Second vaccine appointment cancelled

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I work in healthcare. I was due to have my second Pfizer vaccine next week, but I've just been informed that it's been cancelled.
Now, I understand the bigger picture, it means more supplies. Therefore more people can get their first dose, but...
does this compromise the "winning formula" of the Pfizer? Ie two doses 21-28 days apart? Potentially rendering all the first dose Pfizer recipients useless if they don't receive it for a longer period...
plus, I have volunteered to be a vaccinator. One of the provisos of the role is that you need to have received both doses. This will either mean I cannot help out now until March, or they change the rules. Personally as high risk, I would be a little more hesitant volunteering...
Of course the great public health demand is more important, I'm just a bit concerned that this new approach to Pfizer is concerning...

[quote ancientgran]@ExCwmbranDweller It can be done though can't it? How come the Chelsea Pensioners could get it with full TV cover but anytown old people's home couldn't? Where there's a will there's a way.

How about the non patient facing NHS staff who have had it when frontline staff in the same hospital haven't?

Unfortunately not everyone who has the greatest need to be kept safe is being kept safe.[/quote]
Frontline staff should have had it before the non patient facing staff but I've heard of some people in NHS with no underlying health conditions who are still WFH going into the hospital to get the vaccine while staff in the wards are still waiting. Also the higher ups getting it before the frontline staff. Shocking.

How come the Chelsea Pensioners could get it with full TV cover but anytown old people's home couldn't?

Surely this is due to publicity as well? To encourage elderly people to have the vaccine? The Chelsea Pensioners are the correct demographic, it’s not like they were vaccinating One Direction

How come the Chelsea Pensioners could get it with full TV cover but anytown old people's home couldn't?

PR stunt.

@SophieB100

How come the Chelsea Pensioners could get it with full TV cover but anytown old people's home couldn't?

PR stunt.

To be fair each CCG area will be responsible for doing their own care homes. Some wIll have a lot of care homes. Some not so many. I very much doubt there are a lot of Care Homes in Kensington and Chelsea that are big enough to support a delivery of Pfizer vaccines. Which is a 75 dose pack. If this was the only one I wouldn’t be surprised.

Saw this on Twitter

@ancientgran

Where the vaccine is about to time out (one reconstituted vial lasts an hour) The UK Gov website says six hours not one.

This is correct! 120 hours in the fridge once defrosted, 6 hours once reconstituted and 2 hours once drawn up in to a syringe.