The vaccines | vaxxed boosted unvaxxed? New poll

How's your immunity looking? Had covid - vote twice - vax status and then again for infection status

  • Vaxxed but no booster

  • Boostered

  • Still waiting in queue for first vaccine dose

  • Won't get vaxxed (unless I have to for travel/work etc)

  • Past infection with covid + I've been vaccinated

  • Past infection with covid - I've not been vaccinated

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Novavax gets its EMA emergency use approval. Way late, but they got there.

https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/news/ema-recommends-nuvaxovid-authorisation-eu



Maybe my Novavax vaccine doses (that appear on my NHS app) will finally get some respect :lol: probably not though, I had them a year ago and they were from the clinical trial manufacturing plant not a real one.

Still, with any luck this means Novavax actually now know how to make the stuff and can start shipping some of the hundreds of millions of doses they sold globally, including the ones for distribution by COVAX and GAVI.
 
CassiusClaymore said:
Yeah get it Tuesday. Side effects are normally a 24 hr thing. I just had a sore arm and felt a bit wiped out. Didn't stop me doing anything.
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hellhunter said:
I had very mild fever about 18-24h after the shot, but it stayed only a couple of hours
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Yeah thanks for the feedback, guys. I've set the appointment for tomorrow afternoon. That'll hopefully give me enough time to cool off any fever. Fingers crossed.
 
Anyone in Ireland have any ideas how I can get a booster in Dublin (Northside) without waiting for 3 or 4 hrs at Croker or the Show Centre?

Mates of mine all seem to be getting appts from their GP for this week. I have the wrong one it seems as I was sent a text to an online portal but they'd no appts until late Jan.

I've put myself on a few pharmacy waiting lists for the crack but heard nothing yet. I understand things are getting critical with Omicron but the way they've gone about this booster lark seems a bit slap-dash.
 
Just had my booster. Even though I had an appointment still a bit of a wait. Was packed too with appointments and people walking in, so good to see so many getting their jabs.

Hopefully the side effects aren't too bad as I've got to be up and out tomorrow early.
 
Withnail said:
Anyone in Ireland have any ideas how I can get a booster in Dublin (Northside) without waiting for 3 or 4 hrs at Croker or the Show Centre?

Mates of mine all seem to be getting appts from their GP for this week. I have the wrong one it seems as I was sent a text to an online portal but they'd no appts until late Jan.

I've put myself on a few pharmacy waiting lists for the crack but heard nothing yet. I understand things are getting critical with Omicron but the way they've gone about this booster lark seems a bit slap-dash.
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I rang my GP on Friday and am booked in for Wednesday.

This place were good for the vaccine last summer, maybe give them a shot? -https://www.centricgp.ie/tyrrelstown-medical/bookvaccine/
 
Withnail said:
That's literally what everyone is telling me about their GP.

They looked to have slots this week but when I got to end I got the 6th Jan. Better than nothing and I may still do a walk-in. Thanks a million.
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My GP sent me a text to their portal by the time I saw it December was booked out, I do see a lot of chemists with lines out side of them.
 
Had a third Moderna shot at 2PM. Arm is dead and I’ve been tired (could’ve just been a shite night of sleep yesterday to be fair). My second was pretty bad the morning after so hopefully not the same tomorrow!
 
My friend was boostered (Moderna) 11 days ago. He currently has two family members tested positive, one his spouse so has been sharing the same intimate space. Obviously now they have isolated the culprits, but maybe a day too late.

What are the chances he will/won't see a positive result in his own LFT tests? Just wondering if there were any stats yet? I'll keep this forum up to date with his own anecdotal example.
 
Wokecafe’s favourite centrist podcaster Sam Harris made a great analogy about vaccine sceptics obsession with rare side effects. If a vaccine was made entirely out of peanut butter and you ate it on a cracker, it would kill a higher % of people (peanut allergy) than any of the licensed vaccines.
 
Dumbstar said:
My friend was boostered (Moderna) 11 days ago. He currently has two family members tested positive, one his spouse so has been sharing the same intimate space. Obviously now they have isolated the culprits, but maybe a day too late.

What are the chances he will/won't see a positive result in his own LFT tests? Just wondering if there were any stats yet? I'll keep this forum up to date with his own anecdotal example.
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Depends on many factors but :

"A cohort analysis was performed to estimate the odds of household transmission for Omicron
index cases (defined on sequencing, genotyping, or SGTF), compared with Delta index cases
(defined as sequenced B.1.617.2). The analysis included 72,882 index cases (72,761 Delta,
121 Omicron) in residential households with a specimen date between 15 and 28 November
2021. Household transmission was defined as an index (first) case followed by one or more
laboratory confirmed SARS-CoV-2 cases at the same private dwelling within a 14-day period
(minimum 7 days follow-up). Index cases with a minimum of one household contact were
included in the analysis.
Nineteen percent (23) of Omicron index cases gave rise to a secondary household case,
compared to 8.3% (6,058) of Delta index cases. "
 
Oly Francis said:
Depends on many factors but :

"A cohort analysis was performed to estimate the odds of household transmission for Omicron
index cases (defined on sequencing, genotyping, or SGTF), compared with Delta index cases
(defined as sequenced B.1.617.2). The analysis included 72,882 index cases (72,761 Delta,
121 Omicron) in residential households with a specimen date between 15 and 28 November
2021. Household transmission was defined as an index (first) case followed by one or more
laboratory confirmed SARS-CoV-2 cases at the same private dwelling within a 14-day period
(minimum 7 days follow-up). Index cases with a minimum of one household contact were
included in the analysis.
Nineteen percent (23) of Omicron index cases gave rise to a secondary household case,
compared to 8.3% (6,058) of Delta index cases. "
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Thanks for that, so the figure is as low as 19% with double vaccinations. But I guess we just don't have the figures for post booster yet.

Edit: just had this pop up in my 'news' feed. Funny how it knows exactly what I'm thinking. :rolleyes: :nervous:

https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2...tibody-response-omicron-covid-vaccine-variant
 
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Samid said:
Young and healthy people simply won't be interested in getting boosters twice per year for the foreseeable future.
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Why on earth not? It isn't much of a hassle for so much benefit. And doubtful it would be forever anyway.
 
Withnail said:
I was planning on getting the flu jab every year as it's free and I'm approaching my mid-40s now. I've had the Flu a few times and I'm in absolutely no rush to catch it again.

I don't see a regular covid booster as being any different.
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I've had the flu shot every year for over a decade and never had flu since, or if I have it was so mild I didn't identify it as flu.
 
Does anyone on here watch Dr John Campbell on youtube? I have been watching his videos during the pandemic because they are very informative and no nonsense on there just straight up facts and information. Apparently there is an worldwide issue where many who gives people the shot do not aspirate before injecting meaning that when they stick the needle in they are supposed to pull back the syringe first so that they do not inject the vaccine directly into the blood.

So basically if they pull back the syringe and blood comes into the syringe they have to stick it in again to ensure they are injecting the vaccine into muscle tissue. This is a very basic protocol but apparently is being disregarded on a large scale. Injecting it directly into the blood apparently greatly increases the risk of terrible side effects such as strokes and heart inflammations amongst others.

Was very worrying to hear that such a standard procedure is being ignored.
 
BlueHaze said:
Does anyone on here watch Dr John Campbell on youtube? I have been watching his videos during the pandemic because they are very informative and no nonsense on there just straight up facts and information. Apparently there is an worldwide issue where many who gives people the shot do not aspirate before injecting meaning that when they stick the needle in they are supposed to pull back the syringe first so that they do not inject the vaccine directly into the blood.

So basically if they pull back the syringe and blood comes into the syringe they have to stick it in again to ensure they are injecting the vaccine into muscle tissue. This is a very basic protocol but apparently is being disregarded on a large scale. Injecting it directly into the blood apparently greatly increases the risk of terrible side effects such as strokes and heart inflammations amongst others.

Was very worrying to hear that such a standard procedure is being ignored.
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I've read in numerous places that aspiration isn't required nor is there any evidence that it can cause harm..

https://www.health.gov.au/initiativ...ce-for-providers/allocations-storage-handling

It is currently recommended not to do this in AU and NZ and side effects aren't more common here so I don't see anything to worry about.
 
Solius said:
Did you have to go to UWE?
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Nah, I’m down in Cornwall with my Dad for Christmas so popped to a nearby drop in centre. Got a passive aggressive line of questioning for some reason about why we were there.
 
My parents live in Mexico and had their first two doses of Pfizer back in April-June. So far so good. Unfortunately the government down there has in all it's wisdom decided to only offer Astra Zeneca as a booster option. Of course they will accept whatever is on offer, but they are a bit anxious because the MX government offers little information on how AZ works as a booster to MRNA.

I have tried to find reliable news or studies of people getting AZ as a booster after a 2 mrna shot course, but can find absolutely nothing. In almost every case it has been the other way around with Pfizer/Moderna being offered as boosters after AZ.

Does anyone here know if any other country has tried this?
 
RoyH1 said:
My parents live in Mexico and had their first two doses of Pfizer back in April-June. So far so good. Unfortunately the government down there has in all it's wisdom decided to only offer Astra Zeneca as a booster option. Of course they will accept whatever is on offer, but they are a bit anxious because the MX government offers little information on how AZ works as a booster to MRNA.

I have tried to find reliable news or studies of people getting AZ as a booster after a 2 mrna shot course, but can find absolutely nothing. In almost every case it has been the other way around with Pfizer/Moderna being offered as boosters after AZ.

Does anyone here know if any other country has tried this?
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It's been through clinical trials in the UK, as part of a series of booster trials run during the summer. Basically, it worked great to get antibody levels up and it pushed the immune system memory cells to give a wider response as well.

It hasn't been used in the UK because AZ is not a good booster for AZ - and a lot of our over 40s (the original priority group) have had AZ as their first two doses. We weren't using AZ with the under 40s (just Pfizer and Moderna), and Pfizer seems to boost itself ok.

From what we know so far, using AZ to boost Pfizer should work fine.

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(21)02717-3/fulltext#seccestitle380
 
Had my booster on Sunday, third dose of Pfizer. Arm was absolutely killing me yesterday but managed to get out and do a little 2 mile run, feels better today so might swim. Touch wood the sore arm was all I'll get.
 
Getting a Moderna after 2 Pfizer doses. Thats good right?
 
Had my booster yesterday. All three doses of Pfizer, no particular adverse reactions.

Ive been living with a doctor for the last 2 years who has worked on various COVID wards, so I would be shocked if I havent had it at some point, but must have been asymptomatic.
 
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