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To consider paying for a private Covid immunisation?

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CherubEarrings · 27/06/2024 12:32

I am in my 60s but not clinically vulnerable but travel on public transport and everyone is coughing and sneezing. I have had it twice and was unwell both times.

Anyone else considering it? It is £100

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longapple · 30/06/2024 21:59

The vaccine reduces viral load so you are less unwell, less likely to be hospitalised or die and have less virus to share with others. Not sure what's so hard to understand about that.

Thisismetooaswell · 01/07/2024 07:57

longapple · 30/06/2024 21:59

The vaccine reduces viral load so you are less unwell, less likely to be hospitalised or die and have less virus to share with others. Not sure what's so hard to understand about that.

And gave me rheumatoid arthritis and an aortic aneurysm. Apart from that it's a fantastic idea, go for it

itsasmallworldafterall · 01/07/2024 08:04

Thisismetooaswell · 01/07/2024 07:57

And gave me rheumatoid arthritis and an aortic aneurysm. Apart from that it's a fantastic idea, go for it

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Would love to hear you physiological theory on how it created an aortic aneurysm

BeethovenNinth · 01/07/2024 08:11

I hear a lot “ l just had Covid, and felt terrible but luckily I was vaccinated a month before”

that’s enough for me, frankly

it’s a shame that Novovax wasn’t/isn’t offered as it seems like as a vaccine that it has a point.

WhatTheFuk · 01/07/2024 08:14

beckybarefoot · 27/06/2024 12:57

what makes you think the private dose is any better than that of the NHS? surely if there was something out there better by now, it would be available to all not just those who can afford it.

everyone is coughing and sneezing this time of year.. its summer, the pollen count is up ontop of the years we all had hiding behind masks, so there are bugs and germs out there which our bodies are not immune too.

covid is here to stay, like the common cold and flu. yes you can have a flu jab, and most of the times it works and sometimes it doesn't.

if you are worried, rather than pay for snake oil.. wear a mask and practive hand washing

Amazing to pack so many cliches and misconceptions in one post. Well done!!

notanothernana · 01/07/2024 08:34

I have had to cancel my holiday as I have Covid currently. If I could have my time again, I would have the vaccine.

longapple · 01/07/2024 08:59

BeethovenNinth · 01/07/2024 08:11

I hear a lot “ l just had Covid, and felt terrible but luckily I was vaccinated a month before”

that’s enough for me, frankly

it’s a shame that Novovax wasn’t/isn’t offered as it seems like as a vaccine that it has a point.

You can get novavax privately at local pharmacies though pharmadoctor.

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