For your diary - Autumn Booster 2023

[arthurk]

Asking for someone else: if you've had a flu jab, how long do you need to wait before having a covid booster in the same arm?

[mazi]

Mazi had both in the same arm at the same time in feb, flu and Moderna.

Mike

[LizzieL]

Our doctor's surgery only vaccinating housebound and people in care homes, suggest we go to a walk in centre. nearest one 30miles round trip. If they were oversubscribed we could have been there all day, or not seen at all. managed to find a place that actually did appointments, 45 miles round trip. Lucky I can drive. Absolute shambles compared to 2021

[arthurk]

Mazi had both in the same arm at the same time in feb, flu and Moderna.

Thanks - I know this can be done, and that they make sure to leave a gap between the injection sites. However, when the person has already had the flu jab and the exact site has healed over so it can't be identified, do they need to wait a certain time in case the covid one goes in the exact same place?

[mazi]

I would not think it matters, the fluid in the needle disperses into the bloodstream instantly, and the needle is so fine that the healing is very quick, anyway the chances of being very close are remote, anywhere in the huge muscle in the upper arm is close enough.

Really though  you should not listen to me, I have no medical qualifications.   .

Mike

[louisa maud]

Had  my covid jab at a local chemist, was quite impressed to be honest by appts or walk in, Flu done at my own surgery.
I have a feeling that Covid we have our own choice  and arrangements now, if it were me I would ask at my local pharmacy

LM

[LizzieL]

When I did get my appointment at the only place within 30 miles making appointments it was very well organised. Arrived a bit early and was actually in the chair just ahead of my appointment time. I was asked if I wanted flu jab at the same time. I had already made an appointment for the flu jab but that was three weeks later and involved another drive of several miles from home to a pharmacy. I decided to have the flu jab with the Covid and cancel my other appointment (different arms).

[ThrelfallYorky]

Rang local pharmacy first thing Monday morning. Appt for both of us at 3.25 for Covid shots..
Loads of us old dears kept walking in. Really quick and efficient.
TY

[Viktoria]

Well, lunchtime news, HS2 is to be scrapped to The North.
Just announced on the lunchtime news.
Wasn’t due here until a good few years yet anyway .
£ 36 billion to be spent instead on other transport projects in  the  area???

Well I won’t be here to see it.
Wonder what Andy Burnham wil have to say .
(His promised no fare higher than £2 is set to rise to £2-50 shortly.)

Hope there have not been any trees felled as yet.

Not funny really but someone said on a bus ,perhaps someone had the map upside down,when the lovely sycamore was felled!
It is not beyond possibility.

Another Ground Nut Scheme———— they keep popping up!
Viktoria.