Anyone not getting a booster?

[LifesTooShortYOLO]

What are you reasons for not getting the booster?

I'll get it but do have a small worry though... When first doses were announced for 12 and above, I agreed to that because in the briefing it was said the heart inflammation in boys and young men only really took hold after a second dose. Obviously I know it's very, very rare regardless but I can't remember that being mentioned again when they announced 12 and above will now be offered a second dose. Does anyone have anything reassuring that states serious ill effects aren't more likely the more doses you get?

My only other concern is when it was mentioned in a briefing that it was suggested the 15 minute wait time after vaccine be reduced or scrapped in order to speed the process up. I'm not sure I feel comfortable with that

Because the first two pissed off my thyroid massively and I need it to settle a little before I piss it off again and one of these days I will end up in hospital and I don't want to be there right now

I will book it after my next set of bloods if my dd can get home so there is an adult in the house to watch the younger two

Hi,

I want to get the booster but my midwife has told me not to get it in the first 12 weeks. I am 8 weeks pregnant. Has anyone else been given that advice from their midwife? I can’t find anything else online saying not to get the booster in the first 12 weeks.

I’d be grateful for any information anyone else in the first trimester has been given.

Thanks

@milly74 yes according to the BHF (I find their summaries easy to follow, and they use reputable sources for their data).

According to the UK Health Security Info, you will have increased protection regardless of which vaccine you have as your booster.

www.bhf.org.uk/informationsupport/heart-matters-magazine/news/coronavirus-and-your-health/covid-booster-vaccine#effective

I had mine two months ago and felt fine. DP booked in for tomorrow.

The vaccinations have fucked up my period l have been having 2 period a months since my first vaccinations.

I'm dreading what the booster will do, but l will still have it.

@LostForIdeas they are saying it does work against omicron, just needs to be more recent( within 3 months) so that the level of antibodies is high enough.

For those saying they can't get appointments, there's walk ins available across the country and it's worth checking your gp - mine are doing 2 evenings thus week walk in

I wasn’t keen as I’m trying for a baby but the effectiveness was called into question I went for safety and had

@Riskyrice

I will get it but I'm not massively thrilled about it to be honest, just fed up.

Is this going to be life now? Vaccines ever few months - could there be long term health impacts from constant vaccines?

Long term health impacts are what worries me too. There may be things we just don't know yet and having vaccines (relatively newly developed ones too) put in my body every few months makes me feel uneasy.

@BubblingRiver

Of course I won't be getting my booster, the whole thing is becoming a farce.

Are we expected to believe that pfizer researchers ( no vested interest ) are saying with a straight face that 2 jabs of pfizer aren't enough for the new variant but....... one jab is in the form of a booster for those that have had the Az jab which is next to useless apparently for the new strain. Why would one jab be sufficient working with a completely different vaccine technology when 2 jabs aren't sufficient? As always, it's about money and greed rather than public health as we see from the people implementing these rules and regulations who don't follow them themselves.

If AZ is really that bad, we'll have to start the process from scratch - so two primary MRNA doses plus a booster - so that'll be 5 vaccines in one year!

[quote BackBackBack]@milly74 yes according to the BHF (I find their summaries easy to follow, and they use reputable sources for their data).

According to the UK Health Security Info, you will have increased protection regardless of which vaccine you have as your booster.

www.bhf.org.uk/informationsupport/heart-matters-magazine/news/coronavirus-and-your-health/covid-booster-vaccine#effective[/quote]
thank you x

@JS87, ive read quite a bit about all the trials showing that it improves ‘antibody’ levels.
However, the levels measured only show one part of the immune system and do not show the whole picture.

You can’t establish how strong the immunity is just with these numbers. It’s much more complex than that.

I much prefer the studies showing how many people are testing positive/in hospital etc… depending on vaccination status because it gives a clearer picture on how the body is reacting in RL.
And atm I think the answer is… we don’t know what is the impact of twi doses or two doses plus booster on hospitalisation.

I have booked an appointment for it next week but if it is like some have suggested a 2-3 hour wait for a pre booked appointment I won’t be waiting - I will simply cancel and wait a bit longer.

I’m not vulnerable therefore happy to wait for the moment.

I’ve not even had the 2nd one! The first made me feel so ill and my work are being really off with people who feel ill afterwards, you almost get punished for it 🤔 Get given shit jobs to do, made to go and do the heavier work… It’s like being in the army. The moto is just “man up”, in general.

@gogohm

For those saying they can't get appointments, there's walk ins available across the country and it's worth checking your gp - mine are doing 2 evenings thus week walk in

@gogohm my GP surgery will not let me take DD to any appointments and I have no childcare, they turned me away from my flu vaccine because I had DD with me

Apologies if this is a stupid question but how do they know that the booster is effective against Omicron? Or that the previous 2 jabs are not enough protection. How have they had time to test this already?

@BackBackBack I dint think that’s what those studies are saying those. It’s an oversimplification.

The studies we have of how people react to omicron depending in vaccination status talk about vaccine efficacy, Aka are you symptomatic.
It says nothing about whether you will end up in hospital or not.

It could well be that you are better protected from getting symptoms of covid but actually have exactely the same protection with or wo the booster re hospitalisation.

@gogohm, the walk in centres here are completely saturated, so much so thatbthey have to close early as can’t cope.
That was BEFORE all the announcement (tried last weekend fir dc second dose)

@BubblingRiver

Of course I won't be getting my booster, the whole thing is becoming a farce.

Are we expected to believe that pfizer researchers ( no vested interest ) are saying with a straight face that 2 jabs of pfizer aren't enough for the new variant but....... one jab is in the form of a booster for those that have had the Az jab which is next to useless apparently for the new strain. Why would one jab be sufficient working with a completely different vaccine technology when 2 jabs aren't sufficient? As always, it's about money and greed rather than public health as we see from the people implementing these rules and regulations who don't follow them themselves.

I agree. People are believing this rubbish.

Snow that is the advice here in Germany. They wait until the second trimester and then they offer it. It doesn't matter if it's been longer than 6 months.

It hasn't been 6 months for me yet so I will probably get it in march assuming it's still recommended by then.

I don't really want to have boosters every year though. And definitely not every six months forever. I hate needles, I don't mind having one every few years but yearly is a bit much. If they bring out a nasal spray one then I'd probably be more willing. Maybe that will be out next year.

@StormBaby

I’ve not even had the 2nd one! The first made me feel so ill and my work are being really off with people who feel ill afterwards, you almost get punished for it 🤔 Get given shit jobs to do, made to go and do the heavier work… It’s like being in the army. The moto is just “man up”, in general.

Where on earth do you work?

Call in sick claimimg noro, then go get your booster.

I will only have it after 6 months has passed which was official guidance to wait 6 months.