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So talking to someone who has relies in the UK, one of them is keen to get tha vax so he can travel but it's not his turn yet (younger age group). Anyways on the off chance he goes to the vax place towards the end of the day and there are numerous staff there (about 20) and no patients. They told him to come in and get it as they'd only had three people come in to get the vax over the whole day. Doesn't sound like a huge take up over there!
Another story. I have a friend in America, she has had two doses of the Moderna one and she has had a mild reaction (fever) for one day after the second dose. Her 87 year old mum has had two doses of the Pfizer one and had a mild reaction after the first dose. So far both are OK otherwise. My friend didn't want to get it but felt pressured into it because of her elderly mother and husband who is immuno-compromised. She's advising her two sons not to get it as she is concerned about possible long term effects with it not being tested (especially regarding fertility).
Anyway that's a couple of stories from people I know and trust to balance against what we are being fed by the media. As I have said before, I'm just as sceptical of the horror stories about the vax as I am the horror stories about covid. In both scenarios real life is not giving me the same sensationalist information.
No, I won't be getting it no matter what I am threatened with. My body my choice.
Another story. I have a friend in America, she has had two doses of the Moderna one and she has had a mild reaction (fever) for one day after the second dose. Her 87 year old mum has had two doses of the Pfizer one and had a mild reaction after the first dose. So far both are OK otherwise. My friend didn't want to get it but felt pressured into it because of her elderly mother and husband who is immuno-compromised. She's advising her two sons not to get it as she is concerned about possible long term effects with it not being tested (especially regarding fertility).
Anyway that's a couple of stories from people I know and trust to balance against what we are being fed by the media. As I have said before, I'm just as sceptical of the horror stories about the vax as I am the horror stories about covid. In both scenarios real life is not giving me the same sensationalist information.
No, I won't be getting it no matter what I am threatened with. My body my choice.






