COVID-19 vaccine

[TheDvEight]

Hi all,

Just wondering who has had the vaccine, I had my first dose of the Oxford one yesterday and feel as if I've got the flu today and that my head is ready to explode.

Have you had any after-effects from getting a vaccine?.

[OldBloke]

Both myself and the missus have had ours. Like you, we both felt rough the following day but fine after the first 48 hours.

[TheDvEight]

thanks OB, hopefully this will end soon what age range are you in if you don't mind me asking i'm curious what age ranges it affects i'm 31.

[DannagE]

Had the Pfizer jab at the start of the month and felt pretty bad for a bit afterwards whilst my body worked on the antibodies.

Someone rang me the day after the jab to say they had messed up and given a stronger dose of something in it by a tiny fraction but it could cause a sorer arm and a bad head. They were just ringing for transparency...like I could do anything about it the day after :doh:

No news on the second one though

[OldBloke]

thanks OB, hopefully this will end soon what age range are you in if you don't mind me asking i'm curious what age ranges it affects i'm 31.

I'm twice your age +3

[OldBloke]

... No news on the second one though

The logistics of the 2nd jab are a worry.

If 15m people have had the 1st jab then, assuming mass vaccinations started on Jan 1st, 15m people are due to get the 2nd jab starting April 1st.

Surely this takes up all available resources thus stopping the rollout of the 1st jabs :g:

[Chaosphere]

Hopefully by the time we are giving 2nd doses en masse, the systems are developed enough to facilitate the increasing numbers. You have to hope that over time we are constantly improving delivery, increasing the number of vaccinations per day.

I had my vaccine a while back, and had COVID several months before. COVID was worse than the vaccine, which I think is my takehome message for anyone doubtful or concerned about the jab.

Yes there is a small chance of side effects (as with any medicine), and undoubtedly there will be an unlucky few with more troublesome complications. Sadly this is inevitable, but its important to remember that, statistically speaking, you're far more likely to suffer serious consequences as a result of COVID, than as a result of the vaccine.

[DiseasedBunny]

had mine the other week, other than a bit of localised burning sensation i had nothing - tbh ive had flu jabs for the past 15+ years and only once or twice have i felt rough with them

[Nootrishus]

Was offered my first dose at the end of the month and they booked my second jab in for May at the same time.

[suicidal_monkey]

Next generation up in the family have (...apart from the one conspiracy nut :frusty:...) had their first doses - about half of them reported the headaches etc but otherwise all seem good.

I feel very far back in a very long queue myself :taz:

[TheDvEight]

My sister won't have it - she is a carer thus her children won't she is a conspiracy nut also.  the good news today is I only have a headache so feel a lot better. When did you guys book your 1st dose and not get your second booking? I booked both on the .gov website.

[smilodon]

In a world awash with polarised views I wonder if the vaccinated / not vaccinated distinction will become a thing.

"Did you hear about Bert? He died of Covid!"
"Did he have the vaccination?"
"No."
"Well he's only got himself to blame then."
"Aye true."

After a very long haul I don't imagine a lot of people will shed a tear for dead anti vaccination advocates. While some are ignorant pedants who want to be contrary just to feel more important, some are genuinely delusional. Do people who seriously believe they are being injected with microscopic magical tracking devices deserve our derision or pity?

[smilodon]

Just saw your post TheDVEight. It's a worry. My wife is a privately employed in a primary care worker role. Quite a few workers she knows had refused the jab and were suddenly unemployed, as none of their clients would then let them into their houses and into contact with their often very venerable children. It was surprising how many subsequently had a change of view and got the jab, when faced with no pay cheque!

Some people genuinely believe vaccines are dangerous. But I think too many just want to take a contrary view to feel important.

[Penfold]

I will be getting it... eventually but as for the anti-vaxxer's I think it's more the case that things such as thalidomide still resonate and people cite the lack of time in approvals.

I heard a good analogy about that....

Imagine you're knitting a scarf which is 2000 metres long and you can knit one metre per day. It would take 2000 days to complete. Now imagine 1000 people knitting the scarf it would take 2 days. Same result but completed with a lot more resources.

[TeaLeaf]

I haven't had my letter inviting me to book an appointment yet, but the wife and I are crinkly enough to expect to get the invite before the end of April.  We'll both have the vaccination.

For me the thing about those who choose not have the vaccination is not so much they might get COVID and die, that's their choice and their right.   It's more that they might infect others along the way, so TheDvEight's and Smilo's comments resonate - it is hardly surprising that work starts to dry up and disappear for those that don't.  Even though we know  that someone with the vaccination still appears to be capable of being asymptomatic and passing the virus on, the figures seem ot say 'less' than those with the vaccination, so I'd want everyone to have the vaccination to minimise the risk.

I need to go and update my client engagement paperwork to add an extra question:

   Q: Have you had the COVID-19 vaccination?
   If you have answered 'No' to this question then regrettably we will decline to take you on as a client.

NB: My comments are not at all about someone who does not have the vaccination on medical advice, e.g. due to other conditions.  Those individuals have valid reasons which I accept.