Do we really need an “I’ve had my Autumn Covid Booster” sticker?

I've noticed over the years that MPs especially are given to wearing symbolic items in their lapels or pinned to dresses. At first, I could recognise the purpose but there are now so many I've lost interest in what they are trying to advertise. Most of it is virtue signalling. But encouraging people to get jabbed is worthwhile.

I have had all my vaccinations and flu jabs and had no side effects at all. Not even a point of pain where the needle went in.

I do not understand people, whose argument is simply that they will not have the vaccination because it is yet to be really effective in stopping transmission, even though we know it reduces the chances of severe, possibly life changing, illness or death. They are effectively saying that they would prefer to be severely ill or die rather than have a vaccination that could save their lives, but not stop transmission.

Having recently had COVID and been quite unwell because I caught it when I had an impaired immune system. My DH and DD who caught the same version of COVID, at the same time but whose immune systems were in good order, were slightly unwell for three days. I felt really unwell for a fortnight. Think how much more ill I could have been with out the protection of the vaccine.

As for stickers, they just go in the bin.

avitorl

FoghornL. the time to be concerned is when you give the sticker but forget to vaccinate.

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FoghornL. the time to be concerned is when you give the sticker but forget to vaccinate.

Ali08

Oh my loves, you lot are hilarious!!
You either didn't get stickers, or are upset you did. Some wanted lollies - oh what a belly aching chuckle I've been having!
But wait....did nobody think to ask for gin, instead? Hehe

I can’t believe the amount of thought that has been given to the presence/absence of stickers. What a carry on!

Fwiw, I keep vaccinating people and forgetting to offer them a sticker. Should I be congratulated or condemned? ?

I won’t be getting a sticker because I’ve decided not to have the booster since the CEO of Pfizer said that it didn’t stop transmission and they knew it could cause heart problems. I will have my flu jab though - perhaps I’ll get a sticker for that. I love a sticker!

PS I've just noticed - inside my phone case - the sticker I was given on 16th January 2021 when I had my first Covid jab.

I was given a NHS card with my Moderna booster on 21st September, so whoever said they hadn't 'done one of those for ages' was out of line! Definitely no sticker though!

My online NHS record shows all my immunisations in the past two years, including both the Covid booster and Flu vacc which I had last month. There is also a separate record for Covid jabs only.

I would have preferred some sort of physical record . Previous jabs I had a card with name of vaccine, date and batch number. This time just a casual comment of 'oh we havn't done those for ages. Check on line in a day or two it might be there' Didn't inspire me with much confidence.

Lovetopaint037

It’s not fair. I want one. It’s discrimination.

Totally agree.

I love stickers

It’s not fair. I want one. It’s discrimination.

I got one when I had my second vaccination last year - didn't really pay much attention to it as I was hyperventilating a bit (needlephobia). I can see giving children a sticker (lollipop would be even better) after an injection but its more than a little patronising to give them to adults.

Millie22

It reminds me of the stickers children get from the dentist after a check-up.

So no thanks.

Exactly what I was thinking. On the other hand, many of our generations
could do with a sticker saying "I've been brave at the dentist" because we have so often needed to be!
I won't be upset if I am not given a sticker after my covid jab, though.

I did not get a sticker or a sweet. Think I am going to sulk.

Sorry not having it's not worth the risk. Had injection like pain to both kidneys, one straight after the other, high temperature, uncontrollable shaking all over and vastly increased bladder activity with the 2 AZ vaccines.
Third one was Pfizer which was just a temperature.
But 2 or 3 days after each vaccine I passed out on the floor face down with AZ. Just a scratch on my hand from garden path so I was lucky. With the Pfizer I fell backwards in the toilet and felt the cistern bang into my back. Have no recollection of falling or feeling faint.
I've never fainted in my life before or since. I'm very stable on my feet and haven't fallen over since.
I can't risk it again as I could be driving or crossing a road next time.

My surgery gave out sweets. I haven't had Love Hearts for years. Not entirely sure why they were given. I enjoyed them though.

Dory, wrong information. Pfizer did not have information on transmission reduction before release to market.

I would suggest people look at the new Pfizer information. They had done no tests on people!

What a waste of money!

Didn’t get one and wasn’t offered one.

tictacnana, I felt awful after the flu jab - but fine following the booster (just a sore arm and slightly under the weather for a day). We're all different in our reactions but still, I'll never understand why people have both at once!

Well - I didn't get a sticker - but really, does it matter, as nobody's forcing anyone to wear it?

Had my booster AND flu’ jab on the same day. That night and the following day I thought I was dying . I’ve had Covid TWICE and this was worse. My partner is having his Covid and flu’ a week apart. Sticker ? It needed a government health warning attached !

I got a sticker for my first jab at a hospital but not for follow-ups. A sticker is nice but not necessary and maybe the NHS should save money by not producing them but OTOH I suppose it could be counted as publicity for the cause.

I wore my sticker after politely accepting it, after all a smile and a thank you cost nothing. The people who made the decision to produce them are probably not those on the front line as it were, so I wouldn't challenge them about it.

Oh please, no! Now that it's becoming clear from Big Pharma that vaxed people catch covid more often, I'd say having a booster is nothing to boast about.