Astrazenica 1 & 2 followed by Pfizer any problems

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Gillstay

Veteran
Had a sore arm for a day and an odd night as if about to have a cold. Then fine. ^_^
 

Alex321

Guru
Location
South Wales
Has anyone been able to get an Astra-Zeneca booster? Being advised by my GP not to get an MRNA vaccine I would like to do this.
AFAIK, they simply aren't providing AZ for booster use, it is all Pfizer or Moderna.

I must admit, I hadn't heard of any different risk factors for the mRNA vaccines over the AZ one.
 

slowmotion

Quite dreadful
Location
lost somewhere
I had two AZ jabs earlier in the year, caught Covid in October, delayed the planned booster and had a Pfizer one as soon as it was recommended after infection. The booster shot gave me a standard "flu jab sore arm". Strangely enough, the earlier AZ jabs had no effects at all.....not even a faintly tender injection site.
 
Did your Doctor explain the reasoning behind not having an MRNA vaccine?

I have heard of this being a perfectly genuine concern, but it's (usually) nowt to do with the mRNA specifically - rather, to do with a diluent, adjuvant or preservative used in the vaccine that might cause problems for some. In that case it appears that a third dose of the original vaccine is ... useful. Not as useful as an mRNA might be, but still of some use.
 

farfromtheland

Regular AND Goofy
Location
London
I discussed this with the GP surgery and have an official letter to put me on a list for an AZ booster - no reply yet. I get phone calls from the booster service who say no idea, it's nothing to do with them they just book the jabs.

Pfizer carries more risk of allergy reactions in some cases. The published advice concerning it is somewhat limited. As I was given the AZ vaccine for good reason I am going to wait for the system to recognise this.
 

markemark

Über Member
AZ AZ Moderna. Day after felt like I had a beery night the night before and a bruised arm. 2nd day all fine again.
 
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