Coronavirus discussion thread

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jda Aug 2023 11:32am, 9 Aug 2023 15,282 posts	0 jda Guardian now says covid jab won't be available privately at all: theguardian.com I wonder if this is a sustainable position.
LindsD Aug 2023 11:46am, 9 Aug 2023 63,319 posts	0 LindsD That's really disappointing. I wonder if it's a regulatory thing. Otherwise why wouldn't you? Private flu jabs have been available for decades.
Little Miss Happy Aug 2023 11:59am, 9 Aug 2023 6,604 posts	0 Little Miss Happy I'm glad I get mine because of work.
jda Aug 2023 1:23pm, 9 Aug 2023 15,286 posts	0 jda Yeah it's nuts, given that covid is (functionally) like a fairly bad flu (I know technically it's a different family of viruses). I half wonder if it's just that they haven't yet allowed it, and may get round to it. The guardian article does seem like it could be extrapolating a bit, rather than reporting a specific decision.
LindsD Aug 2023 3:39pm, 9 Aug 2023 63,320 posts	0 LindsD Hope so
icemaiden Aug 2023 4:02pm, 9 Aug 2023 5,680 posts	0 icemaiden JCVI has made a recommendation gov.uk but the govt has still to announce whether it will do this, or something else.
jda Aug 2023 4:22pm, 9 Aug 2023 15,288 posts	0 jda The guardian article explicitly states that the govt has accepted the advice.
AndyS Aug 2023 4:23pm, 9 Aug 2023 2,246 posts	0 AndyS I'm hoping my advancing years and immunosuppression will finagle me in (but I somehow doubt it). Assuming I'm still in a job, I'll probably be able to get the flu jab through work. given that covid is (functionally) like a fairly bad flu I'd dispute that characterisation. My immunosuppression means that - despite vaccination - I end up getting flu most years (sometimes mild, sometimes bad). The acute stage of covid was far, far worse than the worst flu that I've ever experienced. And I'm still suffering from the damage that covid did to me, over 3 years later. I've never experienced that with flu.
Little Miss Happy Aug 2023 5:06pm, 9 Aug 2023 6,606 posts	0 Little Miss Happy I'd expect those wit underlying health conditions who would qualify for the flu jab pre-Covid despite being under 65 would still get it Andy.
Dibble Aug 2023 9:37pm, 9 Aug 2023 1,009 posts	0 Dibble I wonder whether I will be able to get it on my 65th birthday in January!