"Back to normal by Christmas"

[groom]

That all sounds very sensible. I would find the hardest bit about that making sure I wasn't there too early! I always find myself being far too early for my appointment as I never know how long it will take to find a parking space. I usually tried to get an appointment at the branch surgery as there is a large car park next door, but they have stopped doing blood tests there, so everyone now has to go to the main surgery, where you have to park in the road. I don't think I'm due one yet, so will avoid it for as long as possible.

[roopat]

I read in the news a suggestion that vets might be asked to help with administering flu jabs. I appreciate that vets are usually very gentle (or the patient might bite!) but as my daughter - a senior vet - regularly works a 12 hour day, not counting on-call work, when will they have the time?

[dowdstree]

Pharmacists can also give flu jabs and have been doing so for a number of years now. Obviously not on the NHS but they may be called upon to help out this year because of the volume of people now eligible.

rootpat - I know how hard vets work to look after our pets health. If I had to have my jab at our vet practice I would have no problem with that.

Dorrie

[youngtug]

DIY?

[dowdstree]

Maybe not youngtug as my eyesight is not that good nowadays.

Would I trust my O/H to stick a needle in my arm. No way as his eyesight is worse than mine and you never know where the needle would end up 

Dorrie

[Roobarb]

From what I understand the flu jabs will be done in relays (for want of a better word). Firstly those who need the jab due to medical conditions, then the over 65s, then working their way down to the over 50s. That sounds like a sensible way to do it, I'm guessing that dealing with a large volume of people will need some thinking out, possibly admitting one person at a time to the surgery and having them leave through a different door.

[groom]

The "jab" is given to children by squirting it up their nose - they have said they will give it to year 7 (12 year olds) that way. If there any reason why it can't be given to adults in the same way? If it could, I'm sure it wouldn't take too long to train people to do it, in much the same way that the army were trained to take swabs.

[Brickwall Demolisher]

I believe now that we have a harder task in front of us to come through as we are approaching the start of the 2020 winter's flu season. The uncertainty of what the combination of Covid 19 an the Flu together is going to be,will be again a hard time for all of us to overcome and come through if all of us be able to see 2021 arrive/end and then see 2022 begin?. The Flu jab, hopefully, is something that will be of benefit and be able to help some of us??. As, we all know it's Free for those who are eligible. I am now looking into when we are able to have the Flu jab in my area of the East Midlands, and may I suggest you all do the same within your area.
No doubt there will be those who have priority over others first ?
Tackling this at this time now, we may not have to go through with as many more losses as all those that were lost previously.
Regards, Keep Safe, Keep and Prepare well for the Winter of 2020 to all, Just J

[guest189040]

Pharmacists can also give flu jabs and have been doing so for a number of years now.

Obviously not on the NHS

but they may be called upon to help out this year because of the volume of people now eligible.

rootpat - I know how hard vets work to look after our pets health. If I had to have my jab at our vet practice I would have no problem with that.

Dorrie

Our Pharmacist has been giving us flu jabs for a few years.

Presumably on the NHS, as there is no charge to us but we are over 65.

It is worth asking your Pharmacy as ours usually has limited supplies.