Over a certain age in England? Book your Covid vaccine

[lane]

Ah born in the 50s. As been quite a few vaccines given to UK kids since last 60s.

According to google measles vaccine was introduced in 68 but uptake was only high from the 1980s.

 

[LarryDuff]

How come it's only in England that 54-59s are getting the vaccine?
Are you lot keeping it all for yourselves?

 

[Dave Davenport]

According to google measles vaccine was introduced in 68 but uptake was only high from the 1980s.

Getting the measles vaccine is one of my earliest memories, would have been four in 1968 so fits in. I remember thinking the needle was stabbing and killing the germs in me that could make me ill, that is how it works right?


Edit!
Senior moment there, I was six in 1968, definitely remember having a jab when I was four'ish though and for some reason always had it in my mind that it was the measles vac, must have been for something else. No way of checking as I was brought up by my Grandparents who are unsurprisingly no longer with us.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

How come it's only in England that 54-59s are getting the vaccine?
Are you lot keeping it all for yourselves?

Eh, the older groups have already had their first jab. It’s working down the age ranges. Plus it’s 56 upwards not 54.

 

[Deleted User]

What was the 'daisy ' thing you had as a kid on the wrist followed by a jab in your left shoulder that scarred you for life!

I had that one.

 

[dodgy]

What was the 'daisy ' thing you had as a kid on the wrist followed by a jab in your left shoulder that scarred you for life!

I had that one.

BCG

 

[Deleted User]

BCG

Thats the one, what was it for though?

Whats BCG?

 

[Dave Davenport]

BCG

The BCG scar is a result of the jab (for TB), think the one shep means was for smallpox.

 

[Deleted User]

I might be getting things mixed-up, I remember the Daisy thing which I thought was something to do with the one that left the scar.

Either way I had both, seems most kids born around the same time (1965) had it.

 

[dodgy]

Thats the one, what was it for though?

Whats BCG?

Not sure, I just remember that it was great sport in our school to punch people "in the BCG".

 

[Deleted User]

Not sure, I just remember that it was great sport in our school to punch people "in the BCG".

Absolutely!

Same at ours, imagine doing that now ?

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Getting the measles vaccine is one of my earliest memories, would have been four in 1968 so fits in. I remember thinking the needle was stabbing and killing the germs in me that could make me ill, that is how it works right?


Edit!
Senior moment there, I was six in 1968, definitely remember having a jab when I was four'ish though and for some reason always had it in my mind that it was the measles vac, must have been for something else. No way of checking as I was brought up by my Grandparents who are unsurprisingly no longer with us.

I have a complete record of my vaccinations. My mother kept a record when younger and I have the rest. Not all in my NHS digital record yet. But I’ll add the missing bits soon enough.

Just counted and I have 29 jabs recorded. I need to add the stuff pre 1993.

 

[Gunk]

Don't like taking drugs at the best of times and this one seems to have just been invented and fired out for use.

As I said, I've not ruled it out, it's just not something I've done or considered doing before.

I understand but it is worth having

 

[dodgy]

Absolutely!

Same at ours, imagine doing that now ?

"Say, nice looking covid jab mark you have there - OOFFFF!"

 

[newts]

I might be getting things mixed-up, I remember the Daisy thing which I thought was something to do with the one that left the scar.

Either way I had both, seems most kids born around the same time (1965) had it.

The daisy prick was a reactor test for TB, if you're arm showed red swollen reaction you didn't get the jab that left the scar.