Covid-19 Vaccinations

[Mags]

@spitfire

What a night! Was supposed to have Vaccine three weeks ago, but something came up so had to cancel. By chance, I was driving past the practice where the Wife and Daughter work when the phone went off, the Daughter said do you want the Jab now, there is a dose left over from the home visits that will go to waste. Ok says I, and turn up there 5 minutes later. Got the Jab, didn’t feel a thing, no arm pain no nothing, well it got to 11 o’ clock last night so went to bed, couldn’t sleep come 12 o’ clock just couldn’t get warm, had the quilt, a throw over, and Carols housecoat over me, then come 2 o’ clock went warm, got up at 3.15am went downstairs, put the fire on and got on the sofa, tossed and turned, arm was hurting slightly, got half hour sleep at 5.30am, and another half hour at 6.15am, pretty cream crackered now, lets hope that is a one off.

Which vaccine did you have Spitty?

Glad you feel better today, maybe take a couple of paracetamol if you still feel uncomfortable.

[spitfire]

AstraZeneca Mags, got to go out now so I have primed myself with Paracetamol.

[Mags]

@spitfire

AstraZeneca Mags, got to go out now so I have primed myself with Paracetamol.

Good thinking

[mart]

@spitfire

What a night! Was supposed to have Vaccine three weeks ago, but something came up so had to cancel. By chance, I was driving past the practice where the Wife and Daughter work when the phone went off, the Daughter said do you want the Jab now, there is a dose left over from the home visits that will go to waste. Ok says I, and turn up there 5 minutes later. Got the Jab, didn’t feel a thing, no arm pain no nothing, well it got to 11 o’ clock last night so went to bed, couldn’t sleep come 12 o’ clock just couldn’t get warm, had the quilt, a throw over, and Carols housecoat over me, then come 2 o’ clock went warm, got up at 3.15am went downstairs, put the fire on and got on the sofa, tossed and turned, arm was hurting slightly, got half hour sleep at 5.30am, and another half hour at 6.15am, pretty cream crackered now, lets hope that is a one off.

I hope the side effect is done with now. I have heard of a few people who have them. I had one a few days after the jab that felt as if it was flu. It was quite short lived. An early night and OK in the morning.

I hope you are feeling better today. Side-effects (providing not too serious) have got to be better than getting the dreaded Covid-19 virus.

[JBR]

I was booked in for my vaccination (Oxford-AstraZenica) at 11am this morning. Arrived at 1055 to see a long queue outside (in the freezing cold), presumably all booked in for the same time.
It moved quite quickly, though, and when I got in I saw that there must have been nearly a dozen stations. Called to one of them, stripped (well, just down to my short-sleeved shirt), a few questions and the vaccine banged in.
No waiting for 15 minutes in case of reactions, just told to bugger off (politely, of course) and would be called for second dose in 10 to 12 weeks. All very efficient, though. I can see why we are leading the world for numbers vaccinated!
Home now and as for reactions…
nothing…
yet!

[JBR]

Oh… hang on…
NO

still nothing.

[Mags]

@JBR

I was booked in for my vaccination (Oxford-AstraZenica) at 11am this morning. Arrived at 1055 to see a long queue outside (in the freezing cold), presumably all booked in for the same time.
It moved quite quickly, though, and when I got in I saw that there must have been nearly a dozen stations. Called to one of them, stripped (well, just down to my short-sleeved shirt), a few questions and the vaccine banged in.
No waiting for 15 minutes in case of reactions, just told to bugger off (politely, of course) and would be called for second dose in 10 to 12 weeks. All very efficient, though. I can see why we are leading the world for numbers vaccinated!
Home now and as for reactions…
nothing…
yet!

Good job done, JB, hope all stays ok.

[Barry]

Just got my letter as we were eating lunch. Checked out the local vac centre through Swiftqueue and booked one for 1410 today, no shortage of appointments at the moment by the looks of it.

[JBR]

@Mags

Good job done, JB, hope all stays ok.

Thank you Mags.
I hope that we all benefit from this well-organised vaccination programme with the minimum of problems.
I have to say that I feel proud to be British when we can accomplish things like this.

[Mags]

@JBR

Thank you Mags.
I hope that we all benefit from this well-organised vaccination programme with the minimum of problems.
I have to say that I feel proud to be British when we can accomplish things like this.

I have nothing but praise for our NHS and everyone else helping in this mammoth task - they all deserve a medal!

[Mags]

@Barry

Just got my letter as we were eating lunch. Checked out the local vac centre through Swiftqueue and booked one for 1410 today, no shortage of appointments at the moment by the looks of it.

I hope all goes well with your vaccination too Barry.

Every jab will hopefully get us through this pandemic

[Barry]

@Mags

I hope all goes well with your vaccination too Barry.

Every jab will hopefully get us through this pandemic

Thanks Mags all went well, in and out in ten minutes and didn’t feel a thing, but then again as someone said, “where there’s no sense”…

[Mags]

@Barry

Thanks Mags all went well, in and out in ten minutes and didn’t feel a thing, but then again as someone said, “where there’s no sense”…

Sounds like another well organised centre, Barry

[JBR]

@Barry

Thanks Mags all went well, in and out in ten minutes and didn’t feel a thing, but then again as someone said, “where there’s no sense”…

Ten minutes. Pretty much the same for me.

However, Marge tells me that most of her friends were asked to wait for fifteen minutes after the injection in case of a reaction.

Thankfully, you and I have had no such reaction, but I wonder why some places take this additional precaution and others do not.

[MargaretF]

@JBR

Ten minutes. Pretty much the same for me.

However, Marge tells me that most of her friends were asked to wait for fifteen minutes after the injection in case of a reaction.

Thankfully, you and I have had no such reaction, but I wonder why some places take this additional precaution and others do not.

Both my husband and I were required to sit for 15 minutes in a heated marquee at the surgery before being allowed to go home. His was in December and mine was at the beginning of February. I wonder whether it is the ‘pop-up’ vaccination centres that don’t follow the 15 minutes because they don’t have the room? When my husband had his jab we were told that the 15 minutes wait was a government directive.

[OldGreyFox]

@MargaretF

Both my husband and I were required to sit for 15 minutes in a heated marquee at the surgery before being allowed to go home. His was in December and mine was at the beginning of February. I wonder whether it is the ‘pop-up’ vaccination centres that don’t follow the 15 minutes because they don’t have the room? When my husband had his jab we were told that the 15 minutes wait was a government directive.

If a mug of tea and piece of wedding cake comes with that fifteen minute wait in a heated marquee Margaret, I might reconsider having the vaccine after all…

[MargaretF]

@OldGreyFox

If a mug of tea and piece of wedding cake comes with that fifteen minute wait in a heated marquee Margaret, I might reconsider having the vaccine after all…

Sadly it doesn’t OGF - I was hoping for something like that when we entered the marquee because they have chandeliers which made it look party-like but just biscuits and glucose drinks on offer and you have to feel faint to get one of those!

[OldGreyFox]

@MargaretF

Sadly it doesn’t OGF - I was hoping for something like that when we entered the marquee because they have chandeliers which made it look party-like but just biscuits and glucose drinks on offer and you have to feel faint to get one of those!

Ha Ha! I can do ‘Faint’ Margaret…

[Barry]

@JBR

Ten minutes. Pretty much the same for me.

However, Marge tells me that most of her friends were asked to wait for fifteen minutes after the injection in case of a reaction.

Thankfully, you and I have had no such reaction, but I wonder why some places take this additional precaution and others do not.

Seems to be only if you’re driving that you have to sit for fifteen minutes so Rosemary went with me to drive home, same as I went with her last week to do the driving.

[Last_Tango]

However, Marge tells me that most of her friends were asked to wait for fifteen minutes after the injection in case of a reaction.

My sister received the Astrazenica jab from our local vaccination last Saturday morning and did not need to wait. My husband, on the other hand, received his this morning at the same centre. He was given the Pfizer jab and was required to wait for 15 mins.