Covid Vaccine Spring booster.

I always take every vaccine going. If nothing else, it helps with the herd immunity.
BTW I am in my late 70s and am in rude good health.

BlueBelle

I ve decided not to have any more I ve had them all up to date and had Covid itself twice, neither times very bad at all just like a cold
I don’t think I ll go any further with them now I ll continue to have the winter flu jab though

The Covid vaccine reduces the severity of the illness if you catch Covid. You may have been much more ill if you hadn’t had the vaccine.

I got the invitation text this morning and booked my jab straight away. I'm CEV so I still think it's important. I have had covid once and it was really nasty. I'm not sure that I'm over it yet and that was last June.

DH and I got our boosters in January as we both have other conditions which could cause complications. Since then I’ve had the shingles job and the pneumonia one. The only side effect I had was after the shingles one the skin around the area the injection was in was very itchy for about 10 days.

I tend to accept every one, though goodness knows why. A year ago, I had the covid and flu jabs as normal towards the end of 2023, then ended up in hospital with a pulmonary embolism. I was there for 3 weeks - and guess what - I caught Covid!
Next jab booked for this April!!!!

I mean systems get weaker as we grow older so I believe vaccinations are extremely important because Covid can be fatal I’m getting the vaccination whenever it’s needed.

Stella of course I totally realise that and as I said I ve had 8 Covid injections so far I haven’t heard anyone n my area talking or having had Covid for months now although I know it may be around in other areas No one seems to be testing now so maybe it’s around but we don’t know it
I will definitely have winter vaccines I ve never thought of spring time as being a time to get flu
I m defo not anti vaccinations I ve had all my Covid, plus flu jabs every year, shingles and pneumonia and I ll have my autumn /winter jab both Covid and flu but just want to try and build up some of my own immunity through spring summer

We both had the jabs last Spring and I am so pleased we did as DH caught covid in the summer and he was dreadfully ill and it triggered Polymyalgia. He is still in recovery having steroids daily. If he hadn’t had the jab I don’t think he would be here now.

He too has heart problems and was advised to take all the jabs offered to him.

Go for it!

Had Covid, Flu & Pneumonia jabs so far again this year as well as a new one I think was RSV or similar. Will keep on having them as when I had covid 2years ago my doctor then said I would have been much worse had I not had the jab. It was a bad enough bout having had the jab so will keep taking all offered!

I think people need to realise that covid jabs don't suit everyone. I had quite serious side effects with all 3 jabs I had so I'm not having any more.
Side effects including uncontrollable shaking all over, sudden uncontrollable shaking just on one side, stinging pain to each kidney area one after the other, and the worst was passing out without warning on day 3 after each jab. Waking up on the ground in the garden with scraiges down one hand and no idea how it happened I found frightening. Thankfully I didn't break a hip or leg. I have never ever fainted before or since in my life. To risk another jab would not be advisable due to the risk of serious injury.
I've always had all vaccinations with no serious reactions in the past including smallpox, TB, hepatitis vaxs etc but this covid one definitely doesn't suit me. Tried it 3 times so its definitely the jab.

I’ve booked mine for early April. DH has booked his in May as we couldn’t get the same date.
We’ve both got nasty colds now the first we’ve had in a few years, even wondering if it’s Covid which neither of us have had. Will check tomorrow if I’m still shivering.

Sadly, the last 2 vaccinations gave me a racing heart and when I asked the doctor if it would be irresponsible to decline future ones, she was happy for me to forego them. I have always had any vaccination on offer, but the fast, pounding heart was quite scary...

BlueBelle how do you think you can build up your own immunity if your immune system isn't challenged? That's how it works, and it can be challenged by either the disease (with potential problems) or by immunisation (with problems for some, but for fewer people, so it's a balance of risks).

I stopped after 3 wish I'd not had any. I have a friend who is vaccine damaged after 1. No more for me. I also have an autoimmune condition, had covid twice its not pleasant but I've had worse flu!

Thanks Wheniwasyounger I just want to let my body do any work needed ‘for now’ I m lucky that I don’t have any immune deficiencies or major illnesses I m not anti vaccines and as I said I ve had them all up to now but now I m having a rest
I ll let you know how it goes

I still wear a mask when shopping.

I only had the first two, mainly because we were being told we wouldn't be able to go anywhere without them.
As far as I know I have not had Covid. I am a firm believer in building natural immunity if at all possible.
My OH has every jab going, he has had Covid at least twice. He has the flu jab every year and as soon as he has that he starts catching colds of varying degrees, you can bet he will be coughing and sneezing within days of having it!

Thankfully not heard anybody mention having Covid around here for months.

Sorry to be so blunt but you'd be CRAZY to have any more of that experimental stuff pumped into your body. Start looking at all the material available outside the mainstream media. The people I know who have had all the vaccines are ill all the time. Those unvaccinated are in the pink - I've been walking the Cotswolds today with three others, all in our 60's and 70's and unvaxed, talking about all the younger people we know who have been ill since Christmas. And what, exactly, do you need protecting from? Bubonic plague? Why not look after your immune system instead of relying on the medical establishment to take over your body. As an aside, Israel's poster child for the vaccine has just died from cardiac arrest, aged 8. Poor little boy. For goodness sake, what is it going to take for people to wake up???

What were the side effects you experienced?

AZ vaccine has been withdrawn from use. It's because its caused blood clots and serious side effects I think. Not 100% sure why but it's definitely been withdrawn

Same as Bluebelle, not having the spring booster this time, but may have the winter one.

sazz1

AZ vaccine has been withdrawn from use. It's because its caused blood clots and serious side effects I think. Not 100% sure why but it's definitely been withdrawn

As someone, who is CEV, the first vaccine I had, was AZ. The side effects were awful and it had to be reported to the the Yellow Card site. It turned out, that contrary to what was advised initially, it was not suitable for those who are immunocompromised. It was given for the right reasons, to try and protect people like me.

However, it did not stop me having the subsequent vaccines I was offered, I have had every single one and will continue to do so.
I was advised I would die if I caught Covid and I would not be given a bed in ICU, to give younger, fitter people a chance.
I did eventually catch Covid from my asymptomatic granddaughter, however, I did not die, because the vaccines reduced the impact.

Why not look after your immune system instead of relying on the medical establishment to take over your body.
Undines, you obviously have no idea what being immunocompromised means. I do everything to improve my immune system, but without medical intervention, I would probably be dead by now.

Not only are you blunt, you are rude.
I am certainly not crazy and always research what medication is being given to me, before accepting treatment. How fortunate you are to enjoy a walk in the Cotswolds, with friends, who are in pink. Some of us can hardly walk the length of a room, not through any fault of our own.

BlueBelle have you considered that the occasions where you contracted Covid that wasn't very bad 'just like a cold' was because you were vaccinated?

Why bother having the flu vaccine and not the Covid one?

Everyone has to do what they think is best for themselves. I have a myriad of conditions so was extremely worried about both the virus and the vaccine. I have had 3 and suffered very scary aide effects. However my mother in law age 93 died last May a week after her booster. We were told by doctors it was "not uncommon " in the elderly. My oldest son developed a kidney blood clot after his vaccine. My youngest son spent nearly a year being treated for panic attacks. We went private and it was paroxysmal atrial fibrillation due to the vaccine. He needed a procedure to stop and restart his heart. We have also had cousins children in their 40s with sudden deaths after their vaccines. On the other hand, in the first wave of covid we lost 11 relatives to this virus though they were mainly old or had other conditions. Very difficult to make decisions!!

Yes Supertinny if you read my answers above you would see I very much considered that the vaccine helped me have a less problematic flu than if I d had none ✔️
I ll also repeat I m NOT anti vaccines and if I had underlying health problems I would have it ✔️
I m reasonably ok for my age and I ve willingly had every vaccine offered to me and followed all the Covid rules I m not a rebel in any way ✔️
I had no problems with any vaccines not even a sore arm but I don’t want a spring /summer vaccine I will have my winter ones when offered in the autumn ✔️
We are all allowed to make our own decisions and I m not trying to change anyone’s mind just saying what I feel is right for me