Coronavirus: The Thread
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Hove, England
Age: 57
Posts: 57
I just applied for a Covid Pass via the NHS app. According to them, I had one jab back in February but there seems to be no record of the second jab I had in April. I did get cold call from the NHS a week after my second jab asking me why I had not presented for a jab. I told them when and where and they said they would sort it but obviously they didn’t.
I have now had to take it up with my GP practice who asked for a picture of the bit of paper showing when I got jabbed and what with, which seemed odd as their records show me and my wife going through their system one behind the other.
If it all goes to worms, do I get a free extra shot to keep the paperwork straight?
I have now had to take it up with my GP practice who asked for a picture of the bit of paper showing when I got jabbed and what with, which seemed odd as their records show me and my wife going through their system one behind the other.
If it all goes to worms, do I get a free extra shot to keep the paperwork straight?

Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: UK
Posts: 890
I came across this article this morning - it probably sums up perfectly the nonsense that has been Biden’s border policy. Clearly better than the other guy, but he has been a massive disappointment for me since the election. Not that I have a say in this matter, rightly so.
Playing politics with peoples lives. Celebrities, sports people, the super rich and the media can come in freely whereas everyone else is treated like “aliens”. I hate that word in the context of migration.
It suits both sides perfectly - the left are consumed with the virus and the far right are consumed with dirty foreigners…
I’m no fan of reciprocity based migration, but in this case Europeans cannot keep being exposed like this. They are speculating that the same policies could remain in place until after the mid term elections!
https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/09/13...ovid-pandemic/
Playing politics with peoples lives. Celebrities, sports people, the super rich and the media can come in freely whereas everyone else is treated like “aliens”. I hate that word in the context of migration.
It suits both sides perfectly - the left are consumed with the virus and the far right are consumed with dirty foreigners…
I’m no fan of reciprocity based migration, but in this case Europeans cannot keep being exposed like this. They are speculating that the same policies could remain in place until after the mid term elections!
https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/09/13...ovid-pandemic/
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Lemonia. Best Greek in the world
Posts: 1,736
The anti-vaxxers have been spending their time flashing their posters around Beaconsfield, Bucks, Uk.
Yellow posters with too much on them to be read from a car. Not their brightest moment.
Then, they have pamphlet bombed Beaconsfield car parks. Bunch of litter louts!
Obvs., They are not attending the "How to persuade people " courses.
Yellow posters with too much on them to be read from a car. Not their brightest moment.
Then, they have pamphlet bombed Beaconsfield car parks. Bunch of litter louts!
Obvs., They are not attending the "How to persuade people " courses.
See and avoid
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: USA
Posts: 595
Misdirected antibodies linked to severe COVID-19
https://www.nih.gov/news-events/nih-research-matters/misdirected-antibodies-linked-severe-covid-19- Antibodies that mistakenly target the body’s own immune-system proteins may account for about 20% of COVID-19 deaths.
- Tests for these misdirected antibodies could help identify people in need of aggressive early treatment or preventive measures.

Researchers are learning why some people are barely affected by SARS-CoV-2 while others end up needing intensive care or dying.
The severity of COVID-19 can differ drastically between individuals. Some people never know they’ve been infected, while others may end up needing intensive care or dying from the disease.
Several factors have been associated with severe COVID-19, including preexisting health conditions like obesity, diabetes, and high blood pressure. Men are more likely to die of the disease than women. And the risk of dying from COVID-19 increases with age.
Researchers around the world have been looking for other risk factors for severe or fatal infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. An international project called the COVID Human Genetic Effort has been searching for genetic and molecular differences that may increase the risk of severe COVID-19. The project is co-directed by Dr. Helen Su from NIH’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and Dr. Jean-Laurent Casanova from Rockefeller University.
Two recent studies from the project, led by Casanova, found that some severe cases of COVID-19 could be linked to problems with immune-system proteins called type I interferons (IFNs). These IFNs are needed to fight off viral infections. In rare cases, genetic conditions blocked the production of these proteins. But more commonly, antibodies that mistakenly targeted the IFNs were found in the blood of people with severe or fatal COVID-19.
To better understand how common these autoantibodies are, Casanova and his colleagues screened for them in blood samples taken from more than 3,500 people with severe or fatal COVID-19 and more than 34,000 uninfected volunteers from 38 different countries. The new study was funded in part by several NIH components, primarily NIAID. Results were published on August 19, 2021, in Science Immunology.
The team found that 20% of people hospitalized with severe COVID-19 had high or intermediate levels of autoantibodies to type I IFNs. Autoantibodies were also found in at least 18% of people who died from the disease. In contrast, people with no or mild symptoms had very low levels of these autoantibodies. The researchers estimate that the autoantibodies may account for about 20% of total fatal COVID-19 cases.
The risk of having such autoantibodies increased with age. For example, while fewer than 10% of people under the age of 40 with severe COVID-19 had active levels of these autoantibodies, more than 21% of those over the age of 80 had them.
The researchers also found evidence of autoantibody production in uninfected volunteers. They were found in less than 1% of people between 18 and 69 years; in 2.3% of those between 70 and 79 years; and in 6.3% of those 80 years and older. This suggests that type I IFN autoantibodies existed before infection and become more common past age 70.
In a related paper published in the same issue of Science Immunology, the researchers identified another rare genetic defect that occurs only in men and results in disruption of IFN production. They estimated that this genetic risk factor accounts for at least 1% of cases of life-threatening COVID-19 in men under the age of 60.
“We can neatly explain much of severe COVID-19 as a net defect in type I IFN,” Casanova says. “To an extent never seen for any other acute infectious disease, these… studies collectively provide a molecular and immunological explanation for about 20% of critical cases.”
Autoantibodies against IFNs—at even very low levels—can be screened for in the clinic. Testing for these autoantibodies could help identify uninfected people who need aggressive preventive measures or infected people who need early aggressive treatment.
Join Date: Nov 2019
Location: Scotland
Posts: 121
I just applied for a Covid Pass via the NHS app. According to them, I had one jab back in February but there seems to be no record of the second jab I had in April. I did get cold call from the NHS a week after my second jab asking me why I had not presented for a jab. I told them when and where and they said they would sort it but obviously they didnt.
I have now had to take it up with my GP practice who asked for a picture of the bit of paper showing when I got jabbed and what with, which seemed odd as their records show me and my wife going through their system one behind the other.
If it all goes to worms, do I get a free extra shot to keep the paperwork straight?
I have now had to take it up with my GP practice who asked for a picture of the bit of paper showing when I got jabbed and what with, which seemed odd as their records show me and my wife going through their system one behind the other.
If it all goes to worms, do I get a free extra shot to keep the paperwork straight?
Her record was correctly updated with 48 hours.
Maybe a coincidence??? Worth a shot though.
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Edinburgh
Age: 83
Posts: 55
Same problem for FType, certificate explicitly says just one jab received.
Got her put on a critical list 13 days ago for a corrected certificate, and as a result she got:-
A letter from the Chief Medical Officer chiding her for dodging her second jab.
Tried the GP surgery but they cannot access their records " because the only girl (sic) who can access them is on holiday all week"
Since theses certificates will soon be mandatory for many events, it's not looking very hopeful.
But I am not surprised.
Got her put on a critical list 13 days ago for a corrected certificate, and as a result she got:-
A letter from the Chief Medical Officer chiding her for dodging her second jab.
Tried the GP surgery but they cannot access their records " because the only girl (sic) who can access them is on holiday all week"
Since theses certificates will soon be mandatory for many events, it's not looking very hopeful.
But I am not surprised.

Join Date: Apr 1998
Location: Mesopotamos
Posts: 1
Re vaccine passports, my muso friend came up with a classic yesterday - "Ticket to freedom" is an oxymoron.
Unfortunately, the Australian government historically does not have a good track record with these sorts of things and the registry they chose to use for recording vaccine certificates (a digital heath database called MyGov/MyHeath) was setup before Covid-19 and participation was optional (many opted out).
Unfortunately, the Australian government historically does not have a good track record with these sorts of things and the registry they chose to use for recording vaccine certificates (a digital heath database called MyGov/MyHeath) was setup before Covid-19 and participation was optional (many opted out).
Psychophysiological entity
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Tweet Rob_Benham Famous author. Well, slightly famous.
Age: 82
Posts: 3,131
Jab 3 at noon. Arm ache at tea. Dinner nice apart from punched arm. Get colder and colder. Started to shake. Really shake.*
Measured temperature with a lab thermometer. 30c. Odd. Measured again. Same. Temperature falling off is a symptom of allergic reaction. I have a lot of allergies, so go to bed in the early hours. Cold. Turn electric blanket on despite being under a quilt a foot thick.
Didn't bother with today. Do not press on that bit of arm.
* When I was in Texas c 1990, I was working on my wooden house which was the same age as me. Seriously tough wood on hidden posts and a crawl space underneath. I got a sore spot on one hand. Then I got lumpy glands under that armpit. Saw nice doctor who gave me antibiotics, and laughed at my spider logic. Went to movie with the Rivetess.
Texas can get $%&% cold, and when I came out of the flicks, I froze. I asked the Rivetess to get the car from 100 yards away. She told me to stop being a little girl and we just made it to the car with her supporting this shaking loony.
The thing about food and me is that I'd have to be dead not to want to eat. We got home and I was duly covered with quilts and had three electric fires on since the house heating was a bit basic. I must have been giving a convincing performance as I was served dinner in front of the TV. Trouble was, I was still shaking, so much so that I was finding it hard to get the food laden fork centred on my mouth. A chipped tooth and a couple of facial punctures and I was sated.
I told the nice doctor about my antics, and he said that it was a rush of bacteria to the heart. Clearly these critters know when it's cold outside.
Measured temperature with a lab thermometer. 30c. Odd. Measured again. Same. Temperature falling off is a symptom of allergic reaction. I have a lot of allergies, so go to bed in the early hours. Cold. Turn electric blanket on despite being under a quilt a foot thick.
Didn't bother with today. Do not press on that bit of arm.
* When I was in Texas c 1990, I was working on my wooden house which was the same age as me. Seriously tough wood on hidden posts and a crawl space underneath. I got a sore spot on one hand. Then I got lumpy glands under that armpit. Saw nice doctor who gave me antibiotics, and laughed at my spider logic. Went to movie with the Rivetess.
Texas can get $%&% cold, and when I came out of the flicks, I froze. I asked the Rivetess to get the car from 100 yards away. She told me to stop being a little girl and we just made it to the car with her supporting this shaking loony.
The thing about food and me is that I'd have to be dead not to want to eat. We got home and I was duly covered with quilts and had three electric fires on since the house heating was a bit basic. I must have been giving a convincing performance as I was served dinner in front of the TV. Trouble was, I was still shaking, so much so that I was finding it hard to get the food laden fork centred on my mouth. A chipped tooth and a couple of facial punctures and I was sated.
I told the nice doctor about my antics, and he said that it was a rush of bacteria to the heart. Clearly these critters know when it's cold outside.
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: Kristiansand
Posts: 51
Jab 3 at noon. Arm ache at tea. Dinner nice apart from punched arm. Get colder and colder. Started to shake. Really shake.*
Measured temperature with a lab thermometer. 30c. Odd. Measured again. Same. Temperature falling off is a symptom of allergic reaction. I have a lot of allergies, so go to bed in the early hours. Cold. Turn electric blanket on despite being under a quilt a foot thick.
Didn't bother with today. Do not press on that bit of arm.
* When I was in Texas c 1990, I was working on my wooden house which was the same age as me. Seriously tough wood on hidden posts and a crawl space underneath. I got a sore spot on one hand. Then I got lumpy glands under that armpit. Saw nice doctor who gave me antibiotics, and laughed at my spider logic. Went to movie with the Rivetess.
Texas can get $%&% cold, and when I came out of the flicks, I froze. I asked the Rivetess to get the car from 100 yards away. She told me to stop being a little girl and we just made it to the car with her supporting this shaking loony.
The thing about food and me is that I'd have to be dead not to want to eat. We got home and I was duly covered with quilts and had three electric fires on since the house heating was a bit basic. I must have been giving a convincing performance as I was served dinner in front of the TV. Trouble was, I was still shaking, so much so that I was finding it hard to get the food laden fork centred on my mouth. A chipped tooth and a couple of facial punctures and I was sated.
I told the nice doctor about my antics, and he said that it was a rush of bacteria to the heart. Clearly these critters know when it's cold outside.
Measured temperature with a lab thermometer. 30c. Odd. Measured again. Same. Temperature falling off is a symptom of allergic reaction. I have a lot of allergies, so go to bed in the early hours. Cold. Turn electric blanket on despite being under a quilt a foot thick.
Didn't bother with today. Do not press on that bit of arm.
* When I was in Texas c 1990, I was working on my wooden house which was the same age as me. Seriously tough wood on hidden posts and a crawl space underneath. I got a sore spot on one hand. Then I got lumpy glands under that armpit. Saw nice doctor who gave me antibiotics, and laughed at my spider logic. Went to movie with the Rivetess.
Texas can get $%&% cold, and when I came out of the flicks, I froze. I asked the Rivetess to get the car from 100 yards away. She told me to stop being a little girl and we just made it to the car with her supporting this shaking loony.
The thing about food and me is that I'd have to be dead not to want to eat. We got home and I was duly covered with quilts and had three electric fires on since the house heating was a bit basic. I must have been giving a convincing performance as I was served dinner in front of the TV. Trouble was, I was still shaking, so much so that I was finding it hard to get the food laden fork centred on my mouth. A chipped tooth and a couple of facial punctures and I was sated.
I told the nice doctor about my antics, and he said that it was a rush of bacteria to the heart. Clearly these critters know when it's cold outside.
Very curious why your doctor mentioned about ‘a rush of bacteria to the heart’ too especially when there have actually been a few recorded cardiac issues post jab - especially in males,
Look after yourself and keep posting - your observations and contributions are always appreciated.

Gnome de PPRuNe
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Too close to Croydon for comfort
Age: 58
Posts: 10,065
Friend went into her local chemist in South Croydon last week to pick up a prescription; as she is over 50 they offered her the free flu jab there and then - they've got wads of the stuff, are offering appointments and so far few seem to be taking it up. So I popped in yesterday and asked if I could have mine there too - no problem, roll yer sleeve up. Saves me the hassle of going to my surgery and also takes the pressure off them. No side effects 36 hours on. My friend has her booster, er, third primary next week as she got an early jab in January - I have to wait till end November for mine...
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: France
Posts: 490
Had my third today. No ill-effects so far (for the rest of the day) and will be having my flu jab when the Government start their campaign for vaccination on 26 October. My vaccination centre was full of youngsters aged 12+ being vaccinated (with parental authorisation) because a 'pass sanitaire' will be required for them to show when going to sports clubs, meetings, cafés etc. They were directed to a different part of the centre (our local exhibition halls) and everyone behaved impeccably ... including us oldies, though this time we weren't offered our 'madeleine' bun and bottle of water!
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Darkest Lincs
Posts: 495
Strange - my surgery has had to cancel two "flu jab days " due to not having a confirmed supply date. Tried Boots - no vaccine either. Rang Asda - no problem, come in on Monday.
It just seems shambolic. In order to get a simple jab I have to drive 12 miles to a supermarket rather than walk 5 minutes to the local surgery.
Still, I can fill the car up while I am there, hopefully !
It just seems shambolic. In order to get a simple jab I have to drive 12 miles to a supermarket rather than walk 5 minutes to the local surgery.
Still, I can fill the car up while I am there, hopefully !
Psychophysiological entity
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Tweet Rob_Benham Famous author. Well, slightly famous.
Age: 82
Posts: 3,131
It's been a bad week, but it's difficult to tell just what ails me because an immune reaction to something seems to be becoming chronic.
Called Mate yesterday and his wife answered. She said they'd been out to lunch and it was really nice. There was a clatter and I assumed she was handing over to pal. Nothing. Sounds were just not right. I'd asked for him to call me on his phone, so I assumed she'd not hung up the house phone correctly. Instinctively, I hung on, and on. Suddenly mate says his wife's on the floor. She is a recent stroke victim. I dialled 999, but because I wasn't at the address, spent vital three minutes answering questions. What was their number? Is she responsive etc. How T F do I know? I said, I need to be there! but had to make sure she believed it was genuine. I ended with 'I've got to go'.. 5 min drive with hazards on. Bo-lox to the law. Couple of drivers did assist. I pulled up behind an ambulance with two of the crew already in the house. So, a mix of daft and superb.
When I'd had a severe allergic reaction to 'Mr Muscle' some years ago, this friend had said she often felt ill after using that. Yesterday, I found clues that indicated she was having a reaction rather than the feared repeat bleed. Relayed information. She's home today so looks like my layman's notion might have been correct. So similar to mine. We'll see.
When the above thing hit me, Paramedic recorded a BP of 80 over 40 and temperature falling like a stone. That's why I wondered about my late night 30c on Monday. But why so many hours elapsed? Since I've not been so good since the first jabs, one wonders if they could have made a rogue immune system be more of a nuisance in the long term. Now, with the third, I'm mindful that the daemon might be awoken. Maybe I'm muddling immunity with the Kraken.
With no duties, I again went through the day feeling like crap, mostly slumped in recliner ignoring my sensible brain's call for a walk. With the sun casting long shadows on the beach, I made my mile walk for the first time since Monday. With everything aching, I'm off to Quora to argue for a realistic spacetime. I'll be alright while I'm up with the stars.
Called Mate yesterday and his wife answered. She said they'd been out to lunch and it was really nice. There was a clatter and I assumed she was handing over to pal. Nothing. Sounds were just not right. I'd asked for him to call me on his phone, so I assumed she'd not hung up the house phone correctly. Instinctively, I hung on, and on. Suddenly mate says his wife's on the floor. She is a recent stroke victim. I dialled 999, but because I wasn't at the address, spent vital three minutes answering questions. What was their number? Is she responsive etc. How T F do I know? I said, I need to be there! but had to make sure she believed it was genuine. I ended with 'I've got to go'.. 5 min drive with hazards on. Bo-lox to the law. Couple of drivers did assist. I pulled up behind an ambulance with two of the crew already in the house. So, a mix of daft and superb.
When I'd had a severe allergic reaction to 'Mr Muscle' some years ago, this friend had said she often felt ill after using that. Yesterday, I found clues that indicated she was having a reaction rather than the feared repeat bleed. Relayed information. She's home today so looks like my layman's notion might have been correct. So similar to mine. We'll see.
When the above thing hit me, Paramedic recorded a BP of 80 over 40 and temperature falling like a stone. That's why I wondered about my late night 30c on Monday. But why so many hours elapsed? Since I've not been so good since the first jabs, one wonders if they could have made a rogue immune system be more of a nuisance in the long term. Now, with the third, I'm mindful that the daemon might be awoken. Maybe I'm muddling immunity with the Kraken.
With no duties, I again went through the day feeling like crap, mostly slumped in recliner ignoring my sensible brain's call for a walk. With the sun casting long shadows on the beach, I made my mile walk for the first time since Monday. With everything aching, I'm off to Quora to argue for a realistic spacetime. I'll be alright while I'm up with the stars.
Gnome de PPRuNe
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Too close to Croydon for comfort
Age: 58
Posts: 10,065
When I'd had a severe allergic reaction to 'Mr Muscle' some years ago, this friend had said she often felt ill after using that