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Aaround 1.5 million people in England who are eligible for a covid callback jab, including those over 50, frontline workers and vulnerable people, will receive an invitation to make an appointment this week.
While the recall is welcomed by some, others believe it is more important to ensure that other countries have enough vaccines. Four people share their take on the jab booster and if they’ll get it when it’s offered to them.
“If I could give my jab, I would”
I am concerned that there is a shortage of vaccines and I do not understand why we should use more when other countries do not have enough for two vaccines. We’re so lucky in the UK and it looks like little old Britain, who once took the world by storm, should graciously offer a third jab, while apparently ignoring countless people around the world who haven’t. had first or second dose.
It’s that old feeling of how far good neighborliness goes, and we don’t seem to be very good with the vaccine right now. We may not be able to give them politically, but I don’t see why. We should have shared the vaccine from the start.
I have Crohn’s disease and am on the vulnerable scale. I would absolutely hate having Covid and the thought of not being able to breathe is really scary. But if I could give my jab, I would. The government says the recall would make things better, but that seems unfair. I don’t think we have any idea of the suffering of our neighbors abroad where the Covid must be devastating. Heather Mary Bowering, 83, retired, Winchester
“We should focus on vaccinating the rest of the world”
I think it’s reasonable to offer booster shots to people from clinically vulnerable groups, but my main feeling is that we should focus on getting the rest of the world vaccinated before we stock up on vaccines in the UK- United.
It feels like, after gaining political momentum through the vaccination campaign, the government wants to repeat this with booster shots. He wants to appear to be doing something, even if it is not the most efficient use of effort and resources. The government knows it can run a vaccination program, so it thinks, “let’s do another one.” It’s a bit like Nightmare on Elm Street and its suites, it’s not really imaginative.
We have a fairly high vaccination rate, which is good, but it is not happening in the world. From our own perspective, donating vaccines to help resist the prevalence of Covid in other countries is a benefit to us, and not only does it save lives, but can also help reduce the number of variants that Are growing.
Personally, I’m hesitant to get a booster because I think more effort should be put into the Covax (vaccine sharing) program. I think people in this country often don’t care much about what’s going on in the world – just look at the cuts in foreign aid. Dave Fernley, 60, retired, Manchester
“I think a third dose takes too much”
I have had Covid and I know my body is full of natural antibodies because I have been tested for them. I am also fully vaccinated and with my natural immunity not sure I need a third booster.
In other countries like France, if you have ever had Covid, you just need to prove that you have received a dose of the vaccine. This is not the case in England. There are also medical communities who don’t think a third dose is necessary until more research is done – it’s so confusing. One wonders whether the decisions made by governments are based on science or on the quantity of vaccines they have.
I think a third dose takes too much. To tell you the truth, it seems like it’s all about business and the endless money-making machine for the people who create the vaccines. In addition, there are countries where people need it and do not have it. Helena, 57, works in the creative industry, London
“It should be given to everyone as a flu shot”
The booster vaccine should be given to everyone as a flu shot. My take is that the sooner you come up with one, the better. I have a daughter in her 50s, and even though she and her partner are doubly vaccinated, they caught Covid and were pretty sick. One of them now has a long Covid.
It’s a shame the government took so long to vote on the boosters, but they still seem to be slow to make plans because they could upset other party members. I ran an engineering company employing about 45 people. Every year we had an occupational doctor who gave us vaccinations against typhoid, polio, etc. because we didn’t want anyone to get sick. Giving a reminder seems to make good sense.
I have a daughter and a granddaughter in the Netherlands and at the moment it is very difficult to get there because my Covid passport is now expired, because I was vaccinated in February. At least the recall will mean I would have been stung recently. Ian Castle, 82, retired, Suffolk
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