COVID vaccine letters

millie

I had a text yesterday with a link to book, I am 73 and already  had mine at my GP surgery 2 weeks ago. not had a letter

sheramber

unforeseen said:

sheramber said:

At the weekend a woman said  her 94 year old mother, who is in a care home, has not had her first vaccination yet.
So it depends where you live, what arrangements are for your  vaccine- can you go to a vaccine centre or do you need to have a home visit because you are CEV, in which case you will need to wait for your GP surgery to contact you when they have supply. 

Unless you have a disability that means you cannot leave the house then CEV's are expected to visit vaccination centres. I got mine last night. 

covered by the question 
do you need to have a home visit because you are CEV, ? 
It was stated that anybody who cannot or does not want to attend a vaccination centre can wait for an a gp appointment. But it will mean waiting longer.
  

sheramber

SingleSue said:

sheramber said:

At the weekend a woman said  her 94 year old mother, who is in a care home, has not had her first vaccination yet.
So it depends where you live, what arrangements are for your  vaccine- can you go to a vaccine centre or do you need to have a home visit because you are CEV, in which case you will need to wait for your GP surgery to contact you when they have supply. 

Myself and son (both CEV), went to a mass vaccination centre this afternoon for our jabs. Only housebound (through disability rather than vulnerability) people are getting them in their home.

 Only housebound (through disability rather than vulnerability) people are getting them in their home.
Covered by the question
or do you need to have a home visit because you are CEV

It was stated that anybody who cannot or does not want to attend a vaccination centre can wait for an a gp appointment. But it will mean waiting longer.

 

grumpyoldwoman

I've just received my invitation via text message which had a mobile number to ring. I had to try a couple of times to get through but I've got my appointment on 13th at my local gp surgery which is literally 150 metres away so I feel very fortunate. 

SingleSue

sheramber said:

SingleSue said:

sheramber said:

At the weekend a woman said  her 94 year old mother, who is in a care home, has not had her first vaccination yet.
So it depends where you live, what arrangements are for your  vaccine- can you go to a vaccine centre or do you need to have a home visit because you are CEV, in which case you will need to wait for your GP surgery to contact you when they have supply. 

Myself and son (both CEV), went to a mass vaccination centre this afternoon for our jabs. Only housebound (through disability rather than vulnerability) people are getting them in their home.

 Only housebound (through disability rather than vulnerability) people are getting them in their home.
Covered by the question
or do you need to have a home visit because you are CEV

It was stated that anybody who cannot or does not want to attend a vaccination centre can wait for an a gp appointment. But it will mean waiting longer.

 

Our local hubs are doing only those who are truly housebound (through disability) and who wouldn't normally leave their homes for GP appointments,  in their homes. For everyone else, including those CEV but not housebound through disability (this also includes non mobility related disabilities), they are expected to make their way to the GP led hub or mass vac centre whether they want to or not.

So no, you do not need to have a home visit because you are CEV, you can wait for a GP appointment but you would have to attend the hub where vaccinations are being carried out unless you can come up with a compelling reason why you can't (and being CEV isn't a compelling reason in the majority of cases).

As stated, both myself and youngest son are CEV, we went to a mass vaccination centre and although very scary and the last thing we really wanted to be doing after not being around people for so long, it was better than we both expected. I dread to think what my blood pressure was doing, I know my heart rate was going nineteen to the dozen on the drive up, I was shaking so much through fear and I almost refused to get out of the car when we got there but I pulled myself together, took a deep breath and went for it.

BooJewels

My husband is CEV and got a call from the GP surgery earlier in the week and is booked at a local 'hub' for first thing tomorrow - it's the replacement for our local cottage hospital - they do small surgery and x-rays etc. there.  Ideal as it has its own free car park and is easy to get to. 

He then got a letter an hour later and this says that you'll be contacted either by your GP directly, or if you've not heard yet, you can now book yourself in to one of the mass vaccination centres.  So it looks like the CEV are being given those two options.

I know how you feel @SingleSue - because my husband is CEV I've been the one keeping myself hidden, to protect him - he's had to go out to regular hospital appointments for treatment - I've barely been in public for a year.  I had to attend a bank appointment after an elderly aunt was scammed and I needed to get the PoA sorted in order to help her and they insisted I went into branch and I had a full on panic attack on the stairs of the multi-storey we had to park in - not helped by wearing a high quality well-sealed mask.  I didn't even get the stuff sorted that I needed to, as the woman we saw was unfortunately a total cow, so it was all for nothing anyway.

sheramber

Our local hubs are doing only those who are truly housebound (through disability) and who wouldn't normally leave their homes for GP appointments,  in their homes. For everyone else, including those CEV but not housebound through disability (this also includes non mobility related disabilities), they are expected to make their way to the GP led hub or mass vac centre whether they want to or not.

So no, you do not need to have a home visit because you are CEV, you can wait for a GP appointment but you would have to attend the hub where vaccinations are being carried out unless you can come up with a compelling reason why you can't (and being CEV isn't a compelling reason in the majority of cases).

As stated, both myself and youngest son are CEV, we went to a mass vaccination centre and although very scary and the last thing we really wanted to be doing after not being around people for so long, it was better than we both expected. I dread to think what my blood pressure was doing, I know my heart rate was going nineteen to the dozen on the drive up, I was shaking so much through fear and I almost refused to get out of the car when we got there but I pulled myself together, took a deep breath and went for it.

I did not say you needed to get a home visit. i said IF you need a home visit. If you don't need a home visit then it doesn't apply.

GaleSF63

I've had a call from my GP surgery today offering me an appointment on Sunday - no choice of time, so I suspect it's because of a cancellation.  It will be lovely to get out, as I've been stuck in the whole time.   

Bogof_OAP

My husband, who is 74 and diabetic (although diabetes isn't on the CEV list of conditions) got his letter this morning, but when we went online to book, the nearest place they offered was in the next county, 25 miles away.  There's a vaccination centre half a mile from us, so he's now hoping for a text appointment to go there, which is what his friend had after his letter when the same thing applied, i.e. only long distance venues available.  

I have just heard from a friend in London who is younger than me (we're both in the 65-70 group) that she has had her appointment come through, it's for tomorrow and a short walk from where she lives.  It seems we are at the back of the queue in our largely rural city, although some neighbours have had theirs locally.  We are instructed NOT to phone the surgery to ask about it, so what can you do but wait?

elsien

Keep checking the website. You may well find that other appointments closer to you come up as the availability changes.