I've been offered the COVID vaccine

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I just received a text from the NHS saying I am at the top of the queue for getting the vaccine.

I am shaking. What if they make a mistake and give me the one that causes blood clots in younger women taking the contraceptive pill?

I'm scared of the side effects too. What if it makes me vomit? I have an extreme phobia of vomiting and I refuse to put anything into my body that has even the tiniest chance it could cause vomiting (hence why I don't drink alcohol).
I'm scared of other possible side effects. Tiredness or headaches are fine as I can live with those, but what if I get a severe reaction to it like flu-like symptoms?

More people I know had called in sick at work due to reactions to the vaccine than haven't. Are there ways I could ease the side effects, such as taking painkillers?

What if I get a seizure from the vaccine or something? I'm scared. I don't know if I can go through with it.

Have you had bad side effects after taking other vaccines? If not, then it's less likely that you'd have them from this one, either.

It has caused an argument between me and my boyfriend. He says I'll have to move out if I don't get the vaccine, which is a bit harsh because he's had both his vaccines, so he's protected, and if he does get COVID he shouldn't get ill. Having the vaccine doesn't stop you getting the virus, it just lessens the severity of the symptoms. So what's the problem? If he's that scared of dying then why does he smoke with COPD????

I've tried reassuring myself by looking on Google but I don't know what's misinformation and what isn't. Some people I know are against the vaccine. One person said that he's seen what they put in it and it isn't good. Another person said simply don't get the vaccine. Another person said they got ill for 4 days after the vaccine. It's all very off-putting. I don't want it. It's always about saving lives, but we're all going to die someday anyway, all the vulnerable people are protected now, why are younger people being pressured into having the vaccine then being put off by misinformation?

Is this vaccine just dangerous and deadly to 12-17-year-olds, or am I at risk of dying from the vaccine? I need the most reliable and reassuring information as possible, as my boyfriend is getting very angry with me for not booking it. Help me.

People are extremely bad at risk assessment. Yes, there are risks, but a lot of things you do everyday have magnitudes or order higher risks for your life and health, yet you don't give two s**ts about those things.

I had the Moderna vaccine.

All I had (mostly from the second shot) was about 24 hours of very slight flu-like symptoms, though with no fever. I didn't even come close to vomiting. I had (very) slight pain at the injection site, too. I didn't call in sick; I walked 10 miles, then went to work.

My 86-year-old, immunocompromised mother had very little ill effects from the vaccine (she took the Pfizer). She probably had even less side-effects than I did.

Millions of people have gotten the vaccine with very little ill effects. As far as I know, you (Joe) are not immunocompromised, nor have any underlying conditions. Your boyfriend has underlying conditions, and did well with the vaccine.

No, the MMR did NOT cause your Aspergers.

Please go take the vaccine, Joe.

LOL...over a billion, actually, worldwide! About 1.7 billion, I believe.

Because of the vaccine, daily cases of COVID in Queens County, NYC went down from over 1,000 to under 100, in the space of a month or so.

About 2-3 months ago, the UK had about 500 deaths per day. Now, it's been under 20 deaths every day for the past 2 weeks at least. Frequently under 10 deaths. The vaccines are working.

Just like any other vaccine, it causes (in the vast, vast majority of cases) mild side-effects. I don't know anybody who called in to sick from work after getting the vaccine. Nobody on my job did.

The day I received the (second) vaccine, I walked about 13 miles, and went to work. The day after the vaccine, I had slight flu-like symptoms---but still walked 10 miles and then went to work.

After my first shot, my symptoms were much milder. A few hours of slight wooziness, that's it.

I am a 60-year-old man with asymptomatic prostate cancer.

I give you a hug, too, Joe

{{{{{{JOE}}}}}}}

Your boyfriend just wants you to be safe.