This question goes out those who took the 2 jabs? Will you you take it to get back to normality? Or are you sick of the government moving the goalposts constantly?
Certainly will be getting it.
Short term, you have to laugh. We have already committed to the end of January. We don't do short term, we the longest lockdowns in the world. You are living in dreamland if you think this is short term.
they definitely will be, very short.
the booster re-instates herd immunity and does benefit the health of you and those around you.
not taking it means your immunity goes down, and thus you have to be restricted because you are an increased risk to others as the vaccine and booster lowers the transmission time period, transmission rate and how effective the strain of the virus is.
you are not being bullied in any way, however you are having consequences proportionate to the risk you pose, imposed on you so as to protect everyone else from the choices you have made, choices have consequences.
this is factually wrong, we did not and never have had the longest lock downs anywhere.
yes some countries had shorter ones then us but they were extremely hard line real lock downs unlike ours and in some cases they ended up back in them again.
I don't think you are correct on that assumption about the flu. It's still and there most older people have taken the flu shot this year as well. Anyone over 50 could get it. The flu hasn't gone away. Like the flu, the Covid virus was always going to change. I think the Spanish flu had 4 major waves, and no vaccine, and millions dead in Europe.
And a conspiracy theory about the overlords? Please show some evidence for that.. yes some corporations are going to make a lot of money from this, but that is the way of the world./
So what has changed this Christmas for anyone? You can still visit people and travel, the pubs close early, but so what?
Two years ago many were on the brink of collapse. The pandemic support only changed that by subsidizing them. Drink driving laws make it unappealing and most young people either not drinking or drink at home before going out. The world had changed before this. The playstation generations have a different view of socializing.
I got my booster and damn glad of it.
Some of us have to work over xmas. Dosen't really matter when I get it. Didn't have any reaction for the first two except a sore arm.
Well done you Mary, you have rejected science just becuase you are bored with a situation that humankind only has a limited ability to control. How precious.
Regular Influenza has disappeared precisely because of the barrier protection measures that are being taken, obviously. However, you will note that in schools significant outbreaks of respiratory syncitial virus and norovirus have occurred because all our youngest kids don't wear barrier measures, just as all other winters past.
So don't listen to vaccine tulips and don't become one, take an hour or two out of the 168 hours in the week and get your booster. I will be tomorrow.
14 Jan is next available slot for booster in my local pharmacy.
What's all this new mantra re 'immunity'?? When did anyone promise immunity to Covid if you took a vaccine programme?? Or current 'booster'. Never.
We were persuaded to take the vaccine programme this past year on the basis that even if we caught Covid, we would be far less likely to develop serious illness and therefore require hospitalisation - the holy grail.
That's far different from immunity. Expect to catch Covid if you engage in the real world and trust your earlier vaccine will do what it said on the tin.
You must have incredible belief and confidence in the capabilities of our world leaders if you think they could seamlessly unite behind any single cause like that. It doesn't happen for any other global issue but apparently China, Russia, USA will all happily sign off on the mad scientist vaccine plan.
Happy you are getting your booster but would be confident the poster didn't ask you to appoint yourself her spiritual adviser.
The poster didn't. Is there anything to be said for another mass Ted.... for this pandemic?
immunity does not mean immune, it means your ability to fight the virus sufficiently such that what you correctly stated above, that you will be less likely to get the virus or at least suffer effects, will be more likely to happen.
Try other pharmacies. I found a big difference between the 2 we have in town. Newer pharmacy did better.
You also need to have an underlying condition or be a healthcare worker.
Got it today in Carlow, gave blood an hour earlier, so I'm full of needle holes, about an hour of a que, great buzz around the vaccination centre, saw a few under forty turned away.
Ha!
Hahahahahahahaha!
Anyone under 40 with an underlying condition, who got there original vaccine from a GP who is not giving booster shots, if you get a letter from the GP, you will be vaccinated at the large centers
What, no you don’t. I got mine in pharmacy and I’m neither healthcare worker or have underlying conditions.
Nearly 50,000 vaccines rolled out today -from HSE Twitter site so might only include MVCs.
So a Covid-related death so ?
Is this booster effective againest this new covid...or is it a shot in the dark/hope for best
Im to get mine soon enough,and havnt been following news etc lately.
Doubt if GP data and pharmacy jabs would be in on the day. Impressive figures.
It's evidence based that it works.
Its no much of a vaccine if thats all it does .... take for examle the small pox vaccine .. that was a proper vaccine virtually wiping out the virus by making people immune to it..this covid vaccine ..folks even after three shots still cant go for a few pints after eight
It's just one of the more effective vaccines ever produced.
Sure that's not much use.
Took nearly 200 years to eradicate smallpox. It's the only one eradicated, so you're kinda setting a very high bar for Covid vaccines to follow.
Guess you think every other vaccine is useless because they haven't eradicated their diseases?
Well it says that on all the pharmacies websites. I had to tick healthcare worker and having underlying conditions in order to be eligible. I booked in for 18 Jan which was the earliest I could get. I'll probably try a walk in centre on my next day off Wed morning.
I’m 100 pc taking mine hopefully today ( whures turned me away 2 weeks back after waiting nearly 2 hours at city hall- I was too soon bu 10 days)
![Photo of [Deleted User]](https://we.vanillicon.com/v2/e7d5447cc89d3f7065198bcdc1ac549c.svg)
![Photo of [Deleted User]](https://wc.vanillicon.com/v2/c6e76a2e0d85c3808d93c2f75a0c528d.svg)
