Do you sit or stand when you have the jab?

[Remoulade]

Not had my first jab yet and going today. Pregnant and incredibly anxious about it. Want to minimise touching anything with any part of my body (yes I know I am over worried, saying it really won't help) and was wondering if you stood up or sat down when you had yours? The thought of sitting on a possibly covid infested chair is making my skin crawl.

Also, if you're meant to sit, can you ask to stand?😐

YABU - I was sitting down
YANBU - I was standing up

Glad to hear you’re feeling better. You may not have health anxiety but you do have a level of germophobia that is way beyond normal. You really need to get some help for it before a) your child picks up on it and b) you melt down because your child put something dirty in their mouth.

I've just returned from my volunteer stint at the hub (I thought of you, OP, as I wiped down each chair between each post-vaccinated person!)

We had a mixture of AZ and Moderna today. Those I had to monitor after their jab were 75% Moderna, but some AZ people also had to wait for 15 minutes (and not because they were driving). I don't know why, and of course I didn't ask. But presumably there are some people with conditions that the vaccinator considers make post-jab monitoring to be wise.

Ours was standing, no one around me sat

OP - good to hear you are feeling well after your jab. You might be interested in this article on 'hygiene theatre' in today's paper: www.theguardian.com/society/2021/jul/12/hygiene-theatre-how-excessive-cleaning-gives-us-a-false-sense-of-security

I’m in the UK and have had 2 x AZ jabs. They asked if drivers could wait in their cars. People who had walked or who had lifts didn’t have to wait.

So basically it depends entirely on where you have your jab. No standing at my hub. No waiting in cars. It's run according to what works for the venue and the numbers involved. It's a very flexible.

We've discovered that the rate of fainting/feeling wobbly is higher in the young people having Moderna, so they're now asked on arrival, if they've eaten or drunk recently. If not, they're given a cup of squash and a biscuit and sit for a few minutes before their jab. But I'm not extrapolating that to what other hubs in my area, never mind across the country, are doing.

I find that local FB community pages are the best place to find out what your local vaccination centre is doing.

I will say though, I do not have health anxiety. If I did, I would worry about every ache and pain. I don't. I just try to have some control over what happens in my life.

This is literally the definition of health anxiety.

Where you wait or not with AZ depends on your medical history, and whether you are driving afterwards.

I had to wait for half an hour (medical history)

@yeOldeTrout
why sit in the cars but not if they travelled by any other mode?
I assume it’s because if you get a bus or train you’re unlikely to cause a major accident even if you do have a rapid adverse reaction. Did wonder about bicycles though. Tbh it seemed a bit nonsensical to me, but this is what came down the line from the powers that be. We have a very specific script to adhere to and this is part of it.

@BikeRunSki

I’m in the UK and have had 2 x AZ jabs. They asked if drivers could wait in their cars. People who had walked or who had lifts didn’t have to wait.

Oh, I misunderstood! I thought you meant wait in ther cars for the jab! D'oh.

At the hub I went to for my first jab (AZ), everyone who was driving had to sit in a special waiting area for ten minutes. Otherwise you could go.

There's no room for that in the hub where I help out, so you're supposed to sit in your car for five minutes. Presumably just in case you get a bit wobbly after having an injection. Much like when you go for a flu jab, and you're asked to sit for five minutes before you go home.

@babynameneeded

I will say though, I do not have health anxiety. If I did, I would worry about every ache and pain. I don't. I just try to have some control over what happens in my life.

This is literally the definition of health anxiety.

It really isn't.

But I guess to your standards my consultant is equally crazy and anxious. He runs the opposite way when he sees someone coughing or sneezing coming his way and asks that no one comes to see him if they're having any cold or flu symptoms, years before covid.

You have hygiene anxiety.

I find it hard to imagine that your consultant literally runs away from someone about to sneeze.

Nah sorry OP, not buying it. You’re deluded.

@babynameneeded

I find it hard to imagine that your consultant literally runs away from someone about to sneeze.

Nah sorry OP, not buying it. You’re deluded.

Of course I am, dear. I must have imagined the conversation.

Note to self; Must stop taking mushrooms.

Mushrooms would probably help you to be fair

@babynameneeded

I will say though, I do not have health anxiety. If I did, I would worry about every ache and pain. I don't. I just try to have some control over what happens in my life.

This is literally the definition of health anxiety.

You may have health anxiety if you:

constantly worry about your health
frequently check your body for signs of illness, such as lumps, tingling or pain
are always asking people for reassurance that you're not ill
worry that a doctor or medical tests may have missed something
obsessively look at health information on the internet or in the media
avoid anything to do with serious illness, such as medical TV programmes
act as if you were ill (for example, avoiding physical activities)

HTH

@babynameneeded

Mushrooms would probably help you to be fair

Hey, at least I'm capable of using Google before I make myself look stupid🤷‍♀️

Bangs my head against the wall. 🤦🏻‍♀️

@babynameneeded

Bangs my head against the wall. 🤦🏻‍♀️

And that might help you. Shake some brain cells loose, get 'em moving.

@babynameneeded

😂

act as if you were ill (for example, avoiding physical activities)

You do this tbf.

@Hercisback

act as if you were ill (for example, avoiding physical activities)

You do this tbf.

I don't think that's what that means, kiddo.

You tried to avoid a parcel.

You avoid touching stuff.

You act around others as if they are all ill. Same difference.

That sounds like germ anxiety (which is what my DD has) as opposed to health anxiety.