Who's been covid vaxxed? Stand up and be counted.

[Guest Lobo]

This is the first I’m hearing about this ranch.  Y’all know about this?

[Red Five 41593]

2 hours ago, BradInATX said:

Vasectomy and 2nd vaccine dose both scheduled the Thursday before March Madness. Pretty cool that in one day I'll be protecting myself against a potential life-ruining destructive force and also getting the Covid shot. 

[YChang 3531]

27 minutes ago, Hate said:

Are you a live person?? Then you are in a priority group.

Ha... easy come easy go. My appointment got cancelled. Just got an automated cancellation email. 

[Shoxthemonkey 1992]

1 hour ago, kevwun said:

I have heard of employers paying their people to get the shot.  Might be a way to help convince them to do it.

Office manager and I just had that discussion. I think we are going to offer a bonus and see how deep their belief really is.

[Kyrie Eleison 9312]

1 hour ago, YChang said:

Not in priority group, but was able to sign up for shot #1 at a hospital/clinic in Gatesville tomorrow.

make time for a burger at Pruitt's Shell Station...on Hwy 36 right by the prisons.  it's a good to celebrate with a damn good burger.

[Armybrat 41314]

Post From Nextdoor:

Vaxing by volunteering at Kelly Reeves.

Hey all, I thought I would report on our very positive experience last night. 

Husband and I are not 1A/1B and not teachers. So not eligible by current TX guidelines. 

However, we volunteered at KR stadium (the Williamson county hub run by Family Hospital Systems) and we were vaxed (first dose) at the end of the night, because they offer the leftovers to volunteers. 

It was easy and actually kinda fun. Highly recommend! They need hundreds of volunteers every day. You do not need medical training for many of the spots. Some work outside directing traffic, or handing out paperwork. Husband and I worked inside doing data entry. 

The only downside of inside is that it’s a big room you’re in and they do allow people to eat in in so sometimes you’re in a room where people take off their masks to eat. I went outside to eat (they gave us free food off a food truck and had snacks too!) and otherwise kept a KN95 on the whole time. 

We did a 5 hour shift, 3:30-8:30. The work is basic - take paperwork and enter it into a computer program. 

They do not promise you will get vaxed at the end of the night but we all did and every other person I’ve heard volunteer there did as well, so it seems like a solid expectation. They even said this was a record day for how many people came though - like around 3500? - and this was still not a problem. 

The competition to get one of these volunteer spots is challenging. They release at 5 on Saturdays and are gone in minutes. I was in at 5:02 and couldn’t grab one. But either cancelations happened or they added more because I checked back Sunday night and they had opened more and I got those 2. 

 

[Bevo Num1 1061]

Just got the Moderna vaccine through APH. Just waiting the recommended 15 minute period before leaving. I'll probably drop dead when I walk out of here.

[Red Five 41593]

9 minutes ago, Bevo Num1 said:

Just got the Moderna vaccine through APH. Just waiting the recommended 15 minute period before leaving. I'll probably drop dead when I walk out of here.

That only happens like 20% of the time so I wouldn't worry if I were you. 

[Bevo Num1 1061]

That only happens like 20% of the time so I wouldn't worry if I were you. 

The odds are never in my favor.

[Don Johnson 4802]

4 hours ago, Don Johnson said:

26 hours in.  Sore arm.  A little tired.  Slight chills and a low grade fever - in the 99's.

So, this afternoon (~30 hrs after second shot) I've been in the 100.4-100.6 range.  I'm not worried about it one bit as these are very common symptoms, but am I under any kind of obligation to not be around others?  Got kid activities to power through this evening.

Edited March 9, 2021 by Don Johnson

[kevwun 16269]

No, it's not the coronavirus and you are fine to be around others.  It's your bodies immune response that is causing the symptoms.

[Don Johnson 4802]

10 minutes ago, kevwun said:

No, it's not the coronavirus and you are fine to be around others.  It's your bodies immune response that is causing the symptoms.

I know but guess someone could argue there's an off chance I caught the Covid this past weekend or something.  That 100.4 number has been such a hard rule for "don't enter, go home" that once I hit that temp I had the question.

[Homercles 10206]

3 hours ago, Lobo said:

This is the first I’m hearing about this ranch.  Y’all know about this?

Which one?

[StruggleBus 3922]

42 minutes ago, Don Johnson said:

I know but guess someone could argue there's an off chance I caught the Covid this past weekend or something.  That 100.4 number has been such a hard rule for "don't enter, go home" that once I hit that temp I had the question.

Don, look. It seems like you need help here. You need to use the fact that you have a fever as a reason to not power through kid activities. Pour yourself a nice bourbon or four. Touch yourself if you must. It's time to relax and have a good time. 

[Hate 20232]

1 minute ago, StruggleBus said:

Don, look. It seems like you need help here. You need to use the fact that you have a fever as a reason to not power through kid activities. Pour yourself a nice bourbon or four. Touch yourself if you must. It's time to relax and have a good time. 

[honolulu horn 6203]

5 hours ago, kevwun said:

I have heard of employers paying their people to get the shot.  Might be a way to help convince them to do it.

It would be nice if there were some 'vaccinated people express" lines -- that might get people convinced to do it too. There's no way to enforce or prove it, but a guy can dream. 

Edited March 9, 2021 by honolulu horn

[jimmyjazz 46967]

30 hours after dose #1 (Moderna) and absolutely zero side effects.

I think they shot me up with water.  Or beer.  Same same as far as my body is concerned.

[TwiceHorn 31984]

5 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

30 hours after dose #1 (Moderna) and absolutely zero side effects.

I think they shot me up with water.  Or beer.  Same same as far as my body is concerned.

I'm about the same and my arm fucking hurts.  Wah.  

It also seems maybe to have made the soft tissue around my two-year old broken collarbone kind of flare.  Maybe it's because I slept funny on it.  At any rate, I have bilateral sore shoulders.

[jimmyjazz 46967]

My shoulder feels better than the day before I got the shot.  I have old man shoulders.

[Bruno Sardine 147]

7 hours after first Moderna dose. Feeling something, but not too unpleasant (yet?). Like a low-grade edible buzz with a hangover thrown in. Mild fatigue but no headache or fever. 

[bborange 10338]

1st dose of Moderna today.   Headache with 15 minutes after, but no other issues so far.  

[UTGrad98 2331]

Wife and I got our first shot today. Pfizer. Some slight chills for me about 2 hours in that went away. She has a history of reactions to vaccines and meds. For her she had nausea chills and dizziness almost immediately after but those symptoms had subsided a bit. I wonder if she should get j and j shot for her second. I'm not sure how severe a reaction needs to be before thinking about getting a different one.  

[kevwun 16269]

Mixing vaccines is a bad idea.  It's not going to give her the same level of immunity especially since Pfizer and JNJ are different types of vaccines.

Edited March 10, 2021 by kevwun

[BradInATX 9208]

Wife and I got our first shot today. Pfizer. Some slight chills for me about 2 hours in that went away. She has a history of reactions to vaccines and meds. For her she had nausea chills and dizziness almost immediately after but those symptoms had subsided a bit. I wonder if she should get j and j shot for her second. I'm not sure how severe a reaction needs to be before thinking about getting a different one.  

Get all 3 vaccines just to be safe

[HouTex 1912]

Get all 3 vaccines just to be safe

Do all three separate shots several times over. Maybe four times each. Just to be safe.

[Buzzrock 15115]

Got Pfizer round one this morning. Arm is a little sore, comparable to a flu shot.

[Buzzrock 15115]

It would be nice if there were some 'vaccinated people express" lines -- that might get people convinced to do it too. There's no way to enforce or prove it, but a guy can dream. 

I was given a little CDC vax card after my shot this morning and was told to bring it with me for round 2.

[TTU13 108]

My arm is still a little tender after JnJ shot on Sunday, but nothing else.

Wife had her JnJ yesterday and had no symptoms 12 hours after, which is better than my experience. I had symptoms within 8 hours ish. She was telling me how she’s tougher than me, her body can handle more, etc.

She woke up this morning with a fever, headaches, excessively tired, body aches, etc. Essentially worse symptoms than me. By about 4-5 this afternoon she started feeling more normal.

I’m curious if how you react to the vax is an indicator of how your body would handle the actual infection. Any data or info on that?

[Neonmoon 38130]

14 minutes ago, TTU13 said:

I’m curious if how you react to the vax is an indicator of how your body would handle the actual infection. Any data or info on that?

It is not. There are hundreds of variables why one has a reaction or does not have a reaction. I’ve read old people do not have as bad a reaction. I’ve heard the fats have a bad reaction or maybe it was better. I don’t remember. Either way, none of that has to do with vaccine efficacy 

[Ewreck10 288]

Got the Pfizer shot last week. Arm soreness was the only side effect for me. I thought tetanus was the worst in terms of soreness, but I don’t remember waking up the day after and immediately noticing the pain. It has been a while through.

[UTGrad98 2331]

https://khn.org/morning-breakout/cdc-says-people-with-allergic-reaction-to-first-shot-can-get-jj-for-second/

 

There is guidance to switch to the johnson and johnson vaccine if the first moderna or pfizer messes you up

[gmr548 16681]

Wife and I got our first shot today. Pfizer. Some slight chills for me about 2 hours in that went away. She has a history of reactions to vaccines and meds. For her she had nausea chills and dizziness almost immediately after but those symptoms had subsided a bit. I wonder if she should get j and j shot for her second. I'm not sure how severe a reaction needs to be before thinking about getting a different one.  

Edit: Did not see your subsequent post regarding CDC guidance. That seems like it’s probably geared to really severe reactions as opposed to what you described with your wife, but she should definitely talk to her doctor if seriously concerned.

Also, FWIW, speaking as a noted needle-phobe (I’m sure there’s an actual name for this), the immediate symptoms are very possibly a stress reaction to getting a shot in general rather than an immediate immune response to the COVID vaccine.

[Deej 77667]

Her reaction doesn't seem that severe. I would just get shot number #2. I think feeling a little crappy for a day or less isn't a reason for concern. Seems to be expected. 

[Beau Vine 55816]

I got Pfizer1 today.  Hurt less than flu or shingles shot.  I came home and bought one of everything from the Microsoft store, and then gave the rest of my wealth to George Soros, but other than that, I'm good.

[yoladu 4187]

Dose #1 - Moderna

• 26 days ago - APH
• the actual shot - didn't even feel it! hey lady, you sure you gave it to me?!!
• No side effects
• arm hurt longer than I expected - 72 hours - I definitely got it!

Dose #2 - Moderna (assuming)

• just got my notice from APH for a Thurs appt. - damn efficient!
• bracing for the dreaded 2nd dose aftereffects.

to sum things up.. feeling relief.

Edited March 10, 2021 by yoladu

[StruggleBus 3922]

I get the second moderna on Friday. Going to get drunk and rejected in bed by my wife to celebrate.

[F250 29171]

Are all of y'all old unhealthy fat fucks or are y'all just jumping in front of the people that are high risk because you can?

Serious question.

 

[bernorange 8385]

Galveston county opened up their wait list to all adults in the county.  I called and got my name on the list.  I got a text the next day inviting me to register an appointment for the first dose.  I go to the county website form and it requires me to select one of the priority categories.  I call the county health dept. and explain that I'm not in any of the priority groups.  They tell me to register and select the 18+ with medical condition.  Ok.  So I did and I got first shot of Moderna vaccine today.  

[TTU13 108]

Are all of y'all old unhealthy fat fucks or are y'all just jumping in front of the people that are high risk because you can?
Serious question.
 

Nope. We were going to wait until Abbott said fuck it. So my wife and I found some “technicalities” to sign up.

[NIUHuskies 505]

Was going to wait it out until later this Spring but two things happened-work got a large batch and Abbott. My bmi meets the number. Moderna round 1 today.

[kangsta 50]

6 hours ago, TwiceHorn said:

I'm about the same and my arm fucking hurts.  Wah.  

It also seems maybe to have made the soft tissue around my two-year old broken collarbone kind of flare.  Maybe it's because I slept funny on it.  At any rate, I have bilateral sore shoulders.

I also had unusual soreness in both shoulders and soreness in trap/neck on opposite side of injection, like I slept funny on it.  Definitely a weird side effect.  only lasted a day or two though after Moderna #1. Fatigue and injection area pain the next day were also legit. 

[Buzzrock 15115]

[Guest Lobo]

I shouldn't laugh, but I did.  

Reminds me when I was reading everything by Stephen Hawking.  I told my Dad that it was criminal that ALS is called "Lou Gehrig's Disease", it should be named "Gehrig-Hawking's Disease", if anything.  My Dad said, "When Hawking slugs over .600 for his career, he can name any disease he wants."  

[williemackgarza 1826]

Get all 3 vaccines just to be safe

No!! Dont over chip. To many chips could affect iphone signal.
Danger will robinson.

[Beau Vine 55816]

54 minutes ago, Lobo said:

I shouldn't laugh, but I did.  

Reminds me when I was reading everything by Stephen Hawking.  I told my Dad that it was criminal that ALS is called "Lou Gehrig's Disease", it should be named "Gehrig-Hawking's Disease", if anything.  My Dad said, "When Hawking slugs over .600 for his career, he can name any disease he wants."  

I've always thought it was ironic that Lou Gehrig died of Lou Gehrig's Disease...

[Don Johnson 4802]

16 hours ago, Don Johnson said:

So, this afternoon (~30 hrs after second shot) I've been in the 100.4-100.6 range.  I'm not worried about it one bit as these are very common symptoms, but am I under any kind of obligation to not be around others?  Got kid activities to power through this evening.

48 hours after #2 and I slept like a champ, 98.7 and feel like a million bucks.

[smuggs 9394]

8 hours ago, F250 said:

Are all of y'all old unhealthy fat fucks or are y'all just jumping in front of the people that are high risk because you can?

Serious question.

 

I got on the backup/standby list at my local pharmacy, was called 2 hours later and received my first dose the same day. The eligibility group on my form was highlighted "waste management protocol."

[Hanrahan 1306]

I am 22 hours after Moderna number two and have had no side effects, other than a moderately sore arm. Less sore than after the first injection. There are six of us - three sets of parents in our neighborhood - who got the first 2/9 and second yesterday. Of those, two reported moderate fever, aches and chills. Other four only a sore arm.

[South Austin 53153]

9 hours ago, F250 said:

Are all of y'all old unhealthy fat fucks or are y'all just jumping in front of the people that are high risk because you can?

Serious question.

[Johnny Sack 8397]

1 hour ago, Beau Vine said:

I've always thought it was ironic that Lou Gehrig died of Lou Gehrig's Disease...

You're gonna make that same stupid joke every time that comes up?