When my Mum had her jab at the local surgery I was able to watch through a large window outside.All the over 80's (my Mum is one!) walked into the room with walking sticks etc and all sat down masked and sanitised and 2 metres apart on benches round the outside of the large room.Every couple of minutes they all had to struggle to get up,pick up walking sticks and move to the next spot and settle down before repeating again a couple of minutes later.My Mum from the inside said it was like a comical musical chairs!! It was all very efficient but Mum could also see the funny side!
“Every day is ordinary, until it isn't.” - Bernard Cornwell-Death of Kings
My daughter treated a young man in ITU that was insisting it was all a hoax. He was still saying it was a hoax as he was put on a ventilator. He never survived. Difficult to understand something like that.
@Killi, I had the jab today at a mass vaccination centre. You don't mix with hundreds of people and it was all very efficient. A steady stream of people but there was only one or two people in a queue at any one time, 2 metres apart, everybody masked, lots of sanitising going on . I was in Pad 6 so there might only have been say 12 actual vaccination stations, difficult to tell. I saw a couple of people in wheelchairs. I hope this reassures you, I think it would be very difficult to catch covid under such conditions, oh and the injection didn't hurt at all! Also, as I think Yviestevie mentioned in connection with her family, the doctors liaise with social services so your wife would be looked after in the event of your being unfortunate enough to catch the virus. I gather the NHS are in constant telephone touch with those ill at home.
Lizzie27 thanks for sharing your experience but I live in Jersey and the process here is slightly different. However after giving it some thought I'm going to take the wife to the vaccination centre as they wont vaccinate for home visits for another two weeks It was only today that I could make the appointment. The wife suggested waiting until my age group was eligible and we go together, but after reasoning that better that one of us get protected as soon as possible on the basis that should we both get the virus and in the unlikely event that we both died this way the kids would still likely have one parent around. Sounds a bit morbid I know, but that's how I think, sometimes a glass half empty view is appropriate , or maybe not I don't know anyway its done now
Making the appointment can be done online or by phone, but the letter stated not before 7: am Monday 1st Feb. Like many chaps of my age I tend to get up in the night to visit the little boys room more than I would like to, after doing so I thought I might just check our government website to see if booking had been enabled for people in my wife's group and sure enough it had despite the letter saying not before 7:am Monday 1st Feb. So at 4.05 am this morning (Monday) I was able to book her appointment and we're going today to get her vaccinated at 17.55 pm.
Lucky to get in early there as spoken with a friend who booked and he cant get in until Saturday 6th Feb and did it by phone and was on the phone waiting for an hour or more.
Anyway good news the wife should be able to survive the damn virus if she does get it once the vaccine fully kicks in.
'The power of accurate observation .... is commonly called cynicism by those that have not got it.
That's good news @Kili. We were surprised when our GP phoned this morning and invited us both to be vaccinated at a different venue (in town and more difficult to get to). I told her I'd been done yesterday to which she was rather surprised but crossed me off her list. OH is going tomorrow anyway. I'm really pleased about the way our Government has got things organised so well, so quickly. I think 9 million's been done to date which is a terrific achievement.
I agree it's great progress with the vaccine but appart from getting on with ordering early it has little to do with the government. Thank goodness this time they have left it to those who know what they are doing. The NHS.
I have a few disposable masks that have been used once to go shopping. They've been in the car for weeks. I'm assuming the virus could not survive that long. Would they be safe to reuse?
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It was all very efficient but Mum could also see the funny side!
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Lizzie27 thanks for sharing your experience but I live in Jersey and the process here is slightly different. However after giving it some thought I'm going to take the wife to the vaccination centre as they wont vaccinate for home visits for another two weeks It was only today that I could make the appointment. The wife suggested waiting until my age group was eligible and we go together, but after reasoning that better that one of us get protected as soon as possible on the basis that should we both get the virus and in the unlikely event that we both died this way the kids would still likely have one parent around. Sounds a bit morbid I know, but that's how I think, sometimes a glass half empty view is appropriate , or maybe not I don't know anyway its done now
Making the appointment can be done online or by phone, but the letter stated not before 7: am Monday 1st Feb. Like many chaps of my age I tend to get up in the night to visit the little boys room more than I would like to, after doing so I thought I might just check our government website to see if booking had been enabled for people in my wife's group and sure enough it had despite the letter saying not before 7:am Monday 1st Feb. So at 4.05 am this morning (Monday) I was able to book her appointment and we're going today to get her vaccinated at 17.55 pm.
Lucky to get in early there as spoken with a friend who booked and he cant get in until Saturday 6th Feb and did it by phone and was on the phone waiting for an hour or more.
Anyway good news the wife should be able to survive the damn virus if she does get it once the vaccine fully kicks in.
'The power of accurate observation .... is commonly called cynicism by those that have not got it.
George Bernard Shaw'
We were surprised when our GP phoned this morning and invited us both to be vaccinated at a different venue (in town and more difficult to get to). I told her I'd been done yesterday to which she was rather surprised but crossed me off her list. OH is going tomorrow anyway.
I'm really pleased about the way our Government has got things organised so well, so quickly. I think 9 million's been done to date which is a terrific achievement.
When you don't even know who's in the team
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