20/21 Flu Jab

Vegastare

Tesco pharmacies where offering over 65's flu vacs and the web site is still up and running....but must admit never seen a Tesco Pharmacy in my area

Torry_Quine

silvercar said:

Torry_Quine said:

ladyholly said:

No I have had no communication from anyone. I do wonder how many other people roud here are in the same position as I live in an area with  a high number of elderly people. As up to now I can get no information I don't see a letter would have helped. I foolishly assumed the pharmacy would do as they said and let me know when they had the vaccine so I can only assume that in the last five weeks they have not had any.  If I had been late booking I could understand the problem but as I booked at the beginning of September they must have known how many doses they would need. I just don't get it. 

Here the system is that you're meant to get a letter which has the appointment on it. Mine didn't come so I called the helpline and they gave me an appointment. I only called on Tuesday and my appointment was this morning.

You are very lucky. I contacted the GP to be told that even though the government said all over 50s should have it, they didn't know when or if they would have enough stock. That was when I started ringing local pharmacies. I still don't understand why I was charged, given the gov said it was meant to be free to all 50+.

No I wasn't lucky, this is very late for me to get it and if I hadn't phoned I'd still be waiting. Over 50s with no medical reasons won't be called till December.

Barny1979

Vegastare said:

Tesco pharmacies where offering over 65's flu vacs and the web site is still up and running....but must admit never seen a Tesco Pharmacy in my area

They're the instore pharmacy.

ladyholly

If gp can't help will try tesco thank you. Gp first as I can walk there need a bus to tesco which I am trying to avoid. 

Abbafan1972

Boots are doing them for £14.99 - I didn't have to pay for mine though, as I got a voucher for it through work. 

minty777

I'm on waiting list for a covid vaccine

sheramber

ladyholly said:

I know they have closed booking but my point remains the vaccinations were booked at the beginning of Sept and at the time of booking, when we went for vaccinations or in the communications I have had since have they said there is no vaccine left in fact I one email last week I was told to keep checking at the pharmacy. This to me is a strange way of running things. Surely someone somewhere  knows what there is/will be available. If I had run my business in such a way  would have gone broke. Incidentally according to doh there is no shortage of vaccine. 

But  that's the trouble nobody does. The chemist orders from a supplier who orders from the manufacturer
The  manufacturer doesn't have  enough for everybody so can only send out what he gets.  He   rations what he sends or sends to some and not others.
The  chemist probably took bookings in anticipation of getting the vaccine and didn't get as many as he ordered so couldn't fulfil  all the bookings.   He may  have used up  what he did get before he got to you on the booking list.
The orders are submitted in advance to be delivered  at scheduled times. The chemist can only store so many. He  then has to wait until his next scheduled delivery and hope that he gets it . 
Well Pharmacy, the third largest chain after Boots UK and LloydsPharmacy, said during the first week of their flu jab service there had been a 68% increase in uptake compared with the same week last year.
LloydsPharmacy has now had to pause online bookings owing to unprecedented demand. “In the first week of flu season we have already vaccinated 10 times more people compared to last year,”
 
 
My GP only got his first supply the first week in October.

ladyholly

I understand that but the only info I am getting is they have closed on line booking. I shouldn't need a booking I have had on for two months now and according to the pharmacy they have had no supply in that time.  Why don't they just isue people with raffle tickets and if your number comes up you can have a vaccination because at the moment that what it feels like. Still will see if I can get through to gp tomorrow. Took 2hours of dialling ang redialling last time I had to ring them. 

Barny1979

minty777 said:

I'm on waiting list for a covid vaccine

Aren't we all? What's your point?

minty777

Barny1979 said:

minty777 said:

I'm on waiting list for a covid vaccine

Aren't we all? What's your point?

No I really am, part of trials.