Have you had your booster jab (jag) ?

[Sunray]

Given that I am

Got mine booked in for two weeks and I'll try and get a flu jab next week - which will be the first time I've ever had one.

I had mine a few weeks ago and promptly got the flu last week. Mild. So I am attributing this to the vaccine. There are lots of different strains of flu some are so brutal can easily kill you.. I had that strain twice in my life, truly sick in bed for 1 full month. So recommend the vaccine. Sadly its a bit of a lottery as to how good it is but its all we have.

Just had the covid booster. No reaction so far.

 

[mod]

Skim hegley mod Mr.Bishie

Has y'all changed your vote ?

Yep.

 

[Dogsauce]

Btw, getting a reaction to the jab is a good thing, it shows your immune system is responding to it.

I’m now booked in for third dose/booster on Tuesday as I’m far enough out of my covid infection now. I did have a third dose booked in for the week I got Covid which was cancelled for obvious reasons. When I’ve tried to rebook the online system will only offer me a ‘booster’ but I’ve been told that the vac place will see my records and sort out what I need on the day (is there any physical difference between a third dose and a booster?)

 

[High Voltage]

Booster tomorrow at 9:00am

Mildly annoying is that I've got to do a round trip of 15 odd miles whereas for the two normal shots we able to get them done where I live and that subsequent invites after I'd already booked were also local. Still least I'm getting done

 

[cupid_stunt]

Btw, getting a reaction to the jab is a good thing, it shows your immune system is responding to it.

That's just what people that have suffered like to tell themselves.

It doesn't matter if you have a reaction or not.

If You Don't Have COVID Vaccine Side Effects, Are You Still Protected?

Reactions reflect unique features of an individual’s immune system, not the strength of a response

www.scientificamerican.com

 

[Voley]

Worth having a look to see if you're eligible again. They've just shifted the criteria down to 5 months since your 2nd jab. Appointments are meant to be available from tomorrow but my health centre had availability already. I'm getting mine tomorrow afternoon.

Book, change, or cancel a COVID-19 vaccination appointment online

Book, change or cancel a COVID-19 vaccination appointment online.

www.nhs.uk

 

[brogdale]

Jabs organised for us via the NHS...80% coverage; boosters DIY...17%.
Genius planning from the Johnson regime.

 

[cupid_stunt]

Jabs organised for us via the NHS...80% coverage; boosters DIY...17%.
Genius planning from the Johnson regime.

I have absolutely no idea what the BIB means?

 

[_Russ_]

Still only 2 out of the handful of over 70s I know that have had a booster here in Wales, which makes the stories of 50 odd year olds picking and choosing when they want to have it and walk in centres in England annoying as fuck (yes its simple jealousy but also frustration that NHS Wales is so broken)

 

[brogdale]

I have absolutely no idea what the BIB means?

BIB?

 

[cupid_stunt]

BIB?

Yes, what does this mean? - 80% coverage; boosters DIY...17%.

 

[brogdale]

Yes, what does this mean? - 80% coverage; boosters DIY...17%.

Sorry was rushing....I meant that the proper 1st & 2nd jabs when the NHS told us where & when worked pretty well with approx 80% hit rate...but this booster shitshow where you have to somehow know who to ring and try and book it yourself seems to be pretty ineffective with just 17% hit rate so far.

 

[cupid_stunt]

Sorry was rushing....I meant that the proper 1st & 2nd jabs when the NHS told us where & when worked pretty well with approx 80% hit rate...but this booster shitshow where you have to somehow know who to ring and try and book it yourself seems to be pretty ineffective with just 17% hit rate so far.

You can just book on the NHS website, or wait until they or your GP contacts you, exactly the same as with the 1st & 2nd jabs.

That 17% 'hit rate', is the percentage of all over 12's that have had it, most are not entitled to one ATM, and others like me have to wait a few more weeks yet.*

* Yes, I can book it on the website now, for dates in a couple of weeks, but their nearest sites are round trips of 25-30 miles, once again they have not made a site available in Worthing, the largest town in West Sussex.

 

[brogdale]

You can just book on the NHS website, or wait until they or your GP contacts you, exactly the same as with the 1st & 2nd jabs.

That 17% 'hit rate', is the percentage of all over 12's that have had it, most are not entitled to one ATM, and others like me have to wait a few more weeks yet.*

* Yes, I can book it on the website now, for dates in a couple of weeks, but their nearest sites are round trips of 25-30 miles, once again they have not made a site available in Worthing, the largest town in West Sussex.

AFAIK from family etc. GPs are just not doing that...it all seems to be down to the individual responding. Seems like GPs are right out of the loop this time & 30% of >80s not getting the booster does not look too good.

 

[cupid_stunt]

AFAIK from family etc. GPs are just not doing that...it all seems to be down to the individual responding. Seems like GPs are right out of the loop this time & 30% of >80s not getting the booster does not look too good.

The GP's around here are doing exactly what they have done before, my surgery is doing mainly covid jabs, and some late flu jabs, on both Saturdays & Sundays.

I had a text weeks ago, saying they would be in contact nearer when mine is due. Because the NHS is now allowing more advanced appointments, there's a message on the GP's website saying they will do the same, so I don't have to wait for their text, I can ring their special covid booking line instead.

Not sure why it's not happening in your area, I guess there's regional variations.

 

[brogdale]

The GP's around here are doing exactly what they have done before, my surgery is doing mainly covid jabs, and some late flu jabs, on both Saturdays & Sundays.

I had a text weeks ago, saying they would be in contact nearer when mine is due. Because the NHS is now allowing more advanced appointments, there's a message on the GP's website saying they will do the same, so I don't have to wait for their text, I can ring their special covid booking line instead.

Not sure why it's not happening in your area, I guess there's regional variations.

My understanding is that GP practices were allowed to opt out and many have done.

 

[cupid_stunt]

My understanding is that GP practices were allowed to opt out and many have done.

Now you mention it, I remember a minority did opt out, but around 500 extra pharmacies are involved, so far, this time, with another 500 due to start in the next couple of weeks.

Currently, just under 1,000 pharmacies are registered for the booster programme, but it is expected that number will increase by as much as 50 per cent in the coming weeks.

Hundreds more pharmacies set to deliver Covid vaccine booster jabs

Exclusive: Ministers understood to be pushing to expand number able to give third vaccinations to over-50s

www.telegraph.co.uk

 

[Steel Icarus]

Can't book mine until Nov 20th when it'll have been five months since my second...is that right?

 

[_Russ_]

Heres what NHS Wales says:

Please wait to be invited, your health board will contact you when it’s your turn. Please do not contact your GP to ask about appointments.


Most people who are eligible for a vaccine should get an invite by the end of December.

Great, they don't even tell you how they will contact you (should I keep my phone on?, letter? who knows)
My GP's website just has a big message on the front page basically saying bugger off its nothing to do with us, go look at the above


You think England is #world beating, well Wales must be #godlike

 

[Sue]

In my bit of London, the mechanism for the booster is exactly the same as it was for the other two jabs -- a number of GP practices got together and organise via text, with appointments available during the day/evening/at the weekend. All very efficient too.

Mine was a third primary dose so I'll likely need a booster and I was told the process would be the same for that too and to wait for a text.

Flu jabs are dealt with by GPs as usual and that's a completely separate process. (Mine does evening/weekend walk-in clinics.)

 

[StoneRoad]

My booster is to be done at one of the vaccination centres in the nearby market town [20 miles away].

I made my appointment online, organised via the NHS booking site,
The actual jags are under the control of one of the GP group practices in the market town, who have taken over the Mart [I presume that is actually the hospitality area at the cattle market].
I will have a chat to see how they are staffing it, but I expect something similar to the first dose campaign, when they had a lot of practice nurses etc from all over the area.
That keeps people out of the normal medical facilities and the leisure centre - what they'll do on Market Day I don't know ...

 

[Sunray]

Did I say no reaction? lol

It appears they dipped an ice pick in the vaccine, hit the bone snapped it off and left it there.
Additionally every single muscle I have really aches. Worse than the 1st dose of AZ.
I'm in bed watching Netflix.

 

[l'Otters]

I’ve already seen that, and important to note a lot of the figures you quoted above are in the red / low confidence sections of the data.

I’m all for older/compromised/front line workers getting boosters. I just don’t see evidence that your average 50 year old needs to worry yet. Especially when you see people pushing to get a booster after less than six months thinking their vax has stopped working which simply isnt true.

Moving to plan b with some kind of masks / vaccine proof for venues is well overdue and would improve results more significantly imo. Getting jabs into the unvaxxed would be even better but I don’t know if there is a way to persuade them.

I really really wish there were some decent mitigation measures in place right now, last month even. I've been on different levels of fucked off about the state of things in the UK since March 2020... July 19th this year was a particularly shit point in that time. The fact is, we don't have those measures, and it seems unlikely that they'll come from this shithouse government in the near future.

I've been contacted by sms from "nhs vaccine" asking me to book a booster and have got an appointment coming up this week...is there anything to be gained by cancelling that appointment? I agree the way the vaccines are being hoarded by a few countries is a low point for humanity. I'm not pushing for access to them, not at all.

In the longer term, and on a personal level, would I be better off leaving it for a while?

 

[cupid_stunt]

In the longer term, and on a personal level, would I be better off leaving it for a while?

I see no benefit in waiting, especially if you had AZ the first time around, don't want to die or end-up with long covid, and want to help protect the NHS.

There're very good reasons why the JCVI recommends it, personally I trust their advice, over any random people on the internet.

 

[Sasaferrato]

We had ours last Tuesday, slightly sore arms for a couple of days, but no problems.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Sorry was rushing....I meant that the proper 1st & 2nd jabs when the NHS told us where & when worked pretty well with approx 80% hit rate...but this booster shitshow where you have to somehow know who to ring and try and book it yourself seems to be pretty ineffective with just 17% hit rate so far.

Wonder if it varies depending on where you are and in what priority group you fall into? For all three I received a text telling me I could book, and I just followed the link. The first two were at a GP hub, the booster at a big vaccination centre. A bit daft if that's not happening nationally as it's simple and it works.

 

[StoneRoad]

I've been following the news about the UK booster programme.
Currently this beeb item [3rd Nov] has figures that indicate some 5.8 million people are eligible for a booster, but haven't yet received it.

Will complacency damage Covid booster rollout?

Millions of over-50s and others have had a third jab - but could they have been rolled out more quickly?

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Sunray]

I've been following the news about the UK booster programme.
Currently this beeb item [3rd Nov] has figures that indicate some 5.8 million people are eligible for a booster, but haven't yet received it.

Will complacency damage Covid booster rollout?

Millions of over-50s and others have had a third jab - but could they have been rolled out more quickly?

www.bbc.co.uk

Vaccination centre was busy.
They, the NHS and my GP hassled the crap out of me via text. Endless till I booked.

 

[StoneRoad]

My bezza & their OH got letters, my OH got a text, I was hassling the booking site ...

All booked in for next week, thankfully ...

I don't want any of us to risk covid, or long covid, as we've all got health & other factors that tend to increase our risk of a poor outcome ...

 

[scifisam]

In my bit of London, the mechanism for the booster is exactly the same as it was for the other two jabs -- a number of GP practices got together and organise via text, with appointments available during the day/evening/at the weekend. All very efficient too.

Mine was a third primary dose so I'll likely need a booster and I was told the process would be the same for that too and to wait for a text.

Flu jabs are dealt with by GPs as usual and that's a completely separate process. (Mine does evening/weekend walk-in clinics.)

When I got mine the doctor didn't seem to know that a third primary dose existed. I definitely count as clinically extremely vulnerable. But this was a walk-in clinic, which I went to as it was the easiest way to get my daughter her second jab without having to make two separate trips.

When will you get your actual booster?