Another COVID vaccine?

I accept every single vaccine offered. It may not be for me but merely to improve the herd immunity. If it’s offered, it’s because it is necessary.

"So many nonsense beliefs" in YOUR dismissive opinion only MOnica.

I, for one, would certainly welcome a definitive, meta analysis of the efficacy of the vaccine across the board if you're able to post any relevant papers please.
As with all medication, one size doesn't fit all.

Not been offered or summoned for any more (68 going on 69 years old) but don't think I will have any more. The last 2 affected my balance badly, and my husband's, and felt very ill from them. My BIL ended up with heart problems because of the vax, husband was in ICU with covid in 2020 but even he says no more jabs for him.

This is a timely thread for me. I swithered about keeping my booster appointment this week for no other reason than that I had had enough of jags. However, on Monday I learned of two separate people who have covid so I went along yesterday and had the booster. The nurse who jagged me told me that during the lockdowns she was working in ICU. She said it was noticeable how the numbers admitted reduced as the vaccinations took effect. I am glad I went after all.

I am 69, have had one jab a year in Oct/Nov yearly since it started with only a sore arm for a few days. I know 2 friends (1 is 74, other is 66) that wouldn't have any (as they don't know what the health services are pumping into their bodies). Nothing has happened to any of us so far, but that is just the luck of the draw. If we all caught Covid tomorrow I would probably not be affected as bad as they would.

I have had all the vaccines available as I sm immuno suppressed. Looking at some of the comments on here, I am shocked. Have you forgotten what it was like when covid hit, maybe you never lost anyone. I spent over 3 months confined to my house, not being able to see my grandchildren. I never ever want to go through that again. Please keep offering me the vaccines

so many nonsense beliefs...........

If only one in a million people suffer a reaction to something, then someone somewhere has got to be that one. Therefore if someone you know gets a blood clot after the COVID vaccination, that one case does not invalidate the claim that blood clots are extremely rare after the vaccination.

There are many and varied reasons for people of all ages to have sudden explained blood clots. It does not follow that if someone has a blood clot after the COVID jab, that the COVID jab caused the blood clot, it is merely one of a number of potential causes.

Every day we read about people who suffer all kinds of sudden medical probelems completely out of the blue, that have no obvious cause, and are generally unknown in their age group. Babies and children having strokes. My father, aged 92, died of an infection that generally only children under 10 were susceptible to - I draw absolutely no conclusions from that fact

I wish the Dept of Education would add a good grounding in the statistics of sampling, probability and other basic statistics to the maths syllabus. It would spare us so much nonsense beliefs in science, based on an anecdotal sample of 1.

Yes, I’ve had all available and will continue to have more when offered.
At 80 years of age, I need all the protection I can get.

Never had any. Late 50s. Caught something from my husband - also unjabbed - in 2021 when he got the virus. Mine lasted 48 hours then I was fine.
My aunt went into hospital following a fall in 2020 aged 88. She was labelled a Covid patient despite having been completely housebound with no human contact beforehand for 13 days.
That was very bizarre knowing what we know now about the incubation period. Her hospital notes later confirmed that the doctors didn’t know if it was Covid or bacterial pneumonia.
Anyway she and a 99 year old lady got through it and were later discharged home. Oddly though, stories like this never made the headlines.
She later declined the jabs annd never had any flu jabs (as she was terrified of needles) and had myself and carers frequently visiting her until her death this year from dementia. But she never caught any more respiratory infections between her hospitalisation in 2020 and her passing in 2025. Fancy that.

It is so hard ...... it is difficult to make sense of all the stats, but I do think that the statement "there have indeed been lots of fit healthy young sportspeople that have got these blood clots since they started those jabs" is not accurate.

Defining "lots" is important as someone could make the decision not to have the jab on the basis of this and it could put their life at risk.

The figure for this happening is 0.001% of all those vaccinated. Every incidence of this complication is a tragedy for the individual and family involved; but it is not "lots".

Every medical decision carries a risk and we have to all make our own decisions. But it is important that we have the opportunity to make those decisions on the basis of facts.

My husband is vulnerable and has every vaccination that is offered to him, it makes sense. I'm offered less but would still have them all. Even after vaccinations you can still get a nasty dose of flu or covid, so anything that reduces the severity has to be a good thing.
I actually had shingles when all my children had chicken pox, but I gather than you can get it again so had the vaccination when it was offered. Since then I didn't catch it when my grandchildren have had so it obviously worked for me.

I haven't been offered one for a while, but when I am I will definitely have it.

Sago

Luckygirl3

Sago

A big fat NO from me, I had the two I had to have in case I had to travel but no more.

I am fortunate enough to have never had Covid🤞.

I always have the flu vaccine.

Could you explain your reasoning please.

My once fit and healthy SIL ( ex Team GB )had blood clots in each lung after the vaccine.

He was close to death.

Sorry to hear this.

I was thinking "Don't explain your reasoning - it's a set-up to attack you some more". Yep....I've realised that often happens (ie the attacks).

Hope your SIL is well now - there have indeed been lots of fit healthy young sportspeople that have got these bloodclots since they started those jabs. Fingers crossed for him.

I have everything offered.

Where would the world be if there were no vaccines. We would still have the dreaded smallpox around and polio and TB. Everyone should take advantage of any vaccine on offer, although I do have sympathy for those who get side effects from them

I've had every Covid jab, and will continue to do so. I'm actually just recovering from (presumably the new strain of) Covid virus, and it's been pretty awful for three days or so! I felt very unwell. I'm 57 and, although I do have some minor health conditions, I am fairly well normally. If an older, more vulnerable person, were to contract this strain, with the coughing bouts, breathlessness and exhaustion that I experienced, I imagine it would be a big concern. If there is a new vaccine available for this latest strain I would urge those eligible to have it!

I have had and will have all vaccines offered. I'm in a high risk group and I kinda want to live.

We'll be having the lot. I worked with people with learning disabilities years ago and some were brain damaged because of the infections.
Vaccinations for most people are life savers.

No from me. I gave had 3 covid vaccinations and was poorly after them all and had a blood clot behind my eye which is still recovering and thought to be due to covid vaccine. I have had covid three times and was not too poorly thankfully.
My daughter has had covid a few times and after her latest covid vaccine developed long covid symptoms and still struggling.

Had Covid once in 2022, as did ‘himself’. Still prepared to have any vax offered.

Life is strange. When I was a child, mumps and measles were referred to as ‘the usual childhood ailments’. The Press never mentioned that children actually died from these diseases. Then came along vaccines and we almost managed to see off these illnesses in our community. Parents then became rather blasé and didn’t bother to get their children immunised as the infection risk was small so the diseases got a hold again. Fortunately, a bigger emphasis recently on getting children immunised has reduced the infection rate significantly.

By getting vaccinated against Covid, we not only protect ourselves but we also help keep the overall infection rate under control.

Fifty years ago, if anyone had told me that flu was a potential killer of 23 year olds, I would have laughed at them. After a week spent in hospital with flu, I now treat viruses with great respect. Like many I am grateful for the advances that medical science has made, and continues to make. I had my RSV injection a month ago.

I am curious about why people do not want vaccines. Do those people take other prescribed medication and follow a reasonable life style to keep fit and active? If so, why do they ignore this one area of medical advice?

I can understand how dreadful this must have been for you all and I am glad he has recovered.

It seems the incidence of this occurrence is 0.001%. That is vanishingly small than goodness.

Sadly there is a risk with all vaccines and also with illnesses. However with odds as tiny as that I think it does make sense to have the vaccine, especially older people with poorer immune systems and other on-going pathologies that might make them more vulnerable.

To give some balance - as I said my friend's son suffered heart damage from the covid virus itself. Estimates suggest a range of 7% to 40% of people with COVID-19 experience myocardial injury.

So the heart and clotting risks from covid itself are much higher than from the vaccine.

But I can understand that the logic of statistics is hard to take on board when you have had such a traumatic family occurrence.

Luckygirl3

Sago

A big fat NO from me, I had the two I had to have in case I had to travel but no more.

I am fortunate enough to have never had Covid🤞.

I always have the flu vaccine.

Could you explain your reasoning please.

My once fit and healthy SIL ( ex Team GB )had blood clots in each lung after the vaccine.

He was close to death.