Vaccine offered to all 16-65 year olds at my GP

[Surprisevaccine]

That's what's happened at my GP and I had mine today, 27 no underlying health conditions. Has it happened at anyone elses?

Wasn't expecting to receive it until the Autumn!

What location are you in?

How does the system cope?

It’s supposed to be those between 16-64, who have underlying health conditions. The GPs have obviously got a bit mixed up.

Slightly baffled by this - we are only getting one or two vaccine deliveries per week, so if we just offered to any rather than sticking to the groups, people would have to wait who are more vulnerable 🤷🏻‍♀️

This is a mistake. You should only be Group 6, if you have a listed clinical condition.

Not a mistake. I called up in advance and spoke to the receptionist as was worried it was. I also then spoke to the two nurses today who gave me the vaccine.

I'm in W. Sussex.

Maybe your GP records had a typo and had you recorded as being 6cm tall.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/feb/18/6cm-tall-man-offered-covid-vaccine-after-nhs-blunder-liam-thorp

Yep. We're group 7, but both DH and I have already had our first vaccine.

Our surgery must have a younger demographic, so they're just working through them .

Fantastic! We should all be pleased/grateful

We'll I'm just over the border in Surrey, and we're not even onto the Gp 6 Clinically vulnerable yet. Honestly, it's a travesty if healthy 20 somethings 5 miles away are taking priority over the vulnerable here. I doubt it's happening though.

Just placemarking for curiosity's sake.

@mrsm43s do you mean you think I'm making it up?!

It just depends on whether or not your surgery has got through the other groups quickly. My local surgery raced through over 80s but slowed right down going through over 65s. Just depends on who's in your local area.

I'm 43 and have had mine. As have lots of others from the same doctors. They are flying through doing 30 jabs at a time!

Back to the old postcode lottery!

@Fullofpudding yes it was really efficient, I couldn't believe how quickly I went through. Felt very proud of the NHS!

I'm still really surprised though because it doesn't match up with how it's talked about in the news. I guess there must be really varying rates across the country so they think it's safer to keep quiet that some areas are much further advanced.

I thought the NE England was way ahead with vaccines, locally they've just finished the 65+ group, how come other areas are way ahead now?

[quote Surprisevaccine]@mrsm43s do you mean you think I'm making it up?![/quote]
No, actually although it sounds like that (and I apologise for that) what I meant to say is that I doubt it's happening as a matter of policy. Not least because I know many people in Gp 5 & 6 in W Sussex who haven't been jabbed yet. So either your surgery has gone rogue, has made a mistake,has you classified incorrectly or you've misunderstood.

I had mine today...43 no health conditions. I had taken my friend for hers and they had had a cancellation so told me to go in. Our dr knows what I do for a living (childminder) and told me to let anyone in childcare or education who is registered at the dr to ring and get on a reserve list as they are trying to get all childcare/education done at the surgery with any leftovers before schools return.

I can believe it. I had mine today. I'm 59 with no underlying conditions. The only reason I can think I was offered it was (a) I'm on the flu jab list (from 2019); (b) this is Inner London, so mayby there's been a broad brush approach that this is an area of high deprivation; (c) my husband has a couple of health conditions that put him on the priority list and they know I live with him. I did actually query why I was being offered the flu jab back in 2019 and nobody knew, they just said I was on the list so I had to be offered it. This time I didn't bother querying it as it would have wasted NHS time. I'd been expecting to get it by April.

I expect it’s just a common or garden miracle. These things happen.

Yep, West Sussex are moving g into groups 5 & 6, like the rest of the country
www.sussexhealthandcare.uk/keepsussexsafe/sussex-covid-19-vaccination-programme/

That's great op!

W Sussex is doing well. So is E Hants.

I know lots of 50-somethings who've had one, and a few 40-somethings. No known health conditions. North London.

On the news and on other threads here there are many reports of people not turning up for appointments, so perhaps they are over-inviting.