Here in Western Australia this week/last week all people over 30 I think can now get the vaccine.

Who has already got it, have you had both shots.

who is booked in to get it?

I will be getting it mainly through social pressure and a desire to be able to fly, there is also some corporate pressure mounting as I work in mining industry.
Believe me all the big miners whilst they cannot make you get it they will be able to say you have to have it to visit their sites.....

I don't believe the vaccine is 100% safe, not talking about effectiveness that's a whole seperate argument.

Who here has had it and got unwell????

A guy I work with climbed Mount Everest, covid hit and he made it to India where his family is, he got covid he got better.
than the strain of covid changed and he decided to get vaccinated. He got vaccinated and was fine for weeks and weeks, around two months post vaccine he woke up with a headache and died on the way to the hospital from what I believe was a brain hemorage or similar.
This is a guy in his 30,s who had recently climbed Everest, had covid and got through it quite easily.

Please no conspiracies, real stories, real reports of yourself and/or those you know.

Opinions?

I have had my first shot of AZ, no side effects except for a sore arm around the injection site for about 24 hours most likely because the Doctor was in a hurry and wiggled the needle. I will get my second as soon as I can.
Both my elderly parents have had there's with Zero issues

Had my first AZ 9 weeks ago, no side effects at all, second in a few weeks. My partner has had her first AZ and elderly parents have had both, no side effects that I know of.

AZ 2 days ago nil side effects

D3 said..
Dose one of Pfizer in my arm 2 days ago, no issues, booked for 2nd in 3 weeks.

Why mention the suspected brain hemorrhage?

I think the story is relevant to the dialogue around it.
For me personally it raised alarm bells because this guy was fit like climb Mount Everest fit.

Im just hoping to hear real stories, many so far have said had it no dramas, this helps build a bit of confidence it's good to hear there is an uptake.

I am sure though that there are some personal experiences on here that are less than glowing reports, maybe not, to be honest I hope not.

Pretty good demographic to ask though as many are over east or overseas.

Here in west oz we are so far behind in vaccines rollout and thankfully virus exposure that our risk reward matrix differs a lot from those in England or India.

Had the first AZ shot 4 weeks ago zero issues.

Had first AZ in May just a sore arm, wife a day of feeling poorly, chills, aches. Getting 2nd, 3rd week of July.
Mum in Uk has had 2 Pfizer, no issues.
Read in the guardian that bicycle deaths in UK up 40% last year yet there has been a cycling boom.
Honestly we are at more risk every time we get in the car!
Only way we secure WA is to get vaccinated. If / when it comes we want it to be a moderate impact outbreak as most have some protection and not another lockdown.
Have lived overseas in 2 countries during the Covid time and most here have no idea what it is like in the rest of the world. Protect your lifestyle and roll up your sleeve.

Hitting big five-o soon. Had both Pfizer jabs. 1st jab: barely perceptible aching, one side of body only. Tired. Effects lasted 1 day. Went sailing with the Speed Bogans 4 days later at LG. 2nd jab a few days ago. Same side effects but less. Both my parents (70s) have had 1st Az: Minimal side effects. My younger sister (mid-40s) decided to get Az after research, discussion with GP, and waver. She has an auto-immunity condition. I did the research too. Yes, I accept this is brand new technology and delivery is rushed. I have no idea what this vaccine will do to my body at a future date. But, I did the risk analysis with an open mind based on what we know now.

The common cold has knocked me all my life. Normally on my back for a week, and sick for 2 weeks. Sometimes it gets that bad I cough up blood. I had to go to hospital in my 20s once because of bad one. I've got no empirical evidence, but I made the assumption that Covid would be many magnitudes worse that the cold as they are very similar viruses (only 1 person I know who had covid and I asked him how colds effect him: 1 case only). Back in January 2020, I laughed along with everybody else at the world's reaction to a "little sniffle".

PS/ I got a news letter from my local member the other day. Net Debt is at $981 Billion. Back in 2012 it was $160B, and we all thought that was a large debt back then.

IanR said..
I have had my first shot of AZ, no side effects except for a sore arm around the injection site for about 24 hours most likely because the Doctor was in a hurry and wiggled the needle. I will get my second as soon as I can.
Both my elderly parents have had there's with Zero issues

Ditto

Razzonater said..

D3 said..
Dose one of Pfizer in my arm 2 days ago, no issues, booked for 2nd in 3 weeks.

Why mention the suspected brain hemorrhage?

I think the story is relevant to the dialogue around it.
For me personally it raised alarm bells because this guy was fit like climb Mount Everest fit.

Im just hoping to hear real stories, many so far have said had it no dramas, this helps build a bit of confidence it's good to hear there is an uptake.

I am sure though that there are some personal experiences on here that are less than glowing reports, maybe not, to be honest I hope not.

Pretty good demographic to ask though as many are over east or overseas.

Here in west oz we are so far behind in vaccines rollout and thankfully virus exposure that our risk reward matrix differs a lot from those in England or India.

I dunno, seems like a stretch to try link a suspected brain hemorrhage to a vaccination two months after the fact (let alone hemorrhaging not being listed as a side effect).

Going by the numbers collected by various health agencies around the world, you're looking at less than 10 adverse affects reported per 100,000 people. So there won't be many stories of adverse affects appearing on this forum.

I got my jab at Kwinana,

Have had 1st AZ and the side effects were horrendous but except for the headache that lingered for about 24 hrs were all but gone the next morning.
Had the jab at 1215, all good until about 8.30pm when massive chills hit, I was shaking so much I had trouble getting undressed to go to bed. Electric blanket on full made no difference shivering, shaking and aching all over. About 2.00 am awoke in a hot sweat and thumping head ache, by 0800 all good except for the head ache, next day all good.

Eagerly awaiting dose no 2.........Not but I will have it.

Rupert said..
Have had 1st AZ and the side effects were horrendous but except for the headache that lingered for about 24 hrs were all but gone the next morning.
Had the jab at 1215, all good until about 8.30pm when massive chills hit, I was shaking so much I had trouble getting undressed to go to bed. Electric blanket on full made no difference shivering, shaking and aching all over. About 2.00 am awoke in a hot sweat and thumping head ache, by 0800 all good except for the head ache, next day all good.

Eagerly awaiting dose no 2.........Not but I will have it.

Therapeutic Goods Administration website says majority of AZ recipients with an adverse reaction had it worse after the first dose. 2nd dose affects were milder.

Pfizer was the other way round

Wife & I both in our 60's have had 1st shot of AZ, no side effects.

Got first az today ! was hesitant but as im wanting to travel it was a no brainer ! Im waxing snowboards and outta here ! There is no way they going to let u into the northern hemisphere with out vax ?

airsail said..
I have no idea how factual it is but studies in the US show nearly all the current deaths are the unvaccinated. It's coming to Oz when the borders open, I can't see why you would risk not being vaccinated, horrible way to die.

www.latimes.com/science/story/2021-06-24/nearly-all-covid-deaths-in-us-are-now-among-unvaccinated

oops, I have to add, I said it is coming to Oz, wrong, look at Sydney, it's here.

www.bbc.com/news/health-57525891

Almost half the deaths from Delta in the UK have had at least one jab...

We've both had 2 A.Z.s no side effects both times.