Covid vaccination status?

[J N Winkler]

As of 9:30pm I feel like someone punched me in the arm, but I don't have any other side effects.

I've heard you need to keep moving your arm ALL THE TIME to help with that.

I suspect the soreness has more to do with having a needle stuck in one's muscle.  I felt that way after the last flu shot but otherwise had no noticeable side effects--no fever, chills, or malaise.

[hbelkins]

I'd be more inclined to get the shot -- any shot -- if I could get it in my butt instead of my arm.

[Max Rockatansky]

In line for one as I write this post. 

[kphoger]

My wife gets her first shot later today, at a church across town.  No clue when I'll be eligible.

Of course, this comes as positivity rates in our county are lower than they've been since June, and illness onset is on a precipitous decline.

A little birdie flew in the window recently and told me the Sedgwick County commissioner will soon lift the remaining business and large gathering restrictions here, leaving only the mask and physical distancing orders in place.

I'll still probably get mine whenever I become eligible, just in case it presents a travel impediment not to.

[Scott5114]

My wife gets her first shot later today, at a church across town.  No clue when I'll be eligible.

Of course, this comes as positivity rates in our county are lower than they've been since June, and illness onset is on a precipitous decline.

We're seeing similar trends in OK. The December/January spike was associated with increased travel due to the holidays. And of course in mid-February, everyone was snowed in, so nobody had a chance to go out and breathe on other people. (This also meant that there was a trough in testing, however.)

[Max Rockatansky]

Got my first shot.  Sadly no lizard attributes nor super powers so far, but I have 9 nine more minutes to find out.

[kphoger]

Sadly no ... super powers so far ...

Which ones have you tried out?

[Max Rockatansky]

Sadly no ... super powers so far ...

Which ones have you tried out?

No spider sense, no healing factor, can't fly, can't control the thoughts or others and no energy beams. 

[kphoger]

Ask them for another dose, see if it works better.

[Max Rockatansky]

Ask them for another dose, see if it works better.

Apparently I need to wait for April 8th for that.  I'll have to get a wish list going for the second round.

[bandit957]

My wife gets her first shot later today, at a church across town.  No clue when I'll be eligible.

Of course, this comes as positivity rates in our county are lower than they've been since June, and illness onset is on a precipitous decline.

We're seeing similar trends in OK. The December/January spike was associated with increased travel due to the holidays. And of course in mid-February, everyone was snowed in, so nobody had a chance to go out and breathe on other people. (This also meant that there was a trough in testing, however.)

Yesterday, the 7-day nationwide positivity rate was down to 4.1% - the lowest in over a year.

[JayhawkCO]

The 7-day death rate in Colorado is as low as it's been since 3/17/20 (the day I got furloughed the first time).

Chris

[bandit957]

I think Kentucky was 3.95% yesterday, which I think is the lowest since September.

[CNGL-Leudimin]

Meanwhile over here (Aragon, Spain) the positivity rate in the last 7 days has been 8%. High per some standards, but it is at the lowest level since mid-July.

[D-Dey65]

I'm starting to regret it momentarily.

Something's off with the verb tenses here.

Perhaps poor grammar is a side-effect?

Try a mild fever and chill last night.

[Scott5114]

The first full day after getting the shot, I've experienced some continued soreness in the arm, plus some of those "flu-like symptoms" that they talk about–soreness in the joints, a little bit of warmness, and some fatigue, a lot like I'm partway through having a cold. Still better than having the real thing though.

[bugo]

Why isn't there an option for "I haven't gotten first shot yet, but plan to in the near future" or "I have an appointment to get the first shot, but I haven't gotten it yet"? I have an appointment to get the first shot next week.

[bugo]

I am getting my shot earlier than some groups are because I have hypertension. Having high blood pressure puts me at an elevated risk of serious permanent injury or death if I catch the virus. When I see somebody inside a store without a mask on, I get quite annoyed because they are literally putting my life and health at risk, and when I see a maskless moron, I think to myself "That person doesn't care if he kills me" or "That guy is trying to kill me. It makes me irate to think those stubborn, selfish, careless, reckless Typhoid Marys could wind up costing me my life because of their passive aggressive teen angst. Wear a damn mask, or stay the hell home.

[bugo]

I think different states are using different priority criteria. Kentucky is using five levels: 1A, 1B, 1C, 2, and 3.

I'm in 1C. If not for underlying health conditions, I'd be in 2 for the rest of this year until I turn 60 in December. My age, group home residency status and occupation don't put me any higher. I'm 59, don't live in a nursing home, and am not in one of the professions considered "essential" or otherwise eligible for early vaccinations such as teachers.

Oklahoma has phases 1-4. I am in phase 2. They just opened up phase 3 a couple of days ago. Over 1.3 million doses have so far been distributed within the state.

[bugo]

Remember back when we called Covid "coronavirus"? It was just about a year ago that coronavirus was rising to prominence in our lexicon.

I've gotten regrettably used to the word COVID.  I still, however, prefer simply calling it "the virus".  Because that's still the only one anyone's talking about, so why bother using an ugly specific name for it?

Also, the virus itself is "coronavirus" and the sickness it causes "COVID".  They are different things.  Kind of like herpes/shingles.

The virus is called SARS-CoV-2, and it is a coronavirus, not "the" coronavirus. There are many types of coronaviruses, and SARS-CoV-2 is just one of them. The disease itself is called COVID-19.

[JayhawkCO]

So I'm technically not eligible until the 21st when CO goes into the next phase.  But I preregistered on Kaiser's website with the proper info and then I got an email last night saying it's my turn, so it looks like I'm getting my first shot on Tuesday.

Chris

[kphoger]

The first full day after getting the shot, I've experienced some continued soreness in the arm, plus some of those "flu-like symptoms" that they talk about–soreness in the joints, a little bit of warmness, and some fatigue, a lot like I'm partway through having a cold. Still better than having the real thing though.

My wife got her first shot at 6:15 yesterday evening, and she had a sore arm afterward, had to keep moving it.  I wrapped an ice pack on the injection site, and she took Advil, and she was good for the night.  This morning, it's sore again.  But, all told, no big deal, it seems.

I felt a little nauseous for the first few minutes after I got the shot, but I'm not sure that it had anything to do with the shot; could have been the gas-station chicken nuggets I got on the way out of Norman.

Do you suffer from vasovagal syncope?  I do, though I never knew it had a name until about a year or two ago.

The first time I went to donate blood, back in my senior year of high school, I had to leave before I was even seen, because I greyed out while waiting in the chair.  Whenever I have blood drawn, I have to ask the nurse to carry on a conversation with me at the same time, to keep my mind off the needle.  When I had a chest X-ray recently (related to my wife's daycare licensing), I had to sit down on the floor afterward with a wet washcloth on my forehead–no needles involved.  In fact, when I was driving my wife home from her vaccination yesterday and she told me her arm was starting to get sore, I could feel my blood pressure drop a bit, just listening to her.

Remember back when we called Covid "coronavirus"? It was just about a year ago that coronavirus was rising to prominence in our lexicon.

I've gotten regrettably used to the word COVID.  I still, however, prefer simply calling it "the virus".  Because that's still the only one anyone's talking about, so why bother using an ugly specific name for it?

Also, the virus itself is "coronavirus" and the sickness it causes "COVID".  They are different things.  Kind of like herpes/shingles.

The virus is called SARS-CoV-2, and it is a coronavirus, not "the" coronavirus. There are many types of coronaviruses, and SARS-CoV-2 is just one of them. The disease itself is called COVID-19.

I know.  I didn't say "the coronavirus".

[D-Dey65]

The thing is, besides the fever and chill I had, this was really the only time I had it. I also felt really horny, to the point where if I had a girlfriend, she would've had a hard time walking the next day.

I know, I sound really sleazy with that last line, but it's still true.

[Henry]

The thing is, besides the fever and chill I had, this was really the only time I had it. I also felt really horny, to the point where if I had a girlfriend, she would've had a hard time walking the next day.

I know, I sound really sleazy with that last line, but it's still true.

Are you sure it's not Viagra?

Back to the subject at hand: I'm definitely going to take the shot soon.

[NJRoadfan]

Folks, the side effects are the vaccine doing its job. Nothing to worry about, its actually a good thing.