Sight for sore eyes! COVID Vaccine!

They were talking about this last week on the local news. Quite honestly, teachers are probably more deserving than I am, and I was a bit concerned that they were gonna pull the rug out just as my age was supposed to open up. Much of the frustration had to do with not knowing, and some of this was not knowing if they were gonna change the rules in the middle of the game before I was at bat.

I have NEVER looked forward to getting a shot, and I've never been so eager to get a shot as I am now![/QUOTE]

It was heartening to see so many giddy teachers today, of all ages. I have a few friends who work in smaller districts/charter schools that went back to in-person learning before the vaccine was available for teachers. Glad to see the massive teacher population now has access, which also improves the odds my kids can return to school at some point!

 

^^^ THIS ^^^

A friend and I have been bemoaning people "cutting line". Until this week when availability expanded and we got them and ourselves scheduled, we had been diligently checking for appointments for her mother and another friend's father, both in their late 80s, to no avail. (My father was vaccinated because he lives in the state veterans home.)

Meanwhile, people we know who don't qualify ( them telling me directly " I have a friend who's a doctor that hooked me up" and "It's for 75+, but sign up anyway") were getting shots and posting pics of their CDC cards on Facebook.

Kudos to you @fudgewapner and others who play by the rules.

 

Wow! What a difference a weekend makes! From talking to folks my age this morning, it looks like the log-jam upstream has just broken! Some of my same-age cohorts got appointments TOMORROW, and that was for signing up within the last few hours. I haven't talked to anyone from the Iowa side yet, but here in the metro area counties on the Nebraska side, things are moving!

I have an appointment for Thursday, which I jumped on yesterday, but I could actually get one tomorrow at one of the Tuesday shot clinics that have opened. I'll keep the appointment I have.

I hope that things are starting to get easier for those in other locations who have had issues getting appointments for shots!

 

The J&J vaccine is going out, hopefully more appointments will open up.
(The vaccine is "on trucks as we're talking," Johnson & Johnson CEO Alex Gorsky said Monday on NBC's "TODAY" show.)

There was a vaccination event downtown over the weekend here, good to see as distribution has been pretty inequitable in our state.

 

i'm 48 hours out from getting my first dose and the anticipation is roughly the same as when i'm 48 hours out from hopping on a flight to vegas.

irony of irony - they say it takes about 10 days from the time you receive it for the vaccine to begin offering protection. 10 days from the day i'm getting my shot will be one year to the day since our offices closed down (and have yet to officially reopen)

 

I got Moderna and was told that 10 days after the first shot you're 50% protected.

And then I guess the second one is like 90-95% or something??

 

Correct but I would add 10 days to 2 weeks after the second dose.

 

I'm on tap for 3/26. This month!

Glad to see progress with appointments being made; keeping at it for those with barriers.

 

The same here in VA. Walgreens started giving vaccinations last Thursday. Until then it was just state events or CVS. Checking multiple times day and night, there were never slots available at either one. Now, CVS and Walgreens periodically show availability here. Hopefully with Johnson & Johnson, eligible people will be able to easily schedule.

EDIT: I posted an article with some tips for getting a vaccination appointment. Hope this can help.
https://www.vegasmessageboard.com/forums/index.php?threads/wsj-article-how-to-get-a-vaccine-appointment-tech-tips.181653/#post-2178042

 

I am running into that, too. I am scheduled for my first shot tomorrow, but I want to move it to Thursday (in case of side effects.. and because my second shot is scheduled the day before Opening Day). I can get that first shot rescheduled, but not the second one... so I am keeping the first one and will try to reschedule the second one later this week.

 

Well, I may have my first poke this Friday. I am on a waiting list at a Family Healthcare Clinic, so if they run out of people to poke and do not want "leftover" vaccines laying around, I will get a call.

 

This is what they did at the vaccine PODs I worked at. Once the vaccines are at the distribution site they cannot be taken back. They either need used or thrown out (which is not even an option in my opinion). We were able to call in and vaccinate 30+ people from the back up list each day.

 

Really? I’d drive 500 miles for an appointment in the middle of the night if it was an option smh

 

Without sharing the details, I know someone who DID drive 500 miles for her shot!

 

Moderna

 

Pandemic will probably be over by the time I’m scheduled.....

 

Hang in there; I’m in Ontario too and feel the frustration.

 

I completely understand your point of view, and I am incredibly lucky to be in a place to have gotten an appointment on Day 2 of my eligibility. But that second shot appointment... I mean... Opening Day... Priorities, you know?

 

May reservations are going out the window....3rd cancellation already. I think more of us might be celebrating at Cosmo during Christmas...LOL.