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Covid vaccines for adults with Autism - opinions

IrishInManchesterUK

I’ve been reading a lot of stuff about the Covid vaccines and I’m wondering what people’s opinions are on this, especially on Covid vaccine mandates and/or if people with autism feel more under pressure to take the vaccines? - living in the U.K. 20 years and having extended family in my native Republic of Ireland, I got some of the vaccines on the NHS in order to comply with the Irish HSE rules, especially as I pass through Holyhead in Wales, when I do travel home on SailRail or “coach and sail” via Dublin - I’m not sure about the boosters (3rd and other shots) but if I’m interacting with the NHS to receive Autism support, will this be a basic requirement or mandate to access such support? I know that in some parts of Ireland where the Gardai (Irish police) rigidly enforce the HSE mandates, while one can still use the NHS vaccine passport app, the Gardai will check to see that it’s up to date 

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  • I work in an NHS hospital outpatient department we don’t check whether patients have had vaccines, we definitely aren’t refusing people face to face care if they’re not vaccinated. From now on I think only healthcare staff and the elderly will be eligible for boosters, maybe also the clinically vulnerable. It’s definitely not gone away and likely never will. You can’t be forced to have vaccines, they actually refused to give my daughter her 2nd dose because they weren’t sure she’d relax enough and there was a risk of the needle breaking

  • in reply to GuybrushThreepwood

    It’s definitely a different story in many HSE hospitals in Ireland as they have a requirement for 4 vaccines as the Irish government wants a 100% vaxx rate and at one stage, they even had mobile Garda (police) vaxx teams going around rural areas to ensure the mandates were being enforced with any refusals being met with arrest under the amended Irish mental treatment act 

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  • in reply to IrishInManchesterUK

    Do they give a choice of vaccine? I refuse mRNA but had A-Z and would like novavax but my GP only has mRNA and executive functioning makes it too hard to try and get novavax so I just try and stay away from going inside anywhere. Can't always manage that though as have had to go to the vet, but they let me go in the back way to reduce risk. I would be horrified to be arrested as I have been staying well away from people so I am the one at risk, not others. I don't understand the demand for 100% vax as it does not prevent spread.

  • in reply to IrishInManchesterUK

    Sounds draconian and concerning. I’m glad we avoided that level of crazy here. I’m in favour of the vaccine but when you’re arresting people for refusing it things have clearly gone too far.