Vaccine

[StephieSlade]

AIBU to:
A) Try and book my vaccine for the beginning of the week so that any potential side effects don't disrupt my weekend riding plans.
B) Given that I'm nervous of injections, would it be unreasonable to take my book with me to distract myself when I'm waiting for/ having my jab?

I purposely booked mine so that I wouldn’t miss work, so right before the weekend. In the end, I only got a sore throat and was otherwise fine.

At the centre I went to, you weren’t allowed to carry a bag or anything in, so I didn’t take a book in with me. But, it was only about four minutes from entering the centre to leaving again, so there wouldn’t have been any time for reading anyway. I read in the car, whilst waiting for my 15 minutes to pass.

Both completely reasonable.

A) not unreasonable
B) not unreasonable but if your experience is anything like mine there will be mere seconds of "waiting" and you'll be in and jabbed and out in all of ten minutes, no dead time whatsoever. The centre i went to was so efficient!

DP was only in there for four minutes each time. You might not have much time to think about it at all!

YANBU.
My mum booked her 2nd jab to coincide with the weekend just incase she felt shite.
If you are really anxious, you can skip the queue and be seen straight away.

Not unreasonable. but also where I went was so efficient. .just in out out..less than 5 mins in total!

If you have Pfizer or Moderna you'll have to wait for 15 minutes. Of course you can take a book.

Both fine! At 'my' centre we have people queuing out of the door at times, and we ask you to stay 15 minutes afterwards if driving, so definitely good to take a book.

A - definitely not unreasonable to book it when any reaction will be managed best.

B - very little time waiting, to be honest.
The AZ jab is genuinely pain free. I’m not keen on injections and braced myself for the “little scratch” they always warn you about. I didn’t feel a thing. It was remarkable.

Thanks everyone 😊😊!

Completely agree with AFS1.

I have the flu jab every year, where you feel the “scratch”, and didn’t feel anything with the AZ needle. It looked tiny when they brought it over!

Mind, I’m not fussed about needles at all, so maybe I’m the wrong perspective to have.

Why would it ever be unreasonable to take a book...?

Timing it to suit you is a good idea - I have done the same.

A book is also a good idea - if no bags allowed (and I've never heard of that), then make it a paperback that fits in a big pocket. I had to wait 15 minutes after each jab and was glad I had a book.

Yeah, it was at my local one. I got out of the car with my handbag (as you do), got halfway to the centre from our row of parked cars (they parked about 15 of us at once), and they sent all of the women with bags back to our cars

No idea why.

I had mine at a hospital, I didn't have a bag, but there were no signs to say don't bring one. I had to sit for 15 minutes afterwards. I see no reason not to take a book.