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For those of you who are double jabbed, I'd appreciate hearing your feelings on this

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Fernando072020 · 04/08/2021 07:46

Hi everyone,

For context, I live abroad where we still have some safety measures in place. I am due to get my second jab in 2 weeks. Until then, we are still being as careful as we can for the pure fact I don't fancy catching covid as it sounds horrendous. I'm also writing my master dissertation and have a 1 year old at home with no family nearby so I can't afford to get ill.

After we (DH and I) get our second vaccines in two weeks, we plan to take our little one swimming / to the zoo / playgroups etc. But I still feel nervous about going out and doing things, despite the fact we'll be double vaccinated as I know you can still catch it.

Does anyone else feel like this?
My logical brain tells me covid isn't going anywhere and with having both doses, we need to start "living" again. I'd love to go out and do things once more especially with an active 1 year old who loves seeing the world after only seeing the inside of our flat his whole life. Then I feel nervous again about catching it and becoming very ill. This has been exasperated by the fact that two friends told me recently their siblings have caught covid with one vaccination and have been very ill regardless.

I guess I'm just looking for tips and advice on how to relax about it all and carry on with my life after getting my two doses, or just to hear if anyone feels similarly to me!

Thanks all

OP posts:

Bryonyshcmyony · 04/08/2021 07:47

I went into a shop without a mask yesterday and it felt totally normal

You will adjust! My dds have been clubbing and partying for a couple of weeks now.

TheGenealogist · 04/08/2021 07:53

I am double jabbed and feel very ready to do all the things I did in 2019.

Nicola Sturgeon however has other ideas.

Bryonyshcmyony · 04/08/2021 07:58

Yes I was a bit apprehensive at first now I feel almost completely back to normal

Holly60 · 04/08/2021 08:00

Remember that even if you do catch it, the overwhelming odds are that it will be a much milder illness.

The odds of you dying are so vanishingly low that you really don’t need to worry!

chinateapot · 04/08/2021 08:02

Double jabbed here - but with a double jabbed friend who currently has Covid and is feeling pretty rubbish 10 days in. I don’t want to catch it, I don’t want to spread it, but recognise the need to live with it. So I am still wearing masks indoors (why wouldn’t I as I’m able to?). You can risk assess for yourself- what are case numbers like where you are? What’s the activity? Outdoor zoo much lower risk than indoor soft play for example. Then you just have to decide what you’re comfortable with.

Savannahnanana · 04/08/2021 08:02

I've just had my first, completely mask free holiday in 18 months. It was amazing! Get out there and enjoy life.

y mask free

TheLovelinessOfDemons · 04/08/2021 08:02

If you have no one CEV in your life, it'll be fine. I'm actually surprised at how many people are still wearing masks in shops around here.

EllaBlaire · 04/08/2021 08:02

My thoughts are it’s probably not going to get any better than it is now. So unless you put life on hold forever, now seems like a good time to start doing things again.
Of course you should take all the precautions you can, but your little one needs to be socialising and experiencing things.

muffindays · 04/08/2021 08:02

make sure you give it a couple of weeks after your second dose for the final immunity to build up. then you will feel fine about it!

VienneseWhirligig · 04/08/2021 08:03

I've started going back into the office which feels safe but then it is a bit like a ghost town, everyone is scared to go back in at present. I have been to a couple of bars and restaurants recently and they were much busier, I did start off in a mask but took it off. It felt a bit naughty to not have it on though. It is strange how quickly you adjust to a new normal - 2 years ago if anyone had said I would carry a mask everywhere I went I would have thought they were barmy. Now I sort of feel a bit like that about not wearing one, but I am getting there slowly. Still trying to be somewhat careful as DS has only had his first jab, the rest of the family are double jabbed.

Trampolean · 04/08/2021 08:05

It took a fair while to get used to restrictions, it makes sense that for some it will take a while to feel confident in going out and about as before. I'd take it at your own pace, don't put loads of stress on yourself because you feel you 'should' be doing x, y or z- it will probably start to feel normal again soon enough. It does help I think when you start going out again at seeing that the world is still turning, it's easy I think to get a bit consumed by it all when in a bubble.

Landlubber2019 · 04/08/2021 08:05

make sure you give it a couple of weeks after your second dose for the final immunity to build up. then you will feel fine about it!

^ This

Wheresmycider · 04/08/2021 08:06

Don't feel like you have to go back to normal the second you are both jabbed. Ots a transition you need to take at a pace you are comfortable with.
Start with as much outdoor activities as you can while the weather better. Get used to being around people again.
Even with both jabs i am keeping masked in shops and busy indoor spaces and keeping up with regular hand washing and sanitising.
Hope you can start enjoying new things with your little one very soon.

theclockticksslowly · 04/08/2021 08:06

I can understand your feelings and do feel similar. I’m double jabbed but still nervous about catching it (and passing it to vaccinated but vulnerable family). I’m going out with DC but mainly outdoor places at the moment - I don’t feel comfortable yet with cinema, theatre, soft play type places but am doing things gradually. I think it’s just do things you’re comfortable with and gradually get back to some normality. Everyone feels differently and I’m happy to do things at my own pace (while not keeping DC cooped up at home).

Lanique · 04/08/2021 08:07

Op, I'm double jabbed and was a little fretful about life going back to normal especially as I had the AZ vaccine which is supposed to have a lower efficacy rate than others.

As it happens, I recently did catch Covid and apart from a headache (which I didn't think was Covid at the time) and a few days' quite intense tiredness, I was absolutely fine. Trust me, I've had worse colds.

I still wear masks because it feels like the socially acceptable thing to do - I'd rather do my bit whilst out and about to reassure those around me that might feel worried.

VanCleefArpels · 04/08/2021 08:09

What makes you think the illness is going to be horrendous? My young adult vaccinated child just had it - seriously no worse than a bad cold, symptom free after 3 days (but did do full 10 day isolation). It’s the isolation that’s the worst aspect in my view. The vaccination makes it less likely to be infected, less likely to have serious symptoms and less likely to pass it on (in our case no other close contact was infected). If not now, then when would be the time for you to start living again??

Billandben444 · 04/08/2021 08:09

See it as a nasty dose of flu and get on with your life. There are millions in the world who haven't got the luxury of doing this as they haven't got access to the vaccine.

Elouera · 04/08/2021 08:12

Things have opened up where I am, but I still haven't gone pleasure shopping- only in for essentials. I still wipe down all groceries, wear a mask and use handgel etc. Maybe people aren't though. I personally want more people vaccinated and don't want to pass anything on to relatives. Nor, do I want to get sick myself- no matter how mild.

Take advice from where you are, check case numbers and vaccination rates and then decide.

UnsuitableHat · 04/08/2021 08:13

I think that whatever you do, whether or not you’ve been jabbed there’s always a risk, and that risk can be hard to gauge. But I’d say try to ease back to ‘normal’ whilst doing things you’re more comfortable with. You can still take plenty of safety measures - masks, distancing, sanitising etc - whilst going out and doing nice stuff.

Elouera · 04/08/2021 08:13

*many people, not maybe people.

PieceOfString · 04/08/2021 08:13

I'm too pragmatic to fret about things I can't do much about. So on the balance of risk (how likely it is this virus would be serious for me) I don't think it is worth hiding away from life anymore. So I don't worry about it. If the virus was a serious threat I would make different choices about possible exposure situations but I still wouldn't worry about it. Everyone I know who has caught it has not suffered much (including someone who was double jabbedand had two health conditions that made him especially at risk -overweight and diabetic) with the exception of one man who now has long covid.

walksen · 04/08/2021 08:14

Well op I think you need to get used to the idea of going back to normal and eventually catching covid.

Lots of people caught covid pre vaccine and had to work in areas that meant they were almost certain to contract it. E.g care homes, hospitals, schools, taxis etc.

For most it did not require hospitalisation and now you have had 2 jabs which tilts the odds even more in your favour.

Winnithegreat · 04/08/2021 08:16

It’s been such a long time , its fine to feel apprehensive about going out again.
Try taking small steps - have you taken your ds to outside places at all? Parks, feeding ducks, swings at a playground. Then take him somewhere inside - a library, a museum but pick something that has a large open feel to it. You might need a gradual return to ‘normal’, and it’s ok to spread it out over a few weeks. Once you start with it, chances are you’ll feel fine soon.

For your son, it is important you start working on it , he’ll need to see the world and will enjoy and learn from all the things he will see around him.

Intherightplace · 04/08/2021 08:17

When you say your double vaccinated friends have been "very ill" presumably you mean in a caught a nasty bug kind of way, not critically ill?

I'm still being "sensible" but mostly because I don't want to have to isolate more than because I'm scared I'll be seriously ill.

Catching flu or Norovirus has always been a possibility, did you lock your family in the flat then?

Yes, the are risks, but there always have been and they are significantly reduced now. What's the point of a life not lived?

Livingintheclouds · 04/08/2021 08:17

I’ve had both and an in a higher risk category though not CEV. I hate the masks - I find them claustrophobic. But I have been wearing a mask in shops and of course it is still required on public transport. But I walked in to a fairly crowded restaurant twice last week without it - if I’m taking it off to eat I think walking through isn’t much different. I do the hand sanitizer thing and I keep my distance, and though I have hugged a friend recently I’d prefer not to even pre covid!
I think you have to come to term with it. It will always be around, and like the flu, will be milder or deadly depending. Take as much precautions as you are happy with, but do start living your life and taking your child out and about.

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