Yesterday I had my first vaccine. You check in, then you wait (and stand on the 6’ apart floor markers) in a circuitous line; there were 18 enclosed shot administering stations; your nurse gives you a vaccine badge; lastly you sit 6’ apart for 15 minutes, in the observation room, in case you have a reaction. The whole process took maybe 25 minutes. I received the Pfizer vaccine, I go back in three weeks for my second one. I’m waiting for my arm to hurt, so far, nothing. My DIL, the nurse anesthetist, said to keep my arm moving after the shot, maybe that helped. I’m thankful for this opportunity! This affords us the possibility of controlling Covid-19. So hopeful.
@ingrid01 I am sure I was not supposed to take photos. But I just acted like it was okay and no one said anything to me. I was careful to not really get front on faces 😊
Good to see this, I have my first vaccine this Thursday so will remember the tip of moving my arm @carolmw . We are only having one to start with & the second within 12 weeks. It’s to give others the chance of a first shot quicker....hope it works! Sounds like exactly the same procedure Harry went through a month ago when he had his. Incidental the queue looks quite young, are you going by age?
Good that you have had your shot. My arm is still a bit heavy & I have a localised reaction at the injection site. Yesterday I had a rise in temperature & aching joints. Today apart from the arm , I feel relatively normal.
@happypat anyone 16 and older with serious health issues is eligible. I was surprised at how many younger people were there. There were at least 75% of senior citizens there, just not really captured in my photos.
@carole_sandford oh my Carole. It’s now 24 hours and I have not had any kind of symptom. My arm is not sore. I keep waiting to feel bad. Ha. I’m sorry you’ve had those reaction problems. I do not have reactions to flu shots, that and the fact that the young man who gave my shot did a fantastic job, works in my favor I think.
Good for you Lou Ann. My pharmacist really thinks that having had the shot one week exactly before I came down with Covid is what kept my symptoms as light as they were. Now anxious to get the 2nd shot and hope all others do, too.
@milaniet I know Pfizer offers 52% protection after one shot and 95% one week after the second shot. It makes sense that your vaccine enabled your body to fight the virus. 🤗
I'm not sold on this but I'm glad it worked for you. I am not comfortable with synthetic "stuff" being shot into me. Anyway, I know it will be very helpful to the most susceptible.
January 21st, 2021
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