Are you getting the booster if you’re not vulnerable?

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Just curious. Are you?

I am able to receive a booster. I am early 30’s with no health conditions that I am aware of.

I feel like the push for the boosters for healthy folk isn’t really there; in fact I am seeing more and more professionals say it’s unnecessary at this stage. Of course, safety is my main concern and much like before the first two, I am feeling somewhat anxious about it.

Yes, I've just booked mine for next week. Will be exactly 6 months after my 2nd dose (of AZ). I'm 42 and apparently CEV (although I've no idea why, even my GP couldn't tell me).

I have been offered the booster and have booked in to do it. Am not entirely sure why but I have been offered the vaccinations all early - I do have medical conditions but they aren't on the list. I know quite a few people in the same position.

When I asked the hospital, they said that they had extra vaccines so have been contacting anyone they have details for so it might be that but they couldn't say for sure.

I would, I'm over 50, fit as a fiddle, double jabbed and just had my flu jab.
Protect yourself if given the opportunity

I’d love to be offered a booster, though not old enough or vulnerable.

Yes as in healthcare. My DH has had it too and he’s 46 with asthma.

No. The side effects from the second shot were worse than a typical case of covid for my risk category. I'd rather take my chances with covid than do that to myself over and over again.

I won't be offered the booster. I'm doubled jabbed and had Covid in August so I wouldn't take it anyway

Where will this end? It makes me nervous to think of the future when you might not be allowed into venues unless you have had an injection and have something to prove it.

I know so many parents of secondary age children (like me and about a decade younger too) who've gotten really, really, really ill with Delta recently after their kids brought it home for very prolonged periods of time (months). All of whom are double jabbed. If a vaccine could spare me that experience, I'd take it.

This doesn’t make sense. You said they were all double jabbed so that means the vaccine didn’t spare them that experience Did you mistype something?

I'm 30 something and currently quite unwell with covid - a week in and still firmly in bed. Despite being double vaccinated, my husband and I have both had it recently, along with our children. Neither of us remembers even having been so ill.

We both qualify for the booster (due to disabled child) and will be taking it up as soon as the 30 days post positive PCR has elapsed.

Absolutely, already had mine, healthcare worker. The risks of Covid are far higher than the risks of the vaccine.

I am not due a booster but I will ask my GP to put me forwards for one as I can't get ill and look after my DD.

I would. I'm a carer for my son, although neither of us have any underlying conditions (that put us at higher risk) and I'm in my 30's. I'm still having my booster this week

Yes, I've booked mine. I qualify because of a health condition I had before. I work in a school and use public transport every day, it seems sensible for my particular situation to be.

I pay for a flu jab annually as I don't want the inconvenience of a bad flu.

No

I’m 35, full health, had first in Jan, second April, third last week. Work in NHS but currently remotely;no contact with patients

See, this really annoys me. I’m in my 40s, 6.5 months since my second jab and work at close range with 30+ maskless people every day at of whom have mums/dads/siblings with covid, yet I don’t qualify for a booster,

Schools are vital, but not THAT vital…

This isn’t directed at you-I’d have the jab in your shoes, but it’s not fair.

I’ve had months of side effects from my vaccine so I won’t be having a booster. If in a year or so’s time there is strong evidence the booster prevents symptomatic infection I might take the risk. However as we don’t currently have that information I don’t want to risk a ramping up of issues for 3-4 months when protection against symptomatic illness might only last 6months. I’m pretty sure two doses will protect me against severe disease given my age and health status.
I’m not saying no to ever getting another covid vaccine but I’d like to see it’s going to be long term immunity first. I imagine a second generation of vaccines specific to more recent strains will come along at some point so I might consider them. Equally if I catch covid before I have a booster I’d see that as a booster.

Yes. I have no problems getting jabbed every year, or even every 6 months. I take public transport at least 4 times a week, as does DS.

I'm not vulnerable but do have a risk factor with my weight. I'll be having the booster.

I’m another who got put on the CEV list due to gestational diabetes (I think).

I’m having my booster in 2 weeks. I ummed and ahhed and then decided the better the overall population protection the better and I’m not scared of side effects.

If I could donate my jab to someone who needs it more but isn’t eligible, I would, but I can’t.

Yes, have had my booster for the simple reason that the protection appears to drop after 6 months.

Like Appu said there are so many teachers in their late 40s who would give their back teeth to have boosters and yet are not eligible...

I'm grasping the opportunity for a booster with both hands. I'm not eligible for it until 2 December (6 months after my 2nd jag) - but that's the soonest I could have it anyway as I caught Covid last week

Because I am double-jagged it's not too severe - more like a bad cold (especially sneezing) but from what I've read, the cover does reduce as it comes up to 6 months. That could also explain why 21 year old ds didn't catch despite being in a car with us for over 2.5 hours last Tuesday - his 2nd jag was towards the end of July.

I’ll take it if offered. I’ll be 46 next year and I don’t want covid.

It irritates me when people say “they” are moving the goalposts with the booster programme. I’m no fan of the government - quite the opposite - but do people really think this is a political thing? I’m pretty sure that Chris Whitty said very early on that boosters would likely be needed.

I decided to book a booster appointment today but didn’t because the nearest location available to get one was a 45 mile round trip away.

There’s a walk in centre in a town half that distance away. I’ll wait until I’m eligible for that.