Covid Vaccine Spring booster.

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!

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).

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...

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.

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.

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!

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!

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

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.

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!!!!

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 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.

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 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.

That's true. Vaccines are tweaked each time to provide protection against new mutations.

The protective antibodies in the vaccine begin to fade as soon as three months later hence why we are invited to have a new one every six months.

The residual memory in our immune systems from past vaccines may be able to recognise the general virus but it won't be as effective against a new strain.

I think people are foolish to pass up the opportunity to be as protected as possible not just to protect themselves but to protect others if they get sick.

If it's offered I take it! Just in case

The reason we have to have flu jags every year is because the virus mutates so much that one year's immunity doesn't necessarily extend to the next year's virus. As I understand it, the same is true of covid, so having had previous doses or the illness itself will not protect you from the next mutation.

I was classed CEV during the pandemic - a flaring auto-immune condition requiring high dose immuno-suppressants. I was admitted to hospital for emergency treatment for this during the first wave of Covid. I’m currently in remission but will continue to have the vaccinations when offered to protect myself and to protect others.

I’ve had eight so far - two each year starting 2021. I never have any ill effects bar a sore arm for a couple of days. I work with the public, returned to normal work after all restrictions were lifted in July 2021. I have never caught Covid so they seem to work for me.

We haven't had any for the past couple of years we both had a bout of Covid during that period, manifested like a cold, with a couple of weeks recovery period. We religiously have the winter flu injection.

We decided against having anymore a couple of years ago. We’ve both had Covid recently and it was fine, slightly achy and more tired than usual but nothing to worry us.

No definitely not having any more boosters- wished I hadn’t had any, tbh.. the pains I have had inside my legs since those jabs, its like having hot wires pushed through my veins 😩
Had my flu jab, the surgery has sent me five invites for another 😩

I’ve looked on line. Apparently have to wait for offer, rather than book an appointment.

I'm not sure whether to have the spring booster. I'm pro vaccinations and have had all of them, but have had a bad time with Shingles since last October and don't think I am well enough to give my body another challenge.

I'm still trying to decide what to do.

Yes most probably kittylester but spring is not normally a flu time I ve never had flu shots in the spring before I ve had I think it’s 8 Covid shots and no they don’t give me any problems never even had a sore arm but I now want my natural immunity to buildup if possibly
I m not anti injections at all, but thankfully reasonably healthy for my age and not immunocompromised and up to now I ve gone along with it all and that’s OK for me I m not asking anyone else to it’s just my own decision for now

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

Maybe it wasn't too bad because you had had the jabs.