Simon met the criteria to be vaccinated, but we had to approach a GP in a neighbouring village, who agreed to vaccinate him once she understood the situation. He was booked in for Saturday 13 March, but she rang on the Friday to say he should come in at 5.30 pm instead. She must have had some cancellations, maybe due to the announcement the day before that the use of Astra-Zeneca had been suspended for a fortnight by certain countries while they investigated cases of people developing blood clots after being vaccinated. His second jab is booked for 3 June and he now has a vaccination certificate, which the doctor told us to guard carefully. It will be important if France decides to go down the vaccine passport route.
I don't know when I will be eligible for my vaccination. I don't have the right sort of comorbidities to qualify yet. Pharmacists are now authorised to administer the Astra-Zeneca vaccine, so I expect I will get it done there.
Update: France is now amongst the countries which have suspended the use of the AZ vax. They did so yesterday (Monday 15 March) after I had already written and scheduled this post. The suspension is for 24 hours initially, until the European Medicines Agency pronounces on whether they think the blood clots which have been reported are connected to the vaccine or would have happened in those people anyway. The general opinion seems to be that the numbers of blood clots reported is within normal population limits and unlikely to be connected to the vaccine. An announcement this afternoon (Tuesday 16 March) is expected about whether or not vaccinations with AZ will be resumed. In the meantime, everyone with an appointment for today has been postponed and is once again in limbo.
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Only just got that in in time Simon... My clots are fine by the way...
The concern over clots is baffling. Common sense tells me that being unvaccinated and catching the virus is more likely to cause serious problems than the tiny chance of getting a blood clot, which, according to what I've read is more of a coincidence than a proven link.
Simon, congratulations on your first shot. One down, one to go. Susan, I hope you can get your vaccination soon.
I'm a parrot. What Carolyn said!
Good news. Hope you get yours soon, Susan.
I hope the roll out resumes asap. A causal link hasn't been established between the AZ and blood clots, and I doubt it will be.
Is Simon wearing a LVTT mask? How did you two achieve that? Not with a magic marker and a few evenings at the kitchen table, I'm sure. Clever and chic!
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