Pfizer Booster Shots - Very Effective Indeed

[sunny-dave]

Now this is very good news :

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/booster-covid-jab-offers-near-total-protection-pfizer-study-shows-8v566tjpx?utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=newsletter_144&;utm_medium=email&;utm_content=144_15852762&CMP=TNLEmail_6518692_15852762_144

Link to Pfizer press release in case The Times paywall keeps you out :

https://www.pfizer.com/news/press-release/press-release-detail/pfizer-and-biontech-announce-phase-3-trial-data-showing

[bobbinwales]

Wish theyd explain why or whether we really need to wait 6 months after the second jab. If some arent taking up the booster jab I'd love to bring mine forward a month to have it now

[rockyracoon]

You and me both, Bob.

[riptide]

Well, be nice to be asked to get it. I’m due next week, heard absolutely nothing from my Doctors. My friends who are with another Doctor were notified 2 weeks ago to book their 6 monthly booster jab next week. I’ll wait another week then hopefully I can just go ahead and book it myself. Impossible to get through to the Doctors, my neighbour waited over an hour.

[sunny-dave]

I agree - the minimum is 5 months here in Ireland - but there seems no good reason it can't be shorter, especially if the first jab was Astra rather than an mRNA from Pfizer or Moderna.

[Bobbisox1]

I’m a week short of my 6 months but if I go on the website it tells me

/// You are not currently eligible to book through this service///

[Gromit]

Will be March before the roll out is completed though.

[bobbinwales]

My doctor as never contacted me about vaccinnes. I just book it online when am eligable.
If there saying take up on boosters is disappointing why dont they open it up to say 20-22 weeks rather than 26 weeks especially for over 55s/60s

[SparklyKid]

Can we say *** off ?

[SparklyKid]

Odd that word is in the avatar ?

[ladybirder]

I am classed as extremely vulnerable and had my first jabs in Dec 2020 and 4 Jan 2021 and nobody's contacted me. I would love to have the booster.

[Bobbisox1]

Sparkly must say I’m surprised it survived , :0)))

[bobbinwales]

Oh I see , your referring to sunnydaves avatar. I thought you were meaning tell the vaccinators where to go

[bobbinwales]

//I am classed as extremely vulnerable and had my first jabs in Dec 2020 and 4 Jan 2021 and nobody's contacted me. I would love to have the booster.//
Thise first 2 sound far too close together, are you sure? Anyways have you tried booking online through the nhs/gov site, worked for my wife who had hers early like you?

[bobbinwales]

OKay sorry, maybe if one was 1st Dec and the other 4th Jan that wasnt too close

[sunny-dave]

Sorry to offend any of our more elderly citizens - I'll change back to my Halloween Nellie.

[Bobbisox1]

Senior citizen yes, offended No,

[ladybirder]

Bob I've just checked and first jab was 11th December 2020.
Yes I looked on the NHS website yesterday evening but couldn't find anything in Hove, only Brighton, and I don't do Brighton unless it's the hospital;-). I need somewhere I know and have to be sure it has disabled parking.

[bobbinwales]

Thankx Ladybirder. So this is one case where I think only your GP can get things moving for you so you need to ask- worth a try

[MargoTester]

Ladybirder I've posted you alinkin body and soul. Also the. Jab is now widely available at drop in centres

[jno]

so I read that as saying it offers actual protection against infection? I think that's new? The talk's previously all been about greatly reducing the symptoms so you don't go to hospital or die but you could still catch Covid.