Coronavirus Vaccine: Would you/did you get it?

[BetteDavisEyes]

SeekingJana, I am sorry to learn that you are having such vile side effects after your shot today It's been 8.5 hours since my shot, and I feel fine. I don't know what the time lapse is between the second dose of the vaccine and the onset of side effects, so I don't have a clue as to whether or not I will eventually experience symptoms. My arm doesn't hurt, but I didn't notice that with the first injection until during the night when I rolled onto my left side. I continue to exercise my arm hoping to ward off soreness. I will probably be off to bed shortly for a good night's rest. Be well.

 

[anneg]

@SeekingJana @BetteDavisEyes
I hope you both sleep well tonight!

I recommend taking some acetaminophen or ibuprofen if you need it. I had a headache and fatigue after my second Pfizer shot, plus a pretty sore arm.

 

[Shamrock1]

@SeekingJana @BetteDavisEyes
I hope you both sleep well tonight!

I recommend taking some acetaminophen or ibuprofen if you need it. I had a headache and fatigue after my second Pfizer shot, plus a pretty sore arm.

Double-check that analgesics are ok post-vaccine; I know that they were discouraged for prophylactic use because they reduced immune response

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Double-check that analgesics are ok post-vaccine; I know that they were discouraged for prophylactic use because they reduced immune response

Nurse who gave me my shot yesterday said that I should take Tylenol if I had uncomfortable symptoms. I didn't need it, but it seems that it's alright to do so if necessary.

It's been nearly 24 hours since my injection, and I don't have any symptoms. My arm isn't sore, and I slept for 10 hours. DH gets his second Pfizer dose at 11:30 today. We'll both be glad to have this behind us

 

[SeekingJana]

SeekingJana, I am sorry to learn that you are having such vile side effects after your shot today It's been 8.5 hours since my shot, and I feel fine. I don't know what the time lapse is between the second dose of the vaccine and the onset of side effects, so I don't have a clue as to whether or not I will eventually experience symptoms. My arm doesn't hurt, but I didn't notice that with the first injection until during the night when I rolled onto my left side. I continue to exercise my arm hoping to ward off soreness. I will probably be off to bed shortly for a good night's rest. Be well.

Thank you, sweetie.

I'm super fine this AM. Just a bit sore at the injection site, which seems to get better the more I move my arm around.
Thank you so much for your concern. I was thinking about you while tossing and turning last night... What happens with me is that I try to drink enough fluids but start coughing like mad whether the liquid is room temperature or cold..
It is disrupting my life to cough so violently I can't get enough fluids down.

I'll keep on trying with my doctor until this is solved . Just SO happy to be building up immunity to COVID. The short time of discomfort, which hit me a lot harder than I'd expected, was totally worth it for the final goal.

I'm so glad you're doing well, too. I think you are a super duper trooper!

 

[Sunshine95]

I’ve gotten the first Pfizer vaccine and will go back in two weeks to get my 2nd dose! I felt terrible for four days at least after the first one, and am very nervous about the effects of the second one. I have chronic Lyme disease and am on strong medicine for that which may account for part of why I reacted so poorly. I figure getting it or not getting it are gambles, and decided to bet against coronavirus because I definitely don’t need long haul symptoms on top of everything else I deal with!

 

[MimosaMornings]

One shot at a time, this Charlotte pharmacist is chipping away at COVID’s racial divide — The Charlotte Observer

“Just days before his appointment, Tillman said his mother and stepfather were “hemming and hawing,” citing the Tuskegee experiment as modern-day justification to wait or forgo vaccines. His grandmother, meanwhile, is “very anti-medicine, very anti- going to the doctor.”

So Tillman, who is Black, asked them to take a step back and compartmentalize: “You know this is a global pandemic. It would have to be some really, really clever stuff for our government to affect things on a worldwide scale.”

And his closing argument sealed the logic: Assuming the government had a malicious plan to harm Black and brown people, why even invest in a vaccine if the coronavirus itself continues to exact a lethal, unequal toll?

Forthofer, the UNC Charlotte public health professor, said it is not surprising to see conspiracy theories circulate around the vaccines. But the right messenger — a trusted relative or spiritual leader, for instance — can dispel misinformation.”

 

[10ofRods]

Nurse who gave me my shot yesterday said that I should take Tylenol if I had uncomfortable symptoms. I didn't need it, but it seems that it's alright to do so if necessary.

It's been nearly 24 hours since my injection, and I don't have any symptoms. My arm isn't sore, and I slept for 10 hours. DH gets his second Pfizer dose at 11:30 today. We'll both be glad to have this behind us

Nurse here also said Tylenol was okay - it doesn't suppress immune responses. In fact, no one should hesitate to use it to suppress fever (a bit of an overaction of the immune system, IMO). People who have no symptoms after their doses are still forming antibodies, there's no need to suffer.

So glad you are all done with it (so am I - I am on day 3 of feeling great, after 3 days of fatigue and 2 days of fever, post second dose of Moderna).

DH goes in on Monday for second dose. We are having brunch with our kids for the first time in a year on Sunday (outdoors, two of them are unvaccinated but we feel safe at last).

Now, it becomes a matter of readjusting to being back in the real world, I guess.

 

[SeekingJana]

One shot at a time, this Charlotte pharmacist is chipping away at COVID’s racial divide — The Charlotte Observer

“Just days before his appointment, Tillman said his mother and stepfather were “hemming and hawing,” citing the Tuskegee experiment as modern-day justification to wait or forgo vaccines. His grandmother, meanwhile, is “very anti-medicine, very anti- going to the doctor.”

So Tillman, who is Black, asked them to take a step back and compartmentalize: “You know this is a global pandemic. It would have to be some really, really clever stuff for our government to affect things on a worldwide scale.”

And his closing argument sealed the logic: Assuming the government had a malicious plan to harm Black and brown people, why even invest in a vaccine if the coronavirus itself continues to exact a lethal, unequal toll?

Forthofer, the UNC Charlotte public health professor, said it is not surprising to see conspiracy theories circulate around the vaccines. But the right messenger — a trusted relative or spiritual leader, for instance — can dispel misinformation.”

Seems to me if black people think this is a conspiracy against them, all they have to do is look at the TV. Millions of white people, many of them SHOWN getting their injections.

 

[SeekingJana]

I learned something new yesterday.. Or, at least, this is what the Paramedic told me. Usually, we massage an injection site in a circular manner for a few minutes ( if it's our arm, especially) to help the medication disperse into the tissues.
The main exceptions to this are iron injections and all the anti-coagulants.

Well, Paramedic Willett ( we should be on a first name basis by now LOL) told me they had just been instructed NOT to massage the arm injection site, and to inform the client not to, either.

I'm not sure why, but it could be related to the relatively new " COVID arm" we've seen photos of. That looks really painful and perhaps destructive to tissues to me, although I know it subsides in time.

So, don't rub your arm!

 

[HongKongPhooey]

I learned something new yesterday.. Or, at least, this is what the Paramedic told me. Usually, we massage an injection site in a circular manner for a few minutes ( if it's our arm, especially) to help the medication disperse into the tissues.
The main exceptions to this are iron injections and all the anti-coagulants.

Well, Paramedic Willett ( we should be on a first name basis by now LOL) told me they had just been instructed NOT to massage the arm injection site, and to inform the client not to, either.

I'm not sure why, but it could be related to the relatively new " COVID arm" we've seen photos of. That looks really painful and perhaps destructive to tissues to me, although I know it subsides in time.

So, don't rub your arm!

Covid arm! All these new phrases no one knew of a year ago. I had my first Zeneca a week ago today. The lump in my arm has gone down to approx 2cm in diameter now and it's no longer red and radiating heat. Mr HKP joked the other day we had no need to heat the house, just all stand round my left arm ! It's not so tender any more either.

Funny old game, isnt it

 

[dixiegirl1035]

Nurse here also said Tylenol was okay - it doesn't suppress immune responses. In fact, no one should hesitate to use it to suppress fever (a bit of an overaction of the immune system, IMO). People who have no symptoms after their doses are still forming antibodies, there's no need to suffer.

So glad you are all done with it (so am I - I am on day 3 of feeling great, after 3 days of fatigue and 2 days of fever, post second dose of Moderna).

DH goes in on Monday for second dose. We are having brunch with our kids for the first time in a year on Sunday (outdoors, two of them are unvaccinated but we feel safe at last).

Now, it becomes a matter of readjusting to being back in the real world, I guess.

With great respect to you, I'll still follow the recommendations of Dr. Seheultz and Dr. Campbell who showed again and again that many "cascades" of reactions occur better at higher temps, therefore they BOTH suggested against anti-pyretics. In MANY videos. But they both said analgesics for pain/soreness were ok (And they distinguished which OTC were analgesics that were ok, vs. those that were antipyretics which are for fever reducing)

Whether folks that don't have fever get as good as a response... not here on thread to debate... but I'll stick with them as to not taking stuff for fever as all here have said iirc they were taking only for pain and there are options.

Perhaps others can recall any links......if folks are interested in. My own thoughts after getting first shot.. and next one in a couple of weeks... I'll let my body do it's regulatory thing as to fever and avoid an analgesic that affects temperature also, and avoid anti-pyretics completely for the 24 hours if needed.

I'll step away as you are so great with your posts guiding so many.. thank you so much @10ofRods for your learned contributions to the thread.. just had to step in for 2 cents.

All MOO.

 

[dixiegirl1035]

I learned something new yesterday.. Or, at least, this is what the Paramedic told me. Usually, we massage an injection site in a circular manner for a few minutes ( if it's our arm, especially) to help the medication disperse into the tissues.
The main exceptions to this are iron injections and all the anti-coagulants.

Well, Paramedic Willett ( we should be on a first name basis by now LOL) told me they had just been instructed NOT to massage the arm injection site, and to inform the client not to, either.

I'm not sure why, but it could be related to the relatively new " COVID arm" we've seen photos of. That looks really painful and perhaps destructive to tissues to me, although I know it subsides in time.

So, don't rub your arm!

Is this like the mothers in law opinion of one.... as my company used to call it.

I've never heard such before. Anywhere. I always do such, and did with my shot. Difference is, I massaged after I got home once an hour for a few hours vs. immediately. I still follow on science sites and have never seen such recommendation in publications. Has anyone else seen or heard such?

 

[anneg]

Nurse here also said Tylenol was okay - it doesn't suppress immune responses. In fact, no one should hesitate to use it to suppress fever (a bit of an overaction of the immune system, IMO). People who have no symptoms after their doses are still forming antibodies, there's no need to suffer.

So glad you are all done with it (so am I - I am on day 3 of feeling great, after 3 days of fatigue and 2 days of fever, post second dose of Moderna).

DH goes in on Monday for second dose. We are having brunch with our kids for the first time in a year on Sunday (outdoors, two of them are unvaccinated but we feel safe at last).

Now, it becomes a matter of readjusting to being back in the real world, I guess.

I'm glad to hear you have had your second shot and are doing well, and your husband will get his soon. I hope you have a lovely brunch with your kids!

DH and I actually went out to dinner last Sunday evening with 5 friends who are also in their seventies and have been vaccinated. We had a round table in the corner of a large covered patio that has plastic on the open sides that was rolled down because it was breezy and chilly. There was a heater that helped keep us warm. It was so strange to be dining in a restaurant again, I hardly knew how to behave!

 

[SeekingJana]

Is this like the mothers in law opinion of one.... as my company used to call it.

I've never heard such before. Anywhere. I always do such, and did with my shot. Difference is, I massaged after I got home once an hour for a few hours vs. immediately. I still follow on science sites and have never seen such recommendation in publications. Has anyone else seen or heard such?

I was surprised by the recommendation to leave the site alone, as nurses like me have always massaged a site at the time of injection to promote absorption.

The new appearance of the " COVID arm" rash and redness was the only thing I could relate it to, as he did not tell me last month not to massage the site.

I will go through my M.D. journals online and see if I can find professional articles giving direction regarding the site itself, and will also read the CDC guidelines.

The last thing I want to do is to promote disinformation. Maybe his instruction was wrong. I thought it was odd, or I wouldn't have remembered it, as I can give injections standing on my head.

However, let's be clear. I am an RN and have been for 40 years now, he is a Paramedic, and no one's " Mother in Law" was involved at all in anything. OK?

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

DH has returned from his second injection at Meijer. It was much busier than for his first shot and much less organized with many people waiting for shots. Referring to the little "gifts" that I received in my two visits to the Beaumont facility, DH said, "You got nice trinkets, and all I got was a Pfizer vaccine disclaimer" At my first visit, patients got a button, and yesterday they were giving out rubber bracelets. Anyone who was getting their second dose also got a plastic sleeve for your Covid card. I removed my band-aid and can barely see where the injection was.

When he went to get takeout last night, DH stopped at RiteAid for a prescription. He said that the pharmacy counter was very busy with people picking up scripts, getting Covid tests, or shots. DH said that it looked very disorganized and inefficient with too many people lingering in a small area of the store. They also offer drive-up prescription services, Covid testing, and Covid injections. DH said that they were terribly understaffed at a busy time of the day.

When the "Merry Maids" were here yesterday, I mentioned that I was getting my second shot at noon, and DH would get his today. I asked if they had registered for their shots and both said, "No." The older of the two ladies (50-somthing) said that she and her husband don't want to get the vaccine unless their respective employers require it They are expecting their second grandchild any day and hope they'll be able to see the baby and older sibling if they continue to wear masks. I didn't say anything but was not happy to hear that someone who works in my home might not get vaccinated. DH and I discussed it and said that maybe I should email the owners and ask about their policy. I didn't want to be tattling and thought I'd wait a week or so to contact the office to inquire instead of contacting them immediately following my cleaning yesterday. Lo! And, Behold! Someone called from "Merry Maids" about an hour ago to ask how our cleanings are going. This presented the perfect segue for me to ask whether or not they will require vaccinations for their employees. I said nothing about my exchange with the ladies yesterday and simply stated that my husband and I hope that anyone who works in our home would get vaccinated. The woman who called is not an owner and doesn't know what policies might be in place beyond daily temperature and questions about exposure. I'm sure that she will speak to the owners and express my concerns.

 

[SeekingJana]

@dixiegirl1035

How to make the vaccination process as effective as possible

QUOTE: "

• Don’t massage the injection site: Both the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines are delicate. While you may have been encouraged to massage your arms following other vaccinations, studies have not been done on the effect on these vaccines. You could wave or move your arm after the shot, but don’t worry—the vaccine will get where it needs to be on its own."

I will be looking for other sources.

 

[SeekingJana]

DH has returned from his second injection at Meijer. It was much busier than for his first shot and much less organized with many people waiting for shots. Referring to the little "gifts" that I received in my two visits to the Beaumont facility, DH said, "You got nice trinkets, and all I got was a Pfizer vaccine disclaimer" At my first visit, patients got a button, and yesterday they were giving out rubber bracelets. Anyone who was getting their second dose also got a plastic sleeve for your Covid card. I removed my band-aid and can barely see where the injection was.

When he went to get takeout last night, DH stopped at RiteAid for a prescription. He said that the pharmacy counter was very busy with people picking up scripts, getting Covid tests, or shots. DH said that it looked very disorganized and inefficient with too many people lingering in a small area of the store. They also offer drive-up prescription services, Covid testing, and Covid injections. DH said that they were terribly understaffed at a busy time of the day.

When the "Merry Maids" were here yesterday, I mentioned that I was getting my second shot at noon, and DH would get his today. I asked if they had registered for their shots and both said, "No." The older of the two ladies (50-somthing) said that she and her husband don't want to get the vaccine unless their respective employers require it They are expecting their second grandchild any day and hope they'll be able to see the baby and older sibling if they continue to wear masks. I didn't say anything but was not happy to hear that someone who works in my home might not get vaccinated. DH and I discussed it and said that maybe I should email the owners and ask about their policy. I didn't want to be tattling and thought I'd wait a week or so to contact the office to inquire instead of contacting them immediately following my cleaning yesterday. Lo! And, Behold! Someone called from "Merry Maids" about an hour ago to ask how our cleanings are going. This presented the perfect segue for me to ask whether or not they will require vaccinations for their employees. I said nothing about my exchange with the ladies yesterday and simply stated that my husband and I hope that anyone who works in our home would get vaccinated. The woman who called is not an owner and doesn't know what policies might be in place beyond daily temperature and questions about exposure. I'm sure that she will speak to the owners and express my concerns.

I just wanted to say how I'd give up all trinkets for my Merry Maids back!!
I don't even think this small town, wealthy as many residents are, has any sort of housekeeping service. I do think they have a mold cleanup of houses that need it, and likely, one of those crimescene cleanup services. We had a daughter beat her mother to death with a hammer here in Pecan Plantation and I saw a commercial " death clean up" type service a couple of days later.

I just want my Merry Maids back!
I know we all vary in educational levels, and I had to teach my maids many things over the years. Caught one dusting my heirloom dining table with paper towels!!! No, we use microfiber dusters lightly, then a light application of a wood- oil based spray and movements are with the wood grain only.
Yes, I am a perfectionist, and the only way to get people to learn the right way is to show them, then let them show you in return. ( It's called Return Demonstration Technique).

Works for anything rational you want someone else to know about YOUR spaces and YOUR safety.

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Pfizer launches pediatric trial to test Covid vaccine in children (nbcnews.com)

The study will assess the safety of the vaccine and the proper dosage for young children.

Children as young as 6 months old have received their initial shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine as part of a pediatric trial to assess the safety of the vaccine, Pfizer officials announced Thursday.

The global study of 144 participants will also examine whether the vaccine can generate an immune response in children and determine the proper dosage for each age group in the trial: 6 months to 2 years; 2 years to 5 years; and 5 years to 11 years.

The trial, along with similar studies that Moderna, Johnson & Johnson and others are conducting, aims to guide how the shots should be administered to young children, who are not thought to be the most vulnerable to Covid-19 but can be infected and spread the virus...

 

[realanastasia]

Pfizer launches pediatric trial to test Covid vaccine in children (nbcnews.com)

The study will assess the safety of the vaccine and the proper dosage for young children.

Children as young as 6 months old have received their initial shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine as part of a pediatric trial to assess the safety of the vaccine, Pfizer officials announced Thursday.

The global study of 144 participants will also examine whether the vaccine can generate an immune response in children and determine the proper dosage for each age group in the trial: 6 months to 2 years; 2 years to 5 years; and 5 years to 11 years.

The trial, along with similar studies that Moderna, Johnson & Johnson and others are conducting, aims to guide how the shots should be administered to young children, who are not thought to be the most vulnerable to Covid-19 but can be infected and spread the virus...

I think there are also studies underway for the 12-16 crowd, in the hopes that the results will be used to establish pediatric guidelines for dosing in this population by summertime. However, this week I was told that my partner’s 14 year old niece who lives in NYC was getting her first shot on Thursday. I said I thought that was odd given that only Pfizer is approved for use for under-18s and that approval is limited to 16 and 17 year olds. I checked NYC’s official eligibility website and entered her date of birth and her preexisting condition (obesity) and darned if it didn’t say she was eligible! But her mother was concerned enough to call their pediatrician to double-check, and the doctor flatly stated it was NOT advisable to have her vaccinated until the pharmaceutical companies’ studies on the adolescent population were complete and dosing guidelines were established. But for my skepticism, I think she might’ve gotten the shot, and am just puzzled about why NYC would seem to indicate she was eligible when the emergency authorization doesn’t (as far as I know) cover its use in young teens.