Have you gotten a COVID vaccine?

[sk!mom]

I am a Medicaid RN care manager in Wisconsin. I have not been told when we are eligible for the vaccine. We are required to do face to face visits with our members who we cannot make wear masks in their homes. I can honestly say of my members, only 2 have worn their masks for our visits. In Wisconsin, over 75 have not yet been able to get on the list and my DD21 is a PCR at a local clinic and has not been offered the vaccination. Waiting patiently.

I am so sorry. While I am happy to have already received a vaccine, It is very disheartening to hear that some health professionals have not. Why is this being handled so differently from place to place?

 

[Mango7100]

My MCO has not provided information. They say they are waiting for updates from DHS. I went to DHS last week and they forwarded it to the appropriate department, but never received a response. I have other nurse friends in the Green Bay hospitals that have been getting them, but I know that there are local nursing homes that haven't received their vaccinations yet either.

In my county they have whole hospital systems that haven’t even started vaccinating their employees and my MIL lives in a senior facility that hasn’t started either, but we had our first vaccine clinic to the 75+ population. I absolutely want that age group to get the vaccine quickly, but I don’t understand why they are getting it when healthcare workers with direct patient contact haven’t gotten one yet

 

[meloneyb21]

Hello,

I received the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine on 12/31. I work in IT at the VA (Philadelphia) and it was offered to us after the physicians, nurses, etc. were taken care of. It was done at my job. I haven't had any problems so far, just a little tenderness at the site. I'm scheduled to receive the second dose on 1/21.

 

[momof2n2]

How are they watching for vaccine reactions if everyone is driving through?

It's interesting how different it is everywhere. At our facility, staff is watched for 1/2 an hour after administration.

 

[PaDisneyCouple]

At my facility monitoring for 15-30 minutes after administration is a requirement you commit to when signing up to receive the vaccine.

 

[nycdisneygal]

glad so many of you have received! I am a Dr. in NY and my large medical practice has not yet received. hopefully soon. TOns of our patients have covid.

 

[mom2rtk]

glad so many of you have received! I am a Dr. in NY and my large medical practice has not yet received. hopefully soon. TOns of our patients have covid.

I hope you're able to get it soon.

 

[penn19]

For what it's worth, they've tested this exact technology in animals for years and in people since MERS back in the early 2010s, neither of which had long term problems, and the spot on the virus they're targeting was identified in the late 00s based off of SARS research, so none of this is really new.

Foreign mRNA is removed from your body really efficiently by your immune system because that's what it was "designed" for, and if there were any significant long term issues we'd have seen them in the Phase 1/2 trial people by now!

J&J is really similar to the Oxford vaccine (both adenovirus vectors); the closest COVID-19 vaccine to ones already on the market will be the NovaVax vaccine which uses a mixture of proteins and fats to make what are called "virus-like particles," very similar to the Gardasil HPV vaccine.

Overall I don't think any of them will be substantially less safe than the others, the only effects that we've seen so far that are fairly rare and are mainly related to pre-existing allergies.

FWIW, my day job is an industrial chemist to supply pharmaceutical companies and I have a background in biochemistry and pharma; I'm confident enough in the vaccines that I signed up for the trials and received a shot as did my infectious disease specialist father and my chemist brother.

If anyone has any questions or concerns about how the vaccines work feel free to message me and I'll answer as much as I can

I just want to say thank you for your polite, rational answer. Too many people on here go for the jugular if someone asks a question they deem too stupid.

 

[aprilchem]

So frustrated in my state (Va). Two weeks into this, they've only administered 21% of the vaccines the state has been shipped. Only 197 vaccines were given STATE-WIDE Friday - yes, a holiday, but hospitals and LTC facilities aren't closed on holidays. At this rate, vaccines are likely to expire before they can be administered and will need to be thrown away. I hope they get it together!

 

[havaneselover]

So frustrated in my state (Va). Two weeks into this, they've only administered 21% of the vaccines the state has been shipped. Only 197 vaccines were given STATE-WIDE Friday - yes, a holiday, but hospitals and LTC facilities aren't closed on holidays. At this rate, vaccines are likely to expire before they can be administered and will need to be thrown away. I hope they get it together!

Agreed--I'm not impressed with how this is rolling out in Virginia or across the country. I feel like I'm the only one who is still fairly pessimitic on returning to normal this year. Hope they get it together too!

 

[OHmomof2]

I’m far down the line for when it will be available for me. I for one can’t wait to get it...so looking forward to getting back to as normal as can be!

 

[TwoMisfits]

So frustrated in my state (Va). Two weeks into this, they've only administered 21% of the vaccines the state has been shipped. Only 197 vaccines were given STATE-WIDE Friday - yes, a holiday, but hospitals and LTC facilities aren't closed on holidays. At this rate, vaccines are likely to expire before they can be administered and will need to be thrown away. I hope they get it together!

I looked at their site and I'm not sure the numbers match...they got the vaccine to give about Dec 14, so in 3 weeks, they've given out 87.618 doses (or a little over 1% of their population covered). To do that in 21 days, they have to be averaging about 4000 doses/day, so they aren't doing that badly. I mean, it could be better, but it's not catastrophic, especially considering this was all holiday time. I'm assuming by mid-week this week, doses should probably double or more to 8K-10K/day - 4k-5k in 2nd doses and 4k-5k in more 1st doses...and then once all vacation is over and life normalizes, hopefully, it doubles again to 16-20K/day...

 

[mefordis]

glad so many of you have received! I am a Dr. in NY and my large medical practice has not yet received. hopefully soon. TOns of our patients have covid.

Wondering when my elderly in laws will be allowed to take it. Their doctor is in NYC. As a doctor are you telling people to stay away from other people who haven't received the vaccine, even after they have? I'm wondering if people will keep their distance from the unvaccinated. We only visit outside now.

 

[nycdisneygal]

Wondering when my elderly in laws will be allowed to take it. Their doctor is in NYC. As a doctor are you telling people to stay away from other people who haven't received the vaccine, even after they have? I'm wondering if people will keep their distance from the unvaccinated. We only visit outside now.

yes. i would until more people around are vaccinated and definitely wait until after 2nd dose. one can get sick but likely less severe. and its still not 100%.

 

[mi*vida*loca]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1346155251972378634

 

[petrymom]

I am so sorry. While I am happy to have already received a vaccine, It is very disheartening to hear that some health professionals have not. Why is this being handled so differently from place to place?

I wonder the same thing. My DH just told me that they are now talking about getting him his vaccination as he works at a local nursing home. At least one of us will be one step closer.

 

[bcla]

Beyond evil when you see that it appears the pharmacist was going to give out the knowingly spoiled medication as legitimate vaccines. https://www.wisn.com/article/covid-...y-spoiling-of-vaccines-by-pharmacist/35105533

The prosecutor says that the pharmacist claims that he thought that it was unsafe. But I don't see how leaving it unrefrigerated would somehow do anything to render it "safe" or if he thought that maybe they'd throw it out and not administer the vaccine.

https://apnews.com/article/milwauke...rus-pandemic-ac00faee3cf10a9558665d472123b96c

 

[snappy]

I received notice that my mom who lives in the assisted living unit of a large senior continuing care community is scheduled to receive a vaccine on Sunday January 24th! CVS is doing the honors using the Moderna vaccine, or so we were told earlier. I am keeping my fingers crossed. Our governor sent out notice this afternoon that 107 pharmacies throughout our state received 100 vaccines each for citizens 70 plus, and any of the health care workers in tier 1a that hasn’t gotten it yet. I am seeing on Next door some residents in my area are trying to sign up. You have to have an appointment, either by calling them or on their website.

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

I received notice that my mom who lives in the assisted living unit of a large senior continuing care community is scheduled to receive a vaccine on Sunday January 24th! CVS is doing the honors using the Moderna vaccine, or so we were told earlier. I am keeping my fingers crossed. Our governor sent out notice this afternoon that 107 pharmacies throughout our state received 100 vaccines each for citizens 70 plus, and any of the health care workers in tier 1a that hasn’t gotten it yet. I am seeing on Next door some residents in my area are trying to sign up. You have to have an appointment, either by calling them or on their website.

I am so happy for this update!

 

[design_mom]

My sister-in-law (nurse in a pediatric office) and her husband (EMT) have both gotten it. They're both in Ohio.

Was just able to get appointments for my parents (80 and 78) to get it on Thursday in Florida. It was kind of like getting concert tickets (refresh > refresh > refresh > I'm in! > hurry to finish the transaction before it "sells out" before I can complete my "purchase." I'm glad they've got an appointment and it's not first-come-first-serve though. I will be so happy for them to get it.