How many have been vaccinated so far?
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tertius said:
turbobloke said:
tertius said:
snuffy said:
The missus has hers booked for the weekend and she's just asked me if she needs to take any ID along ?
I don't know, so I said I'd ask on here - so do you need to take any form of ID with you ?
No - you might need the text/email confirming the booking; but I didn't need to provide anything.I don't know, so I said I'd ask on here - so do you need to take any form of ID with you ?
I had my first dose of AZ on Feb 26th.
I felt OK initially then had a sore arm and lots of night sweats on the first night. I felt like a bit of a space cadet on Saturday then had another feverish night. Sunday I was back to normal.
I've spoken to half a dozen people who had a similar reaction to AZ.
I'm just happy to have had it and to have been able to book my 2nd one in May.
It really does make me feel that normal life will be returning soon.
Not least because I have elderly relatives with underlying health conditions and I've been trying to avoid it for their sakes.
My first pint will taste that much sweeter.
I felt OK initially then had a sore arm and lots of night sweats on the first night. I felt like a bit of a space cadet on Saturday then had another feverish night. Sunday I was back to normal.
I've spoken to half a dozen people who had a similar reaction to AZ.
I'm just happy to have had it and to have been able to book my 2nd one in May.
It really does make me feel that normal life will be returning soon.
Not least because I have elderly relatives with underlying health conditions and I've been trying to avoid it for their sakes.
My first pint will taste that much sweeter.
snuffy said:
The missus has hers booked for the weekend and she's just asked me if she needs to take any ID along ?
I don't know, so I said I'd ask on here - so do you need to take any form of ID with you ?
I took ID but wasn't asked for it. As others have said, I'd take something just in case.I don't know, so I said I'd ask on here - so do you need to take any form of ID with you ?
AC43 said:
snuffy said:
The missus has hers booked for the weekend and she's just asked me if she needs to take any ID along ?
I don't know, so I said I'd ask on here - so do you need to take any form of ID with you ?
I took ID but wasn't asked for it. As others have said, I'd take something just in case.I don't know, so I said I'd ask on here - so do you need to take any form of ID with you ?
You are who you are
I had an antibody test last weekend, being about 50 weeks since I was ill. I have not yet been vaccinated.
Report from my Doctor's Office:
QUOTE
IMMUNOLOGY
COVID-19 SEROLOGY .
ROCHE ANTI-SARS-COV-2-S RESULT = 78.4 U/mL
ANTI-SARS-COV-2-S QUALITATIVE POSITIVE
< 0.8 U/mL = Negative
>= 0.8 U/mL = Positive
CLINICAL COMMENT SARS-CoV-2-S Total Ab Positive
Consistent with either SARS-CoV-2 infection or
immunisation at some time.
Methodology: Roche ECLIA
Results for patients who have undergone plasma
infusion, are immunocompromised or have secondary
immunodeficiency should be interpreted with
caution.
This test is CE marked and internally verified.
Application for UKAS accreditation is in progress.
SCOV, SERUM COVID-19/
The new Roche Anti-SARS-CoV-2 S(Spike) Total antibody test (SCOV):
This test targets the antibodies produced by either vaccination or infection with Coronavirus. It seems to be much more reliable than the Nucleocapsid antibody test we were doing in large numbers last summer. This new test targets antibodies to the spike region of the virus and it’s this area which is targeted by all the UK available vaccines.
The test is available from a blood sample here or by the little home finger prick collection kit – the “TDL Tiny” which you then send to the lab in a mailer for processing.
Unlike the Nucleocapsid antibody test we can tell pretty reliably from this test whether you are protected against infection with coronavirus, and the lab gives us a number rather than just saying positive or negative – which seems useful in determining how immune you might be.
The sensitivity and specificity are both around 99% - so an incredibly accurate test - but as we saw previously not everyone develops antibodies either to infection or vaccination.
We would expect you to have antibodies 2-3 weeks after vaccination but certainly at three weeks. The worrying thing at present is that older folks may not develop antibodies at all after a single jab – and perhaps these are the people who most need immunity. I have been urging this group to chase up their second vaccination as soon as possible.
My own antibodies following a Pfizer jab were pretty nondescript three weeks after my first vaccination. But one week after my second vaccination they went through the roof! So perhaps the government’s self-congratulation over their stretched-out vaccination schedule needs to be revisited. Time will tell.
The first few weeks of testing have shown us that you have more antibodies to the spike protein and presumably therefore more immunity if you have HAD COVID-19 than if you have been vaccinated once. And this immunity from infection is certainly very high at least 8 months after the illness – that’s as far out as we have tested so far….
The other point to note is that lots of antibodies significantly lessens your chances of being an asymptomatic carrier of this bug, and therefore much reduces your chances of infecting others – great news.
Here is a rough idea of the meaning of your result – we will refine this as we get more results to analyse:
The cut off point for a positive test for antibodies is 0.8 – so more than this and you have some antibodies.
My first result after 1 Pfizer vaccination was 7.52 – that’s pretty unimpressive. But it seems that there is still a good degree of protection even at this low level.
Anything between 25 and 200 is probably a very good level of antibodies – you can expect to be protected and unlikely to be able to infect others.
200 – 2500 is great. Probably the higher the better! After my second dose of Pfizer my result was >2500 – that is off the top of the measuring apparatus!
People who have had Covid-19 and then get a vaccination seem sometimes to have very high levels of antibodies almost immediately. I wonder at present if we should simply monitor their antibody levels rather than revaccinate them. This is the group who seem sometimes to have a degree of malaise after their second vaccination.
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Report from my Doctor's Office:
QUOTE
IMMUNOLOGY
COVID-19 SEROLOGY .
ROCHE ANTI-SARS-COV-2-S RESULT = 78.4 U/mL
ANTI-SARS-COV-2-S QUALITATIVE POSITIVE
< 0.8 U/mL = Negative
>= 0.8 U/mL = Positive
CLINICAL COMMENT SARS-CoV-2-S Total Ab Positive
Consistent with either SARS-CoV-2 infection or
immunisation at some time.
Methodology: Roche ECLIA
Results for patients who have undergone plasma
infusion, are immunocompromised or have secondary
immunodeficiency should be interpreted with
caution.
This test is CE marked and internally verified.
Application for UKAS accreditation is in progress.
SCOV, SERUM COVID-19/
The new Roche Anti-SARS-CoV-2 S(Spike) Total antibody test (SCOV):
This test targets the antibodies produced by either vaccination or infection with Coronavirus. It seems to be much more reliable than the Nucleocapsid antibody test we were doing in large numbers last summer. This new test targets antibodies to the spike region of the virus and it’s this area which is targeted by all the UK available vaccines.
The test is available from a blood sample here or by the little home finger prick collection kit – the “TDL Tiny” which you then send to the lab in a mailer for processing.
Unlike the Nucleocapsid antibody test we can tell pretty reliably from this test whether you are protected against infection with coronavirus, and the lab gives us a number rather than just saying positive or negative – which seems useful in determining how immune you might be.
The sensitivity and specificity are both around 99% - so an incredibly accurate test - but as we saw previously not everyone develops antibodies either to infection or vaccination.
We would expect you to have antibodies 2-3 weeks after vaccination but certainly at three weeks. The worrying thing at present is that older folks may not develop antibodies at all after a single jab – and perhaps these are the people who most need immunity. I have been urging this group to chase up their second vaccination as soon as possible.
My own antibodies following a Pfizer jab were pretty nondescript three weeks after my first vaccination. But one week after my second vaccination they went through the roof! So perhaps the government’s self-congratulation over their stretched-out vaccination schedule needs to be revisited. Time will tell.
The first few weeks of testing have shown us that you have more antibodies to the spike protein and presumably therefore more immunity if you have HAD COVID-19 than if you have been vaccinated once. And this immunity from infection is certainly very high at least 8 months after the illness – that’s as far out as we have tested so far….
The other point to note is that lots of antibodies significantly lessens your chances of being an asymptomatic carrier of this bug, and therefore much reduces your chances of infecting others – great news.
Here is a rough idea of the meaning of your result – we will refine this as we get more results to analyse:
The cut off point for a positive test for antibodies is 0.8 – so more than this and you have some antibodies.
My first result after 1 Pfizer vaccination was 7.52 – that’s pretty unimpressive. But it seems that there is still a good degree of protection even at this low level.
Anything between 25 and 200 is probably a very good level of antibodies – you can expect to be protected and unlikely to be able to infect others.
200 – 2500 is great. Probably the higher the better! After my second dose of Pfizer my result was >2500 – that is off the top of the measuring apparatus!
People who have had Covid-19 and then get a vaccination seem sometimes to have very high levels of antibodies almost immediately. I wonder at present if we should simply monitor their antibody levels rather than revaccinate them. This is the group who seem sometimes to have a degree of malaise after their second vaccination.
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saaby93 said:
AC43 said:
snuffy said:
The missus has hers booked for the weekend and she's just asked me if she needs to take any ID along ?
I don't know, so I said I'd ask on here - so do you need to take any form of ID with you ?
I took ID but wasn't asked for it. As others have said, I'd take something just in case.I don't know, so I said I'd ask on here - so do you need to take any form of ID with you ?
You are who you are
So when I went for vaccination, just in case, I did the same.
I had the last laugh, though, as I wore a tin foil hat. So they couldn't scan my brain and control me that way.
AC43 said:
snuffy said:
The missus has hers booked for the weekend and she's just asked me if she needs to take any ID along ?
I don't know, so I said I'd ask on here - so do you need to take any form of ID with you ?
I took ID but wasn't asked for it. As others have said, I'd take something just in case.I don't know, so I said I'd ask on here - so do you need to take any form of ID with you ?
Also you may need types of ID if a test is booked for a specific reason (i.e. proof that you are a H&SC worker)
snuffy said:
sim72 said:
They will ask for ID if they don't think you are the person that the test is for.
Also you may need types of ID if a test is booked for a specific reason (i.e. proof that you are a H&SC worker)
Both good points, thanks.Also you may need types of ID if a test is booked for a specific reason (i.e. proof that you are a H&SC worker)
"You should follow existing advice to reduce spread of COVID-19 as this will enable you to avoid becoming ill with COVID-19 or other respiratory illnesses, before and after vaccination. Wear a face covering when attending the Vaccine Clinic. Your vaccinator will provide advice on how long you need to wait after the vaccine before going home and any other important information. Don’t forget to bring your photo ID when attending for your vaccination."
My slightly older relatives (not NI, can't see the basis for a significant difference) escaped with a credit card as ID.
On the NHS site it makes no mention of ID, just a mask and your booking reference:
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19...
But thinking about it, plenty of people will turn up without any ID, and if they got turned away, that would be on the news quicker than a speeding bullet. And it's not been.
However, it can't any harm to take something as others have said.
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19...
But thinking about it, plenty of people will turn up without any ID, and if they got turned away, that would be on the news quicker than a speeding bullet. And it's not been.
However, it can't any harm to take something as others have said.
don'tbesilly said:
MG CHRIS said:
Wales numbers back up today 26k total so should be 300-400k number wise for the whole of the UK.
Hugo Gye@HugoGye
228,278 additional vaccine doses registered in England yesterday (181,127 1st doses, 47,151 2nd doses)
19,781 in Scotland (1st doses only)
26,183 in Wales
Personally I’m very intrigued to see what numbers get achieved during that course of next week.
snuffy said:
On the NHS site it makes no mention of ID, just a mask and your booking reference:
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19...
But thinking about it, plenty of people will turn up without any ID, and if they got turned away, that would be on the news quicker than a speeding bullet. And it's not been.
However, it can't any harm to take something as others have said.
Which is exactly what I said originally (yesterday or the day before)..no harm. https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19...
But thinking about it, plenty of people will turn up without any ID, and if they got turned away, that would be on the news quicker than a speeding bullet. And it's not been.
However, it can't any harm to take something as others have said.
There's bound to be variation, some centres may ask and others not, either way it's extremely unikely anyone with a booking number will be turned away. Taking ID may smooth and speed up the process so not a totally bad idea.
ghost83 said:
I was just reading they’re hoping to be at 24m by Monday, and then 28m by 22nd March and over 32m by the 29th March
That would be groups 1-9 all done with the first dose
I wonder if then we will see 1st doses slacken off and 2nd doses be the priority,
That is the same ball park I mentioned 30plus million by end of march we at between 2-2.5 million per week atm so they must be expecting it to hit over 600k to hit those numbers would love to see a million per day hit. That would be groups 1-9 all done with the first dose
I wonder if then we will see 1st doses slacken off and 2nd doses be the priority,
Anything more from the j&j vaccine when is that one coming in I still suspect that be used for the healthy younger generation with only needing one dose I know we only getting 30 million but that will cover that age group.
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