I was up crazy early this morning to get to the hospital on time for my 2nd #Covid #vaccine (21 day booster!)

Updates to follow!

#COVID19 #Vaccines #Research #Clinicaltrial #clinicalresearch #coronavirus #coronavaccine

It's all go at @NICRFqub as usual!

Straight in with the doctor to take history and ask all the questions

These are mostly for safety (e.g. have you had a reaction to a vaccine in the past) but also just general history

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Then a full body MOT similar to last time - blood pressure, O2 sats, pulse etc. Check of the eyes, ears, throat, abdomen, lymph nodes etc etc....

All fine!

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A member of the unblinded team gave me my vaccine (& sticker!) @ 9:06

Unblinded means they know which vaccine I'm getting - either @Novavax #Covid vaccine or a saline placebo

Most of the team are blinded (don't know) as not to cause any bias in the results

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Vaccine went in my left arm this time (right arm last time)

I asked why this was the case

Apparently all participants in this trial get the first vaccine in the R and 21day booster in the L to keep it consistent

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Then taken to the observation room (to be checked on for a while after vaccine)

After 15 mins I got checked - vaccine site on my arm looks normal

Then more observations done (BP, O2, pulse, temperature) all normal!

Just 15 mins left on the timer then good to go!

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Had my last check by the health care assistant: "nice and boring that's what we like to see"

Then a short 300m walk to work!

Treated my self to a fancy coffee as well

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My next visit will be in 3 weeks time for blood tests and a check up!

Will keep y'all updated with that one as well

That's all for now folks!

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Mini #covid #vaccine update

I'm pretty sure I have the real vaccine (instead of placebo) due to the intense immune response by body demonstrated Friday evening

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Once home from work, I became very tired, headachy, my arm got more sore, so I had an early night

Once in bed, I got shivers, felt really cold, but kept waking up feeling really hot.

These are all standard immune response symptoms that are common after vaccination

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So why did I get these for my booster vaccine but not the first one?

If our bodies developed immunity from the first infection, the response to the second infection swift!

(image from http://tinyurl.com/yajfpnsf )

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Of course, I could still have had the placebo & these could have all been down to the placebo effect.

But if that's the case, I expect my body will win big at next year's Oscars

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Just because I think I have the real vaccine, I'm not going to change my behaviour - still doing #SocialDistancing, #WearAMask & limit my contact with others.

But I am going to have a lazy weekend taking it easy.

#StaySafe folks!

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