Vaccine trial ask me anything

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I am on the vaccine trail since June I've had two doses as research shown half way a second dose is more effective, I will be told if I've had it or not when offered the vaccination (which will be soon as I'm a NHS front line worker) does anyone have any questions

Will you be monitored (and how long for) after the vaccine is in use to see what long term effects might be?

Do you know if there is research planned or in progress to see whether the vaccine prevents you from passing on the virus as well as preventing illness?

Were you scared?

Was the risk of ADE discussed with you at any point?

www.bmj.com/content/371/bmj.m4037/rr-12

@Bloodyfrostycar I will be monitored throughout 2021

I regularly have blood tests and basic observations completed and I self swab every week

@JaneJeffer I wasn't scared as I understand and trust the process and I am fit, healthy and know this would help and save so many lives

I am all for the vaccine, it's great news and wonderful how quickly it's come together. I am however petrified of needles, massively so, even typing this makes my chest go tight, did the vaccines hurt at all?

@EllenRipley yes but it is complicated as you can imagine I understand how he vaccination I had was based on a common cold and replicated to "fight" the coronavirus, I must admit I didn't understand a huge amount of it and this article ... suffice to say I know there are some very intelligent people working on this and again I trust them to make safe effective decisions

It's important to note how quickly they have processed this and it's been out of necessity, COVID is a terrifying and horribly debilitating disease just looking at long COVID for example and they threw money, time and man power to make this happen and we should all be so grateful for that

@tinkerbellsays not at all

Which vaccine trial are you on?

Have you grown a second head? Turned into a frog? Become totally disabled by a side effect that only emerged years later?

That’s what you’ve got to look out for. Not.

@MrsMigginsMate Oxford phiizer trial

@PuzzledObserver nope
All good...
No tail
Yet and as they said on the news it can't alter your DNA

Nothing to ask but thank you're an amazing selfless human being💐

'Thanks'

@rosie39forever

Nothing to ask but thank you're an amazing selfless human being💐

Yes at the risk of derailing the thread here’s a thanks from me too! For health reasons I wouldn’t have been able to take part in trials anyway, but I’m so grateful to everyone who’s put themselves out to help advance knowledge on Covid-19. I think it’s really something to be proud of.

A thanks from me too.

@rosie39forever thanks ... but all I ask is that we get back to normal... so bored off wearing masks at work

The Oxford vacc is Astra Zeneca not Pfizer OP

@gingercat02 yep sorry.. just as long as it’s not the Russian one

Just what I was thinking @gingercat02