Just had my first COVID shot

[Emrys]

12. Just had my booster, a few days under six months after my last shot.

Pfizer this time, having previously had the AstraZeneca.

This time, the Health Board has decided to organize matters, rather than the local surgeries, which has caused some ill feeling among medics. There was no phone call to set up a slot, and it was a drop -in service at our village hall rather than by appointment at our medical centre. Nevertheless, I was in and out of there in about quarter of an hour, despite it being a brisk time of day (car park was full).

My wife had her booster at the beginning of the month. She'd had no major reaction to the AstraZeneca (unlike me, who had a chill reaction to the first dose, nothing noticeable after the second), but had a fairly severe one to the Pfizer booster - short-lived (mercifully) flu-like symptoms and feeling off her food, and quite a bad sore arm for a few days.

No one knows how I'm likely to react, but it's a relief to get the booster anyway, as it looks like this pandemic isn't going to be over any time soon.