Astrazeneca vaccine

Ami2301

Had she had bad reactions to vaccines before? I had the Oxford one and experienced a mild chill, headache and aches all over. But was ok a couple of days later

Lisatho11987777

@Ami2301 she is a nurse no she has had the flu jab and all her injections as a child.
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I only asked the question because of the symptoms  about it being  not a live vscine 

chiarieds

Thank you @woodbine - it's good to be back again

It's incorrect to say that people are getting Covid-19 like symptoms after the vaccine @lisathomas50 rather, as mentioned by @Ami2301 these are described in the medical literature as 'flu like symptoms.' The mild - moderate side-effects that can occur can be seen in the Covid-19 Green book Chapter 14a pps.19-20 : https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/961287/Greenbook_chapter_14a_v7_12Feb2021.pdf

Also anyone who has had the vaccine will receive a leaflet mentioning these possible side effects.

I agree completely with @woodbine that people should think before giving comments that could potentially put people off getting the vaccine, especially when not backed up by any references.

Oxonlady

Hi @woodbine, @chiarieds and @Mikehughescq.
It makes good scientific sense for people to give feedback to the researchers if they experience unusual or prolonged problems after having the vaccine. This is best done using the yellow card scheme, as one would do when experiencing side effects with any other medication. I believe pharmacists can give information on the yellow card scheme.
In this way, researchers can be given more concrete feedback rather than hearsay or anectodal information, which is useful to the practical applications of their research. 

chiarieds

There's also a dedicated Coronavirus Yellow Card reporting site online:

https://coronavirus-yellowcard.mhra.gov.uk/

Oxonlady

Thank you, @chiarieds, I will pass the message on to my Carer, she was quite unwell for three days after having the vaccine but she was back at work today. 

Swatteam

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Adrian_Scope

lisathomas50 said:

I have a question if the vacine isn't live why are people getting corona virus symptoms all the symptoms prople are describing  are symptoms of corona virus apart from the sore arm where the injection site is ???????

Hello @lisathomas50, I'm not a doctor but from what I've read and my own (admittedly limited) understanding, is that it promotes an immune response. I believe fatigue, chills, aches are all pretty typical immune responses and are usually suggested as side effects of lots of different things and listed as potential side effects of the Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine as listed here.

I'm sorry to read that your granddaughter may have reacted badly to the vaccine, how is she now? I have made the decision to remove your comments regarding your granddaughter's potential reaction as they may be misleading or cause unintended fear and we've no way to know that her symptoms were as a result of the vaccine. As you've said she's a nurse, I'm sure she's already familiar with the Yellow Card reporting scheme but if not and she (or the health professionals caring for her) feel her symptoms are linked to the vaccine it's important they report it through the proper channels.

 

Lisatho11987777

@Adrian_Scope yes I understand the removal of my grandsughters symptoms I do apologise yes it has been reported 

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In easy terms the vacinstion fools the body into thinking its got the virus and then builds up the anti bodies if I have understood  correctly that explains the symptoms 

I think there is alot of different information in news papers magazines and online that makes things worse 

My mum had her 1st one and was fine she had the first one that came out 

I dont know wether you would know the answer to this question if  you had the vacination the first one with the first vacination roll out the phizer  one can't spell it would you have the same one the second time ? 

My granddaughter is ok now but not looking forward to the 2nd one 

Lisatho11987777

@Adrian_Scope she had confirmation of a reaction  but most people have had what you described which is normal some are lucky and don't have anything 

chiarieds

Whichever vaccine you get the first time, you would get the same one for the second vaccination @lisathomas50

Ross_Alumni

As mentioned above by Adrian @lisathomas50, , it's important to recognise that those symptoms are common side effects of many vaccinations due to the immune response, and aren't exactly the same as Covid symptoms.

I think we have to be careful not to directly link receiving the vaccine with developing symptoms we would relate with Coronavirus ones, and instead recognise that any vaccinations can trigger reactions from the body and cause symptoms. It's important for anybody experiencing side effects to report their experience to the appropriate place.

Yes, each person should receive the same vaccine on both occasions, for example if you receive the Oxford one the first time, you should receive the Oxford one for the second time.

nemgirl

Note from moderator: this post refers to potential side-effects of COVID-19 vaccines.
You can find recognised side-effects of the AstraZeneca and Pfizer vaccines on the respective gov.uk pages

Hello

I am from AUSTRALIA
We only have AZ on offer until they can get more Pfeizer for under 50s.
Everyone who had the AZ vaccine still feel ok?
Any of you had clotting side effects? 
I am terrified of this side effect.

Richard_Scope

I had the AstraZeneca jab and all I had was a sore arm for a day or so. 

chiarieds

Hi @nemgirl - & welcome to the community. I was pleased to get the AstraZeneca vaccine as I felt very confident about it. Like Richard, all I had was a sore arm for a few days.

These incidences of blood clots are extremely rare & have not been proven to be linked to this vaccine. As the following article mentions, 'Even if the vaccine was the cause, and this is still not proven, the numbers suggest around one death in every 2.5 million people vaccinated.' So the benefits far outweigh any possible problems. Please see: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-56620646

Caz_Alumni

Hi @nemgirl

Welcome to the online community It's good to have you with us - particularly when you're joining us all the way from Australia!

Whilst it's completely natural for you to feel some apprehension about having the Covid-19 vaccine, I hope that you can be reassured by the posts from those of us in the online community who have already had the AstraZeneca vaccine? In fact, that includes me! I have now had my first dose and, apart from some minor side effects which were to be expected and which I was advised about beforehand, then I'm really pleased that I did. 

Obviously, we are all aware of recent coverage about the AstraZeneca vaccine but, as some of our members have already said, it is really important for us to recognise that the benefits of the vaccine do still far outweigh the potential risks. That is the reason why you'll see some of our members referring to this as a discussion that, ultimately, doesn't serve the best interests of the community. That's also why you will see that I have added a note to your original post, directing readers to some further information about the vaccines and any potential side effects. 

So, whilst it's important for us to be aware of potential side effects and report those when they do occur, we also need to be mindful of the importance of making people feel safe enough to go ahead with their own Covid-19 vaccinations as well.

Lisatho11987777

I agree with @woodbine this shouldn't be discussed on any forum 

As people on here give advice the vacinations are covered by medical issues and we aren't allowed to advise on those so we shouldn't be advising on the vacinations we aren't medical professional  people how do we know what something does or doesn't do when there are different things reported all the time 

If advise is given and something happens isn't that the same as advising about a medical issue and it's wrong ????

Just makeing a point 

Lisatho11987777

Mike I understand  I do read the science but it doesn't do any good putting it on here because it gets me into trouble I still belive its down to a person's choice  today its been said it may not work on the the variants there will always be something new reported and that is from the scientists  so at the end of the day  its a medical issue so we shouldn't be advising 

If advice is given and it goes wrong as I said in my above comment its a medical issue isn't it wrong to advise  ??

Lisatho11987777

I forgot to put my example Mike as you have said and as I have also seen myself that one specific blood clot is related  so if we advise oh yes you will be fine and they got a clot wouldn't we be to blame and scope liable for allowing us to advise 

Lisatho11987777

The point I was trying to make was we aren't allowed to advice on medication or medical issues and a vacination and the corona virus are medical issues 

I was just just using the clot as an example of advising someone to do something  and it went wrong thats all  sorry