If your vaccination centre is run in the same way as the ones here, you will not be allowed to take your wife inside anyway ... when you arrive someone will greet you and arrange for someone to come and fetch her.
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Does this make any sense. My wife and I are the same age. I'm the carer for my wife who is disabled and needs a wheelchair to get anywhere which means I have to push her in it whenever we go out.
Due to her condition as a highly vulnerable person she has received a letter inviting her to make an appointment for the vaccination. We are the same age and of course live together. I have to take her to the vaccination centre so called to book the appointment for her and asked to have mine at the same time as if she's vaccinated and I get covid and end up in hospital there will be no one to take care of her. She cant cook, clean or do any of the day to day chores that we all take for granted.
The answer is no " Your not due for another two weeks" so cant have it at the same time.
I don't want to push anyone back in the queue, but given our situation and I'm sure that of many other couples who will be in the same situation am I being unreasonable to ask to have it at the same time as the wife to ensure I'm not going to catch it and end up in hospital and leave her to cope alone which in her condition she simply cant do?
Seems nuts for a mere 2 weeks. Worth asking again when you get there, just in case they've had some no-shows or spare doses for any other reason.
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Incidentally, a friend told me on Monday of a friend of hers in Leicester who was invited to have her vaccination in Birmingham. It is a longish drive so she got someone else, presumably her partner, to drive her. On arrival he was offered the vaccine too.
This happened to me and my husband when we took my mother for her vaccination - we were offered it then and there. I've also just been talking to a friend who took his wife today and was then offered the vaccine himself. So maybe worth going along at least on the off chance.
I think a lot of the reason they only vaccinate by age etc. and not by what we would deem practical is that once one or two people are made exceptions for you would start getting lots of others saying what about me etc. etc. Everyone assumes. So it is better to just plod on and don't make exceptions for anyone.
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I suppose we have to do the vaccine programme in birth date order to be as efficient as possible. The computerised aspect of this means that specific circumstances like with @Kili will be overlooked. It’s a shame there isn’t a way for this to be improved for many in your situation as carer etc. Maybe in time? One argument I have for doing spouses/co-habiters together (if very similar age) is to minimise risk of bringing virus home from the journey/centre/staff. Unfortunately we are likely to be stuck with the current system as the science says age is a risk factor and that is the priority. I have heard that some places will offer a vaccine to partners (on the down-low) but also other’s will not. Once we have an easier vaccine (ie pre-filled and plentiful) - there will likely be more options and drop-ins etc.
I can vouch for the fact that it's worth asking. I think I have already said but it is worth repeating I was called on Saturday: " do you want the vaccine & could I get to the centre in the next 40 mins -yes of course was my reply what about my wife she is only a year younger than me - yes she can come too" We were both given the vaccine we are not in the current priority group, and we are not in any vulnerable group either. Its sad that it's a postcode lottery but they were obviously keen to fulfil the days quota, if they said it once they said 3 times "thank you for taking the call" when they 'phoned. We are very aware how lucky we are, I didn't expect to be called till the end of Feb, early March.
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My son had the vaccine yesterday because of his job as a frontline worker having face to face contact .... he said it wasn’t just ‘having a jab’ ... there were forms to fill in with all his contact details, GP etc, and a list of the regular medications he is prescribed.
They should be able to contact him again right enough.
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Seems nuts for a mere 2 weeks. Worth asking again when you get there, just in case they've had some no-shows or spare doses for any other reason.
Everyone assumes.
So it is better to just plod on and don't make exceptions for anyone.
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One argument I have for doing spouses/co-habiters together (if very similar age) is to minimise risk of bringing virus home from the journey/centre/staff. Unfortunately we are likely to be stuck with the current system as the science says age is a risk factor and that is the priority.
I have heard that some places will offer a vaccine to partners (on the down-low) but also other’s will not. Once we have an easier vaccine (ie pre-filled and plentiful) - there will likely be more options and drop-ins etc.
Good luck with vaccines folks.
Lodged
'You push and I'll pelt.'
They so smote the garden bed
That the flowers actually knelt,
And lay lodged - though not dead.
I know how the flowers felt.
Robert Frost
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