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

Yourmama wrote: »

I registered with shortened version of my first name (foreign). I'm just thinking it was bad idea and should have typed exactly as it is in my ID. Anyone made the same mistake and knows how to rectify?

If you haven't had the vaccine you can likely fix this when you register at the vaccine centre on the day. Bring along a passport etc which you want your registration to correspond with.

A bit of an odd question. I got a vaccination appointment text two weeks ago for a named person twenty years older than me at the other end of the country. Didn’t like to think they’d miss out so I called the HSE & gave them the booking details - they said they would look after it, wrong phone number on file. Yesterday got another text for the same person with rebooked appt details. Not sure what to do this time, any advice?

salty_porridge wrote: »

A bit of an odd question. I got a vaccination appointment text two weeks ago for a named person twenty years older than me at the other end of the country. Didn’t like to think they’d miss out so I called the HSE & gave them the booking details - they said they would look after it, wrong phone number on file. Yesterday got another text for the same person with rebooked appt details. Not sure what to do this time, any advice?

You'll need to call the hse centre again. Great to see the goodness in people, hoping everyone would do what you did in this situation!

bish76 wrote: »

I think it's been discussed already - as long as you go on the same day, they don't strictly follow the time slot. So you could go few hours early.

Indestructable wrote: »

I'd just go earlier. A colleague of mine went on time and the person beside them was 6 hours early for their appointment. They both left at the same time, vaccinated, not a word said.

Thank you both for this.

What time do vaccination centres usually open? If I was able to be there when they open I figure I will be easier for all concerned.

[Deleted User] wrote: »

8am mostly, some 8.30am.

I was told by staff that the doors at the Aviva open at 8am, they have a briefing for 15-20 minutes and start vaccinating then.

I wanted to get vaccinated the day before my appointment, I was advised to arrive at 8.30 and told I would get it done. I ended up arriving at 9am, and they let me through. It was very quiet
(Worth checking what vaccine they are doing that day - no point going if it's an AZ day for example)

salty_porridge wrote: »

A bit of an odd question. I got a vaccination appointment text two weeks ago for a named person twenty years older than me at the other end of the country. Didn’t like to think they’d miss out so I called the HSE & gave them the booking details - they said they would look after it, wrong phone number on file. Yesterday got another text for the same person with rebooked appt details. Not sure what to do this time, any advice?

A family member, who was already vaccinated by a consultant and never registered on the portal, got a text appointment from HSE a few weeks ago and rang to explain he didn't need the vaccine. Few days later he got another text appointment, rang and explained again. Yesterday another appointment text arrived. Not sure what's going on.

roosterman71 wrote: »

Age: 41

Registered: 8th June

Text Received: 16th June

Vaccination Date: 26th June, Portlaoise (Pfizer-BioNTech)

This got cancelled. Received a text yesterday. No new date received yet

smallgarden wrote: »

I think they've cancelled a lot(if not all) of scheduled vaccines for today and tomorrow in Portlaoise. I wonder if they swapped to AZ days to get through the over 60s quicker

Maybe so. I rang the helpline to make sure it was a legit text and not one of the many many scams going around (I'm looking at you Dept. of Social Protection). Yer man on the phone says it was legit and it really is cancelled. Didn't say why but most likely a scheduling error or lack of Pfizer available.

No problem with them cancelling it. Another appointment will come along. All the better if they are doling out the AZ sooner for the 2nd dose crowd.

I went to the centre a few days earlier and asked the member of staff at the entrance (both how to get vaccinated earlier and what vaccines were on which days)

Need a Username wrote: »

Did someone on the HSE helpline tell you to go the day before?

How did you find out which vaccine they were doing?

Anyone in early 40s getting Citywest or Punchestown appointment texts today for next week?

jimosterberg wrote: »

Anyone in early 40s getting Citywest or Punchestown appointment texts today for next week?

Got on yesterday for citywest Tuesday

First Vax
36
July 1st
Pairc Ui Chaoimh

billyhead wrote: »

Aged 40. Living in North County Dublin. Registered on 6th . Haven't heard a dickybird yet.

Ring back

tiredblondie wrote: »

Just something i heard on the news just now, MM said that there will be no additional supplies of MRNA doses for Ireland for July.
All us 40 somethings who just got our texts will be due our 2nd does in 4 weeks time
Now i know they talk about their "buffer" all the time, but i wonder what happens if they don't actually have enough for dose 2's!!!

If MM knows it, you can be sure the people allocating doses will know it too. They’re tearing through the mid-30s in cork, it would be madness to be doing so if they didn’t have visibility on sufficient round two stocks for next month.

I’m no fan of a lot of things around the pandemic handling, but they’ve done a fairly solid job of ensuring people get a shot in the arm when they’re supposed to.