Covid booster/5th jab

[Happygarden]

I have just booked my spring booster/5th jab. I went on the NHS booking site and within a few clicks appointment made! Surprised, pleased and reassured that the system worked. I hope it works for others too.

[annmcgowan]

Hi it worked well for me too. I had my 5th jab 1 week ago. It’s worth taking a letter confirming your eligibility with you. I had one from my haematologist but they still had to read up on it prior to administering the jab.Ann

[mrsjsmith in reply to annmcgowan]

Agreed Ann I did the same, though it amused me why the doctor queried my 5th vaccine, especially as the letter had Haematology Department across the top in large letters 🙄

Colette

[annmcgowan in reply to mrsjsmith]

Mine too.Ann

[devonrr in reply to annmcgowan]

I would have thought that if you’d had your 4th prior to this latest campaign, you are eligible for your 5th! Also if the booking site actually let you book!We’ll see at my 5th jab appointment next Sunday.

[annmcgowan in reply to devonrr]

You are snd clearly the booking site know this. So do the vaccine centres once they read their guidelines. However, if you are the first person they see for a 5th they need to check that out, even with a letter. They were concerned about over vaccinating me which I suppose they as clinicians they have to concider that possibility.Ann

[RZ8983DV]

I have booked my 5th I hope a letter from the hospital saying I have CLL will do. I can't find the correspondence on the 4th where my GP initially denied it and was overruled by the hospital consultant. I am beginning to take more risks with a decline in cases, going back to the gym at quiet times, travel

[Research123 in reply to RZ8983DV]

How long after 4th jab shld us cllers get the fifth jab? Thank you!

[RZ8983DV in reply to Research123]

For me it will be 3 1/2 months after the 4th

[KrisBren01 in reply to Research123]

Hi, it has to be at least 91 days post last vaccine. Good Luck, I was really ill after 5th. Sue

[Research123 in reply to KrisBren01]

Thank you. Is it better to leave it longer or get it asap does anyone think?

[AussieNeil Administrator in reply to Research123]

I'd say timing depends on many factors; your anticipated level of exposure due to planned activities, e.g. travel, how effective the vaccination boost is anticipated to be against what variants are likely to be present while the booster may improve your protection, how available antivirals and monoclonal antibody treatments are to you, whether there's a surge anticipated that could make hospitalisation challenging to achieve due to bed availability, how close you are to a hospital, when vaccines more protective against newer variants become available (expected from September on this year for Omicron), etc.

Neil

[flyhigher]

I got my 5th jab last week. Our local pharmacy had a series of no-appointment walk-ins in the local church hall. I thought "might as well" - 3.5 months after 4th, and after the NHS has been badgering me for the umpteenth time to arrange my 4th jab because they have no record of it (they do have, but that's the left hand ignoring the right hand).

Toddled in, showed them my NHS number on an NHS email, and it was done.

Mind you, t'internet was down and common sense had come to the rescue with pen and paper, so maybe I swerved the 'computer says no' disease.

What tickled me was the jabber-in-chief said "see you in October!" after I told her it was my fifth (after the event, I ain't daft). And I got a nice card as a souvenir unlike the cardless 4th jab.

[G-F-T]

Hi I had my 5th a week ago. I had letter from hospital confirming but they were not interested in looking at it. I was only given a half dose. Anyone know if that’s correct or should we be having a full one?

[Haileybury in reply to G-F-T]

If it's Moderna, then it's half dose.

[G-F-T in reply to Haileybury]

Yes it was. Thank you

[Williem233]

Hi, I just got my 5th at the weekend, named a spring booster, I had received an invite letter from NHS Scotland a few weeks prior. It was the Moderna type, whereas my previous 4 doses were all Pfizer, only side effect was a sore (hot) arm for the past few days

[G1llHa1n in reply to Williem233]

Don't know which vaccine it will be but I'll be joining the 5th jabbed Scottish contingent on Friday this week - same procedure with invite letter. I'd just started to think I perhaps I would need to start chasing but they beat me to it.

[devonrr]

Had my 5th jab this morning. I took a letter from a past consultation plus vaccination record cards and explained simply that I’m immunosuppressed. The vaccinator explained she had to go and check with someone higher. Felt a bit uncertain. But returned after several minutes with the okay. I was given Pfizer as my last two were Pfizer. I just do what I’m told. Moderna was being given to others.

So all sorted for now.