Freebies

Yes,I would have paid,no question.
Separately Long Covid may just be another form of post viral fatigue syndrome but if many many more people contract covid because it is a novel virus then many many more people will end up with post viral fatigue syndrome.Calling it by another name doesn’t stop it being a problem.
And because Covid is new we don’t know how Long Covid will play out.

Misadventure, In NO WAY was I suggesting that people paying for the vaccine would be given priority.
I would give a voluntary contribution, just because I could afford it, and would not expect ANY preferential treatment for so doing!

I would have paid.

Janiepops

Yes would pay, and probably double it to cover someone that couldn’t pay, just for gratefulness I was born in the Western world ????????????

I totally agree with you

Depends how much.
I'm not keen on the idea that any healthcare should be more accessible to people with the means to pay.

It would end up that those more in need if protection could be less likely to get it.

Some people seem to think that, just because they pay their taxes, they're entitled to unlimited treatment from the NHS. Like any other body funded by the State, the NHS has to make very difficult decisions regarding what they can provide and what they cannot.
In my opinion some of their decisions are wrong, but others would disagree, which shows how difficult it must be.

I'm so grateful that when I presented with a symptom in 2017 I was immediately fast tracked through the system, cancer of the womb was diagnosed, and I had a hysterectomy very quickly.

But I do not expect, as a friend of mind did, that when she had problems with her feet, the NHS would provide her with a pair of made to measure shoes ( which I never saw her wearing) until she could have a bunion operation. Her sense of entitlement really annoyed me.

So yes, I would have paid for both my vaccinations without question. And I would pay for a booster in the autumn if offered.

Without question would I have paid.

I’m also with Janiepops, would have wanted to pay for mine and would donate the cost for another person to have one too.

The Govt have aleady admitted that the current deaths number is made up of people who have had a positive test within 28 days of day but may have died from any illness/accident ie, WITH covid not OF covid. Also, normal seasonal flu can kill between 15,000 and upwards of 40,000 in a particularly nasty season and the numbers are normally counted for one season only and not several as with the pandemic. The current number includes the winters of 2019 and 2020 and will most likely be carried forward to 2021 winter too. Long Covid is the new name of Post Viral Fatigue which can also take a year or so to recover from.

Moggycuddler

Not so. Quite a number of not so old and otherwise healthy people have died from it. If not died, been hospitalised in intensive care and had a very serious and horrible illness. Boris Johnson for one. He almost died. Then there's long covid, even among people who had mild symptoms originally. As for the vaccine doing no good, as in your previous comment, how come the deaths are down to a handful daily now, as opposed to hundreds as it was pre-vaccine? And far, far less hospitalisations?

This comment should have been addressed to Shirlb, sorry!

Yes, I would have paid for mine. I also volunteered at a Vaccination Centre for three months for which I could have claimed expenses.............I didn't claim a single penny.

Not so. Quite a number of not so old and otherwise healthy people have died from it. If not died, been hospitalised in intensive care and had a very serious and horrible illness. Boris Johnson for one. He almost died. Then there's long covid, even among people who had mild symptoms originally. As for the vaccine doing no good, as in your previous comment, how come the deaths are down to a handful daily now, as opposed to hundreds as it was pre-vaccine? And far, far less hospitalisations?

Definitely yes!

Yes, I would have paid too. I'm so thankful to have been born in UK

Your children and grand children will be repaying the debt for the next 25-30 years.

I have 1 GS 14 only family member not vaccinated will happily pay for him when they pass it safe for his age group

Astra Zeneca have been giving the vaccine on a not for profit basis which is extremely generous of them. They deserve a lot more recognition and praise for this. Instead they seem to have had to deal with a lot of flack directed at them. And yes, I would have paid for the protection and peace of mind this has brought me.

Don’t agree my work colleague who was fit 50 year old died from catching covid from his son

“ Shirlb

Remember the virus is not that bad unless your in hospital or already have life threatening issues! No one can live for ever ?”

I’m not sure where you’re getting your info from, I doubt the relatives of the 128,000+ people dead would agree with, nor the thousands still suffering from post viral syndrome (aka “long Covid”) sadly I know people who’ve died, they weren’t old nor had underlying health conditions and I have relatives under 60 who contracted Covid at Christmas and one is still suffering ! This isn’t the flu, flu itself kills approx 15,000 older and unwell people every year…..it’s just not in the same league !

ShirlB, I am amazed to find the molescom contagium lump and my verucas, both viral, are actually reducing in size, hopefully to clear up completely since my covid jab, that's some pretty effective vaccine

Yes I would have paid

jocork

The Astrazeneca vaccine has been produced on a 'not-for-profit' basis. The other vaccines have cost rather more. Once the initial phase of dealing with the pandemic are over I'm sure the companies will increase their prices significantly. Apparently the companies that have made the most money are those supplying the glass vials etc!

Personally I'd be happy to pay a small extra amount on my taxes if it ensured that the NHS remained 'free at the point of need'!

Absolutely , so would I.

Yes I'd definitely have paid

I think what is meant by “free”, is “free at point of service” Most of us pay taxes for all sorts of things - many don’t use those things, we are indeed very fortunate with our NHS, many of us have had far more out of in that we paid yes.

Yes, I would have happily paid for vaccines !

And despite the costs of all the free testing and inoculation being covered there will still be politicians telling us the government hasn't spent on the NHS