COVID19 Vaccinations-How's It Going?

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Yay, CG! Glad you got an appointment!

I go for my second one this Saturday. DH couldn't lift his arm higher than his shoulder after his. We'll see. I'm not planning on cooking, though ;) Our local Greek place is near the medical center, so we'll be getting takeout.
 
I got my second shot on Saturday. The first was a breeze, but the second knocked me down for a day and a half. Chills, sweats, and fever all at once. Kind of like flu, but without the headache, stuffiness or nausea. This morning I woke up feeling great. It's a small price to pay for the feeling of relief. It finally feels like the beginning of the end.
 
Dh and I both get our second shot on Wednesday. I'm cooking up a storm to have plenty of leftovers. My first shot was nothing, Dh's first shot flattened him for two days. Just in case, I also got in 2 quarts of ice cream....
 
I got my first shot today - the Moderna - and have had no quick reaction - the 15 minutes is up, so I can get some of the things I haven't gotten from Walmart for over a year! There really isn't that much...

Turns out, there is even less now! The flours I usually got there they no longer carry (Gold Medal Bread and WW - not just out of them, as there is no place for them), and on that aisle where they had a huge number of dried beans, they have far fewer varieties. I Might go over to one of the other stores in the area - maybe they still have some of the others.

I didn't bother with the garden section.
 
I've noticed a lack of gold medal bread flour in other stores too. I've been able to get White Lily bread flour (yes they have that now! Same protein level as King Arthur) and King Arthur. I stopped at Walmart today, like you to get a few things hard to find elsewhere and I noticed how tiny their flour section was, only one bread flour (KA) and the rest seemed to be store brand, kinda weird.
pepperhead212 said:
I got my first shot today - the Moderna - and have had no quick reaction - the 15 minutes is up, so I can get some of the things I haven't gotten from Walmart for over a year! There really isn't that much...

Turns out, there is even less now! The flours I usually got there they no longer carry (Gold Medal Bread and WW - not just out of them, as there is no place for them), and on that aisle where they had a huge number of dried beans, they have far fewer varieties. I Might go over to one of the other stores in the area - maybe they still have some of the others.

I didn't bother with the garden section.
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Got my second shot Friday the first was a breeze I've been pinched harder. The second was a different story the shot wasn't too bad and I had no reaction within fifteen minutes but the next it felt like I had been shot in the arm with a rifle it hurt. 24 hours later the pain was gone and just very mild discomfort in my arm. Anyhow today all discomfort is gone.
 
Dh and I got our second shot on Wednesday morning. He had significant reactions to both shots, but the first shot was worse for him. I had not much reaction to first shot and was eagerly awaiting a reaction to the second shot. Nothing. Until Wednesday evening and all day yesterday. VERY sore upper arm, chills, flu like symptoms and fatigue. Pretty much normal today, arm not sore at all. I am relieved to finally have a reaction to the shot and to have this over, for this year.
 
I read that people who have a strong reaction to the first shot have probably had Coronavirus at some point, whether a mild or serious case. We had our first shots a week ago. I had a fairly sore arm next 1.5 days or so, diminishing as I used it more. Craig just had a mildly sore arm. I had made a menu of mostly easy to cook meals just in case for this past week, but we didn't really need them. Guess I'll be doing that again in 3 weeks.



Craig had to go to ER because of a lab/blood draw or storage error on routine lab work because 1 of the values came back critically/potentially life-threateningly high. ER nurse told us most of the hospital personnel felt bad for 1-3 days after the second Moderna jab so we should probably expect it.
 
medtran49 said:
I read that people who have a strong reaction to the first shot have probably had Coronavirus at some point, whether a mild or serious case.
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I am 100% certain that DH has not had Coronavirus. He works in construction and has been exposed a few times. He tested negative each time. If he had the virus, I would have gotten it. We take our temperature and O2 saturation levels daily with normal readings every day. He works for careless international travelers so we test ourselves daily. His clients have homes in 3 countries and travel monthly to their other homes, and he has never seen a mask on them.
 
We received our second and final virus vaccine yesterday afternoon and, so far, we haven't had any adverse reactions. As for the injection site, there is no discomfort or any evidence that we'd even gotten the shot.

We'll see what the next couple of days will show. Hoping for the best. We already have enough to deal with with our good, um, friend "Arthur."
 
I had my secone shot on Friday and everything went perfect. They are so organized were I had to go for the shot. Just like my DH I had no reaction. I am very grateful.
 
It continues to be slow in rolling out and, when one is qualified, it is nearly impossible to get an appointment. I'm lucky to have my vaccine, but family has not been able to get them.
 
Kathleen said:
It continues to be slow in rolling out and, when one is qualified, it is nearly impossible to get an appointment. I'm lucky to have my vaccine, but family has not been able to get them.
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It's frustrating for sure, but it's ramped up from a few thousand per day to over a million per day and 130 million doses given in three months. I think that's good news.
 
Right now, the vaccine is becoming available in larger quantities so more people can be vaccinated.

Beginning May 1st, everyone over 16 years-old will be eligible. (April 19th in MA) That's a huge number of people looking for vaccination appointments all at once. There will likely be log jams until things settle down.

Also, with CVS and Walgreens ramping up to give vaccinations, the processing should smooth out more.

Just heard that initial testing on 12 YO to 15 YO kids was a success. When they're approved, there will be another rush to get shots.

All this is really good news. Most people seem to want the shots and are scrambling to get them ASAP.
 
I was in the grocery store and over the PA system they announced vaccine at the pharmacy. Someone canceled and I got my first Moderna shot.
I was able to make an appt for my wife for the following day as well. So we both got our first shot and both feel bad. I have never had any issues with vaccines. I was freezing all night with headache. The exact symptoms we had when we actually had the virus.
My symptoms started 24 hours after the shot. My wife started with symptoms in 12 hours.
I understand the second dose can make you feel even worse?
 
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