City of York Council, UK Coronavirus, 17 Mar 2021

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From YouTube: COVID-19 Vaccinations | Your questions answered (March 2021)

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Footage in this video was first broadcast as part of our Ask The Leader Live Q&A on 16 March 2021. To view all our previous Live Q&As please visit www.york.gov.uk/AskTheLeaders

To find out more about the COVID-19 Vaccination please visit www.nhs.uk/COVIDvaccine

A

So obviously, any reports like this are taken incredibly seriously and, of course, we've we've issued and administered.

A

um You know about 350, 000, astrazeneca vaccines across humber coast and veils, so we're using a lot of this vaccine and- um um and I think nationally, it's over 11 million astrazeneca vaccines have now been given to people, and I think the key message here from the mhra, which is the regulatory agency for the safety of medicines in the uk, is that um these vaccines are safe.

A

We are the the issue that was that's been raised um across the continent is the concern that they increase um the the risk of blood clots forming, um and these are a common condition that we see any time. You know not just during pandemics that we see people developing blood clots all the time, and the key message is that, despite the 11 million vaccines, we've not seen an increase in the number of blood clots that we've seen in the uk and therefore the the.

A

The conclusion is that the vaccine is not increasing um the number of blood clots that we're seeing and therefore the message is that um please continue to come and have your vaccine. It is safe and we will continue to administer that vaccine to anybody who would like to come and have it.

A

Thank you. Sharon did, you want to add anything.

B

Yeah, I would agree completely with with what mike has has just said.

B

um I I mean my understanding: is the the authorities in in europe um have um chosen to look into the data in in in more detail, uh they've paused, the use of the astrozenica um vaccine, while, while they're looking at that, um but the the all of the um uh authorities have looked at this in the uk, um we've looked again at the data, um and the advice is absolutely crystal clear has, as mike has outlined, um the astroven seneca vaccine is is safe to use.

B

There isn't any reason why anybody should be anxious uh about that, um and uh we will be continuing to use the vaccine and safely, as as, as we have been in the uk,.

A

Yeah, so um I think these questions are really important to answer. So I think side effects from a vaccine are are like side effects from any medicine, so they definitely happen. People do get them, and- and we shouldn't be worried about that- um I think you know, particularly with these vaccines, we're seeing some common side effects. You know aching of an arm, maybe feeling slightly tired, maybe a headache, maybe a fever, and that fever may last for a few days and that's entirely expected and it can be combated um very, very easily.

A

You know maybe just taking some paracetamol drinking plenty of fluids and just giving things time to settle. So we absolutely expect that um and if you do get that, that doesn't mean that you shouldn't get your second vaccine it. It means you absolutely should get it they're, not a reaction that we would worry about, um and we would expect that to be um it's it's it's normal. um It may be even give us a suggestion that the vaccine's working, so I think, don't worry about that.

A

If, however, symptoms persist for a week or longer, then I think that probably is time to seek some advice, maybe through 111, primarily or even your gp practice. So um I think that's the sort of thing to to be concerned about. Obviously we we had heard in the media about um more serious effects, allergic type reactions- and you know I can.

A

I can reassure everybody watching that having um been involved with the center, that's delivered almost a hundred thousand vaccines, we're just not seeing the incidents of those serious reactions, as as we were perhaps led to believe we would. I think, we've had one or two at ascan bar, neither of which were serious, both of which were managed very easily, um and so I'd just like to reassure people that we're not we're not seeing the side effects and if the question is, should I get my second dose? The answer is absolutely.

A