A million jabs a day?

They are recruiting more vaccinators now...I have applied. The problem before was a tortuous recruitment procedure I hope it's sorted now. I only need a refresher as a retired nurse not a degree course with a side order of riot control.

Mr A and I had our boosters about a week ago. Booked two days earlier. No queues, just lots of people turning up for their appointments. Checks in, five minute wait, booster, 15 minute wait. All very orderly. One of the helpers said they had been busy all day with appointments and people just turning up on the off chance.

Yes well done them, but no thanks to the PM who says it can be done without working out how.

Wow, on the BBC news just now, three quarters of a million boosters (or vaccinations) given yesterday. Well done to our wonderful NHS and all the volunteers.

Kim19

I think the government will cover themselves with a million invitations a day. Whether or not these invitees can manage to get an actual appointment is another matter. I suspect 'impossible' but hope to be wrong.

They are not doing invitations now everybody over the age of 18 can get their booster if enough time has elapsed since their 2nd vaccination
I believe yesterday they did nearly 800,000 boosters

B9exchange

One million jabs a day is completely impossible for the NHS to deliver, quite apart from the distraction of fending off those with other conditions in order to run the centres. And GP surgeries were given 12 hours notice to implement this!

They have been aware since the end of November that boosters were to be increased. Yorkshire Health have stated it can be done. Less propaganda, more listening to those on the ground. Lucky I don’t live in the South where things seem to absolutely dire, possibly due to those that refused vaccines, and are now desperate to have them ,delaying booster vaccination. According to family same happened in their part of Germany, when people realised their freedom from daily life was due to be curtailed by vaccine passports for everywhere to visit. Soa rush for vaccines started, now their boosters delayed until January. ,
www.gov.uk/government/news/booster-bookings-to-be-opened-a-month-early--2

A fantastic effort is being made at the Vaccination Centres and even if a million jabs a day is a bit of a pipe dream however many are achieved daily is a great result.
OH is one of the workers at our local Vacc Hub and is willing to double his amount of weekly shifts to get the Jabs into arms a.s.a.p. (He retired from work 2 years ago and is still very active).

Mine was very quick, arrived 5 mins before time given, temp taken, checks, in jabbed 15 mins post jab wait, then off home, within 25 mins, lucky a very efficient practice, and never any long waits. Well staffed, and plenty of volunteers doing a great job.

Sarnia

Boris is clutching at any straw to win himself some Brownie points. I don't know what other GN's experience has been of vaccine jabs but I have found the booster roll-out has not been as efficient as the first 2 jabs.

Ours certainly wasn’t. Three quarters of an hour queuing in the freezing cold, huge queue, no social distancing, little mask wearing and then another hour to wait. Walk-ins were mixed up with appointments (like us) and I was cross as DH cannot stand for too long without severe pain in his back.

This was 6 weeks ago and felt like a shambles then so I’m sorry for all those with appointments right now. Walk in and appointments should be separated but fat chance of that.

DD has booster appointment for Monday but won’t hang about because of the risk of being infected. I feel sorry for those trying to give the boosters.

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MayBee70

I am concerned about them scrapping the 15 minute waiting time post vaccine. We always insisted on that when people had their flu jabs. Some people can feel a bit dizzy afterwards.

Immediate allergic reactions to all vaccines have been less than 1 in 100,000 so it was a Chief Medical Officer decision that the greater good was to get as many vaccines done as possible.

Anyone with a history of previous allergic reactions is asked to wait.

Yes, I agree about warning people not to drive.

As the 15 minute wait is a limiting factor even if a few people feel a bit dizzy after the vaccination, surely it’s better to warn them not to drive for 15 minutes (which they did to my son today), but vaccinate another 3 people in the time they would have been holding up the waiting space though Maybee70 - exceptional measures for exceptional times. I’m sure if somebody did feel unwell they would look after them, but the vast majority don’t.

MayBee70

I am concerned about them scrapping the 15 minute waiting time post vaccine. We always insisted on that when people had their flu jabs. Some people can feel a bit dizzy afterwards.

When getting the flu jab at our GP surgery, it was like a conveyor belt, in one door, roll up your sleeve, jabbed no straight out the other door, no waiting for any amount of time.

This was pre-Covid, which is why I opt to go to my local pharmacy for flu vaccines at a time that suits me.

I live close to a very well organised pharmacy and had my booster and flu jabs a few weeks ago without any waiting.

Never had a wait after my flu jab MayBee

I am concerned about them scrapping the 15 minute waiting time post vaccine. We always insisted on that when people had their flu jabs. Some people can feel a bit dizzy afterwards.

Slots are being released by age group in Wales, but thankfully they are now romping through appointments, where I am at least. My son had a text last last night to tell him his turn was up so he could book. He did it straight away, and managed to get an appointment this morning. He’s 24. One thing that’s made a big difference is not having to wait for 15 minutes after your booster is given. The waiting space previously limited the number of people who could be done at a time, it seemed much more efficient without that limiting factor today.

My family have all been boosted except son number two and his partner. They have booked for early Saturday morning and so we’re doing grandparent duty then, looking after their nine year old. There doesn’t seem to have been any problems for any of them. Son number one and his wife used the walk in facility last weekend.

DD was waiting outside our local clinic to see if she could get a walk-in this morning (she is 28). She had her booster as she was the second one in the walk-in line.

The very nice lady on the door explained they have a capacity for walk-ins for vaccination, once the number has been reached that’s it until the end of the day when any unused vaccine’s are allocated to the waiting list which has been compiled from the walk-ins , these folks are then rang to see if they can get to the clinic there and then.

Seems like a good system to me.

MayBee70

So Johnson has written to all NHS workers to thank them. Wasn’t too keen to give them a pay rise though, was he?

Good point

Teacheranne

I’ve just had a text from my GP surgery saying that, in view of the announcement about GPs getting more involved with booster jabs, we are not to phone them for appointments but use 111 instead! It sounds like they are closing down! Bit drastic?

A friend of mine was told by the surgery today that after tomorrow there will be no appointments at all …just vaccinations

OTOH. My son and daughter in law age 37 and 39 have managed to book boosters for this week hooray

GrannyGravy13 not sure what you mean, as the daily vaccination numbers have averaged over 450,000 for the last week? It needs to be stepped up dramatically to achieve what they need to by 31st December. I do feel so sorry for the staff who are having to give up their holidays and being redeployed to achieve as near as possible to the target.

DD's friend was asked to help with vaccinations. She turned it down because she felt he skill set as an ICU doctor would be more useful for treating Covid patients.

So Johnson has written to all NHS workers to thank them. Wasn’t too keen to give them a pay rise though, was he?