But don’t we make our own vaccines in the UK?
My first dose is scheduled for this evening.
There are many parts which go into each vaccine before the ready-to-use product gets distributed and these multiple constituents are sourced globally, rarely within one country.
Regarding UK manufacturing the following might help:
I hope all goes well with your first vaccination, Zaphod…
I’ve just heard from my daughter that my SIL has an appointment for his first vaccination next Tuesday.
I’m so pleased for him as he has worked every day bar Sundays without fail through this pandemic after his life saving operation the year before.
Well done that man! You must be so very proud of him 
No not yet mags, just told sometime in April
Surely you do? The starter vaccine for CSL in Melbourne to start producing the vaccine came from the UK.
BTW the PM, Scotty from Marketing, says Australian health authorities have not raised any concerns about using the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, after some European countries paused their rollouts amid reports of people developing blood clots after their injections.
Several European nations have suspended use of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine following reports of blood clots, but the European medicine regulator says there is no evidence of a link.
Denmark suspended the shots for two weeks after a 60-year-old woman who was given an AstraZeneca shot from a batch used in Austria formed a blood clot and died, health authorities said.
Austria had earlier stopped using the batch while investigating a death from coagulation disorders and an illness from a pulmonary embolism.
[SIZE=“4”][I]Can anyone answer me this question please?
For anyone who felt really rough after their first jab, can you tell me if you felt equally rough after the second one, or nowhere near as bad?[/I] [/SIZE]
My reason for asking is that I was so poorly after my first one, I am afraid to have the second one.
Thanks.
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[SIZE=“4”][I]Can anyone answer me this question please?
For anyone who felt really rough after their first jab, can you tell me if you felt equally rough after the second one, or nowhere near as bad?[/I]
Hi
Not had my second jab, but really rough after the first one.
This was apparently expected as I had had Covid and the antibodies reacted.
It was not nice, the reaction, but infinitely better than having the real thing.
I never felt I was going to die, with the real Covid when I was on the forced oxygen I really did think I could die.
So did the Medics, they rang my son as next of kin to say I was not expected to live.
I will have my second jab, it will be a relief when I do.
My reason for asking is that I was so poorly after my first one, I am afraid to have the second one.
Thanks.
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[SIZE=“4”][I]Can anyone answer me this question please?
For anyone who felt really rough after their first jab, can you tell me if you felt equally rough after the second one, or nowhere near as bad?[/I]
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Hi
Not had my second jab, but really rough after the first one.
This was apparently expected as I had had Covid and the antibodies reacted.
It was not nice, the reaction, but infinitely better than having the real thing.
I never felt I was going to die, with the real Covid when I was on the forced oxygen I really did think I could die.
So did the Medics, they rang my son as next of kin to say I was not expected to live.
I will have my second jab, it will be a relief when I do.
Mups they say that those who have had covid are more likely to suffer after the injection. Is it possible you may have had it without realising?
I have another 3 weeks before the 12 week gap between vaccs Mups, I’ll let you know how Mr M and I get on with it.
I’m hoping we may be offered it sooner. 
Annie, I really don’t know, is the answer to that question.
I didn’t feel poorly beforehand, but I suppose it’s possible I may have been one of those who showed no symptoms? So you see, I really can’t give an accurate answer.
Your link seemed to be talking more about the Pfeizer vaccine reactions I believe Annie, and I had the Oxford one.
I really don’t feel like chancing it again after ending up in A&E three times.
Maybe it wasn’t the jab, but I just don’t know.
One doctor said it probably was, and another said the opposite, which was no help at all.
He’s not really called Mr Mags, is he Mags? :surprised:
Thank you Mags, but were you very poorly first time, and if so, are you worried about the second one?
If I was hardly affected first time, I wouldn’t be so worried about going back, you see.
I guess not enough of us have had both jabs yet, so will be unable to answer my question just yet.
I think he might be Lord Mags, really.
He is on here JB… 
that would make me a Lady, Mups
The situation here - and I would guess elsewhere too - is that when the government announce that the next age group can now get their vaccination, they can go to the website (which will say who is eligible at that time) : Book or manage your coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination - NHS
and book your appointment. The website says you can book BOTH appointments at the same time, but also says “get the 2nd dose 11 to 12 weeks after the first” so presumably you can also book just the second appointment. You do NOT need to wait for an appointment to be made for you. You will need your NHS number.
Mups - why don’t you call 111 and ask them about reactions and what you should do?
I thought I’d try this to book my second appointment, as I was told at the time I would receive one in 10-12 weeks.
None of the addresses of vaccination centres are anywhere near me; the one where I had my first jab was just up the road.
I assume that this site is really intended for those who have not yet had an injection, so decided to leave it and just wait my turn.