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Vaccine Envy

168 replies

likeamillpond · 16/02/2021 23:14

Anybody starting to feel ltwinges of the green eyed monster?
On the one hand I'm pleased that even more vulnerable people have suddenly been added the list, theres clearly a need for it, but secretly im a little bit disappointed that it now means it could be months before I get my get Get of jail free card.
I know it's not nice to feel this way but I can't help it.
I'd.never say anything irl.

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Angel2702 · 17/02/2021 07:49

I was a little envious my husband got his text and booked his on Monday. He has a different GP from me. We are both in the same group and I haven’t heard anything yet.

EasterIssland · 17/02/2021 07:54

@Angel2702

I was a little envious my husband got his text and booked his on Monday. He has a different GP from me. We are both in the same group and I haven’t heard anything yet.
have you checked the website to book it?
Lordamighty · 17/02/2021 08:01

I’m having mine today. Group 5, no underlying health issues, I feel very grateful to the incredible scientists who have come up with the vaccines.
The faster we get through all the groups the better. It’s the people who hesitate that frustrate me.
An acquaintance has been contacted 4 times now & keeps stalling & cancelling appointments. It’s such a waste of resources, she is in poor health too.

Stillgoings · 17/02/2021 08:24

Yeah I'm a bit envious. Not madly jealous and I absolutely do love to hear of other people having their vaccinations. But it's a long wait for me. I'm 47. I don't feel particularly healthy because I am anaemic, and I have two people facing jobs. It worries me for me. It also worries me for my husband who is CEV. He has had his first injection but there is concern that for people.like him who have had blood cancer their response might not be good enough. The blood cancer charities are calling on the government to prioritise people who live with blood cancer patients but it doesn't seem to be holding.much weight..i emailed their standard letter to our MP but haven't had a response at all.. I just hope.thay once they get to level 10 they continue to go down in age order as I would.be next cohort.

RuthTopp · 17/02/2021 08:38

The vaccine is not an immediate ' I've had the vaccine so I can return to doing what I did "
It is to stop people becoming seriously ill and needing hospital .
We cannot return to what we all used to do until a significant number of people have been vaccinated so the numbers of people catching the virus is extremely low.
We still need to heed the mask wearing , social distancing , places not open etc to allow the virus to largely die down.
Having the vaccine is not about protecting you , it's about protecting ' us' .

Lemons1571 · 17/02/2021 08:56

@EasterIssland

I don’t see family holidays abroad as remotely feasible if no one in the group is vaccinated and all have to rely on a pcr test 48 hours before departure. The cost upfront for a holiday that might not happen would be high. The cost of pcr tests in both directions of travel would be £££ for a family of 4+. You might have to isolate for the first 10 days of your holiday anyway, and what if you test positive when trying to return to the uk? I can’t see many families taking the risk of all that, and presume most of the risk is uninsurable.

MatildaStoker · 17/02/2021 08:58

I do feel a bit envious, yes.

I’m right on the edge of one of the cut offs for being in a priority group - as in I don’t qualify for a priority group by a small margin - so I’m concerned about catching COVID and I’m very keen for the vaccine.

But I’m trying to remember to remind myself that every person vaccinated will help to reduce demand on NHS resources and help to reduce transmission.
So every extra person vaccinated helps to reduce my risk of catching covid, and also helps to increase the chances of there being spare capacity in the hospitals if I do catch covid and get badly ill with it.

EasterIssland · 17/02/2021 09:04

[quote Lemons1571]@EasterIssland

I don’t see family holidays abroad as remotely feasible if no one in the group is vaccinated and all have to rely on a pcr test 48 hours before departure. The cost upfront for a holiday that might not happen would be high. The cost of pcr tests in both directions of travel would be £££ for a family of 4+. You might have to isolate for the first 10 days of your holiday anyway, and what if you test positive when trying to return to the uk? I can’t see many families taking the risk of all that, and presume most of the risk is uninsurable.[/quote]
kids aren't vaccinated, some countries dont even request pcr depending on the age (I believe in the uk it's under 12s dont need pcr)
but its a risk you will take if you want to travel, I'll take it with or without vaccine but I guess not everyone is in the same position.

islockdownoveryet · 17/02/2021 09:06

I don’t know why because until the majority have had the vaccine there is no getting out of jail as you put it.
The elderly have had it so there will be some relaxation in the coming weeks but it’s the same for everyone .

islockdownoveryet · 17/02/2021 09:06

@RuthTopp

The vaccine is not an immediate ' I've had the vaccine so I can return to doing what I did " It is to stop people becoming seriously ill and needing hospital . We cannot return to what we all used to do until a significant number of people have been vaccinated so the numbers of people catching the virus is extremely low. We still need to heed the mask wearing , social distancing , places not open etc to allow the virus to largely die down. Having the vaccine is not about protecting you , it's about protecting ' us' .
Yes this ☺️
PuzzledObserver · 17/02/2021 09:08

It is a get out of jail free card, but for the population, not at an individual level.

I had mine yesterday. I hope no-one hates me for that - it’s one more step towards normality for all of us.

RosieLemonade · 17/02/2021 09:11

I bumped into two friends recently. One is 31 one is 22.
31: Works from home arranging social care for vulnerable adults. Has the jab but CEV parent has not.
22: Trainee nurse who hasn't been on a ward and won't be on a ward til April.
I know someone else who is 18 and had it as they work at vision express.
Teachers and police not a chance though.

zafferana · 17/02/2021 09:16

I know what you mean OP. I just wish they could speed things up and while it's not an individual 'get out of jail' card, once every eligible UK adult has been vaccinated it should be a nationwide 'get out of lockdown forever' card.

SexTrainGlue · 17/02/2021 09:16

More of an 'allowed out on licence' agreement than 'get out of jail free'

And at population level only, not individual.

I don't think there's a chance that we'll be completely clear of restrictions until next year (once through another winter virus season without a peak). Not saying this to be doomful - just thinking about when the next risky period is in the offing (and there's questions about autumn booster as well as virus season to think about) and hoping that by then there is more experience in what restrictions are best (in terms of most effect on numbers with least effect on people)

lljkk · 17/02/2021 09:22

I Don't relate maybe because I don't want vaccine at all & I'd be ashamed if I resented someone else's opportunities or good fortune, anyway. My envy temptation would be ppl who live with covid but far fewer controls than we have in UK. They can go to work, restaurants, socialise indoors, not compulsory masks from govt. France, USA, lots of places.

PersonaNonGarter · 17/02/2021 09:25

More of an 'allowed out on licence' agreement than 'get out of jail free'

Nah, fuck that. Once all the UK adults have had/been offered theirs, I am Out of this Jail. Sorry, minimal mask wearing and I am off to parties and to stand in queues. Why wouldn’t I?

If a bad variant mutates, and the vaccine isn’t updated in time, then the situation changes. But I am not going to live in fear of that possibility. I will be freeeee.

KaleJuicer · 17/02/2021 09:27

I’m not envious - but I’m incandescent with rage at the no shows - a friend had hers (well deserved) yesterday but the clinic had already had 20 no shows by 10am.

FlameHairedRachel · 17/02/2021 09:33

@KaleJuicer that’s awful!

zafferana · 17/02/2021 09:45

I agree, that's terrible @KaleJuicer. Why on earth would you make an appointment if you had no intention of going? And if you couldn't go, why wouldn't you cancel so someone else could get vaccinated??? There are literally millions in this country who'd take those appointments, so it's criminal to potentially waste the vaccine Angry

BustopherPonsonbyJones · 17/02/2021 09:48

@motherrunner

Not envious, just concerned.

I’m a mid-40s secondary teacher so not in any priority groups. I’m concerned because I hear/read ‘as soon as I have it I won’t be SD it wearing masks’ etc. Well that’s all well and good for you but some of us won’t be protected. I worry that if that parents/grandparents of the 150+ pupils I teach have that attitude then I’ll be in even a more vulnerable position than before.

This is how I feel too, motherrunner. There was a recent thread on here which showed that a number of people had no intention of protecting others once they and their family were vaccinated.

Actually, I’m scared and envious.

SexTrainGlue · 17/02/2021 09:49

@PersonaNonGarter

More of an 'allowed out on licence' agreement than 'get out of jail free'

Nah, fuck that. Once all the UK adults have had/been offered theirs, I am Out of this Jail. Sorry, minimal mask wearing and I am off to parties and to stand in queues. Why wouldn’t I?

If a bad variant mutates, and the vaccine isn’t updated in time, then the situation changes. But I am not going to live in fear of that possibility. I will be freeeee.

What you said you'll do is pretty much exactly what I meant by 'out on licence'

Full freedom when and where possible, residual restrictions where necessary - does anyone expect large (several thousand) crowded events in the short or medium term?
And possibility of recall, if there is specific risk

TheABC · 17/02/2021 09:51

I am just relieved it's happening. The day Covid-19 deaths go down to zero - first in the UK and then elsewhere - I will be cheering.

I am in the general population, so I reckon it will be another 3 months before I get jabbed.

Becca7910 · 17/02/2021 09:52

I think I'm on the receiving end of someone's jealousy.. My best friend. She seems to have gone quiet on me since I've had my vaccine. Seems too much a coincidence that it's not related. I have underlying health conditions. I feel v hurt. I think maybe she feels I've showed off. Haven't meant to, was just so relieved to get it, especially as I work in a school. Hoping I'm being paranoid.

Letseatgrandma · 17/02/2021 09:53

I’m not annoyed by shielding, unwell or older people getting the vaccine. I’m annoyed by healthy young people who are working from home, and continue to do so, who have been give the vaccine by virtue of their job title, whilst I am expected to be inside with large numbers of people, with no mask and not given the vaccine.

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likeamillpond · 17/02/2021 09:58

@FlameHairedRachel

Don’t feel envious, for me at least it’s certainly not a ‘get out of jail card’.

When I last went for my treatment i had documents to take home regarding the treatment I’m taking. One point on that information sheet stated - ‘it is also important that immunosuppressed individuals may not make a full antibody response and so should still follow advice to avoid exposure to Covid 19 unless they are otherwise advised by their consultant/gp’

Do even though I’ve had the first vaccine, I’m not out of the woods quite yet!

Get out of jail free is just a figure of speech.Smile
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