Im getting my first AZ on Saturday. They’ve just opened vaccination up to over 50s here and are encouraging people to get done, but it was a massive PITA to make the booking. Phone only - no online bookings, 5mins of robospiel before I could select that I wanted an appointment, 25 minutes in the phone queue (“we value your call ...”) and then my details were taken and manually entered by someone who could neither hear nor spell. Then making the appointment was like negotiating brexit: “when would you like it?” “When is there a spot?” “Tell me a day and I’ll see if we have a spot” “Monday” “no. Should I have a look at Tuesday?” “Yes, please” “no, nothing on Tuesday”. I was about to morph into Basil Fawlty.
I’m a patient bloke who strongly wants to get jabbed, but there are lots here who are less patient and have more qualms who would just give up.