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MorgansBitOnTheSchneid said:
I've booked my booster for Christmas Eve which is 25 days after. I never got asked if I have had COVID when booking. Will I get turned away?
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They give you a form and one of the options is that question on whether you had covid within the last 4 weeks. I don’t know if they turn you away if you tick “yes” since I didn’t need to tick that

There was someone who ticked one of the boxes (about having the Chinese vaccine) and they didn’t seem to have been turned away. It might change which one they give you?

This forum may not be the best place to get that answer
 
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MorgansBitOnTheSchneid said:
I've booked my booster for Christmas Eve which is 25 days after. I never got asked if I have had COVID when booking. Will I get turned away?
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Sorry mate, I have no idea. I happened to be looking up walk ins and saw your first question answered by chance! Would think there is a chance they’ll turn you away given there must be a reason for the 28 days. Probably best to try and find out for sure or just rebook it.

The earliest I can book my booster is the 5th Jan, but would prefer to get it out the way ASAP, especially given it’s been 5 months since my 2nd. But frustratingly all of the local walk in centres are saying no walk ins for the booster on the nhs website.
 
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Please remember that when attending any Premier League fixture, you will be required to:


⚽ Show your Covid-19 status on arrival at Premier League stadiums


⚽ Wear face coverings in indoor areas at the stadium, and on public transport when travelling to and from games


⚽ Take a lateral flow test on the day of the game, regardless of vaccination status, if possible

I am ok with the first two, but what is the point of the third protocol, if it isn't compulsory?
 
SAINTOSPREY said:
Please remember that when attending any Premier League fixture, you will be required to:


⚽ Show your Covid-19 status on arrival at Premier League stadiums


⚽ Wear face coverings in indoor areas at the stadium, and on public transport when travelling to and from games


⚽ Take a lateral flow test on the day of the game, regardless of vaccination status, if possible

I am ok with the first two, but what is the point of the third protocol, if it isn't compulsory?
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To ensure you haven't got covid. I will test before I go to a game even though I don't have to.
 
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This is interesting:

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So it's possible that Omicron is less likely to lead to hospitalization and death while spreading like wildfire, which is probably the best-case scenario. Or, it's possible that Omicron will lead to a later spike in hospitalizations and death as it attacks lungs more slowly while being harder for the immune system to fight off. Or, it's possible that Omicron won't lead to as many adverse effects from lung damage, but will lead to more of the sort of side effects related to immune response that we've seen with Long COVID suffers, and people having neurological issues months thereafter.

Still in the infancy of finding out, but what is becoming clear is that all the stuff we spent nearly two years learning about COVID may not be perfectly analogous to Omicron.
 
fran-MLs little camera said:
75% of EFL footballers have had 2 doses of vaccine, 1 dose or intend to get vaccinated. That’s very low when you consider the last 2 categories. Suggests footballers are thicker than the average member of the public...not exactly news
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Yeah the real eye popping point here is that 25% are anti-vaxxers

That seems higher than the general population
 
So the main reason I gather for not having it by now is underlying health conditions that would make it hazardous

If given a choice as to where the majority of this 25% fall - anti-vax or serious underlying medical condition linked to the immune or respiratory system I know which one I would go towards

So not strange logic at all in my view.

Maybe I have missed a high profile key reason. Religious exemption maybe ? But that sounds like that is mainly one being used as an excuse by right wingers in America. At least I haven’t heard anything about the Muslim community refusing it for example. Indeed tower hamlets was the highest vaccinated london borough when the vaccine came out and that has a very high Muslim population
 
Gregm1988 said:
So the main reason I gather for not having it by now is underlying health conditions that would make it hazardous

If given a choice as to where the majority of this 25% fall - anti-vax or serious underlying medical condition linked to the immune or respiratory system I know which one I would go towards

So not strange logic at all in my view.

Maybe I have missed a high profile key reason. Religious exemption maybe ? But that sounds like that is mainly one being used as an excuse by right wingers in America. At least I haven’t heard anything about the Muslim community refusing it for example. Indeed tower hamlets was the highest vaccinated london borough when the vaccine came out and that has a very high Muslim population
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So the only possible reasons for them not having it is a serious medical condition or being anti-vaxx? There's nothing in between?

Yeah, I'll stick by my original post that the logic was strange I think. It's that sort of binary nonsense which has led to lack of proper debate over recent years.
 
Yeah I’d say people who rely on physical fitness and aren’t (generally) particularly smart might be against putting something into their bodies they might not deem necessary.

There are low numbers in the NFL (the only other sport I follow closely) than the general population aswell. I assume other sports follow a similar pattern
 
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