[caprimint]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

But you can catch it and pass it to the immunosuppressed that can't have the vaccine.

And there is nothing to say that a healthy person can't be seriously affected by this albeit rare, or end up with 'long covid' that affects all age groups.

Well the virus itself will begin to fade out eventually anyway when the majority of people have been vaccinated and others are not affected by it, so that's probably a minor/non-issue.

Of course it can happen but I'm not personally bothered or worried about it.

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by caprimint

Well the virus itself will begin to fade out eventually anyway when the majority of people have been vaccinated and others are not affected by it, so that's probably a minor/non-issue.

Of course it can happen but I'm not personally bothered or worried about it.

Sounds a tad blasé. ..but it's honest

[hijaxers]

Originally Posted by caprimint

Well the virus itself will begin to fade out eventually anyway when the majority of people have been vaccinated and others are not affected by it, so that's probably a minor/non-issue.

Of course it can happen but I'm not personally bothered or worried about it.

I hope you plan on holidaying in UK because i think you'll have difficulty overseas with no reason for not being vaccinated.

I can't wait to get mine asap please.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by hijaxers

I hope you plan on holidaying in UK because i think you'll have difficulty overseas with no reason for not being vaccinated.

I can't wait to get mine asap please.

Yes good point, even if you don’t think you will suffer with the virus or pass it on, if you plan to travel that will entail covid testing 72 hours before you go and return for some time into the future

[caprimint]

Originally Posted by hijaxers

I hope you plan on holidaying in UK because i think you'll have difficulty overseas with no reason for not being vaccinated.

I can't wait to get mine asap please.

I won't be going abroad for some years+ so yeah I'm not bothered at all.

[GoldHeart]

Originally Posted by caprimint

No because... there's no point. Majority of people that covid affects are either old, obese or those with underlying health conditions.

That's what we thought at the beginning , but you can still easily pass it on.

And fit healthy people have still been really poorly with Covid .

[Daniel.]

Originally Posted by caprimint

No because... there's no point. Majority of people that covid affects are either old, obese or those with underlying health conditions.

You can still get severe effects any age.

[caprimint]

Originally Posted by Daniel.

You can still get severe effects any age.

Why you not sure about having it then?

[Nicky91]

not sure yet (but i still have the time, since i am probably among last to be vaccinated anyway)

[Novo]

you are a brave and Honorable man Alf and i'll clap for you and rattle the pans and pots on Thursday Evening, keep up the efforts

[Vicky.]

I would get the oxford one. The pfizer one..seems pointless as it appears to not even stop infection/spreading?

I also figure natural immunity will sort me til I am offered, if I ever get offered, given I had it already (and it WAS luckily just like flu, for 2 day then fine, though have 'long covid' apparently as still coughing sometimes..most of the house tested positive and showed not even a cough, thats not me saying covid IS flu though)

Am likely last on the list for the vaccine anyway, I figure they will decide soon it will only be the vulnerable who get it, like the flu one. Also I think it might turn into an annual thing, that just goes along with the flu vaccine. Assuming covid acts like other coronaviruses, which theres not much reason to believe it won't..

[Alf]

Has anyone on TiBB had it yet? Or have a close family member who has had it?

[Lee.]

Originally Posted by Alf

Has anyone on TiBB had it yet? Or have a close family member who has had it?

Yes, my cousin has had it, and one of my best pals.

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by Alf

Has anyone on TiBB had it yet? Or have a close family member who has had it?

A colleague of mine had it with mild symptoms but his mum caught it and was on a ventilator. A neighbour had it and he was fine but his daughter was very poorly.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Alf

Has anyone on TiBB had it yet? Or have a close family member who has had it?

Vaccine or covid?

4 people with the vaccine 3 over 80s and one support staff in a special school

Covid, no one in the first wave, loads of people this time round

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Alf

Has anyone on TiBB had it yet? Or have a close family member who has had it?

Not the vaccine but my brother, his wife and their 3 kids have had Covid

[Smithy]

I’m due to have it soon, not sure on the date yet though

[Liam-]

Of course

[Jessica.]

Without a shadow of a doubt.

[Lee.]

Yes, I’ll definitely have it when offered.

[AnnieK]

I know a couple of people who have had the vaccine.

Like Cherie, I didn't know anyone who had it in the first wave last year but lots who have had it this time. Mainly fairly mild but one if the Dads at my sons school (39 and no underlying conditions) ended up in intensive care and they gave him a 30% chance of survival. He did beat it but has been left with long covid. I also know of a couple of deaths of friends of friends.

[MTVN]

My Gran had her first jab a couple of weeks ago and my Auntie had hers yesterday because she's a care worker

Good to see a lot of the initial sceptism has faded away a bit and the uptake seems very good now

[Vicky.]

Originally Posted by AnnieK

Like Cherie, I didn't know anyone who had it in the first wave last year but lots who have had it this time. Mainly fairly mild but one if the Dads at my sons school (39 and no underlying conditions) ended up in intensive care and they gave him a 30% chance of survival. He did beat it but has been left with long covid. I also know of a couple of deaths of friends of friends.

Bloody hell. I assume it differs by area (though we are apparently a hotbed) but you and cherie appear to be the only ones I have seen yet who have this experience. Overwhemingly, those I know/speak to are a bit baffled, as they knew a few people hospitalised in March/April, yet don't know anyone this time around. It has seemed weird (though of course good..) that with death rates so high, it seems noone round here is having a difficult time of it this time. My dad theorised that the deaths/hospitalisations might be clusters, rather than spread out. I suspect he might be right in that. BUT if its that, a cluster could hit here anytime, which is a little unnerving.

I read some sciencey thing thing the other night out of pure curiousity, and it stated the main mistake near every country has made, is to assume covid behaves like the flu. So you would expect to see 2 people infected per infected person, and it would be 'guessable/trackable' a bit more. But, it seems that many people will not pass it on, but most 'outbreaks' are simply a superspreader event. That also would explain how some countries/areas seem to be ravaged while others have nothing (taking away the incompetant response of course..). Superspreader stuff really scares the crap out of me, especially how theres no way to tell if you are one.

If anyone is interested, I found it quite fascinating

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/a...ndemic/616548/



Seems a bit weird though, statistics wise, that when deaths and such were much lower, it seemed loads knew someone very ill (or who had died) and the numbers are bloody huge now, and..well nothing. For here. Though I feel I am sort of tempting fate in a way, even mentioning this. As we have seen how very quickly things can turn..

[Daniel.]

I have mine booked next week, ****ting it

[hijaxers]

Originally Posted by Daniel.

I have mine booked next week, ****ting it

Why ??