COVID-19

[irishff1014]

Wife and I got the Pfizer shot yesterday. Several people warned us we might feel crappy the next day. Then they said after the second shot. I feel fine and my arm isn't sore from the shot. The wife said her arm was pretty sore this morning, but nothing else. Anyone hear of feeling crappy for a day after the second shot?

A lot of people in our area that got the moderna shot were sick after the second one. A friend of mine his dad had 103 fever for 3 days afterwards. But most of the others reported low grade fevers and felt run down and achy.

 

[notredomer23]

I've only gotten one shot, but my arm was FUCKED for about two days. I got the shot, went to the waiting area, then got up after ten min and my arm was comically sore for getting such a small shot. I also felt a little run down later that even but perfectly fine when I woke up the next day. I don't get my second shot until March 8th, but none of the people I coach with who have gotten vaccinated reported any issues.

Same experience with Moderna. Hurt to lift my left arm above shoulder level for a whole day. Tried going for a run the day after and could just never really get started. Was fine day 2 though. Kinda dreading my second shot tbh.

If anyone wants it and can't find an appointment or is not yet eligible, show up to one of the federal pharmacy program sites. I got mine by just asking CVS if they had any extra. Have had a couple friends with similar experience. Just show up about an hour before they're done for the day and they usually have a waiting list. They don't wanna waste doses.

 

[IrishRazor82]

COVID cases have dropped 76% across the country over the past 6 weeks. I've been a Biden skeptic but I have to hand it to him, his plan has worked incredibly well and quickly since being in office.

 

[Irish#1]

I've only gotten one shot, but my arm was FUCKED for about two days. I got the shot, went to the waiting area, then got up after ten min and my arm was comically sore for getting such a small shot. I also felt a little run down later that even but perfectly fine when I woke up the next day. I don't get my second shot until March 8th, but none of the people I coach with who have gotten vaccinated reported any issues.

Thanks

 

[calvegas04]

COVID cases have dropped 76% across the country over the past 6 weeks. I've been a Biden skeptic but I have to hand it to him, his plan has worked incredibly well and quickly since being in office.

Wut? What has changed other than more things reopening?

 

[FDNYIrish1]

Got the second Moderna yesterday. I usually run around 97.7. Temperature got up to 99.8 but no big deal. Didn’t have any effect on me at work. No arm soreness but a little bit of armpit lymph node swelling. Didn’t have much reaction to first shot other than site soreness. Good luck all.

 

[irishtrooper]

I got my 2nd Moderna shot last Saturday (6 days ago). Mild soreness at site. I didn’t really have any adverse effects. No fever. No chills. No headaches. No fatigue. Really nothing. I feel fortunate and had to do some research to ensure it’ll actually work on me without the reaction (it will).

All that being said a few others I work with had pretty bad reactions. One guy said he hadn’t been that sick in 30 years. He said he would not get it had he known the reaction. Most had a low grade fever and fatigue (both Pfizer and Moderna).

The biggest issue here is shot availability. Our Gov puts all of the blame on the former president. I feel the amount of people vaccinated should reflect positively on him, but what do I know? I’m hoping that we get our stuff together soon. Our state rejected a Federal COVID vaccination site in my county but was nixed by our state government. Even though my county checked all of the boxes for a federal site, our state government decided we aren’t diverse enough and shifted it away. Our County Executive is not pleased (very red county in a VERY blue state). The further away from NYC, the less we seem to matter. Even though Lt Gov Hochul is a Buffalo person.......

Anyway, there’s plenty of blame and credit on both sides of the political spectrum regarding vaccine supply/distribution. A quick google search will point to our own governor praising and blaming our former president. The praise from Gov Cuomo has been overwhelming for President Biden, but many skeptical folks believe that has a lot to do with the cash in the COVID bill to bail out states like NY.

 

[Irish#1]

Thanks guys. I guess I'll know once I get my second shot.

Agree, I wouldn't give too much credit or blame to Trump or Biden. IMO, this is just production and distribution finally hitting its stride.

 

[IrishLax]

I got my 2nd Moderna shot last Saturday (6 days ago). Mild soreness at site. I didn’t really have any adverse effects. No fever. No chills. No headaches. No fatigue. Really nothing. I feel fortunate and had to do some research to ensure it’ll actually work on me without the reaction (it will).

All that being said a few others I work with had pretty bad reactions. One guy said he hadn’t been that sick in 30 years. He said he would not get it had he known the reaction. Most had a low grade fever and fatigue (both Pfizer and Moderna).

The biggest issue here is shot availability. Our Gov puts all of the blame on the former president. I feel the amount of people vaccinated should reflect positively on him, but what do I know? I’m hoping that we get our stuff together soon. Our state rejected a Federal COVID vaccination site in my county but was nixed by our state government. Even though my county checked all of the boxes for a federal site, our state government decided we aren’t diverse enough and shifted it away. Our County Executive is not pleased (very red county in a VERY blue state). The further away from NYC, the less we seem to matter. Even though Lt Gov Hochul is a Buffalo person.......

Anyway, there’s plenty of blame and credit on both sides of the political spectrum regarding vaccine supply/distribution. A quick google search will point to our own governor praising and blaming our former president. The praise from Gov Cuomo has been overwhelming for President Biden, but many skeptical folks believe that has a lot to do with the cash in the COVID bill to bail out states like NY.

As a whole, we're doing a really good job of vaccinating people relative to Europe and Canada. Our vaccination rates are much higher and we've vaccinated a larger portion of the population at this point. With that being said, Cuomo is a proven idiot at this point has has horrible mismanaged everything to do with COVID in New York (possibly criminally) and despite increased Federal help in the vaccine rollout there is still a wide disparity between states that have their shit together and those that don't. This is a nifty tracker -- https://www.npr.org/sections/health-...-in-your-state

On the low end, only 11% of people in Texas and Georgia have gotten a shot. On the high end, it's near 20% in some states. And you can see how New York is 41st in the country and lags behind the rest of the Mid-Atlantic and New England.

But relative to peer countries, the United States is second only to the UK in the amount of doses administered as a percentage of the population -- https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2021...-vaccinations/ -- so for as much as people talk about "terrible" healthcare in the United States we have quadruple the vaccination rate of Canada at the moment and about double that of Europe at large.

 

[GowerND11]

Got my first Moderna shot on Saturday. Sunday, I couldn't move my left arm to parallel, had chills, sweats, a fever, etc. This lasted until Monday morning, and was way worse than anything I experienced while I was COVID positive in late October. That said, while I dread what I will feel like after my second dose, I look forward to getting it and more people getting it as well.

 

[ab2cmiller]

COVID cases have dropped 76% across the country over the past 6 weeks. I've been a Biden skeptic but I have to hand it to him, his plan has worked incredibly well and quickly since being in office.

Wut? What has changed other than more things reopening?

I assumed it was sarcasm. Good news is everything is going in the right direction Thanksgiving and Christmas gatherings prolonged things by about a month or so.

In Indiana cases and deaths are about at levels they were 5 months ago prior to the big spikes. Average deaths at the peak was around 100 a day and now we are down to 15. Positivity rates and ICU usage for COVID are at all time lows.

 

[IrishLax]

I assumed it was sarcasm. Good news is everything is going in the right direction Thanksgiving and Christmas gatherings prolonged things by about a month or so.

It was definitely sarcasm given the poster. Most of the decline is natural coming off the holiday spike. Some of it is undoubtedly vaccine rollout, especially given results from Israel. We're at a point where at least 60 million people have some sort of immunity either from contracting the disease or being vaccinated. It's probably much more than that, given that the estimate of Americans with antibodies was 9.3% in September pre-spike and we've quadrupled our case count since then. At this point you could comfortably estimate something like 50% of Americans had antibodies or immunity of some sort at some point, though natural immunity wanes relatively quickly so no one is going to be able to pin down a precise number of what percentage of the population currently has immunity.

Regardless, ignoring the very rocky start to vaccine rollout, the vaccination rate was 512k/day in Trump's last month as President and it's currently 1.38 million/day. Some of that is increased production, but most of it is streamlined logistics and increased distribution. With our current rate of distribution and considering the percentage of people who want the vaccine, everyone who wants a shot will have gotten one by June and everyone will be fully vaccinated by mid-July. That doesn't account for children, who aren't currently eligible, nor the large percentage of people who have said they do not intend to et the vaccine.

 

[PANDFAN]

I was fortunate enough to get the vaccine through work......i got the pfizer one....no issues w/ the first shot and the 2nd one i got a bad headache and fatigue and some mild stomach issues(just was not hungry for the day) but otherwise nothing significant.

 

[Irish#1]

Felt fine after getting my shot on Wednesday. Then late Saturday afternoon, I started getting some chills and a real sore back. Woke up Sunday and the chills were gone as was most of the backache. I'm guessing a delayed reaction to the shot. The wife had no reaction.

 

[ab2cmiller]

Pleasantly surprised that Merck is going to help manufacturer Johnson & Johnson's vaccine.

 

[Cackalacky2.0]

As a whole, we're doing a really good job of vaccinating people relative to Europe and Canada. Our vaccination rates are much higher and we've vaccinated a larger portion of the population at this point. With that being said, Cuomo is a proven idiot at this point has has horrible mismanaged everything to do with COVID in New York (possibly criminally) and despite increased Federal help in the vaccine rollout there is still a wide disparity between states that have their shit together and those that don't. This is a nifty tracker -- https://www.npr.org/sections/health-...-in-your-state

On the low end, only 11% of people in Texas and Georgia have gotten a shot. On the high end, it's near 20% in some states. And you can see how New York is 41st in the country and lags behind the rest of the Mid-Atlantic and New England.

But relative to peer countries, the United States is second only to the UK in the amount of doses administered as a percentage of the population -- https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2021...-vaccinations/ -- so for as much as people talk about "terrible" healthcare in the United States we have quadruple the vaccination rate of Canada at the moment and about double that of Europe at large.

Is there any reason to think the US is commandeering a large portion of the available supply thereby keeping other countries rates low? Is there a priority to which countries get a vaccine? Id think that countries like New Zealand who did a great job getting the infection rate down to zero would be a low priority to get a vaccine. As opposed to the US's path.

My wife was able to the get the Pfizer (two shot) through her work but neither me nor my child have been able to get it. First shot was not much of a issue other than sore arms for multiple days. Second shot was worse fatgiue and joint and muscle aches but otherwise bounced back after a few days.

My boss is back (thank God). Ran a fever for 12 straight days. Steroids got him over the hump after finally being given to him by his doctor. He is still not 75% and is unable to get the vaccine yet.

 

[MJ12666]

Is there any reason to think the US is commandeering a large portion of the available supply thereby keeping other countries rates low? Is there a priority to which countries get a vaccine? Id think that countries like New Zealand who did a great job getting the infection rate down to zero would be a low priority to get a vaccine. As opposed to the US's path.

My wife was able to the get the Pfizer (two shot) through her work but neither me nor my child have been able to get it. First shot was not much of a issue other than sore arms for multiple days. Second shot was worse fatgiue and joint and muscle aches but otherwise bounced back after a few days.

My boss is back (thank God). Ran a fever for 12 straight days. Steroids got him over the hump after finally being given to him by his doctor. He is still not 75% and is unable to get the vaccine yet.

My understanding is that Pfizer is manufacturing the vaccine in Michigan and that the US government has ordered a significant quantity, so no, the US is not commandeering the vaccine but is more likely purchasing it based on a contract. For example , initially the government had contracted with Pfizer to purchase 100 million doses (see attached article). No idea it they have an agreement to purchase. more.

https://www.npr.org/sections/health...to-get-more-doses-of-pfizers-covid-19-vaccine

 

[calvegas04]

Parents both got their first shot and no issues or soreness, they are in their late 60's

 

[IrishLax]

Biden announced that given the increased distribution rates and the what they're going to be doing with rollout of the J&J vaccine that there will be enough supply for every American by the end of May. They are a full two months ahead of the July target now.

 

[GoldenToTheGrave]

Is there any reason to think the US is commandeering a large portion of the available supply thereby keeping other countries rates low? Is there a priority to which countries get a vaccine? Id think that countries like New Zealand who did a great job getting the infection rate down to zero would be a low priority to get a vaccine. As opposed to the US's path.

The US threw a boatload of money at the problem and locked in orders for vaccines very early, and also has a lot of the manufacturing done domestically so I don't think it's totally outrageous. At the rate we're going the US is going to have anybody who wants a shot being able to get one in a matter of months, at which point I can see a lot of vaccines being shared with neighbors/allies/low income countries.

Protecting those countries from COVID also protects us long term and any breeding ground anywhere puts us at risk. Most likely the J&J vaccine will be sent elsewhere due to its minimal logistical footprint while the MRNA vaccines will be focused on domestic use or shared with 1st world countries.

 

[notredomer23]

Is there any reason to think the US is commandeering a large portion of the available supply thereby keeping other countries rates low? Is there a priority to which countries get a vaccine? Id think that countries like New Zealand who did a great job getting the infection rate down to zero would be a low priority to get a vaccine. As opposed to the US's path.

My wife was able to the get the Pfizer (two shot) through her work but neither me nor my child have been able to get it. First shot was not much of a issue other than sore arms for multiple days. Second shot was worse fatgiue and joint and muscle aches but otherwise bounced back after a few days.

My boss is back (thank God). Ran a fever for 12 straight days. Steroids got him over the hump after finally being given to him by his doctor. He is still not 75% and is unable to get the vaccine yet.

Happy to hear about your boss, and also about your wife being able to get it.

A US recovery is a global recovery. Given our pre-existing contracts, we will have 300MM doses of AstraZeneca when that eventually gets approved. I suspect the US will want to hang onto most of their Moderna, Pfizer, JnJ, and Novavax supply as COVID ain't going anywhere, but would give away almost all those AZ doses to Mexico and other countries that need it.

 

[notredomer23]

Cackalacky2.0

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/04/italy-blocks-shipments-of-astrazeneca-covid-vaccine.html

relevant to your post the other day.

 

[IrishLion]

Just got my first shot... I guess as an 'essential' worker in the state of Kentucky, I qualified as group 1C. I'm scheduled for dose #2 in three weeks. I'm excited to be fully vaccinated, and hopefully part of the movement towards having life return to a more normal place for summer and fall '21.

I didn't know I would qualify, but my wife got us signed up. I'm not sure if Kentucky is ahead of the game in terms of vaccine availability, or if other states are being more cautious with their supply.

 

[Cackalacky2.0]

Anyone see the normal flu rate as of week 7

 

[Irish#1]

They’re opening up a super vaccine center at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Shots given at 235mph!

 

[ulukinatme]

Just got my first shot... I guess as an 'essential' worker in the state of Kentucky, I qualified as group 1C. I'm scheduled for dose #2 in three weeks. I'm excited to be fully vaccinated, and hopefully part of the movement towards having life return to a more normal place for summer and fall '21.

I didn't know I would qualify, but my wife got us signed up. I'm not sure if Kentucky is ahead of the game in terms of vaccine availability, or if other states are being more cautious with their supply.

That's crazy. My dad is 60 and super high risk, he just got access in Ohio recently and got his first shot today. No idea how long it'll be before it'll be available to me. My wife couldn't get it working in Kroger's Clinic, even though she's doing nothing but running Covid tests all day on people (15-20 positives a day through the winter). At her old job in assisted living she was still tight with the director and they got her the hookup. She got her 2nd shot yesterday.

 

[ulukinatme]

Anyone see the normal flu rate as of week 7

I saw it was ridiculously low. There's probably a lot of factors in play, but it would be safe to assume that the lockdowns, masks, and social distancing would be major factors. Probably a number of things in play, could be a down year too, but flu isn't a big concern. I never get the shot personally.

 

[NDdomer2]

Just got my first shot... I guess as an 'essential' worker in the state of Kentucky, I qualified as group 1C. I'm scheduled for dose #2 in three weeks. I'm excited to be fully vaccinated, and hopefully part of the movement towards having life return to a more normal place for summer and fall '21.

I didn't know I would qualify, but my wife got us signed up. I'm not sure if Kentucky is ahead of the game in terms of vaccine availability, or if other states are being more cautious with their supply.

Indiana is 50+ and all teachers I believe

 

[GoldenToTheGrave]

I saw it was ridiculously low. There's probably a lot of factors in play, but it would be safe to assume that the lockdowns, masks, and social distancing would be major factors. Probably a number of things in play, could be a down year too, but flu isn't a big concern. I never get the shot personally.

What happens with the flu every year is that while the northern hemisphere flu season ends and goes to near zero, we see it through international travel back up in the southern hemisphere. Southern hemisphere flu season was crushed this year with social distancing/international travel being shut down. Same happened in reverse, sick people weren't traveling from the southern hemisphere north into our flu season, so it barely got started on the first place.

 

[irishrb]

Thoughts on Johnson and Johnson vaccine? I've been 100% in person teaching since day 1 back in September, and they are finally offering us a vaccine, but it's J&J. Wait for Pfizer, or make the jump with what appears to be the least effective one?