Vaccine Megathread No 2 - Read OP before posting

astrofool · 23-06-2021 11:05AM

Mitch Connor wrote: »

37, registered Sunday. Got a text yesterday giving me an appointment on Monday 28th, in Gorey.

Seem to be flying in Wexford, still waiting at 40 in south Dublin.

23-06-2021 11:10AM

Has Dublin ground to a halt or something? Rest of the country is flying ahead.

spockety · 23-06-2021 11:12AM

Deleted User wrote: »

Has Dublin ground to a halt or something? Rest of the country is flying ahead.

Citywest is only doing 2nd doses this week, until at least Sunday.

23-06-2021 11:13AM

spockety wrote: »

Citywest is only doing 2nd doses this week, until at least Sunday.

My three weeks is coming up this Sunday. Not sure what I'm supposed to do.

spockety · 23-06-2021 11:20AM

Deleted User wrote: »

My three weeks is coming up this Sunday. Not sure what I'm supposed to do.

I rang them yesterday (Day 21) and was told they could only 'escalate' 5 days after Day 21. So no idea what the 'three weeks' is in aid of.. it's actually 26 days in reality not 21.

fun loving criminal · 23-06-2021 11:23AM

spockety wrote: »

I rang them yesterday (Day 21) and was told they could only 'escalate' 5 days after Day 21. So no idea what the 'three weeks' is in aid of.. it's actually 26 days in reality not 21.

Rang them this morning over being high risk and seeing if I could get a vaccine quicker and was told it is actually 3-5 weeks after registering and I have to wait.

omega666 · 23-06-2021 11:51AM

spockety wrote: »

I rang them yesterday (Day 21) and was told they could only 'escalate' 5 days after Day 21. So no idea what the 'three weeks' is in aid of.. it's actually 26 days in reality not 21.

I think they are making it up as they go.
I rang them yesterday (20 days after registering) and the guy raised two cases for me and my wife to escalate us to some high priority team.

fun loving criminal · 23-06-2021 12:17PM

Has anyone worked on the day they got their first vaccine?

revelman · 23-06-2021 12:24PM

fun loving criminal wrote: »

Has anyone worked on the day they got their first vaccine?

Yes, I had to be back at work within a half an hour. Are you worried about side effects?

seamus · 23-06-2021 12:28PM

fun loving criminal wrote: »

Has anyone worked on the day they got their first vaccine?

By all accounts, you're talking 4-12 hours before any side effects begin to kick in. It takes time for your body to create enough proteins to stimulate an immune response.

You should consider the next day as potentially being out for you.

odyssey06 · 23-06-2021 12:32PM

fun loving criminal wrote: »

Has anyone worked on the day they got their first vaccine?

I got Pfizer first dose at 10am.
Took paracetamol when got home but brain fog, fatigue and temperature variations descended by lunchtime so the afternoon was a write off.
Didn't sleep great that night, managed to get through work the next day though zoned out at times.

Taking paracetamol before the jab might help I've heard.

fun loving criminal · 23-06-2021 12:33PM

revelman wrote: »

Yes, I had to be back at work within a half an hour. Are you worried about side effects?

Yes, I am worried about side effects.

harmless · 23-06-2021 12:33PM

seamus wrote: »

By all accounts, you're talking 4-12 hours before any side effects begin to kick in. It takes time for your body to create enough proteins to stimulate an immune response.

You should consider the next day as potentially being out for you.

Yeah this it exactly. If you have any side effects it will be when you wake up the next morning after the vaccine. Just general mild flu like symptoms that usually last less than 24 hrs.

fun loving criminal · 23-06-2021 12:35PM

odyssey06 wrote: »

I got Pfizer first dose at 10am.
Took paracetamol when got home but brain fog, fatigue and temperature variations descended by lunchtime so the afternoon was a write off.
Didn't sleep great that night, managed to get through work the next day though zoned out at times.

Taking paracetamol before the jab might help I've heard.

Apparently you shouldn't take paracetamol or ibuprofen before the vaccine. You want to be able to build an immune response so have to wait until side effects to appear.

celt262 · 23-06-2021 12:37PM

fun loving criminal wrote: »

Apparently you shouldn't take paracetamol or ibuprofen before the vaccine. You want to be able to build an immune response so have to wait until side effects to appear.

Really i took some before hand.

niamh247 · 23-06-2021 12:46PM

I'm waiting for 24 days now, for appointment after registration, for first dose. I'm 50+. Any clue what's going on?

Stone Deaf 4evr · 23-06-2021 12:46PM

fun loving criminal wrote: »

Has anyone worked on the day they got their first vaccine?

got vaccine at 11am on a thursday, felt tired at 2pm - came on all of a sudden, worked through till finish at 5. went for a nap from 6-7 when I got home. arm started feeling sore around 10, but slept ok. was very tired the following morning, and would have taken the day off if I didnt have some unavoidable stuff to do. Finished at 2pm, went to bed that night and got up at 11am saturday feeling 100% rested and back to normal. - Edit - vaccin was 1st dose of Pfizer.

Wibbs · 23-06-2021 12:46PM

fun loving criminal wrote: »

Apparently you shouldn't take paracetamol or ibuprofen before the vaccine. You want to be able to build an immune response so have to wait until side effects to appear.

How in god's name would paracetamol or ibuprofen interfere with building an immune system response? At worse - and you'd have to damn near OD on them - taking an NSAID might slightly reduce the production of an immune response. Paracetamol would do nada. This is pretty basic stuff.

bucketybuck · 23-06-2021 12:46PM

Deleted User wrote: »

My three weeks is coming up this Sunday. Not sure what I'm supposed to do.

I'm well past the 3 weeks wait now.

Fuck'em, I wasn't doing it for myself anyway.

fun loving criminal · 23-06-2021 12:49PM

Wibbs wrote: »

How in god's name would paracetamol or ibuprofen interfere with building an immune system response? At worse - and you'd have to damn near OD on them - taking an NSAID might slightly reduce the production of an immune response. Paracetamol would do nada. This is pretty basic stuff.

I don't know. I'll ask the pharmacist when I pick up a pack of paracetamol though. They would know their stuff.

revelman · 23-06-2021 01:01PM

fun loving criminal wrote: »

Yes, I am worried about side effects.

I wouldn’t lose much sleep over it.

If you are getting Pfizer, you have a 1 in 7 chance of side effects such as headache and fatigue after the first dose. This rises to 1 in 5 after second dose.

If you are getting AZ then this rises to a 1 in 3 chance after first dose.

https://consumer.healthday.com/b-4-28-just-1-in-7-who-get-pfizer-vaccine-will-have-any-systemic-side-effect-study-2652795800.html

I had a slightly sore arm. Virtually everyone I know had no real side effects.

SusanC10 · 23-06-2021 01:06PM

I got my first dose of Pfizer in the afternoon. Sore arm that day. Took 2 paracetamol that night. Next day I was incredibly tired all day. Arm still sore. Brain fog etc. Following day fine.

23-06-2021 01:09PM

Wibbs wrote: »

How in god's name would paracetamol or ibuprofen interfere with building an immune system response? At worse - and you'd have to damn near OD on them - taking an NSAID might slightly reduce the production of an immune response. Paracetamol would do nada. This is pretty basic stuff.

It's based on what has been noted of studies of the flu vaccine, it seems taking anti inflammation or fever reducing medication can dull the antibody response and people that take these medications before a vaccine typically build a lower antibody response which often correlates with lower efficacy.

The advise in most countries is not to take them before the vaccine.

titan18 · 23-06-2021 01:09PM

niamh247 wrote: »

I'm waiting for 24 days now, for appointment after registration, for first dose. I'm 50+. Any clue what's going on?

I'm on day 32 now so you've a while to go

seamus · 23-06-2021 01:14PM

Not sure how much use the helpline is to be honest. My wife rang up to query since it's been over 3 weeks. Only to be told that even though she turns 40 this year (week!), she's actually been allocated into the 39 age bracket, so the 3 weeks only starts counting from Sunday, and nobody under 40 is being vaccinated yet.

So all of that is complete bullsh1t, but the guy on the phone acknowledged that her registration looked fine at least.

Sounds to me like they'll use any excuse to get you off the phone.

harmless · 23-06-2021 01:16PM

Johnny0Toole wrote: »

It's based on what has been noted of studies of the flu vaccine, it seems taking anti inflammation or fever reducing medication can dull the antibody response and people that take these medications before a vaccine typically build a lower antibody response which often correlates with lower efficacy.

The advise in most countries is not to take them before the vaccine.

The HSE says you can take an anti-inflammatory

https://www.hse.ie/eng/services/news/newsfeatures/covid19-updates/covid-19-vaccine-materials/after-your-covid19-vaccine-astrazeneca.pdf

The HSE love anti-inflammatories, when I was last in hospital they were insisting that anyone with a slight fever took one, even if the patient was in no discomfort.

Mardyke · 23-06-2021 01:19PM

Has anyone responded with "New" to an appointment text,if they are not able to make the time given?

Just wondering how far it's pushed out...

JimmyVik · 23-06-2021 01:20PM

harmless wrote: »

The HSE says you can take an anti-inflammatory

https://www.hse.ie/eng/services/news/newsfeatures/covid19-updates/covid-19-vaccine-materials/after-your-covid19-vaccine-astrazeneca.pdf

The HSE love anti-inflammatories, when I was last in hospital they were insisting that anyone with a slight fever took one, even if the patient was in no discomfort.

I know loads of people who are taking anti inflammatories before the vaccine.
And of all of those they say they have side effects after the jab.
Out of all the people i know who dont go in expecting side-effects in advance, all they have after the jab is a sore arm where a needle was stuck into it.

Im thinking most people are imagining side effects tbh

JimmyVik · 23-06-2021 01:21PM

Mardyke wrote: »

Has anyone responded with "New" to an appointment text,if they are not able to make the time given?

Just wondering how far it's pushed out...

A few in the other thread. Anything from 1 day to a month it seems.

iamwhoiam · 23-06-2021 01:27PM

JimmyVik wrote: »

I know loads of people who are taking anti inflammatories before the vaccine.
And of all of those they say they have side effects after the jab.
Out of all the people i know who dont go in expecting side-effects in advance, all they have after the jab is a sore arm where a needle was stuck into it.

Im thinking most people are imagining side effects tbh

I had dose 2 of AZ yesterday and absolutely am not imagining my symptoms today . My arm is throbbing , my shoulders are aching as are my upper thighs
I have the heat on because I am frozen and feel shivery . I woke last night exactly 12 hours post vaccinated and my toes had pins and needles and my left knee ( which is a tad dodgy when i go upstairs ) was litterly throbbing with pain

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