I’m in the next age group. It’s just impossible. I’ve been looking at least 10 times a day. Half the links on the state website don’t work. The ones that do work are just a blind alley. I live in eastern Connecticut on the Rhode Island line. I was able to schedule my mother through VAMS without issue. For some reason though, all of the health department clinics don’t appear in VAMS anymore. I don’t know if they canceled them because they are vaccinating all the teachers or for some other reason. That leaves three places in VAMS within any kind of reasonable drive. There is no availability at any of them. CVS and Walgreens have nothing for availability. Every time you try to sign up for a different site, for example Hartford Healthcare, you have to provide all of your personal information, including your Social Security number which is ridiculous. And then after you sign up they tell you sorry we don’t have anything. I finally called the hotline, got through after about 25 tries (it just hangs up on you most of the time) and the only place that they could schedule me was in Enfield. That is just too far of a drive. It’s incredibly ironic, considering that my town has one of the lowest vaccination rates and highest case rates in the state. I think it’s just that we are rural and they really don’t care. Rant over.
Update: shot two was no joke. Arm was less sore, but woke up the next day to 100.2 fever, massive headache, chills and lethargy. Felt 50% better by nightfall, 90% by the next morning, 100% by 72 hours after the injection. No complaints - so glad to have it - but just a heads up, the purported side effects are no joke, and I wouldn't have wanted to be under an urgent work deadline the day after.
Same thing happened to me. My second day only lasted about four hours. Got the Moderna Vaccine.
Yeah, love the VA. I get them by mailed card, telephone calls and via text...and yes, they will keep asking to verify on the appointment you just verified.
Got mine through Hartford Healthcare in Torrington. Way too far for you, sorry it’s no help.
Revelie?
Either that or it's the same computer that was used back in the eighties in, "War Games".
My son said reactions to the second Moderna are quite common. He gets his second on Monday, and he's already planning to take Tuesday off.
Congratulations on being the first on this thread to get the J&J vaccine. All of us BY’ers still waiting for our 2nd shot are envious.
Amen!
Can I ask what state you're in, ucbart? Curious where the J&J vaccine is rolling out so far. Thanks, and stay healthy - a salutation now easier to follow after yesterday!
Bart, throw out your restaurant name here (if it's not against the rules), never know you may attract some Boneyard posters...that is if you want any.
is that the right time, 12:45am?
Thanks for starting this thread! I have sent its URL to several people. Hopefully it will quell their fears.
Sure-I live in Syracuse.
Bart, throw out your restaurant name here (if it's not against the rules), never know you may attract some Boneyard posters...that is if you want any.
