O/T. The Government's handling of Covid

[ramAnag]

A very good friend of mine had the AZ (1st dose) last Saturday. Felt fine for 2 hours then he "felt like he'd been hit by a 30 ton juggernaut". Today he's feeling slightly better having slept for much of the past 48 hours.

MAYBE...this is just the ‘nature of the beast’...the same for vaccinations as it is for Covid itself, and other illnesses, come to that.

We all know people who have flu badly and take a month or more to recover while others are over it in a week. Likewise with Covid...I know a couple of people who’ve had it and been fully recovered within ten days while others clearly don’t even know they’ve had it and some are still seriously struggling after almost a year.

Should we be surprised then that people react differently to the vaccine? The vast majority of people I know have described no ill effects, or a slightly stiff arm at worst, while a small minority have suggested they felt somewhere between ‘a bit off colour’ to ‘unwell’ for a week or so afterwards.

Much the same has been the case with the flu vaccine but, personally, I’d prefer to take the minimal risk and be vaccinated.

[Andy_Faber]

MAYBE...this is just the ‘nature of the beast’...the same for vaccinations as it is for Covid itself, and other illnesses, come to that.

We all know people who have flu badly and take a month or more to recover while others are over it in a week. Likewise with Covid...I know a couple of people who’ve had it and been fully recovered within ten days while others clearly don’t even know they’ve had it and some are still seriously struggling after almost a year.

Should we be surprised then that people react differently to the vaccine? The vast majority of people I know have described no ill effects, or a slightly stiff arm at worst, while a small minority have suggested they felt somewhere between ‘a bit off colour’ to ‘unwell’ for a week or so afterwards.

Much the same has been the case with the flu vaccine but, personally, I’d prefer to take the minimal risk and be vaccinated.

pretty much my view of things rA