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Have You Gotten Your Covid Vaccine? Thread.

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sportage said:
Done!
Well, at least the first dose. Absolutely no issues not even the sore arm. Very pleasant experience, everyone was in a jolly mood. They ask you to wait for 15 minutes in the facility AFTER the shot, I guess just to make sure of no immediate reactions.

Now, just waiting to see what happens during the next full moon.

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Well, given the history of the Coronavirus, something along the lines of a bat or pangolin are more likely.
 
Well, wife (early 30s Special Education teacher) will be getting her Moderna vaccine next Wednesday.

I'm still pissed at the process though. Apparently school administration/county made zero attempts to prioritize vaccinations based on risk and just sent mass email at 6pm to thousands of staff to register for vaccine on a first come first serve basis 😱 At least they notified the staff that they'll be sending email at 6pm with registration link, so my wife was on her PC at 6pm camping for a chance at getting her vaccine just like it's some god damned 3070FE from Best Buy. We're still uncertain if they secured enough vaccines for everybody. Furthermore, my wife works at a Special Education coop that serves three different public school districts because it's cheaper, more efficient, and more effective than each school district to have their own SpEd program, and apparently the county tried to argue at first on a technicality that it is not a public school in a true sense of word and therefore should not be prioritized for vaccinations 😡 Thankfully they backed down eventually.

I'm glad she's finally scheduled to get her first dose, but man, this has been a very frustrating and at times maddening experience.
 
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compuwiz1 said:
Won't be getting the vaccine. Wife and I already had COVID and beat it, as well as our two adult children. The kids had not even been anywhere near us or each other in months prior to contracting it. I was completely asymptomatic and the wife was only mildly affected, same with the kids. I just wasn't that bad for us, fortunately. I had blood drawn and have antibodies now.
I have also never had a flu shot and at 61 years old have only had the flu twice in my life. Got a pretty good immune system, also heard my blood type O is good to have.
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Ignorant fool remains ignorant.
 
Florida running like well oiled machine.
Vaccination time! Well organized! Scheduled time was 10:30-10:45. Arrived 10:25 & got in line, by 10:35 was scanned for temp, given arm bracelet after checking ID. Ushered inside, short line, checked ID bracelet, sent to table, screened & questioned by one, scrubbed arm & vaccine injected 10:47. Sent to observation area for 15 min. DONE 11:03 🙂 40 minutes total & I'm back in car, headed home, Pfizer set on STUNNING 🙂
 

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MtnMan said:
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5/10?
At worst I've experienced 2/10, and that is when I try to sleep on that arm or bump it, otherwise 1/10.
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Wow I always thought 7/10 was when the pain was so much you were screaming. I had 10/10 one time with a kidney stone, pain so bad I legitimately thought about jumping off the top of my 7 story building. The moment I passed the stone about 3 hours later was the greatest I have ever felt in my life.
 
purbeast0 said:
Those of you who have had side effects that are more than soreness at the injection site - do you get flu shots regularly and have side effects from that other than soreness? Just curious about anecdotal experiences.

I signed up for my first dose on Feb 11th. I'm not sure if it's Pfizer or Moderna though. I get flu shots annually and only have soreness at the injection site for a few days. It's not enough to hinder me from working out or anything though, it's just there for like 2-3 days then goes away. I'm hoping that is all I experience but I'll have to wait and see.
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I had a mild headache the night maybe 7-8 hours after getting Pfizer shot #1 last Friday and some mild pain at the injection site that lasted through the next day. Had no side effects whatsoever from my flu shot last fall as well as from the flu shot the previous two years before it. Did have a similar mild headache I think the day after getting the TDAP shot about three years ago. Don't think I have had any other vaccines the last few years.
 
sportage said:
Done!
Well, at least the first dose. Absolutely no issues not even the sore arm.
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Probably should do a little UPDATE.
Around 10 pm last night, some 7 hours after getting the first shot, my shoulder did start to throb a bit but nothing really that bad. But in all accuracy my shoulder did experience a bit of soreness. However today some 24 hours later after the initial shot, the soreness is all gone. No other side effects at all. Come to think of it, that shoulder soreness was about equal to my getting the flu vaccine back in November. I guess when someone pokes you in the shoulder with a needle, it's gonna get a little sore. I can hardly wait for my second shot. 🙄
 
brycejones said:
Ignorant fool remains ignorant.
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Moreover, If you are a selfish ass don't get if you already had Covid. Otherwise get it for the greater good of our society and to help knock this thing out ASAP. If someone gets reinfected they can spread to others. Bottom line, get the vaccine as soon as they are eligible.


Hopefully this is a trusted source to all.
www.mayoclinic.org

Get the facts about COVID-19 vaccines

Find out about the COVID-19 vaccines, the benefits of a COVID-19 vaccination, the possible side effects and how to prevent infection.
www.mayoclinic.org www.mayoclinic.org
 
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SteveGrabowski said:
Wow I always thought 7/10 was when the pain was so much you were screaming. I had 10/10 one time with a kidney stone, pain so bad I legitimately thought about jumping off the top of my 7 story building. The moment I passed the stone about 3 hours later was the greatest I have ever felt in my life.
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Like hitting yourself in the head with a hammer. Feels so damn good when you stop.
 
Burpo said:
Florida running like well oiled machine.
Vaccination time! Well organized! Scheduled time was 10:30-10:45. Arrived 10:25 & got in line, by 10:35 was scanned for temp, given arm bracelet after checking ID. Ushered inside, short line, checked ID bracelet, sent to table, screened & questioned by one, scrubbed arm & vaccine injected 10:47. Sent to observation area for 15 min. DONE 11:03 🙂 40 minutes total & I'm back in car, headed home, Pfizer set on STUNNING 🙂
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Heh, not in my county. I’ve been trying to get my 92yo M-I-L signed up and haven’t been able to.
 
zzyzxroad said:
Moreover, If you are a selfish ass don't get even though you already had Covid. Do get it for the greater good of our society and to help knock this thing out ASAP. If someone gets reinjected they can spread to others. Bottom line, get the vaccine as soon as they are eligible.


Hopefully this is a trusted source to all.
www.mayoclinic.org

Get the facts about COVID-19 vaccines

Find out about the COVID-19 vaccines, the benefits of a COVID-19 vaccination, the possible side effects and how to prevent infection.
www.mayoclinic.org www.mayoclinic.org
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We’ve long established compuwiz1 is a selfish ass. His post was just more proof.
 
Got my first Moderna shot today. I was registered two different places. One my HMO and the other my city's health department but heard only that they would let me know when they had doses... crickets. Then today, I saw a post in a "private" listserve I'm on for my volunteer gig that there was a program offering vaccine for seniors and I hit the link. It was a dead end (couldn't pick a day because they had no supply) and I posted back. Another of my coworkers posted a different link to a program that's set to open this coming weekend that's making appointments now. I hit the link, followed through the registration, etc. process and was setup in less than an hour to go IMMEDIATELY, i.e. for THIS AFTERNOON! I was OMG, I'm getting Moderna!!! I hustled on over there, excited.

It's at Golden Gate Fields, Albany, and www.curative.com is the company responsible for arranging it. I had to be a Berkeley, CA resident, 75+.

Today was (according to the TV story I saw tonight) the "soft rollout." The program doesn't start officially until tomorrow (Friday). They said I had to contact them to make the 2nd appointment for today + 28 days, = Mar. 4. I should get contacted to make the appt. or I can hit the website of Curative, presumably in a few days. I'm stoked. I figured that Moderna (or Pfizer) would be great. Hope I got the good stuff (and enough). 😉 I got home and did my afternoon go for it roller skate in the streets. So far, no reaction. I kind of hope I feel something tomorrow, soreness in the arm, something, something to tell me that something happened, if you know what I mean.
www.berkeleyside.com

Update: 'Mass vaccination site' now open for residents age 75 or older

Berkeley is partnering with Albany, Alameda County and Curative, Inc., to open a mass vaccination site for residents who are 75 and older.
www.berkeleyside.com www.berkeleyside.com
You might see a shot of me there in my car, a woman representing the site took some shots of me through the windshield with her DSLR! You can see her in this shot in the background, talking to the driver, the one with black hair.IMG_4693.JPG
 
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Last night, ~ 7 hours after getting the injection, started feeling some arm pain. I'm glad of that, I figure it means my body's mounting a defense against what was injected, which will build immunity to Covid-19. Mostly I feel alright, other than that not inconsiderable arm pain... when I use that muscle. In a relaxed state, I don't feel pain.

I think I've heard that the 2nd vaccination often has worse reactions, and I'm thinking this:

Shot #1: Your body goes "hmm, this is a foreign substance, I'm gonna deal with it, make antibodies, I don't need this."

Shot #2: Your body goes "Hey, I thought I told you not to bother me! Well well, I have developed antibodies against you, now I'm gonna teach you a lesson... TAKE THAT!" So, the 2nd reaction is worse than the first. I don't think it always happens that way, but I won't be surprised if on March 5 (the day after I'm supposed to get Shot #2), I'm not feeling so well.
 
Burpo said:
Florida running like well oiled machine.
Vaccination time! Well organized! Scheduled time was 10:30-10:45. Arrived 10:25 & got in line, by 10:35 was scanned for temp, given arm bracelet after checking ID. Ushered inside, short line, checked ID bracelet, sent to table, screened & questioned by one, scrubbed arm & vaccine injected 10:47. Sent to observation area for 15 min. DONE 11:03 🙂 40 minutes total & I'm back in car, headed home, Pfizer set on STUNNING 🙂
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I've had both doses, #2 this past Monday.

The people in the trenches, or those in the vaccine centers have been absoultly wonderful. The negative to my experience has nothing to do with these "worker bee's", but with the county health department people that planned out the work flow.

I got dose #1, and recognize that tenacity on my part and a lot of phone calls is how I got scheduled, but only for dose #1. Efficiency at the health department, where I received dose #1 was great. The person that administered the dose gave me my immunization card, and turned it over to point out the date I should receive dose #2. There may have been a plan, but the "worker bee's" didn't know it. She said I guess you just have to watch the website 😳. That left with the feeling I would face the same challenges scheduling dose #2, as I faced for dose #1, but with a time critical window now in play.

It actually took me 15 days (dose #2 due in 21 day, Pfizer) of hammering on the health department with phone calls, emails, and attempting to involve local media before I could actually relax before I learned when and where I would receive the second dose. I know I was not alone as I was in touch with others that had received dose #1, with dose #2 being a complete unknown. I did get a letter published in the paper praising the people administering doses but condemning the appointment process.

This was just a complete failure on the part of people responsible for planning, and created huge amounts of work for their staff, and angst on the part of recipients. It worked out in the end, but I was in a fucking rage for over two weeks. I hope they got smarter since.

To that end, my wife who didn't qualify due to age when I got my first appointment scheduled hers in a neighboring county, got both appointments on the first phone call, and had a very good experience when she received dose #1. Dose #2 will be her Valentines day.
 
allisolm said:
Day 2, 2nd shot, Moderna. Arm is mildly sore to touch. No worse than with 1st shot. Husband is the same. No fever, no swelling, no fatigue. We're alive! Alive!
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So what you're saying is... Republicans will soon have posters up declaring that you died two days ago and were replaced by actors.
 
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Karen... Your risks are greatly reduced. And wearing a mask adds to that reduction. Think of it like wearing seat belts, no one can guarantee you will not be in an accident when wearing a seatbelt, and no one can guarantee the seatbelt will save every life, but regardless we do wear the seatbelt because your head sitting on your shoulders is better than your head laying on the pavement. There are no guarantees in life, only the reduction of risk. The anti mask Trumpies claim the mask is only 30% effective. I say bring on that 30%.
 
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So, let's answer some of that. You have some immunity a few weeks after getting the first shot of one of the two mRNA vaccines. You don't have the maximum immunity until about 2 weeks after getting the second shot.

Of course, it's still possible to contract CV19, but you are apt to get a much milder case.

Wearing a mask: Well, you're less likely to catch it, or spread it if you have it . Also, they don't know how much getting vaccinated prevents you spreading the virus. Before approval, the FDA required efficacy from Pfizer and Moderna on stopping illness, not on preventing spread.

The goal besides protecting individuals and vulnerable people in the interim is to reach herd immunity, which they think we will reach when 75-80% of the populace is vaccinated.
 
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