If you or a family member are offered the vaccine in error...

[cooperage]

... what would you do?

Particularly if the person in question is young and healthy. Would you query it, or say nothing and take it anyway?

But how would you definitely know it's "in error"?

If you want it, have it anyway. You wont be depriving anyone. querying it etc just takes up time.

I’d take it.

I would have it, each person vaccinated is a bonus to our whole community. No point being a martyr and wasting a vaccine.

Might not be in error. You are not privy to the inner workings of the GP list etc.

All my doctor friends say take it as it it takes far more time to query and rearrange it!

If you refuse you may not get offered again.

In error because that person is you or your child, in their early 20s and robustly healthy.

@cooperage

In error because that person is you or your child, in their early 20s and robustly healthy.

Your area may be racing ahead - some are. Mine is. I've had mine already and we aren't in groups 1-9.

It's the gps job to manage the invitation process. You've been invited so you have every right to attend.

As pp said, you querying it will take up more time and delay more processes than just accepting that there is no system that is 100% perfect.

@cooperage

In error because that person is you or your child, in their early 20s and robustly healthy.

My GP surgery prioritises vaccines close to their expiry for younger patients (under 40s) as there’s more of a take up and less wastage. They’ll never admit it officially though and say it was booked in error but that you should go any way. So def go.

Fair enough.

I just wondered what the view is from a moral perspective.

There’s a huge moral difference between lying to get the vaccine and accepting your invitation for a vaccine.

Nothing wrong with going for a vaccine whenever you are invited. The absolute most vulnerable have been done now. It’s wasting everyone’s time to refuse it.

I think the sooner young people have it the better.

If you're invited just go. Don't waste time by querying it. It is probably not an error.

There could be reason for offering vaccination early, might qualify due to a health issue years ago, could be there's plenty of appointments in the area. My DD would have hers today if she could and to be honest I want it for her, so I'm pretty sure she'd be there.

My DH didn't take his vaccine up immediately as he thought there were others who needed it more. My friend then told me our local pharmacy had lots of free appointments, so he went for it in the end - got one within three hours.

I think I was offered mine in error. I'm 35 and healthy, there's no reason that I'd be classed as vulnerable that I know of. I'm not complaining though, I was pleased to be offered it and glad I've had it.

I got mine in error, would have taken longer to query it than just bloody get it. All good.

Just take the appointment, we all need one at some point.

I'm 30, healthy, no underlying health conditions, normal BMI, and I've had my first dose.