General Chat

I had the Oxford Vaccine on Saturday morning,as yet only side effect is arm slightly stiff.

Maryb.

We had the Oxford one and our leaflet says the second dose can be given between 4 and 12 weeks after the first.

It seems to vary depending on which vaccine you are given.

OH and I had the Pfizer one nine days ago and neither of us had any problems other than an aching arm but headache and nausea were listed as possible side effects. OH’s arm ache went after a couple of days but my jabbed arm still feels sort of “heavy” though it’s not really painful. I hope you feel better very quickly Shirley.

I am just slightly concerned about the length of time between jabs as there seems to be a lot of disagreement about this. The leaflet we were given specifically says 21 days, the government are saying 84 and others are saying it should be brought down to 42 days. The doctor who did my jab said they would contact me about mid-April for the second one “unless the Government changes it’s mind yet again”!

The Oxford is having that effect apparently,my daughters work colleagues 4 out of 6 have had or taking off.through side effects,one or two still dont feel 100% but less effected.

So today am a bit orf!

Bit headachy and nauseous but it’s a common side effect


Am taking it easy . Put the rubbish out for tomorrow collection and now watching tv along with checking in on genes :-)

As Sylvia said no vaccines coming here right now from Pfizer. Ontario so far has only started doing frontline workers, seniors homes and First nations. The general public have a little wait until we get our shots :-) We're set up for the jabs just nothing to inject!

Yes, Shirley, it is currently only the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines here ...... Health Canada is still assessing the Oxford vaccine that you got, because they are not yet satisfied with the results that they are receiving. HC wants more proof that the Oxford vaccine is safe.

Sylvia

Was talking to my sister in Abbotsford this afternoon

We do messenger every Sunday afternoon and I was a bit late for our usual chat so she wondered where I was

She was saying it’s the Pfizer and moderna one over there but as she is just 71 she has been told it’s April earliest before she can expect her jab

I was “well it’s almost worth being an old girl ! “

:-D

Shirley, I'm glad that you got the shot after worrying about it for so long!

Caroline ...... glad that your Mum also got the vaccine.

We've been told in my province that they will start vaccinating over-80s at the beginning of February, and hope to be finished with them (and all the groups they're already doing) by the end of March, then will start on the over-70s at the beginning of April.

That's always assuming that we get the vaccines as promised. Pfizer first announced 2 weeks ago that they would be cutting shipments to Canada by 50% as they did reno's to increase production in Belgium, then they changed last week to say no vaccine delivery at all in the last week of January.

We can blame the EU and Boris for that .......... they both apparently exerted great pressure to keep vaccines for themselves. :-P Obviously there was some sort of inducement or pressure to cause Pfizer to cancel contracted shipments elsewhere.

Moderna might also have some cut backs as they need to be able to increase production lines.

We haven’t had any snow in my part of Kent

It’s been rain on and off after a very hard frost overnight

My Mum had the Oxford jab today. Same as Shirley she'd arrived a little early and was in/out and home by the actual appt time so less than 30 mins inc travel...it was only 5 mins from home :-)

It would have been quicker but she had to walk slowly through the car park because of ice :-D She was very impressed at how well they did it all; well they've been doing it for a few weeks now so they've ironed out the bumps it seems. She was driven there so no wait time straight home and hours later when I spoke to her she was feeling good.

I was a bit worried you’d get snowed off. Memories of the big Kentish snowfalls.

All done and dusted

I had the Oxford one

Set up was very efficient and was in and out in ten minutes

Told to sit in the car for 15 mins afterwards as I was driving to make sure I had no adverse reaction


At the moment no sore arm or any side effects

:-D

No word yet of when OH and myself will get the vaccine,
as always a waiting game.
We Brits must be blessed with patience.
We wait in line for everything :-D :-D

On the news last night they said that there was no truth in that statement and all areas would be getting the same number of doses as before.

Somebody spreading rumours I think.

I think that has happened in all areas that have done well, including ours. (I have had mine). doesn't encourage those areas who are organised does it?

Well said JoyLouise. I especially liked the line "Shame on

the powers-that-be who have decided to punish success".

The words "**ss up" and "brewery" come to mind!!!!

Fab, Shirley.

Meanwhile the numbers of doses being sent to local clinics in the North East and Yorkshire is to be halved next week - because they have been too successful in organising the vaccinations, apparently!

Plenty to read online about it but it seems as though success breeds contempt for our local doctors who have rolled up their sleeves and dug in.

Shame on the powers-that-be who have decided to punish success.

It's beyond my comprehension why anyone thinks that redistribution of the vaccine to areas which have lagged behind through poor organisation will manage to cope with yet more vaccinations. To benefit at all they will ned to better organize themselves and to bring in more vaccinators. Are they bringing in more forces medics to help with vaccinations in the areas which suffer from poorer organisational skills? I can't think that they will benefit from receiving extra doses of the vaccines without doing so.

So pleased for you, Shirley that you now have an appointment.

Locally they have started phoning people in 75 + age group for vaccinations next week.
Our hub is at my GP's surgery, so no problem getting there.

:-D