Who is the first person on GN to get vaccinated?

Have you seen this brilliant interview with someone who was vaccinated yesterday?

www.thepoke.co.uk/2020/12/09/91-year-olds-interview-about-vaccine-is-a-joy-to-behold/

I agree there's no point going OTT about allergies, but how much insight will our GPs have on this issue? They will surely be the ones who need to advise us.
What if we have Antibiotic allergies, medication allergies, auto immune diseases, on chemo, unexplained reactions etc ... it all adds up to a bit of concern for some surely.

If they are so sure the vaccine is safe and will work, they should be giving it to front line NHS and transport staff, not those nearing the end of their life anyway.

Gran Marie Thank you!

I notice that my name has been mentioned several times on this thread.
I am 97. Live alone. Am housebound because of severe osteoarthritis in both knees making walking difficult and painful. Have had cancer twice.
Manage with one hour’s help a day for cleaning etc. Do all my own cooking. No ready meals!
Haven’t been to the surgery for eighteen months. The District Nurse gave my flu jab and came to take blood and blood pressure. Only medication blood pressure tablet.
Since the beginning of March have only been out twice. My son(71) who lives in South Glostershire (I’m in Norfolk) came for the day and took me for a picnic in the car.
Now you all know! Thank goodness for the internet.

Aaaah

Be careful, ladies...

www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/09/pfizer-covid-vaccine-nhs-extreme-allergy-sufferers-regulators-reaction?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

I'm not anti vax, BTW. I feel rather saddened by this news...

But; other very common and well used vaccines can produce allergic reactions, too

I take my proverbial hat off to you Bijou! Will you be having the jab ?

Maizie. As I said earlier, both people were fine after receiving treatment and both had a history of allergies which I’d say most of us don’t.

The allergic reaction is getting a mention on other threads too MaizieD. The two people in question were carrying epipens, so have had serious allergic reactions to other things in the past. I really hope this doesn't become another stick for the anti-vaxxers to beat us all with

You used the forbidden phrase! I'm not anti vax, but.... ?

winifred01

Retired SRN, have volunteered to help in any way with the vaccine administration, locally. Not been asked my age! Would you be happy to have a jab from an 80 + ex nurse!?

Dh applied to volunteer to give the vaccine having given thousands over the years and being recently retired. He was told only under 70s were eligible - seems a waste really.

It is well known that some people will have a severe allergic reaction to ANY vaccine jab.

There is nothing unusual about that. It happens every year with the flu jab.

It is simply recorded as a contraindication for future jabs.

Being a mere 71 and 73, dh and I will have to wait quite a while. I think we’ll be in category 5.

What I do wonder about, is the logistics of getting all those care home residents to wherever they’re giving the jabs, since the Pfizer one is apparently fussy about transport and storage. Especially if the people have dementia, which is bound to be quite a lot of them.

Having spent hundreds of hours over the years visiting relatives with dementia in care homes, I wouldn’t want to have to organise that myself! Some people can be decidedly stroppy and uncooperative, since they can’t understand or remember what is going on, or why.

I got vaccinated yesterday but it was for pneumonia! Just qualified this year.

I was told not to get DD2 vaccinated for whooping cough because I had hay fever and she might have allergies too. She had whooping cough and it was dreadful. DD1 had a mild attack because they hadn’t decided the vaccine might cause problems so she got the jab. I think I’ll risk the vaccine.

Was looking forward to DH getting the jab, he's in the extremely vulnerable group so the isolation seems to have lasted forever but read recently that it hasn't been tested on people with reduced immunity so guess we have to wait a bit longer.

I'm waiting to hear if my Aunty has had hers.

She's 98 and is the only carer for her daughter in her 70's who suffers from Vascular Dementia.

Sadly my cousins children haven't been able to help much due to Covid. Two work in frontline NHS roles and the other lives in Australia.

Thankfully my Aunty is and always has been an amazing person. They do have some practical help from other family members but in Lockdown it's just the two of them so I really hope she is high up on the list.

You used the forbidden phrase! I'm not anti vax, but.... ?

Well, I really am not. Anti-vax is just plain silly and illogical.

But people should be aware of contra-indications.

Please no scaremongering allergic reaction stories!
We need to be encouraging people to have this vaccine, not potentially scaring folk with tales of a minority who it appears already have severe allergies to other things.

If it was a common occurrence, it would have shown up in the clinical trials wouldn’t it?

I also thought Margaret looked so much younger than her age, it is because she isn't grey. Personally I think Grey is so ageing and puts years on you. But hey ho at the end of the day it is about being healthy! Great a woman is the first to have the vaccine.

MaizieD

^You used the forbidden phrase! I'm not anti vax, but.... ?^

Well, I really am not. Anti-vax is just plain silly and illogical.

But people should be aware of contra-indications.

I know MaizieD, I was just joking, sorry.

I am not over 80 but over 70 so will be in one of the early groups to be offered vaccination which I will of course take. However I believe the government has got its priorities wrong. The first people to be vaccinated should be those working in the NHS and care homes. I feel the next in line should not be the elderly but those who can’t work from home because it is imperative to get the economy working again. I would gladly give up my vaccination slot to anyone in these categories.

Having read through this thread I am guessing that you have located a list of the vaccine contents somewhere? I am looking for a complete list so that I can see what I want to know before voluntarily invading my body with chemicals/neurotoxins etc. Can anyone please help? For me, it is not enough that I am being told 'it is safe'. I would rather pose questions before I reach a point of no return. I am hoping that you are open to sharing whatever it is that you know. Thanks in advance.

At last an excellent reason to celebrate great age! I salute you all for being our elders and being first to get the jab!

Strangely enough mimi22, I do have the list!

This is a multidose vial and must be diluted before use. 1 vial (0.45 mL) contains 5 doses of 30 micrograms of BNT162b2 RNA (embedded in lipid nanoparticles).

COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine BNT162b2 is highly purified single-stranded, 5’-capped messenger RNA (mRNA) produced by cell-free in vitro transcription from the corresponding DNA templates, encoding the viral spike (S) protein of SARS-CoV-2.

List of excipients
ALC-0315 = (4-hydroxybutyl) azanediyl)bis (hexane-6,1-diyl)bis(2-hexyldecanoate)
ALC-0159 = 2-[(polyethylene glycol)-2000]-N,N-ditetradecylacetamide
1,2-Distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine
cholesterol
potassium chloride
potassium dihydrogen phosphate
sodium chloride
disodium hydrogen phosphate dihydrate
sucrose
water for injections

Did that help?

www.gov.uk/government/publications/regulatory-approval-of-pfizer-biontech-vaccine-for-covid-19/information-for-healthcare-professionals-on-pfizerbiontech-covid-19-vaccine#ingredients

Mimi22, I have a severe allergy so am concerned, I sent my GP an email earlier and he is going to call me tonight, to re-assure me.
He had included me on his early list as he know my family circumstances but is happy to have a chat.
I will be happy to have it as the school gate can be a bit daunting as so many of the parents just ignore the teachers telling them to queue then move away from the door when their child is brought to them.
I stand well away and a teacher brings DGS to me but still nervous.
No flu jab this year as it could have affected my medication.