Experience with your Covid 19 vaccination jabs

[Julia9054]

If you booked via the website, you can cancel and book an earlier date. I'm younger and had my 2nd earlier today.

Not sure if that option works for appts arranged via gp. Worth a try maybe.

Bit bothered that if I cancel, I won't get an earlier date that is convenient and I'll end up with a later date!

 

[GeekDadZoid]

I had my first jab yesterday. I got the Pfizer for what ever reason, most people there seemed to be under 40 so possibly because of that.

 

[Buck]

@Julia9054 they should be contacting you to bring you forward but very much dependent on them having the stock. Additional AZ stock is being delivered next week to take into account the original second doses plus additional for the move to 8 weeks.

 

[Buck]

I had my first jab yesterday. I got the Pfizer for what ever reason, most people there seemed to be under 40 so possibly because of that.

1st dose default vaccine now is Pfizer In the vast majority of cases. Most AZ is allocated to 2nd dose

 

[Ming the Merciless]

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My wife hadn’t had invite to bring second dose forward. But after I did it, she tried it, and it worked fine.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Bit bothered that if I cancel, I won't get an earlier date that is convenient and I'll end up with a later date!

That was exactly my hesitation today. But went for it in end, and now getting second jab on Monday.

 

[fossyant]

That was exactly my hesitation today. But went for it in end, and now getting second jab on Monday.

I'm leaving mine as it is, it's only two weeks away, and I'm WFH next week, then off for a week at the caravan, then first day back is my trip for a jab.

 

[GeekDadZoid]

1st dose default vaccine now is Pfizer In the vast majority of cases. Most AZ is allocated to 2nd dose

Ah ok, I was expecting the AZ as that's what everyone else I know has had and the walk in centres are giving that out.

But my only side effects so far are a sore arm so in am happy.

 

[lazybloke]

Bit bothered that if I cancel, I won't get an earlier date that is convenient and I'll end up with a later date!

Impossible to know local stock levels and waiting lists I guess, but I was offered a new appt 20 days earlier than originally booked. Huge numbers of pharmacies and gps now offering the jab so plenty of choice. I opted for a mass vaccination centre (Sandown Park) on the basis that it would a slicker process than a GP practice.

 

[Julia9054]

That was exactly my hesitation today. But went for it in end, and now getting second jab on Monday.

Just tried it.
The earliest date and time offered to me was 10 minutes earlier than the appointment I just cancelled! 🤣

 

[Low Gear Guy]

Anyone know about these antibody tests issued by Imperial College?

Three tests are C (Control), G (long term IgG antibodies) and M (short term IgM antibodies).
I've got a clear line against C, a faint impression against G, and nothing at all against M.

Was hoping for a more emphatic sign of antibodies given that my first AZ jab was a good 8 weeks ago!

I'll keep wearing the masks for now.

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I also had a negative test result weeks after vaccination #1. I assume this means I have not had Covid and will still need to isolate if I have a positive LF test result.

 

[Buck]

Even if you’ve had Covid you’d still need to isolate if an LFT was positive.
you can get Covid more than once.

 

[nagden]

Second Pfizer jab today. Sore arm to start but nothing else.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Just tried it.
The earliest date and time offered to me was 10 minutes earlier than the appointment I just cancelled! 🤣

Now that is funny. Maybe the invites are related to how many new appointments have been made available locally for second doses?

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Anyone know about these antibody tests issued by Imperial College?

Three tests are C (Control), G (long term IgG antibodies) and M (short term IgM antibodies).
I've got a clear line against C, a faint impression against G, and nothing at all against M.

Was hoping for a more emphatic sign of antibodies given that my first AZ jab was a good 8 weeks ago!

I'll keep wearing the masks for now.

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It’s why there are two doses. Bit like booster jabs for other vaccines. Majority will get good protection from first jab, but some need the second jab to really get immunity. We all need a second jab for long term immunity.