Dear LPG, 

It is good to be able to get out and about again after what the last couple of years have put us through and, even though there continue to be so many different views when it comes to getting jabbed or not, most of the older members of our society have been done. 

I know that we are all different, but I cannot get over just how the aftereffects of each of these jabs can vary the temporary state of health, not only from person to person, but also from jab to jab.  When you bare your arm you really have no idea what surprises lay in store for the days immediately after.   The thing that I find so puzzling is that we all know by now that many unsuspecting people will really get taken down while it will have little or no effect on others at all, and what happened last time has little bearing on what to expect either. 

I think that finding the right time to have yours is when you have nothing in your diary by way of social engagements for a day or two just in case and I know that there are still people who have not had the first one so far but, especially for us older people, it might still be worth considering a first jab yet.  

If you are over 75 years old it may just be worth considering the boosted version of all that pain and inconvenience again now and knowing that, in 6 months’ time another bout of needles is to be expected, is worth taking on board.

I think that, because we might all have got so used to hearing the connected words by now (pandemic, covid-19, coronavirus etc.) and we are all getting used to being able to get out again. We are forgetting that things are getting back to normal because the governments of the world have decided that it is time to repair the world’s financial health while we get on with dealing with our own physical wellbeing.  We only have to listen to the news to know that there are so many other aspects of life that need to be fixed right now and it can be argued that we should all be used to living with this particular problem.

But we do need to remember that even though the risks of catching a bad case of it have minimised, it is still out there.

FI, Catford

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