Public Health England - Again

[Workingman]

I am having trouble jumping on this particular bandwagon. Sorry.

There is nothing in the NHS leaflet we in Leeds received about the vaccination process saying that a person being inoculated has to be accompanied.

Also, my surgery has a contract with a local private hire firm for those facing difficulty in attending appointments. The patients still have to pay, but at a reduced rate. As I said on the other thread my inoculation centre is a two bus ride away so I would use the taxi service. My elderly neighbours, Mr and Mrs Old Couple in their 80s, did so on Wednesday when they went for their vaccinations.

[TheOstrich]

What a truly horrid daughter

I couldn't agree more.

The Pfizer vaccine, as I've mentioned before, is being rolled out here at Sturminster Newton surgery which is about 10 miles away (there's a three-times-a-day bus service between our town and Stur). I understand that decision was handed down by NHS England, the two local practices (covering Shaftesbury, Gillingham and Stur) were "told" what the location should be. The first inoculations are set for this Saturday and the roll-call is limited to 975 patients based on available dosages. Community volunteers are available to transport oldies from our town. Such are the "perils" of living in a rural area.

As and when the Oxford version is available, then the local practice hopes to use the Olive Bowl nightclub in town (as they did for the flu clinic in October) but that could be two or three weeks away yet.

[Workingman]

There have been some teething problems with rollout of the O/AZ vaccine, pretty much as expected, but there is some very welcome good news.

Two existing and cheap drugs - tocilizumab and sarilumab - have been found to save lives, one for every 12 treated, and reduce recovery times for those in ICUs by over a week. That's quite some pressure relief for our stressed ITU and ICU services. Stocks of the drugs are already held in hospitals so they can be used immediately.

[debih]

They can be foul can’t they MM.

Luckily most of our over 80’s are able to get to the local hub. I have a list of around 30 who can’t abs are first on my list to ring to get the Oxford vaccine at the surgery when it comes.

The Oxford vaccine was due to arrive yesterday but just didn’t materialise.

We have now booked all over over 80’s in (who can get to the hub) for this Saturday and I started on the 75 to 79 year olds this afternoon. My mum being the first one booked - we have to have some perks!


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[debih]

It looks as though Superdrug have been given the go ahead to vaccinate.

Good.


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[cruiser2]

Our chemist is in the same building as the doctors surgery. So someone having the vaccinatio could go into the waiting area for 15 minutes
to make sure there is no after effects.
There is also a small room where private consultations with the chemist can be held which can eaily be used for giving the vaccination.

[miasmum]

A small room, Cruiser these vaccines have to be used within 6 hours of defrosting, you need to be vaccinating more than one person at time. There is 5 lines at our hub

[cromwell]

It looks as though Superdrug have been given the go ahead to vaccinate.

Good.


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It is. A victory for common sense.

[Workingman]

It looks as though Superdrug have been given the go ahead to vaccinate.

Good.

All I can find are references to Superdrug Health Clinics reopening and now able to give travel vaccines. Nothing at all about BT/Pf or O/AZ Covid vaccines.

Shell, you seem to be focussing in on problems re the BT/Pf vaccine and its multi-dose phials needing defrosting and dilution. They do exist, true, yet the O/AZ vaccine obviates many of those problems. Administering its 8 doses (4ml vials) or 10 doses (5ml vials) in six hours should not be a problem in the setting Cruiser mentions. It is why the pharmacies are screaming out to be included in the roll-out.

[miasmum]

OK WM, yes I agree IF we ever get the o/AZ vaccine