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Who has had their *second* jab?

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Just had mine. Made the mistake of reading an article yesterday by a doctor deploring some of the bad injection techniques he’s seen while volunteering, but although my 'injector' this morning seemed to spend ages psyching herself up like you would when playing darts, it was relatively painless and she didn’t do any of the obvious things mentioned in the article.
 
All over 50s are allegedly being offered a 3rd jab to overwinter. Which reinforces claims that the covid19 jab generally protects for up to 6 months.
 
I'm having my first AZ shot tomorrow, here in Oz, where the vaccine roll out has been kind of slow and weird.

I actually don't know anybody else apart from HCW's who has had it yet, so I'm being guinea pig for people.

You can see why people here might hesitate a bit. My risk tomorrow of catching COVID is effectively zero, let alone my risk of dying from it (nobody in my neck of the woods has died from COVID for well over a year; nobody has caught it here for months). Whereas my risk of dying from an AZ-induced blood clot is one in a million or something.

But that's obviously not the way to look at things. One better way: During the Melbourne outbreak last year mortality was about 150 per million. So if there's a 1% chance of the same thing happening here - escape of new variants, politicans screwing up quarantine, whatever - then I'm better off, risk-adjusted, with the vaccine. And so on ...
 
Eddy Edson said:
Whereas my risk of dying from an AZ-induced blood clot is one in a million or something.
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If I understand correctly the 1 in a million is over the population as a whole, but the chances for younger women is way higher, and the chances for older men is correspondingly way lower. (Though there's lots of uncertainty since numbers are so low.)

Must admit I'm slightly surprised: Australia has the luxury of waiting and getting "the best" whatever that turns out to be. I'd have thought the mRNA vaccines would look like better choices right now. Maybe the logistics makes those too annoying to use.
 
Bruce Stephens said:
If I understand correctly the 1 in a million is over the population as a whole, but the chances for younger women is way higher, and the chances for older men is correspondingly way lower. (Though there's lots of uncertainty since numbers are so low.)

Must admit I'm slightly surprised: Australia has the luxury of waiting and getting "the best" whatever that turns out to be. I'd have thought the mRNA vaccines would look like better choices right now. Maybe the logistics makes those too annoying to use.
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We're producing AZ locally but there's no existing mRNA production capability - various groups are working on it but won't be ready this year. We've managed to secure enough Pfizer for part of the population but a lot of it won't be delivered until late in the year and in any case it will be subject to supply chain risks. We failed to get any Modena for this year.
 
I will let you know. I have mine booked for this Friday afternoon.
 
Bruce Stephens said:
Must admit I'm slightly surprised: Australia has the luxury of waiting and getting "the best" whatever that turns out to be. I'd have thought the mRNA vaccines would look like better choices right now. Maybe the logistics makes those too annoying to use.
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It depends what you mean by "the best".
Given the relative costs,(£25 vs £3 per shot) AZ may be better value for money
 
helli said:
Given the relative costs,(£25 vs £3 per shot) AZ may be better value for money
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Oh, certainly. I'm just thinking that if the cost isn't relevant, a vaccine with a (albeit really tiny) risk of serious blood clots isn't as good as one that doesn't have such known serious side effects. And the trials suggest the mRNA vaccines are a bit better (though I'm not sure they were big enough to really say they're better than AZ).

But if AZ is the one you can manufacture now then using that makes complete sense. (Maybe they just don't vaccinate people under 40, say, until later when either they have other vaccines or we understand more about the blood clotting issues.)
 
Had mine on the 23rd Jan and 2nd Mar...but I work in healthcare, so that probably doesn't count...🙂
 
I am 43 (just turned) but have Neurofibromatosis, as well as type 2, so I was put into the priority category of medical conditions which would likely have me in hospital if I get Covid-19. I have also had really bad symptoms whenever I get a chest infection too (antibiotics, steroids and salbutamol inhalers are given to me and they are always surprised that I am not a diagnosed asthmatic). I have my second jab of the Pfizer on Sunday 9th May. My husband is 72 this year and has just had his 2nd dose last week, also of the Pfizer (he is also type 2 but with excellent control and great levels). As a 'medically retired' Phlebotomist, Cardiographer/Cardiology ATO and Level 3 Assistant Nurse, I am a big supporter of vaccinations and recommend them to all, if possible. On a lighter note, how many say 'thank you ' when you get stuck with a needle? I used to get thanked all the time (vampire and Hancock jokes too) and now I find myself doing it whenever I have a . Automatic response, obviously because no-one is really thankful for having a needle shoved in. I am very glad that my two cannot get Covid-19. I feel sorry for cat owners though as they have had to be doubly careful.
 
Had my second jab today. Sore arm and low BG this time. My arm bled after the jab and the nurse made quite a big deal about it haha. In the end I put her out of her misery and said I am type 1 I gave up worrying about a drop of blood years ago!
 
Had 2nd jab, no side effects at all. First time my bs went crazy high, this time not, but 1st was back in March and I was having terrible bs readings, so don’t think it was the jab after all, just what ever is going on with me. Too much insulin the sdn said and I’ve had to reduce, improving bs but not back to normal yet
 
Just had mine yesterday afternoon. Just a sore arm today.
 
Had my Pfizer jabs on the 23rd Jan and 2nd Mar. Had a sore arm after both, with onset approx 6hrs post jab for both and lasting about 8hrs duration. This was prior to my LADA diagnosis, so not sure if any effect on my BMs

Also, actually had COVID-19 in November - would be interesting if this was the trigger point for my diabetes...?
 
Had second jab on 28 April. First jab no side effects at all - even injection site was only detectable on pressure, arm stretching for a few hours. 2nd jab I note a small increase in FBG for 9 days (up to 5.8-5.9) back down to 5.4 today. Mild intermittent headache and a bit tired for 3 days. Since I am struggling with sorting out heart failure oedema/drugs etc (GP appointments almost impossible to arrange) these changes may be associated with stress from those problems rather than the Oxford vaccine. Frankly the sense of relief at improving my immunity would have compensated for really quite serious side effects - and those I did not have.
 
I had my second jab yesterday.

A bit of a bruise at injection site as I would expect with any jab. Feeling a bit ‘heavy’ today but BG still in target and no obvious rise. Nothing like last time when I was wiped out for the first day.
I will just have a lazier day.
 
SB2015 said:
I had my second jab yesterday.

A bit of a bruise at injection site as I would expect with any jab. Feeling a bit ‘heavy’ today but BG still in target and no obvious rise. Nothing like last time when I was wiped out for the first day.
I will just have a lazier day.
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It wasn't the worst jab I've ever had, but my arm was heavy/sore on both occasions. Think you've earned a lazy day 🙂
 
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