Covid-19 Vaccine - Page 5

Plus, we in the UK don't get a choice of which vaccine we get.

Brady, I have friends in Ireland who have either gotten both vaccines or have a few week and I mean like 4-5 weeks waiting. I was discussing this with another gentleman from the UK and he could not understand what the hold up is either. When my wife told me about the place to go and register for the vaccine, I thought, "why not"?
I registered a week a go today, on Monday, and one of the questions was which vaccine I would want to take.
2 days later, on Wed, I got a call to get scheduled for it and I am thinking, damn, that was a fast phone call, and they tell me to show up Friday morning at 9AM...that was fast.

I really hope you are wrong about booster shots, I want this to be one time deal and we move on. I am sure the next one, if there is a next one next year, wont be free, wont be cheap and a lot of people are not going to take it, much like the flu vaccine which I admit I have never had before...we will see I guess.

If I remember corectly, it was going to be three weeks between doses. The powers that be then decided it would be better to give all adults a first dose then a second dose in 12 weeks. The clinics are already giving second doses as well as first doses. I didn't have to register or phone for mine. I just received a letter from the NHS with an appointment date, and I'll receive another letter for my second dose. I find it interesting how the system works in other countries.

It is interesting, yes. I am very surprised at how quick it was, I figured it would be a couple of months after I registered, but, same week.
They were thinking of doing the same thing here, giving everyone the first dose and later, whenever they got more, give the second one.
At some level, it makes sense, if you are at 80% protected with the first, the second is just another 15%. I will take 80% rather then nothing any day, but, indeed, why not get the other 15% if you can.

Totally agree. I can't understand the thinking of those who don't get the vaccine. Unless it's for medical reasons of course. Yes, I'm patiently waiting for my second dose lol. It's pretty amazing that we even have vaccines available so soon. Just shows what can be done when we all work together !

Today, I read in the news that the Pfizer vaccine offers protection for sure, for 6 months, they dont know about after.
Has anyone else read that? I dont want to go through this every 6 months...I hope they are wrong and its a once a year type of thing, if it needs to be repeated.

ADD: Ops, I said in a previous post that my appointment was at 9AM, it was actually at 11:45 AM...I must be getting old. 

 

Just a short follow up. I got my 2nd Covid vaccine today (AstraZeneca). It was a prickly little so and so. Definately felt it more than the first one. I didn't have any side effects last time, so I'm hoping for the same this time. Along with all the literature they give you, this time I got extra, all about the rare blood clots. Hopefully I won't have to refer back to it in the days to come 😂 Done and dusted untill 'the booster '

Hired, Ireland isn't part of the UK ;-) ;-) Northern Ireland is, but Eire, the Irish Republic, is entirely responsible for its own vaccination programme. Doesn't figure any 'hold ups' your friends have experienced are the same as those for England.  [ Hell, bits of what IS the UK are getting different distributions, so there are not really any comparisons. ]

Like Brady Bee I originally heard that there were to be 3 weeks, then 12 weeks, gap between jabs one & two. What actually happened was that when I used the online booking process to book BOTH appointments, I was given a 14 week gap. Have had both now; Oxford AZ. No side effects at all with either in my case (didn't even think either of the 2 needles was worse than the other.) - but its interesting that my next door neighbours, who booked through the local doctors and thus had to wait to hear when the second dose would be given, both had Phizer and both had (mild) side-effects afterwards. I have been cheered that, despite getting extra info about blood clots &c, studies seem to be showing that a longer gap between the two shots is an efficatious one !  I seemed ideally placed, a few weeks back, when health advisers said they wanted a new study on the results of mixing the vaccines between the two doses; I volunteered for the research but they did not take me up on my offer.  As said, now we have to wait and see at what point the immunity proves to lessen and when our 3 rd shot, or booster, will have to be administered.

It's interesting how the vaccine rollout differs, even here in the UK. I'm in Scotland and I didn't have to book either of my appointments. I just received a letter through the post from NHS Scotland with my first appointment date and another for the second. The only time I would have needed to contact them , was if I needed to change my appointment. I was asked both times if I'd be willing to be contacted for 'research' and I said yes , but so far I've not been required. Maybe the nurse looked at me and thought I was a 'bit past it' lol .

The research I actively signed up for was aimed at my age  ;-)   as well as other factors (like being in between shots) - but I don't think the system helps itself, because you are only allowed to register for ALL projects, not the specific one you feel you could most help with - and they / the computers then have 1000s of records to sift through.

There seems to have been a multiple approach to getting folk signed up for their injections. As well as letters, and the promoted ability to book online for oneself if you can get to one of the vax centres, our local doctors' surgeries have been using Facebook to reach 'customers'.