COVID jab April 2026

the last jab I had was last year, I went really dizzy and had a really bad headache for about 3 days and felt generally unwell all week, almost as bad as I felt when I actually had Covid, so I don't think I will have this one.

One or two people above have commented on getting Covid after the vaccination. Imagine how very ill with Covid they would have been without the protection. It’s always worth the vaccinations to keep any symptoms milder if you are unlucky enough to still catch it.

I never had a single covid jab and never would.

I also had pulmonary embolisms after my 2nd Covid jab. I will never have another.

luluaugust

We will have to have ours later as the Dr has only offered three dates and we are away

We always get ours at Boots in town, it is so convenient with no long queues or waiting time.

Well said Franbern. I have every vaccination available and am grateful for that. I have booked the Covid spring booster for myself and my DH.

I had a Covid jab back in 2022 and one month later had a bleed on the brain. I now stagger around with a stick and my left side is useless. My hand cannot hold anything much and is especially useless when Im trying to feed myself. I also get nerve pains through that hand. I have had lots of physio both through the hospital and quite a bit that I have paid for myself. If it wasnt for my amazing DH I would definitely be in a care home. I am fully aware that the jab may have nothing to do with the stroke but I was very active, slim and virtually a non drinker. When I had the stroke I was merely putting things away in the airing cupboard! After the stroke I didnt have anymore Covid jabs for a couple of years but I did have 2 in 2024. Unfortunately I have just read an article about a lady who like me a stroke around a month after a jab but unlike me claimed and received thousands of pounds in damages.
At the end of the day its for everyone to make their own choice

Felt dreadful off the AZ jab. Covid to me was nothing more than a common cold.
I won’t be having any more jabs.

I’m too young for the current vaccine but would def have it if I was offered.

The first time I had Covid I felt terrible for 5 days with the headache from hell.
So I have all vaccinations offered.

My husband's due for one on Saturday but I'm not sure if I'm old enough yet - we always used to go and have them at the same time, and I got them early as he was vulnerable. Not now I'm afraid.

I believe that everyone of pension age should be offered the booster for free irrespective of age, similarly the shingles vaccine. They are so expensive to buy privately, why should we pay. It’s not as if this is a cosmetic thing, the Covid vaccine is potentially a life saver. What’s more the shingles vaccine could help minimise the excruciating nerve pain which can last for a long time. I think the option to have them should be given to us.

I have every jab offered, Spring COVID next week. I have never had a single side effect from them which makes me wonder if they work on me. Having said that I have not had flu since 1970 and have never had COVID. I have a fully inoculated daughter who is struggling with long COVID and has been unable to work for six months now. She is a broadcast journalist so worked through each lockdown and was frequently in contact with the public, always fully masked. She has had COVID several times and now is quite poorly so I will never refuse a jab.

I had them up until last year sometimes ok, sometimes with slight side effects. Also have a flu jab every year with no ill effects.

I am 72 and as only 75plus are being offered it at the moment I was not eligible

We will have our injections next week and will accept any future ones as well although I have had a couple of bad reactions in the past. I was very interested to hear Sagosaying that her SiL had had pulmonary embolisms after a jab. This happened to me after the fourth jab and I ended up in hospital where all the doctors swore blind that it was pure coincidence and nothing to do with the Covid jab. The ward sister agreed with me and so have all the medics who have given me subsequent jabs.

I had all the boosters until late 2023. Didn't have the jab as feel unwell following day. I don't want to alarm anyone but have contracted lung problems with breathing and although no-one actually says it is to do with Covid, it seems a huge coincidence that I started with this problem not long after. So will always have the jab now.
As I say, it could be coincidence.

Sarnia

I will continue to have it when my GP asks me to make an appointment. My family ask why I bother but I have a friend with long Covid and I wouldn't wish her continuing health struggles on my worst enemy.

I caught Covid in January 2021 and it morphed into Long Covid. I am now at the stage where the crippling fatigue has gone, but I can no longer go on sightseeing city breaks with my husband as the breathlessness can hit again if we walk uphills etc. Long Covid is a pain and I never thought it would hit me as I was so healthy. So - if you can, get the jab. Sadly, I had a bad reaction to the last two, so the dr thinks that for me, having another vaccination is probably best avoided.

25Avalon

No thanks. Didn’t have it for the first time last Autumn and won’t have it now..

Same here. I only have the flu jab now.

Had ours yesterday, Moderna, no side effects, feel fine. Never had a problem, luckily.
I asked if there is a point to these now, she said Covid though rare, is still around, but if i were to drop the spring one, it’s still worth having the winter one, just in case.

I had mine on Monday at my local tesco pharmacy!
I will continue to have all the jabs that i'm offered - i don't want covid, flu or rsv thank you.
i've had my pneumonia and shingles jabs too. my mum had shingles and that's something I don't want.
the only childhood illness i've never had is mumps despite being sent to "mumps parties" as a child and nursing my son through it. my gp reckons i'm naturally immune!

Had mine yesterday. As usual, no side-effects. Arm a little sore if I squeeze it.

pably15

I didn't mean that Covid and flu were similar, I meant that as flu changes every year, but we still only need one jag, why do we need 2 for covid.

Flu is a seasonal illness and the jab is designed to protect people over the Winter period. Covid mutates throughout the year and the protection from both the injection and a Covid infection fades quickly; hence, the need for two jabs a year for the old and vulnerable.

i didnt trust this jab so had none, my husband was fit, healthy walked for miles not been ill in his life, had the jab died within 5 days.

I didn't mean that Covid and flu were similar, I meant that as flu changes every year, but we still only need one jag, why do we need 2 for covid.

Sorry I meant SiL.