I didn't know if mine was booked at first the quickest way to figure it out for me was try and book again same details and it will ask for a booking reference if it's gone through, otherwise you will go back through the same process when you first tried to book.
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I didn't know if mine was booked at first the quickest way to figure it out for me was try and book again same details and it will ask for a booking reference if it's gone through, otherwise you will go back through the same process when you first tried to book.
That's what I assumed but there wasn't one. I reckon that I only made it half way through the process before being sent on a loop.
Yeah I’d do what Bosws suggested.
This data along with it looking like it’s going to be around 20% more transmissible as opposed to 50% means we should still be on track - good news and explains why England are bringing forward second doses. Wales are only going to do that if Indian variant cases begin to rise significantly.
That's good to know. I'm in the same boat, with the phobia, so I've got myself a couple of seditives to see me through!Just sitting in the post jab waiting room for 15 mins,
Actually didn't feel a thing, ended up speaking to the nurse about Whiskey,
I think it's the build up to it that gets me.
Booked this morning for 9th June
Have to go to Bath Racecourse though but still.
I live in Bath, been trying to get something close today and it’s saying Gloucester or Salisbury. Not the end of the world, but there is several far closer.
Cheers. About 30h on now, arm still rather heavy. But no other symptoms at all so I really can’t complain!
I know you’ll still stress but honestly it’s pretty painless. When it goes in, tiny scratch of a pain. The whole thing is remarkably efficient, no more than 2/3 minutes from arriving to receiving the jab (at least where I was). Which really helps as you don’t have much time to process and think, you just sort of get flushed through like a lemming
I'm supposed to get vaccinated soon but the Indian government has announced that anyone who was Covid positive in the last 3 months shouldn't get the vaccine. I had it in April.
I'll probably get vaccinated anyway
It's nothing to do with pain. I once had a root canal without anesthetic (due to the needle phobia - I quickly changed my mind about the needle, mind!). It's about the whole experience. The environment, the words, the smells and sounds. At least it is for me, and I think it's based on childhood trauma. I get feint even watching a TV show or film with scenes with needles. I have passed out because of people talking about medical procedures before too. It's debilitating and really frustrating to live with.I know you’ll still stress but honestly it’s pretty painless. When it goes in, tiny scratch of a pain. The whole thing is remarkably efficient, no more than 2/3 minutes from arriving to receiving the jab (at least where I was). Which really helps as you don’t have much time to process and think, you just sort of get flushed through like a lemming
To be honest, you should probably wait a few weeks. If you had it in April you’ll be fairly well protected now and pushing out the vaccine will likely give you a better duration of protection. Plus that frees up a dose for people who might be more in need.
You're not wrong but I'm starting my masters in a different country from September. If I dont take my first shot right now I wont be in India for my second shot (82 days minimum gap between the first and second).
I can get vaccinated there but the thought of traveling unvaccinated gives me anxiety.
For sure. It's a messy situation, and it's one I did worry about even before joining the trial, and one I asked questions about - but we got assurances
No one can assure you that the vaccine (or whatever) that you're trialling is safe or efficacious - and that's the gamble you take when you volunteer. The idea that you're also gambling on the professional and manufacturing talent of the supplier, and the smooth running of the global supply chain, is the bit that feels harsh.
In January they were predicting approval and first shipments in April. In April when they started the crossover doses, they were saying "any time now". They're now saying sometime in Q3 - is that July or September or never?
I don't expect the MHRA or anyone else to approve it without a verifiable manufacturable process. I would like a more honesty about timings - from Novavax and the NIHR. And if I do have to gamble on taking a different vaccine on top of the Novavax then I'd like to know sooner rather than later.
The NIHR say they are negotiating a form of words that can go on the NHS app to say I'm fully vaccinated - and they expect to have that ready in June. The NHS however still talk about acknowledging trialists on the app "once a vaccine is approved." Which, if they stick to it, means no change in the UK until sometime in the indefinite future - which would feel very shoddy.
Once it's on the NHS App, my attention will of course return to EU recognition of vaccine status. If it starts to become the difference between PCR test or not, quarantine or not - then it's a really annoying problem.
In honesty if I could take J&J tomorrow, I would
Oh right. Yeah, tricky one. In some countries (like Ireland) if you’ve had covid in the last 6 months you only need one shot as there’s good evidence that gives you the same protection as two dose of vaccine. If you’re moving abroad can see why you want to err on the side of caution.
Plus by then they will likely need you to have proof of vaccination to travel.
Very much hope transmission risk for the new variants remain low for those vaccinated.
My wife has 3 patients in hospital with the new variant, all of whom have has two doses since March.
My wife has 3 patients in hospital with the new variant, all of whom have has two doses since March.
Two doses of which vaccine?
Unsure of this, she's a pharmacist that recently moved roles from intensive care so its just something she noticed in passing.
Thanks. Just curious. Wouldn’t really matter anyway. We know that even the best vaccines are less than 100% effective against even the most susceptible variants. So when you have a huge surge underway (you’re in India, right?) it’s inevitable that lots of vaccinated people will get sick. Some will end up in hospital and some will die. The talk of 100% protection against severe illness/death never made sense to me as the studies weren’t powered to demonstrate this. What we’re hoping, though, is that the numbers put in hospital will be comparable to, say, a bad outbreak of flu. Which is something we’re well used to and our hospitals are able to cope with.
Nope, London! So its either Astra or Pfizer being taken, but yeah even if its 80% efficacy then there will still be some people getting unwell. Hopefully those in hospital don't get worse and the overwhelming majority that still get covid post vaccines are mild bouts.
Do you know anything about how long the vaccines are meant to last too? My worry is everyone needs a new vaccine soon, and boosters might not be ready..
Signed up for the voluntary vaccination with J&J or AZ here in Denmark. Apparently the doctors are full booked so I have to wait until I can get a consultation on risks before being put in line to get the jab.
Most likely it was AZ would be my guess.
Some anecdotal evidence from an ICU doctor here in SA (so SA variant): they have seen a few J&J vaccinated people in hospital, usually for a short period and not ICU. They've seen a handful of ICU cases, but they're unsure if they may have caught COVID within the two week post jab window. The vast majority of J&J vaccinated cases have been people at home with a fever and aches for a few days. Overall I think that's the best we could've expected - especially against the SA variant. We've just started mass rollout for 60+ mainly using the Pfizer vaccine, so within the next couple of months I think we will have a good understanding of Pfizer and J&J vs. the SA variant.
Got my jab today, Biontech. Most bureaucratic procedure ever, am a bit shocked. Germany...
but I am so happy I got it
but I am so happy I got it
I wonder how long post their second shot they tested positive? Of course no vaccine is 100% effective. Even those that are close e.g. rabies don't always result in a high level of immunity, especially if there are immune system issues involved. I once had to leave my dog in overseas and domestic quarantine for 6 months as I had to have her vaccinated again and then wait for over 3 months before bringing her back as her rabies vaccine hadn't produced a very high level of antibodies (shot only required for entry but a specific antibody limit required for return into Australia.). She suffered occasionally from lupus and had to take immune suppressants when she has an outbreak.
The massive decline in deaths in the UK has to be hugely related to the mass vaccination even if summer helped. As long as the pace of vaccination keeps up the death toll shouldn't retunr to anywhere near what it was and we also have new variant vaccines not that far away for next year.
About to take the Pfizer
Enquired this morning and got an appointment this afternoon (in sydney)
Enquired this morning and got an appointment this afternoon (in sydney)
Nice. Out at Homebush?
Darlinghurst in the city
How long before the next shot? It is 12 weeks between AZ shots.
Biontech is around 5-6 weeks. As far as I know newer studies suggest that waiting even a little longer is more effective in terms of antibody production.
And allows more people to get the first shot.
exactly! Hopefully it becomes standard procedure soon everywhere
I guess it depends in the country. In Germany, it is around 5-6 weeks between the shots.
The recent data on the Indian variant is turning that logic on its head a bit. Looks like you really need that second dose to get a decent level of protection. So the gap should be kept as short as possible.
thanks!
I also had this problem. Couldn't even finalise the booking of the 1st jab without booking a 2nd one. I had to book the 2nd jab much further away. Hopefully I can change that closer to the time.
But once I did book it, I didn't ever get an e-mail or text confirmation. Thankfully I didn't close the page which had my appointment number.
Indeed. They've brought them forward here for over 50s and risk groups but I kind of want my second jab sooner now, especially if they're going to lift all restrictions on the 26th of June. My second jab isn't due until August as it stands.
Thanks, that's what I thought. I should have done what you did, and cancel the 2nd jab after because now everything has gone.
A terrible process, the site doesn't adhere to it's own instructions.