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

Hey, yeah in a similar position. First dose Croke Park too, Day 27 for me today. No word at all of an appointment. I wonder have the vaccinations been stopping at weekends due to all the GAA matches going on and that’s possibly slowing up the appointments. Not sure though.

Age 39 - First Dose July 5th Citywest

Text today for second dose Thursday 29th in the afternoon in Citywest again.

24 days gap, just pleased to be getting it and starting to plan a holiday 😁

Same here. Age 38, waited 3 weeks from registration for my first appointment on 12th July.

Then got text for second dose this afternoon, scheduled for Friday 30th so just 18 days between doses.

I wasnt expecting a text for at least another week.

Citywest & Pfizer

Thanks for the tips. I'll try this out tomorrow. My appointment is at Landsdown Road and just thinking back to the set up for my first jab I remember there was a fairly young fella with a clip board checking off people's names and appointment times at the entrance and then letting them inside the stadium. I wonder if I would even get past this guy if he doesn't take kindly to me. It didn't look like this chap had much authority there (too young). I wonder who I'd need to get chatting to that could actually make the call to schedule me in for the following morning? Any ideas? Sweat talk the clipboard guy in the hope that he lets me in to talk to someone with some authority?

How do you mean? i texted "new" to defer and got the standard text back that they would let me know of new appointment. Should i ring them up?

It depends on where you are, and varies hugely. There are people getting a text within 2 days for an appointment within another 3/4 days in some areas.

If you live in North Dublin it may be OK to go now, with most other areas it'd be worth waiting a bit.

So I've been advised not to attend my second dose appointment on Friday after surgery today. It's only minor surgery but under GA. They recommended a separation of at least 1 week so any complications from the surgery (high temp etc) aren't dismissed as vaccine side effects. They also didn't think I should spend a 4 hour round trip on public transport 3 days after surgery.

It was only going to be an 18 day gap anyway so I think I'm happier to postpone.

Anyone tried to reschedule recently for Citywest? Worried the new one will be still too soon, or will then clash with hospital appointments that I have a few of in the following fortnight. Can I keep texting 'new' or would I be better phoning?

You can only reschedule with the text up to 3 times, keep that in mind - I think when you reschedule it tries to give you the earliest slot available that's not on that day, but your experience might be different. In your situation I would ring and explain the situation, and then just do whatever they say.

36, south Dublin. Had my first Pfizer in UCD on July 7th, just got my text for my second dose in UCD again on August 2nd. 26 days between doses.

Just request a new date.

I know a few people now (me included whos 38) who have their 2nd pfizer jab only 18 or 19 days after the first. I would of though they could of given 1st dose to younger folk first. But sure look it

I rescheduled my first one in citywest which was on the 30th June and the new appointment was the 12th July so nearly 2 weeks after.

I done the reschedule through the portal.

As I just posted on the main vaccine thread, my eldest (17) registered this morning and received an appointment for her first jab this Thursday @4pm. That's crazy fast. We're in Sligo.

Got an 18 day turnaround for second jab too. Debating rescheduling..

I've also gotten a text today with my second dose only 18 days after my first. UCD, age 38. I'd prefer some more time between doses as they say a longer interval offers more protection but at the same time I'm eager to just get it done either way so I think I'll go ahead with the appointment

Apparently 16 and 17 year olds have to go in unaccompanied? Did anyone hear this?

What’s the issue with this? I’d say most would prefer to go in alone but I guess as Children it would be good to have the option?

You can leave school at 16, get a job - and 16 and 17 year olds don’t need parental consent to get the vaccine. I think it makes sense - the less people in the vaccination centre the better. I have no doubt that older teenagers will be allowed a parent accompany them if they have additional needs but outside of that I can’t see why they need to be hand held.

Got my second dose Pfizer appointment for this Friday, 18 days after first dose. Wife has hers for this Saturday, also 18 days after first.

Both for Citiwest.

Both are same age (37) and gave same Eircode, what incompetent fool developed the system to hand out appointments that they couldn’t have it cross reference postcodes and ages and if they both match then give the same time appointment!

We are over 200kms away on holidays for next two weeks, crazy that we will have to do a 400km round trip each on consecutive days.

Tempted to bring both of us up Friday morning and see will they vaccinate us both.

21 days seems to be the standard recommendation for pfizer in other countries - there is a grace period of up to 4 days allowed, but I really would prefer the full 21 days if at all possible as it seems it can take upwards of 14 days for the first vaccine to have an effect.

How long are you waiting for a new appointment if you have to cancel one does anyone know?

From the age of 16, legally, a child/teen can attend a doctor appointment on their own and files are confidential from that age on.

I assume as a vaccine is medical, it's under the same umbrella and they don't need accompanying.

Generally not long at all. I got the rescheduled notification 5 days after I asked for a new date. It was actually only for 1 day later. You'll most likely get squeezed in on someone else's cancellation.

Thank you -I didn’t know that. I have a 16 year old who is terrified of needles. Called HSE and I have to explain at vaccination centre on day of vaccination and ask to be let accompany them.