Quote: Originally posted by navver on 14/1/2021
Just checked mine, I'm 71 so in cohort 4. Between 10/02/2021 and 09/03/2021. The site is using 1,000,000 jabs per week and you can change that.
If it's 9th March they will miss their mid Feb promise by a mile.
I'm the same age and that's the time-span I was quoted too.
I got the latter off the NHS yesterday inviting me to book an appointment with one of their sites for an injection. I am 71 years old and I managed to book in at St Helens rugby league ground for today at 11-30am. I got there at about 11-10 and it was very quick and very clean. I was given a surgical mask to wear for the half an hour that it took. I had to travel about 16 miles round trip even though there is a vaccination center a third of a mile from our house but I could not get in. My wife is 68 years old and the vaccination date for her is 20/02/2021 too 04/03/2021 or the 12 - 19 02 2021 depending on who you believe. I have had the AstraZenica jab today. Stay safe everyone. uniblue
My wife and I now have ours booked for this coming Saturday through our GP's surgery. Two days after booking it we got letters from the NHS inviting us to book through them.
We're in Cumbria, and for once they seem to have been ahead of the trend in getting the vaccines out. Fingers (in fact everything) crossed it continues!
I was just having my daily moan about the slow roll out of the vaccine in Scotland, when the postie delivered a bright blue envelope containing my appointment for the jag. It's on Sat. 13th Feb at 16.02. Precise to the minute?, I shall see.
Unfortunately, living in a small village, it means travelling to the nearest vaccination centre which is 10 miles away. At least it's an easy drive and on the edge of a small town. Mrs. L is a couple of years younger and in the next group down, but hopefully she'll get her blue letter soon.
Don't know what happens elsewhere, but the invites here are sent in blue envelopes to make them distinctive.
------------- Two drifters off to see the world.
I'm tired of reality, so I'm off to look for a good fantasy.
I am 73 and had mine yesterday at the precise time of 14.01 (except I arrived at 13.56 and they let me in - lol). Only two people ahead of me and they went through quickly. I was back in the car by 14.20 and that included a 15 minute waiting period before I was released back into society again.
My wife is only 64 and in group 6 so despite being diabetic she has to wait a little longer.
My prediction was somewhat pessimistic. It said 10th Feb - 10th March, but I had it this morning. My wife, who is 4 days older than me, got hers just after. She says she should have gone first but that is just how we were called.
Quote: Originally posted by bofs on 02/2/2021
Any idea when the 65+ group will be getting theirs? (not that I'm impatient or anything!).
Had mine today!
Now I am getting impatient!
I'm in that age group, and now impatient, too,! I did read last week they were hoping to start next week, but obviously some area are quicker than others. Presumably depends on how many people are in the top 4 groups, as to how quickly they can then move on to group 5. Living in Lancashire though, we are now getting less vaccines in the NorthWest, as some are being diverted to other areas which are slower. The calculator tells me I should get it between the 13th and 27th of this month. Ah well, fingers crossed
I wasn't really expecting to be vaccinated any time soon as I live in an area full of nursing homes, old codgers and retirees - lol. Then a letter suddenly arrived inviting me to attend a vaccination centre, and a couple of days later a telephone call from my local surgery...so don't get despondent, they are getting through them at a rate of knots and I reckon everyone will have had their first jab by April.