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Where can I get non-AZ vaccine

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Landladymews2 · 14/04/2021 13:28

Hi

I’m in my 30s and eligible for the vaccine due to an underlying condition but upon discussion with the nurse I might not be suitable for AZ but I can’t find out where to get the other one. My GP said they can’t help me and 119 said they can’t help me. They keep referring me to each other! Any advice?

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DandelionSprout · 14/04/2021 13:31

I’ve been investigating the same and been told there is none for the foreseeable future. It’s either AZ or wait.

dementedpixie · 14/04/2021 13:31

The vaccination site will be limited to what stocks of vaccine they have in on a particular day. You may just need to wait until they're doing the under 30s as they will get one of the others

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Landladymews2 · 14/04/2021 13:43

Ah I see. My brother has had Pfizer but he had his vaccine a few months ago because he’s a healthcare worker so I guess they have run out of supplies off it now

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FoxyTheFox · 14/04/2021 14:00

When I had mine dine at the vaccination centre they asked screening questions and then told you whether you'd be getting AZ or Pfizer as they had both.

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Landladymews2 · 14/04/2021 14:04

@FoxyTheFox That’s how it should be. My vaccine centre only had AZ and no one can tell me which centres near me have the others.

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TonTonMacoute · 14/04/2021 14:25

Where I am the big NHS vaccination centres are doing AZ and GPs have set up smaller centres with Pfizer.

I would have thought your GP should be organising this for you. It could be they don't know when they will be getting more stocks, I would keep trying your surgery.

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Landladymews2 · 14/04/2021 14:27

My GP said they are only offering Pfizer to those who had it as a first dose and are now due for their second dose.

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Lovethewater · 14/04/2021 14:39

Pfizer does seem to be in short supply. Our GP is waiting delivery Pfizer for second doses and isn't booking appointments for second doses now coming due until they have confirmation of when it will arrive.

Rillington · 14/04/2021 14:43

None at all in my local area. There are huge supply issues.

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Landladymews2 · 14/04/2021 17:28

Moderne has arrived now. Hopefully that becomes available more widely. Are you all just ringing your GP regularly to check about supplies?

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RedGoldAndGreene · 14/04/2021 17:39

I read that there's only 20 places offering Moderna and the numbers in stock are very small compared to AZ so you have to be quick.

FuzzyPuffling · 14/04/2021 17:42

Denmark?

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Landladymews2 · 14/04/2021 17:42

@RedGoldAndGreene You’d have to find a way of finding out who has stock!

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RedGoldAndGreene · 14/04/2021 17:48

I've seen a few places mentioned in the media because they've been taking pics of people getting the Moderna jab.

Our local paper did an article online mentioning that our vaccination centre has no Moderna but a town 20 miles away does so if I was eligible and wanted Moderna then I'd try that way.

RedGoldAndGreene · 14/04/2021 17:49

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-567275

21 sites giving out Moderna

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Landladymews2 · 14/04/2021 17:58

@RedGoldAndGreene thanks, the link doesn’t work but I can see the media have mentioned Reading and Sheffield. Reading is an hour away from me so I guess I can see if I can get an appointment there. 119 were pretty useless. This is the sort of information they should have available.

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Rillington · 14/04/2021 19:37

I was told you can only have the vaccination in your own health authority area. I don't know if you would be able to have it in a different area.

Spanglebangle · 14/04/2021 21:05

@RillingtonMy parents moved across the country during lockdown. When they got their invite for vaccine they were able to have it in the new location despite not having registered with a new GP yet. So I think you can have it anywhere you choose.

Wakeupin2022 · 14/04/2021 21:09

Why won't your Gp help you if the nurse has said you can't get AZ?

I assume if you are in your 30's it's because of a condition you have - so why no advice?

Or is nurse saying that because of your age only?

Noodledoodledoo · 14/04/2021 22:45

The centres do not know what they are getting till it arrives, Pfzier is being used as first priority for 2nd doses. All those I know who can't have the AZ for medical reasons, ie 16-18 year olds with underlying conditions have also been prioritised, locally we had a massive Pfzier weekend.

I would say the GP surgery is the people who need to sort it for you.

SnackSizeRaisin · 14/04/2021 22:56

Surely it's not up to a nurse to make that decision - they are probably just speculating. Speak to your GP about your specific condition. Otherwise just make an appointment and presumably they will ask you the standard screening questions when you get there.
Out of interest what groups other than healthy under 30s are being advised against the AZ vaccine?

GrumpyHoonMain · 14/04/2021 23:01

You need to speak to someone who is an expert about your condition as all the vaccines have some form of risk if you have a autoimmune / clotting risk factor; but Covid infection usually trumps them all. Not through the risk of death but risk of long term disability through Severe and Long Covid.

Obbydoo · 14/04/2021 23:09

@Landladymews2

Hi

I’m in my 30s and eligible for the vaccine due to an underlying condition but upon discussion with the nurse I might not be suitable for AZ but I can’t find out where to get the other one. My GP said they can’t help me and 119 said they can’t help me. They keep referring me to each other! Any advice?

When you say you had discussions with 'the nurse', what do you mean, who is this nurse? She said you 'might not be suitable'? On what grounds? Surely someone that is qualified to be able to comment would say you definitely are or definitely aren't not 'might not'. It may be that your GP and 119 are not able to help because there's no reason for you to specify which jab you have?
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Landladymews2 · 15/04/2021 09:08

The condition I have is extremely rare. My consultant neurologist told me that there is very little research into it so there are a lot of unknowns and they are unable to provide much advice. It’s a cerebrovascular condition and it seems like people have had blood clots in the brain which is why I flagged it to the nurse who was speaking to people before they went in for the jab.

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notanothertakeaway · 15/04/2021 09:10

@FoxyTheFox

When I had mine dine at the vaccination centre they asked screening questions and then told you whether you'd be getting AZ or Pfizer as they had both.
Some venues won't be able to do Pfizer dye to lack of suitable freezers