Covid jabs in Chesterfield

[Old Cruser]

Our vaccine's at Calow hospital were brought forward, we should have had them Monday but instead had them yesterday.
It was busy in there but good work to everyone 

[Alsatian]

Brother in law and his wife (mid 70s) had theirs yesterday (Pfizer) and said how well organised it was.

Contacted them this morning and no side effects 👍According to the vaccine calculator I should (EU permitting!) get mine mid-Feb.

[Alsatian]

The NHS have been bragging on the news this morning that every care home resident and 10,000 supported independent living establishments have been offered a covid vaccine - I beg to differ!

My sister lives with 4 other elderly residents, who all suffer from physical and/or mental disabilities and have carers - sounds like a care home? wrong - it's a supported independent living home! This is Social Services playing with the name for what I believe are financial reasons, as no one of them have the faculties to do normal mundane tasks.

Now, enough of my ranting and down to vaccine matters. The main care home residents have all had their jabs, but the nurse giving them said that my sisters 'care' home (which belongs to the same company and is directly across the road) didn't qualify for this round!

What a load of tosh!

I don't normally knock the NHS, as they all do a brilliant job, and I think this is more a political statement, but I think my sisters (and the other residents) position is disgraceful.

[Sorastro]

Just took my sister up to Clay Cross for her first jab. Whilst waiting I overheard a couple talking to a guy asking where to go and what jab was it, the couple said Pfizer.
The couple had just walked out of the vaccine building and I heard the bloke say his wife has had the jab but he hasn't, I believe he said he had something medical meaning he couldn't have the Pfizer injection and so he said he had to go back tomorrow for the AstraZeneca jab.

So based on that it doesn't sound as straight forward as you might think.

[Old Cruser]

Since our jab last Friday Pfizer one we have been fine apart from a sore arm.
Daughters PA's went to the Winding Wheel on Saturday and joined a very long queue outside.
They both had Oxford jab as did her other PA on the Thursday. All have been really rough the following days. One so poorly hubby wanted to call for an ambulance.

I'm just wondering if it is just really an individual reaction or does the Oxford tend to give people reactions more than the Pfizer.?

[Sorastro]

Obviously it has an effect on some people, lets hope for ALL our sake's that in the vaccine "rollout" quality is not giving way to quantity!!

[Alsatian]

Sat doing a crossword this morning and had a text message from NHS inviting me for a jab. Went online and booked an appointment at Dronfield Medical Centre for 3pm this afternoon! Had the Pfizer jab.

Only downside - I had to clear the car and drive of snow!

[hifimad]

 in the last two days i have had numerous text messages from the nhs telling me not to turn up to early for my covid jab, however they have not sent me any info as to when and where the jab appointment is or how to make an appointment.

[Sorastro]

WE both had our first vaccine yesterday at the  Winding Wheel and had the Pfizer one.With this one you have wait for fifteen minutes to see if you have any adverse reaction.
From going through the doors to coming out was 25 minutes.It is all well
organised.My two sister in laws  have been today and they were given the Oxford one.

I went for mine last Friday, taking the wife for hers this morning about half ten. Our jabs are at Sharley Park Clay Cross in the gym. When I asked if I had to sit for 15 minutes the nurse said no I can leave straight away if I wish, I had Astra Zenica, presumably the wife will have the same. When I was there having mine a lady in the queue asked me where I lived, she said she had come from South Normanton. The other week when taking my sister I parked in the car park I noticed two taxis arrive on a wait and return, one was Belper cabs and the other was an Ashfield cab so it looks like quite a few round those areas are being sent to Clay Cross and not Derby or Sutton in Ashfield, having said that the village I'm in most people being sent for a jab seem to be divided up between Sharley Park and the Winding wheel!

[Sorastro]

I echo that.........

When {??} this is all over all those on the front line should be given a hefty bonus and also be given a month's {extra} leave with full pay.
If anyone deserves to put their feet up for a few weeks it's the front liners.

So 1% wage increase.........stinks doesn't it, I could understand it if the government had said "We can't afford anymore AT THE MOMENT! but don't worry if and when we can see the back of this pandemic and we start getting more financially sound, you will get the increase you so obviously deserve plus".......{don't hold your breath I'm not}