Oxford Vaccine approved!🥳

[Moomin8]

gov.uk/government/news/oxfo...

Webinar discussing vaccines on relation to RA:

facebook.com/nationalrheuma...

[Mmrr]

Woohoo !

[bunnycaramel]

Thank goodness

[weathervane]

Is the Oxford vaccine a live vaccine??

[Lolabridge in reply to weathervane]

NO!

[weathervane in reply to Lolabridge]

Thank you 😊

[Moomin8 in reply to weathervane]

facebook.com/nationalrheuma...

Sorry, but I beg to differ. I asked Clare Jackson from NRAS during a webinar (link now added to original post) that question. It is live, but acts in a different way to other live vaccines.

[Lolabridge in reply to Moomin8]

It is not a live vaccine in the way that the shingles vaccine is a live vaccine. It is made from a live strain but the vaccine itself that we would be given is not live. Clare explained that very clearly in the NRAS FBlive session. She confirmed that it will be fine for us RA sufferers to have it, unlike the shingles vaccine which is still a live vaccine at the point of vaccination.

[allanah in reply to Moomin8]

It WAS a live strain of virus used to make a vaccine but that has been attenuated therefore dead in the actual vaccine. Common practice in vaccine development.

[Moomin8 in reply to allanah]

I agree 😘

[Lolabridge]

Mike Fox asked the same question 7 days ago and there were many replies to the post and much discussion. You may wish to refer back to it to reassure yourself.

[allanah in reply to Lolabridge]

It was originally a live strain of virus used to make the vaccine which has now been ATTENUATED ie dead. So for usage therefore it is NOT a live vaccine for usage . So we can have it. But refer to the NRAS web discussion about which drugs might change the procedure or your doctor.

[MadBunny in reply to allanah]

Yaaaaàaaaaaaaaaaaaay😁😁😁😁😁😁🐰

[Lolabridge in reply to allanah]

Yes allanah I know that thank you. Why do people keep asking the same question over and over?!

[allanah in reply to Lolabridge]

I suppose its easier than working your way through lots of information. Xxx

[allanah]

😭😭😭😭😭😭😭🥳🥳🥳😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

[Summerrain14]

This news has really made me so happy this morning. I was watching BBC breakfast news with a lady who has cancer and talking about the vaccine. What an incredible lady so positive after all she is going through and only just 40 I think. x

[bubblyalex]

Party on 🥳🥳🥳

[bubblyalex in reply to bubblyalex]

Ps Salisbury is getting some of the vaccine today which means it is rolling out everywhere right now 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[Green230461]

All good news 😃