Covid vaccinations - should we still be having them?

i am 81 and in good health and i am having every vaccination going.

We are forgetting how ill people could be before vaccination. My mother and aunt both caught shingles in their 60s and my aunt was in pain for years as a result. My sisters both had whooping cough. One was off school fornthree months. Anothe friend's lungs were damaged for life.

So bring out the vaccinations and I will be first in the queue

I won't be having any more!
I've had serious illnesses since having my 3rd jab and after doing some research other people have had the same problems. It was never properly tested before it was dished out.
Never again !

I had a flu jab and Covid booster last Nov. Have had all I’ve been offered. Not been offered a spring one yet. I’m 71 and have never had Covid

DaisyL

It's just that a few of my friends are saying no more. I'd never had a 'flu vaccination before Covid - and haven't had 'flu since 1956. Have had no ill effects from any of them but is it really necessary? I'm not worried by injections but not sure how sensible it is to keep putting more and more stuff inside our bodies.

Is it really necessary to take out insurance on your house and its contents, your life or your car? Not many houses burn down, their contents probably won't be stolen, you are not going to be here to collect the insurance yourself on your life, and you might get away with not having car insurance if you are lucky.

So why do you pay all that money insuring things, when you won't even have to pay anything to get a brief injection that will ensure you against the worst effects of catching Covid. To see what those worst effects are, just read the posts on this thread. You may catch Covid without getting many symptoms at all - but you may get all the bad ones mentioned here, or more.

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I see Robin has brought his ball out to play again!

Yes, absolutely, I had mine yesterday and was very grateful. I am CEV.

It's only the over 75s I think, and it's £100 at Boots if you're not eligible
www.bmj.com/content/384/bmj.q762#:~:text=A%20spokesperson%20for%20Boots%20said,as%20operational%20and%20administrative%20costs.

I don’t think there was ever a claim that having the vaccine would stop transmission or contraction robin202, but rather that it would likely reduce, for the majority, the severity of Covid should you be unfortunate to get it. Scaremongering “statistics” help no-one, and can actually be very damaging.

As with any vaccine, it isn’t 100% effective, and indeed, and unfortunately, there have been cases of very adverse reactions to vaccines for some people - but this has always been so. There will always be an element of risk.

Your link is out of date, that was in 2020, we have progressed since then !

The Covid vaccination is now known not to stop transmission or contraction (despite this being used to ‘sell it’ in the first place). There have also been many adverse side effects and long term damage, including myocarditis, neurological issues, stage iv cancer diagnosis and most of you must have read about so many sudden deaths, particularly of young men, dropping suddenly. Dont forget for every covid shot administered, your GP earns around £12.50. I know of a few who have had issues and several friends have said ‘no more’ after the first two. They refuse to be a pin cushion.
PFIZER have been fined yet again for misleading the public about their vaccines - they have breached the regulatory code five times. More info here :
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I had Covid in October 2020 , was ventilated, induced coma and tracheostomy. I awoke in feb 2021!!!
Eventually came home in June 2021… almost bald, very thin and unable to walk…now 3 years on and still unable to walk without a rollator.
I didn’t see my husband and 4 children for 6 months …my family had been advised that I may not survive!

I have had all Covid vaccine offered and will continue as I couldn’t put my family through this ever again, if I MIGHT a be able to prevent it.

We can choose whether to have the vaccine or not….it’s your choice.

Good luck to you all.

Regards

I understand your sentiments totally. As a very “ hands on Grandmother “ ( and former health professional ),and great advocate of vaccination ,I was thinking the same. At the moment I’m slowly recovering from a nasty virus that seems to go on and on,I might let my body recover totally and boost up my vitamin D levels ,with the increasing strength of the sun,befire I book my Spring Covid.

I shall be taking up the invitation for a spring covid booster. Though except for the very first, I’ve never had a reaction that bothered me.

I only ever had the first two (and then only as it was spread around that we wouldn't be able to go in many places), never had Covid as far as I know. I don't have flu etc either. I rarely get as much as a cold. My OH booked his latest stab a couple weeks ago after getting a text from his surgery, he will have anything that is going - he's had Covid twice to our knowledge and any cold going around he picks it up. So I think much of it is down to your own immune system, how good or poor it is.

I had the shingles one a few years ago but had the pneumonia, 'flu and covid ones at the beginning of winter. I'm not sure why I'm being hesitant this time which is why I posed the question.

Text arrived this morning, asking me to click on link and book a booster. Done!
As long as it's on offer, I will accept it. I assume it has protected me so far as I only had such a mild dose of the virus that I didn't know until I had to take a test prior to a hospital appointment for minor surgery.

LOUISA1523

I'm done with them....I won't be having any more .....Will still have flu one though

Could you explain the logic of that statement please?

I have mind booked. Why would I not have it?

I've booked mine.

No more for me…

I've always had the covid vaccinations. But just had the latest invitation to have another and I'm feeling reluctant this time. I'm not sure why, but l know some people have had after effects to them and thinking it could be me this time.

DaisyL I know lots of people deciding enough is enough.
No more.
And I know the parents of someone fairly young who died as a result of the first vaccine - rare, but let's not forget them. This happened. It's complex. People should feel they can make a choice without judgement.

My husband was at his uncle’s funeral on Monday. His uncle died of Covid he contracted recently - it hasn’t gone away.

I’ll happily continue to have the vaccinations.

Both having ours together on Monday