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If you don't mind, a brief comment about after effects, if any.

Pfizer, sore arm for 24 hours, tiredness for 48 hours.

Mrs, 48, Pfizer - very similar to China red

mum, 69, astrazeneca - 'felt a bit rough' for a few days

neither has flu jab afaik

^ Wot he said. ^

Had Pfizer and same as China red

Could you also include if previously had a Flu jab as the ones I know who had the worse symptoms hadn't the Flu jab.

Do you mean the flu jab in the autumn, if so yes I had the flu jab as well.

I had the flu jab in January

AZ - No problems.

Astrazeneca. Had it end of January. Next day felt as if slightly hungover with a bit of a headache, perfectly OK the day after.

Had annual Flu jab last November and have never had any after effects.

For the purposes of this poll I only need to know if you had a coronavirus jab. If it was after a flu jab please feel free to add a comment.

Missus also had AZ and was in bed for a couple of days !!!.

The only reason I mentioned the Flu jab as those who have had it seem to get less side effects when they have either of the Covid jabs.

Yes'm the Autumn/winter Flu jab

Myself, my wife and her sister all had the AstraZeneca, I was done 4 weeks ago and the wife and sis in law last week.

None of us have had any side effects whatsoever other than a slight ache in the area of the injection from 2 days after for around 4 days or so.

Did you have the Flu jab?

Thanks, I'll bear that in mind when I have gathered enough information to disprove the яйца (aka 80% on here) being spouted.

I had the flu jab back in September when it first came out yes. The wife didn't have one though.

The guy I know who had the worse side effects is a late 40's fitness fantatic, an Army reservist and it knocked him for six for 24 hours with fatigue, shivers and a headache.

Which vaccine was it?

Pfizer

Mum had the Poxford one - no side affects

did he have underlying conditions?

only asking because of his age not automatically being done yet.

if he got a 'use it or lose it' dose, fair play

No underlying problems and even queried it with the nurse on arrival and he was told it was because he's on the Army retained list and oten has TA events

Pfizer. Sore arm at the point of the jab for 48 hours. No other side effects.

The day I had it I went to bed before 8 and slept for 12+ hours solid, but I don't know if that was the jab or the fact I did a hard session on the bike the day before plus one in the morning before the jab.

Maybe a combination of both and your body just couldn't cope

Astra Zeneca last Thursday, felt fine at work on Friday but early evening started shivering and really crap. Temp of 37.8 but after a couple of paracetamol and a good nights sleep was fine the next morning. I had the flu vaccine in October

Had the Pox one last Friday. I have had the flu jab for 24 years.
Went to bed late Friday night feeling fine. Woke early hours with sweating, chills and tremors. Went on for at least four hours. Had a headache most of Saturday and then a bit sweaty Saturday night. Arm still aches but otherwise fine.

It's certainly reviews the more that post

AZ last week. Felt a bit groggy for a short while about 24 hours later. Similar with my wife. My brother felt pretty crap for a few days and he’s had COVID just after Christmas, so don’t know if that makes it worse or not.

AZ last Wednesday morning / very very tired Wed evening, woke up Thursday morning feeling like I'd been hit by a truck, aches, slight headache, painful arm, few hot sweats. Took paracetamol around midday on Thursday, felt fine afterwards and no problems since.  Had flu jab around Sept.

I wonder if taking paracetamol on the Wednesday would have helped your symptoms

Yeh possibly, I'm not sure if it was the Paracetamol that 'helped' or if just a coincidence tbh - Apart from being very tired on the Wednesday I was ok..

Tiredness definitely seems to affect many for 24 hours or so

Missus had Pfizer and the above symptoms except the other way round (tired for 24 hours, sore arm for 48)

Yeah, I had flu jab back in November

Pfizer - sore arm, headache for a couple of hours that evening, fatigued 24 hours.

Pfizer, sore arm and very tired the next day. Had to have an afternoon nap

My wife's had two doses of the Pfizer.

After the 1st - Sore arm / tiredness for 24 hours or so / funny taste in mouth.

After the 2nd - Sore arm. Felt a bit unwell in the evening following the jab. Mostly tired the next day. Then quite unwell on the day after that - shivers / temperature / tiredness. All spontaneously resolved and fine since.

Got mine booked for Thursday  :)

AZ on Sunday. Sore arm, otherwise fine.

Found out that a couple of friends, both committed vegans, won't be taking up the offer of a vaccine.
On the one hand I admire them for sticking to their principles, on the other there is disappointment that they couldn't set them aside at this time with a view to the bigger picture.
They would have done their own due diligence and it wouldn't have been an easy decision given that both are vulnerable.

I don't I think they're a pair of tits. There's no animal products in any of the vaccines, what's their problem?

Aren't people that were asked to shield supposed to have had the vaccine by now?

I got asked twice and haven't heard a thing, yet friends that are younger with no underlying conditions/weren't asked to shield are all getting invited to get a vaccine.

I was wondering what the vegan angle on the vaccine was. Testing on animals maybe?

How do they feel when they swallow a fly?

they swallow a spider. hypocritical bastards

Just said they had concerns.
But yeah, animal testing would be the main one I guess.
The presence of "genetically modified organisms" might have been an issue as well.

Sounds like some grade A Facebook bullshit right there.

Taken from the AZ info leaflet that is dished out prior to jab.
I can see why some vegans or other groups might feel the need to do some background research or ask some questions to allay any fears.

"One dose (0.5 ml) contains:
COVID-19 Vaccine (ChAdOx1-S* recombinant)
5 x 10(to the 10th) particles

*Recombinant, replication-deficient chimpanzee adenovirus vector encoding the SARS-CoV-2 Spike glycoprotein.
Produced in genetically modified human embryonic kidney (HEK) 293 cells.

This product contains genetically modified organisms (GMOs).

The other excipients are ..... etc"

Protein supplement.

I stand erected. I won't pretend to understand their POV, but I guess it's their decision (for now).

If their concern is that that means it contains ingredients from chimps, they've misunderstood. The AZ vaccine is developed with a vector that is derived from a virus originally found in chimpanzees, but it doesn't contain any ingredients of human or animal origin. Nor do Pfizer or Moderna.

https://fullfact.org/online/AstraZeneca-vaccine-foetal-cells-chimpanzee-virus/

Even PETA back this up

https://www.peta.org.uk/blog/vegans-covid-19-vaccine/

I'll ask them, out of interest, next time we meet. Whenever that will be.
It could be that the animal trials / testing may have been the show stopper.
To be fair the mainstream related sites I've had a look at do encourage ethical vegans to follow the medical advice when it comes to the vaccine and support the info above re the ingredients.

Better to stay healthy and carry on campaigning etc than the alternative.

Indeed, even PETA, who can sometimes be a bit out there, say vegans should take it on the grounds that the damage has been done. It's in the link I posted if you want to show it to them.

I had the Pfizer jab last month, and was fine the same day, but next day I felt nauseous in the afternoon, was very tired indeed, and had chills. Went to bed very early, was fine next day.
Had flu jab October 2019.  Caught Covid in April 2020.

Somebody might be interested that Mrs Normy and I were selected randomly to have Covid tests weekly, then monthly, for a year, by the Office for National Statistics, in conjunction with Oxford Uni. All negative so far. We are paid £25 a test .

It's probably best we just let Darwin's theories play out here.

I had the Astrazenica on Sunday, the sore arm didn't bother me, but it affected my asthma, gave me a dodgy tummy and felt crap for 24 hours or so. However all fine now, and grateful i've had it.

grown in immortal foetal cells perhaps?

I had the Poxford one  :(

Noticed some side effects this morning. Headache and sore arm, plus regular aches and pains exaggerated. Don't feel sick though.

I’ve had the Pfizer. Just had a sore arm. When people do have fevers, headache etc it means the vaccine is working and generating an immune response.

I had the AZ vaccine yesterday, I was advised by a nurse earlier in the week to take paracetamol before hand (couple of hours, to get it in the system) & every 4 hours after, which I did.  I've had no side effects at all, not even a sore arm. The missus had hers last week & was wiped out the day after. I also had the flu jab in October.

My Mrs had the AZ on Thursday sore arm and she felt a little under the weather yesterday, fine this morning. I only had a sore arm with the Pfizer, nothing more.

I had the AZ this morning just waiting now to see what happens😀

My wife had it yesterday, sore arm and feeling very tired today.

It's the waiting that kills us!

Had AZ yesterday. A bit tired but nothing major. I also had the flu jab and believe I had the virus last year but they were only testing in hospitals last April.

You’ll grown horns, eat babies, kick old and disabled people and vote conservative 😉

AZ yesterday morning. Mid morning upper arm felt as if someone had punched me. Also felt a bit queasy and a bit fuzzy headed (as if I'd worked a night shift and hadn't had much sleep after)

You got the last one right but they say life is full of regrets😀

4 hours on I have noticed that I feel really cold

Come in from sitting in the garden.

I'm now ss to by the radio listening to BBC Wits eagerly waiting for Hawes & Hodgetts to reveal the team news😀