Covid Vaccine - Temporarily locked

Posted on 18/01/2021 18:23 by

According to Matt Hancock today the limiting factor is supply and that will govern when those outside top priority groups become eligible. 

Posted on 19/01/2021 10:44 by LLM

Hopefully police and teachers, etc won't prioritised ahead of anyone over 50 and/or vulnerable.  

Posted on 19/01/2021 11:07 by moulesy

I think it's been made clear, most recently by our esteemed Health Secretary  (now self isolating)  at yesterday's press conference, that it is still the intention to work through the 9 well publicised groups first, and then, after the 50+ group have been completed, teachers, police, shop workers etc will be given priority. Seems sensible to me to work through the groups with greatest fatality rates up to now and greatest potential for stretching the NHS beyond its limits first.

Having said that, I wonder how consistent the sense of urgency about the vaccination programme actually is. In our town, one of the largest in the county, they are only vaccinating on 2 days a week. I've written to our MP to ask why that is, lack of staff or insufficient supply. I won't hold my breath waiting for a response though. 

Posted on 19/01/2021 11:10 by brue

There are a lot of workers out there on the front line (including teachers) who are well past 50 and they're still not getting much protection.

Posted on 19/01/2021 10:56 by

I sincerely hope that the police are prioritised along with any frontline 'hands on' staff.

 

Posted on 19/01/2021 11:39 by LLM

Fine, if they are over 50 they will be dealt with as planned.

Posted on 19/01/2021 11:41 by LLM

Why?  Can you explain the medical need/reason?

Posted on 19/01/2021 10:53 by Bakers2

There was someone, a woman, didn't catch who or profession, on Radio4 Today programme talking about hugging your grandchildren after the vaccine. She seemed to intimate it was a definite no no after 1 dose and the second 🙁 as the herd immunity hoped for with the vaccine rollout wont be strong enough.......... I think it will be a long time before we approach anything as it used to be.

No the subject of who gets jabbed in what order I do think nurses, police, fire, teachers, child carers etc who are in the frontline deserve to be given an early dose. They've had very little in the way of PPE, only the very basic stuff if any, and certainty haven't been overly rewarded in monetary terms. But that's my personal opinion.