Turns out I'm getting my 1st vaccine dose in a couple of weeks :omgno:. Got the letter through today. Because my youngest is autistic and LD and I'm registered as her main carer with our GP - not sure if this is a UK wide thing or just Scotland. A lot earlier than I expected.

Ahh this would make sense of the weird fact that my stepson has been offered it. 18 and totally fit and healthy. Made not much sense. And was not mentioned, though tbf he never questioned it, if he asked they would likely tell him! Never thought abut him being a carer for his grandma..

You can book it yourself if you are a carer

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/corona...s-vaccination/

Yeah, the letter I got said I had been "identified via my GP" and automatically given an appointment, but also had the general leaflet about it that mentioned being able to book.

[edit]Hmm, that site mentions needing to get Carer's Allowance to qualify which doesn't seem to be the case In Scotland, its being offered to all registered carers. Still unclear if that's the case in England as well :think:

i'm getting my jab on Thursday!

Excellent !!


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Light at the end of the tunnel - Covid [vaccine news]
 

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My daughter will be getting the vaccine when the paper work comes through, and it sounds as though I will be able to get it too.

Fingers crossed


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https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/2021/0...alth-minister/

Netherlands: first vaccine dose for everyone by early july is realistic, says health minister Hugo de Jonge

The government estimates 85% of adults in the Netherlands are prepared to be vaccinated. Two thirds of them will have had both doses (if necessary) by July and the rest a single dose, or 18 million doses in total, De Jonge said.

However, if deliveries fall short, than delays will be inevitable, De Jonge said. So far nearly 1.4 million doses have been given in the Netherlands, and the country is no longer trailing at the bottom of the EU vaccination league.

The three vaccines currently cleared for use – Moderna, AstraZeneca and Pfizer/Biontech – require two doses but the Janssen vaccine, which is likely to be approved by the European Medicines Agency next week – is a single dose jab.

No carers are being given the jab as well even if not qualifying for care allowance, I think that is via the GP route, you can apply yourself if receiving CA though

TiBB will be fully vaccinated and safe very soon :laugh:

i am still thinking about it, since i read younger people get more chance of nasty side effects after the jab


last few days though i had been swallowing a extra vitamin D pill after dinner with my regular vitamin A/dagravit pill (since i read about how the right quantities of that is effective against corona)

Yeah consider it Nicky, the Vit D is good as well x

What strength VitD ??


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I had no idea about it - the letter has been sat on the stairs since Monday, blue NHS envelope, I thought it was just one of their random circular information things they sometimes send out. I was legitimately seconds from binning it with the other spam but decided I should check what was in it [emoji23]

...:lovedup:...we need a new chat thread...The vaccinated club...

We can all send each other samples of our spit and lick them! :cheer2:

...no one can join the chat unless they can accurately pronounce Pfizer as well...

They haven't told me what I'm getting, I think I find out on the day, like a vaccine Kinder Egg.

I did wonder about that, as Zizu seems to be the only one so far who I know of that has been told what vaccine he would receive, if maybe there was a vaccine hesitancy over AZ in his part of the world

what do you think Zizu?

I think initially this wasn't the case but then elderly people were being brought by someone who was also a carer so it seemed daft not to offer them while they were there, I think that is the thinking behind it anyhoo

i have no idea what solution they will use to inject me with the micro tracker :laugh:

Pfft. Thats so unfair. I will likely be among the last to get this (rightly so really though, given stats)

The carer thing..have mentioned it to Gavin and he says *maybe* it went on wh has claimed carers in the past, because his son does not get it now but did during the first lockdown as his college hours were none existant at that stage. I mean he still does the same amount of helping her, yet when his college was off, he could get some help to do so which seems silly to me. His course is only 3 days a week yet classed as fulltime so... :bored:

Bill Gates will be monitoring you closely :dance: