Page 4 | If you are still waiting for the vaccine or chose not to have it

QuietBatPeople1 · 2021-04-18T16:17:13+00:00

Are you feeling anxious/nervous? I struggle with anxiety as it is and have been working from home all through last year and until now. I follow every rule and still wipe down grocery/quarantine mail etc. Now that the rules are relaxed by the government and judging by the high street today (I was not in the high street was driving past to get to a woodland for a walk) I think the public has pretty much decided that the pandemic is over. I feel quite anxious now as inevitably work will want us back- the vaccinated at work will have a blasé attitude and not be strict about following the rules. How am I going to protect myself? Is it a case of carry on being anxious until my turn to vaccinate and keep my fingers crossed OR if I chose not to have the vaccine then is this a way of coercing me to go for it?

lubeybooby · 19/04/2021 08:50

I'm not anxious - I was for some points of last year but now places eg my gym are being incredibly careful, numbers are really low in comparison to January, there's a lot more immunity about thanks to the vaccinations done so far. I will continue to follow rules etc, keeping my distance.

Mabelann · 19/04/2021 08:50

Yes, I’m really worried seeing on social media what all the kids in my kids classes have been up to this week. I’m clinically vulnerable - very pregnant with a difficult pregnancy and a c section booked before I’m likely to be able to get vaccinated - so I’ll have a hospital stay as well soon. I’m pretty annoyed pregnant women aren’t getting prioritised now that the JCVI has said that there is enough evidence for them to recommend we have the vaccination.

Waxonwaxoff0 · 19/04/2021 08:55

@B33Fr33

I've not had my second dose yet, and I am distressed by the pressure to "get out there", everywhere people are socialising, shopping, doing so many self indulgent things. It's people going away that shock me the most. After all the outpouring online and actual incidents of bile and aggression from people local to tourist areas, that risk and the risk of the virus to others etc. I'm still avoiding get togethers and family.

Oh, get a grip. It's not "self indulgent" to want to see people and do normal things. You don't have to do them but don't you dare berate people for doing things that we are now legally allowed to do.

RaspberryCoulis · 19/04/2021 09:07

In the 45-49 age group in Scotland, no sign of appointment.

DESPERATE for a jab. Not anxious in the slightest.

AerisAsh · 19/04/2021 09:12

I have had 2 letters and 3 texts telling me to get the vaccine and where to get it.

I have told the doctor that I'm not having it and informed them back by text but they still keep trying to get me to have it.

I'm 47 with no health issues so I don't need it.

MarshaBradyo · 19/04/2021 09:25

@AerisAsh

I have had 2 letters and 3 texts telling me to get the vaccine and where to get it.

I have told the doctor that I'm not having it and informed them back by text but they still keep trying to get me to have it.

I'm 47 with no health issues so I don't need it.

Hopefully they’ll move on soon so not to waste resource but when you say you don’t need it do you mean there’s no risk of adverse effects from Covid at 47 if you have no health issues or that you think the risk is very low?

(Lower than from vaccine even)

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QuietBatPeople1 · 19/04/2021 09:28

@KatherineJaneway observation- obviously not every staff member in my workplace but a fair few

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AerisAsh · 19/04/2021 09:33

I think I'm at a low risk. The virus affects older people and people with health issues.

The virus has new strains all the time and there are side affects from having the vaccine that I don't want and probably more side affects that we don't know about yet.

If people want the vaccine then they should have it but we do have a choice not to have it too.

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QuietBatPeople1 · 19/04/2021 09:35

@TheVanguardSix I think you misunderstood- I said that because as soon as the word vaccine is mentioned now in mumsnet a few self appointed vaccine police descend into the thread and am then start calling anyone who raises a question re the vaccine anti Vaxxer or selfish.

I don’t want this thread to go down that route.

I TOTALLY understand and support someone who didn’t want the vaccine or doesn’t want it immediately - likewise I am TOTALLY fine with all who have had it or want to have it either.

Your body your choice and I respect that.

I only started this because I haven’t been vaccinated yet- not sure when it will be or what I will decide when they do- depends I suppose in whatever findings come out that week but have been a very anxious person throughout- so going into the ‘open’ so to speak seems a huge tast. So want see to if others feel the same, any tips on keeping safe and in some senses should I be this worried?

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MarshaBradyo · 19/04/2021 09:40

@AerisAsh

I think I'm at a low risk. The virus affects older people and people with health issues.

The virus has new strains all the time and there are side affects from having the vaccine that I don't want and probably more side affects that we don't know about yet.

If people want the vaccine then they should have it but we do have a choice not to have it too.

I’m 46 so close in age and looked at relative risk and it’s extremely low from vaccine but the side effects were not a big deal at all.

It’s up to people to decide though, as long as we don’t get impacted on a societal level - eg putting in extra measures as a result to protect those opting out then it’s each person for themselves wrt risk from Covid imo.

TheVanguardSix · 19/04/2021 09:48

QuietBatPeople1 I am so sorry. I did overreact and really didn't respond properly to what you had written (I didn't read it in the context in which it had been written which was dense of me). I, of all people and given my brother's death post-vaccine, should probably not be on these threads because I'm not sure that what I can contribute is helpful. I do apologise for coming across harshly and critically.

SmallestInTheClass · 19/04/2021 10:01

I've just had mine this week, I'll still be taking the rules seriously and all my friends who have had the vaccine are doing the same. Many are in their 30s but have been vaccinated as frontline workers. I am surprised how few under 50s are worried about long COVID. As a 40 something, this is far more of a concern to me that ending up in ICU or dying from it. I know several people at work who are not back to normal months later (unable to work/exercise as normal) and it seems to be the younger population that suffer more with it. I'm quite scared of the risk of long COVID stopping me doing all the things that make life worthwhile, like spending time with family, working, exercising and enjoying holidays and nights out. I'm far more worried about the long term effects of COVID lasting potentially for months or even years, rather than any long term risks of the vaccine.

landofgiants · 19/04/2021 10:14

QuietBatPeople1 - I think it is inevitable that those of us more prone to worrying will feel anxious at the moment after the press reporting and government messaging over the past year. I'm mid forties with underlying health issues and my vaccine is booked later this week. It can't come soon enough to be honest but I work in a customer facing role and also in a (now uncharacteristically busy) 'tourist' area which affects my perspective - if I worked from home or didn't have a history of pneumonia, I would probably feel differently.

landofgiants · 19/04/2021 10:19

@SmallestInTheClass

I've just had mine this week, I'll still be taking the rules seriously and all my friends who have had the vaccine are doing the same. Many are in their 30s but have been vaccinated as frontline workers. I am surprised how few under 50s are worried about long COVID. As a 40 something, this is far more of a concern to me that ending up in ICU or dying from it. I know several people at work who are not back to normal months later (unable to work/exercise as normal) and it seems to be the younger population that suffer more with it. I'm quite scared of the risk of long COVID stopping me doing all the things that make life worthwhile, like spending time with family, working, exercising and enjoying holidays and nights out. I'm far more worried about the long term effects of COVID lasting potentially for months or even years, rather than any long term risks of the vaccine.

This sums up my worries nicely, though I also worry about catching Covid and the passing it on to someone who is vulnerable etc.

KatherineJaneway · 19/04/2021 10:22

@QuietBatPeople1

Can you ask to see the risk assessment for your office? They should have one and it should cover the office rules.

XenoBitch · 19/04/2021 11:31

@AerisAsh

I have had 2 letters and 3 texts telling me to get the vaccine and where to get it.

I have told the doctor that I'm not having it and informed them back by text but they still keep trying to get me to have it.

I'm 47 with no health issues so I don't need it.

I wont be having it either, but I also don't want to be harassed by my GP about it. A friend of mine is in Group 6 and simply ignored the invite she had for her jab. Has had no further texts or letters. I assume it is dependant on area and workload of your surgery as to whether you get further reminders.