COVID jab April 2026

pably15

won't have any more , didn't have the last one, can't understand why we have to have 2 every year, we only have 1 flu jag.

Totally different viruses, requiring different vaccines. 'Flu and Covid 19 are not similar, therefore how many vaccinations you receive, will be relevant to that particular illness.

I have my appointment for June, DH has his next week.
I am immunocompromised and will take every vaccination offered.
The very first Covid vaccine I had made me very ill and it had to be reported to the Yellow Card site.
It did not stop me having any more.
I would rather have side effects, than end up in ICU or die, as I have been advised.
It is a no brained for me.

Before accepting the vaccine, I read up on it, and listen to my clinicians. I don't rush in recklessly.

I'm in the 'err on the side of caution' group in that I've had all the Covid vaccinations without any problems, I've never had Covid (fingers crossed), and at 77 I'll take whatever I'm offered to support that going forward!

We will have to have ours later as the Dr has only offered three dates and we are away

I’m having mine later in the month. I too now qualify for RSV vaccine.

I’m having mine next week. I now qualify for the RSV vaccine as well.

I will continue to have it when my GP asks me to make an appointment. My family ask why I bother but I have a friend with long Covid and I wouldn't wish her continuing health struggles on my worst enemy.

I had mine on Monday, felt rough yesterday but am fine this morning. Apart from anything else I feel I have a duty to protect myself and reduce the burden on our overloaded health system.

I m not having any more either

I feel that Covid has morphed many times since it began and now people don’t even test any more, so we have no idea who is having Covid or flu or a cold, so my belief is that I need my own body s immune system to do the work
Totally understand that those with a poor immune system or other illnesses do need the extra protection but I want my own body to get back to working for itself

I had Covid two or three times and was not particularly ill with it I had all my jabs up to about eight with no side effects and then decided that was it.
I only had the ordinary flu jab last winter and will follow that path now. I will have the winter flu jab in October but until then I hope to not have any others. I did not have a spring flu jab only ever had one a year and will continue like that hopefully

Kate1949

May I ask why people don't want them?

... I'd like to know, too.

I'm in no way an anti-vaxxer, but I am worried about side-effects and am reluctant to take up the offer of the Spring 'booster' because I'm afraid of the possibility that they could be serious.

Now that I live alone and there's no-one to notice if I suddenly slide off my perch, I'm concerned that I would not understand the symptoms of, for example, myocarditis or pericarditis and would shrug them off as the after effects of the vax.

The problem is, you are vaxxed and then waved off - when I had the Autumn vax, the medics didn't even mention the usual 'what to expect' advice that they usually give.

The very first time I was vaccinated against Covid - gosh, that seems a long time ago now doesn't it - those horrid days when the news was full of rising infections, deaths, panic, etc... - anyway, I was housebound at the time, I'd become inconveniently ill while continuing to be the full-time carer of my now late OH... so, my GP came around and jabbed us both himself, on his way home. He also stopped off for the following couple of evenings - just to make sure we were not having any immediate serious side effects. That was quite reassuring.

I know vaccine-induced serious side effects are rare, but there is a need for careful monitoring in older, high-risk patients, which of course is impossible in today's climate, not least because serious side effects can develop days, weeks or even months afterwards.

... so I'd be interested to hear the reasoning of others...

May I ask why people don't want them?

No I am not going to gave another one.

Just booked ours. We take every protection going.

won't have any more , didn't have the last one, can't understand why we have to have 2 every year, we only have 1 flu jag.

No thanks. Didn’t have it for the first time last Autumn and won’t have it now..

Lucky you. I no longer qualify. Would absolutely take it up if I did, it’s a marvel of modern science.