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The Vaccine almost certainly reduces the impact of the virus, although it seems it's strength reduces over time (hence the booster jabs). Fact remains without the vaccine we would now be in some sort of lockdown.

Trying to downplay the effect of a virus is so 2020.

I think the challenge with flu vaccines is the flu has been out in the wild for longer so has more mutations and it can only cover 4 or 5 (from memory, exact figure might be different). I did have it in the winter of 17-18 and went on to get the flu so it certainly isn't foolproof but it's...

Having mine Monday. Would have had it already but got cancelled. I had them most years pre-Covid so not a new thing,

I got injected in the arm, personally.

Further problem might be side effects when people are back at work. I most probably would have had a day off after my original one.

It's going to be a problem until vaccinations are rolled out globally and stop mutations happening.

I had mine yesterday as well. Was shivering last night, although getting into bed mainly dealt with that, and am achy today. Touch wood I have turned a corner now but regardless better than the alternative.

Aren't people in care homes allowed to nominate two visitors now?

In terms of this country it is about the vaccine with track and trace and mass testing as a fallback if we get any outbreaks and to keep a look out for new variants. There will come a point in the not too distant future that masks and social distancing become optional.

I am not into compulsory vaccinations but unless you have a medical reason not to everyone should have the vaccination when offered. We might be getting to the stage now where we are vaccinating people with a low risk of dying but it is still extremely nasty and we don't know much about long...

In this instance quite literally what doesn't kill you makes you stronger.

My suspicion is once they have an invite to have it their resistance might soften.

My instinct is people are working themselves into a frenzy over this for little reason. The vaccine was always sold as a two stage process, albeit with some protection after the first one. If the NHS want to wait 12 weeks before a second dose there is probably an extremely good scientific...

I suspect later in the year there will be a transitional period where infections are still quite high due to most of the working age population not being vaccinated bu hopefully hospitalisations and deaths will be low.

Would love to know why they tried a surgery in Worthing, a place not exactly struggling for over 70s.

It's a conspiracy by Big Pharma. Or something like that.

Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid vaccine 'dose error' explained

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I don't agree with mandatory vaccines but good luck trying to go on holiday abroad (bearing in mind freedom of movement round Europe ends on January 1st as well) without one.