Covid - news and views

My brother and Sister-in-Law are both in their 70s, both in poor health with many underlying conditions and should get their first Jab today!!!

They live in France. Yet Macron still blames UK, even though he was chief scare mongerer of OAZ. He hasn't covered himself in glory.

Says it all really.

Got a GP text again yesterday, 2nd jabs now available again, delivery confirmed. Spent an hour in the queue but got OH's booked for 7th. All early appointments gone, not that we wanted one of those 🤣 but 1130 is great.

Fingers crossed for mine but a couple 3 weeks behind himself, and his will be a 10 days early.

Hope the delays in the next group to be called won't be too long

My sister / brother in law, in same age group as us but living in a France, still have not had a date. We had ours back on the 13th Feb. However, they will get the second jab four weeks after the first, so if they get the first within the next couple of weeks, should still end up fully vaccinated about the same time as us at the beginning of May.

Hi we have made appointments this morning for both jabs 1st one morning for me and pm for OH on 22nd April and 2nd 9.40 for me and 10am for OH  on 17th May and will be having them at the vaccination centre (Salle de Fete) in Villefranche our usual shopping centre, OH said a bit of a long way around to do them but all done at last, we actually saw where to go as it is next to DIY shop Bricorama which we use regularly.

Only taken me two [ 2 ] months to reply Tinners, but according to the papers they gave me at MY SECOND JABBING TODAY, the second injection should be of the same make as the first !! The reasoning was not included alas but could it be that they are getting the same overall results by going down a very different, non-compatible path ??

My mother in law had the Pfizer jab first but as her mobility has gone downhill recently we were unable to take her to the surgery for her second jab the other week.

Have been told by Doctor they will check again in a couple of weeks and if she then needs a home visit it will have to be the AZ instead.

I think that problem might be due to the need to store it at such l-o-w temperatures, Ann -- don't suppose the docs have mobile fridge/freezers such as us  Motorhomers do  

I heard from a friend in France this week about the difficulties over there. Worse for her because she has MS and has been told not to have the jab (I think most with MS can have it in the UK.) She lost her husband during Covid so I expect she feels very vulnerable to the vagaries of the French system.

I think our motorhome and caravans would struggle for the required temps 😱

OH booked for his 2nd next week. The text included 'if you had the Pfizer jab in January' so same one. Felt for the reception staff, took me 3 attempts and hanging on for 2 hours before I was the caller 😀. I asked to book, sorry 'no' came the response. I assumed all gone but she said before I could ask, 'delivery cancelled'. We exchanged pleasantries, I know her, regarding earache and grief she must be getting, and said a small addition to the delightful ift repeated messages spoken whilst holding would have eased everyone's tension 😉. Apparently the suggestion had been made but fallen on deaf ears!! Next day fresh test saying delivery now confirmed, repeat the process. Good job it wasnt 1st April........

It must be so hard to be alone, anywhere, as your friend in France brue. Especially if the country's system doesn't seem as well organised as ours - well on the vaccine issue anyway 😉.

Although our local system got off to a slow start aparaently we've done more jabs per capita than many places in the uk. The GP led units don't ask anyone to call, they call us. A friend had to phone the surgery this week regarding another matter and the receptionist said she'd had over 138 phone calls that afternoon mostly from people who just needed to wait to be called but hadn't! So I can understand why some places with different systems are inundated.