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I recived my Pfizer jab last week and I'm in good health, just got in on the basis that I'm a carer for my wife who has yet to be called up. At the moment, it just seems like they are rolling it out to anybody and every body in no particular order to the groups 5 to 9.

It does seem that healthy people are getting it before the vulnerable.

https://news.sky.com/story/covid-19...-now-tested-positive-for-coronavirus-12219911

It appears that many vulnerable people have been left of the priority list

https://inews.co.uk/news/uk/vulnerable-fear-left-off-at-risk-list-millions-eligible-jab-871000

And this is what society thinks of the most vulnerable, Covid has exposed that the most vulnerable people are dispensable

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...-covid-19-patients-with-learning-difficulties

They don't take in consideration the disabled when deciding who is most at risk despite that 60% of Covid Deaths and hospitalisation are those with some form of disability
 
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I wouldn't expect to get my first jab for quite a few months yet, not having any underlying health conditions and being under 30.

I did read somewhere that they were contemplating not giving people under 30 the jab If they were healthy and had no health conditions, however I think that was quickly reversed as I cannot find the news article anywhere
 
On account the UK government has ordered over 400m vaccines, enough to cover everybody in the UK several times, I think it's a fair assumption that everybody will be offered one.

I guess some level of herd immunity is also necessary to allow restrictions to be reduced, so vaccinating those of working age is also important once those in the vulnerable groups have been done.
 
I think it has been confirmed that every adult will be offered the vaccine. Whether we all get boosters is another question, I suspect that is more likely to be for more vulnerable groups only at this stage.
 
I think it will end up being a flu type virus, you're offered a jab every year if you have health conditions or are in a vulnerable group, but otherwise you have to either pay for one, get one through your company or not have one.
 
We now have another study of the Pfizer vaccine’s effectiveness, and this one specifically looks at the first dose: https://news.sky.com/story/covid-19...r-first-dose-new-israeli-study-finds-12222164

Based on an Israeli study using 7,000 healthcare workers, it is thought that the Pfizer vaccine is 85% effective at stopping symptomatic disease between 15 and 28 days after the first dose, and even 75% effective at stopping asymptomatic disease, so it could be effective at stopping transmission as well as disease.
 
Daily Mail now reporting no priority access to vaccines for key workers.

I know this is not a particularly reliable source but it's extremely poor if so.

Puts me at the very back of the queue.
 
I think there are good cases for and against offering the vaccine to key workers first once the top groups have been done.

Reasons for:
  • Key workers are key to keeping the country running, so it is in the countries best interest to keep them free of the virus and able to work
  • Key workers cannot work from home, meaning they are more likely to be exposed to the virus when at work
Reaons against:
  • Where do your draw the line? Is anyone who cannot work from home classed as a key worker, which seems to be the case for if you want to send you kids to school.
  • How do you actually implement it? It is easy for the NHS to offer vaccines based on age and health conditions as they have all of that data. The NHS do not know where you work, therefore employers would have to somehow be involved in the rollout
There will be more reasons for and against, but I think that they are the two key reasons on each side of the argument. Whatever decision is made by the JCVI and the Government there are going to be plenty of people who disagree.
 
Rob said:
How do you actually implement it? It is easy for the NHS to offer vaccines based on age and health conditions as they have all of that data. The NHS do not know where you work, therefore employers would have to somehow be involved in the rollout
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And that where is problem is.
There are people in a major volunteer first aid organisation dealing with vaccine requirements for active frontline volunteers.

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After a slightly stressful & frustrating morning, I'm booked in for my first vaccine at 11:00 on Sunday. Should have a church service on Zoom starting at the same time, but...I think this is a legitimate reason to skip it, yeah? :p
 
I'm nowhere near key but I cannot work form home. Whilst I'd love to have the vaccine early, I can't see why I should. I don't face the public in any capacity, but I'm a risk of spreading it by being at work then doing the essential travelling (shopping etc)
 
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Reopening by those in power will now be "Guided by the data"...
Is that because they can fiddle the data, but they couldn't fiddle the scientists?
 
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I absolutely love the new vaccine advert but I can't understand why it has such a horrible like ratio
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Because people are morons?

Also, regarding me getting the vaccine so soon...Given I work in a high-risk environment, I think that’s a fair justification. I do accept that I’m incredibly lucky to be offered the vaccine way ahead of others in my age group.
 
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