Anyone know someone in Barnsley whose had the jab?

Spoke to my Nan in Royston earlier both her and my Grandad are late 80s and yet to hear anything.

 

Similar here.
I got a ‘spare’ one yesterday. I’m 45 with no underlying health conditions, but any spares, at the end of the day, have to be disposed of once they’ve been out of the deep freeze for a certain number of hours.
Got offered it and took it, as failing that, it was going to waste.

 

My mum is 90 and is still to be contacted, but I have heard of many younger people with no underlying conditions getting the vaccine. I have called her GP surgery (Garland St Darfield) and their voice mail says not to contact them about the covid vaccine. I thought she would be reasonably high on the list due to her age. I would like to know how this is managed as I have tried to find out, but my conclusion is it seems to be a lottery about which GP surgery you are under and how efficient they are in putting people forward. If anyone has details about how this works or any suggestions how I can get her on the list to be vaccinated would be appreciated.

 

@tosh I would think not with multiple allergies.

 

My mother and father within the first week.

 

The thing is though the risk isn't the same for everyone so the benefits outweigh the risks point doesn't necessarily work for everyone. For the elderly yes I agree it does, for the extremely vulnerable yes it does. For the 20 odd year olds with good levels of fitness or for the women of child bearing age? I don't think it does.

It's a bit like saying that in fire the benefit of jumping out of a second story window outweighs the risk of being in a building that's on fire. Well yes for someone in a room near the fire it does, for someone at the opposite side of an office block not so much.

 

But have any of them had the vaccine?

 

Took my daughter yesterday to Goldthorpe for hers she is 26 but works at Mapplewell Manor care home and they are the first care home in the Barnsley area to get it.Apparantly a couple of photographers were there taking pictures of all the staff.

 

This statement unfortunately does not make sense. Literally every substance is an allergen to someone. It has never been claimed that this vaccine, or any other vaccine or medication, does not have an allergic risk. We obviously shouldn't stop vaccinating people because two people with previous anaphylaxis to other substances had anaphylactoid reactions.

A lot of people are concerned about a theoretical long term complication profile. I personally think the argument is a specious one.

First, the actual likelihood of any significant long term complications is just quite low. The vast majority of adverse reactions from a substance administered only twice would manifest within initial weeks and months, as opposed to a medication administered every day for a prolonged period. After the vaccine is administered the sequelae of the body responding to the stimulus will cause some side effects and adverse reactions, but is quite unlikely to cause further issues that aren't apparent early on.

For some demographics I agree it is not worth vaccinating currently, mainly women with an imminent intention to become pregnant, due to a complete lack of data in this area. I would argue, however, that all other young adults would be far more likely to be caused more issues by covid than the vaccine. We have demonstrable evidence that even when young, fit and asymptomatic there is a real potential for ongoing harm. Scanning the chests of asymptomatic patients often demonstrates widespread fibrotic changes. We know that these patients can also have renal impairment. We don't even know what the long term risks could actually be for fertility, which seems to be the issue that concerns most people. The likelihood is that both the vaccine and covid will be equivocal for long term fertility, but covid itself is not a theoretical lower risk.

Those of us eligible for an annual influenza A vaccine don't seem to usually question at all before getting it. It has very real risks, with a lower efficacy, for a less potent pathogen. But most of us just get it anyway. Given that, while mRNA is a relatively new weapon at our disposal, it is exciting because it has the potential to be even safer than other forms of vaccinating.

 

My mum is 91, lives in Redbrook, she's not heard anything yet.

 

My colleague's parents who are over 80 both got a letter asking them to phone the doctor's surgery to make an appointment.

 

It's looking as if 80+ year olds are being prioritised over 90+, my mum has 2 friends over 90 and they have heard nothing also. It looks as if above 90 doesn't seem to be classed as as vulnerable as others earlier age groups.
On another note on the first day of the roll out they said don't contact us we will contact you. Yet one of the first TV interviews was with an old guy who had just happened to call Brompton hospital on the off chance that morning. He was then invited in to have the vaccine that morning!

 

They don't speak to him.

 

In a macabre sort of way I can see the logic in that. Wouldn't like to be the one making the decision though.

 

Neither would I want to make the choice and I understand the thought process, but obviously from a personal point of view my mother is still my mother and I will do whatever I can to keep her in mine and my families life while she is still fit and active.