Booster vaccine

I live in the North of Scotland. Have heard nothing about the Covid Booster hag.
I asked this week at my GP surgery regarding Flu jags - was told I will hear from the Government as to when and where. It is NOT being done at the surgery. Husband has Chronic Asthma, and we are both Diabetic. Both in our 70's. Here's hoping

i had both my booster and flu jab (one in each arm)on same day flu jab for first time ever caused no problems sore arm for a couple of days the covid booster phyzer one this time has 6 days later still left me with very sore swollen arm with a lump but i wuld still have again if needed.

good to know that most people out there are having their booster jabs. I had mine y'day and so far no ill effects, apart from a very slightly sore arm. I had the flu jab a couple of weeks ago. I can't see any reason not to have the jabs! 2 of my grandchildren have had covid in the past few weeks - its rampant at their schools. I want to feel safe when I am with my grandchildren frankly.

For anyone who is unsure whether or not to accept the offer of the booster, please think very seriously before you refuse it. My brother, just 65, who was double jabbed and very cautious, has caught Covid. He has been seriously ill with Covid complications and will be in hospital and permanently on oxygen for at least two weeks. He is on an intravenous cocktail of three Covid specific antibiotics. The doctor told him that he was just one step from needing to be on a ventilator. I will certainly be accepting the booster.

Having both of mine together next week.

I've decided not to get the covid booster if offered as I had a bad reaction to both vaccines. It affected my kidneys with pain in both kidneys and going to toilet constantly for 2 days after. Also high temperature and uncontrollable shaking all night for 2 nights. Also blacked out 3 times and fell down. Never had any of these symptoms before covid vaccines or after. Haven't fell down before or since. I've always had all vaccines in the past.
I had the flu jab a few weeks ago and no reaction at all to that. But I'm giving the covid booster a miss if offered. Its just not worth the risk for me IMO

I'll have the booster when it's offered. If I'd had actual covid, I believe I wouldn't need the booster so someone else could have it. I had no ill effects from the covid jabs and have never had a problem with the flu jab but the pneumonia jab nearly laid me out! I was very ill after that one. Phew!

Ive had my booster and flu jab all went ok.

I had my booster on Saturday and my flu jab yesterday. No problems at all! ?

I had my flu and booster last week one each arm apart from 2 tendor arms i had no problems

Had both within a week of each other. No probs. just grateful to have them.

I have a topical reaction to the 'flu vaccine (and some years grow an egg sized lump at the injection site which is painful for several weeks) yet still welcome having it as influenza can be a killer.

I was advised to wait eight days before having an anti-Covid booster, which I did.

This year, my arm was still swollen from the 'flu inoculation so the vaccinator injected away from the raised area, towards the top of my arm.

I had the AstraZeneca vaccine for doses one and two and Pfizer for the third with very little reaction, just a slightly raised red spot, sore if knocked but otherwise fine. I did not feel remotely unwell after the booster.

Having had Covid, please do not put off having your booster jab, for a slightly sore arm for a few days is rather better than contracting Covid, I can assure you!

I’m having mine today.
I felt horrid for about a week after the first two but I’m still having the jab. Flu jab booked for 30th.

No problem when I had my covid booster

I had my booster vaccination yesterday and it was the same one, - Pfizer - as my first two. No problems today except a sore arm. There were a lot of screaming anti-vaxxers outside the vaccination centre. I ignored them.
I had my flu vaccination in late September. So I feel reasonably safe now to maybe start going to the cinema again soon, - hopefully?

My husband and I were fortunate enough to have flu vaccination 9.30 and Covidbooster 12.45 same day a couple of weeks ago, ( Each in different places) , no ill effects apart from slightly sore arm withbooster, just pleased to be ‘done’.

Regarding antibody testing, I paid £49 for a private antibody test 4 weeks after my 2nd AZ vaccination. There are different tests available but a test for the Covid spike protein is the one needed to detect if someone has produced antibodies. I had a negative result within 48 hours. I was then entered into an official study and had another test (this time free as part of the study) and the results were again negative.

I'm asked why I bother, I know I'm vulnerable. My view is that I need to estimate my risks based on knowing my status. It doesn't mean that I shut myself away. Nothing has changed.

In my case (because of my treatment) there is also a possibility that, at some time, I might acquire some antibodies. I'd like to know if that happens.

That’s appalling Franbern

What is the matter with these people? It’s bad enough that they believe all the idiotic mis-information about the vaccines but surely they should be prevented from peddling their dangerous lies outside schools?

I would be furious if I had a child at school who was subjected to those unhinged individuals.

DH had his booster last Thursday, he felt poorly on Saturday, he had his routine blood test for methotrexate on Monday, he has RA and takes methotrexate and baricitinib, the doctor phoned yesterday to say he is anaemic and his white blood count is also quite low.
Maybe coincidence who knows, told not to take his methotrexate this week and repeat blood test in a month.
He has stopped his baricitinib as advised before the booster and for a week after.

Flu jab four weeks ago. No reaction whatsoever, tiny bruise on arm, but not painful. Covid booster yesterday. Felt rather 'spaced out' afterwards and very tired. Good nights sleep, fell fine (so far) this morning, except for painful arm.
Feel so fortunate to have had these.
Anti-vaxers were outside local secondary schools here - actually telling young children that they would die if they had this jab. I am normally in favour of people being permitted to demonstrate their beliefs - but these people are well beyond that. Absolutely disgusting and highly dangerous behavior.

Fanny, both my RA consultant and GP told me that in Scotland, you only get can only your antibodies checked if you have been on a trial. It may be different in other parts of the UK.

Oh, I didn’t know that about the booster being different. There is so much information floating about, but it’s not all common knowledge

Thank you Mary
So is it commonplace for immune suppressed folk to have their antibodies checked?

Good morning Fanny, its good to see you are still posting.

There are quite a few articles about this online, but I found this explanation easy to understand.

What is a third dose of the coronavirus vaccine?
A third dose of the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines (Pfizer or Moderna) is identical to the first two doses. It can help protect people with weakened immune systems who did not have a strong enough response to the first two doses of one of the mRNA vaccines. Such people can get a third dose as soon as 28 days after a second dose. The FDA has authorized, and the CDC recommends, that those with certain medical conditions that suppress the immune system get a third dose of the same brand of COVID-19 vaccine that they initially received.

If I understand this correctly, a third vaccination is the same brand as the first two, a booster must be a different one.

Rosie191a and Marydoll sorry, I don’t understand the ‘third dose’ as opposed to ‘booster’ thing; can you explain please? Thank you