The September Covid Jab

[Guy Etchells]

Not been offered 4th jab or an appointment for September booster yet

I've not had COVID yet .my sister has had it twice .

I'm concerned that I may have a good immune system but wouldn't want to carry it and spread it to others .

What advice and consensus is given in care homes
I do think the elder generation here are the Guinea pigs and when it does cometomy turn I'm likely to get a better researched more sophisticated option

Meanwhile I caught a cold due to the changing temperature and remembered that I rarely catch colds from other people and can safely walk thru rooms of snivllers and sneezers but if I get cold especially with wet hair..a cold will ensue.

Pheno have you decided what to do yet ?

I will take what I'm.moffefefdd

It does not make any difference whether you have the Jab or you do not have the Jab, you will still be able to catch covid and pass it on. The jab simply reduces the effect covid has on you, it does not prevent it.
Cheers
Guy

[Gillg]

We've just been invited to attend our GP's surgery for flu jabs on October 1st.  We are also told that we can have the Covid jab at the same time "if stocks are available".  We'll go, of course, but do wonder if it's wise to have both injections at the same time.  Might there be reactions?   I suppose they wouldn't be offering both if they didn't think it was safe to do so.

[ggrocott]

Trouble is that we all react differently, I had a very bad reaction to the first Covid jab (AZ) and a bad reaction to the third (Pfizer) which they wanted to give me along with a flu jab that I refused.  I certainly won't be combining a flu jab with another different Covid jab and would much rather not have either.

[Gadget]

A notice appeared tw0 days ago on our GP practice website saying that we will be invited for flu and boosters  (together) in September. They're usually super efficient with the flu jabs so I'm not expecting any problems.

[Gillg]

Our surgery reckons 3 minutes per person for jabs.  It's always very well organised, with people encouraged to roll up their sleeves as soon as they arrive so that there's no delay. 

It's one of the few times you actually see a doctor face to face in these days of virtual consultations.  My husband had a rash on his foot, phoned the surgery and was asked to take a photo of it and send it for inspection! 

[Milliepede]

I had my first flu jab last year and was given a Covid jab at the same time.  That was ok but the booster jab being a different type to my previous 2 (Pfizer as opposed to AZ) knocked me for six the next day.  Despite not relishing that experience again I would still have another one if offered.

As others have said I don't think it would be wise to forgo this one and wait for a better one to come along.  You might catch it in the meantime and risk having a worse experience with it but each to his or her own.   

[Pheno]

I see now though that the covid jab has been modified to immunise against both the original strain and the latest omicron variant, although not enough jabs yet to go around all the sugggested vulnerable groups.

Pheno

[Gadget]

Last year we had our flu jabs on the 11th Sept so hope it will be around then.

[Maiden Stone]

We've just been invited to attend our GP's surgery for flu jabs on October 1st.  We are also told that we can have the Covid jab at the same time "if stocks are available".  We'll go, of course, but do wonder if it's wise to have both injections at the same time.  Might there be reactions?   I suppose they wouldn't be offering both if they didn't think it was safe to do so.

It's how autumn boosters were done last year.
I have to have them on separate occasions because I can have injections only in 1 arm.