Will you get the Covid vaccine if offered it?

uptheduffagain · 29-05-2021 7:13pm

Antares35 wrote: »

Thanks To me every interaction counts, and it is a small compromise to ask them not to take unnecessary risks until their granddaughter arrives safe. I've emailed NMH this morning so fingers crossed.

Hiya, just in case you mailed the general enquiries email - the Covid specific one is covidvaccine@nmh.ie. Someone called me within a couple of days.

Got my first Moderna vaccine at City West this morning, glad to have it done. Feeling fine so far, except for a very sore arm.

Really grateful to all the staff and volunteers, but it was really busy and I was in queue (well, several queues) for at least half an hour before I got to register... it's a long time for heavily pregnant women to be standing in a queue. I was flagging by the end! There were a lot of pregnant women there this morning, which was very reassuring to see. But a few seats along the way would have been very welcome. Just something to bear in mind if you're quite far along.

Antares35 · 29-05-2021 7:45pm

uptheduffagain wrote: »

Hiya, just in case you mailed the general enquiries email - the Covid specific one is covidvaccine@nmh.ie. Someone called me within a couple of days.

Got my first Moderna vaccine at City West this morning, glad to have it done. Feeling fine so far, except for a very sore arm.

Really grateful to all the staff and volunteers, but it was really busy and I was in queue (well, several queues) for at least half an hour before I got to register... it's a long time for heavily pregnant women to be standing in a queue. I was flagging by the end! There were a lot of pregnant women there this morning, which was very reassuring to see. But a few seats along the way would have been very welcome. Just something to bear in mind if you're quite far along.

Brilliant thanks for the information! I emailed that one and got an automated response to provide mobile which I stupidly hadn't (didn't make the connection they'd need it with the IT systems affected lol) so emailed again. Fingers crossed now

chooey · 29-05-2021 9:59pm

Antares35 wrote: »

Do you mind if I ask are you required to attend for a second or is that a one shot one?

Yeah I have to get a second. It's meant to be four weeks later however I'll have to wait until after the baby is born so it will probably be about six weeks before I get the next one.
There were so many pregnant women there this morning. It was great to see.

Antares35 · 29-05-2021 10:04pm

chooey wrote: »

Yeah I have to get a second. It's meant to be four weeks later however I'll have to wait until after the baby is born so it will probably be about six weeks before I get the next one.
There were so many pregnant women there this morning. It was great to see.

It's brilliant they've finally decided to prioritise us!

chooey · 29-05-2021 10:05pm

Antares35 wrote: »

It's brilliant they've finally decided to prioritise us!

Definitely. Hopefully you'll hear soon. I'm relieved as I'm booked in for a second in just under 5 weeks so it's nice to have at least some protection as I'll have to stay a few nights in the hospital

johnmck · 29-05-2021 10:08pm

"Big Pharma tells pregnant women that one glass of wine or unpasteurized juice (which they make no profits from) can be harmful to their unborn chilld—but an experimental, non-fda approved vaccine with no long term trials (which earns them billions) is perfectly safe.

LOL."

Candace Owens

Antares35 · 29-05-2021 10:08pm

chooey wrote: »

Definitely. Hopefully you'll hear soon. I'm relieved as I'm booked in for a second in just under 5 weeks so it's nice to have at least some protection as I'll have to stay a few nights in the hospital

That's the big worry. Although it's good they've lifted restrictions for partners, I was worried about being in a public ward with loads of partners coming in and out, and the risk that would pose to the newborns. Am I right thinking immunity transfers to the baby? I was actually going to ask for ETH because of it, and had toyed with the idea of a home birth but my last labour is still fresh in my mind and I'm too chicken to to home birth without the option of epidural

chooey · 29-05-2021 10:12pm

Antares35 wrote: »

That's the big worry. Although it's good they've lifted restrictions for partners, I was worried about being in a public ward with loads of partners coming in and out, and the risk that would pose to the newborns. Am I right thinking immunity transfers to the baby? I was actually going to ask for ETH because of it, and had toyed with the idea of a home birth but my last labour is still fresh in my mind and I'm too chicken to to home birth without the option of epidural

Yeah I'd read that some immunity passes on to the baby which is super. My last post was meant to say section, not second

It's definitely a worry having to stay on a public ward for the few days

Antares35 · 29-05-2021 10:17pm

chooey wrote: »

Yeah I'd read that some immunity passes on to the baby which is super. My last post was meant to say section, not second It's definitely a worry having to stay on a public ward for the few days

Best of luck with it

chooey · 29-05-2021 10:18pm

Antares35 wrote: »

Best of luck with it

Thanks, you too!!

Kumejima · 30-05-2021 2:25am

catrionanic wrote: »

There is zero evidence to suggest that the vaccines have any effect on fertility whatsoever.

Sure how could there be? That's a completely disengenuous statement.

There are so many things we don't have long term evidence for. For example, is there evidence to suggest that vaccinated people are having unhealthy children? Of course not, because no child has been born yet who developed for 9 months in the womb of a vaccinated mother?

Britain only starting vaccinating people in early December, and were among the first in the world to do so. That means that even the very earliest uptakers would only be 6 months along?
Unless the HSE, the WHO etc have an oracle, or a crystal ball or a time machine, then they won't be able to answer peoples concerns.

These are simple facts, inconvenient truths that no amount of wishful thinking and mutual validation can alter.

Dismiss me and others like me as conspiracy theorists, of course and continue your orgy of group think, endless congratulation, and inexplicable blindness to the completely as yet unknowable risks you're exposing yourselves and your unborn children to.

I hope the likes are worth it. Smh.

Kerry25x · 30-05-2021 2:26pm

Kumejima wrote: »

I hope the likes are worth it. Smh.

Theres no need for the aggressive reply....this is a forum for people to support each other. No one is telling you want to do, the choice is yours of course.

catrionanic · 30-05-2021 3:51pm

Kumejima wrote: »

Sure how could there be? That's a completely disengenuous statement.

There are so many things we don't have long term evidence for. For example, is there evidence to suggest that vaccinated people are having unhealthy children? Of course not, because no child has been born yet who developed for 9 months in the womb of a vaccinated mother?

Britain only starting vaccinating people in early December, and were among the first in the world to do so. That means that even the very earliest uptakers would only be 6 months along?
Unless the HSE, the WHO etc have an oracle, or a crystal ball or a time machine, then they won't be able to answer peoples concerns.

These are simple facts, inconvenient truths that no amount of wishful thinking and mutual validation can alter.

Dismiss me and others like me as conspiracy theorists, of course and continue your orgy of group think, endless congratulation, and inexplicable blindness to the completely as yet unknowable risks you're exposing yourselves and your unborn children to.

I hope the likes are worth it. Smh.

Predictable.

While the vaccines are new, they are based on technology that has been around and been studied extensively since the early 90s. Almost 30 years. This is not something that was cooked up in December 2020 and has been experimented on the nation with.

Babies have been born since their mothers have been vaccinated. More than 100k pregnant women have been vaccinated in the US alone, many of whom have gone on to deliver healthy babies. We are yet to see a confirmed case of the vaccine causing pregnancy-related complications or disability in the infant, and with the frequent foetal monitoring and advanced ultrasonography we have available in maternity hospitals worldwide, it would be quite remarkable for the vaccine to be causing issues with babies and not have been confirmed to be the case anywhere.

Conversely we have documented and confirmed evidence of what catching covid can do to pregnant women. Greater risk of severe illness and ICU admission, pre-eclampsia, pre-term labour, covid placentitis, still birth, and others. With daily averages around 400-500 cases per day and society opening up more, the risk of catching covid in pregnancy is still a very real one.

Comparing real, documented and potentially devastating risks of covid in pregnancy with a theoretical and highly unlikely risk of vaccination in pregnancy (as I said, these vaccine have been studied for decades and hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of pregnant women have already been vaccinated).... you are scare-mongering vulnerable women here with emotive arguments based on nothing but personal opinion.

uptheduffagain · 31-05-2021 8:27am

Kumejima wrote: »

Sure how could there be? That's a completely disengenuous statement.

There are so many things we don't have long term evidence for. For example, is there evidence to suggest that vaccinated people are having unhealthy children? Of course not, because no child has been born yet who developed for 9 months in the womb of a vaccinated mother?

Britain only starting vaccinating people in early December, and were among the first in the world to do so. That means that even the very earliest uptakers would only be 6 months along?
Unless the HSE, the WHO etc have an oracle, or a crystal ball or a time machine, then they won't be able to answer peoples concerns.

These are simple facts, inconvenient truths that no amount of wishful thinking and mutual validation can alter.

Dismiss me and others like me as conspiracy theorists, of course and continue your orgy of group think, endless congratulation, and inexplicable blindness to the completely as yet unknowable risks you're exposing yourselves and your unborn children to.

I hope the likes are worth it. Smh.

In fairness, why are you here? I posted this thread on the Pregnancy forum, looking only for the opinions of pregnant women. You are neither pregnant nor a woman, so I'm guessing you trawl Boards looking for threads about vaccines to start arguments, which is quite sad. You're entitled to your opinion of course, but this particular instance, it's literally none of your business.

Funnily enough, when I was researching the ins and outs of vaccines recently, pretty much ALL of the militant anti-vax-in-pregnancy posts/opinions were by men. I guess old habits die hard. :rolleyes:

Kumejima · 31-05-2021 10:29am

uptheduffagain wrote: »

In fairness, why are you here? I posted this thread on the Pregnancy forum, looking only for the opinions of pregnant women. You are neither pregnant nor a woman, so I'm guessing you trawl Boards looking for threads about vaccines to start arguments, which is quite sad. You're entitled to your opinion of course, but this particular instance, it's literally none of your business.

Funnily enough, when I was researching the ins and outs of vaccines recently, pretty much ALL of the militant anti-vax-in-pregnancy posts/opinions were by men. I guess old habits die hard. :rolleyes:

I wasn't looking for ye, it just happened to be on the front page and clicked in out of interest and was just bewildered and horrified by what I saw. Obviously I was expecting people to promote accepting the vaccine, but also those on the opposing view. Instead what I see is groupthink. You're congratulated and validated if you fall in line, and ostracised and demeaned if you don't.

I've also been accused of posting emotive arguments?! Point out whats factually incorrect about what I said. Or better yet, post links to studies showing that the Pfizer, Moderna, Astra Zeneca or J& J vaccines have no adverse effects on pregnancy or children in the womb?

Not vaccines or mrna vaccines in general, I mean these specific ones. None of which existed, what, 10 months ago?

If there are studies, post them and you'll not only debunk what I'm saying but you'll reassure everyone on this thread that they're doing the right thing.

From where I'm standing you and your unborn children are the guinea pigs. Why would you take that risk? Because of covid? I mean if Covid was as deadly as Ebola I'd be right there with you but there does seem to be evidence of a large amount of covid cases where the mother and baby were unaffected?

For me at least with covid, there are things you can do to avoid it to prevent you from getting it, isolating yourself, social distancing etc, but with any potential vaccine side effects, its impossible to defend against because you've opened the city gates and their inside your walls, free to do whatever damage it wants. Not just for this pregnancy but all subsequent pregnancies too, long after the threat of covid has passed.

We're constantly being told to "Trust the science" but there is no science in this case. What you're actually being asked is to trust Big Pharma, not to take short cuts during the biggest pharmaceutical gold rush in history. If Pfizer rush a vaccine, they get not billions but trillions in sales, and indemnity from liability so they don't have to give any back if anything goes wrong with your pregnancy.

They wouldn't put out anything that wasn't safe? Tell that to the victims of their last vaccine, the Sars vaccine, who are currently fighting for compensation in the High Court of this country after children were left with narcolepsy, destroying their lives. These are just documented facts.

You ask if I'm not a woman or not pregnant why I'm posting here. I don't know how you can assume that and why you didn't go for the trifecta of casting aspersions on the size of my penis while you were at it.
If I see a stranger's toddler wandering onto the road that's also technically none of my business, but sometimes, you know, you just can't help yourself shouting "Stop!"

Believe me, I hope you're right and I'm wrong. I really really really do. I hope these things are safe and I hope everyone here has a wonderful trouble free safe pregnancy and a beautiful healthy child as a result.

But from where I'm sitting, you guys are making a complete leap of faith. Faith in organisations and companies that have one trilion reasons to downplay the risks.

I'm out. All the best, really and truly.

Antares35 · 31-05-2021 10:40am

Kumejima are you aware that there have been 11 reported stillbirths linked to covid related placentitis, some of them happening as late as 36 weeks? Expectant mothers have every right to feel anxious about the risk, however small. It doesn't have to be ebola to be a justifiable concern, and in fact nobody is obliged to justify their concern to you. Nobody wants their child to become a statistic. I am anxiously waiting to hear back about my appointment and will be very relieved when I finally receive the vaccine, since the people around me are taking unnecessary risks and in my view, putting my child at risk.

Most expectant mothers have already made huge sacrifices, risk assessments, tough decisions etc. on the road to where we are now not just in relation to covid but even just generally trying to do what is best for our babies and putting their welfare above even our own. Such is the territory of being a mother!

We are the ones best placed to make a judgement call on what is right for us and our children, and could do without your lecture which really appears to be agenda driven.

uptheduffagain · 31-05-2021 10:56am

Kumejima wrote: »

You ask if I'm not a woman or not pregnant why I'm posting here. I don't know how you can assume that and why you didn't go for the trifecta of casting aspersions on the size of my penis while you were at it.
If I see a stranger's toddler wandering onto the road that's also technically none of my business, but sometimes, you know, you just can't help yourself shouting "Stop!"

I didn't assume it, I searched your most recent posts, saw that you had been posting on (many) other Covid and vaccine-related threads and also another post where you literally said that you were a 'Kerryman'. Only confirming my suspicions.

As was said above, NOBODY has to justify their decision to you. Who do you think you are? Like there isn't already enough guilt doled out to mothers for every other reason, here's some random man calling us and our children 'guinea pigs'! The actual neck of you.

Good to hear you're 'out', because you were never invited in.

Kerry25x · 31-05-2021 11:00am

uptheduffagain wrote: »

You are neither pregnant nor a woman, so I'm guessing you trawl Boards looking for threads about vaccines to start arguments, which is quite sad.

Oh lord, I just assumed that it was a pregnant woman to be posting here. Hopefully no one will give him anymore attention and we can get our respectful and supportive thread back on track.

uptheduffagain · 31-05-2021 11:05am

Kerry25x wrote: »

Oh lord, I just assumed that it was a pregnant woman to be posting here. Hopefully no one will give him anymore attention and we can get our respectful and supportive thread back on track.

Indeed, let's just ignore him and go back to our lovely 'groupthink'! :rolleyes: The internet connection is much better here anyway.

:D:D

TheQ_Man · 31-05-2021 11:06am

My Mrs was offered it last week, refused. I 100% back her

Naid23 · 31-05-2021 11:32am

For anyone waiting on an appointment from the coombe for the vaccine, I was speaking to a midwife on the helpline a few mins ago with a few questions and she said appointments will be sent out this evening or early tomorrow for Wednesday in citywest. .

astrofool · 03-06-2021 11:11am

Kumejima wrote: »

I'm out. All the best, really and truly.

Lucky you're out because your entire post was lies and misinformation and should be totally entirely 100% ignored.

Antares35 · 03-06-2021 11:51am

Got an appointment to get first shot next week. They and an appointment for today but unfortunately I'd had the pertussis vax last week and needs to be a two week gap. Means I won't get the second shot while pregnant but they've said even the first gives 60-70% protection after a week, so it's a bit of a relief

catrionanic · 03-06-2021 1:47pm

Antares35 wrote: »

Got an appointment to get first shot next week. They and an appointment for today but unfortunately I'd had the pertussis vax last week and needs to be a two week gap. Means I won't get the second shot while pregnant but they've said even the first gives 60-70% protection after a week, so it's a bit of a relief

Are you sure about that? I saw guidance updated within the last week saying the 2 week thing needn't apply. I swear NMH put it on their Instagram

Antares35 · 03-06-2021 1:59pm

catrionanic wrote: »

Are you sure about that? I saw guidance updated within the last week saying the 2 week thing needn't apply. I swear NMH put it on their Instagram

That's what she said, that there has to be two weeks between. I'll see if I can find out more, although it's unlikely I'd get an appointment before next Friday at this stage anyway. Pity because I will only miss the boat on the second one by a day!

uptheduffagain · 03-06-2021 2:00pm

catrionanic wrote: »

Are you sure about that? I saw guidance updated within the last week saying the 2 week thing needn't apply. I swear NMH put it on their Instagram

No I think that's right, I had to wait for a 2 week gap as well after my pertussis vaccine. Originally I was told 4 weeks by the doc in Holles St at my last appointment, but when they rang me they said the HSE had revised it to 2 weeks.

Great that you finally got an appointment Antares, will be great peace of mind to have some protection for you and baby!

Antares35 · 03-06-2021 2:15pm

uptheduffagain wrote: »

No I think that's right, I had to wait for a 2 week gap as well after my pertussis vaccine. Originally I was told 4 weeks by the doc in Holles St at my last appointment, but when they rang me they said the HSE had revised it to 2 weeks.

Great that you finally got an appointment Antares, will be great peace of mind to have some protection for you and baby!

I can finally stop whining about my parents going to the garden centre

chooey · 03-06-2021 2:18pm

catrionanic wrote: »

Are you sure about that? I saw guidance updated within the last week saying the 2 week thing needn't apply. I swear NMH put it on their Instagram

Yeah my gp said that they updated the information on that too and that you don't need to wait the two weeks

bytheglass · 07-06-2021 11:12am

I am 28 weeks and will be refusing the vaccine if offered.

Clinical trials on pregnant women for all vaccines have not been completed. Only 1 trial (pfizer) has started to recruit pregnant women less than a month ago, another planned trial (jansson) paused due to blood clots.

Clinical evidence regarding the safety of the COVID-19 vaccination in pregnancy is not yet available.

Here is a link to the UK royal college of obstetricians and gynecologists which I found helpful:

https://www.rcog.org.uk/en/guidelines-research-services/coronavirus-covid-19-pregnancy-and-womens-health/covid-19-vaccines-and-pregnancy/covid-19-vaccines-pregnancy-and-breastfeeding/

In the above mentioned Pfizer trial, a cohort will be given a placebo and offered the vaccine after baby is born. I feel more comfortable following this route as I work from home, I do not have high risk medical conditions and I am not in high risk of exposure environments. I would likely feel different if I was a health care worker for example, but it is a personal decision and the right one for me and my baby in our circumstances.

Minier81 · 07-06-2021 1:03pm

Ireland's first pregnant lady to get her vaccine has some lovely news:
https://twitter.com/Rheum2improve/status/1397646164208590853?s=20
What an advocate!
Each mother's choice of course.

astrofool · 10-06-2021 6:04pm

bytheglass wrote: »

I am 28 weeks and will be refusing the vaccine if offered.

Clinical trials on pregnant women for all vaccines have not been completed. Only 1 trial (pfizer) has started to recruit pregnant women less than a month ago, another planned trial (jansson) paused due to blood clots.

Clinical evidence regarding the safety of the COVID-19 vaccination in pregnancy is not yet available.

Here is a link to the UK royal college of obstetricians and gynecologists which I found helpful:

https://www.rcog.org.uk/en/guidelines-research-services/coronavirus-covid-19-pregnancy-and-womens-health/covid-19-vaccines-and-pregnancy/covid-19-vaccines-pregnancy-and-breastfeeding/

In the above mentioned Pfizer trial, a cohort will be given a placebo and offered the vaccine after baby is born. I feel more comfortable following this route as I work from home, I do not have high risk medical conditions and I am not in high risk of exposure environments. I would likely feel different if I was a health care worker for example, but it is a personal decision and the right one for me and my baby in our circumstances.

I would note (and it's from the link you provided) that the ongoing trials are for the effectiveness of the vaccine in pregnant women, not the safety, in the US over 123,000 (and counting) pregnant women (far larger than any trial) have had the Pfizer vaccine and no safety issues have been noted:
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/safety/vsafepregnancyregistry.html

Antares35 · 10-06-2021 9:05pm

Minier81 wrote: »

Ireland's first pregnant lady to get her vaccine has some lovely news:
https://twitter.com/Rheum2improve/status/1397646164208590853?s=20
What an advocate!
Each mother's choice of course.

Aw that's brilliant ðŸ™‚ got my time finally confirmed for tomorrow. Little apprehensive of course but will only be getting the first so fingers crossed! I get the impression they're still snowed under since the attack, and are working hard to get everyone accommodated.

aidom · 13-06-2021 3:43pm

Has anyone been for their second vaccine? I’m due mine next weekend and I’m not sure when I should expect an appointment text.

Gupta · 13-06-2021 4:19pm

I got 8 days notice for my second appointment.

xalot · 14-06-2021 8:53am

I had my second vaccine last week (had two weeks' notice). Very sore arm and a bit of fatigue but apart from that was grand.

Mildred22 · 14-06-2021 9:25am

For the aviva I got a text on the Monday and my second jab was the Friday.

aidom wrote: »

Has anyone been for their second vaccine? I’m due mine next weekend and I’m not sure when I should expect an appointment text.

YFlyer · 15-06-2021 5:36pm

johnmck wrote: »

"Big Pharma tells pregnant women that one glass of wine or unpasteurized juice (which they make no profits from) can be harmful to their unborn chilld—but an experimental, non-fda approved vaccine with no long term trials (which earns them billions) is perfectly safe.

LOL."

Candace Owens

The one that the Trump administration pushed through.

Thumpette · 19-06-2021 8:49am

I'm 15 weeks pregnant and got my first dose of Pfizer during the week. Definitely a bit nervous but it feels like the right thing to do. This is my 3rd baby and both my boys have had placenta issues. My first son was stillborn at 42 weeks and my second was induced at 37 and is a healthy 4 year old but his placenta had issues when tested. With the risk of covid causing placenta issues I just can't take the chance. Plus, the risk to my health is unacceptable to me when I have a little guy relying on me. Definitely have a fear something may come out in the future but I think we can only make decisions on the medical advice available at any time.

paulinetmg · 28-06-2021 10:44am

I was wondering if anyone here who is a bit earlier on in pregnancy (15-16 weeks) and registered through the NMH, have you managed to get an appointment? How long after you registered did you get a call?

I registered about 2 weeks ago, as soon as I hit the 14 week mark, and I'm just wondering how long I should expect to wait for an appointment. I'm not at particularly high risk or anything, and I work from home, but my partner does have to go to work every day and there have been a few outbreaks where he works, so we've been pretty paranoid lately. I'm just so anxious to get the vaccine already so that I can feel safer...

To answer the forum's original question: yes! I can't wait. For the same reasons that have been cited here already (just a general risk versus benefit analysis really).

Naid23 · 28-06-2021 11:42am

aidom wrote: »

Has anyone been for their second vaccine? I’m due mine next weekend and I’m not sure when I should expect an appointment text.

Did you get an appointment for this?
My second is due this week, wed will be 28 days and still havent heard anything yet. Got my first on june 2nd

Laugh_a_minute · 28-06-2021 12:42pm

My 4 weeks was up on Saturday, I've heard there's a moderna day in Aviva this week but I haven't got a text. When I rang HSE they said 4 weeks is a rough time line, they wouldn't escalate until 4 weeks and 5 days. I'm waiting very impatiently!

Naid23 · 28-06-2021 1:19pm

Laugh_a_minute wrote: »

My 4 weeks was up on Saturday, I've heard there's a moderna day in Aviva this week but I haven't got a text. When I rang HSE they said 4 weeks is a rough time line, they wouldn't escalate until 4 weeks and 5 days. I'm waiting very impatiently!

Thats annoying for sure. They keep saying that they need to get everyone vaccinated but then dragging their feet on the 2nd apps.

Laugh_a_minute · 28-06-2021 1:46pm

Naid23 wrote: »

Thats annoying for sure. They keep saying that they need to get everyone vaccinated but then dragging their feet on the 2nd apps.

It's very self centred really! I'm sure it's better for others to have their first doses, it's just frustrating when others from NMH got their first dose the same day as me have a second dose appointment. There isn't even any urgency, again other than my impatience, because I'm 20 weeks, but incredibly difficult for some one close to 36 and trying to squeeze that second dose in. I'll let you know when I hear anything anyway

Minier81 · 28-06-2021 2:08pm

paulinetmg wrote: »

I was wondering if anyone here who is a bit earlier on in pregnancy (15-16 weeks) and registered through the NMH, have you managed to get an appointment? How long after you registered did you get a call?

I registered about 2 weeks ago, as soon as I hit the 14 week mark, and I'm just wondering how long I should expect to wait for an appointment. I'm not at particularly high risk or anything, and I work from home, but my partner does have to go to work every day and there have been a few outbreaks where he works, so we've been pretty paranoid lately. I'm just so anxious to get the vaccine already so that I can feel safer...

A friend of mine is less than 20 weeks and she got her through the NMH a few weeks ago. They are doing them quick enough. I would expect you'd be called soon, but might be no harm to call and enquire?

Naid23 · 28-06-2021 3:21pm

Laugh_a_minute wrote: »

It's very self centred really! I'm sure it's better for others to have their first doses, it's just frustrating when others from NMH got their first dose the same day as me have a second dose appointment. There isn't even any urgency, again other than my impatience, because I'm 20 weeks, but incredibly difficult for some one close to 36 and trying to squeeze that second dose in. I'll let you know when I hear anything anyway

I just got the text there a few mins ago. Getting it on wednesday morn.
Hope you hear about yours soon.

Laugh_a_minute · 28-06-2021 3:29pm

Naid23 wrote: »

I just got the text there a few mins ago. Getting it on wednesday morn.
Hope you hear about yours soon.

So there's clearly no order to it.

That's great for you, best of luck

SuziXX · 28-06-2021 4:39pm

Probably not too common but is anyone out there in the same position as me? Healthcare worker got the 1st Astra Zeneca vaccine 16 weeks ago and I’m 16 weeks pregnant now.

Official line is I can get the 2nd Astra Zeneca from cumh website but when I speak to any one in person gp/ midwife Im told there no data on it for pregnant women and to ask midwife/gp/consultant basically someone else not them! I’m in a very up close and personal job in the private sector that cannot be done from home so I’m getting a bit frustrated.

paulinetmg · 29-06-2021 10:39am

Minier81 wrote: »

A friend of mine is less than 20 weeks and she got her through the NMH a few weeks ago. They are doing them quick enough. I would expect you'd be called soon, but might be no harm to call and enquire?

Thanks, that's good to know. I did call, they said since I'm still early on it could take a few weeks...

paulinetmg · 29-06-2021 10:43am

SuziXX wrote: »

Probably not too common but is anyone out there in the same position as me? Healthcare worker got the 1st Astra Zeneca vaccine 16 weeks ago and I’m 16 weeks pregnant now.

Official line is I can get the 2nd Astra Zeneca from cumh website but when I speak to any one in person gp/ midwife Im told there no data on it for pregnant women and to ask midwife/gp/consultant basically someone else not them! I’m in a very up close and personal job in the private sector that cannot be done from home so I’m getting a bit frustrated.

I was under the impression that the general advice was that if you'd gotten the first dose and not had any issues with blood clots, you should still get the 2nd. But I don't know if Ireland has a specific policy on it.

There was a study in the UK looking at women who had gotten the AZ vaccine and were pregnant, and there didn't seem to be any concern. The number of people in the study was very small though (don't remember exactly how many, maybe only a thousand or so).

aidom · 29-06-2021 3:03pm

Yes I got an appointment text on the Tuesday for an appointment on Saturday. Which would make it exactly 28 days from my first dose.

I couldn't make that appointment though so I had to request a new one and I got a text the following Tuesday for an appointment last Sunday.

So both doses done now.

Will you get the Covid vaccine if offered it?

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