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progrocks said:
I drove to a rural county 3 hours away in my red state that opened up their allottment to anyone because the desire to receive it by the local eligible population dried up. Luckily was able to find a 2nd dose next week that is only 20 minutes away.
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How does it work? They had no problem with you being from a different part f thr state?
 
aburks41 said:
I'm going to Miami in a month with a few friends. Hoping to get it shortly as I will be eligible tomorrow. Does anyone know if calling a few places towards the end of the day would increase my chances of getting a walk in appointment? There's gotta be a few scheduled appts that just don't show up, right?
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Honestly, just go on the CVS website and refresh every couple seconds for a minute or two. An availability in the next few days will pop up.
 
Vuce said:
Shouldn’t we know this information or was this so rushed that it’s like wait and see? In reading up on this topic ( NEVER thought I’d be researching any of this LOL) apparently vaccines are developed over like a 5 year + time with testing and trials over and over. But obviously the need outweighed the time for this vaccine so we will find out stuff in the months and years ahead as time passes. Do I have that part right?
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Right. Accelerated timeline in setting of global pandemic. Note that Accelerated Timeline doesn't equal compromise in research method integrity. It just means that "special population" data (that takes longer to recruit study subjects for) lags behind. As well as "long-term efficacy and safety" data. Thankfully, we have decades of research to show that it's exceptionally rare to see directly-attributable adverse effects from vaccines that don't happen in the immediate weeks to months post-vaccination.

Any significant protective benefits (even if only temporary) can play a pivotal role in tamping out the pandemic spread. Which is why the FDA accepted ~3-4 month efficacy and safety data in determining whether to issue the Emergency Use Authorization, with representation of important "very common" special populations (Age >65, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, obesity, etc.).

There's nothing in the realm of efficacy or safety that's emerged in the U.S. / Worldwide real-life safety & efficacy data to suggest that the decision was a bad one. Safety data is as good/better than just about all previous vaccines brought to market. Efficacy to prevent severe disease and to prevent transmission is wayyyy better than what we could have hoped.

Get them shots ASAP, Boneyarders!
 
I got second Pfizer last night. Had some arm pain overnight that is already subsiding. I'm a 63-year-old male.
 
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At least some of the sore arm can be mitigated with positioning. If going to a drive through site, do not rest your elbow on the open window. Drop your arm into your lap keep your hand unclenched, and try to relax your arm. I have a colleague who had her patients rest their hand loosely just behind their back. Wish I could describe it better but it was very hard to tense the muscles and it worked like a charm.
 
Vancat said:
Getting #2 Pfizer tomorrow. Have been a tiny bit nervous about side effects (had none but a sore arm with the first) but reading this thread helped. Previously all I was hearing about was side effects with the 2nd shot, but I guess those are the people speaking up.
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J187Money said:
Very slight soreness from Pfizer (yesterday) but nothing major.
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mauconnfan said:
Had my 1st Pfizer Saturday in Windsor Locks and had very little reaction. I did have a sore arm in the vaccinated area but after a couple Ibuo's hardly anything at all. We'll see what happens with #2 in mid April.
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FairView said:
I got second Pfizer last night. Had some arm pain overnight that is already subsiding. I'm a 63-year-old male.
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Same here with Pfizer with slight soreness in the arm near the injection site.

I'm about 16 hours past second shot.

Almost feels like how you'd feel 3-4 days after getting a real good punch on your arm. Not really pain or sensitive to touch on the skin but more like a slight deep tissue knot.
 
CToutlaw34 said:
I'm planning to log on to my hartford healthcare chart at midnight + create my VAMS account as soon as eligibility opens here in CT - should I be calling vax sites/providers and leaving messages as well? any other tips for finding an appointment sooner or later? My wife is due with our first in early June - I want to be sure I am vax'd by May if possible
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In today's Hartford Courant, it was suggested that you go to your portal & pre-populate the personal & insurance information fields NOW. Then, tomorrow at 8 a.m. you just click NEXT, & vaccination sites pop up with appointment availablity.
I used the Hartford Healthcare my chart site for my vaccinations. It's a lot easier & MUCH less of a headache than signing up through VAMS.
 
I am very offended by like 23 things in this thread and will ban everyone.

Day after, arm hurts, head hurts, everything hurts, but manageable.

Still pretty sure the vaccine is pure poison, but everyone should get it because why should the government only be allowed to track me?

Also, if I am abducted by the CIA for speaking out, please remember that a toddler can make a lobster roll and you should stop fetishizing stupid foods.
 
Vuce said:
Shouldn’t we know this information or was this so rushed that it’s like wait and see? In reading up on this topic ( NEVER thought I’d be researching any of this LOL) apparently vaccines are developed over like a 5 year + time with testing and trials over and over. But obviously the need outweighed the time for this vaccine so we will find out stuff in the months and years ahead as time passes. Do I have that part right?
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No steps were skipped in making the vaccines
 
aburks41 said:
I'm going to Miami in a month with a few friends. Hoping to get it shortly as I will be eligible tomorrow. Does anyone know if calling a few places towards the end of the day would increase my chances of getting a walk in appointment? There's gotta be a few scheduled appts that just don't show up, right?
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My wife works at Charlotte Hungerford in Torrington. They have a list of pre-registered patients (or they did) to call in just such cases to avoid unused doses being thrown away.
My personal thought is that, with the opening up to ages 16 & over tomorrow, there will be a glut of vaccinations. Check with the vaccination site of your choice to get on the call list, but remember to cancel your original vaccination appointment after getting vaccinated to allow others the opportunity to get vaccinated.
 
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I went ahead and booked through CVS for Saturday. No sense in waiting for tomorrow; keep refreshing and you will get an appointment.
 
Marat said:
Pfizer claims 100% effectivness for 12-15 year olds. So will you give it your kids ?

www.cnbc.com

Pfizer-BioNTech says Covid vaccine is 100% effective in kids ages 12 to 15

Pfizer plans to submit the new vaccine data to the FDA "as soon as possible," CEO Albert Bourla said.
www.cnbc.com www.cnbc.com
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My understanding of the trials in children is they're more looking at safety. The cohort here was ~1,500 per group I believe? There's already a lot of evidence that the mRNA vaccines work, so I think these will look more to show if it's safe to use.

If approved for 12+ that's another big step in the right direction. The vague "herd immunity" thresholds can be reached without <12.
 
8893 said:
Is everyone getting it in their not-dominant arm? Has anyone done one in each? I got my first shot in my left and am wondering if there is any conventional wisdom about doing the same both times or mixing it up.
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I personally wanted the non-dominant arm both times. New vaccine (rushed) so if some adverse side affect happened I'd still have my right arm.

The arm for me wasn't the problem, it was my reaction to the shot. Put me down for half a day (1st shot) and a full day (2nd shot). The arm healed in 24 hours.
 
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Waquoit said:
Here’s a good tip that I should’ve thought of myself. Take a camera phone picture of your Covid card when it’s filled out for your records. And send a copy to your doctors office.
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If you are registered on VAMS you can save/print a pdf of your certificate. You can email it, print it and save it. I downloaded it to the cloud. The hard copy is in my desk, awaiting booster details before I laminate it.

Also by going to the web-link on VAMS the ctf can be recalled (on phone) if necessary to prove vaccination.
 
Melanie Rosen, who works as a secretary in Long Island school district, tested positive after receiving her second dose of the Moderna vaccine

Melanie Rosen, who works as a secretary at the Hewlett-Woodmere school district in Long Island, New York, told Pix11 she tested positive after receiving her second dose of the Moderna vaccine.



www.dailymail.co.uk

New York woman tests positive for COVID-19 after Moderna vaccine

Melanie Rosen, who works as a secretary in Long Island's Hewlett-Woodmere school district, told Pix11 she tested positive after receiving her second dose of the Moderna vaccine.
www.dailymail.co.uk www.dailymail.co.uk
 
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jostar1 said:
Melanie Rosen, who works as a secretary in Long Island school district, tested positive after receiving her second dose of the Moderna vaccine

Melanie Rosen, who works as a secretary at the Hewlett-Woodmere school district in Long Island, New York, told Pix11 she tested positive after receiving her second dose of the Moderna vaccine.



www.dailymail.co.uk

New York woman tests positive for COVID-19 after Moderna vaccine

Melanie Rosen, who works as a secretary in Long Island's Hewlett-Woodmere school district, told Pix11 she tested positive after receiving her second dose of the Moderna vaccine.
www.dailymail.co.uk www.dailymail.co.uk
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And she had mild symptoms, recovered and moved on in life.

That's the advantage of a vaccine.
 
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jostar1 said:
Melanie Rosen, who works as a secretary in Long Island school district, tested positive after receiving her second dose of the Moderna vaccine

Melanie Rosen, who works as a secretary at the Hewlett-Woodmere school district in Long Island, New York, told Pix11 she tested positive after receiving her second dose of the Moderna vaccine.



www.dailymail.co.uk

New York woman tests positive for COVID-19 after Moderna vaccine

Melanie Rosen, who works as a secretary in Long Island's Hewlett-Woodmere school district, told Pix11 she tested positive after receiving her second dose of the Moderna vaccine.
www.dailymail.co.uk www.dailymail.co.uk
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Looking forward to reading more about this in "The Journal of Anecdotal Reports"
 
jostar1 said:
Melanie Rosen, who works as a secretary in Long Island school district, tested positive after receiving her second dose of the Moderna vaccine

Melanie Rosen, who works as a secretary at the Hewlett-Woodmere school district in Long Island, New York, told Pix11 she tested positive after receiving her second dose of the Moderna vaccine.



www.dailymail.co.uk

New York woman tests positive for COVID-19 after Moderna vaccine

Melanie Rosen, who works as a secretary in Long Island's Hewlett-Woodmere school district, told Pix11 she tested positive after receiving her second dose of the Moderna vaccine.
www.dailymail.co.uk www.dailymail.co.uk
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90% efficacy for preventing symptomatic infection is not 100% so I don't understand why this would be in the news.
 
Kitaman said:

Pfizer says Covid-19 vaccine protection lasts at least six months, protects against variants​

I was hoping a little longer, but I would think that this is still an unknown, since the vaccine has not been in circulation that long. Never thought I would live in this situation in my lifetime.
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Right, we just have to wait for the rolling updates on the trial participants for extension of the real numerical data on duration of protection. No apparent drop-off in numbers from 3-4 months to 6 months, so this is very encouraging, IMHO for useful protection out to at least a year. But only time will tell.
 
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