Its a bit uncertain... starts kicking in after 1 week but 2 weeks to be sure:How long does it take for the Booster jab to take effect? I think it was two weeks for the first two jabs.....is the booster any quicker?
Just to add to this, the increased protection offered depends on the level of antibodies already present in the person's immune system.Its a bit uncertain... starts kicking in after 1 week but 2 weeks to be sure:
The HSE said that clinical studies show boosters are very effective at preventing illness 1-2 weeks after they are administered.
Reader Q&A: Your questions on Covid-19 vaccine boosters answered
The Covid-19 booster vaccine rollout is ongoing in Ireland at the moment.www.thejournal.ie
I hope to get my booster this week. Unfortunately, I do not know if I will be getting the Pfizer or Moderna. (Originally got 2 x AZ)Moderna apparently gives x32 increase and the UK are administering half doses.
I only cited the UK as it was where the study was conducted and published.I hope to get my booster this week. Unfortunately, I do not know if I will be getting the Pfizer or Moderna. (Originally got 2 x AZ)
The UK giving half doses of Moderna. Is it too much to be given a full dose or is it because they are giving them out after 3 months. Mine will be after 5 months.....maybe I should only be getting a .75% dose?
Well the booster is approved for use after 6 months there is advice from NIAC that this should be 5 months, the HSE hasn't afaik, implemented that yet, although I did see that it must be at least 5 months since your second jab.One significant outlier in our approach is that the HSE are saying if you were vaccinated and had Covid, to wait 6 months for the booster. As far as I can see other countries are not doing the same thing (in the UK, they just ask if you are well and through any side-effects). With Omicron in circulation, that’s a long wait for the booster - I hope they re-think this as we must have a sizeable number of people in this category.
This is because having Covid creates a natural immunity. HIQA said natural immunity lasts for 9 months, most international figures are 6 to 9 months.Yes, but if you have had Covid post vaccine, they are saying wait 6 months after your positive test - so that can mean a year after your second jab before your booster. Seems very long to me…..
Sounds like the people working in these centres are dealing with a lot.Got my booster yesterday at a walk in at Belfield UCD. Arrived a half hour before opening and about 100 people ahead of me. It was cold as we had to queue outside. Vaccination centre in the downstairs section of the Main Restaurant. It used to be in the O'Reilly Hall.
Many "Karens" tried to jump the queue by walking up to the top. Nobody was having any of it. The look on the faces of the entitled was priceless when they were told to go to the back of the queue. Unfortunately there was only one official tending to the outside queue. The centre was open for walk ins aged between 60 and 69, yet there were many under the age of 60.....these were questioned just as you entered the building.....
There was a smaller queue for those with appointments. Many people tried to join this queue but were asked for proof of their appointment. It was great to see many being sent to the back of the main queue that now numbered about 300.
An older lady in front of me had her filthy dirty mask below her nose the whole time she was there. She was told to cover her nose and was given a clean mask.
It took us an hour and ten minutes from starting to queue to leaving the building.
There was no social distancing, no wiping of seats where you sat for 15 minutes after.
There was not much room in this building, O'Reilly Hall would be more suitable. On leaving I would say that there were hundreds queuing all around the Campus.
I think the pandemic had a Karen breeding effect, I see them everywhere these days and they are a real blight.Many "Karens" tried to jump the queue by walking up to the top
I heard of problems initially with appointment cancellations alright, you had to phone and the number provided was the general info hotline that cut you off after being on hold for a certain period. They've since separated that out and I believe the system was updated to handle replies to request an alternative time. Perhaps next step is to ask people to confirm they intend to take up the appointment.A lot of stories about people who can't cancel their appointment but that can't explain a 50% turn out for appointments.
And yet they've delivered over a million doses?Micheal Martin today saying people are not availing of the boosters as fast as they would like.
Micheal Martin today saying people are not availing of the boosters as fast as they would like:
Nov 22-28: 208,000 booster appointments but only 80,000 turned up
Nov 29-Dec 05: 180,000 appointments but only 93,000 turned up
No, it's ongoing.I thought pharmacies were to deliver booster shots. Has this been abandoned?
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