Covid Vaccine Spring booster.

Myself and Mr J have already booked ours. Prevention as they say is better than cure so yes we are happy to take up this offer.

I ve decided not to have any more I ve had them all up to date and had Covid itself twice, neither times very bad at all just like a cold
I don’t think I ll go any further with them now I ll continue to have the winter flu jab though

Dh and I still making up our minds. Dh has a heart condition and is vulnerable but in some cases I understand the vaccination has caused a heart problem. However we have had all the previous ones to no ill effect as far as I know.

Oh I just stick out my arm and let them pump those vaccines in. Anything that will stop me or my OH getting this or at least getting a milder version , is welcome.
Neither OH nor I has ever had any negative effects from the vaccine so that makes it a straightforward decision in our case.

We're the same, Labradora. We're not eligible for the spring booster, but in the autumn we will take anything we're offered and be grateful for it. I think some people have forgotten how bad covid can be. In the same way, people have no experience of serious childhood diseases like diphtheria, polio and measles, and so childhood immunisation rates have fallen.

I take every vaccine offered. As I am immunosuppressed I think it wise. Covid is still around!

I also take whatever vaccine is offered.

Us too! Why not!

No, I will not be having the covid or the flu vaccination, my partner will have both.
My arm was never the same when the covid jab, I also had side affects, my partner had none, hence my decision.

shysal

I take every vaccine offered. As I am immunosuppressed I think it wise. Covid is still around!

Me too. I am severely immunocompromised and will do anything to stay as well as I can.

However, usually my appointment is locally, but this one is in Glasgow itself. When I tried to re-schedule, because it is a childminding day, the only other one was close to Loch Lomond! That would involve a day out! Not exactly encouraging.

I’m not immunocompromised but I’ll be having the vaccination when it’s offered.

I'll take any vaccine I'm offered.

I take any vaccinations offered even though I am not immunocompromised and (touch wood) have never had Covid.

BlueBelle

I ve decided not to have any more I ve had them all up to date and had Covid itself twice, neither times very bad at all just like a cold
I don’t think I ll go any further with them now I ll continue to have the winter flu jab though

Maybe it wasn't too bad because you had had the jabs.

Yes most probably kittylester but spring is not normally a flu time I ve never had flu shots in the spring before I ve had I think it’s 8 Covid shots and no they don’t give me any problems never even had a sore arm but I now want my natural immunity to buildup if possibly
I m not anti injections at all, but thankfully reasonably healthy for my age and not immunocompromised and up to now I ve gone along with it all and that’s OK for me I m not asking anyone else to it’s just my own decision for now

I'm not sure whether to have the spring booster. I'm pro vaccinations and have had all of them, but have had a bad time with Shingles since last October and don't think I am well enough to give my body another challenge.

I'm still trying to decide what to do.

I’ve looked on line. Apparently have to wait for offer, rather than book an appointment.

No definitely not having any more boosters- wished I hadn’t had any, tbh.. the pains I have had inside my legs since those jabs, its like having hot wires pushed through my veins 😩
Had my flu jab, the surgery has sent me five invites for another 😩

We decided against having anymore a couple of years ago. We’ve both had Covid recently and it was fine, slightly achy and more tired than usual but nothing to worry us.

We haven't had any for the past couple of years we both had a bout of Covid during that period, manifested like a cold, with a couple of weeks recovery period. We religiously have the winter flu injection.

I was classed CEV during the pandemic - a flaring auto-immune condition requiring high dose immuno-suppressants. I was admitted to hospital for emergency treatment for this during the first wave of Covid. I’m currently in remission but will continue to have the vaccinations when offered to protect myself and to protect others.

I’ve had eight so far - two each year starting 2021. I never have any ill effects bar a sore arm for a couple of days. I work with the public, returned to normal work after all restrictions were lifted in July 2021. I have never caught Covid so they seem to work for me.

The reason we have to have flu jags every year is because the virus mutates so much that one year's immunity doesn't necessarily extend to the next year's virus. As I understand it, the same is true of covid, so having had previous doses or the illness itself will not protect you from the next mutation.

If it's offered I take it! Just in case

That's true. Vaccines are tweaked each time to provide protection against new mutations.

The protective antibodies in the vaccine begin to fade as soon as three months later hence why we are invited to have a new one every six months.

The residual memory in our immune systems from past vaccines may be able to recognise the general virus but it won't be as effective against a new strain.

I think people are foolish to pass up the opportunity to be as protected as possible not just to protect themselves but to protect others if they get sick.