Coronavirus prep
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My mom didn't feel either Moderna shot going in. I DID feel it (first shot). I wuz robbed.7
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I just love so many are getting vaxxed finally!!!12
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My husband and I are celebrating today, two weeks out from our second Pfizer shot, so we are as vaccinated as we’re gonna get! Now just gotta pray none of the variants can find a way past the vaccine. Since we are both high risk we have been praying for this day. With the vaccine not 100% effective and community transmission still high we are still not planning any high risk activities, but hopefully we can relax a little and stop worrying we might get it despite all precautions doing the unavoidable low risk activities necessary for daily life. I can go get my blood work done, we can pass shoulder-to-shoulder with rude people who refuse to get over on trails, we can step into that one bbq place where no one ever wears a mask to pick up food.
It’s been harrowing and I am christening today my private Freedom from Fear day. Hoping everyone here will soon be able to take a deep breath and get back to being afraid of normal stuff like car accidents and strange growths that need biopsies. Remember when all we had to worry about was the personal tragedies that happen to everyone eventually, instead of all being afraid of one big thing that threatened everyone at the same time?21 -
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Hubby and I had second Pfizers a week ago. I did feel the second shot "more" than the first. But it was about the same as a mosquito bite. I could sense it, but not much more.
Day after, my stomach was off and backache with slight temp. For Hubs, he was sick two days. Temp of 101, all his joints hurt. Taking a shower, the water hurt his scalp. We also think it has kicked up some reflux for him. Other than lingering reflux, we were both good at 48 hours. Testing some prilosec to see if that will end the reflux.13 -
My city is opening vaccination for 55+ age group. That’s my parents’ and their friends’ age group and my oldest coworkers belong in that group as well. Really happy things are progressing and people around me are slowly but surely starting to form herd immunity while infection numbers are going down.
Restaurants opened this week for daytime only, alcohol sales must end at 5PM and food service ends at 7PM, I think. Still not going to any restaurants, at least not before the end of next week, to wait and see if infection numbers keep going down. It’s nice to have more variety for delivery options as many places closed their kitchens as well.
If the numbers keep going down, I might start going back to the office a couple of days per week in May. I really miss the social interaction and would love to have a few months of some kind of social life before starting maternity leave and staying home with the baby.13 -
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My city is opening vaccination for 55+ age group. That’s my parents’ and their friends’ age group and my oldest coworkers belong in that group as well. Really happy things are progressing and people around me are slowly but surely starting to form herd immunity while infection numbers are going down.
Restaurants opened this week for daytime only, alcohol sales must end at 5PM and food service ends at 7PM, I think. Still not going to any restaurants, at least not before the end of next week, to wait and see if infection numbers keep going down. It’s nice to have more variety for delivery options as many places closed their kitchens as well.
If the numbers keep going down, I might start going back to the office a couple of days per week in May. I really miss the social interaction and would love to have a few months of some kind of social life before starting maternity leave and staying home with the baby.
Please be extra careful - I don't want to scare you but the variants here are hitting pregnant women harder than the first two waves. I saw a report that at one hospital in Toronto 6 of their 20 ICU beds were pregnant women.
There are lots of calls here for the gov't to make pregnant women a priority group for vaccination, because most don't qualify based on age yet.
Of course Covid is out of control here right now (pushing 5000 cases per day) not sure how the cases are where you are.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-doctors-advocate-for-higher-vaccine-priority-for-pregnant-people-as-icu-rates-climb-1.59926288 -
I’ve found this pic in today’s newspaper and I thought it was really relevant for our discussions here. It’s in Dutch but self-explanatory, basically the risk for thrombosis in % of different situations.
Source: Tromboses na coronavaccins: hoe vaak komen ze voor in vergelijking met rokers of vrouwen die de pil nemen?
https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2021/04/20/trombose-en-vaccins-de-risico-s-in-perspectief/
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My city is opening vaccination for 55+ age group. That’s my parents’ and their friends’ age group and my oldest coworkers belong in that group as well. Really happy things are progressing and people around me are slowly but surely starting to form herd immunity while infection numbers are going down.
Restaurants opened this week for daytime only, alcohol sales must end at 5PM and food service ends at 7PM, I think. Still not going to any restaurants, at least not before the end of next week, to wait and see if infection numbers keep going down. It’s nice to have more variety for delivery options as many places closed their kitchens as well.
If the numbers keep going down, I might start going back to the office a couple of days per week in May. I really miss the social interaction and would love to have a few months of some kind of social life before starting maternity leave and staying home with the baby.
Please be extra careful - I don't want to scare you but the variants here are hitting pregnant women harder than the first two waves. I saw a report that at one hospital in Toronto 6 of their 20 ICU beds were pregnant women.
There are lots of calls here for the gov't to make pregnant women a priority group for vaccination, because most don't qualify based on age yet.
Of course Covid is out of control here right now (pushing 5000 cases per day) not sure how the cases are where you are.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-doctors-advocate-for-higher-vaccine-priority-for-pregnant-people-as-icu-rates-climb-1.5992628
Thanks for your concern, I really appreciate it. I’m definitely not going to push my luck with anything that feels too risky. Our current situation is pretty good, with 143 cases per 100 000 people within last 14 days in my area. Yesterday there were 128 new reported cases in the whole country (5,5 million people) if I’m reading this correctly. The covid situation is much, much better here than what it sounds like in Toronto, but we don’t have any vaccines approved for pregnant women.
So far my biggest personal covid-related limitation is masks making nausea worse. I’ve solved this mostly by making indoor mask situations as brief as possible and sending my husband to get groceries whenever I’m feeling sick. Last week I needed to take the subway for a doctor’s appointment, and ended up wearing my mask in the station and to enter and exit the train, but in the train I got a seat in the farthest corner possible, facing the end of the train car so there’s nobody near me or anywhere in front of me. I took the mask off for the duration of the trip, as I was making myself as safe as possible without mask, and vomiting in the subway train doesn’t make it safer for anyone. Until the mask nausea eases, I won’t be making any unnecessary trips anywhere that requires public transportation.20 -
After my first moderna shot the pharmacist didn't say anything about avoiding painkillers. This time I was told to take Tylenol and avoid ibuprofin. I just checked the CDC guidance and it doesn't suggest any restrictions post shot. Any ideas why there is a difference?1
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@lokihen
For what I read, there are concerns that pain killers, especially ibuprofen and anti-inflammatory med and mostly before vaccination, may interfere with the immune response to the vaccine.
After each of my shots the nurses also recommended to take Tylenol, if needed to control any aches and pain, and to stay away from ibuprofen. There are conflicting information about both of them; so to be safe I chose to take one 500mg Tylenol at night. See below
Can I take Ibuprofen before or after a COVID-19 vaccine? https://fox2now.com/news/can-i-take-ibuprofen-before-or-after-a-covid-19-vaccine/2 -
I think you are a little early, but it's coming.
https://techstartups.com/2021/04/12/are-you-ready-for-the-covid-19-monitoring-microchip-to-be-implanted-under-your-skin-the-us-government-just-reveals-a-new-covid-19-implantable-microchip/1 -
I was told no painkillers before, but fine after, with no distinction (I am skeptical it makes a huge difference anyway, even before). I did take Advil the day after when I felt a bit not so good, as I find Advil works better on me than Tylenol. I am not concerned. I'm sure it won't interfere with the chip implantation! I already feel extra good about Bill Gates. ;-)10
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Woohoo! Got the fever. Have had every side effect listed.15
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Woohoo! Got the fever. Have had every side effect listed.
Ummm.. I hope no anaphylaxis, shingles or blood clots! Not sure which you got but they are the two I'm worried about when I get mine which will be AstraZeneca. You sound rather happy though so that is good
I'm going for a shingles shot before it I think. I'm old enough now. 3 -
I got mine yesterday afternoon (AZ). I didn’t sleep last night and feel awful today. Fever, body aches, chills, skin crawling. Hopefully I’ll get a better sleep tonight and feel better tomorrow. My husband feels lousy too but no fever.12
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Woohoo! Got the fever. Have had every side effect listed.
Ummm.. I hope no anaphylaxis, shingles or blood clots! Not sure which you got but they are the two I'm worried about when I get mine which will be AstraZeneca. You sound rather happy though so that is good I'm going for a shingles shot before it I think. I'm old enough now.
Moderna, those were the listed side effects on the CDC site. Down to just a lingering headache now, so very happy.
My mom thinks since the vaccine hit me this hard that I would have been in trouble if I had caught covid.8 -
Woohoo! Got the fever. Have had every side effect listed.
Ummm.. I hope no anaphylaxis, shingles or blood clots! Not sure which you got but they are the two I'm worried about when I get mine which will be AstraZeneca. You sound rather happy though so that is good I'm going for a shingles shot before it I think. I'm old enough now.
Moderna, those were the listed side effects on the CDC site. Down to just a lingering headache now, so very happy.
My mom thinks since the vaccine hit me this hard that I would have been in trouble if I had caught covid.
Very happy for you that you got the Vax and got over the side effects. Wonder when I will. Soon I think.6 -
Woohoo! Got the fever. Have had every side effect listed.
Ummm.. I hope no anaphylaxis, shingles or blood clots! Not sure which you got but they are the two I'm worried about when I get mine which will be AstraZeneca. You sound rather happy though so that is good I'm going for a shingles shot before it I think. I'm old enough now.
Best to check with your doctor first. It’s not recommended to get vaccines close to each other and my husbands doctor told him to get the covid vaccine first. We had our 2nd Moderna shot two weeks ago, and now have the full effect. 94%. He’s getting the shingles vaccine in May.5 -
Here in Australia the advice is not to get Covid vaccine within 2 weeks of any other vaccine.(before or after)
Bit tricky as now is also flu vaccine season here - and we have to be careful to have 2 week minimum interval.
But it applies to Covid and any other vaccine.6 -
paperpudding wrote: »Here in Australia the advice is not to get Covid vaccine within 2 weeks of any other vaccine.(before or after)
Bit tricky as now is also flu vaccine season here - and we have to be careful to have 2 week minimum interval.
But it applies to Covid and any other vaccine.
When we get the vaccine in the USA, they have a form we fill out with a bunch of questions. I forget how long, but one of the questions is if we have had any other vaccine within the prior X number of day (weeks, months?). I assume they would not give the Covid vaccine if someone marked Yes to that question.8 -
T1DCarnivoreRunner wrote: »paperpudding wrote: »Here in Australia the advice is not to get Covid vaccine within 2 weeks of any other vaccine.(before or after)
Bit tricky as now is also flu vaccine season here - and we have to be careful to have 2 week minimum interval.
But it applies to Covid and any other vaccine.
When we get the vaccine in the USA, they have a form we fill out with a bunch of questions. I forget how long, but one of the questions is if we have had any other vaccine within the prior X number of day (weeks, months?). I assume they would not give the Covid vaccine if someone marked Yes to that question.
I filled out a similar form, and although it asked if we had gotten another vaccine within the past 14 days, it specifically stated "not a contraindication." The question about pregnancy was the same.3 -
Well, this is disturbing news about the “Double Mutant” variant. Especially how it has quickly become the dominant strain in multiple countries and might be driving more severe illness in younger people. 😞 https://apple.news/AAh0yiivNQX6UFiJq-wfXnw2
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T1DCarnivoreRunner wrote: »paperpudding wrote: »Here in Australia the advice is not to get Covid vaccine within 2 weeks of any other vaccine.(before or after)
Bit tricky as now is also flu vaccine season here - and we have to be careful to have 2 week minimum interval.
But it applies to Covid and any other vaccine.
When we get the vaccine in the USA, they have a form we fill out with a bunch of questions. I forget how long, but one of the questions is if we have had any other vaccine within the prior X number of day (weeks, months?). I assume they would not give the Covid vaccine if someone marked Yes to that question.
I filled out a similar form, and although it asked if we had gotten another vaccine within the past 14 days, it specifically stated "not a contraindication." The question about pregnancy was the same.
Is a contraindication here ( having any other vaccine in previous 2 weeks)
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Today, I'm two weeks past my second shot, so considered fully vaccinated!
I'm getting together with my fully vaccinated parents and sister today to celebrate.
Maybe even give them hugs for the first time in over a year. 19 -
Canada has updated it's guidance to allow anyone over 30 to get the Astra Zeneca vaccine - "if they don't want to wait for an mRNA vaccine." We are getting enough mRNA to (eventually) cover everyone so they aren't forcing anyone to get it, but I guess with cases surging they want to give the option to take whatever is available first. I'm not sure that we even have any Astra Zeneca left anyway, but we could potentially get more from the US because they haven't approved it yet.
Prime Minister and his wife got it yesterday - politicians really have no choice I guess they have to take it if they expect others to.
Interestingly we have had two VIIT reactions in the province and they have both been men in their 60s (although we just started giving it to 40+ year olds last week so that is probably a factor)2 -
My city is opening vaccination for 55+ age group. That’s my parents’ and their friends’ age group and my oldest coworkers belong in that group as well. Really happy things are progressing and people around me are slowly but surely starting to form herd immunity while infection numbers are going down.
Restaurants opened this week for daytime only, alcohol sales must end at 5PM and food service ends at 7PM, I think. Still not going to any restaurants, at least not before the end of next week, to wait and see if infection numbers keep going down. It’s nice to have more variety for delivery options as many places closed their kitchens as well.
If the numbers keep going down, I might start going back to the office a couple of days per week in May. I really miss the social interaction and would love to have a few months of some kind of social life before starting maternity leave and staying home with the baby.
Please be extra careful - I don't want to scare you but the variants here are hitting pregnant women harder than the first two waves. I saw a report that at one hospital in Toronto 6 of their 20 ICU beds were pregnant women.
There are lots of calls here for the gov't to make pregnant women a priority group for vaccination, because most don't qualify based on age yet.
Of course Covid is out of control here right now (pushing 5000 cases per day) not sure how the cases are where you are.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-doctors-advocate-for-higher-vaccine-priority-for-pregnant-people-as-icu-rates-climb-1.5992628
Not sure what the disagrees were about with this, but Ontario has now moved pregnant women into the highest priority vaccine group.9
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