Vaccine...I've been told not to by my Drs but rethinking.

[YarnOver]

I am the most pro vaccine person around. My husband has had the covid vaccine because I'm immunosuppressed and he was offered it a while back because of that.
I was first offered the vaccine in January because I was in group 4 and I'm also an SEN teacher so I've been eligible all year.
I've not had it though. I've been advised not to have it by my drs but my husband mentioned last night...maybe you should have it ...the delta varient affects young people. Until that comment he has been 100% of the opinion, along with my drs that I shouldn't have it and now I'm confused about what I should do.
The reasons I have been told I cannot have it are as follows :

• I have a blood clotting disorder which is listed on the reasons not to have the AZ (although as I'm under 40 then I don't think I'd be offered that one anyway and my area now do pfizer)

• I have consistent severe drug allergies and reactions to most things that I have to take. This is a lot of things as I have multiple serious chronic illnesses. The reactions often mean I'm hospitalized and for a good chunk of them I've been told if I ever took them or a linked drug again it would likely be fatal.
• I react to most toiletries and all makeup I've ever tried but one but I have no idea what ingredients ever cause this
• with drug reactions it isn't always the active drug itself that causes the reaction but the carrier solution, therefore it's very feasible that it would be a non active ingredient in a covid vaccination that could cause a massive problem
• I've had covid (but not the delta varient that I know of) and it was milder than a cold.

Reasons to have it :

• delta varient is new / worse / more transmissible
• I'm technically immunosuppressed due to drugs ... However all along my drs have said I'm not actually as my blood tests always show that my immune system is functioning fine. I am about to up one drug that does make it a bit wonky for a while though...

And my main reason ;

• i work in an SEN school with medically vulnerable children and so for them, I would like to be vaccinated to protect them, not so much for me

I don't know what to do. All along I've been told not to by medical professionals ....and honestly I have alwsys thought that I would like to be because of my job (and also I don't want to die of covid but I do think that's highly unlikely - I was on a hospital ward for a month where everyone eventually ended up getting covid (and being moved to a covid ward) and I never did so I think Im pretty unlikely to???)
And now my husband said this because he is worried id get the new varient.

Opinions are so welcome (but I never thought I'd start a "should I vaccinate " thread!!)

Anyway I'm leaving it here
I've been told I'm mad, I'm making it up, I'm etc enough times.

As ever, you can't win on MN! There's always someone to pull you down / call you names / not read stuff properly.
Thanks for the decent advice and those who gave kind responses. I've taken all those on board.
The rest of you - don't bother it isn't helpful.

Ahhhh it's fabulous that you've apparently decided not to have the jab. Your OP made it sound like you were in so much turmoil. Well done you though for putting yourself first despite how much you've been agonising over this. Good luck "love"

I give the vaccines and I wouldn't give pfizer to you, based on your allergy history or AZ based on the clotting. I don't give the others so not sure about Moderna, but I imagine there would be similar allergy issues. Chances are, you'd be OK if you got covid and treatments are improving.

@RagzReturnsRebooted

I give the vaccines and I wouldn't give pfizer to you, based on your allergy history or AZ based on the clotting. I don't give the others so not sure about Moderna, but I imagine there would be similar allergy issues. Chances are, you'd be OK if you got covid and treatments are improving.

Pretty sure Moderna and even perhaps water wouldn't be ok for OP sadly. But she feels really bad and would just like to make it known that she would take a bullet if she could

@cellophaneflower
What the hell is your problem?
I get it , you don't believe me, fine, so be it.
You know what yeah - I do feel bad, because I work with vulnerable people and I want to do the best for them. That's why I do my job, because I give a shit about who I teach. I don't know why that is so hard for you to get your head around that I might feel bad that I can't have it & wanted to get opinions.

I have absolutely no idea what is wrong with you to be honest, but for sure you're not being a nice person at all.

You know that saying - if you haven't got anything nice to say.... I'd take that advice right now because quite honestly you're making a bit of an embarrassment of yourself trying to make whatever point it is you're trying to make.
Go do something better with your time.

[quote YarnOver]@cellophaneflower
What the hell is your problem?
I get it , you don't believe me, fine, so be it.
You know what yeah - I do feel bad, because I work with vulnerable people and I want to do the best for them. That's why I do my job, because I give a shit about who I teach. I don't know why that is so hard for you to get your head around that I might feel bad that I can't have it & wanted to get opinions.

I have absolutely no idea what is wrong with you to be honest, but for sure you're not being a nice person at all.

You know that saying - if you haven't got anything nice to say.... I'd take that advice right now because quite honestly you're making a bit of an embarrassment of yourself trying to make whatever point it is you're trying to make.
Go do something better with your time.[/quote]
Absolutely nothing wrong with me... just took offence to your OP, which implied you were in an awful quandary, whereby having the vaccine could potentially kill you, but still you were unsure whether to risk this for the sake of humankind

You are never going to have the vaccine... I have no idea why you initially stated you might... just for people to tell you not to as your 1000000 doctors have advised against Bore off

@CellophaneFlower no. I may well have it. I've been looking into moderna as an option and will be contacting my GP tomorrow about it and also asking to discuss with whoever I was recommended to ask my GP to contact.
Do not tell me what I will or will not do.
Anyway you're obviously not going to let this slide although I'm not sure why what a stranger does or doesn't do is so important to you, so I won't be coming back to this thread. You can save yourself the energy of thinking up another bullying reply.

I'm sorry if my replies have appeared bullying. That wasn't my intent and I really couldn't care less if you choose to have the vaccine or not. My point was that every comment you have received saying you shouldn't have the vaccine you are happy with, but if anybody has implied you could maybe have it you have drip fed more reasons why you shouldn't. Therefore I feel you are probably not comfortable having it, which is absolutely fine, and your choice. You don't have to have randoms justify it for you.

Moderna is practically the same vaccine as Pfizer. It may have had less side effects reported, but this is due to the fact it hasn't been given out in the same numbers. I did see somebody report on here that after all vaccines have been given that only 5% will be moderna. Not sure how true that is. I have had moderna though, only 1 jab so far but not sure effects (apart from early period). I don't have any allergies etc though. All the best with your decision.

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