Anybody scheduled for vaccination yet?

SeaBreeze said:
I got my first shot today at Kaiser, it was the Moderna vaccination. Had to wait on two long lines with other people who also had appointments, but they moved quickly, wasn't too bad. I have no side effects, and it's been around 3 hours. The appointment for the second shot is April 17, same time and location. Feels go to finally get vaccinated.
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Why does it feel good to be vaccinated seabreeze....how will it make your life better ?
 

charry said:
Why does it feel good to be vaccinated seabreeze....how will it make your life better ?
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If being vaccinated keeps me from getting seriously ill, where I need hospitalization, put on a ventilator and may cause permanent lung damage or death, that makes my life better.

If enough people get vaccinated, it will be safer sooner to gather in a group and perhaps do away with masking and distancing. I'm in my late 60s, don't want to die from a virus at this stage in my life. I will feel better after my second shot and when my husband is able to get vaccinated.

I will still wear a mask after fully vaccinated for awhile, until there is more proof that I can't infect someone else with the virus, if I do happen to have a mild case, or one without symptoms.

I'm not a big vaccine person, I don't get an annual flu shot, haven't for years. I rarely see a doctor, unless I need to.
 
I just got a text that I can schedule my vaccine shot now. I made the appointment for this Friday. The only thing I'm a little worried about now is parking availability at the drug store. I think I'll try to get there a bit earlier. They said to allow for 30 to 60 minutes of being there. Not sure why.
 

SeaBreeze said:
If being vaccinated keeps me from getting seriously ill, where I need hospitalization, put on a ventilator and may cause permanent lung damage or death, that makes my life better.

If enough people get vaccinated, it will be safer sooner to gather in a group and perhaps do away with masking and distancing. I'm in my late 60s, don't want to die from a virus at this stage in my life. I will feel better after my second shot and when my husband is able to get vaccinated.

I will still wear a mask after fully vaccinated for awhile, until there is more proof that I can't infect someone else with the virus, if I do happen to have a mild case, or one without symptoms.

I'm not a big vaccine person, I don't get an annual flu shot, haven't for years. I rarely see a doctor, unless I need to.
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I feel the same way you do except for getting the flu shot every year. I had a very bad case of the flu in the late 90s and never want that again.
 
Ruthanne said:
I just got a text that I can schedule my vaccine shot now. I made the appointment for this Friday. The only thing I'm a little worried about now is parking availability at the drug store. I think I'll try to get there a bit earlier. They said to allow for 30 to 60 minutes of being there. Not sure why.
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Good luck Ruthanne. The whole process for me took a little over an hour, but it was a Kaiser facility and plenty of parking. Seems like there's a lot of people out making appts. to get their shots, so even though you have an appointment, there will likely be many people there with appointments waiting. The appointment will not be honored like one at a doctor's office, they have too much to deal with. That's how it seemed for me. Would be nice if they had curbside and you can stay in your car, looking for one of those by me for my husband, hard to find.

I actually was getting my shot on my appointment time, but I was there waiting in long line for around an hour before that. Some folks after I was done and waiting the 15 minutes for side effects, had earlier appointments or the same time as I did, just depended exactly when they got there and how long the lines were for each of them.
 
Ruthanne said:
I just got a text that I can schedule my vaccine shot now. I made the appointment for this Friday. The only thing I'm a little worried about now is parking availability at the drug store. I think I'll try to get there a bit earlier. They said to allow for 30 to 60 minutes of being there. Not sure why.
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Because of the line hon.

Some places look like this...
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SeaBreeze said:
Good luck Ruthanne. The whole process for me took a little over an hour, but it was a Kaiser facility and plenty of parking. Seems like there's a lot of people out making appts. to get their shots, so even though you have an appointment, there will likely be many people there with appointments waiting. The appointment will not be honored like one at a doctor's office, they have too much to deal with. That's how it seemed for me. Would be nice if they had curbside and you can stay in your car, looking for one of those by me for my husband, hard to find.

I actually was getting my shot on my appointment time, but I was there waiting in long line for around an hour before that. Some folks after I was done and waiting the 15 minutes for side effects, had earlier appointments or the same time as I did, just depended exactly when they got there and how long the lines were for each of them.
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We went to a small pharmacy. We had to call them when we got there and wait in the car. They called when they were ready for us to come in (probably about 10 minutes). They gave us our shots and they told us to wait 15 minutes before leaving. There was probably 6 other people waiting when we left.
 
Jeweltea said:
We went to a small pharmacy. We had to call them when we got there and wait in the car. They called when they were ready for us to come in (probably about 10 minutes). They gave us our shots and they told us to wait 15 minutes before leaving. There was probably 6 other people waiting when we left.
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I'm going to a pharmacy too--discount drug mart. They didn't give me any instructions except to expect the wait to be up to 60 minutes.
 
SeaBreeze said:
Good luck Ruthanne. The whole process for me took a little over an hour, but it was a Kaiser facility and plenty of parking. Seems like there's a lot of people out making appts. to get their shots, so even though you have an appointment, there will likely be many people there with appointments waiting. The appointment will not be honored like one at a doctor's office, they have too much to deal with. That's how it seemed for me. Would be nice if they had curbside and you can stay in your car, looking for one of those by me for my husband, hard to find.

I actually was getting my shot on my appointment time, but I was there waiting in long line for around an hour before that. Some folks after I was done and waiting the 15 minutes for side effects, had earlier appointments or the same time as I did, just depended exactly when they got there and how long the lines were for each of them.
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I would have liked the curbside shot as well but haven't any idea where they do that here. I was thinking about the parking and realized I can probably park at nearby stores (other ones) if I need to. It seems Discount Drug Mart's parking lot is almost always almost full. At least the closest one to me. Did people waiting there socially distance themselves in the line? I hope they will here.
 
Ruthanne said:
Did people waiting there socially distance themselves in the line? I hope they will here.
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Yes, they were very good about that, even when there were no more circles on the ground. Outside the line went down the block and started to bend around the corner. There were 20+ people ahead of me, and around the same behind me by the time I entered the building. Inside they sent us to the second floor, where there was another long line of people waiting.

I have to give the people at Kaiser credit though, the lines moved as quickly as could be expected, and there were several nurses at different desks giving shots at the same time. When a desk cleared, they sent another in. I went on a Saturday, so it was probably a bit more crowded. The nurse said the weekdays were less crowded, but they had other things going on there, and this was a dedicated vaccine event. I assume that was all the extra workers making everything go smoothly.
 
Sassycakes said:
Thankfully my husband and I had both our shots. We had the Pfizer vaccine and we didn't have any reaction except for a sore arm. The line to get the shot was short and the staff was very nice, and after the shots, they watched you for 15 minutes.
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What kind of a place did you go to Sassy, was it a drug store or something like that?
 
Jeweltea said:
We went to a small pharmacy. We had to call them when we got there and wait in the car. They called when they were ready for us to come in (probably about 10 minutes). They gave us our shots and they told us to wait 15 minutes before leaving. There was probably 6 other people waiting when we left.
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That sounds perfect Jeweltea, easy as possible. :cool:
 
Mine was Pfizer also, and I did have a pretty unpleasant reaction after the second shot, but it only lasted a day or two. For some people, it's apparently like having a very mild case of Covid. And if that's a mild case, I sure wouldn't want a more severe one!

I don't think the reaction has anything to do with which brand of vaccine was used. It's just the way our bodies react.
 
Sunny said:
I'm still confused about how it is possible to pass the virus along to someone else, after you have been fully vaccinated.

From my (very limited) understanding of how this works, the vaccine causes your body to make antibodies against the virus. So you can't get sick from it (or it's a very, very low probability). So if the antibodies are killing off any coronavirus that enters your body, how can you infect other people? All your viruses are supposedly dead, right?

What am I missing here?
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There are two components that we get mixed up. The actual virus is Sars-Cov-2, the disease is covid-19. So while the vaccine will not stop you from getting the virus, Sars-Cov-2 it will not cause the disease covid-19. But you can still give an unvaccinated person the virus, which can turn into the disease . That's how I read it explained one time. I'll try and find the link.
 
SeaBreeze said:
If being vaccinated keeps me from getting seriously ill, where I need hospitalization, put on a ventilator and may cause permanent lung damage or death, that makes my life better.

If enough people get vaccinated, it will be safer sooner to gather in a group and perhaps do away with masking and distancing. I'm in my late 60s, don't want to die from a virus at this stage in my life. I will feel better after my second shot and when my husband is able to get vaccinated.

I will still wear a mask after fully vaccinated for awhile, until there is more proof that I can't infect someone else with the virus, if I do happen to have a mild case, or one without symptoms.

I'm not a big vaccine person, I don't get an annual flu shot, haven't for years. I rarely see a doctor, unless I need to.
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If i felt our community was doing what they should do....I would be willing to help .....but last year I feel no one has stuck to the restrictions ....so ...I m not putting myself out or my Hubbys health for a load of people who don’t give a toss..... sorry......I ll keep me and hubby safe , which I have done for the past 9 yrs......
 
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