Well that sucks, the boy has tested +ve, and so we also now have to self isolate for 10 days.
Waiting to see how effective the vaccine is...
The boy is asymptomatic at the moment, hopefully that continues. I wonder how many more +ves in the class.
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If it was a lateral flow test, probably worth running a second, or getting a PCR confirmation, whilst you're isolating.
Might shorten the isolation, if it turns out to be a false positive.
Robert
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So far, as I can tell there's now 5 +ves in the class + one mum. All of the kids seem to be asymptomatic.
We've both tested -ve, but tbf I think our tests were too early for us to have caught it and return a +ve (or the vaccine is stopping us getting it).
The class whatsapp group is a mixture of responsible parents getting tests for themselves and their kids, and some who apparantly don't care if their kids are +ve or not - process too upsetting for their kids, and it's all nonsense anyway comments.
Luckilly still no symptoms for the boy, and he's currently more concerned that he's given it to his childminer or teacher or us, rather than worrying about himself (bless him. :) )
@Roibeard We all got PCR tests so they should be pretty accurate.
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Sounds like you’ve got a good kid there @baldcyclist Hope the other parents don’t spread it further in the community
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Idly browsing the PHS dashboard last night, I noticed that Edinburgh is still bottom of the table for vaccination coverage. It's the only LA area not be over 50%. And NHS Lothian is the worst-performing NHS area - although the other three Lothian local authorities are up over 60%, with Midlothian and East Lothian both higher than the national average, so it's Edinburgh that drags it down.
What is it about Edinburgh that apparently makes it so uniquely difficult to get the population vaccinated?
Although Edinburgh's 7 day case rate is still in the 20s - so on course for Level 2 from 17th May (only Moray isn't, at the moment) - it's rather worryingly close to the top of the table, only just behind Glasgow. And there are a few seemingly persistent hotspots within the CEC area (take a bow Muirhouse, top of list again). I don't recall Balerno being up in the 100s last time I looked, though.
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What is it about Edinburgh that apparently makes it so uniquely difficult to get the population vaccinated?
First guess is that the population is younger on average than other local authorities, so fewer people will have been offered one so far.
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Don't think so. I'm 58 and was offered the vaccine much later than people in other parts of Scotland (& later still than other parts of Scotland)
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There's been some debate about this on Twotter too.
Edinburgh's only just behind Glasgow; Aberdeen and Dundee not much further ahead. So I'm guessing that sheer numbers of folk has something to do with it.
Secondly as has been pointed out already there are larger numbers of young people living in cities than in the sticks.
Thirdly, I read somewhere earlier on at the start of vaccination that Edinburgh also has a higher proportion of older folk than other Scottish cities. Which makes sense if you think about it: when the Tories gerrymandered local authority boundaries back in the 1990s they were trying to turn Edinburgh into a Tory fiefdom, and included all the semi-rural suburbs surrounding fair Edina in the unitary authority. However in Glasgow and Dundee they did the opposite, attempting to turn surrounding wealthy suburbs into Tory strongholds, leaving the urban wastes to Labour (at the time). Also one of Dundee's more prosperous suburbs is across the Tay in Fife. Similarly in Aberdeen many of the older population tends to move out into Aberdeenshire if they have the readies.
Fourthly, Edinburgh (in common with other cities) has a higher transient population, flitting to and from rented accommodation and leaving/arriving in the city to/from far flung places. So more blue envelopes lying unopened in flat hallways.
Finally, and this just may be my intuition and completely wrong, maybe Edinburgh has more "difficult customers" than elsewhere. Folk who insist on rescheduling their appointment instead of just turning up at the original time. Might be, given the relatively higher proportion of middle class professionals living in the city boundaries...
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I've just been on the phone with the Scottish vaccination helpline. Despite not receiving a blue letter (yet at least), I do have a vaccination appointment next week. Rather glad I called though it seemed presumptuous at the time. Several friends had the same experience.
The lady I spoke to said there were "quite a few" missed appointments due to letters not getting through. So if you are in the 40something group, it might be well worth making a call to the helpline.
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Hmmm. I'm 48, still no blue letter. Trying to be patient but I suspect something has gone wrong. Will try once I'm back from holiday...
Edinburgh has more "difficult customers" than elsewhere. Folk who insist on rescheduling their appointment instead of just turning up at the original time. Might be, given the relatively higher proportion of middle class professionals living in the city boundaries...
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After hearing of multiple people known to be younger than me having imminent appointments I rang today too, to find that mine will be a week on Friday. Extremely happy to turn up at the proposed time.
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Edinburgh has more "difficult customers"
Or could it be that 40+% of the population don’t have access to a car, yet 2 of the vaccination centres are drive thru *only*
(and when you try to rearrange, there’s no availability)
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@neddie, presumably also applies in Glasgow, but more so. Even more folk with no car there. Maybe they did not insist on drive-thru vax centres though. Main Edinburgh one is EICC mind you, which is fairly easy to get to on foot, by bike or by bus. Even the tram's not far.
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Anecdata, but I'm 46 and had my appointment at the EICC in late March. Don't know if makes any odds, but my GP practice is very student-heavy, so maybe I was the oldest guy on the books...?
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Having read this topic then checked with friends of the same age to find they'd all had letters or jags already I phoned the helpline and found out my appointment is next Wednesday.
The helpline is very efficient, I was over 50th in the queue initially but got to the front in under 2 minutes.
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I've got mine next week (at a sprightly 39)
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Me and my wife are in our early 40's, still no sign of a vaccination letter for either of us (East Lothian rather than Edinburgh though).
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@mcaireny, phone the helpline they will tell you when and where
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@mcairney Mine arrived today for an appointment next week. It's a little annoying that it's out at the Royal Highland Showground when I'm within walking distance of the EICC.
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interesting. colleague of mine who lives close to EICC has his this week - at EICC (also my second).
when MrSRD went for his -- out off the calder Rd -- he recognised all the similarly aged blokes from our neighbourhood also in the queue
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@SRD, yep had a similar experience at EICC in March. Saw neighbours in similar age band, and surname in the same area of the alphabet. Think they're doing it by age, post code, surname.
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Just back from getting my first dose out at South Gyle (along with Mrs Morningsider). Saw two neighbours there.
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There's an online form here;
https://www.nhsinform.scot/covid-19-vaccine/invitations-and-appointments/missing-appointment-details
I'm 43 and hadn't received a letter so I filled out the form. Got a reply by text within 15 mins telling the appointment is in two weeks' time.
My younger sibling in Perth will get theirs before me so Edinburgh must be a bit behind.
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And as if by magic the blue letters dropped through my letterbox this morning with an appointment early next week!
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