My 19 years old son got vaccinated with the first shot of Astra Zeneca, and now in the light of new information I don't want to put my son at any risk.
Unfortunately, in Poland, he can't receive a second shot by Pfizer because they don't allow it and we don't have any choice even on my responsibility, I don't know what to do..
We have no choice...
hello Nicole
we are only using Pfizer in nz at this stage ..
our neighbour ., The Australian government provided the following advice ....
“Advice for people who have had their first dose of AstraZeneca vaccine.....
Almost all of the cases of TTS reported to date have occurred after the first dose of the vaccine. People who have had their first dose without any serious side effects can be confident in getting their second dose.”
In contrast .....
“The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) advised that any remaining unvaccinated adults in phases 1 and 2 of the programme who are aged 18 to 29 years old and do not have an underlying health condition that puts them at higher risk from serious COVID-19, should be offered an ALTERNATIVE vaccine, IF AVAILABLE , AND WHERE NO SUBSTANTIAL DELAY OR BARRIER TO VACCINATION WOULD ARISE .
As far as mixing vaccine platforms and efficacy of dosing .. this article provides some interesting information. ..
http://www.politico.eu/article/coronavirus-vaccine-travel-green-certificate/amp/
A couple of questions Nicole ..
How long ago did your son have his first dose ? How did he tolerate it ? Does he have any health concerns ?
If I have understood you correctly ., Poland is not offering an alternative vaccine .. the only option is AstraZeneca . Is that correct ?
Is your son exposed to active covid infections where you live?
Hello Blondey111,
It is a long story...
I send my great admiration, respect, and gratitude to all medical staff in the world for caring for us. They rescue our lives and they have beautiful hearts.
Unfortunately, the medical care here is on a very low level.
Now I am pretty sure I can't trust them here, it is so sad but I can tell this from my experiences which are connected with my son and me.
When I was pregnant, they made the first mistake, another when I was born my son, another when he was a baby and for all our lives were so many medical mistakes.
A short story about our vaccination.
First I consulted with a professor who knows my son from birth and me too. She told me that we should not be afraid to get a vaccination from Astra Zeneca. Of course, she knew about our contraindications.
I was waiting for the first shot and they didn't inform us about possibilities even at a time when the vaccines were. I called and I received the information that we have only one term on Astra Zeneca. On a day of vaccination, I received a call that they have a one-term on Pfizer but in the time when in a city where we live ( 200K citizens city ) now by all week we didn't have warm water.
( it is three times in spring and summertime by every year that for all week we don't have warm water because they build a road or pa pipes, doesn't matter pandemic time and the fact that people don't care about hygiene in this time ).
We don't have another term because they vaccination now children above 12 and we have to wait for the next few months, even if vaccines are wasting.
That's why I called this professor and ask her about medical advice considering our health condition and she told: "don't worry".
After the first shot, we still have muscle and joint pain. My son had only three times in his life a fever when he had a cold. Now he had a fever and he is still feeling bad and faint, he had another symptom too.
Now we only have to possibly receive a second shot by Astra Zeneca even if we both know that we have contraindications.
They don't agree to mixed vaccines and the same I have to resign for this second shot. This is insane for me that I can't decide for myself.
I have no choice, and I don't want to put my son and me in danger to life, especially when in Italy died a young 18 girl because of comorbidities after receiving Astra.
They have a Pfizer but no one can't agree to give us the second shot by Pfizer.
They know that people resign from the second shot of Astra but they don't care about it.
I have to wait now 84 days and I don't know what happens because after this time I should have a possibility to get a new shot from the first dose but I know that here it is impossible.
What important we don't have full protection because we don't have a chance to receive a second boost from Pfizer.
( what is curious they cut the term of the second shot in Astra Zeneca from 12 weeks to 35 days because they want to vaccine all people who received the first shot of Astra Zeneca no matter the age like my son. )
What important to, now they only vaccination by Astra Zeneca the people who got the first shot by Astra, and they stopped now give Astra from the first shot other people, other people got vaccinations on Pfizer and J&J.
Unfortunately, my son is exposed now to active SARS-COV-2 infections where we live.
All this situation is for me so sad and I was thinking why I have to fight for everything.
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on Sun 06/13/21 12:47 AM
