Covid/Flu jab.

pvr said:
MikeyH said:
Had both Covid and flu jabs already. :thumbsup: don’t want to catch either. Now wife keeps on at me to have the Shingles one. My poor old arm. :cry:
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Man up, you have two arms :lol:

You sure you don't need a Tetanus boost as well? Then you know you have had an injection :evil:
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Hell NO! :cry:
 
I've had covid 3 times now according to the testing widgets.
First time was a bit knackered for a couple of days, other two have just been heavy colds which prior to the pandemic I wouldn't even have thought of testing.
So I reckon there is definitely a benefit to building up some immunity.
Worked for me but I know others have had different experiences and I'm not arguing with that.

What I do find hilarious is that for the last 18 months no-one has had a cold. Nor has anyone had 'the flu' (which of course was also only a cold).
Now everyone has covid at the drop of a sneeze. :roll:
 
I think it's because with us we wash our hands still all the time, use a glove to fill the car and try not to touch things with bare hands that others have. I.e. railings, gates, door handles and our bins after collection. :thumbsup: Over the top?
 
MikeyH said:
I think it's because with us we wash our hands still all the time, use a glove to fill the car and try not to touch things with bare hands that others have. I.e. railings, gates, door handles and our bins after collection. :thumbsup: Over the top?
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You and me both!
 
pvr said:
MikeyH said:
I think it's because with us we wash our hands still all the time, use a glove to fill the car and try not to touch things with bare hands that others have. I.e. railings, gates, door handles and our bins after collection. :thumbsup: Over the top?
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You and me both!
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I don't think it is over the top as it has actually worked for you and no-one could forecast how their body would react to it.
I suppose I was lucky, but with that luck I'm pretty sure has now come some built up immunity.

Perhaps it was a beneficial side effect of all the stuff they pumped into me prior to Gulf War 1?
Messed me up for a very long time that, but now I could be reaping the benefits.
Can imagine my immune system saying "Covid? Pffft! Is that it?" :roll:
 
ronk said:
TitanTim said:
ronk said:
As I’m one in Boris J’s expendable category I’ve had the full set!

I had my Pneumonia jab when I turned 70 but I was “lucky” enough to get Bacterial Pneumonia while ago.
I didn’t realise just how serious it was.
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Pneumonia is nasty Ron, learnt all about when my mum had it at 84 :cry:

Tim.
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I was taken to hospital by ambulance as my blood oxygen had dropped to 83% (measured by iwatch)
Whilst in hospital, I even made tentative arrangements with a member in here too sell my Z - I thought I was goosed!
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:cry:

Tim.
 
Had three Covid jabs now (mainly so we could go on holidays) and still have had Covid three times, albeit the first time was Feb / March 2020 when there wasn't a jab available.

Worst symptom was the loss of taste for about 3 months when I first caught it but after that, I have had worse bouts of cold. I am assuming that the jabs don't prevent you catching it and by now I should have enough antibodies in my system to fight off the worst of what Covid can throw at me.

Won't be having any more jabs unless I have to in order to travel.
 
pvr said:
MikeyH said:
I think it's because with us we wash our hands still all the time, use a glove to fill the car and try not to touch things with bare hands that others have. I.e. railings, gates, door handles and our bins after collection. :thumbsup: Over the top?
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You and me both!
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Strange for an air borne virus?
 
Think you can stil catch it its just the symptoms don't develop as bad as you have the antibodies from the vaccine :)

Tim.
 
TitanTim said:
Think you can stil catch it its just the symptoms don't develop as bad as you have the antibodies from the vaccine :)

Tim.
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Or natural antibodies from previous bouts and from different strains of Covid.
 
Nanu said:
pvr said:
MikeyH said:
I think it's because with us we wash our hands still all the time, use a glove to fill the car and try not to touch things with bare hands that others have. I.e. railings, gates, door handles and our bins after collection. :thumbsup: Over the top?
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You and me both!
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Strange for an air borne virus?
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Surface seemed to be worse than air, like petrol pumps and door handles
 
People sneeze on things or their hands and then touch handles, pumps etc. Cough and touch their face, pick their nose, the list goes on. Yuk.
 
I remember I did have a thing with the works multi storey car park trying not to touch the lift buttons and holding my breath in the lift upto the 8th floor :roll:

I used Marigolds when filling up the car :lol:

Tim.
 
TitanTim said:
I used Marigolds when filling up the car :lol:

Tim.
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Garage forecourts used to supply disposable plastic gloves- invariably the packs are empty these days.
I keep a pair Industrial leather gloves In the boot of the cars and use those when I fill the tank.

Not so much for the germs - more for the oily stink!
 
Used to wear gloves all the time when I had a diesel filling up, great stuff to get on the hands.

Years ago I was filling up (petrol) and for some reason got quite a serious blowback, unsure if the pump was faulty but basically petrol shot out filler neck and quite a lot of it, got a good dowsing down the arm and soaked my trousers. Had to take my trousers off before getting back in the car. Can confirm petrol does burn, nothing serious but drove home smartish and jumped in the shower.

Assuming the pump didn't cut off or there was air in the tank or something that forced the fuel to blow back :|

Tim.
 
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