Who in the 'at risk' group is still waiting to hear from their GP about the vaccine?

[OhYouBadBadKitten]

Just curious really. dd and dh belong to different gp surgeries and neither of them have had a letter from the gp yet about the vaccine. We've been told they will get one due to their asthma. I know that it was supposed to take up to around 3 or 4 weeks for all gp practices to get the vaccine for their vulnerable patients, 3-4 weeks if starting to feel like a long time now that we have flu in our school.

Who else is still waiting?

Got a letter yesterday, drop in clinic at the end of the month. No need to confirm i'm going. I'm, 18 weeks pregnant and so undecided....with DD(4) now upstairs,coughing, headaches, restless, fever etc ... (with DH while i look after DS incase you're wondering that i've abandoned her!)

dh now has an appt for next week as well.

Hope your dd recovers really quickly.

just had it today, I was apparantly the first pg lady to have it and Doc had to check the dose several times as she was not confident she was giving the right amount at first...i almost walked out but its done now.

At least she wasn't one to bluff her way through but poor you! How do you feel now?

I work at a very large surgery. We, like other surgeries, have only just had 500 vaccines delivered. We have several thousand Pts in the At Risk groups, some of whom need two doses (Immuno Compromised etc). We DO NOT KNOW when then next vaccines will arrive - nor do the PCT. Therefore we cannot book clinics yet - apart for the most at risk.

We tell all Pts to keep watching our website and as soon as we know when it is coming we will book a clinic - but will not really be able to write to everyone.

It's chaos

How are you handling the 2 dose thing? dd is 9, gets her first dose next week but no idea when she will get her next dose.

Am astounded that dh qualifies for one of the first 500 doses. The practice he is with is very large too and although he is on regular inhaled steroids, in general it is pretty stable. I think he was just lucky to phone at the right time, but that doesnt seem very fair.

Sometime this month I am told.

Inhaled Steroids on regular repeat reduce your immunity so will be in priority group.

The doses should be 3 weeks apart so they will probably rebook him when he gets the first.

thanks I think I had just assumed that asthmatic children would be done above asthmatic non-pregnant adults and that would put dh beyond the 500 doses. Shows you shouldnt assume!

So dd should get the next one mid december. Funnily, she'll turn 10 between doses. Will ask nurse about that.

Can't believe you are still waiting!

I chased our GP on behalf of my son who is in the 'at risk' group (asthmatic tendencies when he has a cold) but also allergic to egg so has to have Celvapan. After over a week someone got back to me to say they were referring him to the PCT for vaccination as PCT doing the Celvapan vaccinations not GPs but they had no idea when it will happen. Not heard anything since. Also the GP's practice said they hadn't yet had any of the Pandremix vaccine in but were expecting it in the next few weeks. In the meantime, I think my son has just come down with swine flu (I think my husband has it and has passed it on, I'm still OK but waiting to see if I get it). My son is coping OKish but scary high temp earlier this evening, breathing difficulties but now improved. I'm considering swabbing him tomorrow and going to private lab for a test as would like to know if he has got it so I can forget about the vaccine.

They phoned me saturday.I am having 2 shots 3 weeks apart First one wednesday on my bloody birthday!I am in the south east

MG - hope your ds is feeling better now.

Srogger thats really rubbish.