Would you Accept a very late night appt to get vaccine ?

[Thisisnotreallymyname]

So - they are talking about rolling out a 24 hour vaccination process for Covid.
Your appt come through for 2:15 am.
Would you do it ?

YABU - No
YANBU - Yes

Yes definitely.

@Bookworming I was responding to your ridiculous analogy of the self employed can't take a half day off work! Just pointing out that it's a false economy. They shouldn't be gilt tripped into getting a vaccine at 2.30am, they should be bloody grateful to be offered one. On another thread I was saying front line NHS staff should be getting it first when people were saying admin/management were getting it when people didn't turn up. I was told it would be because a nurse couldn't just leave the ward to have the injection. Well my son is a nurse and I'm sure his ward would have preferred him to have left the ward for a few minutes to get the jab as he is now off for a minimum of ten days as he has covid. Hopefully he will be well enough to go back when his ten days are up but I don't support he will be up to doing 60 or 70 hour weeks that he has been doing.

People don't seem to get that sometimes you have to have a small inconvenience for a bigger reward.

Hell yes I would accept it !!

I would be at the door no matter what time...desperate to stop the fear (on extreme vulnerable list) xx

absolutely. I hope they contact me soon at any time!

I'm not really sure why vaccinating in the middle of the night would help. All that's needed is a member of staff competent to administer an IM injection, and a big enough room. It could be done in a church or village hall couldn't it? Presumably the limiting factor is the number of staff available, and making some of them work at night won't increase the number of jabs each of them can give in 24 hours.

I think the question actually is - why wouldn't you?

The only reason to decline imo is because you are anti vax and don't want it - not because if the time.

Anytime any day

I'm actually quite ambivalent about getting vaccinated, though I have after much thought decided to consent (not vulnerable myself but work in healthcare, in a residential setting with young high risk patients). I'm not desperate to be vaccinated for my own sake, and how far it'll protect my residents is still unclear, but the time itself wouldn't bother me - like some others on the thread I work shifts (sometimes 22 hours in total if you count being on call on site) and it's no big deal in itself.

Back in the days I had 3 preschool children, two of whom were up for the day at 5:30am whilst the other woke hourly through the night I would have felt differently though!

itsgettingweird this name calling is so deeply unhelpful and devisive. Why on earth are so many people mud slinging? Do you think you're achieving something with the completely inappropriate antivaxxer label?

JFM27 getting vaccinated won't get you any of that - it'll protect you against dying or being seriously ill. It won't get you special permissions to opt out of lockdown.

yes, its a one off so I'd just work round it - like getting up early for a journey or something

Getting my vaccine this month

Wow, 89% of 3813 mnetters, willing to get a vaccine in the middle of the night. Sometimes you forget how loud the tin foil hatters can be, you'd think it was 50-50 until people are able to make their mark without having to scrap it out. Thank fuck for the vote function.

@UntilYourNextHairBrainedScheme

I'm curious as to why you initially wouldn't have gotten the vaccination (particularly as you work in healthcare with young people). Have you had your other vaccines & have your children had them as well?

I come from a generation that had all vaccinations, as did my son. Some of the 30 year olds and younger I know have a different attitude towards vaccination ( largely based on the MMR scares), so I'm curious as to your experience/ rationale.

Of course I’d accept it! I just want this to be over - it’s the least we can do.

@FourTeaFallOut

Wow, 89% of 3813 mnetters, willing to get a vaccine in the middle of the night. Sometimes you forget how loud the tin foil hatters can be, you'd think it was 50-50 until people are able to make their mark without having to scrap it out. Thank fuck for the vote function.

That's interesting, I've been reading along on this thread and most have happily said that they would take a very early appt..the few who haven't, have specifically said they wouldn't take the hypothetical 2am slot. Not that they wouldn't take any vaccine appointment. (I think I saw only one person say that). Where are you seeing the loud mouthed tin foil hatters?

NBU BUT.. not everyone has childcare or transport. That has to be considered.

I would although, i can imagine a lot more missed appointments in the middle of the night, although I wouldn't need time off work. I'm imaging my baby would probably wake up when I was out and then it's tricky for DH being up in the night when he has a manual job. So ideally it would be a Friday or Saturday.

Are they vaccinating babies ? And is it considered ok fir those breastfeeding as I still am ? I would definitely like to have it whenever, especially as I have asthma, despite it being mild.

Of course.

@itsgettingweird I imagine childcare and transport are quite big issues for many many people, particularly lone parents who don't drive. Especially lone parents of vulnerable children with additional support needs for who childcare is almost none existent. That's real and worthy of serious consideration and an often overlooked marginalised group. Other than that, 100% take it while you can get it and don't spare the horses.

100% yes

Where are you seeing the loud mouthed tin foil hatters?

On the coronavirus board, generally as opposed to this thread in particular.

I don't drive, so unless it was within walking distance which seems unlikely in my tiny village, then no.