Clinically vulnerable

Katykat

MalMonroe said:

P.S. I'm not sure how you can know that none of the over-70s who have had a jab are CEV, unless you've seen their medical records.

Because my sister is one of them. 

Jeremy535897

Katykat said:

MalMonroe said:

P.S. I'm not sure how you can know that none of the over-70s who have had a jab are CEV, unless you've seen their medical records.

Because my sister is one of them. 

That doesn't mean all of them are.

AnnieGunn

They haven't reached the over 70's & CEV group here yet in Wiltshire either, our areas Facebook group is a good source that they are still working their way through the over 75's and 80's group.

As someone who is CEV I would give up my jab to an over 70 in a heartbeat because I can literally pick up the phone and get most support, I get priority supermarket slots, I get NHS responder help whereas most over 70's are not shielding so they have to go out.

Not all CEV require constant medical appointments, most long term transplant patients go once a year to have their bloods checked. 

sheramber

Are they all in the same vaccination area?
Supplies will vary for each station and how many of each category they have to do.
One area will have more over 80's than another .  Iif there are care homes in the area they could have more 80's than anarea without as many care homes.

pineapple

Pennywise said:

sheramber said:

You could argue that CEV are at less risk as not going out compared to the 70 year old who has to go for shopping

That would be wrong as plenty of CEV are having to go to hospital for treatments, tests, xrays, scans, etc.  We went to our local hospital last week for a meeting with OH's oncologist as they're about to start treatment again.  We had to wait an hour in a tiny cramped waiting area (no ventilation) with a constant stream of people coming in for blood tests.  Then when we were finally called into the consulting room, it was tiny, there was also an observer (trainee GP), and we were in there too for about an hour (again no ventilation).  We've never felt so much at risk. 

I'm CEV and same here. Had a load of scans etc just before and after Christmas. No ventilation in waiting rooms. Even worse had to do up to 100 mile round trips in hospital arranged transport. A mask isn't going to be much protection if you are sharing the same air space for that length of time with someone who has covid. On my most recent trip, it was a different driver there and back and both had caught covid - one had only been back a week and reckons he caught it from one of his passengers. After each of these trips, I worried till the incubation period was over.

Someone in my support group with the same condition had to have some inpatient treatment recently. She caught covid on the ward and died just over a week later. In her 30s and with kids. I think I'm done with hospital trips for a while.

Thrugelmir

Celebrate in the fact that nearly 500,000 people were vaccinated on Sunday. That's a huge achievement to be proud of. The logistics of such an operation are mind boggling. Shows that subject to supplies of vaccine. Many of those greatest at risk will soon receive their first jab. You should feel sorry for the person that's last in the queue. As somebody will be. 

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My step dad is 51 and CEV. He doesn’t work in an NHS trust but he works for an organisation that works closely with the NHS. His boss was able to get him a vaccine last week, he had to attend one of the centres that had been set up. 

Pollycat

MarkN88 said:

My step dad is 51 and CEV. He doesn’t work in an NHS trust but he works for an organisation that works closely with the NHS. His boss was able to get him a vaccine last week, he had to attend one of the centres that had been set up. 

I'm 67 and am more than happy that people like your Dad get their vaccinations before me.

I'm pretty sure that I'd feel the same even if I were 67 and CEV as I'm retired and can limit the time I need to go out of the house.

In fact I'd be happy for my 14 year younger sister who's worked in her 2 front line jobs throughout this pandemic to take my place in the queue.

As Thrugelmir says, somebody has got to be the last in the queue.

If I'm the last in the UK to get my vaccine in my group (group 5 - 65-year-olds and over), so be it.

68ComebackSpecial

Just had a surprising phone call from our GP surgery to book my husband in for his vaccination on Friday. He's 62 and CV, but not CEV, though his COPD does mean that his lungs had the capability of someone in their mid 70's last time he was tested - before his treatment started they were comparable to someone in their 90's. He's getting vaccinated 3 days before his 89 year old mother receives hers.