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@julie1975 

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Eligibility for Covid vaccine

Has anyone been told that the criteria for receiving the Covid vaccine changes every year? I rang my doctors to book a covid vaccine to be told I'm too young and I'm not eligible. Doesn't matter that I'm immune suppressed by being on Kesimpta. I managed to have a covid vaccine at the pharmacy yest...
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@Lauren21 

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COVID vaccine through NHS

I went today for my COVID and flu vaccine. As they are now only offering Pfizer, I've chosen to not take it until I look into the options further. Note, I have only ever had Moderna and was glad if this in light of the bad press on Pfizer. Anyone else encountered this?
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@sapphira 

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Uk Covid vaccine

Hi I’ve previously had 5/6 covid vaccines but then stopped . I was diagnosed with MS about 2 months ago and I’m now wondering if I should start and have my Covid vaccine again. I have another autoimmune condition that entitled me to the vaccine. I always have my flu vaccine but I’m not sure if I sho...
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@jmeoriente 

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Covid vaccine and potential cause of diagnosis?

Please no rude comments this is simply just a thought… I know that MS is considered to be genetic , But thinking back to my family no one in my family has had it (or know they had it) and it got me thinking.. I was extremely healthy up until about 2020 when I got the Covid vaccine (pfizer) due to wo...
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@LexM-D 

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COVID vaccine and treatment

Is it a terrible idea to get my COVID and flu vaccine on the same day I get my tysabri infusion? I've never had a problem with the vaccines before- I don't tend to react to them, and I've not had a reaction to the tysabri, but I've only had 1 infusion so far. It's just that that's the only time I ca...
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@joao 

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Covid vaccine on DMTs

Just as a curiosity, did you have any sort of “special requirements” for the vaccine? I mean this in terms of having to be X days after an injection (Kesimpta here) Just thiught this was curious since I personally never seen this being mentioned in any MS community? Maybe just some overcaution by t...
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@AdamFrampton 

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Covid vaccine damage payment

I have found since having the covid vaccine and the booster my MS has severely worsened, I also experienced a very bad lung infection which the specialist advised could be related to the vaccine.. Because of this I am now going through the UK government website with regards to the Covid vaccine dam...
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@Kevin444 

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MS and Covid Vaccine link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9S2jooTxkQ As someone diagnoised with MS post Covid, and who had my first symptoms after taking the vaccine, this was very upsetting to see. Hope the link works. Briefly, the WHO have confirmed a likely link between the vaccine and the onset of MS or MS relapses. Ha...
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@Amara 

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Covid vaccine question

Hi, I had the covid vaccine and within 5 mins felt a numb sensation in my hands and feet and later was diagnosed with MS. Anybody else experienced this?
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Covid vaccine - Anaphylaxis

Did anyone else have an Anaphylaxis reaction to the Covid vaccine? Which made your MS worse. Prior to the vaccine my MS was stable I’d say it was a 1.5 on the Expanded Disability Status Scale while after my reaction it went straight to a 6.5 within 24hrs. During this decline I ended up in hospital d...
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