Chat about Novel Coronavirus - 2019-nCoV - COVID-19

dad: "yeah we can't come round this weekend because your [stepmom] has got a nasty chest cold"

gh: "you really need to go and get tested"

dad: "no she spoke to her doctor on the phone and she [doctor] doesn't reckon it's covid and if it is, she's probably not contagious anymore"

gh: "... your doctor fucking what?!"

i'm fucking livid.

i've managed to convince them to go get tested.

Will be interesting if you or the doctor are correct.

I was at a wedding with a GP this weekend. They are adamant they and their practice are doing face to face again.... despite my personal experience and online media story's.

Finding both those statements weirdly oppositional:

Will be interesting if you or the doctor are correct.

A negative test doesn't invalidate the need to get tested? (Or that going for a test is 'correct'.)

I was at a wedding with a GP this weekend. They are adamant they and their practice are doing face to face again.... despite my personal experience and online media story's.

You think they were lying? Are they actually your GP / a GP at your practice? (Can't both your experiences be true?)

Our GP (Stratford) are still doing video calls only, receptionist confirmed this afternoon when I popped in to use the health monitor machine.

I didn't think any practices were doing video only? I thought they were doing video/phone consultations and then calling you in if needed.

Different GPs are doing different things. It's almost like they are a thousand individual private businesses making up their own rules rather than a national service.

I'm not !
(under 50, on the shielded list)

Flu jab 9.30am Friday
COVID jab three 10.30am Friday
Looking like Tetsuo from Akira c.11am

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@Rod_Munch you might find this interesting!

[The researchers] added daily testing is best done first thing in the morning, prior to any food or drink, and under supervision where possible.

https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/health/1496895/covid-test-false-positive-drinks

Both on the same day?

Ufff...

Hopefully it's not too bad.

Haha, yeah I always figured that would be most accurate time to do it - and if it had only happened once I would just assume that I probably did have it and the subsequent PCR was wrong. After the second time though.. I don't know what to think really.

Both my daughters had Covid and flu jabs today. Uptake doesn't seem especially high, only 3 people in the class my eldest was in when it was jab time had them.

We've been advised to leave two weeks between flu and covid jabs here...

Feeling good so far, even got them both in the same arm for maximal 5G signal strength

Feel a bit groggy after my 3rd. No temp, sore arm, sore head.

Youngest has another school buddy with a positive PCR and as of 15 minutes ago has a positive LFT. The rest of the household are negative for now.

Bother.

How was your 3rd jab scheduled (if you don't mind me asking)? Looking at the guidance I'm probably eligible, but then I have to chase my flu jab every year too, so I'm not sure how joined-up all this stuff is.

I've got my third jab scheduled Tuesday (flu jab same time), sorted through the hospital where I work. Had a letter from the NHS as well to book a booster as I'm over 60.

Website given was http://www.nhs.uk/covid-vaccination

Needed my NHS number, never used it as work beat them to it.

So third jabbers did you get the same as before or different vaccine?

The answer is in the link in the post above.

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/coronavirus-vaccination/coronavirus-booster-vaccine/

"

Which COVID-19 vaccine will I get?

Most people will be offered a booster dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine or Moderna vaccine.

This means your booster dose may be different from the vaccines you had for your 1st and 2nd doses.

Some people may be offered a booster dose of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine if they cannot have the Pfizer/BioNTech or Moderna vaccine.
"

Thank you, saw the link and was wondering what people have had.

Am not in the UK anymore so was thinking of getting my third Jab in France.

I'm sure mine next Tuesday is Pfizer but that was in brackets and it had a trade name beginning with c I think. Will have to Google.

For me the nhs.uk/covid-vaccination didn't work (kept telling me I wasn't eligible) but since I had previously received an SMS from NHS telling me that I am, I worked it out with the hospital. 1x Pfizer on top of 2x AZ.

My GP got in touch with me. In august/september I got an email, and then some weeks later a letter dated june/july, saying "congratulations! we're doing really well with covid, so we're relaxing stuff. YOU HOWEVER ARE ON THE SHIELDING LIST. TOUGH SHIT. YOU MIGHT NEED TO THINK ABOUT WHETHER IT'S SAFE FOR YOU TO MINGLE. You'll be contacted about a booster"
(or words to that effect)
Then I got notified by my gp. I've missed my flu though...

ONS are now asking whether 5-15 year olds included in the Covid-19 study (currently getting PCR tests monthly) also want to do a finger prick antibody test monthly.

(My 11yo daughter had asymptomatic Covid a few months back. Wonder if she'll be willing to have her finger stabbed in order to participate in this bit - I'm happy but she gets the last word on the matter.)