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2nd Jab After 8 Weeks

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  • sheramber
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    Why would you not take it?

    Originally it was to be 21 days. It was only extended to allow them to give the 1 st vax to more people than 2 vax to fewer people.
  • Jonty6262
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    Had 2nd jab today, 9 weeks
  • GTR_King
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    Had my first Jab 23rd February, 

    2 of my work colleagues had their 1st jab 1 & 2 weeks before me at same DR surgery.

    One had their 2nd last Thursday and other on 6th may so I should get my call next week
  • mustiuc
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    Vaccination programme seems to be weird in many places with people in real need not being offered and given to other whom might not qualify yet for it. In my case and my wife.. Been offered twice the vaccine in Feb and now in May. Both 31 and 29 with no medical history, perfectly healthy. I hope they used the jabs for some who really need them. 
  • JamoLew
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    mustiuc said:
    Vaccination programme seems to be weird in many places with people in real need not being offered and given to other whom might not qualify yet for it. In my case and my wife.. Been offered twice the vaccine in Feb and now in May. Both 31 and 29 with no medical history, perfectly healthy. I hope they used the jabs for some who really need them. 
    Why on earth would you not accept.


  • TheShape
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    mustiuc said:
    Vaccination programme seems to be weird in many places with people in real need not being offered and given to other whom might not qualify yet for it. In my case and my wife.. Been offered twice the vaccine in Feb and now in May. Both 31 and 29 with no medical history, perfectly healthy. I hope they used the jabs for some who really need them. 
    They're offering jabs to anyone over 40 in England so you might as well have just booked.  If you book for a few weeks time it probably won't be significantly in advance of when you'll be offered anyway.  Where in the UK do you live?
  • molerat
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    edited 2 May 2021 at 1:41PM
    mustiuc said:
    Vaccination programme seems to be weird in many places with people in real need not being offered and given to other whom might not qualify yet for it. In my case and my wife.. Been offered twice the vaccine in Feb and now in May. Both 31 and 29 with no medical history, perfectly healthy. I hope they used the jabs for some who really need them. 
    What occupations are you in ?

    Getting mine at 11 weeks.
    My local vac centre apparently had 100 no shows on one day.
    They leave the end of day clear and ring round various work places to use up the opened bottles.

    Never associate with idiots on their own level, because, being an intelligent man, you'll try to deal with them on their level - and on their level they'll beat you every time.

    Being hated by idiots is the price you pay for not being one of them.

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  • Marvel1
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    JamoLew said:
    mustiuc said:
    Vaccination programme seems to be weird in many places with people in real need not being offered and given to other whom might not qualify yet for it. In my case and my wife.. Been offered twice the vaccine in Feb and now in May. Both 31 and 29 with no medical history, perfectly healthy. I hope they used the jabs for some who really need them. 
    Why on earth would you not accept.


    They want it offered to those in greater need first.
  • JamoLew
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    Marvel1 said:
    JamoLew said:
    mustiuc said:
    Vaccination programme seems to be weird in many places with people in real need not being offered and given to other whom might not qualify yet for it. In my case and my wife.. Been offered twice the vaccine in Feb and now in May. Both 31 and 29 with no medical history, perfectly healthy. I hope they used the jabs for some who really need them. 
    Why on earth would you not accept.


    They want it offered to those in greater need first.
    You have no control over who is and who isn’t offered “your” dose.
    It probably went to a fit and healthy 25 year old 
  • Marvel1
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    edited 3 May 2021 at 7:02PM
    JamoLew said:
    Marvel1 said:
    JamoLew said:
    mustiuc said:
    Vaccination programme seems to be weird in many places with people in real need not being offered and given to other whom might not qualify yet for it. In my case and my wife.. Been offered twice the vaccine in Feb and now in May. Both 31 and 29 with no medical history, perfectly healthy. I hope they used the jabs for some who really need them. 
    Why on earth would you not accept.


    They want it offered to those in greater need first.
    You have no control over who is and who isn’t offered “your” dose.
    It probably went to a fit and healthy 25 year old 
    Probably, but they felt they didn't want it (yet) and that's their choice. 

    Same with people in work keep asking me why I haven't  bothered signing up to a reserve it - none of their business, also I'm not in a rush.
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