RSV petition - hopefully not long now…

[Kiwiflyer8]

Hello everyone

I haven’t posted anything for a while but last week I had a reply from Government Petitions ( at last!) saying that, with a couple of tweaks to my petition on the RSV vaccine being made available to over 79, they will publish it!👏

Hope this will be soon and I hope that by getting as many folk to sign, the vaccine will become available to those over 79 ( not just 75 - 79 years old) who would like to have it.

I will post here when the petition becomes available to sign.

Thank you to everyone who said they would sign , I think that EVERYONE over 79 should be eligible, regardless of whether they want to have it or not.

I’m at last feeling better after catching the RSV virus at Christmas, I’m 81 now and certainly hope I don’t get another dose!

I wouldn’t wish it on anyone.

[sassy59]

That’s really good news Kiwiflyer. I wish they’d let those from 70-75 have the RSV jab too. I’ll sign your petition. Xxx

[Kiwiflyer8 in reply to sassy59]

Thank you sassy, yes everyone who wants it ( like all the other jabs) should be able to have it too.

Maybe it will start the ball rolling 🤞🏻

[peege]

Thank you for doing this, I will certainly sign it even though personally it won't help me get the desperately and much needed RSV vaccination as not yet 75.

[Mopsey1897 in reply to peege]

I know it’s expensive but Boots do the vaccine

[Kiwiflyer8 in reply to Mopsey1897]

I’m afraid not all branches of Boots do the vaccine unfortunately. The nearest one to me is many miles away .

[Mopsey1897 in reply to Kiwiflyer8]

Oh sorry, I didn’t know that.

[Cruise1 in reply to peege]

I was eligible for the vaccine but had a hard time getting vaccinated as my GP was prioritising pregnant women.

[Ilovedogs12]

It's good to hear that you have done something positive about it, and something that could benefit thousands of people. Well done!

I will definitely sign even though it won't make a difference to me. Always happy to help where I can.

[MrsP70]

Hi I am 75 and caught the Rsv virus 2nd of Jan ( I was anti vax, not now ,! )I started to get better last week…We have had the jab now ,I thought I would never get well again.

Serves me right

[Kiwiflyer8 in reply to MrsP70]

Poor you. It makes you feel really rotten and takes a long time to recover. Horrible thing to get!!

[GDanker]

While I was hospitalized for 4 days with RSV, mostly I had a rather bad cough that lasted while I was there, but once I came out of the hospital, it was really rather mild and didn't last long. I was surprised because my lungs are really in pretty bad shape, and I am 79 years old with emphysema, asthma, and have large asbestosis plaques in my lungs. I recovered from it quickly! I've also read somewhere that you do build up a little immunity against it, so that if you are reinfected, it is not as severe as the first time. I am not anti-vaccine, but I think that I may skip getting a shot for it. I do not mean to imply that others should not get this vaccine, as this is just what I have decided! We all react differently and perhaps, I was just lucky!

[islande]

everyone with respiratory problems should be eligible for the vaccine