Is your fear of needles stronger than your fear of dying ?
Covid jab - is it compulsory?
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Pistonbroke
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My mother is 85 and had her booster last week,knocked her for six. Temperature,cramps, aching,sweating,the lot. Couple of days and ok again. 17 yr old son had one Pfizer jab before going back to school and has tested positive now. Not one symptom at all. Is the vaccine that brilliant or is it youth on his side?
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I think the vaccines were sold on a lot of lies tbh. I don’t doubt they might prevent you from becoming ‘hospitalised’ or suffering particularly badly but even then I think the data might eventually not be as good as everyone thought.
I’m no anti vac btw, I’d just like a little more honesty over the whole job.
I’m no anti vac btw, I’d just like a little more honesty over the whole job.
Lincs Lass
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Im near enough 60 and not had anything ,jabs or lurgy and nobody is coming any ware near me with a needle ,
That was the aim ffs
It's a good job 50 million people had more sense
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Maybe so but the impression at the start of the vaccination campaign was to prevent transmission and protect the unvaccinated. The fact that anyone vaccinated could well end up quite ill as well as transmit the virus wasn’t mentioned at all. Even worse, the vaccinated could be asymptomatic and still spread so probably worse off really. To be fair I don’t think they want to know how effective any of the vaccines really are.
Pistonbroke
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Fingers crossed then. The bug isn't going away and you might come across it one day. Australia are having a hiding now because they didn't vaccinate and thought it would go away by closing borders but it hasn't worked.
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Some of the worst affected places in the world are also the most vaccinated.
No it wasn't
Pistonbroke
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There's always going to be side effects and some people still getting ill but ,in all fairness,they had to do something and it looks like,even if only short term,the vaccines have saved a lot of lives and suffering.
Pistonbroke
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Were they the worst affected before or after the vaccination started?
I’m struggling to see your logic. Presume you’ve had other jabs and used the NHS in the past .
Lincs Lass
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Last jab I had was at school ,,the tb thingy ,,not had anything since so that was 45 years ago ,,other than last year when my appendix came out and I had atibiotic jabs ,,I stay clear of my GP
Netherfield
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You're chancing it then, have you never had an anti Tetanus jab either?
Lincs Lass
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I forgot that one ,,when I was 18 ,,squashed my finger and ripped the nail of .think I only had one ,never went back for anymore and the amount muck and cuts I had over the years ,,I probably should have snuffed it long ago
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Perhaps depends on what vaccine you get, 2x AZ then Pfizer booster if over 41, no choice now.
AZ seems to produce worst reaction.
Actually it's Moderna
Pistonbroke
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She's had three Pfizer jabs. I had AZ and couldn't even tell where the needle went in,no after effects at all. Some people say if you don't react you have probably already had the bug,but some say it's the other way round. I don't think anyone knows
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Had both jabs here. Waited five minutes after the first one and thought it so ridiculous I just drove home. Had the second jab since, also the flu one, and drove home straight away after both. No ill effects. I am 81.
Covid affects the brain. Most who haven't had the jab have subclinical covid as evidenced by their subsequent behaviour and some posts on here.
Covid affects the brain. Most who haven't had the jab have subclinical covid as evidenced by their subsequent behaviour and some posts on here.