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Tichtheid wrote: Sat Dec 04, 2021 11:20 pm I've never tried it for anything other than flu jabs or covid vaccines or whatever else I had as a kid, but I imagine sticking any needle into your arm would end up with a little discomfort at the puncture area for the next day or two.
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Sandstorm wrote: Sat Dec 04, 2021 6:46 pm

tabascoboy wrote: Sat Dec 04, 2021 5:07 pm Had my booster, centre was pretty busy for a village hall not much bigger than a basketball court. They were giving out Pfizer today...

Moderna today for me. If I wasn’t exposed to Covid is a small, unventilated store in a small, unventilated mall I’ll be shocked!

The drop in professionalism of the booster rollout locations vs earlier jab centres is stark.

Sajid Javid, the Health Secretary, is preparing to announce the start of a national pilot of Lagevrio, also known as Molnupiravir – the "game-changing" pill that Britain became the first country to license last month.

Under the plans, the NHS is expected to deliver courses of the tablet to clinically vulnerable and immunosuppressed patients within as little as 48 hours of them testing positive for Covid.


Ymx wrote: Sun Dec 05, 2021 9:26 am

Sandstorm wrote: Sat Dec 04, 2021 6:46 pm

tabascoboy wrote: Sat Dec 04, 2021 5:07 pm Had my booster, centre was pretty busy for a village hall not much bigger than a basketball court. They were giving out Pfizer today...

Moderna today for me. If I wasn’t exposed to Covid is a small, unventilated store in a small, unventilated mall I’ll be shocked!

The drop in professionalism of the booster rollout locations vs earlier jab centres is stark.

Painless 6G upgrade??

Rinkals wrote: Sun Dec 05, 2021 10:00 am

I suppose it's safer to get the tests done in a "third country" than to risk having them done in a country where blacks are in charge.

Sandstorm wrote: Sun Dec 05, 2021 10:12 am

Ymx wrote: Sun Dec 05, 2021 9:26 am

Sandstorm wrote: Sat Dec 04, 2021 6:46 pm

Moderna today for me. If I wasn’t exposed to Covid is a small, unventilated store in a small, unventilated mall I’ll be shocked!

The drop in professionalism of the booster rollout locations vs earlier jab centres is stark.

Painless 6G upgrade??

NOT painless!!! Arm hurts like fuck this morning, waaay worse than AZ 5G jabs in the summer.

Sandstorm wrote: Sun Dec 05, 2021 10:12 am

Ymx wrote: Sun Dec 05, 2021 9:26 am

Sandstorm wrote: Sat Dec 04, 2021 6:46 pm

Moderna today for me. If I wasn’t exposed to Covid is a small, unventilated store in a small, unventilated mall I’ll be shocked!

The drop in professionalism of the booster rollout locations vs earlier jab centres is stark.

Painless 6G upgrade??

NOT painless!!! Arm hurts like fuck this morning, waaay worse than AZ 5G jabs in the summer.

Rinkals wrote: Sun Dec 05, 2021 10:34 am

Nice!

Sandstorm wrote: Sun Dec 05, 2021 10:14 am

Rinkals wrote: Sun Dec 05, 2021 10:00 am

I suppose it's safer to get the tests done in a "third country" than to risk having them done in a country where blacks are in charge.

Well that’s one take. However that KLM flight from Jhb to Schipol landed with 60 positive cases on it……

Sandstorm wrote: Sun Nov 28, 2021 7:08 pm

petej wrote: Sun Nov 28, 2021 4:51 pm https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/ ... dam-fears/
60 people out of 600 is an unexpectedly high proportion.

PCR testers in SA are incompetent or corrupt.


Rinky in 5……4…..3…….

Ymx wrote: Sun Dec 05, 2021 10:29 am

Sandstorm wrote: Sun Dec 05, 2021 10:12 am

Ymx wrote: Sun Dec 05, 2021 9:26 am

Painless 6G upgrade??

NOT painless!!! Arm hurts like fuck this morning, waaay worse than AZ 5G jabs in the summer.

Balls. Mine’s in a couple of weeks still. Do you know ahead of time which one it will be?
Had to book in Woking for mine. Fair old distance away.

Calculon wrote: Sun Dec 05, 2021 1:16 pm

Sandstorm wrote: Sun Nov 28, 2021 7:08 pm

petej wrote: Sun Nov 28, 2021 4:51 pm https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/ ... dam-fears/
60 people out of 600 is an unexpectedly high proportion.

PCR testers in SA are incompetent or corrupt.


Rinky in 5……4…..3…….

Passengers didn't require a negative PCR test to board the flight.

Sandstorm wrote: Sun Dec 05, 2021 3:14 pm

Ymx wrote: Sun Dec 05, 2021 10:29 am

Sandstorm wrote: Sun Dec 05, 2021 10:12 am

NOT painless!!! Arm hurts like fuck this morning, waaay worse than AZ 5G jabs in the summer.

Balls. Mine’s in a couple of weeks still. Do you know ahead of time which one it will be?
Had to book in Woking for mine. Fair old distance away.

Nope. Nothing on the app when you book. Found out it was Moderna 3 secs before they shoot you in the arm with a 7.62 mm round.

Sandstorm wrote: Sun Dec 05, 2021 3:14 pm

Ymx wrote: Sun Dec 05, 2021 10:29 am

Sandstorm wrote: Sun Dec 05, 2021 10:12 am

NOT painless!!! Arm hurts like fuck this morning, waaay worse than AZ 5G jabs in the summer.

Balls. Mine’s in a couple of weeks still. Do you know ahead of time which one it will be?
Had to book in Woking for mine. Fair old distance away.

Nope. Nothing on the app when you book. Found out it was Moderna 3 secs before they shoot you in the arm with a 7.62 mm round.

fishfoodie wrote: Sun Dec 05, 2021 4:16 pm

Sandstorm wrote: Sun Dec 05, 2021 3:14 pm

Ymx wrote: Sun Dec 05, 2021 10:29 am
Balls. Mine’s in a couple of weeks still. Do you know ahead of time which one it will be?
Had to book in Woking for mine. Fair old distance away.

Nope. Nothing on the app when you book. Found out it was Moderna 3 secs before they shoot you in the arm with a 7.62 mm round.

Take it as a compliment !

The nurse saw you were tough as teak; so she knew she'd need to take a run up, to get through that muscle.

Ymx wrote: Sun Dec 05, 2021 9:40 am

Sajid Javid, the Health Secretary, is preparing to announce the start of a national pilot of Lagevrio, also known as Molnupiravir – the "game-changing" pill that Britain became the first country to license last month.

Under the plans, the NHS is expected to deliver courses of the tablet to clinically vulnerable and immunosuppressed patients within as little as 48 hours of them testing positive for Covid.


I’d always thought the only way to combat this is with treatment rather than vaccines.

Although, who knows the side affects it might have.

Biffer wrote: Mon Dec 06, 2021 2:30 pm There's a number of things to be concerned at just now, no doubt.

But don't let it obscure the better news as well. In Scotland we have fewer people in hospital, and fewer of those in intensive care, than at any point since the end of August. Vaccines folks - they work.

Sandstorm wrote: Sun Dec 05, 2021 10:12 am

Ymx wrote: Sun Dec 05, 2021 9:26 am

Sandstorm wrote: Sat Dec 04, 2021 6:46 pm

Moderna today for me. If I wasn’t exposed to Covid is a small, unventilated store in a small, unventilated mall I’ll be shocked!

The drop in professionalism of the booster rollout locations vs earlier jab centres is stark.

Painless 6G upgrade??

NOT painless!!! Arm hurts like fuck this morning, waaay worse than AZ 5G jabs in the summer.

dpedin wrote: Mon Dec 06, 2021 6:23 pm Hearing hospitals in Scotland remain on top alert, still very, very busy with covid and trying to catch up on urgent cases and staffing remains a major concern. SG are trying to get more staff freed up in order to quickly ramp up vaccinations but hospitals are struggling and absences and vacancies are very high. Also hearing that staff are just plain knackered and less likely to be able to do extra shifts etc plus the extra staff that were around last winter - students, retired staff, etc - are not available this time around. They are not looking forward to winter at all and have fingers crossed that we don't see any increase in covid hospitalisations, a bad flu season or a cold and snowy winter spell, all of which they might struggle to cope with.

On the plus side the vaccination programme is having a big positive impact on hospitalisation rate and emerging data suggests Omicron isn't leading to any increase in hospitalisations over Delta. Admissions to hospital and ICU are on a downward trend. However worries are its still a number game in that if Omicron is so much more transmissible then even with a lower rate of hospitalisation the numbers may still become a major problem. There are still 420k folk in Scotland eligible but not vaccinated for whatever reason plus 698k kids not vaccinated.

Fingers crossed!

Sandstorm wrote: Sun Dec 05, 2021 3:15 pm

Calculon wrote: Sun Dec 05, 2021 1:16 pm

Sandstorm wrote: Sun Nov 28, 2021 7:08 pm

PCR testers in SA are incompetent or corrupt.


Rinky in 5……4…..3…….

Passengers didn't require a negative PCR test to board the flight.

Which is why you’re on a red list again.

Sandstorm wrote: Mon Dec 06, 2021 9:04 pm Well that escalated fast!! Jabbed 3pm Saturday, just a sore arm on Sunday until 9pm when I started shivering and sweating uncontrollably. Went to bed and was ready to die all night. Drenched the sheets in sweat, awful headache. Almost cracked my teeth they were chattering so much!! Sent a sick note text to boss at breakfast time.

Finally passed out asleep and woke up at 2pm this afternoon. Felt much better at last and the arm barely aches any more.

Fuck Moderna boosters and fuck Covid19.

Sandstorm wrote: Mon Dec 06, 2021 9:04 pm Well that escalated fast!! Jabbed 3pm Saturday, just a sore arm on Sunday until 9pm when I started shivering and sweating uncontrollably. Went to bed and was ready to die all night. Drenched the sheets in sweat, awful headache. Almost cracked my teeth they were chattering so much!! Sent a sick note text to boss at breakfast time.

Finally passed out asleep and woke up at 2pm this afternoon. Felt much better at last and the arm barely aches any more.

Fuck Moderna boosters and fuck Covid19.

Slick wrote: Mon Dec 06, 2021 10:07 pm

Sandstorm wrote: Mon Dec 06, 2021 9:04 pm Well that escalated fast!! Jabbed 3pm Saturday, just a sore arm on Sunday until 9pm when I started shivering and sweating uncontrollably. Went to bed and was ready to die all night. Drenched the sheets in sweat, awful headache. Almost cracked my teeth they were chattering so much!! Sent a sick note text to boss at breakfast time.

Finally passed out asleep and woke up at 2pm this afternoon. Felt much better at last and the arm barely aches any more.

Fuck Moderna boosters and fuck Covid19.

Yeehaa! Sounds like you are a bit of a fanny, but glad you’re feeling better

Ymx wrote: Mon Dec 06, 2021 9:54 pm Right.

Fuck.

Just a mild reaction then.

Can’t wait for mine I booked a few days before Christmas then.

petej wrote: Mon Dec 06, 2021 10:55 pm

Ymx wrote: Mon Dec 06, 2021 9:54 pm Right.

Fuck.

Just a mild reaction then.

Can’t wait for mine I booked a few days before Christmas then.

I'm disappointed about my lack of reaction to the booster (pfizer) and I had it a 3weeks after +ve COVID test (not sure if there should be a bigger gap). Also had bugger all reaction to my 2 original jabs (AZ) bar a bit of a sore arm. Perhaps my immune system is lazy.

One thing that totally bemuses me is that we haven't updated our official COVID symptoms, it still lists fever, loss of smell, continuous cough when in most people including myself it was a pretty standard cold. Going by the official symptoms I had no reason to test myself.

convoluted wrote: Mon Dec 06, 2021 10:25 pm NZ Purchases 60,000 courses of Pfizer treatments.

The government has purchased 60,000 courses of Pfizer's oral antiviral medication to treat early infections of Covid-19, subject to Medsafe approval, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has confirmed ... "It's a big step forward for the management of Covid-19 globally."

... She said alongside vaccinations, hospital treatments were already reducing the likelihood of people needing ICU care, with ICU rates in Auckland dropping from the 5.7 percent of hospitalisations seen early in the pandemic to 3 percent.

... "Pfizer's new antiviral has a three-to-five-day window from the beginning of Covid symptoms to be effective - most effective from three days but still with efficacy up to five." ... ... ...

First, why am I so suspicious that Pfizer has essentially taken what works against the pox from Ivermectin (a.k.a. 'horse dewormer' to a certain sub-set) and hydroxychloroquine, then wrapped it all up in a patent to sell each course at what is probably a many hundred -fold cost over what Ivermectin sells for ... ?? Because you're a brainwashed conspiracy nutcase. No links to Invermectin or hydroxychloroquine in their Paxlovid..

Second: efficacy of the Pfizer treatment is dependent on how early the treatment starts. That is exactly how the use of hydroxychloroquine was 'debunked' when Trump touted it as a treatment. It was deliberately given as a trial treatment to veterans who were literally in their dying days from Covid. They all perished of course as it was way too late, but hey, there it was folks, another bit of 'Trump quackery', 'scientifically debunked in a clinical trial'. Every fucking time the orange fucknuckle opens his mouth, he gets debunked...

Third, Adern says hospital treatments are already reducing the likelihood of people needing ICU care. Intriguingly, we aren't told what these treatments are. If I were very ill with Covid and been told to look after myself at home, I'd love an insight into what those treatments were.

Uncle fester wrote: Tue Dec 07, 2021 7:07 pm Starting to look like Omicron could be milder strain but more transmittable.

CNBC: Pfizer CEO says omicron appears milder but spreads faster and could lead to more Covid mutations.
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/12/07/pfizer- ... tions.html

Oxbow wrote: Tue Dec 07, 2021 4:43 pm Just back from having my booster. Everyone I know who has gone to my surgery has had Pfizer, but they were dishing out Moderna today. Hopefully it won't fuck me up like it did Sandstorm.