Anybody scheduled for vaccination yet?

StarSong said:
Glad you're feeling better. Hope it stays that way. Appreciate the update.
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Thanks. Apparently, it depends on the person as to what reaction you will get. Some people have felt lousy after the Pfizer vaccine, especially after the second shot. My wife had no reaction at all from either of those. The J & J is new enough that I don't really know much about it other than that it is just one shot. According to the nurse who gave me the shot, it should be about 70+% effective after the first week, and then after 28 days, around 85% effective. How that translates into what my own experience will be, remains to be seen.

Tony
 

When we received our respective vaccinations, we got an official looking card indicating what vaccine was used and when.

I suppose we could be "carded" if hanging about without a mask. Of course, the guideline is only go mask less where EVERYBODY has been vaccinated. Seems reasonable to me since I wouldn't want to accidentally infect somebody.

Tony
 

SetWave said:
My sister who is 5 years older than me is still waiting for a shot. The roll out is definitely on big fluster cluck.
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My mother who is 96 and lives in senior government housing has not yet gotten a single shot. She is nearly blind and barely able to walk and can’t use a computer. You would think she would have been among the first, in Seattle, to be vaccinated, but, nope.
 
Aneeda72 said:
My mother who is 96 and lives in senior government housing has not yet gotten a single shot. She is nearly blind and barely able to walk and can’t use a computer. You would think she would have been among the first, in Seattle, to be vaccinated, but, nope.
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AhHa! Washington! I should have known. My sister lives up that way as well. Terrible situation. I hope your mother is doing as well as possible.
 
Liberty said:
Yes, it is the second shot that most often showed more side effects in the clinical trials. Also, the younger you were the more apt to have side effects (second shot). It was that way for my husband and myself and our neighbors as we got the shots on the same day. No big deal, like just having an "off day"... fatigue and a bit of brain fog. Just rest and do whatever you enjoy or makes you happy for the next day. The symptoms will show from 8-12 hours after the shot. They lasted for maybe up to a day for us. Not to worry...lol.
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Thank you. I guess it is better to be prepared..I really assumed the first would have more side effects than the second because the body was already somewhat familiar with the contents of the shot
 
I'm still waiting for Discount Drug Mart to contact me and also I keep trying the CVS website with no luck. I see the clinic I go to now is starting to schedule but I don't want to drive all the way there--I'd rather get mine closer to home. I'm not really in a hurry as even before the pandemic I didn't go much of anywhere to have to worry about. I also wear a mask when in the halls of the apt. complex I live at.
 
Ruthanne said:
I'm still waiting for Discount Drug Mart to contact me and also I keep trying the CVS website with no luck. I see the clinic I go to now is starting to schedule but I don't want to drive all the way there--I'd rather get mine closer to home. I'm not really in a hurry as even before the pandemic I didn't go much of anywhere to have to worry about. I also wear a mask when in the halls of the apt. complex I live at.
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My daughter is also still waiting for an appointment ☹️
 
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I received the first shot yesterday, I'm so happy! I thought I had to wait for my 65th birthday but I found a footnote on the county site that said people born in 1956 could make an appointment even if their birth date wasn't achieved yet. I signed up on the weekend and found a Wednesday appointment, I couldn't believe how fast I could get an appointment.
The vaccination site made me a little nervous, I hadn't been indoors in public for such a long time, of course everyone was in masks (I wore two) and distanced but I still felt like I was wading into shark infested waters.
I need to research how long to wait, I think I've seen a YouTube of the stats from Israel that showed there is no protection at all for the first two weeks and then a slowly increasing protection. I need to find out how long to wait to get the maximum protection. I am guessing 6 weeks (I got pfizer so the second dose is in three weeks, but I'm not sure how long to wait after the 2nd dose).
 
HoneyNut said:
I received the first shot yesterday, I'm so happy! I thought I had to wait for my 65th birthday but I found a footnote on the county site that said people born in 1956 could make an appointment even if their birth date wasn't achieved yet. I signed up on the weekend and found a Wednesday appointment, I couldn't believe how fast I could get an appointment.
The vaccination site made me a little nervous, I hadn't been indoors in public for such a long time, of course everyone was in masks (I wore two) and distanced but I still felt like I was wading into shark infested waters.
I need to research how long to wait, I think I've seen a YouTube of the stats from Israel that showed there is no protection at all for the first two weeks and then a slowly increasing protection. I need to find out how long to wait to get the maximum protection. I am guessing 6 weeks (I got pfizer so the second dose is in three weeks, but I'm not sure how long to wait after the 2nd dose).
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I have the Pfizer as well. After 3 weeks the Pfizer is at 90% and then, after the second shot, after one to two weeks (different places say different thing) 95%. I recommend wearing the N95 mask. With that mask, you do not have to wear two as it is 5 layers, but you can if you want. One more week and I can go to the mall. 😂
 
Ruthanne said:
I'm still waiting for Discount Drug Mart to contact me and also I keep trying the CVS website with no luck. I see the clinic I go to now is starting to schedule but I don't want to drive all the way there--I'd rather get mine closer to home. I'm not really in a hurry as even before the pandemic I didn't go much of anywhere to have to worry about. I also wear a mask when in the halls of the apt. complex I live at.
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They are supposed to have a big "hub" in Cleveland, so I heard on the news:

https://www.seattlepi.com/news/arti...r-6K-vaccines-daily-at-Cleveland-16003535.php
 
My daughter was able to get an appointment, finally, but she said she didnt think she could go cause her back was causing her horrific pain. She has very bad spinal issues as well. I told her to rent a wheelchair if she has to but get to that appointment.

Thank heaven, she went, and now has the first shot. Texas has all the variants, and has reopened, and, IMO, is a dangerous place, covid wise. While I wanted to go see her in April, my son had a fit. My doctor said no. 🤦🏻‍♀️ So Not going. Her husband gets his first shot tomorrow. She got one type of vaccine, he is getting the other type.

I am so relieved
 
HoneyNut said:
I received the first shot yesterday, I'm so happy! I thought I had to wait for my 65th birthday but I found a footnote on the county site that said people born in 1956 could make an appointment even if their birth date wasn't achieved yet. I signed up on the weekend and found a Wednesday appointment, I couldn't believe how fast I could get an appointment.
The vaccination site made me a little nervous, I hadn't been indoors in public for such a long time, of course everyone was in masks (I wore two) and distanced but I still felt like I was wading into shark infested waters.
I need to research how long to wait, I think I've seen a YouTube of the stats from Israel that showed there is no protection at all for the first two weeks and then a slowly increasing protection. I need to find out how long to wait to get the maximum protection. I am guessing 6 weeks (I got pfizer so the second dose is in three weeks, but I'm not sure how long to wait after the 2nd dose).
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Its two weeks after the second shot. Then you have full vaccination protection.
 
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