Boosters

surprisingly my [moderna] booster went quite well last week. Only couple of days of headache and a bit of general weakness and that's pretty much it.

my second dose of pfizer was a complete disaster however. Had to take a week off from work. So go figure.

@Coillte_Bhoy

Wait till Thursday?

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Where is your surname on the alphabet? Someone suggested they where doing it by that.

If you haven't got it by Thursday, contact Pharmacy and ask if they have updated the HSE with booster data?

The vacciations help to reduce transmission, that was supported by data for earlier variants, so it is reasonable to expect it to have some impact v Omicron. This is done by reducing your chances of symptomatic infection and you clear the viral load quicker from your system. It does not eliminate transmission entirely but it prevents transmission in many instances.

Now this aspect of protection wanes more quickly than protection v severe covid infection. But even if we say for the sake of argument it lasts 2-3 months, well those are 2-3 key months in wintertime in the cycle of this virus.

EMA questioning multiple boosters could damage immune system

Oh, now they say this? After hundred of millions of people have already received boosters based on their 3 month recommendation of just several weeks ago. Medical authorities around the world seem determined to ruin their credibility over and over. This is a cluster **** of epic proportions, even worse than the manufactured opioid crisis. I wonder will anyone be held accountable? Highly doubtful

They said nothing of the sort, this is speculation for future vaccine boosters, but don't let that get in the way of the outrage.

Not to mention many have had 3 shots and been infected. The cumulative effect of that over a short period must have some implications? It can't be good for the normal function of an immune system. I could understand the benefit possibly outweighing the risks for an old more vulnerable demographic but 16 years and up? That can't be good surely.

It's amazing, the WHO has literally come out and said that the injecting people on a monthly (or very frequent) basis isn't a good idea (something a lot of the anti-vaxxers and conspiracy theorists said was planned) and they're all jumping to the next talking point rather than acknowledge they got that bit wrong.

Anyway, as I mentioned above already, it's looking like it will be annual boosters for the majority, the vulnerable may get a booster more often, but I doubt it will be more than every 6 months after the initial courses are done (exceptions possibly if there is an immune condition and COVID is a particular risk for an individual). Again, this is all down to safety and why the EMA/FDA/MHRA examine the evidence before approving a treatment and it's dosing schedule and then the countries own authority use that data before approval/disapproval as well.

And again, the virus cares for none of this and will infect people as frequently as it possibly can.

Yes, got booster just before christmas and cert arrived last week.

I got first jabs in MVC, booster in local GP. Both certs emailed.

Family member got all jabs in that same GP, cert was posted out.

I got boosted in my GP practice about a week before Christmas and got my cert by email a couple of days ago.

apologies if asked already... is there any news on when age 12 to 16 age group will be offered a booster?

Contact your GP and ask did they update the Covax system with your booster?

@Rket4000

They maybe posted out if no email on record, maybe above text if phone number associated with it.