Millysaurusrexjr
yeah
I got my first dose today! Finally! So glad that the nurses were nice. Very quick process. My arm barely hurts, and it's been a couple hours now.
Let's talk vaccines!
- Thread starter Shawna
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So apparently the 3rd shots(boosters) have been approved now. Anyone getting a 3rd dose? I got my second dose in June so won’t be eligible for a while. I got pretty sick for the second so would want to see how others react to the third dose as well before making a decision.
Shawna
AroAce, ASD, and Proud ^^
I probably will next year. I still have not gotten my second dose yet (but I should get it this week), so I probably will not get my booster until late May or Early June.
TheWildShadow55
Professional Phone Hoarder
I'm not getting it since I'm not immunocompromised nor 65 and older and from what I know, the FDA in the US hasn't authorized the shot for people who don't fit the criteria I just mentioned, so I likely can't even if I wanted it
pumpkinpuppy
mostly a pumpkin
Dipping into this thread to say- if you're hesitant about the covid vaccine, please get vaccinated.
I was diagnosed with covid on Tuesday, and I've been symptomatic since Monday. It's been a very bumpy week so far. I've experienced fever, chills, a sore throat, brain fog, extreme fatigue, lost my senses of taste & smell and my chest has been tight. I also don't know what the lasting effects will be; if I'll end up with long covid, if I'll have a complication months/years down the line tied to this, or even if the next few days will be okay. There's also the toll it's taken on my mental health; I've had to quarantine away from my husband who is my main source of support, I've struggled with basic tasks which is humiliating, and the brain fog/concentration problems have meant I've been unable to do much in the way of distraction.
I'm double vaccinated- I was one of the earlier ones to be, since I'm classed as vulnerable due to other health conditions- and was due a booster next month. That's now delayed. The horrendous mismanagement of the pandemic (especially in the UK and the US) has meant getting vaccinated won't necessarily stop you from having covid, but it'll likely stop you from being hospitalised or worse. Also, people like me with disabilities rely on others being vaccinated to stop it spreading as fast. I can mask up, I can stay indoors as much as possible, I can get vaccinated, but disabled people are having to live half-lives because ableds shrug everything off. The emerging evidence also shows that vaccinated people are likely infectious for less time, meaning it can't spread as much.
I get why people are apprehensive about vaccines and I don't support vaccine passports due to the complications they cause disabled & undocumented people. But. Please just get fully vaccinated for covid.
I was diagnosed with covid on Tuesday, and I've been symptomatic since Monday. It's been a very bumpy week so far. I've experienced fever, chills, a sore throat, brain fog, extreme fatigue, lost my senses of taste & smell and my chest has been tight. I also don't know what the lasting effects will be; if I'll end up with long covid, if I'll have a complication months/years down the line tied to this, or even if the next few days will be okay. There's also the toll it's taken on my mental health; I've had to quarantine away from my husband who is my main source of support, I've struggled with basic tasks which is humiliating, and the brain fog/concentration problems have meant I've been unable to do much in the way of distraction.
I'm double vaccinated- I was one of the earlier ones to be, since I'm classed as vulnerable due to other health conditions- and was due a booster next month. That's now delayed. The horrendous mismanagement of the pandemic (especially in the UK and the US) has meant getting vaccinated won't necessarily stop you from having covid, but it'll likely stop you from being hospitalised or worse. Also, people like me with disabilities rely on others being vaccinated to stop it spreading as fast. I can mask up, I can stay indoors as much as possible, I can get vaccinated, but disabled people are having to live half-lives because ableds shrug everything off. The emerging evidence also shows that vaccinated people are likely infectious for less time, meaning it can't spread as much.
I get why people are apprehensive about vaccines and I don't support vaccine passports due to the complications they cause disabled & undocumented people. But. Please just get fully vaccinated for covid.
I remember reading something that anyone 18-64 with a “high risk” job (medical setting,school,day care, retail etc) is also eligible but I could be wrong.
I forgot to come back and change my vote, but I got my second dose of pfizer on august 26th. So I’ve been fully vaccinated since September 9th (if two shots still counts as being fully vaccinated? I honestly don’t know anymore). Second shot itself wasn’t bad, but the next day I did ended up with a major headache that lasted for about two days. I just drank plenty of water and slept it off so it was fine. other than that everything was great and I’m glad I got the shots. As for boosters? If somewhere down the line I’m eligible (which I’m definitely not at the current moment) and it’s the right thing to do then I’m all for it.
princess.looking.for.frog
rim tim tagi dim
I just got my first dose of pfizer, literally like 3 minutes ago. anxiety struck but I'm glad I got it.
This is correct...even up here in Canada. In order to get your 3rd shot you actually need a written recommendation from a specialist...not a family doctor, a specialist.
I was actually speaking to the Pfizer rep that controls the shipments of the vaccine to my pharmacy the other day and she mentioned that the current contract with the government concludes at the end of October (which was news to me), so moving forward I'm not 100% sure how things are going to play out in terms of a 'booster' dose.
This is also correct...at least (again) up here in Canada. Hospital staff, first responders etc. are apparently eligible to receive a 3rd dose but in terms of timeframe spacing I don't believe there's any concrete information but 8 months appears to be what they're looking at. Much like the beginning of the vaccine rollout, ONLY certain medical positions are currently a go for the booster. Schools/Day Care/Retail workers are not cleared for a 3rd dose yet.
There is a theory that 8 months after your second vaccine, Pfizer's efficacy drops to 42% while Moderna's efficacy drops to 76%...so everyone who was scrambling to get Pfizer Pfizer Pfizer, you put too much trust in the media.
I had a double Pfizer vaccination because I was part of the first wave to get the vaccine, but if I could do it all over again...Moderna's numbers don't lie.
pumpkinpuppy
mostly a pumpkin
I live in the UK and you don't have a choice which vaccine you get- it'll be AstraZeneca, Pfizer or Moderna. You show up on the day and they give you whichever one. If you don't like it, tough, you're not getting vaccinated. I was given AZ for my first dose just as the data on the problems with it was coming to light, but due to my NHS number being assigned male I was given it anyway despite being under 40. If you're AFAB and under 40 you weren't supposed to be given it at the time. I'm not sure what brand I'll be given for my booster whenever it rolls around (since I currently have covid, I'm unable to get it until December as you have to wait 8-12 weeks after being infectious). The UK doesn't buy stock of AZ any more.
I caught the Delta variant, as most people recently have, and it definitely is breaking through the effectiveness of the vaccines much more.
That's really unfortunate. I hope you pull through successfully.
On the plus side? It has been about a month since I looked at AZ stats so feel free to fact check this, but a combination of AZ with either of the mRNA vaccines actually yield the best results.
Side note: Canada has also stopped stocking AstraZeneca...I assume because of the data and the simple fact that nobody was signing up for it. I haven't looked into how the UK rolls out their vaccines, but if you truly have no choice in the matter then that's highly questionable. My pharmacy ran clinics for all 3 vaccines (ie Monday AZ, Tuesday PF, Wednesday MD etc etc.) and as I said nobody was signing up for AZ, so we just began doing mRNA clinics, and ONLY giving AZ to people who had it as their first dose and wanted the same for their second dose.
On the down side? 1st dose AZers are unfortunately getting railroaded as of right now. If you had AZ as your first dose and then an mRNA as your second dose, you're not considered 'fully vaccinated' by some destinations and will be unable to travel, and patron certain establishments.
Millysaurusrexjr
yeah
Got my second vaccine today 
smug villager
aaaaaaaaahh
Got my first dose last weekend. I'd wanted to a few weeks prior but ended up testing positive for COVID despite having no symptoms so I had to wait.
Once I tested negative again, I made a date of it going in to get my vaccine with my boyfriend and a few of our friends. For whatever reason, I was fine but the first dose absolutely bodied my boyfriend. Sore lungs, joints, muscle cramps, headache, nausea so bad he couldn't stomach food/water, the works. He had to come home from work early, was more miserable than when he'd had the virus. It only lasted that evening, though, instead of two weeks, and there's no risk of infecting anyone else or needing a ventilator, so I'd say one awful evening recovering from the vaccine >>> catching COVID again.
Once I tested negative again, I made a date of it going in to get my vaccine with my boyfriend and a few of our friends. For whatever reason, I was fine but the first dose absolutely bodied my boyfriend. Sore lungs, joints, muscle cramps, headache, nausea so bad he couldn't stomach food/water, the works. He had to come home from work early, was more miserable than when he'd had the virus. It only lasted that evening, though, instead of two weeks, and there's no risk of infecting anyone else or needing a ventilator, so I'd say one awful evening recovering from the vaccine >>> catching COVID again.
DJStarstryker
Senior Member
I want to, but I'm not eligible. It sounds like it's mostly old people and people with various health conditions right now from what I could see. I got my vaccine as soon as I was eligible in April, so later this month will be my 6 month anniversary since I got my 2nd dose. I'm interested in getting a booster. And this is from someone who was REALLY sick after dose 2 for about 24 hours. I had a high fever with chills and sweats, was very achy all over, and couldn't sleep at all.
I know that because I have been vaccinated my chances of dying or getting in the hospital from COVID are low. But I still worry about the "long COVID" stuff, so I prefer not to get COVID at all. I don't think I ever had it, because I literally have not been sick at all since this pandemic started other than the side effects from vaccine dose 2 for 24 hours. Usually I get a minor cold or two each year and even that I've avoided because of not being near people and mask wearing.
ali.di.magix
🌟💫🌟💫
Finally changed my vote in the poll as I'm fully vaccinated now! Ever since delta has got into my country, it's not work the risk being unvaccinated.
.: Meri :.
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I'm not in any of the currently approved groups to get the booster shot, but if/when that changes I'm 100% down to get mine.
Orius
The People's Champion
It's still waiting approval in Singapore, and even then, the elderly will get first dose.
Which is fine, I suppose, since I already had two doses and barely interact with anyone, working from home and all. lol
StarlitGlitch
Sweets Lover
Remembered to change my vote to fully vaccinated!
