I had the first Astrazenica shot on the 12th of April due to my age at mid 60's and I have asthma and mild emphysema from working in polluted factories in my younger days so I was granted a priority by my doctor.
I have learnt to manage each condition for the most part but the worst is the suffocating feeling of shortness of breath whenever I get any serious flu, so I believe I would not survive Covid19.
I was a bit concerned about the blood clotting because I had a minor stroke from clotting when I was 38 that put me in hospital for 7 days while they did tests and inserted a stent to clear the clot.
After receiving the first dose I felt a little strange for 30 minutes and then fine, but then had flu like symptoms for three days but without the runny nose just all the rest like feeling lethargic and aches and pains all over.
Then after that I had fingers of pain going from my neck up to the top of my head which then presented as a sore spot on the top right side of my head like a punch and it was sore to the touch.
This lasted a couple of days then subsided and was never unbearable and since then have had no problems.
I was concerned because of my previous stint in hospital as clots can present as I described with local pain at the site.
But I was more concerned that this virus would definitely kill me and with our close contact with the girls it places us at a high risk profile.
Also I did not want to be the one to either catch it or spread it to others so now I feel much better that I am not only protected with 70 percent effectiveness after the first jab but cannot spread it to our lovely ladies.
I always felt all the working girls should have been shortlisted to get protected but as usual the government does not have any serious care or thoughts about these workers as needing to be protected as a priority.
So in summary, I am a high risk candidate for an adverse reaction but I am now fine so get some peace of mind and get vaccinated as it will open up opportunities later and protect you from the inevitable outbreak's long into the future.