I’m sure I read somewhere that the efficacy of the first 2 jabs wears off after around 120 days.
Using this simple maths for the booster, would possibly need another one around the end of March.
But, seeing as they have little or no data on the booster yet, things could always change.
Things are changing so fast, it’s hard to keep up.
Probably not at all, it takes a week or two for your body’s immune system to react to the jab properly, does it not?
Oh no, I didn’t mean in terms of protection.
I’m talking if the side effects KO me for the evening, or if having a few sparkling wines will floor me… it will be an interesting evening.
Should be OK from that point of view. For me, from all 3 vaccinations, any side effects took about 24 hours to manifest themselves. Might make any hangover interesting, though.
Ohh, apologies for the misunderstanding. Do you know what you’re getting? If AZ, I’d not risk it, if Pfizer you may be alright.
As I said earlier… Things moving fast:
Not much point trying to restrict visitors that might have the new variant when that variant is everywhere already.
We’re all testing beforehand so should be fine in that regard.
I’m not sure, but I believe because of my age it will be Pfizer again.
Also… Spare a thought for the people who boarded British Airways flight 42 7 hours ago. They’re about to end up in a quarantine hotel, when if they delayed their arrival just a few hours, they’d be free(ish).
I understand your logic, but also using the same logic, you could make an argument in favour of dropping all travel restrictions.
(Which we all know won’t happen)
They should be able to just hang around the airport before border control for a few hours.
My first two were AZ and the side effects absolutely knocked me out both times. Had been working the day after, I would’ve had to call in sick (I was lucky the first dose was before a day off, and when I booked my second I deliberately chose a day when I wouldn’t be working the following day).
I think I’ll be getting Pfizer for my booster, which shouldn’t be more than a sore arm I’ve been told by others who’ve had it. I hope that’s the case and I haven’t been able to rebook for a clear day, and this is a bad time of year to call in sick. After the walk-in palaver I’ve been checking the NHS site a few times today and have managed to cancel my original January booking and get a booking for next Tuesday instead.
The passenger locator form asks you when your flight is due to land in the UK and assigns you status based on that.
I imagine the smartest thing to do once you’ve landed would be to book yourself on a connecting flight somewhere in Europe out and back in again tomorrow morning.
Would you have to take a new pcr before you fly on to Europe?
I wouldn’t think so if you took your original test within the allowed timeframe for the country of entry.
A bit like taking a short break abroad from the UK, you can take your pre-departure test for UK return before you even leave 
Interesting reading, although I do think that with current uptake here in the UK, it won’t make a lot of difference, especially given that there’s the get out clause of taking LFT as an alternative.
I do believe that by now, anyone who has decided not to have the jab, won’t be persuaded not matter what measures/restrictions are put in place.
The vast majority of boosters (maybe all now) will be mRNA, so Pfizer or Moderna (at half dose, it being roughly twice as potent).
Boosters are mRNA, unless one is allergic or had a severe reaction in that case things are case by case and handled specially with referral.
LFT’s yesterday and now:
Thanks, so much for my newsfeed being up to date 
I can’t imagine the scheduled time of arrival would be the legal definition of when you entered the UK , but typical border control to say computer says no instead of actually checking the law.
Ianal etc.
