I was nearly giddy waiting in the queue, it was like the beginning of the end of a pissy year. Ireland isn't as far forward in it's vaccination process as, say the UK, but I got in early under the Ambulance service. (not a paramedic myself but i do patient transport).
They should have a bar open ready for the second dose, so we can all party.
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I was nearly giddy waiting in the queue, it was like the beginning of the end of a pissy year. Ireland isn't as far forward in it's vaccination process as, say the UK, but I got in early under the Ambulance service. (not a paramedic myself but i do patient transport).
They should have a bar open ready for the second dose, so we can all party.
Don’t hold your breath. Stand by for “new variants” which are “vaccine resistant”. It’s as though nobody knew that coronaviruses, such as the common cold, muted sometimes dozens of times a year. COVID-19 will be with us forever and I will not be getting jabbed on a regular basis.
@divegeester saidI want to go to Prague in September, so get it in me lol
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Don’t hold your breath. Stand by for “new variants” which are “vaccine resistant”. It’s as though nobody knew that coronaviruses, such as the common cold, muted sometimes dozens of times a year. COVID-19 will be with us forever and I will not be getting jabbed on a regular basis.
@huckleberryhound saidI might have the second jab this year to support this initial drive to save lives and to selfishly get a holiday in, if required.
I want to go to Prague in September, so get it in me lol
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I got my first shot of pfizer a couple days ago, getting the next on the 20th. I had some soreness and maybe a low grade fever for about a day. Back to normal now.
I get flu shot each year and if they do this each year I'll get one of those too. Doesn't cost much and it does give me some peace of mind that at least I am doing my part to help reduce spread. Life is full of questions and everyone has to decide for themselves. For my part I trust that the science is trying to do the right thing and support their efforts.
@jmwinrider saidI don’t think the vaccine prevents spread of infection as it doesn’t prevent infection in the first place. The vaccine is more for the benefit of the recipient as it prevents serious symptoms.
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Doesn't cost much and it does give me some peace of mind that at least I am doing my part to help reduce sprea ..
@great-big-stees saidSincerely, best of luck with it g-b-s. I think they still have much to learn and are still learning. In a way I am happy I haven't had a shot yet, they seem to finding new strains all the time. I think it will be around for our life time and become the new normal. Could this be our new flu as I've not heard of people getting the flu like in past years?
Got my first yesterday (Moderna). Mild soreness around injection site. 2nd one scheduled for July 22.
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I will admit that the data around spread is still not clear. Its is my hope that we will find out that the vaccine does actually help prevent spread. But it could be a year or more before we have anything factual around that. At any rate I see getting the vaccine as a positive step.
@divegeester saidI think the spread of infection thing is complex. It obviously doesn't decrease the chances of it infecting somebody else whilst it's in your body, but it does decrease the amount of time it gets to live in your body and so you will meet less people in that shorter period of time. Therefore vaccine plus distancing measures could well have an effect on spread.
I don’t think the vaccine prevents spread of infection as it doesn’t prevent infection in the first place. The vaccine is more for the benefit of the recipient as it prevents serious symptoms.
@jmwinrider saidIt’s not really a matter of data, it is a matter of immunological fact. Being immune or partially immune to the symptoms does not necessarily mean you are not infectious.
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I will admit that the data around spread is still not clear. Its is my hope that we will find out that the vaccine does actually help prevent spread. But it could be a year or more before we have anything factual around that. At any rate I see getting the vaccine as a positive step.
@relentless-red saidAgreed. It probably does decrease the level of infectious was due to the less virus an immunised person will have on their body.
I think the spread of infection thing is complex. It obviously doesn't decrease the chances of it infecting somebody else whilst it's in your body, but it does decrease the amount of time it gets to live in your body and so you will meet less people in that shorter period of time. Therefore vaccine plus distancing measures could well have an effect on spread.
However the fact is, inoculation is more about protecting the inoculated from symptom rather than prevention of infection. It’s a dynamic.