Let's talk vaccines!

[Holla]

Forgot to mention I got my first dose almost 2 weeks ago. I should be able to get my second by Halloween.

I'm a little late to the party but I had several personal reasons for putting it off. I'm still not happy with how the (Canadian/Ontario) Government has handled it but alas I feel like I made the right choice.

Got Pfizer as it appears to be the best one available here. Only side affect I had was an extremely sore arm for about 2 days. My Mom thinks I was being a baby about it but I couldn't even move it a little bit without intense pain. Compared to vaccines I had in the past that were just a dull ache. It's all better now though so no harm done.

 

[Holla]

I forgot to update but I got my second dose of Pfizer on Oct 30th. I had a sore arm again but way less painful than the first time. I basically couldn't even move it without intense pain. This time it was still uncomfortable to move but at least I could use it.

My Nana recently got her 3rd dose (she was one of the first few vaccinated due to her age bracket). I wonder if anyone on here has gotten a third one yet?

 

[piichinu]

i cheated to get the third dose, like almost the same time it was approved/my local hospital received/owned a shipment. in smaller hospitals they get them in groups of ~10 doses, and not even enough people are eligible (or they dont want one, high population of anti-vaccination) so they throw away the extras bc they expire. basically, if one person is eligible, they need to open the vial, which leaves ~9 doses that may or may not get used. it's so stupid but i guess they cant be like "yeah we happen to have some on hand youre the lucky winner." or they can. yeah they can and they should. anyway im putting this out there in case someone's in a similar situation and knows someone who can help them out.. doesn't hurt to ask
(i really dumbed down the explanation of the expiration so if you know how it works you might realize that)


@Holla to answer ur question, yes. i barely got sick from the first two, but the third one was pretty unpleasant. i only hated the chills and arm soreness.

 

[Corrie]

I can't get the third one yet due to my age but when I can, I definitely will.

 

[Blueskyy]

I work at a school so I got my Moderna booster over a week ago. It only made me tired and run down. My second shot gave me a fever, chills, and headache. So the booster was slightly better for me.

 

[itsjustlew]

I’m fully vaccinated, trust me it’s worth it, needles can’t be scary but it’s one of the best decisions I’ve ever made! I haven’t had Covid despite being exposed to it in the past because of the vaccine and I feel 10x safer!

 

[Pepsiii]

I have had both jabs and the other day got my flu jab. On the 20th of this month I have my booster!

 

[ughrora]

I've received my two doses, I just need to get my booster as well sometime soon!

 

[daisyflowers]

got my second vaccination in may!! somewhat high-risk gang gang, but not getting the booster i don't think

 

[Mutti]

I got the Pfizer jabs a few months ago now, as soon as my age group were able to be done i went ahead and got them. At the Beginning of covid i was not sure on a vaccine but since theyve been created and widely available i quickly changed my mind and im pro vax. The first dose did knock me about a bit and was in bed a few days but that could be due to a mixture of health conditions i suffer with. The second dose was absolutley fine and no side effects other than a sore arm for a couple days.
ive not been offered the booster jab as of yet but as long as its a Pfizer i will take it!

 

[neoqueenserenity]

Currently at CVS waiting to receive my 3rd booster hoping I don't feel too crummy. I will say, the arm soreness was THE worst following my 2nd shot. Couldn't sleep, couldn't lift it up.

 

[JulianSG16]

I work at a Rite Aid, made sure to get my shots the second they let me since I work around the elderly and my immune system is garbage. Dose 2 knocked me down HARD the following day. Had to work from a stool from the extreme fatigue and the chills knocked me out for about 12 hours once I made it home.
Seeing all you kids getting your shots warms my grumpy old heart. Especially now that the 5 and up Pfizer is approved. These kids that I see come in day-to-day are BRAVE. Braver than half the adults.

 

[Blueskyy]

I work at a Rite Aid, made sure to get my shots the second they let me since I work around the elderly and my immune system is garbage. Dose 2 knocked me down HARD the following day. Had to work from a stool from the extreme fatigue and the chills knocked me out for about 12 hours once I made it home.
Seeing all you kids getting your shots warms my grumpy old heart. Especially now that the 5 and up Pfizer is approved. These kids that I see come in day-to-day are BRAVE. Braver than half the adults.

This is so true! My teammate that I teach with just had her 8 year old daughter vaccinated because her pediatrician recommended it, and that’s who they listen to. Her daughter asked if it would help others if she got the shot and if so she’ll do it. There’s some great kids out there!

 

[Midoriya]

I’m getting the booster of Pfizer on the 8th. My first two shots were Moderna, but apparently it’s okay to mix the two and there’s even added benefits to doing so. I scheduled it for a stretch of time where I’m off work again, so I’ll have the day afterwards to sleep in and make sure I’m okay/rest. I have to say that even though it feels like a bit much to a lot of people, I wish more people would go ahead and get the booster as well. While the Omicron variant doesn’t appear to be as deadly as the Delta variant (yet), we don’t know when a variant could pop up that is even more deadly than the Delta variant. Even if this turns into getting shots for it for the rest of our lives like the flu, it’s better to be as protected as possible than not.

I also had zero side effects from the first two shots, so I don’t expect anything more than slight fatigue/arm soreness from this booster.

 

[Burumun]

Got my Pfizer booster (+ flu shot) yesterday. I was expecting it to be as bad as the second round, but I think besides having a headache and a sore arm, I mainly felt bad from having to get up at 5:45 AM to be on time for my appointment, then napping after work. Still taking it slow for the weekend just because that's what the doctor recommended, though.

 

[ams]

Proudly triple vaxed
And I’m a health care provider so I jab people all day. I’ve had so many patients with absolutely devastating long term Covid outcomes, so I’m always happy to immunize anyone who will take it.

 

[LadyDestani]

I really want to get the booster, especially with the holidays approaching, but unfortunately in my area it's only available to people who are over a certain age or at risk or who work in a job that puts them at risk. I'll be keeping an eye on the requirements and get mine when/if it becomes available to me, though.

 

[Seastar]

I got the booster yesterday and I pretty much have the same side effects as when I got my other shot (the J&J one). Aches, chills, and a weird taste in my mouth. I can't remember which version of the booster I got, though.

 

[ellienoise]

I only have two doses of the sputnik vaccine. In my country, vaccination is not going as swiftly as we'd like but at least in my city, being one of the most populated in the world, they worked really hard to get most of us vaccinated. For my first dose I was in line for like three hours, and I swear I have never seen so many people in my life, not even at music festivals! it was insane. vaccines were so scarce that we didn't have the option to go to cvs or our private health insurance provider to get vaccinated.
And that is something that kind of upsets me, because I feel like with the US system of having them readily available everywhere all the time causes a lot of waste of doses, while countries like mine don't have enough to vaccinate everyone!!
In my city they would set up vaccination calendars and the vaccine caravan would set up 3 days in one district, 3 days on the next one and so forth, and they assign the date you had to go by age group and by last name's initial. and EVERYONE WENT.
But in other parts of the country vaccines are not arriving fast enough, and that's why I feel like first world countries should try to avoid vaccine waste, because so many of us are still in need of them.

 

[Oblivia]

I just got my booster (3rd dose, Pfizer) this past Saturday. Pretty sure I'm in the minority, but my side effects were a LOT worse than with the first two doses. About 12 hours in I was having body aches all over with a fever, plus some nausea and a splitting headache. Most of the symptoms have resolved as of today barring some mild and infrequent body aches, though the lymph node in my right armpit is swollen and tender, which is obviously pretty uncomfortable!

That said, COVID would be infinitely worse, so I'll take it. Get your dang vaccines, folks.