Covid jab, unsure due to past experiences

[singlecoil]

Being as I am of a certain age, the NHS are nagging me to take up their repeated offer of a covid vaccination. Each time I've had one before I have had a negative reaction. The day in bed I don't mind so much, but last time, and the time before, I got up in the night (age related nocturnal urination ) and ended up passing out and falling to the floor. Last time it was brief but involved scraping my back on an adjacent radiator, time before I don't know how long I was out, and the fall itself had some consequences.

So naturally I'm reluctant to have another jab, but OTOH if the jab is that severe what would Covid itself do to me?

[Mits]

Get it done.
I’ve just got covid from my little one at nursery. Much worse this time as my last injection was during lockdown.
No change after a week and I’ve lost my voice. Think of the flu but not seeing any improvement.

[STe_rsv4]

Why would you repeatedly take a jab that is giving you negative side effects?
Are you medically vulnerable / Severely old?

the "dilution" of the latest Covid strain is nothing more than a runny nose and headache to most people. Even the initial strains caused no more discomfort to some people than others. Do your own risk assessment.

[lizardbrain]

Might be worth asking a doctor, you might have risk factors that make you particularly high risk from complications from an infection, that make the side effects add up

[simon_harris]

I wouldn't touch another covid vaccine with someones elses bargepole, even more so if you keep having negative reactions to them. Take vitamin C and D3 daily you shouldn't have any problems.

[blue_haddock]

I was in the shielding group and have had 7 or 8 jabs now, i'm also being sent emails and texts to get another jab but i'm now of the opinion that its just not worth it.

Apart from a bad head for a few hours after the first one i've had no side effects but as no one even tests now you have no way of knowing if its a cold or covid.

[Paul Dishman]

simon_harris said:

I wouldn't touch another covid vaccine with someones elses bargepole, even more so if you keep having negative reactions to them. Take vitamin C and D3 daily you shouldn't have any problems.

I’m 70 this year and would be happy to have another Covid jab, should I be offered one alongside a flu jab in the autumn.

I wouldn’t waste my money on Vit C & D3 in the absence of clinical need.

[d_a_n1979]

simon_harris said:

I wouldn't touch another covid vaccine with someones elses bargepole, even more so if you keep having negative reactions to them. Take vitamin C and D3 daily you shouldn't have any problems.

This; had 3; all 3 absolutely fubar'd me for a good week

After the last 3 years of health issues and a few operations; there's not a cat in 'ells chance you'd get me having another. Don't care what any one says, even with their tin foil hats on

We live with it now; as we've done with other cold & flu strains...

[21TonyK]

blue_haddock said:

I was in the shielding group and have had 7 or 8 jabs now, i'm also being sent emails and texts to get another jab but i'm now of the opinion that its just not worth it.

Apart from a bad head for a few hours after the first one i've had no side effects but as no one even tests now you have no way of knowing if its a cold or covid.

Same here, 8 with zero side effects and never knowingly had covid despite everyone in my house having it multiple times, being in a covid+ workplace before and after shielding and working directly with covid+ cases one to one.

So... sounds like the jabs worked well but it can't be my immune system as that's completely f*cked up. I'm not rushing for more jabs without reason and there is less reason now than there ever was in terms of my work, home etc

I'm going to take my chances and just carry on with the normal everyday precautions I take irrespective of covid.

[craig1912]

Don’t bother - I had three and never again. I don’t understand these people that religiously keep on having them.
Eat healthy and just get on with your life.

[blue_haddock]

21TonyK said:

blue_haddock said:

I was in the shielding group and have had 7 or 8 jabs now, i'm also being sent emails and texts to get another jab but i'm now of the opinion that its just not worth it.

Apart from a bad head for a few hours after the first one i've had no side effects but as no one even tests now you have no way of knowing if its a cold or covid.

Same here, 8 with zero side effects and never knowingly had covid despite everyone in my house having it multiple times, being in a covid+ workplace before and after shielding and working directly with covid+ cases one to one.

So... sounds like the jabs worked well but it can't be my immune system as that's completely f*cked up. I'm not rushing for more jabs without reason and there is less reason now than there ever was in terms of my work, home etc

I'm going to take my chances and just carry on with the normal everyday precautions I take irrespective of covid.

Yeah my immune system is pretty much shagged due to both my illnesses AND the medication i take for them but at this point im just going to take my chances.

[craig1912]

Paul Dishman said:

I’m 70 this year and would be happy to have another Covid jab, should I be offered one alongside a flu jab in the autumn.

I wouldn’t waste my money on Vit C & D3 in the absence of clinical need.

Do you have a clinical need for a Covid jab?

[Paul Dishman]

craig1912 said:

Paul Dishman said:

I’m 70 this year and would be happy to have another Covid jab, should I be offered one alongside a flu jab in the autumn.

I wouldn’t waste my money on Vit C & D3 in the absence of clinical need.

Do you have a clinical need for a Covid jab?

Yes

[craig1912]

Paul Dishman said:

Yes

We’ll crack on then although I’m not sure anyone can say for certain that there is a clinical need to have one.

[Riley Blue]

Check which one(s) you had previously, AFAIK it's only the Moderna vaccine that's being offered currently. We had the booster on May 1st (the first time we'd had that one) and just had slightly sore arms for a couple of days.

[RSTurboPaul]

Have you had Covid?

If you've already had Covid, your body will have immunity derived from dealing with the various different parts of the virus, rather than just the spike proteins that the mRNA vaccines make your body produce, so a 'top up' of antibodies via another round of mRNA is unnecessary.

AIUI antibody testing can ascertain if you have had Covid, although it should also be noted that antibody levels drop off with time since infection, leaving B and T cell immunity (IIRC).

[Paul Dishman]

craig1912 said:

Paul Dishman said:

Yes

We’ll crack on then although I’m not sure anyone can say for certain that there is a clinical need to have one.

What are your qualifications for making that assertion?
Safe and effective booster vaccinations are available for Covid and Influenza. I’m happy to have both, although while there’ll be flu jabs available in the autumn I haven’t heard if there’s going to be a parallel Covid vaccination campaign.

Edited by Paul Dishman on Friday 14th June 18:37

[Castrol for a knave]

Speak to your GP

With a few notable exceptions, I wouldn't take medical advice from PH.

Much as I wouldn't sit in an Airbus piloted by someone who's qualifications are "watched a bit of Mentour Pilot"

[singlecoil]

Speaking of doctors, I have found that their opinions tend to vary almost as much as the general public's.

[RSTurboPaul]

Castrol for a knave said:

Speak to your GP

With a few notable exceptions, I wouldn't take medical advice from PH.

Much as I wouldn't sit in an Airbus piloted by someone who's qualifications are "watched a bit of Mentour Pilot"

You mean GPs that were paid by injection? I see no conflict of interest there

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