The jab

[christina1947]

Forgot to mention got my vaccine date 8th feb I live in Chester xxx

[Snackjack]

Hello all, I got the call today for my vaccine, having it on Saturday 6th February, was beginning to think I would never hear as everyone around me has already had theirs. I live in Suffolk xx

[peege in reply to Snackjack]

Thats good. My sisters live in Suffolk near Bury. Older sis & husband have theirs on Wednesday. I believe parts of Suffolk were slow to start but seem to be really going for it now. Great innit!

[Snackjack in reply to peege]

Yes Suffolk was reported as being the slowest roll out of the vaccine, I live in Bury. Thank heavens the roll out has now picked up. Hope your sister and her husband get on OK. I have the paracetamol ready on stand by in case I get any side effects.

[suelee123 in reply to Snackjack]

Feeling left out lol. I too live in Suffolk but still waiting. Has been frustrating hearing from family and friends already having theirs and Suffolk so far behind. It's so good to hear of local people now getting their appointments.. Anyone been to the mass vaccination site in Ipswich. . So good to hear positive news from Suffolk .

[Snackjack in reply to suelee123]

I too had been feeling left out with everyone I know having had their jabs so do understand how you feel, it is horrible. I do hope that you get the call very soon to go for yours. I am going to my Doctors surgery, I don't know anyone who has been to a mass vaccination site but perhaps Bury is just that bit to far away from Ipswich.

[suelee123 in reply to Snackjack]

Thank you for your support. So pleased you have yours arranged..Our gp. is in mid suffolk and part of suffolk gp federation and they are ones organising . Every time the news is telling us how many have been done you start to get impatient. Know there are many others feeling the same. I am hoping I can get mine in The Mix in stowmarket but I obviously will go anywhere. Our gp surgery not doing it. But anxious about going to large venue with lots people around after shielding so much. It has been so encouraging hearing of other Suffolk residents getting the jab. Stay well and look forward to getting lives back soon.

[Snackjack in reply to suelee123]

Yes I was anxious about the possibility of being sent to a large venue as I have been shielding all the way through since last March, only been to Doctors, Opticians, Dentist and Hospital appointments throughout all this. I knew my doctors didn't have the freezer requirement for the Pfizer vaccine but they are now doing the AstraZeneca vaccine but I didn't care which I got as long as I got a jab. Like you everytime when it came on the news about how many had been vaccinated it just made me more and more anxious thinking that perhaps somehow I had been missed of the list. I really do hope that you get the call sooner rather than later. Please hang in there, will be thinking of you, let me know when you do get your appointment.

[suelee123 in reply to Snackjack]

Yippee. Letter arrived and booked appoint tomorrow evening at Ipswich mass vaccination centre . So relieved. Letter dated 29Jan so letters do take a while to be received. Hope everyone in extremely vulnerable all get theirs very soon wherever they live.

[Snackjack in reply to suelee123]

Really pleased for you.

[Purpled in reply to Snackjack]

I was phoned yesterday morning to ask if I could get to a mass vaccination centre in a couple of hours. So went along and received the Oxford x

[Snackjack in reply to Purpled]

So pleased for you that you have had your jab. Stay safe.

[suelee123 in reply to Purpled]

So pleased you got your jab. Did you feel safe at the mass vaccination centre. Did you have to wait outside for long. Best wishes sue

[Purpled in reply to suelee123]

Hi yes felt very safe. It was their first day at the centre so we did have a little wait but stickers on floor so socially distanced. If people didn’t go early then there would be no queues.

[suelee123 in reply to Purpled]

Thank you very much . Best wishes sue

[Alberta56 in reply to Snackjack]

Glad to hear that sleepy Suffolk is waking up at last.

[Snackjack in reply to Alberta56]

Thank you so am I, really had began to think that we were going to be missed out somehow.

[Pantani]

I got my date for the 10th Feb and I live in Chester as well.

[Gladwyn]

I haven’t heard a thing about an appointment for the Covid vaccine. I have heard several in my area of Angus have had theirs so I’m feeling left out lol.

[peege in reply to Gladwyn]

I'm sure you will soon Gladwyn. Everywhere seems to be picking up. Tuesday 26th I had a text warning me I'd get an appointment within 2 months. Saturday 30th had three more texts, last one telling me I'd get a link to book an appointment within 2 weeks! Then this morning another text with a link plus a phone number. Feeling very relieved to get started o 3rd 🥳🥳

[Gladwyn in reply to peege]

I was beginning to think I had been forgotten but you’ve given me faith! Glad your getting yours very soon. 🤪🥳🤩

[peege in reply to Gladwyn]

Only 20 hours to go! 😜

[Gladwyn in reply to peege]

18 now 👍

[Gladwyn in reply to Gladwyn]

Ps just had the call..... so my appointment is 1510 Friday!! I forgot to mention I’ll be finishing my rescue pack tomorrow! I’ll have to call and ask if it will be ok for me to attend . Hope yours went ok?

[RoadRunner44]

Join the growing Gang Christina! You will soon to be a member of a very special group of people. Cheers!

[Spacecat1]

Had mine Friday just gone booked in for 2nd one April. Hubby in next group. Just hope his group comes soon.hope 2nd jab comes soon

[peege]

Me too, 3rd Feb, Gloucestershire

[Regine1987]

Hello I’ve got mine booked in for the 4 th February Yay I live in Lancing Westsussex

[johnderby]

Just had mine on Sunday at the new super vaccination centre at Derby Arena. There were hundreds of people there. However, plenty of car parking, good social distancing, lots of volunteers doing a great job. It was very cold but it only took 45 minutes from start to finish. 😀

[Alberta56]

Good to hear that so many places are at last getting their acts together.

[Purple4710]

I have my Vaccine tomorrow 3rd February

[Copey399]

Have mine booked for today. 2.50pm at local Health Centre. Live on South Coast, West Sussex. Bit nervous, not of the jab exactly but I have Leukemia so hope I don't get nasty side effects with my already compromised immune system but I'm assured that it will be better than getting COVID. Getting the AstraZenica one.

[Purpled in reply to Copey399]

Hi how did you get on any side effects?

[Copey399 in reply to Purpled]

Hi, it was all very quick and efficient, thank you. I was annoyed, though, that having asked when my appointment was booked and been told I was getting the AstraZenica vaccine (my preferred choice) and trusting that was the case, it wasn't until I was waiting the obligatory 15 minutes after that I noticed on the card I was given that I'd had the Pfizer one 😕 So far only side effect is a bit uncomfortable at the injection site.

[Cheriebobo]

Yippee... Im in North Ayrshire Scotland. Mines booked for 11th feb.. Terrified. But excited at same times... Most of my neighbours are booked for same day.. Atlocal sports centre... A lot of them in mid 60s...11TH feb.. Just within the guaranteed time frame for ourage group in Scotland...Margarita and the woofs.

[Dedalus in reply to Cheriebobo]

They're very lucky if they're only in their mid 60s and are getting the jab.

[Dedalus]

Great news Christina x

[Blackcat99]

I got 'phone call yesterday, saying that they'd sent out letters, but had realised that many of them were being delayed in the post, so calling as well. I have appointment for tomorrow afternoon, and second jab booked for 28 April (Aberdeenshire) Husband is 22 months younger, so in a different age band, just hope he gets his very soon, but probably not a bad thing if we don't get them at the same time, in case we feel any after effects for a day or two. After a slow start, they seem to be really powering through it now.

Hope everybody on here gets theirs very soon.

[Eastend555]

ok it is v good ur getting your jabs. But i thought hang on Boris and his cronies have been saying stay in stay safe.Oh you can go out for the vaccine though crazy lol

[Bronch1noGO]

Just had mine on Sunday 31st Jan at the University Hospital of Wales following a telephone call out of the blue on Friday, I only had a sore arm and minor lethargy for a day So pleased as I expected to be in 65's group. Will have the 2nd jab mid April, bring it on.

[LemonandLime123]

Had my invite for vaccination this morning and booked in for Friday 5th feb I’m in Bristol 👍

[Kitchen8]

I live just outside and I'm still waiting....