hi i am a disabled main carer looking after my disabled wife both are clinically vulnerable both between 56 and 60 yrs old i spoke to our dr today regarding health problems and she advised that we are on priority list 6 i would have thought we should have been higher on the list which is confusing
Phase 1 – direct prevention of mortality and supporting the NHS and social care system
JCVI advises that the first priorities for the COVID-19 vaccination programme should be the prevention of mortality and the maintenance of the health and social care systems. As the risk of mortality from COVID-19 increases with age, prioritisation is primarily based on age. The order of priority for each group in the population corresponds with data on the number of individuals who would need to be vaccinated to prevent one death, estimated from UK data obtained from March to June 2020 (see reference 3):
residents in a care home for older adults and their carers
all those 80 years of age and over and frontline health and social care workers
all those 75 years of age and over
all those 70 years of age and over and clinically extremely vulnerable individuals[footnote 1]
all those 65 years of age and over
all individuals aged 16 years[footnote 2] to 64 years with underlying health conditions which put them at higher risk of serious disease and mortality[footnote 3]
all those 60 years of age and over
all those 55 years of age and over
all those 50 years of age and over
Dean,
You can check this here Covid booster: Who can get another jab this autumn? - BBC News
Keep doing what you are doing to keep safe until you are called.
Melly1
I’m a member of a Facebook group called Needs Too, for parents of adults with special needs. It seems that there is huge confusion about where carers come in the priority list for vaccination. The problem seems to have arisen because doctors haven’t understood the implications of the asterisks on the list, which give further information, pages later.
Once again, the importance of family carers hasn’t been acknowledged properly.
Please CUK, can you use your influence to get someone in government to state, categorically, that
If you are a carer, then you should get vaccinated at the SAME TIME as the person you are looking after.
We all know what should happen with this government, but reality is far from what should happen.
As for the vaccine in my area i’ve not heard nothing from the GP or anyone, my dad he’s 83, he should be getting it now, some areas have had there second dose, and again post code lottery.
I’m rolling in my 50’s and claim CA, i registered with my GP as a carer for my dad in december on there website but still not sure when i will be getting mine.
I been claiming CA for some years now but only just notifed my GP of me care for my dad, just wanted to clear that up.
thanks for your reply i would have thought that people with underline condition that effect there lungs like us should be higher than list 6 and carers should be treated like nhs staff as they have to look after there loved ones thought out and have the vaccine ,
but with vaccine it seems that people are not getting both vaccines as appointments are cancelled which puts them still at risk even nhs seem only to be having 1 vaccine going back to work and catching covid i think that the time frame between should be shorter as more lives are going to be lost as 1 vaccine wont protect according to gov
Totally confused and really hope that someone at Carers UK can help us,
My mom (79) lives on her own, has mobility issues and suffers from both lymphedema and spondylitis of the spine, she receives attendance allowance and is currently awaiting her vaccination date.
I am 52, work part time and look after moms daily needs and class myself as her unpaid carer, I also hold Power of Attorney for mom.
I understand that I may well be prioritised for my vaccination as I am the only person who looks after her.
At present neither moms GP or mine are aware that I am her carer and after calling my GP today to advise them they were not aware of any priorities for carers?
I will be formally advising both GP’s tomorrow via email but is this all I need to do and will I be prioritised? and if so into which Group?
I worry daily that I may be taking the virus into moms home.
Really hope someone can can help,
I’m still trying to get to the bottom of what’s what.
So much conflicting information issued within 24 hours!
i spoke to our sister in law yesterday and she advised because she is a foster carer that she will get a vaccine any time soon through social care and that she will be looking at hospitals for vaccine no matter how far she needs to travel .so what is the difference between a foster carer and a family carer in the way of vaccine priioity
it sounds unfair as both look after vulnerable people
I suspect they are prioritising foster carers as some will be coming into contact with multiple children if they do emergency, respite or short term placements. Those with long term placements will most likely get it at the same time. Foster children are encouraged to go to school during Lockdown so that increases their foster carers risk.
That’s my understanding, any way.
Hope they call you and your caree for the jab soon, Dean.
Melly1
I’m sorry I’m still confused can someone please explain to me when carers are supposed to be getting the vaccine I am my daughters carer and she is on the extremely vulnerable list I receive carers allowance thank you
What age are you?
You may come before your daughter through age. Even though your daughter is vulnerably.
extremely vulnerable list
You can get the vaccine along with your daughter. When she is called make sure you are included. Are you registered as her carer at her G.P. Regardless of you being mother and daughter. If your daughter is an adult and can make decisions. Your daughter has to give consent to be her named carers as her G.P.
Likewise if you are called first though age. State the reverse as get vaccinated together.
You can also register at your G.,P. as being a carer.
As you are claiming carers allowance there should be no problem.
Make sure if challenged you have a copy of your carers allowance.
Hopefully it should not be necessary.
Some unpaid carers have a carers id card. As they are registered/member to a carers organisation in their area.
I have a unpaid carers photo ID.
I’m registered by my local surgery as a carer but am not getting carers allowance as I still need to work. People like me seem to have been forgotten again in the coronavirus vaccine priority list. My mum had her 1st vaccine today, not sure how long I’ll have to wait but I’m still in the first phase so not sure how many months I’ll have to wait.
Looking for advice, my husband is 87 and has a letter to say he is extremely vulnerable, I am 66 and his Carer, I get carers allowance.
I am known as his Carer at our surgery, he hasn’t heard about the vaccine yet, but I will need to take him when it’s his turn.
Is it right I should be able to get the vaccine at the same time? How will NHS know this?
How do we arrange that please?
When you husband is called make sure you tell them you are his registered carer. And that you will coming together and expected to receive the vaccination at the same time.
If the NHS ask for confirmation. They will need to contact your husband G.P. I will assume you are both at the same G.P.
I haven’t heard of any unpaid carers having received the vaccine as yet.
Hopefully carers may choose to let us know here on the forum.
Latest from Carers UK
https://www.carersuk.org/help-and-advice/coronavirus-covid-19/covid-vaccine-faqs
I do get carers allowance, and I’m on record with the GP as his Carer, I’ll let you know what happens. All we need now is for him to be contacted. Thank you so much, I am learning so much from this forum.
Hi thank you for your reply. I’m 56 and my daughter is 32 and as I say she is on the clinical extremely vulnerable list So after tonight’s announcement we should get vaccine by 15th February. Is this right Thank you for helping
I guess -It will very much depend on where you live and where you need to attend.
https://www.carersuk.org/help-and-advice/coronavirus-covid-19/covid-vaccine-faqs
Ok thanks for replying take care
I had to phone my GP on Wednesday, once I got as far as the first recorded message it was different than usual - basically, don’t phone and ask when you’ll be vaccinated cos we don’t have a clue.
I’d already phoned 111 prior to that and had to sit through a couple of minutes of the same before anything else happened.
Those of us that are still here have made it through nearly a year of Covid, we’ll make it a few more weeks if we all take care. 