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formerlurker said:
I've got my 1st shot at 11:30 today at St. Mary's in Waterbury. Has anyone been to that facility and know which shot they are using?
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I got 1st shot Pfizer at St. Mary's on Sunday. My buddy went there yesterday and got Pfizer. They had mention of both options on VAMS and cards set up on the check-in table that said Pfizer and Moderna but the woman just said I was getting Pfizer and off I went down the hall to get it.

Pay attention to the driving/parking directions which take you to the parking garage behind the Palace Theater.
Clear signs pointing you on where to go.
The shots are done in the bowels of the Palace complex and I must of counted 4 performance, practice and lecture areas as I went step by step through the process.
Never saw the main lobby or main theatre but it was cool to see the other areas in that complex.

I got there at 9:30 am for a 9:45 on Sunday and they had no problem taking me early. Got my shot at 9:52 and I was out at 10:07.
You go to a small auditorium for the 15 reaction monitor period and they make your 2nd appointment in there. I only had to sit down for 5 mins after at that point.

Easy Peasy!
 
ElGuapo said:
I got 1st shot Pfizer at St. Mary's on Sunday. My buddy went there yesterday and got Pfizer. They had mention of both options on VAMS and cards set up on the check-in table that said Pfizer and Moderna but the woman just said I was getting Pfizer and off I went down the hall to get it.

Pay attention to the driving/parking directions which take you to the parking garage behind the Palace Theater.
Clear signs pointing you on where to go.
The shots are done in the bowels of the Palace complex and I must of counted 4 performance, practice and lecture areas as I went step by step through the process.
Never saw the main lobby or main theatre but it was cool to see the other areas in that complex.

I got there at 9:30 am for a 9:45 on Sunday and they had no problem taking me early. Got my shot at 9:52 and I was out at 10:07.
You go to a small auditorium for the 15 reaction monitor period and they make your 2nd appointment in there. I only had to sit down for 5 mins after at that point.

Easy Peasy!
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I loved my setup. Never had to get out of car. Well oiled machine at Saybrook middle school.
Lineup in car, someone takes your drivers license from the window of your car, by the time your car gets to registration desk you are already registered and they give your licence back and the shot card, then 4-5 car lenghts later you pull into a Party tent, stop the car, guy walks up and sticks shot in your arm. Then they route you around the back of the school with a couple tent checkpoints, which serve as the 15 minute reaction period check, at the last check point they give a lollipop, a sticker, and the date of your second shot and you are out of there. Whole thing was under 30 minutes sitting in the car listening to music and playing toon blast on my phone :) . Not a bad deal.
 
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ElGuapo said:
I got 1st shot Pfizer at St. Mary's on Sunday. My buddy went there yesterday and got Pfizer. They had mention of both options on VAMS and cards set up on the check-in table that said Pfizer and Moderna but the woman just said I was getting Pfizer and off I went down the hall to get it.

Pay attention to the driving/parking directions which take you to the parking garage behind the Palace Theater.
Clear signs pointing you on where to go.
The shots are done in the bowels of the Palace complex and I must of counted 4 performance, practice and lecture areas as I went step by step through the process.
Never saw the main lobby or main theatre but it was cool to see the other areas in that complex.

I got there at 9:30 am for a 9:45 on Sunday and they had no problem taking me early. Got my shot at 9:52 and I was out at 10:07.
You go to a small auditorium for the 15 reaction monitor period and they make your 2nd appointment in there. I only had to sit down for 5 mins after at that point.

Easy Peasy!
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Same experience here, Guapo. My appointment was 11:30 and I got my shot at 11:04. I saw the Moderna cards too and was told the same thing, "You're getting Pfizer". That's what the woman giving me the shot got so it was cool with me. Super easy experience and everyone was extremely patient and friendly.
 
1st shot today at walgreens. Showed up 15 minutes early and had my shot before my appointment time. 6 hours later and I havent even gotten a sore arm.
 
8893 said:
I can understand that one if someone wanted the one-and-done and the different type of vaccine than the type being used in both Moderna and Pfizer.

I wouldn't make a deal out of it, but I can understand why it would matter to some people. It would be ludicrous to care as between Moderna and Pfizer though.
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That's honestly where I am. I'm probably at risk enough to take any of them, but my 18 year old daughter? Would really only want J&J for her. Simply do not trust the long term impact of mRNA therapies in humans, which have never been studied.
 
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formerlurker said:
I’m 24 hours in from Pfizer shot yesterday and feel great. Iced my shoulder all night, Tylenol every 6 hours. I’ve got a 1pm tee time at Richter.
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I had to cancel my tee time with the boys tomorrow as the opportunity surfaced to go to Windsor Locks tomorrow. Hit them good, let me know what kind of shape Richter is in.
 
My Covid arm is practically gone after getting it on the 8th day. I iced it for 10 minutes on the 8th day. Just a small rash but all good. This is after the first shot of Moderna.

Please don't be alarmed with a delayed reaction (Covid arm). It will go away.
 
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My my wife’s Pulmonary Specialist
told us the both the Pfizer and Moderna are effective against all currently known strains two weeks after your second shot .
She also said she wouldn’t give her teenagers either . But she would give them the JJ. The good news my wife has completed the 2 weeks post vaccination period and is now at max immunity. The bad news is she has a list of stores she wants to go to.
AZ has opened vaccination to everyone 18 and over. They ran out of older volunteers.
The biggest problem now is getting the reluctant population to get vaccinated.
There are 220 million adults
Depending on race the statistics for vaccination acceptance is between 65% to 75% .That’s actually a higher figure than flu .
In any project there are operations that have to be overcome
If I were running this project
PR snd Advertising are required to overcome the next big obstacle to voluntary vaccination
I’m sorry I was a logistics guru in another life and we never think now we think next.
 
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AZHuskiePop said:
My my wife’s Pulmonary Specialist
told us the both the Pfizer and Moderna are effective against all currently known strains two weeks after your second shot .
She also said she wouldn’t give her teenagers either . But she would give them the JJ.
AZ has opened vaccination to everyone 18 and over.
The biggest problem the reluctant population to get vaccinated.
there are 220 million adults
Depending on race the statistics for vaccination acceptance is between 65% to 75% .
In any project there are operations that have to be overcome
If I were running this project
PR snd Advertising are required to overcome the biggest obstacle to voluntary vaccination
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Have to add all the people who got it and recovered to the pool for herd immunity. That's a lot of people who don't need the vaccine. Covid-19 immunity likely lasts for years | MIT Technology Review
 
With newly identified mutations appearing to evolve or initially reported on by general news media on a frequent basis, e.g., new double Indian mutation, multiple Amazon valley mutations, many South African variants, newly reported "most mutated Covid-19 variant" identified among travellers from Tanzania and in Tanzania, it would be equal parts impressive and surprising for most MDs in the States to already know whether vaccines available here are effective against all mutations. Epidemiologists or virologists at global leading institutions perhaps, but even they are constantly catching up on the latest, newly documented mutations. Hence, the ongoing pursuit of complmentary, effective monoclonal antibodies and/or other truly effective therapeutical treatments and reports people previously infected with some SARS-2 mutation are encouraged to be inoculated.

www.hindustantimes.com

Most mutated Covid-19 variant yet found in travellers from Tanzania

The newly discovered version will be grown at laboratories at Krisp and an attempt will be made to ascertain how easily it evades antibodies.
www.hindustantimes.com www.hindustantimes.com
 
superjohn said:
But what about longterm?!?? 20 years form now you'll probably have another arm growing out of your head.
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mRNA technology is not new. It’s been used in cancer patients for almost 30 years. Moderna took 2 days to make their vaccine. I understand it’s people’s choice to get it or not. However, IMO the shot is safe as it is not something that is new.
 
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Just checking in with the BY while I wait 15 minutes after my first shot of Pfizer at CVS.
 
SamIamCassell said:
mRNA technology is not new. It’s been used in cancer patients for almost 30 years. Moderna took 2 days to make their vaccine. I understand it’s people’s choice to get it or not. However, IMO the shot is safe as it is not something that is new.
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It was a joke. I'm making fun of the selfish morons who won't get it.
 
SamIamCassell said:
mRNA technology is not new. It’s been used in cancer patients for almost 30 years. Moderna took 2 days to make their vaccine. I understand it’s people’s choice to get it or not. However, IMO the shot is safe as it is not something that is new.
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I think he was being sarcastic. That said, I don't think that 30 years is correct. Clinical trials on the mRNA cancer treatments started in 2011, and they haven't been approved by the FDA yet. They used that same platform for this, which is why it was so fast.

RNA therapies explained (nature.com)
 
Got my 2nd dose of the Pfizer vaccine yesterday. Definitely tired and a bit achy today. 99.5° temperature too. The nurse told me to expect this though and try to power through without taking anything. Still better than having COVID!
 
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superjohn said:
But what about longterm?!?? 20 years form now you'll probably have another arm growing out of your head.
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If you already have 2 arms growing out of your head, and one needs replacement surgery in 20 years, then remove the defective one, and implant in the new one, and you will have 2 good arms.

Dental implants work. Why not this?
 
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mauconnfan said:
I had to cancel my tee time with the boys tomorrow as the opportunity surfaced to go to Windsor Locks tomorrow. Hit them good, let me know what kind of shape Richter is in.
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Mau, just got home from Richter. I don't think I could have had a better time with 3 lifelong buddies I've seen maybe twice since lockdown.

Sun, wind, cocktails, two tins of Kodiak and some medicinal glaucoma products. Mix in some competitive golf and today hit my Top 10 days of all time.

Course is in great shape for this time of year. A few soggy spots where they usually are anyway, cart path only and greens true but still spotty and sandy. Needed an extra club on most shots due to winds and finding plugged balls, even in some fairways, was a problem. Winter rules still for sure but still a really fun round.

We all deserve to have a "light at the end of the tunnel" day like I just had and I encourage others to share theirs. Golf not required.
 
formerlurker said:
Mau, just got home from Richter. I don't think I could have had a better time with 3 lifelong buddies I've seen maybe twice since lockdown.

Sun, wind, cocktails, two tins of Kodiak and some medicinal glaucoma products. Mix in some competitive golf and today hit my Top 10 days of all time.

Course is in great shape for this time of year. A few soggy spots where they usually are anyway, cart path only and greens true but still spotty and sandy. Needed an extra club on most shots due to winds and finding plugged balls, even in some fairways, was a problem. Winter rules still for sure but still a really fun round.

We all deserve to have a "light at the end of the tunnel" day like I just had and I encourage others to share theirs. Golf not required.
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Lol sounds like you had a blast. Thanks for sharing and yeah I also agree many need a light at the end of the tunnel day. Good stuff
 
mauconnfan said:
I had to cancel my tee time with the boys tomorrow as the opportunity surfaced to go to Windsor Locks tomorrow. Hit them good, let me know what kind of shape Richter is in.
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Greens at Wintonbury surprisingly rolling nice notwithstanding their practice of late Fall aeration...
 
I've had good experiences both Community Health Centers where I've gotten the vaccine.

My first dose was in the Stamford CHC. Brand new building, sparkling clean and despite my initial anxiety, it was actually relaxing to go through the process. Everyone was super helpful and kind.

My second dose was in the Danbury CHC, which is right in downtown. Like the Stamford location, everyone was super nice and everything was well organized.

Bottom line, the men and women who are helping with the vaccine are all super helpful and kind people. It's amazing what science and general humanity has been able to shine throughout this process. It's not easy, but it's good to see the vaccination rates are steady. 90% by August? Incredibly promising news.

My "light at the end of the tunnel" moment was walking the promenade at Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, right on the Upper Hudson Bay.
 
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