Second dose taken last friday. Had a terrible sleep.
COVID-19 Vaccination - Personal experiences
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I know. As it happens I do have a phone that supports 5G. Additionally the phone company claims we have 5G around here, but nobody has ever been able to access it. However that was not the point of the comment, it was more a dig at the conspiracy theorists.
unlike other vaccines I have had I hardly felt this one. My arm killed the entire next day though. I get my second dose in August.
Had my second dose of Pfizer about 17 hours ago. Just the sore arm again so far so all good.
I thought this! The first dose in particular I barely noticed happening - the second one I felt a bit more (I think mainly because I was expecting not to feel it that time..!) but still remarkably little.
I thought this! The first dose in particular I barely noticed happening - the second one I felt a bit more (I think mainly because I was expecting not to feel it that time..!) but still remarkably little.
Yea when I only felt a little prick in my arm I actually said "is that it?". Last jab I remember having I definitely felt it going into my arm.
I believe the problem is that if you've been exposed to the virus (whether a positive infection or a contact alert) you aren't allowed the vaccine for either 21 or 28 days - don't recall which - and as the younger cohort currently have the highest infection and exposure rates there are a lot of people having to postpone and rearrange jab appointments. It's happened to quite a few people I work with!
taun
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So we was having a couple hundred first jabs a day, but its now less than 40k a day but we are only getting 40/50k positive test, it might explain so of the drop but not all out it.
Mass vaccination centre I went too today wasn't busy at all and this was one you could just turn up at without an appointment (I booked as I had a booking for August but moved it forward as you now can).
Pzifer recipient here. First dose left me with an awfully sore left arm which lasted for a few days.
Second dose I expected to be much worse, but was more weird than anything. My arm became slightly sore in the hours following the injection, but quickly returned to normal. The next day, however, saw both myself and my girlfriend suffering from extreme fatigue and a general lack of energy/motivation to go and do anything. As early evening approached, we also realized that neither of us had eaten anything all day as we simply hadn't be hungry, though our hungry returned with a vengeance come nighttime
Her arm remained more sore for the following day as well. Both of us were feeling completely normal by the end of the day.
~Thylo
Second dose I expected to be much worse, but was more weird than anything. My arm became slightly sore in the hours following the injection, but quickly returned to normal. The next day, however, saw both myself and my girlfriend suffering from extreme fatigue and a general lack of energy/motivation to go and do anything. As early evening approached, we also realized that neither of us had eaten anything all day as we simply hadn't be hungry, though our hungry returned with a vengeance come nighttime
Her arm remained more sore for the following day as well. Both of us were feeling completely normal by the end of the day.~Thylo
I got the Moderna vaccine last week. I got it late afternoon, and that evening my arm became more and more sore, first at the injection site, then my whole arm. I had some trouble sleeping. The next day the pain slowly resided to the injection site, and it disappeared gradually the day after.
My second shot is due in August.
My second shot is due in August.
Had my second Pfizer jab this morning. Only just now (9 hours later) started to notice the achy/heavy arm coming on like after the first jab. The nurse warned there might be more flu-like after-effects with the second jab, guess I'll just have to see how I feel over the next few days.
Not sure if it was the second jab, or the after-effects of a super stressful week, but was fantastically tired yesterday. Perked up a little in the evening, but slept for a long time. Feeling a bit more with it today, but still quite lethargic.
Yep as TLD says, if you have been exposed to Covid in the 28 days before the jab, you can't have the vaccine. So that is a problem for lots with the Reading festival just a couple of days ago and multiple other concerts nearby. However afaik most people I know in my year are getting it.
On another note, I got mine just a couple of hours ago, slightly sore arm
Pantheraman
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As someone who lives with a couple anti-covid vaxxers, I'v heard pretty much all the conspiracy theories there are about them.
tldr: I got the J&J vaccine in May 2021 and felt dizzy the whole day after, but that was it.
Story: I was in Tampa for an internship at the time the vaccines were made available to the general public (by which I mean not exclusively essential workers or high-risk persons) around springtime 2021. I always intended to get the vaccine, but I was the last person in my family to get it because A. I had COVID the day after Christmas (almost no symptoms, no aches, still could breathe, taste, and smell, just a little congestion. I've had cold that felt worse than this), and people who had COVID had to wait longer to ensure you are no longer infectious, and B. I was concerned that Florida residents were being given priority.
In late May, I had to go to Buffalo for my school's commencement ceremony. It was decided that we would plan my vaccination around that time because I was technically a New York State resident even though I don't live in Buffalo, so at least I could be certain I'd get my shot in my home state with no issue. There was a full one-day buffer between the commencement ceremony and my flight back to Tampa. I negotiated a couple days off work to organically create a 3-4 day weekend. After the commencement ceremony itself 5/22/21, my family and I went to a RiteAid in Buffalo so I could get the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. I chose that vaccine because it was just one shot and It would be over with so I wouldn't have to schlep from Tampa back to Buffalo again just to get a second shot. The next day, I was dizzy the whole day, but I still managed a trip to the Buffalo Zoo (I hadn't been there since before the pandemic. I wanted to see the black rhino, the lion cubs, and the naked mole rats) and the Walden Galleria Mall (weren't there long, just long enough for some walking and perusing through Spencer's and the Lego Store).
The day after that, I had to fly back to Tampa. I felt no side effects and perfectly fit to fly. The timing of the ceremony and the vaccine were perfect. I'm glad I got vaccinated.
Story: I was in Tampa for an internship at the time the vaccines were made available to the general public (by which I mean not exclusively essential workers or high-risk persons) around springtime 2021. I always intended to get the vaccine, but I was the last person in my family to get it because A. I had COVID the day after Christmas (almost no symptoms, no aches, still could breathe, taste, and smell, just a little congestion. I've had cold that felt worse than this), and people who had COVID had to wait longer to ensure you are no longer infectious, and B. I was concerned that Florida residents were being given priority.
In late May, I had to go to Buffalo for my school's commencement ceremony. It was decided that we would plan my vaccination around that time because I was technically a New York State resident even though I don't live in Buffalo, so at least I could be certain I'd get my shot in my home state with no issue. There was a full one-day buffer between the commencement ceremony and my flight back to Tampa. I negotiated a couple days off work to organically create a 3-4 day weekend. After the commencement ceremony itself 5/22/21, my family and I went to a RiteAid in Buffalo so I could get the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. I chose that vaccine because it was just one shot and It would be over with so I wouldn't have to schlep from Tampa back to Buffalo again just to get a second shot. The next day, I was dizzy the whole day, but I still managed a trip to the Buffalo Zoo (I hadn't been there since before the pandemic. I wanted to see the black rhino, the lion cubs, and the naked mole rats) and the Walden Galleria Mall (weren't there long, just long enough for some walking and perusing through Spencer's and the Lego Store).
The day after that, I had to fly back to Tampa. I felt no side effects and perfectly fit to fly. The timing of the ceremony and the vaccine were perfect. I'm glad I got vaccinated.
I’ve had both jabs (Pfizer). Almost no side effects.
I have to remain politically neutral (so won’t write an essay badmouthing the New Zealand government), but the general feeling is the vaccine rollout has been VERY slow.
Only 25% of New Zealanders are fully vaccinated; compared to the UK (64%) and the USA (53%).
There was a story out a while back that New Zealand would not be spending additional money to queue jump (in sourcing vaccines), as that wouldn’t be “ethical.” I agree with those who said it’s like being in an aviation emergency, “You put your own oxygen mask on first,” and additionally question if any of the people in the countries we didn’t queue jump know or care about our sacrifice? Given that New Zealand was ranked 120th in the world back in June, I’d imagine the list would be comparatively short.
I have to remain politically neutral (so won’t write an essay badmouthing the New Zealand government), but the general feeling is the vaccine rollout has been VERY slow.
Only 25% of New Zealanders are fully vaccinated; compared to the UK (64%) and the USA (53%).
There was a story out a while back that New Zealand would not be spending additional money to queue jump (in sourcing vaccines), as that wouldn’t be “ethical.” I agree with those who said it’s like being in an aviation emergency, “You put your own oxygen mask on first,” and additionally question if any of the people in the countries we didn’t queue jump know or care about our sacrifice? Given that New Zealand was ranked 120th in the world back in June, I’d imagine the list would be comparatively short.