Got a confirmed vaccine appointment - Post your age and appointment date

MickyD

darraghn wrote: »

Age 50.
Registered on first day for 50 year olds
Text yesterday - Aviva on Monday 24th May for Pfizer/Bionta
Got a call today from HSE 3pm'ish asking if I could do Aviva Sunday at the same time slot, but for Janssen.
I said yes. No SMS confirmation. Just checked Portal, still showing Pfizer for Monday....

Got the same call yesterday to go in a day earlier on Sunday for Janssen, strange they can't update the portal

Pepsicass

Pepsicass wrote: »

Age: 52
County: Meath
Registered: 11 May
Appointment notified: 20 May
Vaccination Date: 25 May
Venue: Simonstown, Navan
Vaccine: Janssen

Thrilled to get text and to know I'll be fully vaccinated on the 8th June.

78% effacacy in real world research vs 90% plus for the other 3 is the latest info I've seen FYI for anyone offered a choice

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20210503/Researchers-demonstrate-real-world-effectiveness-of-Johnson-Johnson-COVID-19-vaccine.aspx

cnbyz

cnbyz wrote: »

sorry if covered before but can i opt for the Janssen one ? i am 43

Theres no supermarket shelf choice system
You are ofered an mrna vaccine first if available or whatever other
The choice seems to be the reverse of what you are looking to do
If you are offered Astra or Jannsen,you can choose to ask for an mrna vaccine but not the other way round

Duzzie

Long queue in Greystones this morning.

Sleeper12

Just passed the Hilex & fair few cars going in and out

bsj

My appointment on HSE portal this morning, no text as yet
Age 51, Helix, Jansen, Sunday 23rd May

thenightman

Age: 44, No underlying conditions
Appointment: GP surgery, West Dublin
Notified of appointment: 13/5/21
1st dose: 21/5/21
2nd dose appointment: 18/6/21
Vaccine: Pfizer


1st jab this morning. GP surgery were doing 10-12 people every 15 mins or so. Very impressed at the organisation and efficiency of it all, if this setup is common around the country + the vaccination centre's we're on the right track. Booked in for 2nd dose on 18th of June. Feckin delighted!

Stickmam

Duzzie wrote: »

Long queue in Greystones this morning.

What’s the parking like - am due over soon. Thanks.

eviltimeban

Sleeper12 wrote: »

Just passed the Hilex & fair few cars going in and out

The Helix / DCU is a nightmare to park in on a normal day. Have they made any special allowances or opened up any other space?

Do you have to pay for parking?

Duzzie

Stickmam wrote: »

What’s the parking like - am due over soon. Thanks.

Car park was full but people were coming and going frequently. They were directing people to the Aldi carpark. I'm almost there, will have been 2 hours by the time Im done.

podgeandrodge

eviltimeban wrote: »

The Helix / DCU is a nightmare to park in on a normal day. Have they made any special allowances or opened up any other space?

Do you have to pay for parking?

On the 2 occasions I was there it was very well organised. No problems with parking, multiple parking levels. You get pointed in the right direction and it's easy to park. No charge.

babyboom

Logged on to find I've an appointment in the Helix on Sunday for J&J. Aged 51. No text received.

Stickmam

Duzzie wrote: »

Car park was full but people were coming and going frequently. They were directing people to the Aldi carpark. I'm almost there, will have been 2 hours by the time Im done.

Parking was fine but am out on the road queuing here.

Mink

Friends of mine, 41 and 44 with no underlying health condition, got call from GP to go in last minute to get left over doses.


Another friend, showed up a day early (by accident) at vaccination centre but they still gave him jab.


It's definitely all systems go on this which is great.

BailMeOut

51
Cork
Registered 4th May
Got a text today for 1st Pfizer for tomorrow morning at City Hall

Sleeper12

Just turned down my third appointment. First was for today, then tomorrow & then Sunday. Venue Hilex.

Seems if you reschedule then they offer you the next day. That's a pretty good service

BraveDonut

Marine Layer wrote: »

78% effacacy in real world research vs 90% plus for the other 3 is the latest info I've seen FYI for anyone offered a choice

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20210503/Researchers-demonstrate-real-world-effectiveness-of-Johnson-Johnson-COVID-19-vaccine.aspx

What are the (potential) negatives of the lower efficacy?

Lumen

BraveDonut wrote: »

What are the (potential) negatives of the lower efficacy?

Not much. There isn't a single meaning of efficacy (against infection? ability to transmit? symptomatic disease? hospitalisation? death?), margins of error are high, variants and susceptibility are different in different populations and points in time, etc etc.

Since they all seem to be similarly effective against severe disease, the differences tend to focus on infection, which is mostly relevant for population-level effects (herd immunity), and the fastest and most robust way of achieving herd immunity is to vaccinate with all available vaccines as soon as possible.

To put it another way: the actual risk to you is a combination of the vaccine's effect on you, and the effect of all other vaccinations in the population. Like with masking, it doesn't matter so much that your mask is imperfect if others are wearing theirs too.

edit: sorry, this is really a question for the vaccine megathread. Must resist these tangents!

stephenjmcd

Sleeper12 wrote: »

Just turned down my third appointment. First was for today, then tomorrow & then Sunday. Venue Hilex.

Seems if you reschedule then they offer you the next day. That's a pretty good service

Not necessarily, depends on the center. Know of some in Greystones waiting a week now for a rescheduled appointment because they couldn't make the first one.

Kind of shocked though that you've turned down 3 appointments

stephenjmcd

stephenjmcd wrote: »

Not necessarily, depends on the center. Know of some in Greystones waiting a week now for a rescheduled appointment because they couldn't make the first one.

Kind of shocked though that you've turned down 3 appointments

I'm shocked too!
Can confirm 2 people I know waiting over a week for greystones new appointments

Sleeper12

stephenjmcd wrote:

Not necessarily, depends on the center. Know of some in Greystones waiting a week now for a rescheduled appointment because they couldn't make the first one.

That's why I stated Hilex

stephenjmcd wrote:

Kind of shocked though that you've turned down 3 appointments

The helpline has told me to keep rejecting the appointments until a safer vaccine is offered. Hilex is on J&J for the next week or two. I will be offered different vaccine when under 50s start in that venue I missed out on Pfizer by one day with my first appointment

freida

BraveDonut wrote: »

What are the (potential) negatives of the lower efficacy?

This is a very informative video posted on the thread yesterday by someone

https://youtu.be/K3odScka55A

stephenjmcd

Sleeper12 wrote: »

That's why I stated Hilex



The helpline has told me to keep rejecting the appointments until a safer vaccine is offered. Hilex is on J&J for the next week or two. I will be offered different vaccine when under 50s start in that venue I missed out on Pfizer by one day with my first appointment

Or you could just take the safe & effective vaccine you've been offered and get protected quicker... just a thought.

Unless you've been advised otherwise by a medical professional due to underlying conditions of course

Blue_Dabadee

Just got the first jab of pfizer vaccine, 29 - no underlying condition.

Bella3005

Sleeper12 wrote: »

Just turned down my third appointment. First was for today, then tomorrow & then Sunday. Venue Hilex.

Seems if you reschedule then they offer you the next day. That's a pretty good service

Thanks for updating.
I requested a re-schedule on Wed and didn't get my new appointment, yet (Aviva).

Sleeper12

stephenjmcd wrote:

Or you could just take the safe & effective vaccine you've been offered and get protected quicker... just a thought.

I'm not in any hurry for vaccine. I'm autistic & have enjoyed the last year very much for the most part. My daily routine hasn't changed much. I am happy to wait months for a more suitable vaccine

I am following official advice from the HSE helpline. I'm not breaking or bending rules. Even when I get offered a safer vaccine, I might get to the venue see too big a crowd & turn around and walk away. If I'm having a bad day then this is what I have to do.

When I get an appointment I cancel within minutes. My appointment for two days later can be offered immediately to someone else. Me rescheduling appointments doesn't upset the apple cart in any way.

Big Wex fan

Age 53: appointment received yesterday for today 15:20 for Janssen in Enniscorthy. Waiting week and half after registering. Yippee!!!

quodec

60
Dundalk
Registered 28th April
23 days and still no contact. Contemplating ringing the helpline. How busy is it, does anyone know?

dublin_paul

Blue_Dabadee wrote: »

Just got the first jab of pfizer vaccine, 29 - no underlying condition.

How did you get a vaccine without an underlying condition?

griffdaddy

Just got my first Pfizer through my GP. In my 30s with no underlying conditions.