Thinking back to the days we went outdoors and clapped for the NHS, well i am now thinking where would we be without the vaccines. So spare a thought for the scientist who worked unseen to develop the the vaccines that give us hope that better days are in sight.
I had my jab yesterday. I had a bad night with sweating, shivering, mouth watering and strange dreams. Seem to be ok now, apart from lack of sleep. But yes, well done NHS, carers and vaccine producers. Just need the pubs to reopen now.
Over the years i have spent a very lot of time in pubs, but right now they come nowhere near top of my priority list.
At work, some had the Pfizer and some had the Oxford. Nearly everyone who had the Oxford had a bad reaction to it, yet everyone was fine who had the Pfizer. I had the Pfizer.
Wife and myself have both had the Oxford jabs at different clinics and thankfully no reaction to speak of, but I have heard a similar story to yours from elsewhere.
One of my daughters is a quality control manager at a pharmaceutical company who helped to develope and test the Oxford vaccine (and are now involved in producing it). She and all of her colleages have had it, because of the nature of their employment, and she says that most of them have had one day not feeling well. I had it last Saturday and had no problem at all.
What a gift from 2021 - at least they have got a trial vacine for Ebola now, which is something I didn't know about. BBC News - Guinea records first Ebola deaths since 2016 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-56060728
And a hat tip to those who started preparing. They say that it is not vaccines that save the day but vaccinations. Back last February there were people in government, Van Tam being at the head of it, who pressed the major hurry up button on all the necessities to get the stuff into people's arms. From needles to phials, to storage to freezers, to stuff for centres and everything in between. Having the humility and sense to call on the army, who are brilliant at logistics was also a great move. As was departing from the EMA and not signing up to the common procurement policy of the EU. Much of this work , and much else, - the UK and US spent seven times more per head than the EU in early funding and facilitation- was done unseen, and we take it for granted now. The gov were excoriated and abused for making their own decisions too, but they have been proved massively right. So yes, well done everybody. Haven't had mine yet, but I've had the virus anyway, so maybe not that much of a hurry for me!
