Covid vaccine

One thing I am noticing with the vaccines is that people who are younger than me are getting their vaccines before my age group (people with no underlying issues)  my work colleagues many of them who live in the Lincoln & Sleaford area have had theirs (some are 5 years younger than me) I’m 51 and still not heard anything about receiving it.

Quoted from cmackenzie4

One thing I am noticing with the vaccines is that people who are younger than me are getting their vaccines before my age group (people with no underlying issues)  my work colleagues many of them who live in the Lincoln & Sleaford area have had theirs (some are 5 years younger than me) I’m 51 and still not heard anything about receiving it.

Don't think they have got to your age group yet. Currently 56 to 59 I think. If you know people in their 40's getting jabbed, I can't think why, unless they have underlying health issues.

I also think some Doctor's surgeries are more ahead than others. My brother is 60 and still hasn't had his yet, but at my surgery, they are doing people in their 50's now. His surgery is way behind mine.

Quoted from ginnywings

Don't think they have got to your age group yet. Currently 56 to 59 I think. If you know people in their 40's getting jabbed, I can't think why, unless they have underlying health issues.

I also think some Doctor's surgeries are more ahead than others. My brother is 60 and still hasn't had his yet, but at my surgery, they are doing people in their 50's now. His surgery is way behind mine.

One of the problems I found was it also depends on your health area. Those GP's in Lincolnshire have high proportion of elderly than GP's in NELC. Also their is a difference in how various illness's are described( what is chronic and what isn't).

Yes I think it is mainly to do with the area I live in, I know Louth and the surrounding areas have a large population of elderly, I’m not too fussed on waiting (I was expecting middle of March to mid April anyway)  it just seemed a little odd that younger ages are being vaccinated in other areas. Not one of them who I know who’ve had it done have any underlying issues nor living with a partner who does, it must be something to do with demographics.

Quoted from ginnywings

Don't think they have got to your age group yet. Currently 56 to 59 I think. If you know people in their 40's getting jabbed, I can't think why, unless they have underlying health issues.

I'm only just into my late 40s which is why I was surprised to be called in. Must certainly be the asthma which bumped me up the list because, though it is only mild, I've used inhalers for well over 30 years. Perhaps that's why I was given it relatively soon?

Quoted from ginnywings

Don't think they have got to your age group yet. Currently 56 to 59 I think. If you know people in their 40's getting jabbed, I can't think why, unless they have underlying health issues.

I also think some Doctor's surgeries are more ahead than others. My brother is 60 and still hasn't had his yet, but at my surgery, they are doing people in their 50's now. His surgery is way behind mine.

You're right. It's the 56 to 59's they are doing now. I just come into it. I'm surprised people younger than that are receiving it, unless they have underlying health issues or are a key worker.

Quoted from ginnywings

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Good on you 👍

Quoted from Les Brechin

You're right. It's the 56 to 59's they are doing now. I just come into it. I'm surprised people younger than that are receiving it, unless they have underlying health issues or are a key worker.

I don’t think it’s to do with being a key worker Les because I’m classed as one, I have an ID card which states Key worker, my guess is that these areas were the younger generation are getting vaccinated quicker is due to less elderly living in that area or they have more services available in that area, my mate who lives in Little Grimsby is 52 and was vaccinated in louth hospital last week (no underlying issues) he’s the only one I know local though who’s had it at my age (51/52) the colleagues I’m talking about live out of our area.

Quoted from cmackenzie4

Yes I think it is mainly to do with the area I live in, I know Louth and the surrounding areas have a large population of elderly, I’m not too fussed on waiting (I was expecting middle of March to mid April anyway)  it just seemed a little odd that younger ages are being vaccinated in other areas. Not one of them who I know who’ve had it done have any underlying issues nor living with a partner who does, it must be something to do with demographics.

Many of the special schools have seen their staff vaccinated and a fair fee doctors surgeries seem to have gotten their hands on it which is why there’s a large number of under 50s. All of our staff were offered, some of which are 21/22 and then up to over 60.

Hope everything went ok Les.