Are you really prepared to take every single vaccine

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It worries me that we may have to keep having vaccines going forward. I’m due my booster which I will take but I’m hearing that AZ are in the process of tweaking the current vaccine to combat the new strain. So we are then required to take another booster. Many variants can crop up, suppose another one does very soon. I’m concerned about the number of vaccines we could be taking. Is anyone else? And no I’m not an anti vaxer.

Yes and I feel very thankful that I am lucky enough to live in a country where the vaccine is easily accessible.

Yes. I have all sorts bunged into me to try and keep my chronic illness at bay so a tiny bit of vaccine is neither here nor there.

I'll take everything going. I had my flu vaccine two weeks ago, my pneumonia vaccine a few days ago, and my covid booster today.

Why would it worry you if you've already had two? What's the difference? I don't understand the logid there

Some side effect risks are independent variables - so whilst the chance of a particular side effect is 1 in million, take it 10 times and it's 1 in 100,000. Still a big number of course, but then the benefit of the vaccine in some groups is limited, the side effect risk is already similar to the covid risk - for those groups, the risk structure really does change.

Why not?
I wouldn’t hesitate. And I’m very thankful that we have the opportunity to do so.

FFS why wouldn’t you?

@Whyevencare

I'll take my chances

Haven't had a vaccine since the rubella one at school and I'm 50 now.

Yeah, this really is a winking matter.

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I don't see it as any different to having a yearly flu vaccination to deal with different strains of flu virus.

Yes. I get every other vaccine I'm recommended, don't see why these would be different.

Yup. Sign me up! I’ll have everything going!

Yes of course.

Yes, I work on the front line and am prepared, actually I’m expecting, to have to be jabbed every 6/12m going forward, as is the case with the flu jab.

Of course.

For the minute yes, if the alternative is more restrictions.

I presume it won't be six monthly vaccines for ever.

Yes and not remotely arsed about it

I’d have one every month if necessary.

I would want more evidence that it's actually neccesary.

Sarah Gilbert said that healthy adults shouldn't need a third dose.

There's no proof yet that Omicron evades the vaccine any more than Delta does.

Prefer not every 5 minutes, but I'm having the booster in December then I'd be happy if it was annual, like flu

I'd have an annual or six monthly vaccination, yes.

If it was more frequent than that (which it won't be) I'd question whether it was worthwhile.

I get what you’re saying op, I was thinking the same. I was very excited to be offered my original vaccines, I’m less sure now. I had some hormonal issues after my second vaccine, I know people had issues with their menstrual cycles, I had incredibly painful breasts for about three or four months after my vaccine and ended up with a lump in my breast, I had a mammogram and was told probably hormonal changes caused tissue changes. The timing could have been completely coincidental, but now it’s booster time I’m frightened of it happening again. Does anyone know if pfizer had side effects of hormonal changes? I had AZ.

Those that say " well I take the flu jab every year"....I assume that's because you're vulnerable or have an underlying condition that requires it...and I expect the same for Covid vaccines and boosters. Every single man, woman and child does not require this. Its beyond ridiculous.

It's not about being prepared to take advantages of modern medicine, I am very grateful to have vaccines made available to me. So many other countries have not yet been able to provide them across the population.

Im not usually keen on allopathic medicine, avoid taking aspirin or ibuprofen and use lots of home remedies for routine ailments, like honey and lemon to soothe a sore throat.

Vaccines are in a different category. I had friends at school who had polio and had to wear foot and leg brace, I'm very grateful that that has been eradicated. I'm very sorry that rising numbers of homeless people has lead to the reemergence of tuberculosis and donate to our local shelter to provide medical care to help those otherwise not eligible. .

No. I'm still having side effects from the initial two Covid jabs so I would be very very reluctant to have another shot of that in its present form.

@Valhalla17

Those that say " well I take the flu jab every year"....I assume that's because you're vulnerable or have an underlying condition that requires it...and I expect the same for Covid vaccines and boosters. Every single man, woman and child does not require this. Its beyond ridiculous.

No, not CEV or anything, I just want to reduce my chances of getting the flu, feeling dreadful and having to have time off work and risk spreading it about to my family and colleagues. No big deal.

I have had Covid and I will take a vaccine whenever offered to avoid repeating the experience.