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Walk-in vaccinations at Fountains again on Saturday

8:30 till 7:30, first and second, AZ and Pfizer. Second doses should be a minimum 8-week gap.

Susan Kelly ● 1922d7 Comments

I took my daughter for her first vaccine 4 weeks ago today at Brentford Fountain Leisure Centre - all good. The nurse/doctor who jabbed her wrote on the leaflet they give her (I was there too and saw her write it down) that she had to come back for the 2nd dose between 3 - 12 weeks - but since then and contrary to the advice we were given - they have now bumped the timeframe between jabs to 8 weeks.We returned to Fountain Leisure this afternoon and they refused to give my daughter the jab - even though it was more or less empty in the hall. On the back of the information we were given 4 weeks ago, we booked a holiday for my daughter with her friend thinking she'd be fully vaccinated and not have to quarantine on her return from overseas, plus one week later we were due to go on holiday as a family overseas again. The information we were given has now completely ruined all plans, plans we would not have made due to the restrictions in place and her not being able to quarantine. The guards on the door at Brentford refused to let her in, even though we had the dates written on the leaflet from the very place she got her first jab. I am beyond annoyed. In the US, the very same Pfizer vaccine is given with a 3 week delay - is there something in our vaccine that is different from the US one that means she can't have it 4 weeks later now?

J Morse ● 1920d

Unfortunately that would be why staycations have been suggested this year.  You take a risk making firm commitments. Things can all change at any time.

Philippa Bond ● 1920d

All this walk-in or waiting for letters or walking in not having a date for your 2nd jab is a strange one. I told my son to go online and book the first jab and then you get the exact date and time for your 2nd like i did. That way you know when you will be fully jabbed up. I'm afraid that holiday bookings are down to you and the known risks attached, Let alone the rules where your visiting could possibly change Who and what information was given to you 4 weeks ago ? It was 3 weeks ago that health authorities were told to stop and clamp down on early second vaccinations which might be where your problem stems from.  Walk-in centers told to not 2nd jab under 8 weeks. The reason for eight weeks is not only to get more people jabbed upon the first dose but the eight weeks is an official recommendation from NHS England and JVCI as 8 weeks is proven to be the best time for the body to be topped up and for it to give you the very best protection available. Otherwise, you might as well possibly have two jabs at once and not 4 weeks. Walk-in centers have been told to not 2nd jab under 8 weeks.

Julian Pavey ● 1920d

We were told exactly 4 weeks ago that it was 3- 12 weeks in between doses, so they must have changed the guidance the week after she had it. I read somewhere that they amended it as they didn't have the stock to do the 2nd doses using the 3 week in between date and therefore pushed it out to 8 weeks so they could ensure they had enough for 1st doses for the younger groups - but who knows? The US administer it 3 - 12 weeks - and i presume it's the same stuff. Holidays and booking etc-that isn't so much of problem - we're insured, so that won't be an issue if they get cancelled, it's more the possible quarantine that's the issue - just frustrating when we didn't think it would be a problem with a second jab way before she left. I think the other problem I had was that the centre had hardly anyone in it - there were no queues or mass crowds - so surely they'd have left over quantities that might possibly go to waste? When you see mass demos in London with anti-vaxers and then a young person wanting to be vaccinated it just grates a tad.

J Morse ● 1920d

No, unfortunately it is to do with the supply of the vaccine.Can I just add to the ‘guards’ on the door comment - I understand that they are volunteer stewards who are only doing what the person in charge there has told them to do. They wear hi viz jackets with steward written in the back. I would be interested to know if paid guards are now needed .

Stewart Jones ● 1920d

Found this that explains https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/covid-vaccine-second-doses-centre-b1877217.html

Julian Pavey ● 1919d

You can take your daughter to either of the Jade Pharmacies in Heston. They take walk ins up till 4pm and will administer second jab after 3 weeks. I would recommend you take nhs number, proof of ID and GP details to speed things up. Normally the queue is not too bad. Many children from my daughters school have gone there and no one has been turned away..There is also apparently a clinic at the Chiswick Health Centre this Monday (26th) but don’t yet know if they are accepting walk ins, although their clinic yesterday did. Good luck!

Sandra Taylor ● 1919d