My First COVID vaccination

Next day I felt groggy when I woke up, with a headache, achy arm with mild pins and needles all along it and generally feeling below par.

Have you at any point in the last 12 months felt similar symptoms?

Have you at any point in the last 12 months felt similar symptoms?

Not that I remember. I did have some very mild flu-like symptoms early in Feb 2020 for a couple of days, but nothing worth noting.

I ask, because various reports suggest that former sufferers experience a more pronounced effect from the vaccine.

By about April/May last year, I did start to wonder what it was I had in February, but no way of confirming it. As an almost 65 year-old at that time I would have expected to be hit at least a bit harder if it was Covid. I’ll just never know now.

By about April/May last year, I did start to wonder what it was I had in February, but no way of confirming it.

Me too (74). I did recently have an antibody test, but all that proved was that they didn’t detect any, so no further on!

Covid-19 can be very mild even at 65. I caught it early July. Milder than the mildest cold I ever had. Just a bit of fever for half a day, some coughing, runny nose (not blocked, which was weird) and loss of taste. Did start with the worst sore throat ever.

Doused an open wound with TCP?

Mom used to deal with my cuts and scrapes with liberal amounts of surgical spirit. When I’d be like WAAAAAAH!, she’d tell me that the pain I could feel was all the nasty germs dying.

Forty years later, I cut myself at work. Go ask the first aider for a bandage (it’s food preparation, so no open wounds, blue bandage, etc etc). I tell her I’m just going to clean the wound first, grab the ethanol disinfectant spray, and…. watch as she nearly faints and I’m like “what?”.

I’m a total wuss when it comes to needles, but in some things my pain threshold is quite high.
Besides, I can rock that “nasty germs dying” feeling. Die you bast**ds! ;-)

Have you at any point in the last 12 months felt similar symptoms?

Since Covid became a thing, I did wonder…

2019, my birthday to pretty much Christmas, wiped out hard.
Have a read of https://heyrick.eu/blog/index.php?diary=20191224
[PS: took months to feel properly over it]

I wonder, had Covid been around for a while before it was “discovered” in China?

There’s talk of initial cases being in the November/December 2019 period.

I’m not sure if I had it in late February last year when I was working for McLaren, it was certainly a nasty flu. No one else in my family got it then, but neither did I or the boys get it when Louie tested positive later in the year.

There was Unknown Flu like disease killing people in the West USA in August 2019 – before China – blamed on the Smoking machines and people being down and out.

I wonder, had Covid been around for a while before it was “discovered” in China?

Before it was admitted in China. Spy satellites picked up increased activity in health related sites in the Wuhan before the Chinese admitted anything. Internet activity showed an increase in web queries about symptoms matching the virus coming from the Wuhan area, again before it was admitted.

Possible infections in the USA – hmmm, does anyone expect that activity during the Trump era would admit to anything in the USA before China admitted a problem?

Speculation is that W.I.V have somewhat sloppy containment procedures.

Why has Britain lost so many people?

Why has Britain lost so many people?

Rats deserting a sinking ship.

(sorry, you walked right into that one)

To give a better answer – it’s probably a combination of:

• Originally the government advisers were gung ho for the “herd immunity” concept, without actually understanding what herd immunity actually is.
• A lack of action until it became obvious that action had to be taken.
• The “eat out to help out” scheme, which well meaning, got a bunch of people together in enclosed spaces in the midst of a pandemic. Not the brightest idea.

But there’s a part of me that can’t help but think that the government is still believing in the herd immunity. Which will happen once all the vulnerable have died off.

It’s a shame really. The country has rolled out a decent vaccination programme. Unlike, well, here. There are news reports telling people that the AstraZeneca vaccine is fine, nothing to worry about. Funny, my non French news sources raise a lot of questions. But the French angle might be because they have a bunch that people don’t want.

I don’t know if, in the future, I’ll get a choice. If so, I’d prefer Moderna (1st choice) or Pfizer (2nd choice). Certainly I’d prefer an mRNA vaccine.

A lack of action until it became obvious that action had to be taken.

Too busy trying to screw everyone but themselves financially by pushing Brexit through.

Which will happen once all the vulnerable have died off

Unfortunately the anti-vaxxers and general idiots (is that a tautology?) don’t seem to be suffering a 100% wipeout.

Brexit has been going on for thousands of years – in and out of Europe.

Refused to shut the borders down – only now just thinking about doing so – Trump tried to close the States down -but couldn’t/wouldn’t.

Someone came in from USA – no check’s – just jumped on coach when they arrived.

Did the Labour party not plan anything way before.

Or do they plan afterwards :-|

going on for thousands of years

Yes, Europeans periodically invaded and set up home.

Though, given Britain’s more recent colonial history, it can hardly complain.

Refused to shut the borders down

They’re sort of open here… for Schengen states.

Trump tried to close the States down

Ah, but the problem there is the limit of federal government and the autonomy of the states. Look up the (disturbing) status of abortions in the US to get an idea of the massive divergences in opinion between places like Dumbf*** Alabama and Portland, Oregon.

Plus, many many expensive lawyers all happily eating up federal dollars that would be better invested in such radical communistic ideas as healthcare and social housing.

Someone came in from USA – no check’s – just jumped on coach

That has long been Britain’s problem and one that Brexit has exacerbated. You want to know why the government puts up ridiculous projections for what would be required to handle immigration and customs? The answer is easy. It’s because immigration control within Britain is minimal. The government seems to think that sorting out immigration is everybody else’s problem.
In the days when I used to travel between countries, all of the controls were done on the French side. On the English side, we just got off the ferry, drove through Portsmouth, and went on our way. Hell, when we used to take a cockatiel (who needed declarations), half the time there wouldn’t even be anybody to talk to, we’d just get waved on and told to call out a MAAF approved vet.

Did the Labour party not

Labour have nothing to do with anything. They’re not in power. And given their dismal performance in the Corbyn era, I’m not convinced they deserve to be in power.
[that doesn’t in any way mean the Tories do, but swapping one cretinous bunch of lying shysters with another is hardly an advance]

In the days when I used to travel between countries, all of the controls were done on the French side. On the English side, we just got off the ferry, drove through Portsmouth, and went on our way.

Typical travel through the tunnel:
Minimal checks outbound to Europe by set of officials A
More extensive checks inbound to UK by set of officials B

Set A = French
Set B = UK

Completely reversed… maybe because it’s easier to stow away on a train/truck passing through the tunnel than on a ferry?

Well. I had mine at 16:00. All very organised at the village hall, two villages away (I live in a village you’ve probably never heard of, Norfolk). I got, in order, my vaccination card, praise for wearing a t-shirt and having the sleeve rolled up ready, a syringe full of AstraZeneca vaccine, and a little sticker. 20 mins sitting in the car after, in case my head fell off or something, and then off I toddled back home.

Interestingly, the nurse said that today’s the first day of vaccinations for 8 days, because of supply issues, but they have been told to expect a full supply from now on.

I have been advised that there is a small possibility of 24 hours of ‘flu-like symptoms, and some muscle pain. I’m hoping for just enough ’flu-like symptoms to make it reasonable not to do any decorating tomorrow. I will report back tomorrow, if I survive the night.

I live in a village you’ve probably never heard of, Norfolk

Ringstead Parva? :)

if I survive the night.

Nothing like a good dose of optimism!

On the night after my jab I got quite dehydrated despite drinking lots of water, that happens sometimes anyway, and this then caused lack of sleep and tiredness the next day. Discounting the normal affect of children on the subsequent night’s sleep and as it turned out an unrelated pain close to the injection site in my arm, I’d say there hasn’t been any noticeable affects of the Oxford AZ vaccine. Certainly I’d forgotten all about it from Friday until my wife asked me about it this morning.

So Richard, I think there’s a good chance you’ll live – which is lucky because out there in Norfolk the next person to see you could well be an archaeologist.

Ringstead Parva? :)

Clearly not, as you’ve heard of it. :-P And far too close to Lincolnshire. That’s scary country, that is.

Nothing like a good dose of optimism!

“Experienced optimism.”

So Richard, I think there’s a good chance you’ll live

And decorate? Actually, five hours later and I haven’t noticed anything other than feeling a bit weak and wobbly an hour after the jab – which is how I always feel after a ’flu jab. I may have to get the emulsion out after all…

I may have to get the emulsion out after all…

Just hold your arm, look slightly constipated (it’s a great “don’t bloody ask” expression) and mumble that your brachialis anticus is right out of joint.

Rule #4 – don’t do today what you can put off to tomorrow.