Mike Hill put a letter on his facebook about vaccinations and the discussion there was calm and reflective.
https://www.facebook.com/mikehillmp/posts/851426055433311
When it was reposted on The Post Facebook page then it turned ugly.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/273708489455822/permalink/1883692395124082/
The usual parade of demented Hill-Haters chose to use it as an excuse to post lies, distortion and disinformation. If it was not so serious it would be comical.
The Hill letter :
(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/923/JCvAyN.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/pnJCvAyNj)
Pay attention to the bits marked with red
The reactions:
(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/922/2EuQp2.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/pm2EuQp2j)
He got it from here Fred, this is the letter :
(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/924/QzLb98.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/poQzLb98j)
(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/923/VuQcdS.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/pnVuQcdSj)
If you read the above you will see that the comment below is false.
(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/922/S7Yymh.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/pmS7Yymhj)
Far from saying 'contact your practitioner' it clearly states the opposite :
(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/924/ClETU7.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/poClETU7j)
Perhaps he should follow his own advise and 'read the letter'?
(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/924/JeacWP.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/poJeacWPj)
Perhaps these posts in the same thread are from the same type of people who made Hill 'aware'?
(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/922/NQ4ev0.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/pmNQ4ev0j)
(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/924/IlJMi6.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/poIlJMi6j)
or from the thread on Hills Facebook page:
(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/924/tvm0OR.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/potvm0ORj)
Clearly the letter has caused some confusion and the idiotic knee-jerk disparage-everything-Hill-does replies serve no purpose other than to diminish the standing of the deluded haters.
This NHS letter links you to these suggested vaccination sites, round trip mileage in pink :
(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/922/jQLJ1A.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/pmjQLJ1Aj)
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(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/924/6Tge4B.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/po6Tge4Bj)
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(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/924/Zewppb.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/poZewppbj)
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(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/922/kWFOFE.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/pmkWFOFEj)
So Hill can be criticised for getting something wrong. He says '80 mile round trip' when the actual numbers are 18, 19 50 or 104 miles round trip.
However the NHS site also says:
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/coronavirus-vaccination/book-coronavirus-vaccination/
(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/924/vGcKf3.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/povGcKf3j)
So there are some problems with the letter/site advice. It appears Hill is reacting to genuine concerns from some of his constituents. Is that not what an MP is supposed to do?
There appears to be a difference of opinion re the content of the letters to those my wife and I received on Wednesday as they did not state a named venue. I went on the Net to the site and was offered Newcastle , East Boldon or York. None of which appealed. !!! Later the same day (yesterday) my own GP Practice contacted me (as I am with a different Doctor) and within an hour I had my jab. Today my wife was contacted and now has an appointed with her Doc's next week. Sorted. The reason we have different doctors is due to the fact I needed a good doctor 19 years ago and my wife wanted one somewhere nearer home. I stayed out of loyalty and gratitude to him. It goes to show " Its better the Doc you know than the one you don't know " Sorry about that .Goodnight. Keep safe.
Quote from: notenoughsaid on February 04, 2021, 09: PM
There appears to be a difference of opinion re the content of the letters to those my wife and I received on Wednesday as they did not state a named venue.
The letter does not name sites but it gives you a link to the NHS webpage which does give locations. I posted screenshots from the NHS website.