Had my second jab at the stadium this morning. Dead. No wonder I was able to move my appointment so easily. First jab in late May there were long lines stretching right along the South Stand and past the ticket office windows, one for first doses and one for second, but today there was just a table next to the reception door and only one person in front of me. Got asked which jab I wanted as they have both, straight up the stairs, waiting area probably about a quarter full. Eight weeks ago it was rammed.
Asked the woman administering my vaccine what was going on and she said it’s been getting quieter and quieter for a number of weeks. Seems that the closer we’ve gotten to ‘Freedom Day’ the less people are bothering with actually getting a second dose. Perhaps the psychological impact of blowing the door off the hinges before everybody is double jabbed is beginning to show in the numbers. Maybe people are adopting a mentality of, “Why bother? It can’t be unsafe anymore if they’re letting me go clubbing at the weekend. I’ve had one jab anyway, that’ll probably do.”
Given the many, many millions of people who still need their second dose, and the fact that you have to also book your second appointment when you book your first, it was very curious to see such a low turnout and to be told that this is now the norm, at least for that particular vaccination centre. I hope that this isn’t a behavioural oversight.
Either way, got my vaccine sticker [emoji41]