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[Team Seaview]

I'm an asst fire chief so we were offered the vaccination since we have potential exposures during our medical responses. I received my 2nd dose on 1/17. I had a sore arm for 48 hrs plus felt very tired and slightly off the day after. Not really much in the way of side effects. Theorhetically my immunity will be as good as it gets by Feb 1. That doesn't mean I can't  transmit the virus, so social distancing and masks are still in order. I wouldn't want to bring it home to my wife. PS I'm also 70.

[AWG_Pics]

We are waiting -- probably a couple of months away at least. But there is light at the end of the tunnel. I do remember standing in a line at my elementary school to get sugar cubes with polio vaccine. And I worked in remote parts of east Africa and the middle east for several years -- lots of vaccines for that -- including rabies for Madagascar (3 shots).

[Mighty Dodge Ram]

My wife and I are in the next scheduled group...she’s still teaching and I’m 66 with underlying. Ventura County announced they’re behind schedule and it’ll be several more weeks before they can even begin our group. The lack of vaccine doses is the culprit, we’re hoping a new vigorous and cogent federal response is going to jumpstart the process. We’re still hunkering down here.  

[CougarCouple]

Got mine thru work 1/08, ouch! Sore arm 1 1/2 days bad headache on left side of head same side got vaccine. Just yesterday started to feel normal. Worried about second shot. I think it’s referred to as booster shot, don’t think I want to go thru this again.

Russ

[Wandering Sagebrush]

I had an email from a friend in SE Alaska, his village received their first round of vaccinations.  I wish Oregon (and the rest of the nation)was as efficient.

[pvstoy]

Russ said
Got mine thru work 1/08, ouch! Sore arm 1 1/2 days bad headache on left side of head same side got vaccine. Just yesterday started to feel normal. Worried about second shot. I think it’s referred to as booster shot, don’t think I want to go thru this again.
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Russ
Having some side effects is small compared to getting the virus and having life long health changes, or death. Like getting the shingles vaccine there is small side effects and a lot better than getting shingles.

Nevada ranks second from the bottom getting the vaccine per capita of population. Maybe things will start getting better. I can't get my 89 year old mom in to get a shot....

Edited by pvstoy, 23 January 2021 - 04:35 PM.

[XJINTX]

70 here and still on a couple "wait" lists Have a brother-in-law in Chicago area that is in PRISON he just turned 65 and has gotten both his shots???? WTF ????

[Taku]

I am lucky being in fire, so got my first shot. Bit of sore arm, but not other side effects. Shingles vaccination was much more feeling like I had a bad flue. Many volunteers helping with the logistics/scheduling/checking up on folks. Many thanks to those who are making it happen!

[Mighty Dodge Ram]

Agreed on sore arm after the shingles shot. My arm felt like someone took a pipe to it for several days. My wife told me to stop being a baby...until she got hers! 😂

[CougarCouple]

Russ said
Got mine thru work 1/08, ouch! Sore arm 1 1/2 days bad headache on left side of head same side got vaccine. Just yesterday started to feel normal. Worried about second shot. I think it’s referred to as booster shot, don’t think I want to go thru this again.
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Russ
Having some side effects is small compared to getting the virus and having life long health changes, or death. Like getting the shingles vaccine there is small side effects and a lot better than getting shingles.

Nevada ranks second from the bottom getting the vaccine per capita of population. Maybe things will start getting better. I can't get my 89 year old mom in to get a shot....

Hi
I’m hoping that our country will see your mom and so many others that need it receive the vaccine soon.
Our city jail is a friking Cvid spring board. 80% of det. officers got it some really bad.
Can’t help the workers if the others aren’t part of the solution.
Herd gentleman last year who was a test subject for vaccine trials. He said I’m doing this to help others, it’s what we have to do. I wear the mask, limited social contact, took this vaccine because I thought it the right thing to do.

Everything you said, I hear. Just scared and knowing how rushed the vaccine is makes my OCD mind working OT.

Russ