Alis girls Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 Thanks will keep you posted. Stay safe all , reading your reports of what's going on in Europe with lockdowns it's awful. Keep getting a headache which hope is stress rather than Covid. Stay safe xxxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 Fingers crossed for you all @Alis girls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullethunter Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 Had my booster on Monday (moderna) - crikey it’s made me feel rough - didn’t have any side effects from my first two AZ jabs but this one gave me quite a headache for 24hrs, a sleepless night thanks to a very sore arm and another day or so of nausea and weakness. Don’t get me wrong, I’m very happy to have had it, but it took me a bit by surprise! Family are here for Christmas now - we’re all constantly lateral flow testing and so far so good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daphne Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 I hope you stay well AG. Thanks for posting MT, my brother was scheduled to have a booster (not sure what flavour) 24hrs before taking a flight. I have managed to dissuade him, not that it took much as friends of his have also had bad reactions to it. Like you he is desperate to have the booster, but just at a better time. As its nearly Xmas Eve I think I can safely wish everybody a Very Merry Christmas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapdragon Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 On 12/23/2021 at 9:16 PM, mullethunter said: Had my booster on Monday (moderna) - crikey it’s made me feel rough - didn’t have any side effects from my first two AZ jabs but this one gave me quite a headache for 24hrs, a sleepless night thanks to a very sore arm and another day or so of nausea and weakness. Don’t get me wrong, I’m very happy to have had it, but it took me a bit by surprise! Family are here for Christmas now - we’re all constantly lateral flow testing and so far so good. Yes, the Moderna floored me too, MH! As you say, a bit of a shock but I kept telling myself that the worse I was feeling the better it was working. It took me two days to be able to lift my arm beyond elbow height too! Hope you are over it now! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 Hi all, sadly he tested positive on PCR. Hes ok apart from tiredness and headache. Eating loads so must be new variant as no loss of taste or smell. OH and I still negative. MERRY Christmas all. Thanks for good wishes. Xxx 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackrocksrock Posted December 25, 2021 Share Posted December 25, 2021 Oh no! Hope that's all the symptoms he gets and that you stay negative. At least being xmas you can all isolate together - plenty rations in. Wish all on the forum a Happy Christmas and a healthier New Year for all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beantree Posted December 25, 2021 Share Posted December 25, 2021 Merry Christmas to all. Plenty of doom and gloom in this mornings news, to the extent that there will be an emergency Government meeting on Monday to decide what to do. All the New Year gatherings have been cancelled already, so it doesn't leave many options. We had more severe side effects from our Moderna booster; as to be expected from other reports. Arms sore as usual, but very tired to the extent that I went down the hill to pick up a few wind blown bits of Poplar, only to struggle to walk back up. Had to stop a few times to recover and the slope is only 10% over 30 metres! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beantree Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 A bit of good news at last. Whilst Omicron spreads 3x faster than Delta it only creates serious effects in a third of cases. With nearly 80% of people vaccinated they have decided that if they become 'case contacts' they no longer need to isolate. I think part of the reason for this decision is the number of people off work in isolation, which is affecting businesses badly and perhaps unnecessarily. Face masks are obligatory outside in about half of the Departments (Counties) to limit the spread. It was also said that if there isn't another significant variant, this 5th wave will be over by Spring. Won't disappear though because, even if you have caught Omicron and survived it, you can catch it again. But at least things look as though they might be settling down? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daphne Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 Yes, I think we are in for a rough ride as lots and lots of people are catching it, and then have to either isolate as the primary case or a contact, and so lots of businesses/services are effected. But on the other hand, unless you are at an at risk person, probably you won't have it too badly. It feels a bit like a numbers game, keep being sensible and hopefully we can ride it out, if sufficient people are still at work/caring etc. So, in France, are they saying you don't have to isolate at all, if you are 'just' a contact? In Portugal you can't go in for a meal indoors unless you have an EU vaccination cert, but until today you had to show a negative lateral flow test as well. However, my brother is coming from Australia and won't be able to eat inside unless he shows a negative test from a lab, which will cost more than the meal! Picnics for us, I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 All restaurants and non-essential shops are still closed here. Lots of Dutch now go on shopping trips to Germany and Belgium. They’ll decide tomorrow if schools will open again after the Christmas holidays. But after two weeks of lockdown the cases are somehow rising again instead of falling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullethunter Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 Well cases in the UK have been beating records every day for about the last 2 weeks! I definitely know more people at the moment who have it than I ever have before - but none of them seem to feel as rough as I do with a cold! (that is to say I’ve had one negative PCR but have just been for a second just in case). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beantree Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 Cases here have been beating records as well, but that is due in part to the huge number of people having tests over the holidays as a precaution before visiting family or friends. There are plenty of people with Omicron who don't have any symptoms at all, but can still spread it, so they wouldn't normally get tested. That would explain why cases are still rising @Cat tails, which makes social distancing etc. still so very important. But hospitalisation and critical care cases are only rising very slowly and most are from the 20% unvaccinated, the 20-40 age group being most affected. Yes @Daphne, no isolation as a case contact, if you are fully vaccinated (had third dose). If you test positive and are fully vaccinated you don't have to isolate for as long as before either. The time between the second and third dose is now a maximum of 4 months, or you lose your health pass (was 7 months when we went at 6 months and a week). The change to a 'vaccination pass' is being debated today. No word on a 4th dose fortunately: we're not thrilled about the prospect of a dose every 3-4 months! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoid Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 I had my Moderna booster last week. Very easy to book and there was no queue! For some reason though, I had to sign some paperwork that I consented to have the vaccine... If I didn't want it, I wouldn't have turned up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 Schools here will be open again after Christmas holidays, so everyone back to school again. On the one hand I’m happy I don’t have to do online lessons, but on the other hand, I’m finally getting my booster on Saturday. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 Well @Beantree maybe you’re right, but we had the highest number of positive tests since the beginning of the whole pandemic today… Not sure where this is going, but I don’t see this lockdown lifted anytime soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daphne Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 Friends queued for 3 hours yesterday to get a rapid antigen test to fly back to the UK. We happened to drive past the same clinic today, in an ordinary town, nowhere near the cities, and the queues were enormous again (obviously not all for flights, just ordinary people going about their normal business). I am trying to get hold of lateral flow tests for my Mum and my brother in UK, but obviously that isn't possible. The only good thing to have happened is that we managed to buy 6 LFTs here in Portugal (4 euro each) to give to my brother to take back to UK. Portugal has put back schools opening by a week, in an effort to curb the spread, but given virtually everyone over the age of 5 is jabbed, and we still have high case numbers, its obviously not easy. I heard yesterday that some people with Omicron have been reinfected in the space of a few weeks, as an added complication. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beantree Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 Perhaps I'm wrong about the reason for cases rising, because they are still rising to record highs and like everywhere else testing kits have run out in the shops. Since someone died in hospital and was later found to have a fake health passport they have been checking them all and found that 5% of those presented are fake! Bridgett Bardot was interviewed (well into her 80's now) and said she wouldn't have the vaccine because she was allergic to chemicals. When she was asked how she managed to get to a recent overseas visit that required a yellow fever vaccine she said "my doctor gave me a fake certificate"!!! In the meantime the conversion from a 'health passport' to a 'vaccination passport' has had a rough ride but has passed the first voting stage. Still expected to be in place by the 15th January it may impact on our local clay pigeon shooting club, because one of the exclusions proposed by Macron if you don't have one is (if I translated 'canon' correctly) you can't own a gun. See what is said after the bill gets its final reading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 Generally oldies dont get Yellow fever vaccine as they can get severe side effects. They normally are exempt and advised on mossie bite avoidance. They I think are issued with an exemption certificate. There are dodgey Doctors everywhere. Let's hope Miss Bardot doesnt catch Covid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 Finally got my booster today! Pfizer again. Arm is already getting stiff, but hoping for the same absence of any other side effects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullethunter Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 Fingers crossed for you CT - I haven’t had that one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackrocksrock Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 On 1/8/2022 at 4:40 PM, Cat tails said: Finally got my booster today! Pfizer again. Arm is already getting stiff, but hoping for the same absence of any other side effects. I had Zeneca for first 2 and Pfizer for Booster - sore arm with Pfizer one only so🤞🏻 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daphne Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 Hope you are well CT. I had the Pfizer booster, sore arm for 24 hours and in bed at 9.00pm for a couple of nights, but that was all. OH going to get his done tomorrow, so fingers crossed he gets the Pfizer as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 On 1/9/2022 at 12:39 PM, Daphne said: Hope you are well CT. I had the Pfizer booster, sore arm for 24 hours and in bed at 9.00pm for a couple of nights, but that was all. OH going to get his done tomorrow, so fingers crossed he gets the Pfizer as well. So far I’m fine, sore arm and a bit tired, but it is Sunday after all! 😂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beantree Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 The system in France, where everyone has a medical insurance number and carries an ID card, means that the EXACT number of resident people who haven't been vaccinated is known. Further to that they know all the names and addresses! They published the numbers by age group this morning and surprisingly one of the largest percentages of unvaccinated people is the over 80's, so Bridgett is far from alone and the anti-vax demonstrations are getting bigger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
