Covid spring booster

Pooter The problem with the table you quote is that they are based only on age and do not take into account any pre-existing conditions.

If the comparison was between fit and healthy 18-29 year olds and only fit and healthy people in the older age groups as well, I think the variation between different aage groups would be less extreme.

I had my spring booster last Thursday, 11 May. I have had a poor reaction to all my previous covid jabs, mostly flu-like and disappearing after a few hours. This time I thought I had escaped because I felt perfectly well and then on Saturday I developed a debilitating backache, so bad I could hardly stand. Five days later I still have it but I think it is slowly improving. Has anyone else had back ache after their Spring booster?

Not Too Old I had bad backache after receiving the latest covid booster. It was the French one. I have had all the vaccines and not had any symptoms, beyond a sore arm, before. This time I felt unwell for a couple of days. Still worth it.

Sorry I haven't replied before, lemsip. I tested because family members were testing positive, and because I was going to be with someone who was immuno-suppressed. Apart from my positive tests, I have tested negative 21 times

Today received my second reminder to have my booster... however the nearest clinic remains 61 miles away...I have no way to get there.

I was due to have my booster today but I have caught Covid. Because of a chronic medical condition, I had to spend four hours in hospital yesterday having an infusion to reduce symptoms and any possible complications. I was really surprised by being contacted after I put my positive test on the system. Anyone else had this?

I had anti virals in hospital less than 24 hrs of reporting my positive test, when I caught Covid from my asymptomatic granddaughter. Tablets were deemed unsuitable.
It certainly lessened my symptoms. I'm having my seventh injection tomorrow, because I am immunosuppressed. I cant wait!

Sparklefizz

According to the news there are 400,000 people in the UK suffering with Long Covid who are too ill to work/leave the house/get out of bed whose lives have been ruined.

It’s not covid that’s making people so ill, it’s the jab

These jabs aren't being offered to anyone under 50 anymore and the rest have mostly realised it did them no good, 0.84% effective and you are more likely to suffer a bad reaction that you are to be hospitalised through covid , if you dont believe me check out the EU investigation! Its all over europes news!

Usernametaken - have you a link to the EU investigation that you say is all over Europe's news? I went looking and could only find information about a controversy over Pfizer's contract.

Usernametaken : It’s not covid that’s making people so ill, it’s the jab.

Tell that to the families of people who have died from Covid or the clinicians, who have treated people with Covid.
Yet another antivaxxer posting dubious information, without being able to back it up scientifically.
Thank goodness most of us are savvy enough to ignore it.

Usernametaken Please can we have a link to a respected and accepted source.

there are 400,000 people in the UK suffering with Long Covid who are too ill to work/leave the house/get out of bed whose lives have been ruined.

I think it is an over reaction to describe people with long COVID having their lives ruined. Short-term there is no doubt, that their lives are badly effective, but some may have potentially another 50-60 years of life and most, except an unfortunate few, will make a full recovery.

I had COVID last September. I had it very mildly but for over a fortnight, it followed a slow recovery from a severe bacterial infection so my immune system was still low, and yes, I felt under the weather and tired and without energy until well after Christmas, so I clearly had a long COVID, but only mildly. I think, were I still working, getting in every day would have been very difficult, but long COVID, for most does not last for ever and many people have recovered.

Had my booster seven days ago and have felt off colour since. The sore arm doesn’t bother me, but I feel the effects of the jab quite quickly. Tired and slightly nauseous.
After cancer etc., I’ll carry on having it, but make sure it’s not round the time of something important.

I’m pro vaccination after seeing my mother developing pneumonia and nearly dying after flu, she hadn’t liked her reaction to her first flu jab and didn’t continue with them…

Usernametaken

Sparklefizz

According to the news there are 400,000 people in the UK suffering with Long Covid who are too ill to work/leave the house/get out of bed whose lives have been ruined.

It’s not covid that’s making people so ill, it’s the jab

These jabs aren't being offered to anyone under 50 anymore and the rest have mostly realised it did them no good, 0.84% effective and you are more likely to suffer a bad reaction that you are to be hospitalised through covid , if you dont believe me check out the EU investigation! Its all over europes news!

How do work that one out? Some reliable statistics might help your argument.

BTW I had a booster a couple of weeks ago because I have a high risk of being seriously ill if I catch Covid. I had a sore arm for a day or so, but suffered absolutely no adverse reaction.

To my knowledge, I've never had Covid, so I don't know how ill I might be.

It's now nearly a week since I had the covid spring booster and five days since I developed this debilitating back ache which will not go away. Has anyone else experienced this?

NotTooOld

It's now nearly a week since I had the covid spring booster and five days since I developed this debilitating back ache which will not go away. Has anyone else experienced this?

All I have had are chills with this seventh one, despite having serious reportable side effects with the first two vaccinations.

Are you sure, it isn't a coincidence? Perhaps you need it checked out if it is that bad. 💐

DH and I got our Spring boosters. We had two relatives die of Covid. One had a mild case and then died suddenly from cardiac arrest. The other thought he just had a cold and was starting to feel better. He went to visit a friend but he died suddenly in his car in front of her house. The autopsy showed he had Covid.

I am 76. How did that happen? Partly because of modern medicine and vaccines.

I had my spring booster this morning and did dither as I am in the best of health, however my age is/was the deciding factor for me. Being a scientist, I know that the immune system weakens with age and becomes slower to respond. Facing facts, I booked the vaccination

My neighbour became very ill with covid, he stayed at home but was in so much pain and discomfort. Then a month later he had a stroke

Vaccines are not offered for fun

Paracetamol when I went to bed, woke with upper arm ache, that has now gone and I am feeling good, just saying as there has been a bit of gossip about `side effects`

I had my 6 th Covid jab yesterday I have had no side effects with any of my jabs not even a sore arm, this is no different
I feel fine
I did have Covid last year and it was like a bad cold for me but I have two friends who literally can’t do anything now having long Covid they are both my daughters age it’s very sad how some have been left and I don’t want to leave myself open to that I want to stay being as independent and active as I am now if possible
To the lady who said she got Covid from the vaccination that’s quite laughable and very clearly says on the leaflet that it is impossible to get it from the vaccination

Well I did have side effects from my 7th booster last week. I was in bed for two days, probably because I'm immunocompromised, with multiple allergies. So not gossip.
We all react differently.