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Post by mrk on Nov 5, 2022 20:38:44 GMT
Unfortunately under 50s are not offered any booster. I would happily pay for one, like I do for the flu.
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Post by bracknellboy on Nov 5, 2022 21:39:56 GMT
There needs to be better advice concerning those who have recently had the virus. In my case around 6 weeks and anecdotally I'd be better off waiting at least 6 months so that I have protection from then onwards. If I get the vaccine now I'd be super protected (natural immunity, triple vaxxed plus fourth vaccine now) but then in 6 months time that immunity would be dropping off. Of course I'd rather discuss this with my GP but see the other thread about that - I'd rather not take up his time or my time messing around with 8am phone queues. but on the other hand.....if you get the booster now you will have much better protection than you would have without it, and that will be over the period where community infection levels are going to be highest (winter). From what I understand, vaccine induced immune response is better than prior infection induced immune response. I may have that wrong, but if it was me I'd be looking to get my booster post infection in order to give myself the best coverage over the coming winter period. I've avoided catching it so far. Had my bivalent Pfizer booster about 2 weeks or so ago.
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Post by michaelc on Nov 5, 2022 22:03:39 GMT
There needs to be better advice concerning those who have recently had the virus. In my case around 6 weeks and anecdotally I'd be better off waiting at least 6 months so that I have protection from then onwards. If I get the vaccine now I'd be super protected (natural immunity, triple vaxxed plus fourth vaccine now) but then in 6 months time that immunity would be dropping off. Of course I'd rather discuss this with my GP but see the other thread about that - I'd rather not take up his time or my time messing around with 8am phone queues. but on the other hand.....if you get the booster now you will have much better protection than you would have without it, and that will be over the period where community infection levels are going to be highest (winter). From what I understand, vaccine induced immune response is better than prior infection induced immune response. I may have that wrong, but if it was me I'd be looking to get my booster post infection in order to give myself the best coverage over the coming winter period. I've avoided catching it so far. Had my bivalent Pfizer booster about 2 weeks or so ago. I think you have although don't have any evidence to hand.
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Post by agent69 on Nov 6, 2022 3:49:23 GMT
We both got Moderna (Bivalent SpikeVax boosters) on 4/10/22 a week after getting the winter flu jabs lets hope they are both up to the job. Not sure i understood most of the above posts though ...! Fingers are crossed quite tightly ...  Think I can beat you on that one. I had covid booster, flu jab and Typhoid (for current Asian holiday) within a week of each other.
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Post by jonno on Nov 6, 2022 9:00:09 GMT
There needs to be better advice concerning those who have recently had the virus. In my case around 6 weeks and anecdotally I'd be better off waiting at least 6 months so that I have protection from then onwards. If I get the vaccine now I'd be super protected (natural immunity, triple vaxxed plus fourth vaccine now) but then in 6 months time that immunity would be dropping off. Of course I'd rather discuss this with my GP but see the other thread about that - I'd rather not take up his time or my time messing around with 8am phone queues. but on the other hand.....if you get the booster now you will have much better protection than you would have without it, and that will be over the period where community infection levels are going to be highest (winter). From what I understand, vaccine induced immune response is better than prior infection induced immune response. I may have that wrong, but if it was me I'd be looking to get my booster post infection in order to give myself the best coverage over the coming winter period. I've avoided catching it so far. Had my bivalent Pfizer booster about 2 weeks or so ago. I had Covid four weeks ago while in Spain (my second go). I'm having the booster in two weeks time; I never considered not having it. I'd rather be "super protected" during the period when I'm most likely to catch it (again!).
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Post by agent69 on Nov 6, 2022 9:16:19 GMT
Unfortunately under 50s are not offered any booster. I would happily pay for one, like I do for the flu. And then you read in the media that an Indian manufacturer has thrown away 120m expired doses that nobody wanted.
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Post by mrk on Nov 6, 2022 10:41:05 GMT
Unfortunately under 50s are not offered any booster. I would happily pay for one, like I do for the flu. And then you read in the media that an Indian manufacturer has thrown away 120m expired doses that nobody wanted. There's no shortage of vaccine availability these days really, unlike when they first became available. It's a political decision. I could go on holiday in some other country and get a booster there as "temporary resident", but there's no way for me to get one in the UK.
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Post by bracknellboy on Nov 6, 2022 11:33:17 GMT
And then you read in the media that an Indian manufacturer has thrown away 120m expired doses that nobody wanted. There's no shortage of vaccine availability these days really, unlike when they first became available. It's a political decision. I could go on holiday in some other country and get a booster there as "temporary resident", but there's no way for me to get one in the UK. Yes its a shame/disaster that Indian's and other customers of SI are not taking up boosters, but its irrelevant to the availability in the UK. As you say, there is not a wwide shortage. The vaccine in question is Covishield (AZN) which the UK is simply no longer using/not approved for boosters (the UK is using bivalent Pfizer and Moderna vaccines), and even if we were, the cost of that vaccine is in relative terms pennies: therefore the availability of spare vaccine in India is just a rounding error compared to the cost of actually getting it into UK arms.
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Post by benaj on Nov 6, 2022 12:54:27 GMT
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Post by michaelc on Jun 12, 2023 13:12:29 GMT
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Post by captainconfident on Jun 12, 2023 20:05:54 GMT
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Post by adrianc on Jun 12, 2023 20:11:23 GMT
Apropos of not very much, do I recall a lazy journalist ringing a very strong bell from a P2P loan that didn't exactly get repaid... Now, which platform was it...?
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Post by benaj on Jun 13, 2023 9:36:49 GMT
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Post by agent69 on Jun 13, 2023 12:37:09 GMT
According to Sky news, the inquiry will last until at least 2026, and cost at least £120m
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Post by Greenwood2 on Jun 13, 2023 12:52:02 GMT
According to Sky news, the inquiry will last until at least 2026, and cost at least £120m And discover nothing we didn't know already. And we will be equally unprepared if another (different) virus comes along, because it will be different.
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