April 2nd, 2021. 19th day of isolation.

It’s very cold today and Jenny went to David’s house in Beverley to do some housework for David after having the kids for a bit. I stayed at home keeping warm and doing some more of my jig saw.

Had the usual fish and chips tonight. I don’t know why but they taste better and better.

There is a report that there is a small incidence of blood clots as a side effect of having the astra zenica vaccine. However the advice from the NHS and government is that you are safer to take the Vaccine and not contract Covid. Exactly. I wish someone would talk the same sense to our European friends. France certainly seem to be having a change of heart. C’est bon. I cannot understand the sudden interest/fear of side effects. I know of very few people who read the leaflets inside any prescribed medicines. If they did, then they would never take them.How about this list:-

Possible internal bleeding

Breathing difficulties

Dizziness or faster heartbeat

Flaking or blistering of skin. ie Steven Johnson syndrome.

Kidney problems

Signs of aseptic meningitis

Possible blood pressure problems, irregular heart beat. The list goes on……

Of course these are all very rare and we generally ignore them. They are possible by simply taking 200mg of neurofen, available over the counter every where. I’ll never understand some people.

There are alot of white Brits not turning up for vaccination or even openly refusing it. 4% of over 70s in fact. Sadly though, the figure for those described as “black african” it is as high as 37%. We need to better understand the reasons for this and try to address those concerns. Community leaders have a large part they could play in this task.

Our dear friend Bill Jackson is 74 today and thankfully, quite well and even putting on weight.