Vaccinations

[Smiledwiththerisingsun]

So the Gov are going to cancel the second vaccination of everyone with an appointment after Monday

Source?

The plan is to delay it to within 12 weeks to get as many first doses as possible more quickly given the current crisis. People who have already been vaccinated with get the second dose, but later. I can understand if that's disappointing though, moving goal posts are so hard to cope with.

Nadhim Zahawi was just on radio 4

www.google.co.uk/amp/s/news.sky.com/story/amp/covid-19-second-dose-of-covid-vaccines-to-be-given-later-after-guidelines-change-12175456

No, not cancelled, delayed. To ensure more coverage in the population in the shortest possible time. Very different.

Ah yes @Judashascomeintosomemoney. More understandable.

Loads more people having 60% immunity is far far far better than a smaller amount haven't more immunity. Especially when there were no hospitalisation in anyone after they had the first dose!

I think it's a good thing, the evidence is that the first doses give a fair level of protection so better to cover twice as many people

I dont always agree with Tony Blair but on this I think he's right

Yes. The most sensible decision made in ages.

I think the government are incompetent but this is a rare sensible decision. Completely the right thing to do.

The right decision.

It’s not clear that they will actually postpone appointments for those who have already had the first instalment. They may go ahead with those, but use a longer interval for people who have yet to receive an appointment.

Unless of course you know different.

Hancock said those due second dose after 4th Jan would be rescheduled later.

@PuzzledObserver

It’s not clear that they will actually postpone appointments for those who have already had the first instalment. They may go ahead with those, but use a longer interval for people who have yet to receive an appointment.

Unless of course you know different.

That would be the sensible thing to do

@Smiledwiththerisingsun

So the Gov are going to cancel the second vaccination of everyone with an appointment after Monday

Any 2nd dose appointments already booked in are not being cancelled. It's just from Monday, second dose appointments are going to be booked at any point up until 12 weeks after the 1st dose. None are being cancelled and 2nd doses can still be booked.