Should we be talking more about adverse vaccine reactions?

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Hello!

I'm hoping to just gauge some general opinions on whether people think there should be more in the media about people who have had an adverse reaction to the Covid vaccine.

I'll start by saying that I am one of these people - I had a very serious reaction to my first dose and almost lost my life. I was in hospital for five weeks and have now been home for just over two. I have a long recovery ahead of me and damage to my heart and liver.

I've felt like I shouldn't tell people why I was ill, or what made me so poorly and I feel like this secrecy about adverse reactions is being enhanced by the lack of coverage. Obviously we want and need as many people as possible to have the vaccine, I fully support this, and reactions like mine are so incredibly rare (at the last official Govt count just 6 people had the same condition as me). But I can't help wondering if the media should be showing a more balanced picture so that those getting the vaccine are well-informed and know what to look out for if they did have a reaction - and not just the signs of blood clots which has been discussed.

It's a dodgy topic perhaps to raise as I don't want to get into a debate on having the vaccine or not - just wondering if people think we should talk more about when it goes wrong?

Thank you!

an arm so sore I couldn't even dress or undress

When i sprained my shoulder the Sunday night before last getting out of the bath it was very painful to get in and out of the bath after that I didnt start using the gel until the Wednesday and i didnt have a bath for four days over last weekend (had a strip wash last Saturday) to try and rest it I also had a fall in the town centre two weeks ago thanks to council neglect of paving. and still have very bad bruising all the way down my lower leg. Another thing that made it hard for me to get in and out of the bath and bed.

I dont really want to have to go through this again. I have a bath. No shower and not allowed to fit one myself because i live in social housing. If i had a shower it wouldnt be an issue. The people at the top dictating to us (including the scientists) have no idea of the way some of us have to live.

I’ve booked my appointment but I’m not sure I’m ready to get this thing injected into me yet. I will have to succumb to it eventually

You are not forced to have it, so for goodness sake stop using such ridiculously dramatic language.

I appreciate your sentiments OP, but I’m not sure what you think should be discussed? All reported adverse events following the vaccine are publicly available, as are the numbers of people vaccinated, so anyone can do a fairly simple calculation of what the risks are mathematically? After that it’s really down to an individual’s perception of risk - I’m not sure how discussing it is going to change that?

@MrsFezziwig

I appreciate your sentiments OP, but I’m not sure what you think should be discussed? All reported adverse events following the vaccine are publicly available, as are the numbers of people vaccinated, so anyone can do a fairly simple calculation of what the risks are mathematically? After that it’s really down to an individual’s perception of risk - I’m not sure how discussing it is going to change that?

This!