Why are men being asked if they’re pregnant?

1 April 2022

SIR – I received my first Covid jab most efficiently as part of a cohort between the ages of 70 and 75 at the Grandstand on Epsom Downs.

Following reception I was asked whether I was pregnant (Letters, March 31) and replied that, despite some effort in that direction, no positive signs, whatever they might be, were apparent.

What’s going on?

James Nuthall

Epsom, Surrey

SIR – I volunteer at a Covid-19 vaccination centre. A question on the form completed by everyone who attends is: “Do you think you might be pregnant?”

This always elicits much mirth and certainly helps to calm any nerves, especially among the elderly of both sexes.

John Steinitz

Pinner, Middlesex

SIR – I am a 68-year-old man. I am over six foot, solidly built and look like a man.

While queuing for my Covid jab in a car park, a young gentleman came down the line with a clipboard, asking questions. He got to me, identified my name and asked if I was pregnant.

With a sincere gaze, I said I was. He didn’t know what to do.

Stuart Moore

Bramham, West Yorkshire

SIR – Does a tweed jacket and tie mean nothing any more?

Lt Col Dale Hemming-tayler (retd) Edith Weston,

Rutland

(Thanks to William Tighe.)