[Zizu]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

Ahh well it would have made no difference then; I think recommendations are to NOT get vaccinated if you currently have Covid (it makes no difference basically, waste of a dose), and to wait 3 months after having it to get vaccinated. Although that's for first dose, I'm not actually 100% sure about 2nd dose.

Assuming she recovers fine, the natural immune response + first dose will probably take her to two-dose immunity levels for several months anyway...

Interesting


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[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Cherie

enjoy Kerry!

So nice here and the weather is gorgeous too

[Tom4784]

I had my vaccine earlier today, I've got an aching arm but that's about it so far. I had a panic at first since I have a phobia of needles that relates to something that happened when I was younger but I got through it. By the end of August I'll be fully vaccinated which will be a relief.

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

I had my vaccine earlier today, I've got an aching arm but that's about it so far. I had a panic at first since I have a phobia of needles that relates to something that happened when I was younger but I got through it. By the end of August I'll be fully vaccinated which will be a relief.

…Super Dezzy..(…the first step …)….well done, I’m so pleased for you…you didn’t just overcome your fear for the vaccine, you overcame it completely, which is no small thing……

[bitontheslide]

i think a lot of us have an aversion to needles. My approach was to look the other way and told them just to get on with it as quickly as possible

[Ammi]

…yeah, needles aren’t something that we would prefer to have stuck into us…I don’t have a phobia, though …it’s another layer of difficulty for those who do have and can actually prevent from having the vaccine in some cases…there are sites with help suggestions for that if anyone else feels huge anxieties about it….

[Toy Soldier]

I’m not bothered about needles really, plus the tiny little vaccine needle is nothing compared to the big chonky boi needle you get when they’re taking bloods (or donating blood).

Last time I had to give bloods (my “I’m an old man now” checkup when I turned 35) the nurse made an absolute MESS of my arm with the bloods needle. Horrendous bruising.

The vaccine needle is barely a scratch.

[Ammi]

…that’s the thing with phobias, they don’t have a level of ‘rational’ attached to them…so very easily create those panic attacks and those fears will have prevented some from having their vaccines so far, I would say…

[Ammi]

…I’ve had so many needles for so many different reasons in my life, if I was a Marvel character, I’d probably be Acupuncture Woman….

[bitontheslide]

Originally Posted by Ammi

…that’s the thing with phobias, they don’t have a level of ‘rational’ attached to them…so very easily create those panic attacks and those fears will have prevented some from having their vaccines so far, I would say…

it's a similar thing with going to the dentist. Some people would rather have tooth pain than go near a dentist chair. If you have a genuine phobia it's very difficult to overcome it

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

it's a similar thing with going to the dentist. Some people would rather have tooth pain than go near a dentist chair. If you have a genuine phobia it's very difficult to overcome it

…strangely I have a dentist appointment this morning, it’s the first one in over a year as my practise have only begun regular routine appointments again since COVID days…I don’t have any anxieties about the dentist bit itself but I’m really struggling with someone being so up close and personal to my face…my regular dentist left just before the COVID times so it’s a complete stranger as well…and I think that maybe that’s the bit that’s creating the most anxiety, that I’ve never seen this person before so haven’t built up any level of trust with him…

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

it's a similar thing with going to the dentist. Some people would rather have tooth pain than go near a dentist chair. If you have a genuine phobia it's very difficult to overcome it

…yeah, that’s what Dezzy said…that he had a phobia and that’s such a difficult thing to overcome to the extent that it’s been the cause of some not yet having any vaccinations…

[Cherie]

I had my second jab yesterday morning, fully expected to wake up with a sore arm but nothing so far

I did ask why I was called as I am under 50 (just :worry) but she said individual surgeries were calling if they had done all their over 50s

[Ammi]

…well done, Cherie……you’ve completed the course and no longer need to wear your training/working from home uniform…(…I know that you work from home anyway but…)….




…James should have done a new TiBB award for the vaccinated…it feels like we all deserve that in our avatars…

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Ammi

…well done, Cherie……you’ve completed the course and no longer need to wear your training/working from home uniform…(…I know that you work from home anyway but…)….




…James should have done a new TiBB award for the vaccinated…it feels like we all deserve that in our avatars…

we should have blue ticks, then we can roam the forum at will

[Toy Soldier]

Originally Posted by Cherie

I did ask why I was called as I am under 50 (just :worry) but she said individual surgeries were calling if they had done all their over 50s

That's the excuse they use when they don't want to say "Well to be honest you were looking a bit rough round the edges when we saw you for your first dose Cherie so we thought we'd make an exception".

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

That's the excuse they use when they don't want to say "Well to be honest you were looking a bit rough round the edges when we saw you for your first dose Cherie so we thought we'd make an exception".

[Cherie]

Mr C also has his and he has no symptoms either, hope they didn't give us a dud

[bitontheslide]

Originally Posted by Cherie

Mr C also has his and he has no symptoms either, hope they didn't give us a dud

my symptoms were much much milder than the first jab and kicked in quite a bit later ... so, i think the side effects are very variable

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

my symptoms were much much milder than the first jab and kicked in quite a bit later ... so, i think the side effects are very variable

He had none first time round either, maybe a bit tired but other than that nada

[Tom4784]

Originally Posted by Ammi

…that’s the thing with phobias, they don’t have a level of ‘rational’ attached to them…so very easily create those panic attacks and those fears will have prevented some from having their vaccines so far, I would say…

Yeah, it's not pain that bothers me (The needle itself felt like being scratched with a particularly dull finger nail) I just get queasy about things going into my skin. I was a bit shaky for a few minutes afterwards while I waited out the 15 minutes, I think the people on hand were a bit worried for me

[Tom4784]

I also seem to have little in the way of symptoms which is nice, my arm is aching but the rest of my family were bedridden so I've got off lucky.

[Zizu]

Sky News reporting that one vaccination is thought to give just 33% cover against the Delta / Indian variant


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[Toy Soldier]

Originally Posted by Zizu

Sky News reporting that one vaccination is thought to give just 33% cover against the Delta / Indian variant


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That's been known for a while, stats were posted on here over a week ago. 33% one dose, they originally said 67% AZ and 93% Pfizer after second dose, although I believe latest figures actually place both around 85%.

[arista]