The Vaccine

I'm not to worried about safety or who actually administers the vaccination.

I am because with every vaccination there's a chance of going into anaphylactic shock ~ hence the need to wait for 15mins afterwards.

Adrenaline must be given very promptly should this happen so our question might be how efficient would the vaccine administrators be at delivering this in time to save your life.

I'll be first in the queue as well. I hope we don't all live in the same area or we will be elbowing each other out of the way!?

I’m 88 - what have I got to lose! Yes, of course and I would be delighted to be first in the queue........

I suspect that it will become compulsory for staff working in hospitals. A younger friend has to have the flu vaccine every year because she's a nurse but she was poorly after it for nearly 2 weeks last year, but she can't refuse to have it this year. She's very nervous about it.

I am more open to having the Oxford vaccine because (a) it's based on long term tried & tested techniques for making vaccines, and (b) because it's the only one so far that isn't a live vaccine (which I'm loathe to have). It's also more stable (doesn't have to be kept in very low temperatures). And it's based on long term research that they were doing for SARS (another Covid infection).

Managed to miss this thread but glad I’ve found it. We are both in our 60’s and will definitely be having it. I’ve said all along that there will be a vaccine as there are some very clever people out there and I’m sure there was a lot going on in the background prior to this pandemic.

We feel that everyone should have it and if they don’t that’s up to them but they should be denied access to settings where there are mass numbers. I guess the more of us who have it the less chance there is of catching it anyway so we all need to play a part if we want life to get back to normal.

Just thinking about all of this and wondering how many of us would not be here today without childhood vaccines. At the time we had them they were new because many diseases eg TB were rampant. This is just another step along the path as far as I can see and will allow society and businesses to resume. Huge thanks to the Scientists who must have worked their socks off!

Oh dear juicylucy- but thats just it- with the covid situation, it DOES need to be there!

Interesting JuicyLucy. My thought is that if you get covid you are totally out of control and the virus takes over. You could be lucky and be one of the people who suffers few effects but you could be unfortunate. I think your belief in yourself is brave but I will take the vaccine.

Have just had phone 'chat' with a lady in my sons college programme office- who declared shes not having the flu jab, and she didnt know there was one for pneumonia- (not a young lady either) so i do hope she will have a covid jab as i think working in a college where she and all the other staff and students are together every day then all the vaccines should be made compulsory!

Yes we will both be having the vaccine,my husband is 70 & classed as ‘clinically vulnerable’ ,he has COPD & Diabetes so we are hoping that he will get vaccine sooner rather than later.We both miss spending time with our family,we have 4 children & 8 grandchildren ,haven’t been able to hug or cuddle the little ones or spend any time with them.I personally have found it very upsetting & depressing.Its easy to see why mental health problems are increasing.

No definitely not, I don’t have flu jab either. I’d rather take control myself I don’t like putting anything in my body that doesn’t need to be there.

Try stopping me. When the over 75s are allowed, I’ll be first in the queue.

I can’t wait to have the vaccine and get back to some sort of normality.
I believe in the wonderful scientist who have worked so hard to help us all.

Absolute yes to a vaccine.
Little concerned about who will administer. There have been adverts in the local press for people to train to administer.
I would be happy with the usual health professionals including dentists and vets and pharmacists. But not sure about others.
What do you think?

I've to have jabs not in the usual intra muscular area due to warfarin, so if I'm offered it i guess it will be a medic of some kind anyway as ive other medical conditions as well.

Yes, absolutely.

Marjgran can I come and hug you when this is all over? ??

I was very unhappy with the way Bill Gates was always consulted and how he spoke.
But discounting him, I feel that the people in Oxford have worked so hard and still are to save lives, I, who have always had all my vaccinations, shall support the work our country's labs are doing and go ahead with this one.

I’m 68 and I’ll dash there as soon as it’s offered! I’m lucky because any side effects should be well documented by then so will know what to expect.

My advice given when my kids were young was they'd maybe be at a higher risk from the jabs after i'd developed epilepsy- i had them all inoculated for everything anyway- secure in the knowledge that they would more at risk from all the diseases.

“LJP1” - spot on

I’ll being joining those at the head of the queue - but will be aware that protection isn’t 100% so will persevere with ‘hands, face, space’ for a while

Yes it can be stored at normal fridge temperatures. It will also be donated to poorer countries.

Yes, owe it to everyone else for a start