Covid and flu vaccines

[Nannysue1]

Managed to get both my Covid booster and seasonal flu vaccines today.

They even had a large TV screen following the funeral.

[Becksagogo]

Like so many of us, i have been called for my Covid booster and flu jab. How did you feel afterwards?

[Nannysue1 in reply to Becksagogo]

Was asked if i wanted them in same arm but i opted for one in each.

The arm with the flu, no reaction at all. I dudnt feel the vaccine going on and have no adverse feeling there now either.

The arm with the covid vaccine, felt nothing going in. Over night i noticed that my arm was aching a little at the site but this morning, nothing.

Hope that helps.

[Becksagogo in reply to Nannysue1]

Thank you. Ive been toying with the idea of not having it but feel i should!

[Nannysue1 in reply to Becksagogo]

Personally, I think that catching a nasty dose of Covid or Flu, is much more scary than having the vaccines but its obviously a personal decision.

Hope all goes well.

[dexter8479 in reply to Becksagogo]

Having avoided covid all this time, the little bugger finally got me, despite continuing to mask and all precautions. Got my date for 4th covid/flu jags next month. I am feeling very poorly, thanking all the gods for vaccines, I would be absolutely terrified right now if I hadn't had them. I shall be standing outside the jag centre next month with both arms, legs, bum cheeks, whatever piece of me they want to use, and blessing all those scientists and administrators for their continuing work on mitigating this awful virus. I can now imagine how truly terrible it must have been coping with it before we had vaccines. No matter how bad things are in the NHS, I pray that annual boosters are never dropped, and hope everyone considers long and hard what they may regret not doing. I had flu once, it was just horrible. This is worse.

[Becksagogo in reply to dexter8479]

listening to This Morning, the resident Doctor said we should have it as early signs from other parts of the world suggest that we should be vigilant.

I shall book mine today.

[Nannysue1 in reply to dexter8479]

I think you have to be at keast 4 weeks clear of a covid infection befire you can have the booster?.

I totally agree about being thankful for all of the scientists around the world who contributed towards finding vaccines to combat this virus.

My son who is a scientist, worked on the original Oxford vaccine, which was then taken up by AstraZeneca and I cant tell you how proud I am of him.

[dexter8479 in reply to Nannysue1]

It's 4 weeks from the date of your positive test or first symptoms (whichever is first), not when you're 'clear'. My appointment is nearly 6 weeks away from those, thankfully.

Please give your son a huge thank you hug from me. In a world that values pop stars and footballers as 'heroes', I know who deserves that accolade. You are so right to be immensely proud of him. X

[Nannysue1 in reply to dexter8479]

Hope you feel well soon. I had it in March this year but was very mild and no worse than a heavy cold.

[SCCDL in reply to Becksagogo]

Had both in the same arm. Other than a bit of soreness for about a day, no problems. My husband did the same and he had a slight fever (100.7 farenheit) that evening -it was gone by morning. All is well! Hope you are ok too.

[Becksagogo in reply to SCCDL]

Thank you for letting me know. I am so undecided. Unfortunately I haven't been feeling well lately and the thought of the injections are making me a little anxious. 😕 i need to get my HF Nurses opinion as she knows me so well and will be as honest as she can be.

[Nannysue1 in reply to Becksagogo]

I hope she can help you make the right decision.

[SCCDL in reply to Becksagogo]

I believe that the nurse will have your best interests in mind so I think you can have confidence in her opinion

[Nannysue1 in reply to SCCDL]

yes all good thanks

[GrannyE]

Any adverse reactions? Am having my flue jab this pm but am terrified of having the 5th covid cos of all my dreadful reactions before

[Nannysue1 in reply to GrannyE]

Id be more worried of catching a string dose of Covid infection than after effects of the vaccine. Which vaccine did you have last time? Maybe talk to your doctor about using a different one?. My previous vaccines were the Pfizer and this was Moderna.

I woukdnt even know that ud had the flu vaccine. Didnt feel it going on and haven't had any reaction, not even an achy arm.

[GrannyE in reply to Nannysue1]

Had my flue jab this afternoon. So far so good.

Had two AZ jabs. First reaction horrific. 2nd not much reaction. 3rd Pfizer very bad reaction. 4th Moderna Ghastly reaction. All reactions lasted for at least a week and did not fully get over them for at least a month or more

[Becksagogo in reply to GrannyE]

Please let us know how you fared. X

[GrannyE in reply to Becksagogo]

Had my 5th covid yesterday. I took 2 panadol 500mg before my jab and have been living on panadol ever since. Reaction not as bad as before but have cancelled everything today cos feeling headachy and slightly sick and achy with a heavy arm but could be a lot worse. Was Pfizer this time.

[Becksagogo in reply to GrannyE]

i had my 4th last week and all was good. Just had my flu jab. Will just sit quietly today!

[SCCDL in reply to GrannyE]

A good friend of mine had pretty bad reactions to her earlier shots but had the new one last weekend and escaped with only a sore arm! Hope you are as fortunate.

[GrannyE in reply to SCCDL]

Had my flue jab today and will wait until my husband is more able to get around before I risk the covid one. We cannot both be incapacitated at the same time. Thanks for replying. It gives me hope that maybe I might be all right when I do have it

[MikeThePike]

I hope it goes well for you. Most people don't seem to have a problem with either jab but I had a problem after the flu jab. I can't prove it but I think that started a chain of events which led to me having daily ectopic heartbeats.

[GrannyE in reply to MikeThePike]

Hope you get over it quickly. So far so good with the flue jab. Just a heavy arm at the moment.

[Nannysue1]

Ive been in permanent AF for 2.5yrs now, partly controlled with medication and awaiting a pace and ablate. Having both vaccines yesterday hasnt made any difference to my AF.

[GrannyE in reply to Nannysue1]

That’s good

[betsgirl]

I had both vaccines together last week - one in each arm and got arm ache (at the site of the injection) in both arms, although I expected it as it always happens🤨. However, this was my first Moderna Covid vaccine (previous 4 were Pfizer ) and I did have quite a bad reaction for a couple of days. (No problems with Pfizer vaccine. ) On reflection, won't have two different injections at the same time again. Good luck everyone

[jondeanp]

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[Ppiman]

We haven't been invited for the covid booster yet. I read yesterday that covid is considered to be on the way out as a serious disease! Hooray if that is so. But I gather there's still a risk over the winter period and that the booster is very effective at stopping the serious form of the disease.

Steve

[beach_bum in reply to Ppiman]

The way I read it, is that it isn’t on its way out….it’s not going anywhere, just most people have had covid or the jab, so deaths and hospitalizations are down.

[Ppiman in reply to beach_bum]

Yes - I think my wording was overly optimistic but I was going by what the WHO and US have recently said, although they've both said also that there remains a concern for the coming winter season. Even in countries with low vaccination rates, the hospitalisation rate is dropping very rapidly, I gather. In the USA, 400 deaths are still occurring daily, but this is also well down on the peak, despite only a 65% vaccination rate. It's hard to uncover what kind of person in that 400 / day is suffering and why that is.

Steve

[Nannysue1 in reply to Ppiman]

Not sure that covid will ever be eradicated now? I think that going forward we will probably have to treat it like flu and have a yearly booster but thats just my take on it.

If that is the case, I will definitely be taking up the covid vaccine alongside the flu each year.

[Ppiman in reply to Nannysue1]

Yes - I suspect that's the way. A more frequent booster seems needed for covid than for the flu, perhaps every six months. It looks as if nasal vaccines will be with us in the relatively near future which seem to be able to prevent infection as well as disease. That will be the final move against the disease and allow us to stamp it out, perhaps.

Steve

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Finally had covid last week so won't bother with a booster this time as I've just had a sort of 'free' one, curtesy of mother nature.

Never had a flu jab, I battle through 'flu. Mind you haven't had it for about 10 years.

[Nannie-C]

I’m only having flu vaccine first as if I’ve side effects, and usually do, I want to want to know which one is causing them.

[barbly1]

I split getting my flu vaccine and my fifth Pfizer shot with one week in between. No side effects from either. My understanding is that although the omicron strains of covid are not likely to make you terribly sick, hospitalize, or kill you -- even mild cases can lead to long covid symptoms because covid is a vascular disease, as well as a respiratory disease. The bigger worry is getting mild covid, thinking that it was no big deal, then a month later having to start battling a year or more of brain fog, heart and lung complications, blood clots, chronic fatigue and all the other symptoms of long covid. In the USA, millions of people are already suffering from long covid and are on disability for that condition as well. Apparently, the more often you get covid, the more likely you are to develop long covid. I got the latest Pfizer booster on the first day it was available in the US, and still have not had covid. We continue to mask in enclosed spaces, stay home quite a bit, don't eat indoors in restaurants, social distance, all of it. But, it works.

[kkatz]

thanks for raising this.I have said repeatedly I will not have covid booster as it is a new one and I am convinced the 1st AZ sent me into persistent AF.But the next 2 no problems.But I am booked for Friday.My reasoning is if it makes my AF worse I may get moved up a long waiting list.

I am having them separately though.