Whoops! I didn't realise that the booster programme has been stepped down - sorry. It seems to be against the advice of the European health organisation who think that people should have an autumn booster 2023 for over 60s and a spring one for the over 80's. I'm not sure what age group we will give an autumn booster to. The information seems a bit sparse reading "depending on age" but no age mentioned.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/jcvi-advises-an-autumn-covid-19-vaccine-boosterI do find it strange having been told that we need the vaccinations to prevent serious illness but now, in order to get it under control in the community, we have to let it run it's course and some will get over it and some won't. I'm still annoyed I got it again as I felt fairly healthy although I did have a tummy bug about a month ago which really left me very tired.
The cough is developing well - I didn't have much of a cough last time - and OH is about the same. We still don't know who caught it first as looking back we both felt a bit "off" towards the end of last week. He has lots of it at work and because they don't get paid if off sick nobody tests and just carries on working.
Aprilflower - I'm pleased that your covid infection was no more than a cold but so sorry about your heart problems. Is it permanently damaged? I had to spend some time in A&E last July after catching covid as it did weird things with my heart rate and rhythm so, for me, I think the vaccine probably helped me avoid a more serious illness. It's strange how we are all affected differently. Close friends of mine in their fifties caught it at the same time. She had no symptoms but he ended up on a ventilator. They are both fit and healthy.
Taz x