COVID-19 vaccine: What do you think?

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Hello everyone,

How are you today?

The pharmaceutical groups Pfizer (USA) and BioNTech (Germany) announced on Monday 9 November that their vaccine candidate is 90% "effective" in preventing Covid-19 infections, according to preliminary results of their large-scale phase 3 trial, which is still ongoing.

What do you think about this? Do you plan to be vaccinated as soon as the COVID-19 vaccine is on the market?

Feel free to discuss and share in the comments below!

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I had my first dose a week last Friday. I am on Tecfidera which has really lowered my lymphocytes, so I was a bit worried about having it. Both my neurologist and the MS nurse said that there were no issues with this. I had a mild headache for 2 days, and my shoulders ached a bit for a few days, but otherwise I was fine.

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I'm due my next ocrevous infusion in March I have covid jab Friday I'm a bit apprehensive but it's a must so I just gotta suck it up. Not looking forward to any side effects though

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I had my the first dose Pfizer Vaccine 4 days ago, 20/2/21, with no side effects. Slightly sore spot on my arm but whilst everyone is different do try not to worry, all's well. I've felt rather elated since having vaccination!

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Both my wife and myself had our vaccine jabs or at least our first one. My 25 year old daughter, who lives with us got her text to book her vaccine last night but has decided not to take up the offer. While she has the right to choose and indeed the disease is unlikely to affect her, only 400 people have died under 50 from Covid mainly for underlying health conditions. So should we support younger people not having the jab as herd immunity is the best option for them as the disease is little or no threat to them.

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@robjmckinney‍ Glad to hear you've both had your vaccinations; I'm due my first one on 15th March 2021, and my husband has now had his first one also.

I'm a bit taken aback by your daughter's decision not taking up the offer to have her vaccination done when she is actually living with you. I know this is her decision, but I thought she would have given more consideration to the fact that you are her parents and both your health conditions count and come first also. Just because you've had one vaccination doesn't mean you and your wife are fully protected, and your daughter can still pick up the virus from anywhere and/or anyone.

I must admit if this was my daughter, I wouldn't be happy with the idea of her turning down the offer, whilst living with me and then facing the risk of spreading the virus in my own home.

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Hi lesmal,

Yes I was taken aback by her decision but as she has been isolating alongside us it is a small risk, she is my wife's carer. But I hope to twist her arm a bit and persuade her to get it done, I was surprised she has been offered it in the first place. Then again I don't believe young people should have the vaccine and it should be restricted to those people whose life is threatened by the virus. Unless of course a new variant turns up threatening younger people directly. Stay safe!

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i had my first dose of the covid 19 vaccine yesterday and i was told that it may make me feel hot tired have a headache or muscle ache. my right arm (which is the arm i had my injection in as i'm left handed and i didn't want my left arm to start hurting) has only recently started to hurt, but its not too bad, i've had a headache on and off, which feels like one i get when i forget to put my glasses on before using my laptop.

i was that tired when i got home, i was sat down for around half an hour and i fell asleep. i didn't even remember falling asleep as i only knew that i'd fallen asleep as my fiance had told me when i woke up that i'd fallen asleep.

the doctor who gave me my vaccine and the nurse who was with him were both really nice as they were talking to me whilst the doctor gave me my vaccine.

i had to shut my eyes before the doctor gave me my vaccine as it was the only way i would let the doctor give me my vaccine. it also helped me to regain control of my asthma as it had started up whilst i was talking to the doctor and nurse.

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@robjmckinney It is, as you say. her decision. However, I doubt very much that herd immunity is going to be of much use judging by the speed and variety of the virus mutations that are occuring. It is my opinion that Covid is going to be around forever, like influenza and the common cold. I read a webpage today detailing the number of gene mutations in the spike protein (of which there were hundreds), over 20 of these they are looking at as being potentially important, and also detailing the 5 distinct variants that they are keeping a close eye on. I am not sure whether we are allowed to link other sites in this forum, but I can maybe add an attachment if you are interested in the data. If I was a healthy 25 year old, I would have no qualms about getting the virus.

Edited to say: Especially if I was a carer.

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Hi All,

Well my daughter made up her mind and booked her appointment, they even gave her a date for her second jab. I certainly did not get that or my wife. I do have to take her to Newmarket race course which is 15 miles from my home in Cambridge but that is what Dad's do!

Yes like the Flu we will be living with Covid but with a vaccine every year for us old and infirm just like the Flu jab. So I see no great need for the fit under 50s to have such a jab as they mostly suffer mild systems beyond a few medically challanged. The Flu use to kill up to 50,000 a year, mainly old and infirm but with the Flu vaccine it has bought down levels of death to around 5,000. Variants will always be around, as with the Flu where if the NHS get it wrong more will die as happened recently. Something we all have to get use to but an interesting fact came out over this year that with all the lockdowns etc. the Flu died out. As with MRSA in hospitals as the NHS staff operated higher hygene standards. But of course many cancer patients will die as with other life threatening diseases, an estimate 150,000 deaths from cancer alone. But I will be glad to get rid of my mask etc. and get back in my static in Norfolk for whole Summer with luck, stay safe!

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Hi all , I had my covid injection on the 6th if Feb , went well no side affects , any one else had there's

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