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CPL here in Austin offers the spike protein antibody test as well. Test code 3609 https://www.cpllabs.com/test-directory/ It's the one I took back in Oct. after my second injection.

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I got confirmation from Moderna this morning. First dose, Aug. 18th and my second dose was Sept. 17th.

I definitely think I got the vaccine. I had several of the documented symptoms after the second dose. Light fever, chills, muscle soreness, fatigue. Back to normal after 24 hours. Yeah my arm was very sore for a few days after each shot.

I have my Moderna unblinding appt. here in Austin on Monday. One caveat though, I have to do another nasal swab. Bastards! And a blood draw. I hope I get a vaccine card. Or a free t-shirt.

I checked the vaccine GIS map, https://tdem.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=3700a84845c5470cb0dc3ddace5c376b And noticed that the rural Brookshire Bros. I have been following had their total shipped doses doubled from 100 to 200 in the last day or two. I am hoping this means that theses small providers are getting their 2nd doses in this week because my mom is waiting to hear back from Brookshire Bros. to schedule her second dose appt. The 30th will be 4 weeks for her. I believe the weekly vaccine allocation PDF is for first doses only. If that is the case, then I have to assume the jump in total doses shipped would be for people needing their 2nd doses at these rural pharmacies. Lets hope so.

My mom and dad are both 1b. Mom got her first shot Saturday at Brookshire Bros. Dad gets his there on Thursday.

Took my mom yesterday to get her first shot at the Brookshire Bros. in Somerville (dad is scheduled for Thursday at the one in Giddings.) They did not schedule my mom's 2nd shot and said they should be getting more from the state soon and will schedule her second shot then. Looks like they gave out all 100 doses they had for first injections. Not sure if this is Brookshire Bros. policy or just this particular location. This makes me a little nervous, but I guess we have 4 weeks to figure it out.

The Brookshire Bros. in Giddings called my dad back this evening. He goes in next Thursday to get his vaccine. I put his name on their list yesterday morning. They do have a message now when you call that they no longer are adding new people to their list as they have enough folks for their current allotment. Good to know that these small pharmacies are actually calling people back on their list. I think the key is to keep pestering and get a little lucky as well.

Once the Moderna vaccine started shipping out to the rural areas I called every HEB and Brookshire Bros. in a 30 mile radius of her house and put her on the waiting list. When the news broke yesterday about vaccinations opening up to group 1b. I started calling those same pharmacies when they opened this morning and was able to get that appt in Giddings. I think persistence is the key here.

I was able to make an appt. for my mom this coming Monday to get the Moderna vaccine at the Giddings Brookshire Bros. She is 76. Very pleased!

I just assumed it was because the NIH and Moderna worked together on the vaccine.

I'd be interested in knowing how your appt. went. I called one of the employee health locations that had appts. available tomorrow and the lady I spoke with didn't know anything about it.

Moderna will apply today for FDA authorization. https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/30/health/moderna-vaccine-fda-eua-application/index.html

Tootsie was on her game this morning! I got there at 5:35am and was #36 in line, by the time they opened at 8 there were well over 100 people behind me. The brisket was very good, but man, there is just something extra special about those ribs and pork steak.

I'm still kicking!

You're right, I misread that. The 5% back is only on travel purchased through Chase ultimate rewards. So I guess travel/lodging and groceries go to the Reserve card then. Freedom Unlimited for everything else.

So why do I still have the Chase Sapphire Reserve card? My other credit card is the Chase Freedom Unlimited, which currently offers 5% back on travel, 3% on dining, 3% on drugstore and 1.5% on everything else. The Reserve card has 3 points per dollar spent on dining and travel and 1 point for everything else, and from Nov. 1st until April 30th, 2021, you can get 3 points per dollar spent at the grocery store up to $1,000. What am I missing? It seems to me the Freedom card is the better card outside of buying groceries at the moment. I guess if you travel a ton and take advantage of the airport lounges, the Reserve has more value. I do plan on downgrading the Reserve to the regular Chase Unlimited card and then applying for the Preferred card to get the bonus, but my 48 months with the Reserve card does not roll around until April. This is also the same time my Reserve annual fee is due. Anyway to avoid that fee when I do the downgrade and apply for the Preferred?

Check out this fucking Lu Ann platter!

Enjoy your immunity!

Update: Moderna Vaccine Trial that I'm in. After testing negative for antibodies following my 2nd injection with the commercial IgG test quoted above, I was determined to find the AB test geared toward the spike protein. I did find a reference lab in Austin that offers the Euroimmun ELISA test that detects IgG antibodies to the S1 domain of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein. I had my blood draw yesterday and received my results today. I am happy to report I tested positive for antibodies with a result value of 8.99, anything greater than 1.09 is positive. In fact, my result value is considered high according to the report I got. I'm 42 years old BTW. This was encouraging news as it confirms for me that I got the actual vaccine and elicited a good immune response. Plus, I have yet to grow a 3rd arm so things seem to be on the up and up with this trial. Hopefully it all actually works.

Those are some nice looking clubs! Are both the P770 and P790 for mid-handicap golfers? I couldn't find anything definitive.

I need a new set of irons bad. I've been playing my current set of Titleist for almost 10 years now. I shoot in the mid to low 80s, so looking for a good mid-handicapper set. I bought the TM M4 driver a couple years ago and really like it. I'm not sure what the latest and greatest irons are but I found a few with good reviews that I want to try out. I am left handed, so that will narrow it down some. Thoughts on the following 3 sets? Any better sets out there? Titleist T200 irons Mizuno JPX 921 SEL irons Callaway Apex irons

Good to know. I went back and checked the test directory on the laboratories website for the two AB tests I had done and both test's methodology say, "The assay is designed to detect antibodies to the nucleocapsid protein of SARS-CoV-2...". I'm assuming specialty labs can only provide testing for antibodies to the spike protein. I guess I'll just be patient and wait until Moderna tells me what injection I got for sure.

Yup, 0.0 was the result value on both tests. Anything greater than 1.4 on the IgG is positive for antibodies.