My folks (in Canada) are scheduled for their first vaccination next week!
Both are over 70, with health conditions, so this is a huge relief to know they'll soon have some protection.
Do you feel guilty that your employer arranged for you to get vaccinated yourself so early in this process, ahead of many elderly people in this country, and your parents are just getting their first shots this month?
HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!
Well, at least we know that this ae is fuckherface that was having a real issue with people "bragging" about being vaccinated.
wambam, I'm worried about that, too. Latest tip I got from a friend was Liquid IV, along with drinking a ton of water. Its all anecdotal, but I am going to buy some and try it.
It’s amazing that we have two almost completely new vaccine mechanisms that seem promising - mRNA from Pfizer and moderna and adenovirus vector vaccines from AstraZeneca and J&J (yes a virus vector vaccine was developed for Ebola but that is not exactly wide usage). One of those new mechanisms - mRNA - has been incredibly successful. And even if they pull both Adenovirus vector vaccines completely because of the risks, they still work incredibly well overall and suggests that mechanism may be useful for future vaccines when tweaked. It really is incredible.
It really is amazing. Wondering if they will tweak the flu vaccine using this methodology to try and catch more strains and increase the efficacy rate.
Post by mysteriouswife on Apr 14, 2021 9:21:09 GMT -5
FTR- I feel zero guilt in getting vaccinated before my SMIL and MIL who are older and have Healy issues. Covid nearly killed me and I have two kids who are still at home. So nope not one ounce of guilt. I waited in line until I was qualified. I answered the questions truthfully and got a spot before them. 🤷🏻♀️
My second Pfizer dose is today. I am nervous because multiple people have told me they felt nauseous after the second dose. As an emetophobe, that’s the only side effect I truly fear. I will take the fever, the chills, the headache - but to add anxiety on top of that will be really shitty.
I’m also getting my second Pfizer dose today. H got his last Friday and had no symptoms. And no one I know IRL has had nausea from it. Just anecdotes for you (and me). But I also have Zofran and won’t hesitate to take it if I need to.
My folks (in Canada) are scheduled for their first vaccination next week!
Both are over 70, with health conditions, so this is a huge relief to know they'll soon have some protection.
Do you feel guilty that your employer arranged for you to get vaccinated yourself so early in this process, ahead of many elderly people in this country, and your parents are just getting their first shots this month?
Would her feeling guilty have gotten someone a shot faster? This is a bizarre comment.
Post by Patsy Baloney on Apr 14, 2021 9:54:36 GMT -5
But I thought they weren't going to post anything controversial
On a more serious note, wambam, breezy8407, I hope you don't experience nausea. If anecdotes are helpful, my only side effect with both Pfizer shots was fatigue and sore arm/shoulder for 1 day. I'll hope for an easy time for you both!
My folks (in Canada) are scheduled for their first vaccination next week!
Both are over 70, with health conditions, so this is a huge relief to know they'll soon have some protection.
Do you feel guilty that your employer arranged for you to get vaccinated yourself so early in this process, ahead of many elderly people in this country, and your parents are just getting their first shots this month?
wambam, I'm worried about that, too. Latest tip I got from a friend was Liquid IV, along with drinking a ton of water. Its all anecdotal, but I am going to buy some and try it.
I got the hydration advice from one of the people I talked to and I tried to drink a ton yesterday and this morning. I got the shot at 10:20 so we’ll see what happens...
My second Pfizer dose is today. I am nervous because multiple people have told me they felt nauseous after the second dose. As an emetophobe, that’s the only side effect I truly fear. I will take the fever, the chills, the headache - but to add anxiety on top of that will be really shitty.
I’m also getting my second Pfizer dose today. H got his last Friday and had no symptoms. And no one I know IRL has had nausea from it. Just anecdotes for you (and me). But I also have Zofran and won’t hesitate to take it if I need to.
I haven’t taken Ativan in over a month, but I won’t hesitate to take one if I feel nauseous.
MH got his second Pfizer dose on Thursday. Spent the day in bed Friday feeling crappy but was pretty much fine over the weekend.
Monday he started feeling really itchy. When he got home I saw that he had a pretty significant rash on his back. It's now moved down to his legs. He is completely miserable. It looks really bad but I don't think it's anything serious. I got him an antihistamine and cortisone cream this morning that I hope will help.
My second Pfizer dose is today. I am nervous because multiple people have told me they felt nauseous after the second dose. As an emetophobe, that’s the only side effect I truly fear. I will take the fever, the chills, the headache - but to add anxiety on top of that will be really shitty.
My mild flu symptoms included a little nauseousness, but a weird kind where I did not think at all that I would "go the nex step." It was so mild compared to when I am hung over and tiny compared to colonoscopy prep. I think the overall effects were that I noticed it and I had a smaller appetite. Good luck!
wambam- I'm just over 48 hours post 2nd COVID shot. I have overwhelming fatigue, body aches, dizziness, etc. but no nausea. I know it's just another anecdote but hopefully it helps counter some of the other stories you've heard.
My folks (in Canada) are scheduled for their first vaccination next week!
Both are over 70, with health conditions, so this is a huge relief to know they'll soon have some protection.
Do you feel guilty that your employer arranged for you to get vaccinated yourself so early in this process, ahead of many elderly people in this country, and your parents are just getting their first shots this month?
Seeing as I live in a different country than my folks, nope, no guilt.
I’m irritated. I had a pfizer appt for today but then Costco called me Monday evening and said if i could get down there within an hour I could get J&J. Having already had covid I figured I’d be fine with the one and done shot. They released the “pause” info not even 12 hours later. Had the post vax side effects yesterday, tired and body aches, but feel better today. Being on high alert for blood clots for the next two weeks will be fun for my anxiety. Plus I already get headaches fairly often.
I’ve been away from the boards for awhile and am just now catching up; have missed everyone!!
I’m still trying to get a vaccine appointment so we’ll see when that ever happens. My BFF has managed to get an appointment at one place for the Pfizer vaccine and then her mom got her an appointment at a place with the Moderna vaccine. They are both a few weeks out at this point and she going to cancel one today but is trying to decide which. I told her as far as I know it doesn’t matter between the 2 vaccines; I’m just jealous she got an appointment! LOL
My second Pfizer dose is today. I am nervous because multiple people have told me they felt nauseous after the second dose. As an emetophobe, that’s the only side effect I truly fear. I will take the fever, the chills, the headache - but to add anxiety on top of that will be really shitty.
I had no nausea. I did drink electrolytes though? I don't know if that helped at all.
wambam, I'm worried about that, too. Latest tip I got from a friend was Liquid IV, along with drinking a ton of water. Its all anecdotal, but I am going to buy some and try it.
I got the hydration advice from one of the people I talked to and I tried to drink a ton yesterday and this morning. I got the shot at 10:20 so we’ll see what happens...
I did this. Felt like utter crap at exactly hour 12, but no nausea.
My second Pfizer dose is today. I am nervous because multiple people have told me they felt nauseous after the second dose. As an emetophobe, that’s the only side effect I truly fear. I will take the fever, the chills, the headache - but to add anxiety on top of that will be really shitty.
Nausea was the only side effect I was worried about as well. I got my second Pfizer dose last week and my only side effects were being a bit tired (not enough to keep me from doing anything), 99.5 temp, and mild headache. These only last about 4-5 hours. My arm was slightly sore the day of, but it felt fine by the next day and was never bad enough that I couldn’t do everything I normally do. I was fully prepared to feel horrible so I was very happy with my reaction.
I haven’t taken Ativan in over a month, but I won’t hesitate to take one if I feel nauseous.
Good luck!
Zofran is for nausea, maybe your doc could prescribe some?? It’s fast acting.
I’ve taken zofran before and it does really help for actual nausea! But my nausea is almost always anxiety related. It’s often really difficult for me to tell the difference between anxiety and real nausea.
Has anyone heard anything about the vaccine being safe or not for people with a history of guilliaine-barre? My brother is saying he won’t get the vaccine because he had it in the past. I suspect that he is just using that as an excuse but I haven’t dug into the research yet.
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My daughter had Guillain barre when she was 2. Her pediatric neurologist told us at the time, no more vaccinations, ever. Our pediatrician really researched for us and we ended up deciding to do her 4 year shots when she turned 6 and would be starting school. We still don’t do flu shots for her because of the increased risk. She’s only 8.5 now but if she were older, I wouldn’t be getting her a covid vaccine yet. My husband and I are fully vaccinated, and my 12 year old daughter will get the vaccine when it’s available to her. I don’t feel comfortable with the history of Guillain barre, personally. I might feel differently after a few years, but there was a large breakout of Guillain barre after a similar bird flu vaccine in the 70’s (I think), which is enough for me to pass at this point. She’s happy to wear a mask, we all still stay home, and she’s not going to in-person school until fall at the earliest.
wambam, how are you feeling? We got our shots at, like, the exact same time yesterday. My arm is *barely* sore this morning, like only if I press on it hard. It wasn't at all yesterday and I was getting paranoid that the guy didn't actually give me the vaccine or something. I feel a little shitty today, but I'm 99% sure that's from all of the crying yesterday and grief and terrible night's sleep I got. I hope you're feeling ok!
I got my second Pfizer shot yesterday. I slept fine and my only side-effects today are a mild headache and sore arm. My sister was really sick for a few days after hers so I was nervous. It's so crazy the variations in reactions!
I got my second Pfizer shot yesterday. I slept fine and my only side-effects today are a mild headache and sore arm. My sister was really sick for a few days after hers so I was nervous. It's so crazy the variations in reactions!
Just got my second Pfizer an hour ago! I hope I have your reaction and not your sisters. It feel surreal after everything in the past year...
The actions of American and European officials reverberated around the world, stoking doubts in poorer countries where a history of colonialism and unethical medical practices have left a legacy of mistrust in vaccines. If the perception takes hold that rich countries are dumping second-rate shots on poorer nations, those suspicions could harden, slowing the worldwide rollout of desperately needed doses.
Dr. Sara Oliver of the C.D.C. told the advisory panel that prolonging the pause in using the Johnson & Johnson vaccine “could have global implications.”
Already, doctors say, the recent pauses have vindicated vaccine skeptics and made many others feel duped.
“People, especially those who were vaccinated, felt like they had been tricked in a way — they were asking, ‘How do we get rid of the vaccine in our body?’” said Precious Makiyi, a doctor and behavioral scientist in Malawi, where health workers have been racing to empty their shelves of nearly expired AstraZeneca doses. “We fought so hard with vaccine messaging, but what has happened this past week has brought us back to square zero.”
African health officials have reacted with fury at the breezy reassurances of American and European lawmakers that people denied the AstraZeneca or Johnson & Johnson shots could be given another vaccine. In much of the world, there are no other vaccines.
And even as American health officials stressed that they paused use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine on Tuesday in “an abundance of caution,” they forced global health officials to begin crafting the difficult case that shots that might not be safe enough for the world’s rich were still suited to its poor.
“It’s sending vaccine confidence into a crater,” Ayoade Alakija, a co-chair of the African Union’s Africa Vaccine Delivery Alliance, said of rich countries’ actions. “It’s irresponsible messaging, and it speaks to the selfishness of the moment that there wouldn’t be more consultation and communication.”
What rich countries call caution, poorer nations will experience as a devastating gamble with the survival of their citizens against Covid-19. “Out of an abundance of caution, let us not destroy vaccine confidence in places that only have access to one type of vaccine,” Dr. Alakija said.
YES! So much this
AZ is the only vaccine we have been able to get here. Due to costs and logistics, AZ and J&J are the only realistic options for most of the world at this time. WE are already fighting vaccine hesitancy here so the rich world warnings will cost lives in other countries. After vaccinating 5% of our eligible population with AZ over 5 days, these issues come out which now has people questioning the amazing work that our health teams did to vaccinate so many people in such a short time (we got a gift of 75K vaccines on Thursday that were due to expire on Tuesday so we mobilised and managed to get them all used in that window.).
Don’t get me wrong, I’m SO EXCITED to finally be on the road to vaccination, but is it really fair that rich countries like the US, UK and Israel have distributed so many doses to young, low-risk people while other countries can’t even get doses for older, sicker people and frontline workers?
I don’t think we can criticize Trump’s “America First” doctrine and also say this is okay.
(These conversations always lead to defensiveness, so I’m not saying anyone should personally feel guilty for taking a vaccine on offer. Policy begins at the top.)
ETA: I also realize it’s not simple because some countries might not have the infrastructure to deliver the mRNA vaccines, particularly in rural areas, because of their arduous storage requirements and the need for multiple doses.
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said people will “likely” need a booster dose of a Covid-19 vaccine within 12 months of getting fully vaccinated. His comments were made public Thursday but were taped April 1.
Bourla said it’s possible people will need to get vaccinated against the coronavirus annually.
“A likely scenario is that there will be likely a need for a third dose, somewhere between six and 12 months and then from there, there will be an annual revaccination, but all of that needs to be confirmed. And again, the variants will play a key role,” he told CNBC’s Bertha Coombs during an event with CVS Health.
Honestly, this is what I was anticipating. We've been discussing this could turn into another flu shot or maybe combined with other shots that you get annually.
Even with the small side effects I'm having after my 2nd shot, I would 100% do a 3rd, of course priority being getting everyone done with the first 2 doses.