COVID Vaccine !

[midlife]

A work colleague of mine is getting the vaccine next week, he does maintenance work in a care home on his days off. Both him and his wife caught the virus back in March .

Email to all patient facing staff here to register for vaccine, starting with staff in the West of the County so that's not me. No date set for when but I guess they are drawing up a list.

No place given either, email does say you will have to be prepared to travel.......

 

[Blue Hills]

How will old folk who are effectively isolating and don't have their own transport get the vaccine?
Many of the vaccine centres will surely be beyond walking distance?

 

[newfhouse]

How will old folk who are effectively isolating and don't have their own transport get the vaccine?
Many of the vaccine centres will surely be beyond walking distance?

I expect they will have to wait for a vaccine that has less onerous transport and storage requirements.

 

[tom73]

I expect they will have to wait for a vaccine that has less onerous transport and storage requirements.

You're right the current one has been ruled out for use in individual homes.

 

[tom73]

Email to all patient facing staff here to register for vaccine, starting with staff in the West of the County so that's not me. No date set for when but I guess they are drawing up a list.

No place given either, email does say you will have to be prepared to travel.......

The only one Mrs 73 has been sent is asking her to do the jabs when she's not going the rest that is.
Guess it will at one central location within the trust that big enough for the pre and post vaccine requirements. At some point the vaccine will need to move around trust sites and other near by ones if they can get hold of some that is.
Wonder if the one set of national guidelines on drawing up lists will be used or left to each trust to get on up on the others?
The talk of starting with ICU staff which going on most of health care deaths looks to be starting at the wrong end.

 

[Blue Hills]

I expect they will have to wait for a vaccine that has less onerous transport and storage requirements.

A quick google news search finds that the East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust (ELHT), which includes the Royal Blackburn and Burnley General hospitals isn't on the list of initial centres, which seems a bit odd in view of infection rates in those areas - long been amongst the highest in the country I think.

 

[tom73]

A quick google news search finds that the East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust (ELHT), which includes the Royal Blackburn and Burnley General hospitals isn't on the list of initial centres, which seems a bit odd in view of infection rates in those areas - long been amongst the highest in the country I think.

Most likely a number of issues that limited which trusts got picked. Storage and availably of space for the processing of the vaccine being high on there list. Transport links and distance to other sites being another but we just don't know as they've not published the thinking behind it.
Most likely the clowns will start demanding to know once they feel left out. Should have a better idea which area are covered by which hub once the primary care lists come out hopefully the GP lead vaccine centres will be shared out better.

 

[midlife]

The only one Mrs 73 has been sent is asking her to do the jabs when she's not going the rest that is.
Guess it will at one central location within the trust that big enough for the pre and post vaccine requirements. At some point the vaccine will need to move around trust sites and other near by ones if they can get hold of some that is.
Wonder if the one set of national guidelines on drawing up lists will be used or left to each trust to get on up on the others?
The talk of starting with ICU staff which going on most of health care deaths looks to be starting at the wrong end.

Our Trust is not getting the vaccine directly but is being doled out by Newcastle so it's up to them how much we get.

I'm not sure what it's like elsewhere but our ICU staff did not pick up covid from being in ICU (so we were told). Would not like to work there but seems one of the safest places to work covid wise.

 

[Julia9054]

Asked my son if he had heard anything about being vaccinated as he is a home care worker. His work haven't said anything. A few weeks ago they said they were going to start testing them weekly. He hasn't heard anything recently about that either.

 

[qigong chimp]

What, so we can say, "Pass the vaccine, Maxine?"

Gah! If only I'd thought of that serendipitous rhyme my attempted joke might've had a chance..

 

[tom73]

Our Trust is not getting the vaccine directly but is being doled out by Newcastle so it's up to them how much we get.

I'm not sure what it's like elsewhere but our ICU staff did not pick up covid from being in ICU (so we were told). Would not like to work there but seems one of the safest places to work covid wise.

Sounds about right the the friends we have lost worked in areas seen as "lower risk" most known deaths have come from them too.
The 1st reported one being a mental health nurse working in a community setting.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Mass vaccination centre will be about 3 miles from here.

 

[marinyork]

Sounds about right the the friends we have lost worked in areas seen as "lower risk" most known deaths have come from them too.
The 1st reported one being a mental health nurse working in a community setting.

There has been at least one outbreak of covid recently in MH settings here. The JCVI has made allowances for it in their list. Given the settings outpatients might mix in it's a very important one to get right in the coming months.

 

[mjr]

Asked my son if he had heard anything about being vaccinated as he is a home care worker. His work haven't said anything. A few weeks ago they said they were going to start testing them weekly. He hasn't heard anything recently about that either.

Might be a reaction to that care home in Yorkshire (shown on BBC Look North) that started testing weekly, found loads of cases, ran out of staff because they had to quarantine, asked for help and was basically told to stop testing their staff so often!

After all, it's not like the govt already promised regular testing in care homes, then dithered and delayed. Oh wait, yes it is! https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/care-home-coronavirus-testing-pledge-abandoned-tqxf6mm6j

 

[mjr]

How will old folk who are effectively isolating and don't have their own transport get the vaccine?
Many of the vaccine centres will surely be beyond walking distance?

Only motorists qualify, maybe? Wouldn't be the first time NHS services were located in places that prioritise drivers.