Brand of Covid Vaccine

[RanchRoper]

Wife says they stopped the Astra one here due to not safe. Lots of places in Europe stopped it too.

I wouldn't know cuz I am news-free in 2021!!! so far anyway and trying to keep it that way.

[Sir Henry]

No news is good news.

[Oldbrass]

I think some ganja weed and a shot of bourbon is natures best medicine

[Ernie]

Got my second Pfizer shot 2 weeks ago. Day after second shot joints were a fit stiff and was tired for about 8 hours but next day I was fine.

[JEBar]

well, the first deed for us is done .... the pharmacist who injected us knows what he's doing .... its been almost 8 hours and neither of us have experienced any reaction .... for Maureen that's often the case .... for me, not so much .. .. we learned that the waiting time to take the second shot is less for Pfizer than the one for Moderna .... for Pfizer its 17 - 21 days (with a provision that if it goes over by a day or two, that's not a problem) .... next week we will get serious about booking our second shots ..

[MuddyWaters62]

When we got our first shots, the local hospital, EMS, and the student nurses from the college Nursing program, ran the clinic (i.e. Community Center). They had done the scheduling and had all the paper work ready for us after getting the first shot. My wife, G'Daughter, and I all said that they didn't feel the shots at all. My G'Daughter was the only one who ran fever and chills on the first shot. The second shot went much better with no aches and pain. We got the Moderna Vaxs. No choice.

Muddy Waters 67

[RudyN]

I had Pfizer. The only problem was a sore arm for two days and I was a bit tiered for a couple of days and I went to martial arts class anyway. I was fine after two days.

[Yornoc3]

We had Moderna a while ago. My wife had a bit of a sore arm for a couple days with both shots. For me, a sore arm for a couple of days with the first one, second shot I had less of a sore arm, but a short day with a bit of a malaise, not sick, but a few chills with a slightly elevated temp. Just the ol' immune system kicking in, like you'd want it to do.

[JEBar]

so far one of our sons, my wife and I have had Pfizer .... the other son, his wife, our other daughter-in-law and our daughter have had Moderna .... one daughter-in-law had a rash for a little over a day around her injection site .... so far, that is the only negative experience .... collectively, we experience more discomfort with our yearly flu shots

[JEBar]

​second shot update .... yesterday I got on the computer to schedule our second shots .... you can only do one person at a time .... the closest CVS to us giving the second Pfizer shot is over in Durham .... about an hour's drive .... I chose to schedule Maureen's first and the process went smoothly .... on the day our second shot is due they had several appointment times available .... I picked one that had an opening both before and after hers .... went right back to scheduling mine .... part way through, their system went down .. .. tried again a few minutes later, system still down .... called CVS's dedicated Covid line, my call was answered by a lady whose first language is most definitely not English .... she offered to schedule my appointment and we went through the process .... lets just say it took a while .... I admit to being both mildly frustrated and somewhat relieved when I hung up .... sometime later I opened the email confirmations and she had gotten the right time but not the right day .... by the time I got back into their scheduling program all slots had been taken ..... having no desire to drive to Durham twice, this morning I got back into their scheduling program and was able to reserve two back to back appointments for the next day .... trying to cancel our first two appointments proved to be useless ..... multiple calls resulted in the same answer, don't cancel, just don't show up .... if that's the way they want it, fine .... must say I'm surprised​

[markiver54]

If you get the first shot...lets just say Moderna. Then you wait the recommended amount of time, and schedule your second injection. When you get it, how do you know you are getting a second of Moderna and not Phizer.
I would assume it should be the same and don't mix them. Have heard nothing about this possibility.
Also, how do you know #2 will be available within the time frame?

[Sir Henry]

If you get the first shot...lets just say Moderna. Then you wait the recommended amount of time, and schedule your second injection. When you get it, how do you know you are getting a second of Moderna and not Phizer.
I would assume it should be the same and don't mix them. Have heard nothing about this possibility.
Also, how do you know #2 will be available within the time frame?

They say they hold in reserve the second shot from the same lot number. Yet I just heard that some places used all theirs for the first shot and when it came to the second shot they were out.

I will only get the one shot J&J. Not that it’s just one shot but rather that I do have a choice. According to the news I don’t have a choice but I do. It’s J&J for me or nothing.

[Cowboy Gun Fan]

If you get the first shot...lets just say Moderna. Then you wait the recommended amount of time, and schedule your second injection. When you get it, how do you know you are getting a second of Moderna and not Phizer.
I would assume it should be the same and don't mix them. Have heard nothing about this possibility.
Also, how do you know #2 will be available within the time frame?

Another reason why I'm bringing my vaccine card with me. I will also be asking to make sure everything is in order, as the thought has crossed my mind as well.

[CT_Shooter]

If you get the first shot...lets just say Moderna. Then you wait the recommended amount of time, and schedule your second injection. When you get it, how do you know you are getting a second of Moderna and not Phizer.
I would assume it should be the same and don't mix them. Have heard nothing about this possibility.
Also, how do you know #2 will be available within the time frame?

At the time I got my first shot, I got a "vaccine card" with a sticker identifying the manufacturer and the lot number of the vaccine; and an appointment was immediately made to get the second shot. I was told the vaccine would be held in reserve for that appointment. I was instructed to bring the vaccine card to the second appointment. After I got the second dose, they put another sticker on the card with its lot number.

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[markiver54]

Thank you Stan. I appreciate the information and the pic of the card.
Would be nice if the media provided these answers.

[Grunt67]

CT, & Mark, I had the same with the VA, same card same results. They don't mix them .
BTW, I made a photo of the card on my cellphone, so if necessary, I can show that I have been fully vaccinated, without
carrying the card around with me.

[CT_Shooter]

BTW, I made a photo of the card on my cellphone, so if necessary, I can show that I have been fully vaccinated, without
carrying the card around with me.

I did that, too. Seemed like a good idea.

[CT_Shooter]

Thank you Stan. I appreciate the information and the pic of the card.
Would be nice if the media provided these answers.

I have a digital subscription to the NY Times. This was published today.

https://www.nytimes.com/article/covid-vaccine-card.html

[RanchRoper]

Why are the people in the photo who have been vaccinated still wearing masks?

[CT_Shooter]

Why are the people in the photo who have been vaccinated still wearing masks?

The CDC advises masks for fully vaccinated people while out and among the general population.

COVID-19 vaccines are effective at protecting you from getting sick. Based on what we know about COVID-19 vaccines, people who have been fully vaccinated can start to do some things that they had stopped doing because of the pandemic.

We’re still learning how vaccines will affect the spread of COVID-19. After you’ve been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, you should keep taking precautions – like wearing a mask, staying 6 feet apart from others, and avoiding crowds and poorly ventilated spaces – in public places until we know more.

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nc ... nated.html