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Covid-19 Vaccine
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Tawny | Report | 19 May 2021 19:10 |
Well I got my letter today inviting me to go for a vaccination. I have no idea what one I’m going to be given but at the moment I’ll take any one I’m offered. |
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Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it | Report | 19 May 2021 20:32 |
It will probably be the Pfizer one as they aren't doIng the Astra one for the under 40's |
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Tawny | Report | 19 May 2021 21:56 |
I just hope whatever I get doesn’t hurt too much going in. |
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ZZzzz | Report | 19 May 2021 23:55 |
I had the Astra one and only had flu like symptoms for a day or two, good luck and I hope you do not become ill as a result x. |
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KathleenBell | Report | 20 May 2021 00:01 |
You'll be fine Tawny. My son has a real phobia about needles but even he said there was nothing to it. |
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SylviaInCanada | Report | 20 May 2021 03:41 |
Tawny ................ you won't even feel it, the needle is very fine because it is such a small amount that is needed. |
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ZZzzz | Report | 20 May 2021 09:58 |
Ditto to what SylviainCanada said. :-) |
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Caroline | Report | 20 May 2021 13:09 |
Relax your arm to the side let it hang there when they do it, and don't do it in the arm you sleep on ...... best advice I had and it worked! I had the Moderna one. |
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Tawny | Report | 20 May 2021 15:30 |
Thanks all. I’m sure it will be fine. Nothing will stop me getting a vaccine even my fear of needles. |
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Island | Report | 20 May 2021 15:48 |
Tawny, all the vaccine hubs that I've heard about are run with military precision. |
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KathleenBell | Report | 20 May 2021 16:11 |
When my son had his jab he told the person taking his details that he had a needle phobia and that was passed on to the person doing the jab. They simple told him to look away (which is what he does anytime he has an injection of any sort (dentist, doctors etc.) and it was done before he knew it. |
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nameslessone | Report | 20 May 2021 16:23 |
Whenever I see anyone on TV getting their jab they always seem to be given cotton wool to hold onto the injection site. Neither of us got one. So what is all that about. |
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Gwyn in Kent | Report | 20 May 2021 16:55 |
Names |
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KathleenBell | Report | 20 May 2021 17:01 |
Names - I thought the same as you when watching the TV. We were not offered (or needed) cotton wool, nor were alcohol wipes used to clean the arm beforehand. It was just lift your sleeve, straight in with the jab and off you go with your little card. |
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SylviaInCanada | Report | 21 May 2021 00:44 |
We didn't get any cotton wool, but we both had one of those small circular flesh-coloured band-aids put on, just as they do when we have the flu shot. |
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Andysmum | Report | 21 May 2021 11:54 |
We were both done at our local surgery, and like many of you, had no cotton wool, plasters or anything. I think that might be because it goes into muscle, which is less likely to bleed than a vein. |
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JoyLouise | Report | 21 May 2021 12:06 |
We had no cotton wool for either jab. |
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Tawny | Report | 21 May 2021 12:41 |
Our vaccination centre is around 7 miles away from the house. Public transport would mean two buses and over 90 minutes travel time each way so Mr Owl will drive. |
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nameslessone | Report | 21 May 2021 14:07 |
When I had my first AZ I would have had to sit and wait for10 minutes if I had driven - luckily I had walked. |
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Caroline | Report | 21 May 2021 16:53 |
We've all had to sit and wait 15 mins no matter how we got there, better safe than sorry. |