Booster vaccination

Still nothing here for me, either flu or the booster. The army is now being used to drive the vaccination programme along in this area and also to help run our main hospital. It’s not filling me with confidence.

Yes Marydoll it is a shambles. I did not receive a letter. I only read it in a local newspaper online or I wouldn't have known today was the day! When I was called for the jag I said to the girl I'm immunosuppressed and I had read on the zoe covid app that we should have a third vaccine before the booster. She checked my info on her tablet and said yes. If I hadn't mentioned it I think I would just have had the booster! I asked if the third vaccine was different from the booster and she said yes. So now we know.

I've come late to this thread but seem to have landed lucky with my "jabs". Got a telephone call to attend surgery for my flu jab and when there was given a slip to attend a local church hall the following Saturday to receive my booster. As far as I could see the session was manned by doctors and nurses from my surgery which comes under Highland. Can't understand why there seems to be so many very different ways of administering this vacination programme. I appreciate the actual locations can be very different within our area but surely there should have been a basic framework set out.

Good news rascal, . I have a date for mine too, followed by a booster. I won't be convinced until I actually get it! It's been a shambles.
I have been told I have to make it clear at the appointment that I'm immunocompromised.

I had a third Covid vaccination this morning. It was Pfizer this time. AZ for the last two. I've not to get a booster until six months because I'm immunosuppressed. The booster will be Pfizer too.

I have tried this morning to find a walk in booster site near me as mine is overdue, there is nothing within 15 miles of me and thats in an out of town stadium that is only accessible by a car, so what do us non drivers do ?

I went to local walk in centrefold booster this morning only to be turned away as they are short staffed and doing appointments only.

Dd text me walk in centres are now open for booster jabs, so I went online to find the nearest. It’s nearly 20 miles away! It has no public transport links. How ridiculous is that? Anyone in Bristol and Bath is told to go there. Surely with 2 large cities something better could be organised? I’ll just have to wait for my invite by Thursday when I can chase it up.

I had three Pfizer and had headaches and tiredness every time. The lethargy took a long time to lift.

I had AZfor my first two jabs. 4 weeks ago I had my 3rd one, not a booster but a full shot, of Pfizer and had a headache for about a week. Will be having my booster of Pfizer in about 4 weeks and I expect the same. Reason 4 jabs is I am immune suppressed and my surgery was on the ball and got us all done straight away.

Sarnia

Has anyone who had AZ for their first and second vaccine jabs and had Pfizer for the booster had an unpleasant reaction? Apart from a slightly sore arm I did not have any problems with AZ. I had the Pfizer booster yesterday and this morning I woke to feel completely washed out. Freezing cold body and a burning face, a bit nauseous and so tired. Not like me at all. Hopefully, it will be very shortlived.

Sorry to hear that, Sarnia and hope you soon feel back to normal.

I have had Pfizer for all of my jabs but the booster seems to have given me a continual mild headache for the last 10 days.

Thankfully, the CMOs did overrule the JCVI's recommendations regarding 12-15 year olds. Some of the JCVI minutes have been published recently and they make interesting reading. The "experts" really didn't want to vaccinate 12-15 year olds. Some of them even thought it would be a good thing if they are infected and carried that infection back to their families.

Between June and September, there weren't enough Pfizer vaccines in the country to vaccinate 12-15 year olds and all the adults who hadn't been vaccinated, which is why it's a mystery that the UK sold Pfizer vaccines to Australia.

It's not clear whether the JCVI was trying to cover up the shortage. Some of them (eg sociologist Professor Dingwall) were advocating allowing as many people as possible to be infected, so believed in a "let it rip" herd immunity approach. There have been suspicions that this was the intention, but the publication of the minutes makes it clear that it actually was.

Thankfully, the CMOs did overrule the JCVI's recommendations regarding 12-15 year olds. Some of the JCVI minutes have been published recently and they make interesting reading. The "experts" really didn't want to vaccinate 12-15 year olds. Some of them even thought it would be a good thing if they are infected and carried that infection back to their families.

Between June and September, there weren't enough Pfizer vaccines in the country to vaccinate 12-15 year olds and all the adults who hadn't been vaccinated, which is why it's a mystery that the UK sold Pfizer vaccines to Australia.

It's not clear whether the JCVI was trying to cover up the shortage. Some of them (eg sociologist Professor Dingwall) were advocating allowing as many people as possible to be infected, so believed in a "let it rip" herd immunity approach. There have been suspicions that this was the intention, but the publication of the minutes makes it clear that it actually was.

I had AZ for first two and Pfizer yesterday morning arms sore but no side effects I feel fine.

Has anyone who had AZ for their first and second vaccine jabs and had Pfizer for the booster had an unpleasant reaction? Apart from a slightly sore arm I did not have any problems with AZ. I had the Pfizer booster yesterday and this morning I woke to feel completely washed out. Freezing cold body and a burning face, a bit nauseous and so tired. Not like me at all. Hopefully, it will be very shortlived.

We have just had our letters - flu and Covid boosters - 65 both of us. I already had flu as the nurse gave me it when I took my Mum.

The government did not ignore the scientists. They did exactly what the scientists recommended.

Maggiemaybe

Our scientists thought differently. Whatever my opinion on the matter is, is irrelevant. I prefer to defer to the experts.

They didn’t say they shouldn’t be vaccinated, just that there wasn’t a huge benefit in vaccinating them. However, the fact that the infection ran riot through schools when they reopened with no masks or social distancing in place either resulting in schools having to cancel classes, children (eg my grandson) catching covid before they could be vaccinated and then passing it on to their parents and grandchildren proves, imo that they should have been vaccinated before returning to school. To be fair to the government they did ignore the scientists and went ahead with vaccinating 12 year olds but it was too late to stop the escalating infection rate. As usual it was too little, too late which has been a repeating pattern throughout the pandemic.

I have just watched the Zoe webinar on being immunosuppressed and how effective the vaccine has been for those people.
It was very informative, but has left me feeling even more vulnerable.
The difference between a third vaccine and and a booster was clearly explained. The third vaccine is deemed a primary vaccine, whereas a booster is what it says it is. There is a clear difference between them.
Those receiving a third vaccine require a booster in six months time, those receiving a booster do not require a further vaccination.

What was really concerning is research has shown that the Astra Zenica vaccine is not as effective as the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines in the immunocompromised. Anyone like me, who received two doses of the Astra Zenica, will require a different vaccine. Everyone has a different response, but in some cases it was only 40% effective.
To add to that, my condition itself and the medication I take, makes me even more vulnerable. I'm seriously considering becoming a hermit!!!!

Apparently when the JVC committee issued the advice about the third vaccine in September, GPs were not initially informed. Hence all the confusion and some patients receiving a booster instead of a third primary vaccine.

However, if you have had Covid and also two vaccinations, you are in a better postion, than those who have only had two vaccines!

I had my booster yesterday with my daughter at the same chemist venue, five minutes apart. We booked ourselves in as soon as the 6 months was up all went well there was a steady stream of appointments no one seemed to miss their appointment
Neither of us have any ill effects
I’ve had all three now and my flu jab so I m all fully ‘done’ for the year

Our scientists thought differently. Whatever my opinion on the matter is, is irrelevant. I prefer to defer to the experts.

Maggiemaybe

325,140 booster jabs were administered in the UK on Saturday alone. Considering that the race is still on to vaccinate the 12 to 15 year olds and those in older age groups who still, for whatever reason, haven’t had their first or second jab, I think this is a remarkable effort.

But there shouldn’t be a race on to vaccinate 12-15 year olds. They should have been vaccinated before going back to school which is what other countries have done. Then we wouldn’t have had the high infection rate we have now. This is what annoys me. Reactivity yet again not proactivity.

I got a GP text asking me to ring for my appointment for my booster when I got through first she said no apps available but then said we can't make apps till we're sure we'll have the vaccine!! Not sure why the text if they weren't sure. She took my name and said we'll let you know. So i went on the NHS site and found an app for Saturday on a very local to me church hall. It certainly as well organised as the first two jabs.

18 November

My COVID booster jab is 6 months and 1 week after 2nd jab.
The booster will be a Pfizer injection,even though my first two were Astra Zenica .. why are things never straight forward?!
However,on a lighter note,when I phoned 119 a few weeks ago to ask about the booster the person told me that it wasn’t time for me to have it and that I was ILLEGIBLE?!!