In The Words Of Victor Meldrew , I Don't Believe It!

[Barsel]

After being so excited earlier that I had a date for my jab, my GP has just phoned to say I can't have it! It seems that all this week, it will be the Pfizer vaccine , and because she wants me to have the Astrazeneca one, I have to wait until they get it. It could be next week, or the week after, it depends on which one gets delivered. I'm absolutely gutted now.

[bookbinder]

What's wrong with the Pfizer vaccine?

[Buenchico]

Oh come on! Just remember back to your school days, when you'd be saying to all of the other kids in the playground "YOU'VE only got the ORDINARY one. I'VE got the SPECIAL one. I'm BETTER than you. SO THERE!" ;-)

[Barsel]

Nothing wrong with the Pfizer one but because I have had anaphylaxis, the Astrazeneca one will be better for me as I'd be less likely to get a reaction to it.
Blimey Chris, that was a long time ago. :-)

[Barsel]

Have just read his. I'm now going into hibernation and not speaking to anyone because I'm totally cheesed off, and that's putting it mildly.

AstraZeneca, which developed its shot with Oxford University, told the EU on Friday it could not meet agreed supply targets up to the end of March, with an EU official involved in the talks telling Reuters that meant a 60 per cent cut to 31 million doses.

UK government ministers have also suggested supplies of the AstraZeneca jab to Britain were also behind track, the Telegraph reported at the weekend.

[derek-33]

having mine Monday 1.30pm
dont know which but hey ho

[237SJ]

I`m volunteering in a vaccination centre. We only have 2 half days of AstraZenica this week due to shortages (we had 5 full days of Pfizer last week). There is some of it around though so you might hear something last minute at some point.

[237SJ]

*Astrazeneca*

[DTCwordfan]

My Mater had a very strong reaction to the Oxford one - extreme fatigue which led to not being interested in folk around her and non-eating/drinking that the Home put her on an 'end of life path'....My sister went in nine days ago and broke the cycle - I was going to go in today but we've decided to hold back on it for when it's needed - she was, apparently, joking and singing this morning - and they are going to step her down from the 'path' but let the quack know about her reaction. In other Group homes, there have been no reaction from the inmates like hers - but a number of staff have reported this extreme tiredness.

[Canary42]

///Just remember back to your school days ///

The thing I remember from my schooldays jabs was when one arose which needed a test a week or some time beforehand, and if the (ring of small dots) mark it made disappeared (or didn't, can't remember which) then you didn't need the jab as you had natural immunity.

We all ended up praying we wouldn't need it, but most did. I think it was the BCG jab, for polio which was still common when I was young (a girl in the next street to us had to wear callipers on her legs as a result of polio).

[237SJ]

Canary - it was for TB and if you displayed a ring of dots you had your own immunity. I was never vaccinated against TB but displayed a bright ring of dots which were there for more than a week afterwards.

[Barsel]

237SJ I wasn't sure how it works, but I'm thinking that perhaps the surgery get a delivery of the vaccine and don't know which one it is until it's opened and then they will get another delivery and if that is the Astrazeneca one, I'll get an appointment straight away. I do know they didn't get any delivery at all a few weeks ago. All sounds a bit hit and miss really.

[pixie374]

I don't know which one is being done in Bucks. All the elderly people have felt awful the following day, but then been ok.

[ToraToraTora]

18:05 sorry why are the EUSSR involved? I'd have thought they'd have enough problems with their own vastly behind vaccination program.

[Barsel]

DTCwordfan I have heard of this extreme tiredness although not as long as your Mum had it. Hopefully she is feeling better now.

[237SJ]

Barsel - I don't know as I`m not NHS but we knew that this week would be AstraZeneca and I have only just heard this afternoon that there are only two half days of the jabs happening later due to allocation.

[Canary42]

/// Canary - it was for TB ///

Thanks 237SJ. I remember that people like you were the envy of other pupils :-)

[Barsel]

I will just have to be patient, but I was so elated earlier and now my bubble has burst.

[237SJ]

Canary - I didn`t have the TB jab (1970s) because my sister had a bad arm afterwards so my Mum decided not to have me done. Years later (about 1990) I went to Australia and you used to fill in a health questionaire on the flight. One of the questions was "Are you currently suffering from TB" and the man sitting next to me ticked the Yes box. I mentioned it at work when I was having a typhoid jab and ended up being sent to a chest hospital where I had the test with the dots.

[Vagus]

Barsel, I’m so sorry to read all this, I can totally understand how disappointed you are.
I have everything crossed for you that you get the one you can tolerate ASAP.
Chin up lady :)

[Barsel]

Thanks Vagus I will do my best to keep all my chins up.:-)