Will you take single shot vaccine?

[prowlingbrooms]

I am not anti vax, if anything I’m anti anti-vaxers. But I don’t trust the government acting in defiance of Pfizer’s own advice (and now Fauci) so I won’t take a vaccination until double injections are available. I am furious that my parents are being out in the position of being single dose-ers without consent. Willis yoj take a single dose and if so why?

I would. It's better than nothing.
But loads are going to have nothing for a long time. The majority of us I fact.

Yes, because it will be better than no dose at all. Most of us won’t be getting BionTec anyway.

I would crawl across broken glass to have it. I wish my parents - mid 80s, serious heart conditions - were in the lucky position that your parents are.

I will take whatever is offered. I don’t trust our politicians, but I do trust the army of scientists, virologists and doctors who are advising them.

I’m not in any of the at risk groups, but if me having the vaccine - in whatever form - helps protect the vulnerable who have given up so much over the past 10 months then I will do it.

Of course. A single dose gives good protection, the full two doses - which we will receive- gives better protection. The MHRA, CHM and JCVI have approved this regimen. It’s not perfect, but much better than no vaccine.

Refusal of the first vaccine on the grounds that the interval is longer than what it says in the current temporary marketing authorisation is bizarrely illogical. Unless you’re an antivaxxer deliberately spreading confusion.

Unfortunately we do not actually know whether it is better than no dose at all.

As far as I'm concerned, everybody will eventually get two doses. A single dose gives you approx 60% protection, better than nothing, isn't it? I don't see the problem.

@Mischance

Unfortunately we do not actually know whether it is better than no dose at all.

Yes of course we do.

www.gov.uk/government/publications/letter-to-the-profession-from-the-uk-chief-medical-officers-on-the-uk-covid-19-vaccination-programmes/letter-to-the-profession-from-the-uk-chief-medical-officers-regarding-the-uk-covid-19-vaccination-programmes

Yes

Wot better than nowt surely.

I mean I will get what I am given but I totally agree re following what the drug company say we should do with their product. Feels odd like not reading the instructions on a medical bottle like we are always told we should do!!

Owt

Yes

Yep, gladly.

I'd queue all night in the snow for it.

@Mischance

Unfortunately we do not actually know whether it is better than no dose at all.

Also here:

www.cas.mhra.gov.uk/ViewandAcknowledgment/ViewAlert.aspx?AlertID=103132

Luckily we have the choice to refuse any vaccination in the U.K. for any reason so of course you can refuse. That means another dose for someone else so no overall impact on the population.

Yes. Your parents can count themselves lucky!!

Yes, sign me up.

One parent is older than other. Oldest parent had vaccine which I am very thankful for. Now second dose delayed so people like my younger parent can have first dose. I think that is a good plan. Better than two doses for older parent and none for younger....

Yes. Some protection better than no protection.

OP, do you wear a mask and limit your contacts? It's the same thing, surely - they offer some protection, but not complete protection.

Anyway, they're not offering single dose vaccines are they? Just delayed 2nd dose.

Yes, absolutely.

I will definitely take the two doses at an increased gap. I rather suspect the 3-4 week gap was small in the trials because it meant that the results were achieved more quickly.

Yes without any hesitation. Deciding to be totally unprotected on a point of principle is foolhardy.