Coronavirus Vaccine: Would you/did you get it? #2

[LadyL]

Yes, I have had my first jab of Pfizer and get my second next Thursday. Our way out of this mess. SW Ontario Canada.

got to reschedule my second jab which was originally in August - now in July ... cannot wait!!!

 

[Gibbo214]

Get my second on 3rd July. No side effects from first except a sore muscle at the injection site for a day.

 

[Lilibet]

DBM as remembering below post

Sometimes I forget what thread I’m on!

 

[Mo Thuairim]

I am finally eligible for the vaccine here in Ireland and getting my first dose of Pfizer on Wednesday. I cannot wait!

 

[casesensitive]

I got my first Pfizer shot in April. I went for my second shot yesterday and discovered that Pfizer was being saved for youths 12 to 18 due to a delayed shipment to Ontario. My choice was to receive Moderna or leave. I reluctantly agreed to mixing the vaccines.

 

[ilovewings]

I got my first Pfizer shot in April. I went for my second shot yesterday and discovered that Pfizer was being saved for youths 12 to 18 due to a delayed shipment to Ontario. My choice was to receive Moderna or leave. I reluctantly agreed to mixing the vaccines.

Well that kinda sucks, but I would think (though I don't know for sure), that it would not be deleterious to your health to mix vaccines. You can certainly google that issue and see what comes up but I think mixing vaccines is being done in certain situations. Try not to worry about it.

 

[Arkay]

I got my first Pfizer shot in April. I went for my second shot yesterday and discovered that Pfizer was being saved for youths 12 to 18 due to a delayed shipment to Ontario. My choice was to receive Moderna or leave. I reluctantly agreed to mixing the vaccines.

I understand your reluctance, certainly. Here in the U.S., that is not happening, but if I were in your shoes I would have made the same choice.

I had two Moderna shots and have been immune now for several months, but I'm still cautious and wear my mask if I'm indoors anywhere. The greatest result for me was that I was FINALLY able to fly from NY to Florida to visit my aging, infirm parents, both in their very late 80s. I hated being in the airports and airplanes, but I was able to go as we are all vaccinated. That is the blessing of these vaccines.

I also was able to take my 16-year old granddaughter for both of her Pfizer shots. She had no side effects. I can breathe more freely knowing she's protected and I hope soon my 8 and 6 year old grandchildren can be vaccinated, as well.

 

[zencompass]

Just got home after my second Pfizer vaccine.

I'd booked for July 10th at the hospital here but then saw that Walmart was booking appts for Pfizer so I booked that and cancelled the July 10th.

Walmart in smaller cities in Ontario have Pfizer. Not sure how much they have but they have it for this week for whomever's had their first Pfizer vaccine.

Feeling overwhelming relief.

 

[zencompass]

I understand your reluctance, certainly. Here in the U.S., that is not happening, but if I were in your shoes I would have made the same choice.

I had two Moderna shots and have been immune now for several months, but I'm still cautious and wear my mask if I'm indoors anywhere. The greatest result for me was that I was FINALLY able to fly from NY to Florida to visit my aging, infirm parents, both in their very late 80s. I hated being in the airports and airplanes, but I was able to go as we are all vaccinated. That is the blessing of these vaccines.

I also was able to take my 16-year old granddaughter for both of her Pfizer shots. She had no side effects. I can breathe more freely knowing she's protected and I hope soon my 8 and 6 year old grandchildren can be vaccinated, as well.

I am so happy to hear that you were able to visit your aging parents. What a blessing.

Thank you for sharing your good news! This made my day!

 

[zencompass]

I got my first Pfizer shot in April. I went for my second shot yesterday and discovered that Pfizer was being saved for youths 12 to 18 due to a delayed shipment to Ontario. My choice was to receive Moderna or leave. I reluctantly agreed to mixing the vaccines.

If I were offered Moderna (my first vaccine was Pfizer) I would have taken it.

As it turned out, it was Pfizer but I would have taken Moderna happily because I did research (I know we all do!) about mixing the vaccines and I was personally satisifed that I would take either Pfizer or Moderna.

It's a personal choice of course, but I am very wary of the variants around us as well.

 

[anneg]

I understand your reluctance, certainly. Here in the U.S., that is not happening, but if I were in your shoes I would have made the same choice.

I had two Moderna shots and have been immune now for several months, but I'm still cautious and wear my mask if I'm indoors anywhere. The greatest result for me was that I was FINALLY able to fly from NY to Florida to visit my aging, infirm parents, both in their very late 80s. I hated being in the airports and airplanes, but I was able to go as we are all vaccinated. That is the blessing of these vaccines.

I also was able to take my 16-year old granddaughter for both of her Pfizer shots. She had no side effects. I can breathe more freely knowing she's protected and I hope soon my 8 and 6 year old grandchildren can be vaccinated, as well.

It's wonderful that you were able to travel to visit your parents! And that your granddaughter is vaccinated. I hope your other grands will be able to be vaccinated soon.

DH and I, fully vaccinated with the Pfizer vaccine months ago, were recently able to travel by car from NC to Vermont for my younger grandson's graduation from high school and associated festivities. A wonderful trip, although the car travel was tiring. We took two days up and back and stayed in a hotel en route.

I am so thankful that my whole family is vaccinated. My older grandson got Moderna for his first shot where he attends college and had trouble getting a second Moderna shot, so he ended up getting a Johnson & Johnson shot instead.

 

[jjenny]

I got my first Pfizer shot in April. I went for my second shot yesterday and discovered that Pfizer was being saved for youths 12 to 18 due to a delayed shipment to Ontario. My choice was to receive Moderna or leave. I reluctantly agreed to mixing the vaccines.

I don't think there will be any problems. Pfizer and Moderna use similar technology (mRnA). Moderna is the one I had.

 

[casesensitive]

I don't think there will be any problems. Pfizer and Moderna use similar technology (mRnA). Moderna is the one I had.

Yes, my main concern was more about how Moderna rated compared to Pfizer in protecting against the Delta variant which has been confirmed in my city. The only research I could find was that Pfizer was effective. I haven't seen any research results re Moderna and the Delta variant. But I knew it was more important to just get the second shot.

 

[jjenny]

Yes, my main concern was more about how Moderna rated compared to Pfizer in protecting against the Delta variant which has been confirmed in my city. The only research I could find was that Pfizer was effective. I haven't seen any research results re Moderna and the Delta variant. But I knew it was more important to just get the second shot.

Moderna's results are usually very similar to Pfizer's. I would also like to know for sure, since Moderna is what I had.

 

[branmuffin]

I had my second shot today. The first was end of April. I had the Pfizer. Initially we were told that 9 million Moderna vaccines were in Ontario and I'd be getting Moderna for my second shot instead of Pfizer.

My daughter thought I shouldn't get the Moderna because it has a dye in it that is in CAT scans that I could be allergic to. However, the nurse told me that Pfizer also has the same dye, just slightly different amounts. I really had no reaction other than sore injection site from the first so I doubt it would have mattered. I also had to wait around for half an hour instead of 15 minutes because I am allergic to tetanus shots. Don't know what the issue is but I am fine. I wonder if I'll have any reaction tomorrow.

I doubt I'll be removing my mask in public. At least not for 14 days. I have no problem wearing a mask. There's still a lot of people who are resistant to masks and the vaccine.

 

[ilovewings]

I had my second shot today. The first was end of April. I had the Pfizer. Initially we were told that 9 million Moderna vaccines were in Ontario and I'd be getting Moderna for my second shot instead of Pfizer.

My daughter thought I shouldn't get the Moderna because it has a dye in it that is in CAT scans that I could be allergic to. However, the nurse told me that Pfizer also has the same dye, just slightly different amounts. I really had no reaction other than sore injection site from the first so I doubt it would have mattered. I also had to wait around for half an hour instead of 15 minutes because I am allergic to tetanus shots. Don't know what the issue is but I am fine. I wonder if I'll have any reaction tomorrow.

I doubt I'll be removing my mask in public. At least not for 14 days. I have no problem wearing a mask. There's still a lot of people who are resistant to masks and the vaccine.

Here is a list of ingredients in the vaccines, including Moderna.I do not think there is any dye (like found in CAT scan contrast)

A Simple Breakdown of the Ingredients in the COVID Vaccines - COVID-19, Health Topics - Hackensack Meridian Health

 

[branmuffin]

Here is a list of ingredients in the vaccines, including Moderna.I do not think there is any dye (like found in CAT scan contrast)

A Simple Breakdown of the Ingredients in the COVID Vaccines - COVID-19, Health Topics - Hackensack Meridian Health

Hi, thanks for your response. You know, I didn't question my daughter or verify what she said since she is the family's go-to for new medical information. I did check online after your response and found that some of the individuals that experienced allergic reactions to the vaccine had prior anaphylaxis. Their prior triggers were penicillin, codeine, morphine, contrast dye and other variants.

https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/covid19/90839

I wonder if my daughter skimmed some articles and thought the contrast dye was used. Now, I wonder what the nurse was talking about when she told me both Moderna and Pfizer had the same ingredient if there is no contrast dye in the vaccine. Anyway, bottom line is, this morning I have a very, very sore arm at the injection site and as of now no other reactions. Thanks again for the clarification.

 

[ilovewings]

Hi, thanks for your response. You know, I didn't question my daughter or verify what she said since she is the family's go-to for new medical information. I did check online after your response and found that some of the individuals that experienced allergic reactions to the vaccine had prior anaphylaxis. Their prior triggers were penicillin, codeine, morphine, contrast dye and other variants.

https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/covid19/90839

I wonder if my daughter skimmed some articles and thought the contrast dye was used. Now, I wonder what the nurse was talking about when she told me both Moderna and Pfizer had the same ingredient if there is no contrast dye in the vaccine. Anyway, bottom line is, this morning I have a very, very sore arm at the injection site and as of now no other reactions. Thanks again for the clarification.

Hi: good that you had the jab---hopefully your arm won't be too sore. I was very hesitant to get the Covid vaccine because I have so many allergies to so many things, though I have never had an anaphylactic reaction to anything. I don't even get the flu vaccine. However, because Covid is so deadly (at my age) I put my concerns aside and got the Moderna vaccine ( 2 shots): Before I got the vaccine I did a lot of reading and I didn't see anything in the ingredients of the mRNA vaccine that looked liked there was contrast (like they use for CAT scans)- I am allergic to contrast so I would be very careful and make sure to the best of my ability that the vaccine did not have that ingredient in it, and I don't think it does.

 

[branmuffin]

Hi: good that you had the jab---hopefully your arm won't be too sore. I was very hesitant to get the Covid vaccine because I have so many allergies to so many things, though I have never had an anaphylactic reaction to anything. I don't even get the flu vaccine. However, because Covid is so deadly (at my age) I put my concerns aside and got the Moderna vaccine ( 2 shots): Before I got the vaccine I did a lot of reading and I didn't see anything in the ingredients of the mRNA vaccine that looked liked there was contrast (like they use for CAT scans)- I am allergic to contrast so I would be very careful and make sure to the best of my ability that the vaccine did not have that ingredient in it, and I don't think it does.

I'm allergic to tetanus. During the initial screening when mentioning my allergies, the medical staff weren't concerned about the penicillin but they did flag me as waiting the 30 minutes for tetanus. I hope people who have had allergic reactions to any vaccine, food or things like latex tell the medical staff prior to getting the shot.

 

[ringbearer]

I would never get a non-FDA approved shot unless it was for something that was fairly sure to kill me, like ebola. I'm far more worried about having an allergic reaction to the shot, or some other unknown reaction or long term effect, than I am of getting Covid. Plus, I'm pretty sure I've already had it and I'm not otherwise in high-risk group.