First covid jab down

[thedivinegoat]

I got my first Covid jab yesterday, and was both surprised my appointment was so early (I thought it was going to be July at the earliest), and how well organised the vaccination centre was. I was on the premises for just over 20 minutes in total, they had everything moving like clockwork. Doug had his a couple of days ago - he got the Pfizer and I got the AstraZeneca (I spell this differently nearly every time I've written it), and I imagine it has no bearing on the fact he got a sore arm whereas I got the full blown flu experience for 24 hours.

I mean I'd much rather have flu-like symptoms for 24 hours than COVID, but it hasn't been a fun day.

Cullyn gets his tomorrow, because of his hole in the heart, he falls in the group that have underlying conditions but haven't had to shield, so is getting ahead of Owen despite being younger. (Because of his age and his condition, we phoned the helpline and found out he'll be getting the Pfizer jab as well. I was fairly certain that they had to have some mechanism in place to make sure the under-19's weren't having the AstraZenecca, but it's nice to know for certain).

Comments

[senmut]

Good to hear!

[annathepiper]

Congrats! My wife and I got our first shots of the Pfizer vaccine today!

[jadelennox]

congrats, though! I hope you fully recover soon.

[azurelunatic]

Congratulations! My second one knocked me over the day after.

[vaznetti]

Congrats!

That day of flu after the first AZ jab is really common especially for women; I was just achy and feverish for the day and that was definitely an easier time than some people I know.