Would you vaccinate yourself against CV

[LaPerla]

Would you be the first to vaccinate yourself/children against CV when the vaccine is available?

@Northernsoullover
Same principle but I guess every individual may react differently due to diagnosed or undiagnosed health conditions, vaccine stability may vary, how long the immunity will last may vary and more

Yep - and I'd sign up DH and three babies under 15 months too.
I'd also ask if there's a CV jab for dogs.

Vaccinate, vaccinate, vaccinate.

Yes - isn't that what we are all hoping and waiting for?? how does it end otherwise?

Yep.

Is no one else actually wondering whether they will actually have their own immunity by the time a vaccine is available?

It depends

If it’s a dead vaccine (like a flu vaccine) then yes

If it’s live attenuated, then no as that is too dangerous for me

I’m also in the ‘shield’ group of the exceptionally vulnerable, so if I cannot be vaccinated, I really hope enough of the herd chooses to be, so that the disease never circulated freely again

@OurChristmasMiracle Me! I would be prepared to pay out of my pocket for the antibodies test before considering a vaccine. This would be a revolutionary test and I can’t wait for it to be available

with @iVampire

Yes.

I wouldn't have the vaccine at first because I wouldn't consider it to be safe until it had been tried and tested for many years. I prefer generally to leave things to nature so possibly would refuse it anyway.

Is it bad to say not until a year down the line then reassess? I'm anxious with jabs anyway although not anti vacs etc but think I'd just panic otherwise to be honest!

I'm asthmatic so would take the vaccine, dp is an NHS worker so he would probably be offered it quite quickly too.

I'm not sure about the children though because children seem to get it mildly. Although I do give them all of the standard vaccines including the flu jab.

We’ll have it, won’t be at The front of the queue though, even if it was offered

@LaPerla realistically I think I would be at the back of the queue so I'm guessing it would probably have been trialled a bit before I was offered one.
Also I wonder if anyone knows.. the common cold. Its caused by a Coronavirus. Is it because its a milder virus that most of us remain well when infected or does our immune system recognise this and fight ?

new and not properly tested vaccine

It will be properly tested.

I doubt everyone will be offered it at first, just NHS, the elderly and the ones considered vulnerable, like the flu jab is.

I have family overseas and I suspect a lot of countries won’t let people in without proof of either antibodies or vaccination. If that’s the case and I don’t have antibodies, I will definitely have the vaccination.

Yes without hesitation
It will go through rigorous testing, that's why it's going to take 12to 18 months to arrive.

I am entitled to flu jab but don't get it. Never had flu and have nursed DP through 2 lots of it and still not had it. Swine flu I was very scared about. Again entitled to it as was DP because he lived with me. For some reason I was to get two injections a few days apart (can't remember why). DP and I both really ill with it, so much so I didn't go back for my 2nd lot. We have discussed a possible vaccine, and as it is only a possibility we are not fully versed in the pros and cons. At the moment we're both no.

Nope

@BiBiBirdie
12-18 months is still an exceptionally quick time to develop a new vaccine for the infectious disease that we know nothing about.

It won't be a completely novel vaccine. There's a lot of work on SARS to draw on, and there's vaccines for cattle and dogs for related coronaviruses.

No, the vaccine will be rushed out without proper testing. There could be bad side effects. Neither me or my kids will have it. Especially not for somthing that for us would be a mild illness that we've probably already had.

Tammer flu made people diabetic.

I can assure you it’s not a rush job. It’s based on technology we use. It will go through all phases of trials before being introduced. Making a COVID vaccine scientifically isn’t that hard (in the grand scheme)- there has never been a need for it and any money in it.

This (except, I thought there are CV vaccines, just not this specific strain).

Yes I’d have it. Even immune suppressed vaccine dodging Dh has said he’ll have it.