Yes it was like that in Australia too. Our Prime Minister told us "it wasn't a race" which of course it wasn't till Delta took off. Now all sorts of deals are taking place. Plus they managed to bad mouth AZ (which is made here) so we have lots of a vaccine people won't take (note I am vaccinated with AZ)
A mistake made in some European countries as well but they have mostly managed to undo the worst of it thankfully. That's one mistake that was actually avoided in Britain - basically through our unbounded capacity for automatic nationalistic pride regardless of the justification. This is often one of the worst things about the country to my mind, but for once it was very helpful here. After all, we couldn't possibly talk down a vaccine partly developed at Oxford University on such flimsy evidence, could we..?
Where are these figures from and they include entire population or just adults? As fully vaccinated adults is higher than that figure (80% I think) and last week they were up to 40% in giving one jab to 16 & 17 year olds in the UK.
64% sounds about right for our full population percentage; percentage of adults is much higher as you say.
In larger countries such as the U.S. the national numbers are meaningless. Some states, some cities, have vaccination rates above 90% while other areas are closer to 35%.
Yeah AZ has a bad rap in New Zealand too. New Zealand decided we’d use it to vaccinate everyone; then jumped onboard the Pfizer ship last minute (putting us at the back of the queue) and donated a bunch of our unwanted AZ to Fiji. Everyone got upset about New Zealand giving away our vaccine, until they realised it was just the AZ we didn’t want. I don’t claim to have done any in depth research into the vaccines and their pros or cons, but the majority of the world seem to be getting the Pfizer vaccine and it’s the preferred choice for my age group, so it’s the one I wanted.
I didn't post here yet, so... I'm a German Moderna hipster and got my shots in mid-June and late-July at a glorious German Impfzentrum. I was fascinated by the different-coloured vests the helpers were wearing. The reactions to the first shot were unspectaculat, tiredness and a sore arm. The second thot made me feel a weird combination of hungover and trippy about a day afterwards, but a day later, it was gone. Germany reached the stage where you need to beg people to get their vaccine around the time I got my second shot. We Germans still love our FFP2-masks (to show the public that we still take this seriously), but other than that,most people have no patience anymore to endure any other restrictions. Incidences are growing slower than in most other Western European countries but my Excel spreadsheet shows that we're potentially in for a hard winter. Except if it turns out that Delta does not like the cold. Which is not impossible.
As mentioned previously, I had my first COVID-19 vaccination in mid February and my second in early May. (Both the first and second vaccinations used the Astra-Zeneca vaccine.) Today I had the booster jab; this time the Pfizer vaccine was used. Eight hours later, I have experienced no side-effects whatsoever.
Most people I know who have had Pfizer (including myself), have at least had a sore arm - usually to the point where you can't lift your arm above shoulder height. Typically day 2 is the worst, so give it some time and report back tomorrow.
I've had three Pfizer jabs, the first had the worst side effects, the second jab had mild side effects the third none other than a sore arm.
Excellent; in theory I'd be eligible for my booster jab at the end of this month, but since my first two jabs they have slashed (even moreso than before) the number of asthmatics eligible for inclusion in Group 6, and I no longer qualify..... so I strongly suspect I will be left hanging.
The inevitable sore arm developed after my comment yesterday (although it's no worse than the sore arm after the Astra-Zeneca vaccination). Apart from a sore arm, twenty-four hours after the Pfizer vaccination, I've still experienced no other side-effects.
My experience has been very like the one @Tim May has described. Two days ago I had a Pfizer booster, after double Astra/Zeneca vaccinations in spring. I had no immediate reaction, but the injection site was rather tender after about 12 hours. It is virtually back to normal now.
Yesterday a Pfizer booster, following Pfizer first and second (and COVID in August - three days of bad flu, no long term effects). Today a very slight soreness in the arm, essentially only when in an odd position. Tomorrow, a flu jab; it is certainly inverted hedgehog time!
I got mine about a month ago. Since I'm only a young teenager, I didn't get any side effects but a bit of sore arm. I'm also a bit of a wimp so I was pretty scared before getting it lol
Got my booster today - anyone eligible in the UK can go on the NHS website and book directly rather than waiting to be contacted now, which is what I did. Third Pfizer jab and currently I have a very mildly sore arm. The second jab gave me a day of exhaustion, so I am hoping I can avoid that this time, but whatever happens, it is still better than getting Covid. And given the amount of Covid in the school where I teach, I am grateful for all the protection I can get.
I've now had my booster - a Pfizer jab, to go with my existing pair of AstraZeneva jabs so far, minor aching in my arm (intensifying when clothing touches my arm, so I am wearing quite a baggy jumper!) and a splitting headache.
