To be fed up of vaccination envy

[TheLoneRager]

I'm so fed up of people complaining about who is getting a vaccination before them. Often they cite someone who has been deemed vulnerable but in the eyes of the complainer whatever the medical condition it is isn't very serious in their opinion (obviously also in total ignorance of any other health issues the person may have).

Seriously this isn't the last lifeboat off the Titanic, the last helicopter out of Saigon. More boats and helicopters are on their way all the time. Just wait your turn and be grateful we have an NHS which has stepped up to the challenge and is leading the world in managing a massive logistical challenge.

It was always going to be necessary to use broad bandings of priority.

We are so lucky to have an expectation of getting vaccinated in the near future whatever your age or other circumstances.

I've just had it with hearing whiners complaining "it's not fair".

ha ha - 4 reasons, even!!

@1forAll74

There are always going to be some people, who complain about anything,and everything, and people who have no patience. It's just an annoying fact of life.

Yup. I mean like have you seen the census moaning🙄 When a day comes that twitter isn't full of moaning and outrage over something trivial we know aliens took over and reprogrammed people's minds😂😂😂

YANBU

The more jabs going into arms the better!

I am pleased to see the number go up and up every day and I think that is more important than whether I personally have it or not, not least because I never go out. ☺️

However I would like to see a bit more fairness in the roll out. I read on another forum that an 18 year old had been called into work by his council employer to get a vaccine, even though they have no contact with the public and were fully working at home. I am not envious, but I think that has to be wrong.

We are the second fastest country in the world for dishing out vaccines
Ffs 😡
Wish people would stop complaining...

Jealousy is a playground emotion. I've finally got my booking (alerted by other threads, thank you) but every other person vaccinated before me is one fewer likely to get seriously ill or die from covid. And maybe less transmission too so we all benefit.

Pity there's no vaccine against being a complete fool like fuckwit on the first page.

So true murbblurb

We are the second fastest country in the world for dishing out vaccines

Who's first? Is it Israel? It really is something to be so proud of. The NHS was made for this!

I'm clinically vulnerable and had to wait a few months. Had it done today. Yanbu. Just wait your bloody turn. Not like there's anything to do right now anyway.

Well yes, I do feel a little envious of others who've had it who are fully working from home, same age or younger but happened to be in the right place at the right time to get it. Yet I'm the one working in a crowded classroom with young children who don't social distance, am over 50 and overweight. I know my turn will come and that others need to be vaccinated before me. So I keep my thoughts to myself in real life. Rationally I also know that every person vaccinated is of benefit to all of us. But inside of me I can't help but feel a bit envious.

I can’t believe how many people think they can confidently state that their neighbour / colleague / BIL’s cousin has no qualifying health conditions. It reminds me of the whole school place hoo ha: “Susan down the road is a SAHM and her kids are going to school and it’s not faaaiiiiir!”, with no acknowledgement that Susan’s kids may count as vulnerable for reasons that Susan might not want to disclose, especially to someone who seems way too over-invested in their neighbours lives.

Try giving people the benefit of the doubt. If they haven’t disclosed why they’ve been offered the vaccine ahead of the rest of their age group, assume it’s because it’s none of your damn business! Seething about people “cheating” or “jumping the queue” solves nothing.

I suspect now, having seen this list, that my sister in law has registered as a carer when she is not. As she is not in any other priority group for health, for absolute certainty, we definitely know the ins and outs of her health as she doesn’t stop going on. I know when she cuts her toe nails

Her sister and brother (my other SIL and BIL) have asthma and have not been vaccinated so when people say it is hit and miss, it really is. It must depend on the surgery you are registered at, as we all live in the same area.

I don’t like people asking why I have had it though I find it quite personal.

You could have avoided the personal questions by not telling people you'd had the jab.

Careful, if you dare to question antivaxers you'll get a warning. Mnhq happily leave the actual dangerous antivax posts up though

I'm 39 and had mine Tuesday. No idea why (unless it's due to BMI but people bigger than me haven't been offered it). I also have a flu jab every year and no one seems to know why I'm on that list but I'm not going to say no!

@UrAWizHarry

Careful, if you dare to question antivaxers you'll get a warning. Mnhq happily leave the actual dangerous antivax posts up though

Was just about to post the same! Unbelievable that they deleted yours but let the other one stand. Probably because you dared to do a swear.

LOL UrAWizHarry were you not posting in the spirit?
I thought Mumsnet prided itself on being cheerfully sweary.
Guess not all blaspheme is equal.

They jump on anyone daring to criticise an antivaxer. Pretty sure at least one of the admins fully agrees with the original "so-called vaccine" post.

I see this a lot. I'm 40, no medical conditions but got the vaccine just after over 80's because I work with children with complex medical needs. I told no one except my parents as I felt guilty.

I spent the last year terrified that I was going to die, worried about how my kids would cope without me. Statistically speaking I was overreacting however its because of this that I can't get annoyed at people angry that others are going before them, it may be borne out of fear and believing that those before them stand a better chance of surviving.

Play the game not the player? Someone having a difference of opinion to you does not mean you have to swear at them. Do you think that poster has changed their opinion now?

And before you accuse me of being a “fucking antivaxxer” I’ll be having the vaccine after I give birth and finish breastfeeding next year I imagine.

@Donotfeedthebears

I don’t understand why anybody would be jealous of a vaccine, it’s not like you can end lockdown once you have it.

You seriously can’t understand why some people want to escape the fear of catching this virus? It’s not about ending lockdown.

Osirus - I’ve certainly never been “jealous” of anybody having a vaccine. We’ve been told repeatedly how wearing a mask, staying home, washing hands etc will save lives so people who haven’t been vaccinated will need to keep doing that - just as the people who have been vaccinated have to. All adults will be offered a vaccine in due course and many older and vulnerable people have been given at least one jab.

I also don’t get people who post that they sobbed and shook with sheer joy after receiving a vaccination, on social media but I’m glad they are so happy!

I can see why people are annoyed though.
For example everyone who works for the NHS is entitled to it, regardless of role and whether they are working from home.

So I am going into a school next week where I will be in close proximity to hundreds of children, unvaccinated, whereas my friend who works for the NHS has been vaccinated and will continue to work from home and not leave her house.

It’s great that the vaccine vastly reduces death and serious illness but according to doctors, it MAY not be as effective on the variants. So it’s not a certainty that you won’t die or become seriously ill. But of course, reduction in risk is a major bonus.

www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/03/vaccinated-spread-coronavirus-covid-19-pandemic-vaccines-questions/

I had my first vaccine before Christmas (NHS worker) and I had this from people.
The more people that get it the better. It benefits all of us, the more people vaccinated, the less chance for variants.