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We had our booster jabs this morning at the Exchange Theatre, Sturminster Newton, the same place we went for the first two doses. The clinic is run as a collaboration between the two medical practices at this end of the Blackmore Vale, and Stur's a good central point.

The appointments were for 9:23 but we started early because their had been a suggestion of fog for the morning on the local weather forecast. It was misty, but thankfully not the dense, roiling fog which we sometimes get in the Autumn near the rivers. But traffic was heavy nevertheless, so it still took us 30 minutes to cover the 10 miles. We got shoe-horned into a space in the smallish car-park there, which was noticeably busier than before, because this time, they were enforcing the 15 minute wait rule after the jab, so the whole process was taking longer. Even so, we pretty much walked straight in after they'd located our paperwork, so the whole jab process took less than 5 minutes. It was the Pfizer vaccine for the booster; our previous two were AZ.

They don't tell you this in advance, but it may pay you to take along that little blue NHS Covid jab card that you got for the first 2 doses. That's so they can slap a third sticker onto the back of it! Mrs O was asked by the vaccinator if she'd brought her card, she hadn't (we'd just brought our Covid passports), so Mrs O got given a new card ("write your name on it!"). I wasn't asked or offered anything, so when Mrs O told me what she'd had, I went back and moaned for a second card and Pfizer sticker, which I was given without any trouble .

Then we had to sit down for 15 minutes. Mrs O and I had a double seat! The time passed slowly, staring at a long list of adverse reactions printed out and attached to the back of the chair in front. Mrs O remarked "I've got most of those anyway, and that's before the jab !" I staggered out after the 15 minutes, half-convinced I'd manifested 75% of the symptoms , and tottered back to the car!

All very well organised and efficient, job done, and back home for a coffee and KitKat. Arm aching a bit now. I wonder if we'll have to do it all again in 6 months time?

Have you had yours yet?

Not us here yet. We had an Admiral from the Navy sorting it all out and everything was going so well.

When we got to 86 per cent, he left and things have gorn bollarks.

we'll wait and see.

Hope no side effects for you both xx

Had mine this morning at the GP surgery. In and out with 15 minute wait, no problem.

It was the same with the initial Covid jabs and the Flu jab. Very efficient and not so much as a sore arm once the initial jab wore off. Pfizer this time with AZ for the double jabs. Do I care? Not a jot.

We had ours done a week ago Ossie, first two AZ booster Pfizer. Our local surgery told us to bring the little blue cards so no problems there, we also had to wait 15mins. E had no side effects, my arm was sore for a day. So glad to have got it done

Not due for ours until the very end of this month.

You made me chuckle about the side-effects Ossie, that's the power of suggestion for you xx

Our surgery started Tuesday but you have to ring 111? I think but not until you get a letter or text
And they are fully booked till end November
One line there is no site for near us
They don't seem very bothered here or so it sounds

I went as a volunteer this morning to one of the local vaccination clinics. There was a steady stream of people coming in by appointment.
It opened just before 9.00 a.m and people mainly pensioners, were still coming when I left just before 1.00 p.m.
It is ver well organised, There is someone at the entrance making them sanitise their hands.
They are then checke to make sure the have no illesses before being checked in. They then come to a waiting area before
gpoing into a cubicle to have the vaccination. Then they go to another area to wait 15 minutes before leaving.

Am going again on Saturday to another centre as they are short of volunteers.

Well done you, Cruiser!

Yes well done Cruiser. Take a bow x