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4th Vaccine/Booster

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MaireadWilk · 24/02/2022 15:24

I just wondered how other pregnant women are fairing in terms of gaining access to the most recent booster that was rolled out a couple of months ago for the clinically vulnerable, as it seems pregnant women haven't been included on the vulnerable list for this round and we need a doctors letter to access it.

In terms of background I'm triple vaxxed, subsequently caught covid in January as our 3YO brought it back home from pre-school. I was quite ill, hospitalised with breathing difficulties, reduced fetal movements (I'm in my 3rd trimester), internal bleeding, constant chest infections and other long covid symptoms since I've "recovered" from covid.

I'm obviously quite concerned about catching it again, given what seem to be the long term health effects it's left me suffering with, and keen to secure a booster to protect myself and the baby.

I just wondered how others are fairing?

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nether · 24/02/2022 15:38

JCVI seems to have said the spring second booster is for

  • adults aged 75 years and over;
  • residents in a care home for older adults, and
  • individuals aged 12 years and over who are immunosuppressed (as defined in in the Green Book)

I can't find the update to the Green Book that would cover that (most recent found was from mid-January). But I suspect it means the 3rd Primary group (who will have already had 4 jabs before their second booster). Thus group does not include pregnancy as a criteria

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MaireadWilk · 24/02/2022 16:02

@nether

JCVI seems to have said the spring second booster is for
  • adults aged 75 years and over;
  • residents in a care home for older adults, and
  • individuals aged 12 years and over who are immunosuppressed (as defined in in the Green Book)

I can't find the update to the Green Book that would cover that (most recent found was from mid-January). But I suspect it means the 3rd Primary group (who will have already had 4 jabs before their second booster). Thus group does not include pregnancy as a criteria

Thank you. That's my concern, that we're not being considered as clinically vulnerable. I'm now reliant on an inhaler every day in addition to repeat chest infections and therefore anxious about catching the virus again.

I might be a one off in terms of how severe my symptoms were and the health complications I'm suffering post infection.

There seems to be an absence of data on the outcomes for vaccinated pregnant women which is obviously leading to a lack of policy making or urgency in that respect. From what I gather from Viki Male there are no studies tracking vaccinated pregnant women and outcomes either.

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Cookerhood · 24/02/2022 16:19

If it's any consolation, having Covid will probably have been the equivalent of another booster. If you hadn't had it recently I would be more concerned.

Mymincepie · 24/02/2022 16:30

That sounds scary op. What day were you hospitalised on, out of interest?

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MaireadWilk · 24/02/2022 17:14

@Mymincepie

That sounds scary op. What day were you hospitalised on, out of interest?
Once I tested negative ironically, that's when the symptoms/ effects of the infection became extremely serious. They were concerned it was blood clots on my lungs but thankfully it was just my stomach.
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MaireadWilk · 24/02/2022 17:15

@Cookerhood

If it's any consolation, having Covid will probably have been the equivalent of another booster. If you hadn't had it recently I would be more concerned.
Yeah I'm trying to take that as a small consolation but still anxious as omicron continually re-infects from everything I've read.
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Cookerhood · 24/02/2022 17:36

Boosters don't seem to stop you getting omicron anyway, so I still don't think you are much worse off, to be honest. Each time you get it it should be milder.
They say the best protection is vaccination plus natural infection.

RachC2021 · 24/02/2022 20:13

@MaireadWilk

I just wondered how other pregnant women are fairing in terms of gaining access to the most recent booster that was rolled out a couple of months ago for the clinically vulnerable, as it seems pregnant women haven't been included on the vulnerable list for this round and we need a doctors letter to access it.

In terms of background I'm triple vaxxed, subsequently caught covid in January as our 3YO brought it back home from pre-school. I was quite ill, hospitalised with breathing difficulties, reduced fetal movements (I'm in my 3rd trimester), internal bleeding, constant chest infections and other long covid symptoms since I've "recovered" from covid.

I'm obviously quite concerned about catching it again, given what seem to be the long term health effects it's left me suffering with, and keen to secure a booster to protect myself and the baby.

I just wondered how others are fairing?

There is no booster / fourth dose for the “clinically vulnerable” that was rolled out a few months ago.

What you’re thinking of was for the SEVERELY immunocompromised only. That’s for people with things like blood cancer, or who were on chemo, or on super high dose steroids for various reasons. It’s a really small group of people as a proportion of the population.

You’ve not missed out on anything.

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