[winther1]

I am only able to book the booster jab from today, and the earliest appointment is January 5th.
I plan to travel back to Denmark for xmas - do I need this booster jab to travel? As I understand, I am no longer fully vaccinated without

[Nibbles]

As far as I know you're fully vaccinated with 2 jabs and no country is asking for 3 to allow travel. I think the 3rd is just classed as making you fully 5G enabled and so Bill Gates can tell what you're thinking. I've got mine booked for just before Christmas.

[isleaiw1]

Originally Posted by Nibbles

As far as I know you're fully vaccinated with 2 jabs and no country is asking for 3 to allow travel. I think the 3rd is just classed as making you fully 5G enabled and so Bill Gates can tell what you're thinking. I've got mine booked for just before Christmas.

I've had mine, its great. I dont need email any more, I only need to think it and the boss receives. You do have to be careful with that one though....

[pmgreenwood]

Originally Posted by Nibbles

As far as I know you're fully vaccinated with 2 jabs and no country is asking for 3 to allow travel. I think the 3rd is just classed as making you fully 5G enabled and so Bill Gates can tell what you're thinking. I've got mine booked for just before Christmas.

Some countries are asking. That is the reason UK Gov rushed to add recording it to the app on vac record for travel part. From memory, Israel is one but I have not yet seen it for an EU country but some started to say they are thinking about it. I would keep an eye on the Danish embassy website. If you are desperate some locations have walk-in for booster jabs and you could travel to one of those

[Nibbles]

Originally Posted by pmgreenwood

Some countries are asking. That is the reason UK Gov rushed to add recording it to the app on vac record for travel part. form memory Israel is one but I have not yet seen it for an EU country but some started to say they are thinking about it. I would keep an eye on the Danish embassy website. If you are desperate some locations have walk-in for booster jabs and you could travel to one of those

Yes looks like a few countries are shortening the time the vaccine passport lasts for so if you had both jabs early in 2021 you'd need a booster to keep it valid at the end of the year.

[Lando72]

Originally Posted by winther1

I am only able to book the booster jab from today, and the earliest appointment is January 5th.
I plan to travel back to Denmark for xmas - do I need this booster jab to travel? As I understand, I am no longer fully vaccinated without

Plenty of sites accept walk ins. Might be worth checking for peace of mind. The day I was due there were no booking slots, but I just turned up and I was in and out in 30 minutes. Might be worth checking a few around you.

[DaveA]

Pretty sure there are walk-in vaccination centres up here where, as soon as you are eligible, you can go to get your booster...

Having to wait 6 weeks seems somewhat contrary to the suggestion that boosters are available if you want them....

I appreciate things in London may be completely different to things here...

[Blacktemplar]

We don't have walk-ins for the booster, it's all being rolled out by age category. I've got mine booked for 11th Dec, but they've not yet called forward anyone below 50 that's not in a high-risk category.

Is it not 6 months after your last jab/infection that's recommended, mainly because efficacy will be lower if you top up any sooner?

[Lando72]

Originally Posted by Blacktemplar

We don't have walk-ins for the booster, it's all being rolled out by age category. I've got mine booked for 11th Dec, but they've not yet called forward anyone below 50 that's not in a high-risk category.

Is it not 6 months after your last jab/infection that's recommended, mainly because efficacy will be lower if you top up any sooner?

Maybe a slight misunderstanding, you still have to be 6 months past your last one, although I heard that may be reduced to 5. But, if you can’t get a booking round here, many of the same centres are taking walk ins, as long as they meet the minimum gap between doses.

Originally posted because the OP said they had to wait two months after eligibility date to get an appointment.

[winther1]

Thanks chaps, yes, seems it's possible to walk-in:
https://www.england.nhs.uk/2021/11/w...9-booster-jab/

[MY340i]

got a walk in at my local centre on saturday. uptake seems low in the area hence the roll out of these walk-in clinics. i'm in late 20's so unlikely to get it routinely until feb...

[Kal101]

Walk in centres have a fair bit of availability- there was a fair few slots available at the one I was working at on Monday just gone.

Only hold back may be if you haven’t got the requisite time span between the second dose and the booster.

[pmgreenwood]

Originally Posted by MY340i

got a walk in at my local centre on saturday. uptake seems low in the area hence the roll out of these walk-in clinics. i'm in late 20's so unlikely to get it routinely until feb...

just found this NHS website that allows you to search for walk-in centres near you

https://www.nhs.uk/service-search/fi...ccination-site

[winther1]

There is a place near me - I assume the uptake is low as I'm in East London

[Skwirrel]

You can book at 5 months on the NHS site but have to wait for 182 days since your 2nd jab.

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/corona...id-19-vaccine/

2nd Jab was 25th June, and I have booked for the 20th Dec.

The other issue is relative lack of pfizer and moderna stock compared to AZ. The third jab is normally a different one to your first two. At Stoke Mandeville hospital where there is a massive vaccination centre, AZ was freely available at walk ins but for younger people anything other than AZ needed to be booked in advance to make sure they had stock on the day.

[Lando72]

Originally Posted by Skwirrel

You can book at 5 months on the NHS site but have to wait for 182 days since your 2nd jab.

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/corona...id-19-vaccine/

2nd Jab was 25th June, and I have booked for the 20th Dec.

The other issue is relative lack of pfizer and moderna stock compared to AZ. The third jab is normally a different one to your first two. At Stoke Mandeville hospital where there is a massive vaccination centre, AZ was freely available at walk ins but for younger people anything other than AZ needed to be booked in advance to make sure they had stock on the day.

Is that correct, if it is something has changed? Original information, still online and on NHS site is that only Moderna and Pfizer were being used for booster?

Maybe they ran out as you say, doesn’t say much about that on the NHS site though.

[pmgreenwood]

I see a proposal from the Eu for their concession on the entry that the last vaccination has to be within the last 9 months.

Ok at present but say if I get my booster when booked on 6th December if I want to enter Finland for a music festival in Mid September I would be outside the 9 months limit without another booster. I am beginning to hope we are on regular 6 monthly boosters until this pandemic is well and truly over.

[Skwirrel]

Originally Posted by Lando72

Is that correct, if it is something has changed? Original information, still online and on NHS site is that only Moderna and Pfizer were being used for booster?

Maybe they ran out as you say, doesn’t say much about that on the NHS site though.

You are correct Pfizer and Moderna is the booster if you had AZ the first time.

My observation is that for the first two jabs there was unlimited supply of AZ but limited supply of anything else, so for younger people who could not have AZ they had to book on specific days to ensure there was stock of the vaccine there for them.

For a booster you can definitely book at 5 months for the actual booster at six months. I would rather book and know I'm sorted than take a chance when I am at the six month date.

[Lando72]

Originally Posted by Skwirrel

You are correct Pfizer and Moderna is the booster if you had AZ the first time.

My observation is that for the first two jabs there was unlimited supply of AZ but limited supply of anything else, so for younger people who could not have AZ they had to book on specific days to ensure there was stock of the vaccine there for them.

For a booster you can definitely book at 5 months for the actual booster at six months. I would rather book and know I'm sorted than take a chance when I am at the six month date.

Moderna and Pfizer is the booster whatever you had before. It’s nothing to do with whether you had AZ first time. I’ve had 3 Pfizer shots.

This is purely because mRNA vaccines are more suited and more effective as a booster. And although not stated as an official reason, because we might need it again in the future, I suspect some of the risks around the AZ vaccine have played into this decision as well.