Coronavirus...post your thoughts here...

[Essjay]

He was told that the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines have other ingredients that can occasionally cause problems in some people who suffer severely with allergies. So everyone who has these vaccines has to wait until they are sure they are not going to have an anaphylactic reaction. It's an extremely rare side effect; severe allergy sufferers carry epi pens to treat anaphylaxis so the vaccination centres will probably have these, or something similar, on hand just in case.
The AZ vaccine doesn't have any of these ingredients.

When I say extremely rare, 10 in 4 million people have been recorded as suffering anaphylaxis after the Moderna vaccine, and it can be treated very effectively if the person is still on the premises.

 

[Cydeth]

He was told that the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines have other ingredients that can occasionally cause problems in some people who suffer severely with allergies. So everyone who has these vaccines has to wait until they are sure they are not going to have an anaphylactic reaction. It's an extremely rare side effect; severe allergy sufferers carry epi pens to treat anaphylaxis so the vaccination centres will probably have these, or something similar, on hand just in case.
The AZ vaccine doesn't have any of these ingredients.

When I say extremely rare, 10 in 4 million people have been recorded as suffering anaphylaxis after the Moderna vaccine, and it can be treated very effectively if the person is still on the premises.

I got the Pfizer vaccine on the 15th, the day after my 38th birthday. I wondered why they were interrogating me about allergies and past reactions to vaccines.

I didn't have any reaction, which is good seeing that I'd parked in a short stay area and skipped out on the waiting period.

My arm went numb for a while the night of the shot, but I just put that down to a bit of bruising from the needle.

 

[WhistlingBadger]

We got the pfizer. The first dose made my arm pretty sore and I was tired for a day; Mrs. Badger had very little reaction. The second dose did absolutely nothing to me, and made Mrs. Badger sick enough to need a couple days off work. Weird. The doctor assured us that this is normal. I'm not sure any of this is normal, but it sure is nice to be safe from this stuff. (as safe as any of us are from anything, of course. It's an uncertain world)

 

[Essjay]

I had a sore arm, a slight temperature, a headache and felt very tired after the first dose of AstraZeneca; the sore arm lasted a few days, the rest for just 24 hours. After the second dose I just had a sore arm for 48 hours.

I've told my son to make a 'yellow card' report if he gets any side effects.

 

[PheonixKingZ]

My dad got his second shot a few days ago, with no side affects.

 

[NannaLou]

He was told that the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines have other ingredients that can occasionally cause problems in some people who suffer severely with allergies. So everyone who has these vaccines has to wait until they are sure they are not going to have an anaphylactic reaction. It's an extremely rare side effect; severe allergy sufferers carry epi pens to treat anaphylaxis so the vaccination centres will probably have these, or something similar, on hand just in case.
The AZ vaccine doesn't have any of these ingredients.

When I say extremely rare, 10 in 4 million people have been recorded as suffering anaphylaxis after the Moderna vaccine, and it can be treated very effectively if the person is still on the premises.

Ahhh...that makes sense, I’ve had both lots of the AZ version and had to wait...fortunately no side effects from either ?

 

[Essjay]

Interesting. We had the AZ vaccine and didn't have to wait, we just left. There was nowhere we could wait - it was in the front door, have the vaccine and leave via the fire exit at the back. We didn't even sit down for the vaccine. Walk in, stand there, walk out. The appointments were 3 minutes long.
At a different GP surgery, our older son had the same for the AZ vaccine, except he was told not to drive for half an hour. When our almost ex daughter in law had the Pfizer vaccine at the same GP as our son, she had to wait 15 minutes under a gazebo in the car park.

 

[Naughts]

I was advised to wait for 15 minutes after the AZ, in the car as there isn't room to socially distance in the surgery. I remember a couple of people with epipens had mild allergic reactions from AZ that were reported at the beginning of the UK vaccination programme. As Essjay says, it is extremely rare and only occurs in people with severe allergy.

 

[Essjay]

It looks like different centres are using different protocols. We couldn't have sat in the car as we'd parked 10 minutes walk away.

 

[ClownLurch]

2nd AZ for me last Friday evening. No immediate problems so drove home.
After problems of extreme tiredness similar to first jab. Totally wiped out for 3-4 days, 12-14 hrs sleep at night plus a couple of hours during the day. Feeling a bit livelier today.
MrsLurch had AZ and no probs at all.
Stay safe everyone.

 

[Colin_T]

My younger son had his first dose yesterday. He had assumed it would be the Pfizer vaccine but they used Moderna. And I finally found out why people receiving Pfizer and Moderna vaccines have to wait 15 minutes before leaving while those receiving the AstraZeneca vaccine can leave immediately.

In Australia they make everyone wait 15-30 minutes after getting Astra Zeneca due to possible side effects. And the federal government is now putting adverts on television telling everyone who is over 18 to get the jab from their local doctor. What a freakin crock of crap. We don't even have the vaccine in most country towns in Western Australia but we are still being told by state and federal governments to get the jab. HOW, HOW ARE WE MEANT TO GET THE JAB WHEN THERE IS NONE IN THE TOWN?

This is driving me up the wall so I sent the prime minister another email telling him we still didn't have the vaccine here. I haven't had a response and doubt I will get one.

Every state and federal politician has apparently had at least one jab and many have had two. But people with disabilities, living in retirement homes, people with weakened immune systems, and the staff that deal with these people, still haven't even had one jab yet. even a lot of the hospital staff, emergency personnel and front line workers still haven't had both shots.

 

[Fishmanic]

US to ship 20 million vaccine dosages overseas

Biden Dips Into U.S. Vaccine Supply to Send 20 Million Doses Abroad (Published 2021)

President Biden’s pledge to ship out doses that could have been used domestically was a step toward a global campaign, but activists say much more is needed.

www.google.com

 

[Naughts]

US to ship 20 million vaccine dosages overseas

Biden Dips Into U.S. Vaccine Supply to Send 20 Million Doses Abroad (Published 2021)

President Biden’s pledge to ship out doses that could have been used domestically was a step toward a global campaign, but activists say much more is needed.

www.google.com

Compare and contrast.

India already donated 30 million vaccine dosages to COVAX (to ensure equity for low or middle income countries).

COVID-19: India's vaccine export ban could send shockwaves worldwide. Should the UK step in to help?

A temporary pause in exports by India has left many countries scrambling to meet their own needs for the fight against COVID-19.

news.sky.com

 

[snailaquarium]

My younger son had his first dose yesterday. He had assumed it would be the Pfizer vaccine but they used Moderna. And I finally found out why people receiving Pfizer and Moderna vaccines have to wait 15 minutes before leaving while those receiving the AstraZeneca vaccine can leave immediately.

I had AZ and I was told we had to wait fifteen minutes. I can't imagine why they are not checking for reactions just because its AZ? Curiously when I went there, waited in the car park next to some old man, got out the car, joined the queue when it was my time to, had my jab and then waited in the car for another 20 minutes before I went (they said wait in the car and honk your horn if you feel funny so I presume it takes time to go from good to bad) I noticed the guy who was in the car next to mine was still in it so he gave it 30 minutes easily.

 

[snailaquarium]

Well the UK at least is doing alright lately. I would have preferred the lockdown easing to be a little later so everyone had the second jab given the new Indian variant is about to reek havoc.