Vaccination priority groups

[roopat]

In my area (Norfolk) the 65+ are now being called. On my Italian Zoom yesterday we (the 70+) were all saying that we'd been jabbed & the one couple in our group who are 67 & 69 said they would patiently wait their turn - then his phone rang, he went out of the room to answer & came back very excited - he'd got an appointment at his local surgery!


LizzieL - all along the government has repeatedly quoted that list. If the goalposts have changed people should be told publicly. My brother has a serious condition & at 67 was hopeful his turn would be soon. 


Pat

[ReadyDale]

My sister (group 6, Suffolk) has hers on Saturday

[Marmalady]

I am in Group 5 and had a phonecall from my GP Surgery yesterday to book an appointment for next Monday -- so certainly not all GPs are skipping Group 5

(High Peak, Derbyshire)

[Maiden Stone]

Cohort 5 patients will be vaccinated separately and will receive a letter from NHS England indicating what they need to do. Again, this is a decision made by NHS England, and not XXXX Medical Practices.
I hope that NHS England will be in contact with cohort 5 in the very near future."

It sounds to me that you'll soon receive an invitation to a mass vaccination centre.
The targets were first 4 groups to receive 1st jab by mid Feb. and groups 5-9 by start of summer (late May?). 1st target has been nearly met.
 The change may be due to more younger people being admitted to hospital.

[Gadget]

My sister (group 6, Suffolk) has hers on Saturday

My niece (Bloomsbury), aged 51, not vulnerable, had her's on Monday morning.

[LizzieL]

Looks like it's a post code lottery again

[Gadget]

Looks like it's a post code lottery again

Not necessarily. It could be a feature of the practice's age profile, for example. My niece lives in an area of central London where there is a high proportion of student residences. Thus, the particular practice's age profile is skewed. At over 50, she is in their older category.

add - also, many of the students would be at home.

[Maureen Bell]

I had my 1st Covid Jab on Monday.I'm in the over 65 age group.The hospital rang me lunch time on Sunday and asked if I wanted to go on Sunday,I told them I couldn't get there as I would have to catch 2 bus's. I went on Monday as a friend gave me a lift as we had snow on the ground(I'm in Norfolk) The hospital told me my surgery had given the hospital a list of people ready for their jabs and I was one of them,The funny thing was on Tuesday I had a phone call from my surgery asking if I wanted to go that day for my Jab,I told them I had it done at the hospital on Monday and she said ok i'll mark you as done lol Going back in April for my 2nd Jab

[LizzieL]

Looks like it's a post code lottery again

Not necessarily. It could be a feature of the practice's age profile, for example. My niece lives in an area of central London where there is a high proportion of student residences. Thus, the particular practice's age profile is skewed. At over 50, she is in their older category.

add - also, many of the students would be at home.

Median age according to various websites is between 42 and 44 so a bit higher than average which I've seen quoted as 39.