changed absolutely ages ago to recommend pregnant women got vaccinated. Literally months ago.

PurpleDaisies · 06/10/2021 10:17

Here it is: the advice for pregnant women was changed on 16th April 2021.

The JCVI has advised that pregnant women should be offered the COVID-19 vaccine at the same time as the rest of the population, based on their age and clinical risk group.

www.gov.uk/government/news/jcvi-issues-new-advice-on-covid-19-vaccination-for-pregnant-women

Shirazboobaloo · 06/10/2021 10:19

@WeAreTheHeroes

"For both adenovirus vector and mRNA vaccines, there is evidence of better immune response and/or protection where longer intervals between doses in the primary schedule are used. (Amirthalingam et al 2021, Payne et al, 2021, Voysey et al 2021). Based on this evidence, longer intervals are likely to provide more durable protection. JCVI is currently recommending a minimum interval of eight weeks between doses of all the available COVID-19 vaccines where a two-dose primary schedule is used. Operationally, this consistent interval should be used for all vaccines with a two-dose primary schedule to avoid confusion and simplify booking, and will help to ensure a good balance between achieving rapid and long-lasting protection. The main exception to the eight week lower interval would be those about to commence immunosuppressive treatment. In these individuals, the minimal intervals outlined below may be followed to enable the vaccine to be given whilst their immune system is better able to respond. "

Chapter 14a of Greenbook Covid-19 (page 11) Updated 16 September

PaperDolphin · 06/10/2021 10:22

Sounds like you will have it just in time- it is normally 2 weeks after 2nd dose. Should be fine!

Neonplant · 06/10/2021 11:13

@PurpleDaisies

Ok fair enough. I'm not up to date on the pregnancy guidelines. Didn't think of that.

The pregnancy guidelines were changed absolutely ages ago to recommend pregnant women got vaccinated. Literally months ago.

I'm not pregnant nor intending to get pregnant. So why would I know the vaccine guidance an this? Would you expect people to know the guidance on a range of ages/ health issues?

It's also not me who hasn't had the bloody vaccine. So check yourself.

PurpleDaisies · 06/10/2021 11:25

It's also not me who hasn't had the bloody vaccine. So check yourself.

I posted that information for anyone who is reading the thread and confused about what the current guidance is.

You have taken this very personally

FictionalCharacter · 06/10/2021 11:29

15 days before you fly out is when you’ve been offered the 2nd? You’ll be fine.

whatswithtodaytoday · 06/10/2021 12:40

Yes, sorry - the pregnancy guidelines absolutely state that you should get vaccinated during pregnancy. But unfortunately some medical professionals are not advising people correctly.

MrsDThomas · 06/10/2021 13:31

Just been looking at appointments with DD who needs her 2nd jab and there are zero appointments in the 5 centres they are offering.

They are all unavailable for the foreseeable future.

PurpleDaisies · 06/10/2021 13:33

@MrsDThomas

Just been looking at appointments with DD who needs her 2nd jab and there are zero appointments in the 5 centres they are offering.

They are all unavailable for the foreseeable future.

Is your daughter definitely entitled to a second jab? Could it be showing as unavailable because most teens only get one?
SheWoreYellow · 06/10/2021 13:35

Can you go to a drop in now for the first one? That will bring it all forward by a week.

MrsDThomas · 06/10/2021 13:47

She is 20 and in uni. Most definitely needs one

PurpleDaisies · 06/10/2021 13:50

Sorry I assumed she was part of the 12-15year old group. Blush

Cuck00soup · 06/10/2021 13:52

@MrsDThomas

Just been looking at appointments with DD who needs her 2nd jab and there are zero appointments in the 5 centres they are offering.

They are all unavailable for the foreseeable future.

Are there any walk-ins available?

Some mass Vax centres have closed but have mobile pop ups offering walk ins

AntiMaskersAreTwats · 06/10/2021 14:05

Maybe you should have had it when you were supposed to rather then deciding to have it when it benefited you to go on holiday easier Hmm No sympathy.

HildegardNightingale · 06/10/2021 14:54

@MrsDThomas can your dd try one of the centres to see if they do walk ins. The centre I work in does appointments and walk-ins 7 days a week.

starfish4 · 06/10/2021 16:51

MrsDThomas - it might be worth your DD contacting her GP. My DD is a student and did that by email (she have a different reason to yours in connection with second vaccine), but GP was so helpful - she was on the phone within an hour, sent her an email for a walk in and link for local hub.

AFuturisticalSound · 06/10/2021 16:54

@rainyraindrops

I have found a walk in for tomorrow, I would be able to get there till 30 mins before they shut though.i wonder if there will be a long queue
The numbers getting jabbed at the moment are so small I'd be surprised if anywhere has a queue

I was done when hundreds of thousands were being done every day and the wait was much less than 30 minutes

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