I got my Covid-19 vaccine today

My 92 year old Mother received the Moderna vaccine on Jan 26th and today the 28th I received the Pfizer vaccine, she hasn't had any side effects and so far I'm not having any either. She's scheduled for her second shot on Feb 26th and I'm on Feb 19th, which I thought was a bit strange since she received hers first, so maybe there's a difference between these two vaccines in the length of time to get the 2nd round. I was talking to the Nurse who was giving me the Vaccine and she had been infected with Covid-19 in February of 2020 and had gotten extremely ill, but survived and was part of the trials for the development of the Pfizer vaccine. Her sister was infected and Died, but she said she was so happy to see people getting vaccinated, because the alternative of getting sick is pretty awful for some. Maybe it's a psychological thing, but I'm feeling pretty good about moving forward and putting Covid-19 behind us. Hopefully I didn't get implanted with a Microchip, so Bill Gates and keep tabs on me

Don't be afraid, it's NOTHING to get in a Twist over.

 

I was vaccinated with the Moderna vaccine on January 9th. I receive the second shot on Feb 6th.

I had mild shoulder pain for two days. By the third day, it was barely noticeable. After getting the vaccine, I slept a little more than usual that day. By the following day, I felt perfectly normal, and there have been no side effects since then.

It was uplifting to see hundreds of medical workers and first responders getting vaccinated at the venue I went to for my vaccination. I felt like I was witnessing the light at the end of the tunnel with my own eyes - finally!

I'll bookmark this thread and let you know how it goes after the second shot on the Feb 6th.

Seth

 

I got my first shot about two weeks ago. I had no reaction other than one day's arm soreness, like I get every year with that flu virus. A cook however, who did have a hx of allergies, did have some shakiness and a headache. She definitely wants to have her second. We will make sure she does not work that day and she is happy. Everyone wins. By the way, they do provide for some epi-pens along with the virus in case there is something more severe.

 

They provide epi-pens... along with the virus??? I hope they don't provide the virus, LOL.
I know you meant the vaccines, but it was just funny, I couldn't help.
My wife had a very scary rash one day after the reactions I described above. I forgot to include it. It is concerning because it hinders her ability to get a booster shot tweaked to the new strains if necessary. It was delayed, 48 hours after the shot which is very strange. Two days later, day 4, it went completely away.

 

I'm feeling particularly dismayed today with the finding that the Novavax vaccine was effective at almost 90% against the B.1.1.7 variant, but only 49% against the B.1.135 variant (the South African one). This piece of news came together with the news that the South African variant has entered the United States (the two first cases, in South Carolina). Maybe the light is not yet lit at the end of the tunnel. This virus seems to come in wave after wave and doesn't seem to want to go away. It's not over yet.

 

Yeah, it's going to be a fight. Probably for a long time. Who knows? We may end up having to get re-vaccinated every 6 months with updated vaccines. Seems likely. Still, I'm hopeful that we can get control of this thing.

 

Anyone who uses a "smartphone" is already being "tracked". I don't plan to take the vaccine for at least a year. I live in a relatively low population density area so I have that luxury. The insanity we're watching unfold over this virus is disgusting and it's obvious that it's being used as a tool to experiment with the acceptable level of extra control citizens are willing to allow when they are afraid.
BTW, I'm glad to hear your mom has had no ill effects and I hope the second jab is just as successful. I want EVERYONE who chooses to take it, have success with it.

 

IF a you can get the numbers of infected down to where we are then sewerage detection plus contact tracing, which is what we are doing, will make it more manageable

 

Are you kidding? We are the United States of America. We can't get anything right. We ranked 5th from the bottom up in efficiency to combat the pandemic. We're a mess. So, now, we won't be doing these sensible things you're doing. After all, over here we have this thingy that gets in the way, called partisan politics.

 

Yes, but the logistics involved in vaccinating 330 million people twice per year are enormous. There will be lack of raw ingredients, materials like glass vials and syringes, the works.

 

Aww it’s not all THAT boring here

We can watch two women fight for a start

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-01...-palaszczuk-over-jobkeeper-extension/13097582

part of what has helped is state border closures / restrictions but that has led to some entertaining argy-bargies between the premiers

 

OK, you have politics too, LOL.
But you are #8 in the world in best pandemic response among 98 countries. We are #94.

 

I think we'll catch up. It's going to be the new normal. Remember when you just got your ticket and walked straight to your gate at the airport? Now there's a new normal and all the infrastructure to make it happen.

 

True. We are already talking about it being a requirement for travel to Aus

 

yep, people have asked why we should care about the health care systems in other countries, it's cause of things like this, if a virus is allowed to spread, the more chance it mutates, sadly America failed to take the lead on this one, even our own people refusing to wear masks in public spaces

we need to ramp up vaccinations here, as does the world - the longer this virus is out there and spreading, the more mutations we will see

 

You may still want to watch your back a bit!

Some of the ultra-low population density counties in Northeast California and Oregon, and people in Kansas and surrounding states are getting quite a bit of
COVID.

Have a care!

 

I am due on Feb 8.
Looking forward to it.
Will report.

 

my state has a republican governor, 2 republican senators, and 3 of the 4 congress members are republican..

and the vaccine rollout is a joke....

no place to sign up or get on a list and a very abstract webpage filled with useless information

but the kicker is this

in group ONE the prison inmates get a vaccine before law abiding citizens

maybe I should break a law and get thrown in jail just to get a vaccine

 

I'm getting my second dose on Feb 19th and from what I've read, I'm expecting that one to possibly show a few more side effects than the first dose, because that's when your Body starts to kick it into High gear creating Antibodies. Glad I'm getting second Dose first before my Mother, since I got the Pfizer vaccine 3 Weeks and she got the Moderna 4 Weeks between shots, so I'll have a little better idea of what to expect when she get hers. My whole Family is a bunch of Vaxxers and nobody has ever had a bad reaction to any Vaccine that we've taken, so maybe were acclimatized to getting Vaccines. My only allergy I've ever had was Bee's and Wasps and I went into Anaphylaxsis twice, which is about as close to the feeling of Death you can imagine, but I went to an Allergist for 5 years getting Wasp and Mixed Vespid shots in both Arms several times a Week and I'm considered more immune now to Bee and Wasp Venom than 98% of the Population, but at one time in my Life, If I had to choose between walking into a Room with a Murder Hornet or a Bengal Tiger, I'd take the Tiger. Anyways! so far the Vaccine has been a Cake Walk, but we'll see how Feb 19th goes.

 

Just got dose 1 of the Pfizer an hour ago through Los Angeles. Their system logistics were very good.

I didn't even feel it, the paramedic said he did 10,000 jabs yesterday and today, his practice was well done.

I remember a high pressure liquid on my arm in the early polio vaccinations. It didn't hurt, at least in memory, but it looked a little ugly under the skin for a few days. It would seem to be a specialized non-contact if we ramp up to 300 million twice a year

 

Your experience may not match your mother's. The Moderna vaccine is generally richer in side effects than the Pfizer one. On the other hand older people tend to have fewer/milder side effects.

 

My wife and I got ours yesterday. I didn't realize how comforting it would be to be taking a big step towards ending this pandemic. .

 

I got the second dose of the Moderna vaccine about 3 hours ago. I can feel some mild pain at the injection site, but no other side effects.

I'm going to go turn on MSNBC for a while and then get rid of my guns.




Whaaaaaaat the f----?????

 

I posted this in another thread, but I thought it would be important to repost here:

https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.02.01.21250957v1.full-text

Remember folks, the protection against infection rises only slowly after getting the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine (same probably holds for Moderna). You need to wait until about day 18-20 to get the full effect of the first dose (80% protection), and probably a few weeks after the second dose to get to the 95% advertised from the clinical trial.

So, while it is great getting the first dose, it is not yet time to celebrate and let down your guard. You gotta hand in there for at least another few weeks doing all the stuff you have been doing, i.e. social distancing, mask wearing and avoiding parties.

 

Let's not forget that the Pfizer and Moderna data were obtained with the previous variants, the 20G clade in the US and the 20A.EU1 in Europe. Those 95% of efficacy have never been tested against the South African B.1.351 and the Brazilian (Manaus) P.1, which both have been found in the US already. And they were tested later against the B.1.1.7 with good results, but that was before the B.1.1.7 started also acquiring the E484K mutation that helps the virus evade the vaccines (happened this past week), which is one of the main mutations found in the new South African and Brazilian variants.

It is speculated that the B.1.1.7 may be 30% more lethal in addition to being 56% more infectious. Both the B.1.351 and the P.1 seem to be 50% more infectious, and they both seem to be harsher on young healthy people than the previous variants. There are 22-year-olds dying of the P.1 in Brazil. Also, both the P.1 and the B.1.351 seem to be able to reinfect 30% to 42% of people who had already had Covid-19 from the old variants.

The bottom line is: with the vaccines we have won a battle. We haven't won the war yet. The virus may very well mount a counter-attack. It is actually what evolution dictates: as the population gets more immune, the virus tries to evade it.

So, I'm not sure if it's wise to "celebrate and let down your guard" even a couple of weeks after the second dose of your vaccine.

The jury is still out on what will happen to the new variants in the United States.

This virus may mount a vigorous counter-attack and we may need updated vaccines.

Moderna and Pfizer seem to be able to deliver updated vaccines by late fall, but then, let's hope regulators won't want another full phase 3 trial to approve the update vaccines.

GSK and Curevac are working together on a multi-valent vaccine that will target ALL variants of concern. They only expect to be able to churn it out, though, in 2022.

Unfortuanately, this is not over, folks.