Kate1949
May I ask why people don't want them?
... I'd like to know, too.
I'm in no way an anti-vaxxer, but I am worried about side-effects and am reluctant to take up the offer of the Spring 'booster' because I'm afraid of the possibility that they could be serious.
Now that I live alone and there's no-one to notice if I suddenly slide off my perch, I'm concerned that I would not understand the symptoms of, for example, myocarditis or pericarditis and would shrug them off as the after effects of the vax.
The problem is, you are vaxxed and then waved off - when I had the Autumn vax, the medics didn't even mention the usual 'what to expect' advice that they usually give.
The very first time I was vaccinated against Covid - gosh, that seems a long time ago now doesn't it - those horrid days when the news was full of rising infections, deaths, panic, etc... - anyway, I was housebound at the time, I'd become inconveniently ill while continuing to be the full-time carer of my now late OH... so, my GP came around and jabbed us both himself, on his way home. He also stopped off for the following couple of evenings - just to make sure we were not having any immediate serious side effects. That was quite reassuring.
I know vaccine-induced serious side effects are rare, but there is a need for careful monitoring in older, high-risk patients, which of course is impossible in today's climate, not least because serious side effects can develop days, weeks or even months afterwards.
... so I'd be interested to hear the reasoning of others...
