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Not sure if I am going to have it this time but spring boosters are available if you have cirrhosis.Book online

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Hi Roy1955 just to say why don’t you have a quick chat to someone about having or not having the booster. I’m not qualified to say either way but I going for mine for protection and just think it might be good for you. Good luck 👍

Stay safe All

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I got my invite for a booster in the middle of last month and went online immediately to arrange an appointment.

Went for the appointment and was slightly disappointed to see I was getting the Moderna one. I have had this variety before and had a sore arm for a few days but other varieties I haven't had much of a reaction too at all. The sore arm started as expected but a day later I wasn't feeling well. Not very unwell just cold and under the weather. Booster day + 2 I was worse, had a temperature (38C) and didn't feel like eating. My wife noticed a rash on my back. It was a bit itchy and sore to touch. Got some calamine lotion and applied it night and day, and slowly the rash is improving. So, not a major problem.

It has not totally put me off boosters, but given the option, personally I would avoid Moderna in future.

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I expect this post will be deleted. But please think very, very carefully before you have any more covid injections.

Please think hard.

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Had mine on Friday. Like Peter, disappointed it was Moderna, because I had a reaction to the last Moderna jab I had, but apart from a sore arm and a headache not too bad this time. I know it won’t stop me catching Covid but if it reduces the severity that’s a good reason to have it. Still masking and taking precautions not to catch it in the first place.

I attended on online session about the Stravinsky Study looking at individual risk of Covid last week and thinking about signing up.

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youtu.be/iX49JqIqdZQ - this is the recording of the Stravinsky webinar. You can find out more about the study here immunology.org/partnerships.... It’s being lead by The University of Birmingham, with other UK universities also involved. It’s funded by the . nihr.ac.uk/. They are still recruiting and I think a lot of people on here might be eligible. The data at the beginning of the webinar might help you decide about the vaccine Roy.

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