It all assumes they have stock though. If the Oxford vaccine doesn’t get the green light then I can’t see anyone getting a vaccine anytime soon also in regards to the Oxford one... If it comes back with a 65% success rate would you want to use up your early place in the queue having a vaccine with a 35% chance of not covering you and then 30 days later another hits the market with say a 98% success rate?
Early isn’t always best, I’ll be offered one once the pharmacist are given them the go ahead to give them but I’ll probably wait longer if it’s not got a great success percentage. By March we’ll probably have around 5 different ones on the market. You won’t get a choice they’ll just work through us all...
Oh another thing, make sure your doctor has a mobile phone number on record. The Pfizer vaccine has to be dished out to everyone in a few hours. Each doctors surgery had around 975 doses for the over 80s. Due to the speed it has to be used up once received and opened preference went to the over 80s with a mobile number. Those who could accept the appointment time and slot immediately.
Anyone who would have required a letter asking them to call the surgery were overlooked this time. Those who received it were sent an sms message, that’s how it worked here so I’m assuming it’s the same all over. I’ve been delivering to over 80s with underlying conditions like diabetes and asthma and they missed out on this first batch, none had mobile phones.
Not strictly correct as my dad is ninety with asthma and other underlying problems with his mobile registered at the doctors and he hasn't been contacted yet

