When will they start vaccinations on group 10?

[user1471523870]

Admittedly, I am a little obsessed with the vaccination rollout and CAN'T wait to be vaccinated. I am 46, no underlying conditions and therefore I belong to group 10.
Given there are 32m people in groups 1-9 and we have vaccinated about 28m as of two days ago, do you think the online calculators are reliable saying I should expect to be called anytime from next week?

Please adjust my expectations with more facts!

Have you not read any news?

Nothing to be booked in April for under 50s.

We have been told that vaccine delivery will be slower in April and as people who had their 1st jabs in Dec and Jan are due their 2nd I think it might take a while longer, hopefully delivery will ramp up again soon and it wont be too long.

We are same group and hoping for a Moderna do happy to wait until end of April. If they want things kept on track guesstimate:
First doses clearly:
May - group 10
June - group 11
July - group 12

Thanks Badger. I thought Mr Hancock said that despite the delays there were 12m doses to be delivered from end of March. And if we are only missing 4m in the first 9 groups as of two days ago, that meant to me that those 12m doses were for group 10 and higher? Do you think they will save them for the second vaccinations?

It seems to depend on where you live. I am 45 and DH 48. Neither of us have heard anything. I am assuming nothing until May and any earlier will be a bonus.

Really hope that group 10 might start in April, but I'm assuming May too, so that I don't get disappointed again. In our area they're doing walk-in bookings for the over 50s this week.

@user1471523870

Thanks Badger. I thought Mr Hancock said that despite the delays there were 12m doses to be delivered from end of March. And if we are only missing 4m in the first 9 groups as of two days ago, that meant to me that those 12m doses were for group 10 and higher? Do you think they will save them for the second vaccinations?

He also said that they would be taking a couple of weeks to catch up those in groups 1 - 9 that had not had their jab. The roll out won't be sped up nationally, though some areas who have already had delivereies, might have short dates on some, will run ahead, obviously.

And then there is the EU debacle, that may or may not changes things!

I think the government has fudged the messaging and hoping that nobody will ask questions. I want to know what's happening like you OP, and properly, not just having to read stuff third hand through newspapers and not knowing what's true or not. If we're definitely not going to get one in April we should be told that, and some acknowledgement that we were given false hope about what was happening.

There’s no “definitely not”, though. It depends on uptake from groups 1 - 9 that haven’t had them yet, and second jabs being due.

There is a delay in supply, so it’s slower than expected, and that has been acknowledged - to be honest, that’s probably all you can expect from the government based on general pandemic handling!

But I do hope you all here soon. I expect it’ll vary a lot locally.

*hear. I’m not even sure if that was me or autocorrect. Clearly need more coffee

I’m in group 6 and still waiting to be called. I suspect I’m even more impatient than you are. I’m starting to worry that I’ve been forgotten about.

I’m in group 6 and still waiting to be called. I suspect I’m even more impatient than you are. I’m starting to worry that I’ve been forgotten about
Call your GP

@daisiesinmay

I think the government has fudged the messaging and hoping that nobody will ask questions. I want to know what's happening like you OP, and properly, not just having to read stuff third hand through newspapers and not knowing what's true or not. If we're definitely not going to get one in April we should be told that, and some acknowledgement that we were given false hope about what was happening.

Really?

You can't see that an ever changing supply stream - all that 'lumpy supply stuff - and an EU 'crisis' means the data changes daily. Which is why the official dates haven't changed.

You HAVE been told the dates, from podiums, on government website. That some areas get ahead doesn't changes that.

Stop reading the newspapers and you won't be constantly disappointed!

And I'm 55 and haven't had mine yet! I'll be done in the very last days of the group 9 timing.

@HarryLimeFoxtrot

I’m in group 6 and still waiting to be called. I suspect I’m even more impatient than you are. I’m starting to worry that I’ve been forgotten about.

Call your GP or 119 or try the online booking

www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/coronavirus-vaccination/book-coronavirus-vaccination/

You HAVE been told the dates, from podiums, on government website. That some areas get ahead doesn't changes that.

No I haven't. Or do you mean 'end of July'?

I’m so desperate for my jab. I don’t trust the government to sort the supply issues out. After Easter mixing, I expect cases in schoolchildren will soar, and we will have parents in their 20s 30s and 40s being infected. They may not die in the same numbers as older folk, but a new study shows long covid dispropprtionately affects middle aged white women. Another burden for mums eh?

It's causing so much stress, for the people who've had the burden of home schooling as well. I'm really worried about the Easter holidays too. Feels like we're the guinea pigs.

@Adirondack

I’m so desperate for my jab. I don’t trust the government to sort the supply issues out. After Easter mixing, I expect cases in schoolchildren will soar, and we will have parents in their 20s 30s and 40s being infected. They may not die in the same numbers as older folk, but a new study shows long covid dispropprtionately affects middle aged white women. Another burden for mums eh?

This!

Not just with long Covid but also other impacts on employment and pay by having to say home when there are outbreaks at school.

I couldn't wait to get my vaccine, now I'm pregnant I can't have the vaccine and feel a bit like a sitting duck.

Today 09:55 HarryLimeFoxtrot

I’m in group 6 and still waiting to be called. I suspect I’m even more impatient than you are. I’m starting to worry that I’ve been forgotten about.“

Group 6 have been able to book online for a month. You don’t need to wait to be contacted.

DH and I are both 48, no conditions, and got the invitation text yesterday afternoon and got jabbed first thing this morning. Was resigned to waiting til May so it was a pleasant surprise. Everyone I know locally who is 48 or 49 got the text yesterday so they must have had spaces to use up and decided to open up the next couple of years. Younger Group 10s weren't called.

Was that directly through your GP Purpletomato?

@zzebra yes the stresses of furlough, home schooling, and running around after older relatives has pretty much broken me. I’ll be 50 next year. I’m very close to putting myself down as unpayed carer to get a jab. Yes that would be lying. But if the government hadn’t screwrd us over we would be vaccinated by now. In 12 months I’ll be considered high risk, but now I’ve just got to take my chances apoarently

@daisiesinmay

You HAVE been told the dates, from podiums, on government website. That some areas get ahead doesn't changes that.

No I haven't. Or do you mean 'end of July'?

I mean by whatever date the group you fall into has had published! As I said, my date is a day or so before the "by" date. I wasn't champing at the bit during the vaccination of the earlier groups. What's the point?

Or do you mean your personal date?

You'll get that when you either log online ad book or get a call from your local GP.

They are working on a week by week basis, ffs!

You need to find out where they’re up to in your area. Here, they’re just finishing the 60+ group.

May I think though it would appear many centres have run out of 50 somethings to do and are already onto the 40 somethings despite the leaked letter.
So I'm expecting May but many of us will be called up in April I reckon, or at least get a date by the end of that month.