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I notice the nurse said to you “ it’s your choice” That’s because there’s no claim on anyone should you have had a bad reaction .
Did you verbally consent or sign ?
Have you never had an allergy that needed treatment by medication or hospital Art ?

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Yes, I agree with that.

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I had a flu jab in 68 and had a very bad year health-wise after it. I have refused all flu jabs since but had the AstraZeneca jab a few weeks ago and apart from a bit of dizziness after it, I have had no problems

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It's all politics and no data thatseems to be responsible for that tripe sadly, as emerging data seems increasingly to suggest.


" By the fourth week after receiving the initial dose, the Pfizer and Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines were shown to reduce the risk of hospitalisation from Covid-19 by up to 85 per cent and 94 per cent, respectively.

Among those aged 80 years and over - one of the highest risk groups - vaccination was associated with an 81 per cent reduction in hospitalisation risk in the fourth week, when the results for both vaccines were combined."

We will await the English findings and greater detail which should be known soon, but from what the above would suggest so far it looks like - contrary to what some earlier stories have suggested - the AstraZeneca vaccine is actually more effective that the Pfizer/Biontech and that the consequent reduction in hospitalisations is substantial.
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/...al-admissions/

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Thanks warleyron, sorry to hear about your bad experience.
Having a bad experience myself to the flu jab is just one of the many additions to the ever growing list of reasons why I have declined to have the covid vaccine.

I don't worry about the short term side effects from either of the vaccines they are only to be expected. Bruised arms, swelling and twenty four hours of feeling unwell.
But I hope we can say the same in two or three years time when that mysterious illness begins to make itself known and appears completely unrelated to the vaccines that we had back in 2021 And then again in the autumn, and the winter, together with the flu vaccination.....

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No symptoms at all (as yet). No headache or tiredness, although I try not to work on Mondays because I'm an idle git. Well, I am supposed to be retired.

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Zuleika, Yes, l knew if anyone had a severe reaction after the vaccination, there is no comeback on the pharmaceutical companies.
I am sure l signed something. I had to fill in forms.

Yes, l have had medication for allergies, l take Cetirizine for them and the hay fever l get in the summer.
I have had many courses of antibiotics for insect bites that l have reacted badly too. I once ended up in a hospital bed and kept in as they were so worried about the size of my arm. It occurred after a kindly friend sprayed something on several insect bites on my arm. I reacted badly to that.
I once posted a picture on here of a massive blister on my big toe after l reacted to an insect bite. I had to keep going to the surgery to have it dressed.

I am allergic to the antibiotic Flucloxacillin, l had a bad reaction to that years ago when it was prescribed for a Bursitis on my elbow which had grown quite large and looked freakish!

I am allergic to additives/chemicals in foods, sulphites, MSG, strong soap powders, strong perfumes and aftershaves, all air fresheners especially plug in ones, scented candles, mohair or similar plus other things.

I get weals and hives on my body when l am allergic to them. I occasionally get migraines with an aura after certain foods.

I have Asthma that l have an inhaler Pulmicort for. I read this is made by the manufacturers of the Pfizer and has been found helpful for people with bad chests after Covid.

Reading all that, l think l should have been put down years ago!

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Mr M and I had the vaccine over 6 weeks ago but we didn’t have to sign anything .... maybe it was brought in a bit later. We were just given out vaccination cards and a few leaflets.

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Same here. I haven't had to sign anything and I don't know anyone who has.

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That was the same for me too Mags - my husband had his in December and mine was in late January and we weren't asked to sign anything. Maybe it was because ours were done at the surgery and they had our medical notes to hand - just a suggestion. One thing I was asked that I thought was odd was if I was a carer. Why they would ask me that I don't know - of course I care for my husband who is almost 90 and very fragile and that's what I told them. I didn't think to ask why they wanted to know I was too busy watching the other nurse with the needle!