77 year old no side effects from AZ vaccine

[Nosideeffectsatall]

I know, I KNOW... apparently it doesn’t mean it’s not working.

But I’m still looking for reassurance.

My 77 year old dad finally had his first dose of the Oxford vaccine on Monday, but he’s not had a single side effect - not even a sore arm! He mentioned to me that he’d read about side effects meaning the vaccine is working and I quickly reassured him that it indeed does, but not feeling them doesn’t mean it’s not working. It broke my
heart that he was even worrying about that. I’m the worrier, not him!

However, my anxiety is getting the better of me and I’m scared he’s not getting any protection.

I did read briefly that side effects are more common in under 50’s.

Anyone with elderly parents/grandparents found them to have no side effects either?

@Malin52

Both my parents, stoic, get on with it; no side effects. DH's parents; everything's a bother, tell you blow by blow accounts of their day; terrible side effects apparently. Had to take to their beds.

If this theory is correct, my DP has a relative who will be getting 'literally blue-lighted to hospital' right about now.

Note: 'literally blue-lighted to hospital' does not mean what we mere mortals think it means. It means getting a taxi, and asking the driver to hurry, 'and the driver said he'd never seen anyone so ill and if he had a blue light he'd have put it on', and then being sent home shortly after being seen by the triage nurse.

I had mine at 4 yesterday, feel a bit ropey but that's about it

My dad, 79, nothing at all. I think he had AZ but I can't be sure.

74 year old friend. Had AZ. Nil side effects not even sore at injection site.

My dad (70) and FIL (64) had no side effects, my mum (65) did have pretty bad side effects but they only lasted a day then she was back to normal

My 97 year old nan, my in laws in their 70s and my mum in her 60s all had AZ, no effects at all.

I, in my 40s, the most vigorous fever I've ever had.

Dh and I (both early 70s) had the AZ. He had no reaction at all, I had fluey shivers and shakes the same night, but fine in the morning.

I’ve never had a reaction at all to any other jab, inc. the flu one, so wasn’t expecting any this time.

My Mum, 85, no side effects at all.

@FuzzyPuffling I agree. I have a chronic condition that is really debilitating. But none of my colleagues or even my boss know I have it I just crack on and work through the pain. I had side effects for about 4 days which wasn't a surprise at all. but isn't very nice to read that this is because I'm a chronic whinger

@UpstartCorvid That actually made me laugh out loud.

My parents are in their late 60s and just had a sore arm. My sister is 31 and didn't show any signs of discomfort or pain (she has a learning disability and is non-verbal). Anecdotally side effects do seem more common in younger people. I don't think he needs to worry 🙂

Both my parents in their late 80’s felt right as rain . They’re tough old boots , my dad once got a bus to hospital with a very obviously broken arm because he didn’t want to bother anyone !

Conversely, DH was convinced he was too hard and masculine to notice any side effects, and was slightly put out at having to go to bed early on two consecutive weekend nights due to fatigue and mild fever. His parents didn't have any side effects at all.

Fab. I think it’s clear then that side effects aren’t common at all in the elderly! Very reassuring.

All 4 of my relatives aged 89 -91 have had no side effects whatsoever.

My dad, no side effects at all, not even a sore arm. My mum, very ill for 4 days to the point where she had to go for a covid test because we were all convinced she had it (test was negative).

My parents are in their 70s and both were fine, no side effects. In laws are same age and felt a bit ropey for a day then fine

@Nosideeffectsatall
Hope I can make you feel better. My husband is CEV and had covid last March. Several positive antibody tests. When he had another antibody test just before he had his first jab it didn’t show up with any line at all on the test. He had his jab 3 weeks ago and had literally no side effects. Yesterday evening I made him do another antibody test and that igG line was the strongest I have ever seen. No igM line which means no acute infection but very strong igG line. So clearly the jab produced a strong antibody response even though he had zero symptoms.

Just to add my husband is in his 40’s.

[quote sonnysunshine]@FuzzyPuffling I agree. I have a chronic condition that is really debilitating. But none of my colleagues or even my boss know I have it I just crack on and work through the pain. I had side effects for about 4 days which wasn't a surprise at all. but isn't very nice to read that this is because I'm a chronic whinger[/quote]
High five in solidarity with you.
And I hope you're feeling fine (relatively speaking) now.

If this theory is correct, my DP has a relative who will be getting 'literally blue-lighted to hospital' right about now.

This is because your relative is a twat, not because of some generalised view that "people who have side effects are whingers". Stop it.

I'm 34 and had AZ on Sunday. Only issue I had was a sore armpit on Monday morning.

Side effects aren't guaranteed to happen.