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Anyone had booster yet

Had mine on Wednesday 15:30 after 2x AZ had the Moderna. Bad arm, flu like symptoms and overnight hallucinating dreams (but no temperature). Went out last night for beers (long standing ex colleagues do) and the alcohol dulled symptoms but aches back this am. Fially gone now.

Had covid booster left arm and flu in the right, absolutely nothing from the flu jab site. The covid arm was sore when I went to bed and a bit when I woke up. Gone by lunchtime the next day. Otherwise nothing..no after effects whatsoever.

Everybody at work has had the booster AFAIK and nobody has mentioned much to me apart from a sore arm.

40-49 year olds can now book their booster, providing it has been more than 152 days since their 2nd jab

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/coronavirus-vaccination/book-coronavirus-vaccination/book-or-manage-a-booster-dose-of-the-coronavirus-covid-19-vaccine/

"All people aged 40 to 49 years old who have not previously been eligible will soon be able to book an appointment for a booster dose using this service.

We will update this site with more information when these appointments are available to book. We expect this to be from Monday 22 November 2021."

I got boosted on Wednesday pm by dint of walking into a pharmacy that was doing walk-in vaccines, and asking if they were doing 40-49 year olds. Took 10 mins start to finish, including 5 mins of them deciding whether or not they could.

Upper arm a bit sore on Wednesday, quite achy on Thurs, then yesterday and today only noticeably uncomfortable if I give it a squeeze.

Yes, that is what the site says. Lots of 40-49 year olds have been able to book their booster today.

Proportion of positive tests is helpful as it gives more information to help differentiate greater prevalence of c19 from greater testing when more positives are recorded. One of the main metrics used in the us I think

That applies to an LFT done at home but this is a PCR which was processed in a lab somewhere and presumably provides the results directly to the NHS.

Then they may not have faith in getting the data from the lab and would like a fall back option.

They sent me an email and a text. I think they know.

I just booked my booster (I'm 45).

Not yet for me (also 45), I'm no longer told I'm too young, but it still isn't quite 5 months since my 2nd jab, so they won't let me book yet, another 5 days to wait.

I have my booster booked for tomorrow at 10am. I had my 2nd dose of O/AZ back in May and I’m 59 so it’s time. I know of a few people who’ve had the booster and who have reported worse after effects than they had with the two initial doses, oddly enough. I’ve had this bastard cold thingy for a good six weeks or so, so maybe that’ll have some effect too. It’s my day off tomorrow so if I do feel a bit crap I can laze around at home til it passes. Then I just need my flu jab.

I have my booster booked for tomorrow
It's my day off tomorrow

While I've booked my booster for a Monday when I'm working that day and for the next 3. If I'm going to feel shit I'd rather do it on company time :)

Same here, I was good last time and went on Saturday. First weekend was a write off.

Second jab was ok but I think they may give Pfizer / Moderna instead of AZ so it may being out the immune system riot police again.

Results at the exes cluster: 5 year old from ex/his missus (fever but still otherwise as normal), his mum (very tired otherwise ok), his granddad (asymptomatic): tested positive.

Our son, his dad, her other son: Negative.

All of us are vaccinated. A 50% hit rate for COVID.

Someone I know got both at the same time amd strongly advised against it

Yeah, I did wonder about that, but I like my job!

Counter-anecdata: Of the two people I know who had booster and flu jab on the same day, neither had any reaction to them whatsoever.

I had my flu jab a month ago and I won't have my booster for another month yet.

Just booked my booster, 23rd Dec, which is the earliest I could have got it.

When I asked if I could do that I was told it is not advised. When I was COVID jabbed i was asked if I had had the flu jab within the last two weeks

But that was first COVID jab.

What is the deal of getting boosters while abroad?

Abroad is a big place and the rules will vary loads?

Apparently you can't get vaccinations administered abroad added to the NHS national vaccination database so will not show up as jabbed in the NHS app etc.

Am in France but could be Italy.

Yes you can.
They should take EU countries of accepted vaccines, but GPs are useless.