Covid Vaccines

[George 1978]

My mother had an achy arm after the first dose and then felt grotty the day after the second but nothing major.

I was talking to a friend of mine over the phone around a month ago and she said that she had identical symptoms after she had it as well - she felt quite unwell for at least 24 hours, and she had been used to pain over the years due to one thing and another.

[George 1978]

What I mean was lucozade pink lemonade lol

Lucozade tastes best in its original or orange form.

[George 1978]

I got the NHS reminders - I will try and find time to book my own. Mind you, I am very good at shielding and isolating and so I am sure I will get kudos from the powers that be as a result.

I am trying to think back to around 1984 when I had my BCG vaccine at school, and whether it was a similar thing.

[beccabear67]

Has anyone in England gotten Pfizer? Here AstraZeneca has been kept for front-line workers, and also younger people in hot zones were able to get it before their time in the age groups line-up (which is now done anyway as they have gotten down to children/all ages in that for Canada now).

I got the Pfizer and I'm glad as I'm already at an increased risk of blood clots for multiple reasons, but I'd have taken the AstraZeneca had that been the only option and just been vigilant about symptoms; the odds were very minuscule of real problems. No side effects from Pfizer at all after the first shot supposed to get the second in another couple of months. We were lagging behind other countries in the transmission timeline so have had to put up with Canadian alarmists spinning off about other countries being 'ahead' of us, so silly if they could understand but some seem incapable of that.

[davidthomas27]

Having my first one next Wednesday.

[HG]

I had my first on Tuesday evening, second is booked for early June, no ill effects other than a sore arm.

[darren]

ive heard of various side effects headaches etc. How are u with needles mate.

How did u feel as u were waiting ur turn.
Glad u got it though.

had my vaccine it was unpleasant my arm ached straight away took paracetamol as soon as i got home.my arm is fine no problem,had earache in the left ear and cold shivers.member of the family had his second vaccine,my friend is having her second one on wednesday a month after the first one,her husband had 2nd one last sunday.
I found it a lot worse than having a flu vaccine,there was 8 of us seated in the pods i was first to get vaccinated

[Semi42]

Booked mine....eventually, what a farce the booking system seems to be

[johnnybear]

They're after me for having it but I told them it's better if I contact them!
JB

[tex]

Had my vaccine it was unpleasant my arm ached straight away took paracetamol as soon as I got home.My arm is fine no problem,had earache in the left ear and cold shivers.Member of the family had his second vaccine,my friend is having her second one on Wednesday a month after the first one,her husband had 2nd one last Sunday.
I found it a lot worse than having a flu vaccine,there was 8 of us seated in the pods I was first to get vaccinated

Sorry to hear that Amethyst...unlucky i guess

[HG]

Just booked mine for next week

[George 1978]

Wont be long before it's your turn

Thanks - all I need now is to find out where it is and make sure that I can get there.

[George 1978]

I shall look out for a brown (or manila?) envelope in the post - the only envelopes of that colour which arrive are often from the DWP.

[tex]

The brown envelope arrived yesterday,got my appointment on Friday at 12.50.I am feeling nervous but will be glad to get it done

Nothing to be nervous about, most people seem to feel a sense of relief that they are on the way to immunity and before long we should be back to normality, it's painless and for most free of side effects

[George 1978]

My wife had a sore arm for a few days & felt tried but seems fine now.

In around 1984 I had the BCG vaccine on my left arm close to my shoulder and for a few years afterwards my shoulder used to itch like mad that I used to scratch it until it bled - my mother insisted on putting a plaster on it. I believe that it was connected to the jab - I have always been allergic to things like that and so I believe that there was no coincidence there. However, if I was invited to get a vaccine for COVID I would make sure I would get it straightaway - I am not going to play Russian Roulette with my life at a time like this.