ilovetotravel1977
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- May 8, 2016
Just booked for Pfizer on May 25! I can feel the juice in my arm now....aaahhhh! lol
Edit to add: my second dose is September 7th
Edit to add: my second dose is September 7th
Happy to change my vote today! I am under 40 in Ontario (not in a hot spot) but managed to snag an appointment for this morning at one of the pharmacies now offering Pfizer/Moderna for anyone 18+.
A smaller pharmacy in Durham. I was lucky and filled out the registration form for their waitlist within an hour of the announcement so I was near the top of the queue for an appointment.Walmart? Can you share your info?
I was really sick with AZ. There is no way I’ve had Covid. I’ve literally barely left my house beyond curbside groceries a couple of times. I’m sure that’s a myth.Thirded!
I've heard the "if you got really bad side effects it meant you had COVID" theory too, but I believe it's fairly unproven. I'm more prone to believe that we have robust immune systems that are working the way they are supposed to.
I truly do not believe that there is an agenda and I know this is an evolving situation and that new data will bring new recommendations but I will say this ( and just said it to my family who are all in health care ).. not one person who told me to get Astra Zeneca and how low the risk was got it themselves. It’s a different thing when the news keeps changing and it’s in your body. I know that the risk is still relatively low but I will be honest , its worrisome . The risk of rare clotting disorder went from 1:100,000,000 to 1:50,000 - 100,000 in short order . I’m feeling really bummed.
Thank you . I think you’re exactly right , it all just gets a little overwhelming at times . This too shall pass and like Donald said, we are in the home stretch. We will get there .just my two cents...i think that it’s fair to feel bummed. i think there’s a lot about vaccine rollout here to feel bummed about. from all the threads here, we all know that eligibility, our records, the space between doses, and everything else is wildly variable.
from what i understand, the risk of blood clots is within 20 days of the shot. once you pass that window, i think you’re good.
it also sounds like a lot of people who got AZ for their first dose will have an mRNA for their second. in my area, i know that this is primarily because of supply. there’s a big study in the UK that shows mixing vaccines could actually provide superior protection.
i think scientific knowledge evolves over time. we thought masks were not essential until they were. we thought 2 layered masks were fine until we realized we needed 3. i think AZ was the right shot for a lot of people. it’s going to keep some people alive and out of the hospital. i’m sorry, though, that as we learn more it’s bringing up bad feelings for you. that’s a tough place for anyone to be.
I felt the same way you are! You are NOT alone in this and I had to think about this. Sooooooooo here is my thinking on this.I truly do not believe that there is an agenda and I know this is an evolving situation and that new data will bring new recommendations but I will say this ( and just said it to my family who are all in health care ).. not one person who told me to get Astra Zeneca and how low the risk was got it themselves. It’s a different thing when the news keeps changing and it’s in your body. I know that the risk is still relatively low but I will be honest , its worrisome . The risk of rare clotting disorder went from 1:100,000,000 to 1:50,000 - 100,000 in short order . I’m feeling really bummed.
it also sounds like a lot of people who got AZ for their first dose will have an mRNA for their second. in my area, i know that this is primarily because of supply. there’s a big study in the UK that shows mixing vaccines could actually provide superior protection.
i think scientific knowledge evolves over time. we thought masks were not essential until they were. we thought 2 layered masks were fine until we realized we needed 3. i think AZ was the right shot for a lot of people. it’s going to keep some people alive and out of the hospital. i’m sorry, though, that as we learn more it’s bringing up bad feelings for you. that’s a tough place for anyone to be.
I truly do not believe that there is an agenda and I know this is an evolving situation and that new data will bring new recommendations but I will say this ( and just said it to my family who are all in health care ).. not one person who told me to get Astra Zeneca and how low the risk was got it themselves. It’s a different thing when the news keeps changing and it’s in your body. I know that the risk is still relatively low but I will be honest , its worrisome . The risk of rare clotting disorder went from 1:100,000,000 to 1:50,000 - 100,000 in short order . I’m feeling really bummed.