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Post by PetrolEd on Jan 21, 2021 21:46:08 GMT
I’ve heard a few stories of people accompanying elderly relatives to vaccinations and being done just because they were there. My friend took her mother and was done at the same time as she was in her bubble so made sense. My Dad was provided his Pfizer vaccine yesterday which unfortunately was on the same day his sister passed away from Covid.
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Post by racingteatray on Jan 21, 2021 21:49:52 GMT
My mother had the Pfizer one today as well.
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Post by LandieMark on Jan 21, 2021 21:56:22 GMT
My dad is booked in for the 25th for his first jab.
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Post by Alex on Jan 21, 2021 22:07:49 GMT
Sorry to hear that Ed. Really brings home how serious it is.
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Post by michael on Jan 21, 2021 22:26:19 GMT
Sorry to hear that, Ed.
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Post by Andy C on Jan 21, 2021 22:27:52 GMT
Sorry to hear that Ed
My grandad had his first jab on Tuesday .
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Post by LandieMark on Jan 21, 2021 22:33:03 GMT
Bloody Hell. Missed that. Sorry, Ed.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2021 22:39:44 GMT
Sorry th hear that, Ed. I hope time helps.
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Post by PG on Jan 22, 2021 12:09:22 GMT
Sorry to gear that sad news, Ed. Seems like we might we waiting quite a while up here in Shropshire for jabs. This graphic from today's online Telegraph compares vaccination rates across England.
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Post by Bob Sacamano v2.0 on Jan 22, 2021 13:16:44 GMT
Sorry to hear your news Ed. We've been told up here that, as we've been so successful in vaccinating our old and vulnerable folk, we are only getting half the promised doses next week.
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Post by ChrisM on Jan 22, 2021 16:02:31 GMT
Sorry to hear that Ed. Really brings home how serious it is. +1, that's terribly sad. Condolences
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Post by PetrolEd on Jan 23, 2021 14:18:21 GMT
Thanks for the good wishes guys. To be fair she was in her late seventies and in a care home with dementia so once COVID struck the home she was in trouble. Apparently a lot of residents were lost this week.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2021 16:12:27 GMT
Not intending to be cruel but dementia is probably the most unkind of afflictions.
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Post by Eff One on Jan 23, 2021 19:10:47 GMT
My Dad is due to have his on Monday. My Mum is taking him, and we're hoping that she'll be done at the same time. They're 75 and 74.
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Post by racingteatray on Jan 26, 2021 9:38:57 GMT
Bloody Hell. Missed that. Sorry, Ed. Likewise! Really sorry to hear that.
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Post by racingteatray on Jan 26, 2021 9:45:24 GMT
I was talking to one colleague yesterday who is younger than me and he mentioned that he'd spent the weekend feeling ill after having the vaccine.
When I asked how, he said it was because his parents run a nursing home and had received vaccines for their residents and staff, but that a number of their staff had point-blank refused to have the vaccines meaning that they ended up with a surplus that would otherwise have needed to be binned (these being those Pfizer ones which need to be kept at Antarctic temperatures).
And so, given that my colleague's wife is a doctor working in what I gather is called the red zone (who has been vaccinated), his father rang him up and suggested he take one of the surplus jabs to avoid wasting it and given the risk that his wife could bring it back from the hospital (apparently being vaccinated doesn't mean you can't be a carrier).
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Post by michael on Jan 26, 2021 9:57:52 GMT
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Post by Tim on Jan 26, 2021 10:08:38 GMT
Presumably the staff who refused are now seeking employment elsewhere?
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Post by Bob Sacamano v2.0 on Jan 26, 2021 10:15:10 GMT
I don't understand why they seek conflict at every opportunity.
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Post by michael on Jan 26, 2021 10:35:24 GMT
Unfortunately it clearly demonstrates what dirty tactics the EU are prepared to use to try and cover up their massive failures during COVID.
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Post by Eff One on Jan 26, 2021 10:41:58 GMT
I was talking to one colleague yesterday who is younger than me and he mentioned that he'd spent the weekend feeling ill after having the vaccine. When I asked how, he said it was because his parents run a nursing home and had received vaccines for their residents and staff, but that a number of their staff had point-blank refused to have the vaccines meaning that they ended up with a surplus that would otherwise have needed to be binned (these being those Pfizer ones which need to be kept at Antarctic temperatures). And so, given that my colleague's wife is a doctor working in what I gather is called the red zone (who has been vaccinated), his father rang him up and suggested he take one of the surplus jabs to avoid wasting it and given the risk that his wife could bring it back from the hospital (apparently being vaccinated doesn't mean you can't be a carrier). I'd love to hear the reasoning behind a care home worker refusing the vaccine... We saw one of our friends the day after she'd had the vaccine (she's a doctor in a hospital) and she described the after-effects as a hangover without the night out. Both of my parents had the jab yesterday - as I hoped, they took the opportunity to do my Mum at the same time which is a big relief. My Dad got his appointment first as he's a year older, but she's a cancer survivor and has had respiratory problems before.
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Post by michael on Jan 26, 2021 10:47:11 GMT
Both of my parents had the jab yesterday - as I hoped, they took the opportunity to do my Mum at the same time which is a big relief. My Dad got his appointment first as he's a year older, but she's a cancer survivor and has had respiratory problems before. I've really pleased for them. I love hearing stories about who's had the jab, you can sense a wave of relief starting to wash across the country. I'm waiting for my mother and the outlaws to find out when they can get theirs.
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Post by Bob Sacamano v2.0 on Jan 26, 2021 10:48:15 GMT
I was talking to one colleague yesterday who is younger than me and he mentioned that he'd spent the weekend feeling ill after having the vaccine. When I asked how, he said it was because his parents run a nursing home and had received vaccines for their residents and staff, but that a number of their staff had point-blank refused to have the vaccines meaning that they ended up with a surplus that would otherwise have needed to be binned (these being those Pfizer ones which need to be kept at Antarctic temperatures). And so, given that my colleague's wife is a doctor working in what I gather is called the red zone (who has been vaccinated), his father rang him up and suggested he take one of the surplus jabs to avoid wasting it and given the risk that his wife could bring it back from the hospital (apparently being vaccinated doesn't mean you can't be a carrier). I'd love to hear the reasoning behind a care home worker refusing the vaccine... A lot of care home workers are from the BAME community and due to a lot of misinformation about the vaccine and its make up circulating in their community, plus distrust in vaccines due to historical reasons, some are reluctant to be jabbed. Not sure what you can do - can you make it a condition of employment (unlikely you could change their T&Cs of employment) and would losing staff just make things more difficult anyway?
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Post by Martin on Jan 26, 2021 10:52:36 GMT
My sister, her husband, his sons (in their 20s) and my eldest Nephew all got vaccinated on Friday. My sister is a primary school teacher but I think they got vaccinated because he owns a funeral business, both his sons and my Nephew work for him.
My parents are in their 70s and haven’t had a date yet.
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Post by michael on Jan 26, 2021 10:54:45 GMT
My sister is a primary school teacher but I think they got vaccinated because he owns a funeral business and both his sons work for him. Surely they could have helped out when you needed a car to carry all your kids and family?
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Post by Big Blue on Jan 26, 2021 10:56:02 GMT
My parents are in their 70s and haven’t had a date yet. That's a long time to be just courting...... I'll get me coat.
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Post by Martin on Jan 26, 2021 10:57:10 GMT
My sister is a primary school teacher but I think they got vaccinated because he owns a funeral business and both his sons work for him. Surely they could have helped out when you needed a car to carry all your kids and family? It’s cheaper for him to rent the hearse and main car when he needs it, so all he has is a Galaxy for body moving and a newish black E400d for visiting families, which can also be used as an extra funeral car.
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Post by Big Blue on Jan 26, 2021 10:59:00 GMT
I'd love to hear the reasoning behind a care home worker refusing the vaccine... A lot of care home workers are from the BAME community and due to a lot of misinformation about the vaccine and its make up circulating in their community, plus distrust in vaccines due to historical reasons, some are reluctant to be jabbed. Not sure what you can do - can you make it a condition of employment (unlikely you could change their T&Cs of employment) and would losing staff just make things more difficult anyway? An acquaintance of mine owns a few care homes and he made sure the staff all got their vaccinations. He such a nice bloke and the staff all love him across the estate so they just did as he advised and ignored the misinformation. But you're right, he couldn't strap them to a table and forcibly have them vaccinated.
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Post by racingteatray on Jan 26, 2021 12:17:25 GMT
I'd love to hear the reasoning behind a care home worker refusing the vaccine... A lot of care home workers are from the BAME community and due to a lot of misinformation about the vaccine and its make up circulating in their community, plus distrust in vaccines due to historical reasons, some are reluctant to be jabbed. Not sure what you can do - can you make it a condition of employment (unlikely you could change their T&Cs of employment) and would losing staff just make things more difficult anyway? My colleague and his family are all BAME as it happens.
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Post by racingteatray on Jan 26, 2021 12:29:37 GMT
Unfortunately it clearly demonstrates what dirty tactics the EU are prepared to use to try and cover up their massive failures during COVID. Before we get all agitated about the big bad EU, stop and consider what this is about. It's quite clear from the story that what the EU is worried about is that the British government in fact has some preferential deal with AZ which is why AZ is saying it cannot fulfil its contractual obligations to the EU. If that turns out to be the case, would you consider it to be dirty tactics by Downing St? I'd guess not.
If it doesn't then, then the EU should of course back down. But either way, we now have America First, even under Biden. China and Russia were ever thus. Brexit is nothing if not purist Britain First. So it feels ever so slightly hypocritical to start harrumphing about the EU adopting an "EU First" approach. After all we flounced out of that tent and if it's harsh outside, such is life.
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