No where near you. Edinburg. My husband has relatives in the Houston area though. My family is located in Central Texas.
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Anybody scheduled for vaccination yet?
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Lara
Friend of the Arts
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- Mid-Atlantic Coast
Oh my, Pam. You had 14 deaths...in one day on Feb 3...in one county...??
I just checked and my county had 0 new cases and 0 deaths on Feb 3.
We had 2 deaths for the week....that's 2 deaths too many.
Be careful Pam. My prayers are with you
No, we're not rushing to get one yet, there seems to be a lot of conflicting info and confusion. We have Kaiser Medicare Advantage, so I get emails from them regularly, they've said nothing about a set process where they're giving patients guaranteed appointments. My husband is 70 and I'm 68, and we've pretty much been isolating since mid-March and not been around many people at all. We're thinking we'll just wait for the Johnson & Johnson vaccine to be available, only one shot. We'll see how things are going in the future, and play it by ear.
Wow, you are way down in the valley! 7 hours away from us. Shucks.
jujube
SF VIP
Well, another hour and a half I'll never get back. I had four devices signed into the "waiting list" and never got lucky. Next chance, Monday, then Tuesday, then Thursday. This is becoming a part-time job for me.
Pappy
Living the Dream
Yes....I finally got an appointment for next Thursday at our local Publix market. Finally. My wife wasn’t so lucky. We’ll try again next week.
Maybe keep trying to get her an appt. at another Publix?
Pappy
Living the Dream
Yep. Next Monday will try again.
Butterfly
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- Location
- Albuquerque, New Mexico USA
That sounds like a very frustrating way to have to do it. Here in NM, you sign up on the DOH website, giving age and underlying conditions (they sort you into groups by age, conditions, type of employment -- i.e., medical workers and first responders, residents of nursing homes, etc., go first, people between certain ages and/or with certain serious underlying problems go second, and so on).
When you sign up you are assigned an ID number and they notify you when it's your turn and when and where to go, so there's no struggle to find a slot. In the interim, you receive "be patient" type updates so you don't worry you've fallen off the list. It seems to be working very well here.
@Liberty Too far from everyone! I remember while still living in Uvalde my husband telling me we were going to move to the valley and I just wept. I had heard such bad stories about the valley and was petrified of living here and moving away from my loved ones for the first time. We've been here 22 years and so far have had a nice life while living in the tropics.
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I tried many ways of giving the County Judge ideas to better improve their process. I was ignored with my suggestions. So, I finally called a hospital and just let them have it. I was not rude, just a tad aggressive.
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Kaila
SF VIP
Hi all,
I am following along with this thread, as best I am able,,,,
I would love to see updates from members posting here....
Who either have not been able to get the vaccine yet,
OR, who have had one, but not the 2nd,
OR have had the 2nd.
Was your reaction worse to the 2nd one than to the first one?
How are each of you doing?
@Lewkat
How are you doing, after your difficulties?
@MarciKS
Have you gotten your 2nd one yet?
How did that go for you?
@Aneeda72
Your husband had an appt; did he get his?
And did you get an appt for your first one yet?
Others here....?
I wish we could be tested afterwards, to see how much immune/antibody response we each do get,
but I comprehend that they just can't add more to what needs to be done.
I am following along with this thread, as best I am able,,,,
I would love to see updates from members posting here....
Who either have not been able to get the vaccine yet,
OR, who have had one, but not the 2nd,
OR have had the 2nd.
Was your reaction worse to the 2nd one than to the first one?
How are each of you doing?
@Lewkat
How are you doing, after your difficulties?
@MarciKS
Have you gotten your 2nd one yet?
How did that go for you?
@Aneeda72
Your husband had an appt; did he get his?
And did you get an appt for your first one yet?
Others here....?
I wish we could be tested afterwards, to see how much immune/antibody response we each do get,
but I comprehend that they just can't add more to what needs to be done.
I've had both doses of Pfizer. I'm fine Kaila. First one made me tired. Made my shoulder hurt for a couple days. I woke up the next day with a sore arm and a headache. No fever but hot and tired all day. The second dose I made me tired. I had a sore arm for 2 days and a fever so couldn't go to work on day two. Fevered lightly off and on. It got down to 99° finally that evening. Slept most of that day. No other ill effects.
Aneeda72
Well-known Member
My husband appointment is February 12 at 10:45. The county’s computer said my appointment was at 10:30. He received the needed confirmation, I did not. After two weeks of trying and after holding again for 2 hours, I finally got a live person.
She said to go with him, tell them the computer told me I had an appointment but I didn’t get confirmation. In addition, she checked and my appointment did not show on their system and it would not let her add me. Their computers were crashing a lot.
She said they may be able to give me a shot if, I guess, someone does not show up for theirs. She had a vaccine available at a different location, but it was near the same time as his so she would not give me the appointment.
I’ll go with him and see what they say since the worst that can happen is, I don’t get the vaccine which is where I am anyway.I just want to go see my daughter and family as do we all. I figure it won’t hurt to try. But I’ll get it eventually or not.
Kaila
SF VIP
@Aneeda72
Thanks for responding, as I had been wondering.
Wow, you eventually got a live person!
But it's disappointing that still did not get you a confirmation Or other definite option.
@MarciKS
I am glad to read your reply, as well!
Thanks for sharing your experience, and I am glad you have been able to get both.
With your job, and with your conditions, especially.
Thanks again, both of you.
Thanks for responding, as I had been wondering.
Wow, you eventually got a live person!
But it's disappointing that still did not get you a confirmation Or other definite option.
@MarciKS
I am glad to read your reply, as well!
Thanks for sharing your experience, and I am glad you have been able to get both.
With your job, and with your conditions, especially.
Thanks again, both of you.
Not a problem.
horseless carriage
Well-known Member
Well that's me vaccinated. At half eleven this morning, I turned up, parked up, filled in the blurb, queued up, went into the surgery, got inoculated and that was it, done and dusted. Don't know why all the staff kept going on about my attire.
Sassycakes
SF VIP
- Location
- Pennsylvania
My husband and I got our first vaccine shot yesterday and we are scheduled for our second shot on March 1st. My Husband did experience arm pain after the shot but surprisingly I was fine. It was the Pfizer vaccine. The place where we went was wonderful. They took us right on the time of our appointment and then made us sit and rest for a half an hour after to make sure we were OK.
Got my first vaccination today ((Moderna), It was very organized and disciplined procedure. The biggest problem was a lady trying to get a vaccination when she didn't have an appointment. She tried to convince everyone that it should be first come first serve. Once she was out of the way and things started it was an orchestrated event. No side affect, my arm was burning on the way back but all good now. 2nd dose was scheduled before I left, March 03...
Hello Anneda, Marg.
Hello Anneda, Marg.
Aneeda72
Well-known Member
that may be me soon
jujube
SF VIP
I sure wish they'd do it that way here in Florida! Here, it's try and try and try...… I have my finger on the key and at the very stroke of 6 a.m., I'm logged into the system. And I sit there for at least 1 1/2 hours being assured that I'm in line for the 3,000 or 4,000 shots they're offering today. I'm not sure how 4,000 people get ahead of me every time....
Butterfly
SF VIP
- Location
- Albuquerque, New Mexico USA
IMHO, that's a crazy way to do it, and bound to cause frustration for all concerned.
The way they're doing it here seems very fair. You just are where you are in line, depending on age, etc. Doesn't matter who signed up first, or how important you are. There's no just showing up and getting a shot, no line jumping, no sneaking off to another part of the state to get it sooner, etc. I read somewhere that there are exceptions for newly hired medical people, first responders, etc., because of their jobs, but that's about it.