Linda
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Post by Linda on Jan 8, 2021 20:14:59 GMT -5
DH and I are likely higher risk, because of his smaller than normal lungs, and my RA, but since it is very easy for us to STAY HOME and not go out, I'd rather see healthcare workers, LTC residents, cops, etc. get it ahead of us. Even prisoners in prisons. Heck, it's not like they have a choice to stay home and not have contact with anyone. We have that choice. I've seen that meme on facebook bitching about how prisoners are getting it ahead of the general population. I don't want those guards and workers in the prisons to have to deal with an outbreak. They already have enough on their plate. And to be honest, the prisoners are there to serve their time, and the government owes it to them to keep them safe. Same here. Healthcare workers, teachers, essential workers, prisons, nursing homes, etc. - so many before me even though I have some risk factors. But eventually they will get to me. I was just trying to imagine what it would be like after.
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Post by niccikatie on Jan 9, 2021 16:00:18 GMT -5
DH received his second dose yesterday. This morning he woke up feeling poorly - pretty flu like with a headache, achy body, chills and pain at the vaccine site. This is expected and good news. The vaccine is working and his body is having a strong response. He shared his experience on Facebook and I am finding that people aren't prepared for the vaccine response especially after the second dose. I wish we had a better coordinated media campaign so people knew to expect this.
Still can't wait to get mine!
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Post by justthinking on Jan 9, 2021 16:07:17 GMT -5
DH received his second dose yesterday. This morning he woke up feeling poorly - pretty flu like with a headache, achy body, chills and pain at the vaccine site. This is expected and good news. The vaccine is working and his body is having a strong response. He shared his experience on Facebook and I am finding that people aren't prepared for the vaccine response especially after the second dose. I wish we had a better coordinated media campaign so people knew to expect this. Still can't wait to get mine! My SIL tested positive for COVID 2-3 days after she got her vaccine. She caught it from my nephew and had probably been exposed even before she got the vaccine, from the timeline of his symptoms and her symptoms. Someone on SIL's fb page was all, "But you had the vaccine, and you always wear a mask! The vaccines and masks must not work!" I restrained myself from total snarkiness as I explained the vaccine 1. took time to develop antibodies and 2. didn't reach fullest protection until two weeks after the second dose. Also, my nephew's school does not have a mask mandate, so only DN and one of his buddies wear masks, which is how DN got sick. Then the family didn't wear masks inside their own house, which is how all the rest of them plus their cat got sick. Some people just have such minimal comprehension of how this works.
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Post by villanelle on Jan 10, 2021 22:01:11 GMT -5
I'm heartened to hear more and more people in my orbit getting the shot, or getting appointments to do so. It makes it seem like we are making progress, and I figure that for every person gets the shot, we are an infinitesimally safer.
I don't have a Primary Care doctor. I haven't needed one since we moved. The things I read are confusing, but some of them seem to indicate that I'd get the shot (and have my eligibility checked) by a PCM, so I'm not sure what to do. And since we are moving in a few months, it would be silly to establish a doctor now, especially when that likely means a trip to a medical center when I'm perfectly well.
I've got a ways to go before I'm eligible, but I wonder if I need to start sorting this out now.
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Post by justthinking on Jan 10, 2021 22:22:40 GMT -5
I'm heartened to hear more and more people in my orbit getting the shot, or getting appointments to do so. It makes it seem like we are making progress, and I figure that for every person gets the shot, we are an infinitesimally safer. I don't have a Primary Care doctor. I haven't needed one since we moved. The things I read are confusing, but some of them seem to indicate that I'd get the shot (and have my eligibility checked) by a PCM, so I'm not sure what to do. And since we are moving in a few months, it would be silly to establish a doctor now, especially when that likely means a trip to a medical center when I'm perfectly well. I've got a ways to go before I'm eligible, but I wonder if I need to start sorting this out now. It varies by state, but in Wisconsin they are partnering with pharmacies (Walgreens, etc.) to give the vaccines like they do with flu shots, as well as setting up major vaccination sites like sports arenas. None of those require you have a physician.
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Post by maurinsky on Jan 11, 2021 11:34:17 GMT -5
My friend Tobi got covid from her husband, who started showing symptoms right after he got the first vaccination. Apparently, it's been pretty mild for both of them. One of my staff members also has it, but she and her husband haven't even had fevers, it's just been a head cold.
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Post by GiftOfFlavor on Jan 11, 2021 12:09:57 GMT -5
My friend Tobi got covid from her husband, who started showing symptoms right after he got the first vaccination. Apparently, it's been pretty mild for both of them. One of my staff members also has it, but she and her husband haven't even had fevers, it's just been a head cold. I have a friend who’s a nurse that got her first dose 12/17 and she, her husband and their daughter got diagnosed with Covid 1/1. None of them had severe symptoms. Her hubby had mild fever and they all lost taste and smell but that’s it. I have no idea what that means for her second dose which was supposed to be this week I think. I’m interested to see if they still give it to her.
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Post by villanelle on Jan 11, 2021 13:09:18 GMT -5
I'm heartened to hear more and more people in my orbit getting the shot, or getting appointments to do so. It makes it seem like we are making progress, and I figure that for every person gets the shot, we are an infinitesimally safer. I don't have a Primary Care doctor. I haven't needed one since we moved. The things I read are confusing, but some of them seem to indicate that I'd get the shot (and have my eligibility checked) by a PCM, so I'm not sure what to do. And since we are moving in a few months, it would be silly to establish a doctor now, especially when that likely means a trip to a medical center when I'm perfectly well. I've got a ways to go before I'm eligible, but I wonder if I need to start sorting this out now. It varies by state, but in Wisconsin they are partnering with pharmacies (Walgreens, etc.) to give the vaccines like they do with flu shots, as well as setting up major vaccination sites like sports arenas. None of those require you have a physician. It's also further complicated by the fact that I'm a Nevada resident and don't have any Virginia identification. And more complicated by the fact that the DoD is also doing vaccination (though they seem even further out from doing healthy, not-elderly people) and those doses are separate from the states' doses, but I'm on the military medicine plan that has me seeing civilian doctors. I just haven't established a PCM. I'm sure I'll get it sorted eventually, when the time comes, and once we know for sure where we are moving, I'll make it a point to establish a PCM quickly this time.
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Post by puppylove on Jan 12, 2021 10:49:00 GMT -5
We are scheduled to get our vaccinations next Tuesday at 1:30 and 1:45!!
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Post by RobinAnn on Jan 12, 2021 11:04:12 GMT -5
We are scheduled to get our vaccinations next Tuesday at 1:30 and 1:45!! Farmers?
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Post by puppylove on Jan 12, 2021 11:18:37 GMT -5
Yup.
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Post by puppylove on Jan 12, 2021 15:19:24 GMT -5
False alarm. No vaccine next week. Not enough vaccine. Still doing teachers/fireman and over 75
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Post by RobinAnn on Jan 12, 2021 16:06:47 GMT -5
False alarm. No vaccine next week. Not enough vaccine. Still doing teachers/fireman and over 75 At least you know where you fall in the priority list. That's good.
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Post by Andee on Jan 12, 2021 17:20:54 GMT -5
My 23 yo daughter got her 1st shot. She was confused because from us she hears "get the vaccine" but a lot of her coworkers (some of them are nurses) did not want it and didn't get it. She is a tech at an Inpatient Treatment Center.
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Post by GiftOfFlavor on Jan 12, 2021 17:56:29 GMT -5
My 23 yo daughter got her 1st shot. She was confused because from us she hears "get the vaccine" but a lot of her coworkers (some of them are nurses) did not want it and didn't get it. She is a tech at an Inpatient Treatment Center. I read an article that said something like 60% of healthcare workers in some areas are refusing...
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Post by RobinAnn on Jan 12, 2021 18:11:44 GMT -5
My 23 yo daughter got her 1st shot. She was confused because from us she hears "get the vaccine" but a lot of her coworkers (some of them are nurses) did not want it and didn't get it. She is a tech at an Inpatient Treatment Center. I read an article that said something like 60% of healthcare workers in some areas are refusing... A 60% number I saw was in Ohio.
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Post by justthinking on Jan 12, 2021 18:46:06 GMT -5
I read an article that said something like 60% of healthcare workers in some areas are refusing... A 60% number I saw was in Ohio. I saw that. I believe it was nursing home employees.
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Post by stellarfeller on Jan 12, 2021 20:59:01 GMT -5
How the f*** do they expect to get the virus under control if that many people don’t want the vaccine?
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Post by RN Mom on Jan 12, 2021 21:12:37 GMT -5
I think that the high refusal rates are in healthcare systems where there has been little education done by administrators. Our hospital has something like a 75% vaccination rate, I think. And that’s in large part because they have held virtual town halls with hospital epidemiology and researchers to answer questions folks might have.
In my department of about 50 only four people have opted out. Two of whom are African American and honestly, no matter how much I want to see them vaccinated, I understand their fear. I think they will eventually but they want to see what happens to the rest of us who went first.
I had my second dose yesterday and so far I’ve been achy and tired. Kind of like if I overdid it at the gym and then stayed up all night.
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Post by justthinking on Jan 12, 2021 21:34:00 GMT -5
I think that the high refusal rates are in healthcare systems where there has been little education done by administrators. Our hospital has something like a 75% vaccination rate, I think. And that’s in large part because they have held virtual town halls with hospital epidemiology and researchers to answer questions folks might have. In my department of about 50 only four people have opted out. Two of whom are African American and honestly, no matter how much I want to see them vaccinated, I understand their fear. I think they will eventually but they want to see what happens to the rest of us who went first. I had my second dose yesterday and so far I’ve been achy and tired. Kind of like if I overdid it at the gym and then stayed up all night. Yeah, the 60% refusal rate among nursing home workers probably was due to lack of understanding and a poor rollout. I've worked in a nursing home. It just takes one vocal person sitting around the break room ranting about some fallacy about the vaccine ("They're trying to trace you!" "It will change your DNA!" etc.) for a whole shift of CNA's and housekeepers to decide not to get the vaccine. I'm signing up for the first available appointment when my turn comes around, but then I do science.
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