Getting the second dose

A friend regularly tried the NHS website to book a second appointment and the computer said no for a while; but then it said YES! It was booked at a local centre within 10 days with plenty of choice of date and time. Her first vaccination appointment was not through the NHS website. This may not be the situation everywhere but, with the NHS website, it would suggest you keep trying every now and again, as well as contacting your GP if you get desperate.

Molly - I did try but couldn't book online. Every health authority has its own procedure. Also 119 will only deal with Astral Zenica issues, not Pfizer.

Daisymae

Welbeck - had first jab nearly 2 weeks before you, having 2nd tomorrow. Harmony - it seems to depend who did the jab as to how/when you are given a second date.

That was true for us. We weren’t given a second date, but I reckoned it should be about April 20th.
I went online to see if I could book for myself a while back and got our second jab booked for last Sunday.
Funnily enough we got a text last week from the health hub asking us to book.

Welbeck - had first jab nearly 2 weeks before you, having 2nd tomorrow. Harmony - it seems to depend who did the jab as to how/when you are given a second date.

Seems strange that you weren't automatically given an appointment for your second jab on the day that you had your first.
I know a number of people who had their first at hubs and others who went to their GP (myself included) and we were all given an appointment for 12 weeks later at the time of the first one, in fact, my GP gave us the exact same day and time as first one but just 12wks later.

My advice, call your GP and remind them that you had your first jab on xxxx and that your second is due on zzzz and ask them for an appointment.

each time just when i thought i might be left out, i got a text, and booked it within a day or two, locally, no choice of venue, the AZ.
my first was on 13th feb, and second on 14th april.
how many weeks apart is that ? i can't seem to reckon it.

I’ve been on a survey where I am blood and swab tested every month. My first blood test after the first Astra Zenicca vaccine was taken two weeks later and showed no antibodies. My second test result has come back today and still no antibodies!

I’m supposed to be having the second dose tomorrow and have no idea whether to have it or is it a waste of time.

I had mine done at a hub who automatically gave me my date for the 2nd jab,there and then.

Daisymae I am glad to hear you have been contacted now about your 2nd vaccine. The Health Authority was how my son finally got an appointment.

As it happens I’m just off to have my second Pfizer !

If it was done at GP surgery contact them or ring 119

Thanks for the responses. I contacted the health authority as an earlier response suggested. They gave me an email address and they responded immediately. I have had a text today. I think that the GP surgery should have got in touch with the health authority, but anyway it's sorted now. I don't feel that it would have happened without some assistance.

I just had an email telling me that I am due my 2nd jab next Friday at the same centre I had the first. I think they have managed it all very well, indeed.

Had the Pfizer jab in January and the 2nd jab was booked while I was there - 12 weeks after. Now had both jabs

We had the Pfixer one 11 weeks ago and are getting the 2nd done tomorrow. We were not given the 2nd date at the time of the 1st.

It seems to vary across the country and between surgeries how the appointments are allocated.

On both occasions we had texts from the surgery with a link to choose the date and time. We are going to the local treatment centre. We are a year apart in age. The texts came through at the same time on our mobiles.

It sounds like your surgery provided the list. I'd ring them in your instance, even though it is recommended not to ring doctors.

Good luck.

We got our 2nd appt at the first but oh had a call to go earlier but i didn't get a message. Iwent with oh and was on the list anyway. You probably will be when you get there. Taking your card helps.

I would Do as you did last time and go with your husband and take your card.

Go on NHS website and book it. If you can’t for some reason, get on to your GP and ask to speak to someone in authority. The hub where you had your jab will have a record of it, so your GP will be able to access it. Did they not give you a card when you had the first one ? Mine was booked automatically and they gave me the date and time at the hub, at the time of the first jab.

I also had trouble getting the 2nd Pfizer vaccine because we’ve moved 5 hours away from the centre and new Doctors had no record of us having had the first one in. We were told we had to go back to Devon to have jab, we now live in Sussex. I phoned up telephone numbers I was given, even emailed MP’s which bounced back or were barely acknowledged so in the end I phoned our new Doctors and asked who was practice Manager or head Doctor, the receptionist seemed to take more notice this time as I was adamant we were to have 2nd vaccine regardless of whether they had a record of it or not as it’s what the government want and said they must sort it out. Straight away she realised I meant business this time and told me she would get in touch with ‘THEIR’ COVID hub and amazingly we got the 2 appointments through within 24 hours. My husbands just had his this morning, mines due in May. My advice phone your Doctor, be insistent and tell them to get in touch with the main COVID vaccine centre that only they can access, it’s really not good enough.

I had mine about 10 weeks ago at a vaccination centre and have had an autogenerated text inviting me to book my second jab from next week onwards. If your centre is local maybe you could mask up take your vaccination card and ask them what you should do to ensure you get it.

When they say ‘you’re not on the list’ do they mean that you’re not yet due for your 2nd jab?

I contacted my MP when I hadn't heard & he was helpful or rather his staff were, they help with public service things. I might have to do so again cos I have an appt for my 2nd jab & it says a pharmacy 'in Wiltshire' Wiltshire is a big place, my 1st jab was done in Gloucester & I live in Cirencester, my husband got his 1st at the local pharmacy, some people from gloucester had to go to malvern! It doesn't make sense!

I live human in Scotland. I had my first vaccination at my local HC as I got a phone call from the nurse to say she had an extra one ate the end of the day. As I had a date for the vaccination centre I phoned and explained that to be them it didn't mean I was removed from the list. I had my second one at the vaccination centre last week.

No, can't book online through that method either. Have to have the text from the surgery then follow the link. The computer say NO!

You can't book a date through the NHS site if the first vaccination was generated by the doctor's surgery. Or at least, I can't. I'm coming to the end of week 9. Fingers crossed.