Covid 19 Vaccine antibody results

[richardp]

Following previous mention of Monitor My Health, thought I would get an antibody test ( previously shown as negative on NHS antibody test). Slightly disappointed in their service - despatch of the kit was quick and returned same day on 9th December but have never received any e-mail to say the results were on my "online dashboard". Checked my dashboard regularly and results eventually appeared late evening on the 14th - their guideline is approximately 2 days.

And in case you were wondering: Vaccine Immunity Test ( S test) - Negative

Vaccine Immunity Test Value -<0.4U/ml

Antibodies to Covid 19 were not detected.

This is after 2 vaccinations and the third ( aka Booster ! ) back in October so 8 weeks ago. Hoping to organise the 4th / booster for mid January but anticipate will have the usual fun and games to achieve that.

In the meantime looks like best to go back to shielding.

Stay safe everyone

[Newdawn Administrator]

Sorry to hear your result and that the service didn’t meet expectations Richard. I found them to be excellent. I wonder if they’re experiencing a massive increase in demand at the moment?

Remember you may still have decent cellular immunity with your T cells ‘doing some heavy lifting’ so don’t despair. I’m going to check mine again with them but intend to leave it at least 10 weeks after the third.

Regards and hope your booster does the business for your antibodies 😊

Newdawn

[richardp in reply to Newdawn]

Many thanks for your positive response- the hope is the T cells are working well. They might be busy with higher demand but they could easily advise on their website that due to demand , they might not meet their intended timescales and anyway they still never sent me any e-mail. Frustratingly, this comes shortly after my local hospital took nearly 4 weeks to advise me of my annual blood results following a " breakdown of the Dawn Haematology System"!

All I need now is Santa Claus to be delayed because of supply issues, covid absences etc!

[PaulaS Volunteer]

Hi Richard, I had the same problem as you. I sent my blood test to MonitorMyHealth on Dec 27 and have been waiting for an email from them ever since. I realised Dec27 wasn't a good time, but thought they'd catch up early in the New Year.

Finally today, I thought I'd check online and see if anything had come into my "online dashboard". And there it was – no idea how long it had been there. Vaccine Immunity Test – positive, Vaccine Immunity test value - 163mcg.

I realise those results don't prove anything and I won't stop my semi-shielding behaviour. But it was nice to know that in spite of being on Ibrutinib for over four years, after three Covid jabs my body had made some response, albeit very small.

Have you managed to get your 4th “booster” jab yet? I’m due for mine this month and hope I won’t have as much trouble getting it as others have.

Take care,

Paula

[richardp in reply to PaulaS]

Shame that you were also not advised earlier that the results were available to view. Delighted to see the results though. Thanks for asking about the 4th booster ,I am in the same position as many others on the community for my 4th " booster" . I was given the usual vaccine card which clearly shows" Third vaccine" but on the NHS app it shows as a booster so consequently when I log onto the NHS site it says " no action " required at present. I also have not received the " fabled" NHS letter about sending out PCR tests etc. I contacted my GP about 11 days ago and ( unusually) never received a reply. Their expert on vaccinations is away ill at the moment but I am due to contact her on Monday to get the booster organised ( hopefully). I am not sure I have the inclination to try and find out where the missing letter is -just an absolute shambles again

[PaulaS Volunteer in reply to richardp]

I hope you get through to your GP vaccinations expert tomorrow, Richard, and get things sorted out. I'm sure a lot of people are giving up and missing out on their 4th vaccinations because it's all such a struggle.