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While the UK boasts about how many people they have vaccinated, the rest of Europe – including Spain – has been less successful with their vaccination programmes because of a lack of promised supplies from the multi-national manufacturers and safety concerns about some of the vaccines. How has it been for Secret Serranía contributor Paul Whitelock? This is his personal experience…
Thursday am
My mobile rings
¿Rita Whitelock?
No, soy su marido. Rita es nombre de mujer y yo soy un hombre. Se nota por mi voz.
(Embarrassed cough.)
It was a call to offer my wife Rita a vaccination date.
¿Cuándo?
Mañana a las 12 horas.
Lo siento. Está fuera de España. Vuelve el lunes que viene.
Vale. Llamamos otra vez la semana que viene.
Friday pm
My mobile rings
¿Rita Whitelock?
No, soy su marido. Rita es nombre de mujer y yo soy un hombre. Se nota por mi voz.
(Embarrassed cough.)
It was a call to offer my wife Rita a vaccination date.
¿Cuándo?
Esta tarde a las cuatro.
Lo siento. Está fuera de España. Vuelve el lunes que viene.
I explained that my wife was out of the country until Monday. I also explained to the nice lady about having a similar call yesterday and that I was told they would ring again – next week, not the next day!
She apologised for the confusion and suggested we ring the Centro de Salud ourselves to make an appointment.
OK. We can do that.
Saturday am
Rita is 69, so she is in the cohort being given the Johnson and Johnson version.
I’m 70 and am in a different cohort which is due to be jabbed also in April (it’s already 24 April, by the way, and I haven’t heard a dickie-bird.)
I read in SUR in English that 70 to 79-year-olds are to get the newly approved Janssen drug, which only requires one injection to be fully effective. Suits me.
Then, as soon as possible, I want to get el pasaporte verde to verify my Covid-19 status and let me travel without hassle. Can’t wait – no £100 a night quarantine in a UK hotel necessary then!
Hey, Amy, Carlo, Felix and Jude! And Jeryl! I’m on my way to Bow in the East End of London!
Tom, Su and Wilbur. See you by the sea in St. Leonard’s on Sea!
