Had my jab this evening. Hardly hurt at all till the microchip went in. (only joking). Very well organised even if they did ask me if I was on blood thinners. Worst part was the queue for the car park which was long even with loads of marshals working to find people spaces. I guess not all old gits are quite as quick in a car as I am. I reckon they must be doing upwards of 200 an hour if not more.
So now we wait.
Had mine a couple of weeks ago Bob, I've been fine apart from the tendency today chase buses and wag my tail . Did you get the Oxford or Pfizer, I got the latter, arm was a little sore next day, advised to take paracetamol as a precaution for couple of days, was fine after about 3 days but sniffly, achy but all good now.
and pray........😉......surprised u didn’t cancel the appt in disgust!
Just had a call from MI5, did you enjoy your celebratory fish ‘n chip supper, two glasses of Chardonnay and why are you watching that crap on the TV......😂
Hehe Flapjack!
Which vaccine did you have Bob? Let us know if you have any after effects please. Not been offered mine yet.
We had AstraZeneca yesterday about 4pm. No real problems today, a bit heady, achy and tired. We’ve both had a couple of paracetamols and may have a couple more before bed........
Well I had that vaccine on Saturday at 5pm and by 4am I felt terrible. Everything was aching and my skin was prickly just like neuralgia. Felt so sick and my head was thumping. Not as bad today but still not 100%. Hope the second jab isn’t as bad.
Don’t s’pose would help much if I said, no pain, no gain 😏. We are both much better today.
Did you have the Astra Zenica one Val?
Yes Jean it was the Oxford one
You need to report those side effects here, easy to do. If you don't they will never know how many people it upsets:
Had Pfizer one Jean on the 7th Jan, bit of a sore arm next day, and a bit achy flu like two days or so, paracetamol kept at bay, all good now.
From what I'm hearing it's the Atra Zenica jab that's making people feel ill the next day. However, that's meant to be a good sign as it shows your body is fighting the virus. Have also heard recently that a fever means it's fighting it too and you should let that fever happen and not take pills to suppress it. All new ways of thinking.
Must have changed then Jean, the doctor at the hospital said to take paracetamol if you felt lousy, just shows how new it all is I suppose.
Paracetamol recommended last night.
I asked the doc doing the jab if the reaction was different if you’d had the virus (I suspected I had, but in March last year) and she said colleagues who had had the virus reported a stronger reaction to the jab.
That's interesting. My granddaughter thought she had the virus early last year and she had a strong reaction to the Astra Zenica vaccine this week. Couldn't sleep the night after and had an awful headache the following day.
I had the Oxford AstraZenica vaccine a week ago. No side effects except slightly sore injection site and only if I lay on it.
Not new at all. The old fashioned view ( before anti pyretics like Paracetamol became ubiquitous) was that fever was good. People were wrapped up in blankets and even wore bonnets. When the fever broke it was a sign the patient was on the mend. You see this in ancient films. Raising the body's temperature is nature's way of killing the virus. Doesn't do much for the sales of Paracetamol though.
Have just put the talk about that on a post of its own on this forum, have a look.
Had the Pfizer. Arm is a bit tender so we shall see what else happens. Worryingly they say up to 12 weeks for no2! Don't call us we'll call you.
Bill has been on the phone to see how I am FJ.
Practicallay live on paracetamol for my knees so not sure what else I can do. Think I may miss my walk tomorrow.
Strange about your second vaccination Bob. I had to arrange mine when I went online to book my first one. It is about 12 weeks - early April.
Pete
Whose Bill? Gates, Clinton, can’t be Shakespeare cos he wouldn’t understand the technology.......we both woke up feeling a bit brighter!
Do you need knee replacements Bob? It's the Astra Zeneca one that I'm hearing makes people feel bad the day after.
Offered the right one eleven years ago Jean but bottled out when I was diagnosed with prostate cancer as I didn't want to waste it. Never got round to asking again.
Yes we had the Pfizer too and were told to wait until notified and 12 weeks before the second. Worrying as the manufacturers, world health org, scientists, medics all say should be 3 weeks otherwise first jab loses its efficacy after 3 weeks. Understand Boris’s thoughts that everyone has a first jab, but bit of a waste of time if the first one is wasted waiting for the second????
I had Pfizer on Saturday, no after effects except for sore arm and feeling a bit tired. I had to wait for half an hour because I’m allergic to penicillin - given the choice of waiting for AstraZeneca instead but I decided to take the chance 🍀
But I can understand what the cat is saying now - quite boring unfortunately - ‘I’ll love you if you feed me’, ‘Hurry up with the food’ and ‘I want the kibble with more dreamies in’.......
Pfizer doesn't appear to cause many side effects, think that's what I'd prefer, but beggars cant be choosers.
I had the Pfizer jab 3 weeks ago .....no reaction at all. Couldn't even see where it was administered! Usually get a big lump on arm from normal flu jab !( I did go in to a nasty fast AF 6 days later (cardioverted...again) but am assuming coincidence 🙄😃)
Had the Oxford this morning-v well organised, had to queue for around 10 minutes. I too was asked if I was on blood thinners which I confirmed. No side effects till this evening when my vaccinated arm suddenly felt v sore and I generally felt achy. Have taken couple of Paracetamol so hope by tomorrow all will be back to ‘normal’.
How are you feeling today?
Apart from the vaccinated arm which is a bit sore I feel just fine!
On twitter they're saying the new U2 album is on the microchip... How is it?
My hearing aids are tuned to Vivaldi today I'm afraid. Not a fan of U2.
Hi Did the jab have any effect on your or anyone else’s af
Hi,had the Astra Zeneca jab,didn’t affect my AF at all,just terrible head ache ,and felt unwell,just for one night and day tho.
Please report how it affected you here, easy to do:
Why would it?
I had mine Friday. Brilliantly organised. It was the Astra Zeneca. The only downer has been the reaction I've had. Woke during the night in a cold sweat with fever 38c, aching all over, headache, nausea. Slept most of the day on and off with no energy at all, and no appetite (no bad thing, that). Paracetamol helped. Sunday was better. Today the fever had gone. Three others I know have had the same experience, but plenty more had no after effects at all. Just my luck! It wouldn't put me off having the jab though. I will stock up on Paracetamol for the second dose.
Please report the effect it had on you here, easy to do:
coronavirus-yellowcard.mhra...
Thanks Jean. I was looking for that! Will do. I will also tell the other six people I know who have been similarly affected. I am also logging it on the Zoe App. Thanks again.
Sure sounds like the UK vaccination programme is going swimmingly.
Hopefully they can adhere to the second jab schedules.
Thanks for the interesting update.
Thanks Bob & others useful to know. I note many comments about Paracetamol (which is fine) but a caveat that I read here sometime ago that Paracetamol Extra containing loads of caffeine is not so good as can kick AF off - so suggest people stock up with the right one.
Had my first Pfizer injection on Saturday at my Doctor's surgery...brilliantly organised. Apart from a slight swelling at the injection site I have no other reaction at all. In fact it was more painful when my granddaughter poked me in my eye with her finger lol.
Mr Buff (not the gentlest) suddenly decided to give me a hug and squeeze of my arm and was rewarded with a howl of pain! It’s still tender.
Good news Bob!
Just going for mine now. 🤞
We had a text on Saturday with a link to book either Saturday or Sunday. We both went on Sunday to a large surgery near us; it was like a conveyor belt, with marshals guiding us straight to the next empty consulting room regardless of appointment time. Everyone there was so kind and cheerful, I made a point of thanking them all and felt quite emotional! Sore arm in bed and not feeling great yesterday but nothing to worry about. We had the Pfizer.
Had the Oxford vaccine on Friday morning. Spent the weekend in bed with headache and flu like symptons but o.k. now.
Please report how you felt here, easy to do:
I had AZ one. No reaction whatsoever. Hope they weren’t using water! Asked about next one, told about 10-12 weeks.
My husband (70) was lucky to have his on Friday. He had the Pfizer one, slightly sore arm but no other symptoms. I'm just waiting for them to start the 65 and overs now so that I can have mine too.
Great news Bob. From the reference to car park I presume you had yours done at the leisure centre.
Mother in law had hers done in South Devon a few weeks ago and was given her April appointment for the second jab at the same time.
Yes. side entrance and in the sports hall. Only down side was coming out the other side of the building and wondering where the heck I was. Nearly booked a taxi to take me back to the car park. lol
I had my first AstraZeneca jab yesterday morning - no problems at all but I can feel the injection site, no queueing and second jab booked in 10 weeks' time. Quite an amazing effort by all concerned - wonderful NHS.
My drugs are Apixaban, Flecainide and Nebivolol.
I do hope you stay ok !!! My vaccine is next Saturday and I am nervous since reading some people's post about after effects on AFib. Thank you for letting us know all is good so far.
I had Oxford jab yesterday morning and didn't feel a thing until early hours this morning, woke up shivering, slight headache and stiff a d sore all over. Next minute I was sweating and balance was gone by morning. Visual disturbance like a keidoscope and had to go back to bed until lunchtime. Feel much stronger now after some scrambled eggs but back to bed I think til it passes fully. Makes you wonder if my reaction to the virus would have been so full on too.
At the moment I am waiting to hear from the doctor as to where I can get the Pfizer as I'm not prepared to drive all over the place to see if they do it or the AstraZeneca one as I won't have the latter since I read the German lab test results on it.
AZ only tested it on 200 over 60 year olds to avoid lowering their overall protection rate, and the Germans tested the AstraZeneca on 3000 over 60 year olds and got a below 10% protection rate!!
Is that full protection or reduction of symptoms? I understood that the jab doesn’t prevent you catching COVID-19, just saved you from extreme symptoms.
Full protection. Over 60 age group.
I find this article analysing the German statistics reassuring and convincing and am therefore happy to have the Oxford vaccination. Link at the bottom of post.
Basically there were too few cases of infection on which to base a figure. One case in the control group, one in the vaccine group.
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"According to the table, STIKO [the source of the figure - the graph is in the article link ] is 95 per cent confident that the true efficacy rate lies somewhere between -1,405 per cent and 94.2 per cent.[!]
Stephen Evans, professor of pharmacoepidemiology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine says this data “is so uncertain as to be meaningless”.
Professor Paul Morgan, Director of the Systems Immunity Research Institute at Cardiff University, said: “Regarding the figure of 6.3 per cent in one of the tables in the [STIKO] document, nothing can be concluded from the data it refers to.”
But how did STIKO get such a massive range?
In order to work out whether a vaccine protects someone from covid, they need to be exposed to the virus in the first place. Professor Evans points out that most of the older participants were recruited to the study in summer 2020, when covid cases in the UK were low.
As a result, there were just two cases of coronavirus among study participants aged over 65. One was in the “control” group (and therefore didn’t get the vaccine), while the other was in the group that received the vaccine. That’s the basis of the “6.3 per cent” figure.
Professor Morgan says it “would be scientifically illiterate and wrong to quote significance on the basis of [one case of covid] in each arm of the trial.”
channel4.com/news/factcheck...
Hi Coco I've had to email messages from HealthUnlocked saying you have replied to me but what HU say is in them is not posted? Just the above answer.
I read the article in the German newspapers as I said in my post. I know AstraZeneca dispute the German results but they have a vested interest in doing so. So I am not surprised at that and expected it.
All the best.
Roy
Yes I edited them to incorporate the article from Channel Four Fact Check. Sorry about that! The point I was trying to clarify ( to myself as much as anyone) was the reliability of this 10% figure. It seems to be in fact 6.3% and based on a minute sample of wrinklies. One elderly person in each arm - vaccinated and control - contracted the virus t a time when the infection rate nationally was very low. The statistical spread - according to the article and the graph in the link - shows it's too small a sample to come up with a true figure.
So it's completely possible as more older people have the jab that the figure will improve (or not).
As you originally said there's not enough info really. But 10% is a meaningless figure according to this piece. But all the companies of course have a vested interest in their own product including Pfizer . So I personally will take what I can get. My husband had the Pfizer I did not. No choice was offered. But you must do what you think is best.
Thanks for the clarification👍
Yes, I just feel that the NHS should be upfront about what will get pumped into your body before you turn up at a centre. It seems illogical to let you choose where but not what.
I decided I would only have Pfizer vaccine when they originally did the tests because the Pfizer one had a much better protection rate (97%) than the AZ one (70%), and our surgery could only offer the AZ because they could not meet the low storage temperature requirement of the Pfizer vaccine. The availability of both vaccines has moved on since the original tests.
All the best
Roy
I've just noticed the Guardian has the news that Belgium is advising against giving the AstraZeneca vaccine to the over 55's at the present time. theguardian.com/world/2021/...
All the best.
Roy
Confusing isn't it ? And a certain amount of post Brexit tit for tat going on too I' d wager! Time will tell. Best
Janet
No significant change today. Arm still slightly uncomfortable and feeling indolent today. (no change there then).
OH and I have gratefully received both Pfizer jabs. First jab side effects - a few momentary stabbing pains in vaccination site during the evening but not a problem, OH snoozed for the next two days, no sore arms and no other side effects. Absolutely nothing to report after our second jab (4 weeks ago), both fine. Doc wasn't bothered about my AF and Rivaroxiban. All procedures superbly organized, wonderful effort by all concerned.
I had my Pfizer vaccine on Sunday, already scheduled for second dose on Feb. 21 here in the US (Colorado). Sore arm, some achey muscles, generally tired for 36 hours after. Worth it!
Great to hear all your experiences I'm in Ireland and God alone knows when I get my jab(I'm 70) and apparently it's a case of take what's offered no choice. It's a bit of a shambles to say the least. I would prefer the Pfizer vaccine as like one of you said the German report on AZ not great. Not sure re the time between doses being offered. High temperature and afib concerns me too. Thanks again everyone.Carole
Gosh lucky you.France is way behind, well Europe is.......i look at you in U.K. with envy!
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