First dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine a couple of weeks back. Must admit I'm very disappointed by the lack of second heads, superpowers, or ability to control Windows devices with my mind, but presumably being able to blame Bill Gates and/or The Illuminati for controlling my decisions regarding any future scenes that fail to sell will be some kind of bonus?
Had mild side effects for 24 hours after the jab, slight fever, faint headache, and being very sleepy. All back to normal by the end of the second day. Second dose due in June (the UK's standard 12 week gap between doses).
Silver_sea said: I'm getting my 2nd Jab on Monday, the Pfizer one, so I can only assume my ability to speak German will kick in then.
I get this as I work in a hospital with immunosuppressed folks and not because I rugby-tackled 3 nurses to get to the front of the queue.
What if I did both? Also, it was only one nurse, and she offered since my county sucks.
I get my 2nd Pfizer shot on the 14th. No real side effects from the first one. They had me sit in a large spaced out room with others for like 15 minutes so nurses giving the shots could see if anyone had an immediate reaction.
PhoneyStark2020 said: Had the Oxford-AstraZeneca about 2 weeks ago.
It kicked the shit out of me...
First night I hallucinated and had no idea what the hell was going on, then just felt like I had full blown flu for about 6 days.
Not entirely sure I want the second one, as apparently its worse
Version I've heard is that second AZ is much less likely to cause a reaction, but with Pfizer it's the other way round. Either is better than actual Covid though.
PhoneyStark2020 said: Had the Oxford-AstraZeneca about 2 weeks ago.
It kicked the shit out of me...
First night I hallucinated and had no idea what the hell was going on, then just felt like I had full blown flu for about 6 days.
Not entirely sure I want the second one, as apparently its worse
It can have bad side effects. But believe me when I say Long covid is far worse and the guilt of passing on this disease to a loved one is immeasurable.
I would get this vaccine if I have to spend a week in hospital because it's far better than the alternatives...which I have see first hand.
It can have bad side effects. But believe me when I say Long covid is far worse and the guilt of passing on this disease to a loved one is immeasurable.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but the documentation they gave me with my Pfizer vaccine says that it only mitigates the symptoms of active covid. It does nothing about actually keeping it at bay or passively having the virus and passing it on to others.
Potatoman-J said: Correct me if I'm wrong, but the documentation they gave me with my Pfizer vaccine says that it only mitigates the symptoms of active covid. It does nothing about actually keeping it at bay or passively having the virus and passing it on to others.
It will stop you from contracting the disease. As such, you will not be passing on disease which originates from within your body.
However we all pick up the virus from having others cough on us or from touching infected surfaces. You will still be able to pass on these less transmissible sources of the virus after you have been vaccinated. So, social distancing, masking, and hand washing protocols will need to remain in place for the time being. [Sigh]
i received Moderna shot#1 about 2 weeks ago. Moderna shot#2 should be had in another 2 weeks now?
i had a little bit of soreness around the injection site, and i felt a little bit out of breath when i went running 2 days later. Moderna #2 is supposedly worse...
And there are SO many vaccine's out there... Pfizer, Astrazenika, J&J, (what others did i miss?) and at least by USA standards, nothing yet is "FDA approved" which means all are still considered experimental... so all of us basically are guinea pigs for short term and long term effects.
I am a little disappointed, i expect a vaccine to TOTALLY protect me from a virus/bacteria... maybe i should have studied virology/microbiology instead of engineering???
ncgreg231lc2 said: i received Moderna shot#1 about 2 weeks ago. Moderna shot#2 should be had in another 2 weeks now?
i had a little bit of soreness around the injection site, and i felt a little bit out of breath when i went running 2 days later. Moderna #2 is supposedly worse...
And there are SO many vaccine's out there... Pfizer, Astrazenika, J&J, (what others did i miss?) and at least by USA standards, nothing yet is "FDA approved" which means all are still considered experimental... so all of us basically are guinea pigs for short term and long term effects.
I am a little disappointed, i expect a vaccine to TOTALLY protect me from a virus/bacteria... maybe i should have studied virology/microbiology instead of engineering???
They are NOT considered experimental.
This is complete misinformation and as you said, you didn't study microbiology.
I did.
These vaccines have been through all the necessary trials to be as safe as possible, the reason they got done so fast is because there was more money available to the scientists and various paperwork got signed off faster than normal due to the urgency. This is how fast science can work if it's not held back by red tape.
All drugs have side effects, nothing is 100% safe.
As for prevention, vaccines just make your body hyper-aware of the virus thus killing it faster when it enters the body. Hopefully faster that it can become transmissible BUT there is no guarantee.
The faster the virus mutates, the longer it will be around. This is why we got rid of smallpox and others. Ones that are not vaccinated enough or mutate faster (Flu) constantly evade older vaccines so live on.
Anti-vax or those to scared to take them end up causing pockets of disease, like the measles outbreak the US had a few years ago.
TLDR: Vaccines are safe-ish, don't eradicate disease, keep using protection, get your fucking shot.
ncgreg231lc2 said: i received Moderna shot#1 about 2 weeks ago. Moderna shot#2 should be had in another 2 weeks now?
i had a little bit of soreness around the injection site, and i felt a little bit out of breath when i went running 2 days later. Moderna #2 is supposedly worse...
And there are SO many vaccine's out there... Pfizer, Astrazenika, J&J, (what others did i miss?) and at least by USA standards, nothing yet is "FDA approved" which means all are still considered experimental... so all of us basically are guinea pigs for short term and long term effects.
I am a little disappointed, i expect a vaccine to TOTALLY protect me from a virus/bacteria... maybe i should have studied virology/microbiology instead of engineering???
They are NOT considered experimental.
This is complete misinformation and as you said, you didn't study microbiology.
I did.
These vaccines have been through all the necessary trials to be as safe as possible, the reason they got done so fast is because there was more money available to the scientists and various paperwork got signed off faster than normal due to the urgency. This is how fast science can work if it's not held back by red tape.
All drugs have side effects, nothing is 100% safe.
As for prevention, vaccines just make your body hyper-aware of the virus thus killing it faster when it enters the body. Hopefully faster that it can become transmissible BUT there is no guarantee.
The faster the virus mutates, the longer it will be around. This is why we got rid of smallpox and others. Ones that are not vaccinated enough or mutate faster (Flu) constantly evade older vaccines so live on.
Anti-vax or those to scared to take them end up causing pockets of disease, like the measles outbreak the US had a few years ago.
TLDR: Vaccines are safe-ish, don't eradicate disease, keep using protection, get your fucking shot.
Silver_sea said: They are NOT considered experimental.
"The FDA granted EUAs for all three experimental vaccines after less than five months of clinical trials, with most of trial data still to be collected. All three vaccines will be in clinical trial status through January 31, 2023."
EUA: Experimental Use Authorization
"Under EUA status, the government is not permitted to require Covid-19 vaccinations because the vaccines are not FDA-approved and recipients are clinical trial participants. This is why states cannot legally require vaccination, despite suggestions by some legislators to do just that."
I was estimated to get my first jab in late March, but we're so far ahead of the game in the south-west, that I got it on 10th Feb. I had the AZ, didn't even feel it, and had NO side effects whatsoever.
I just got my first shot of moderna. I didn't feel anything at all. But then again, I'm used to being jammed with needles repeatedly for hours on end when I get tattooed...several times I had two guys tattooing me at the same time...no biggie.
This is complete misinformation and as you said, you didn't study microbiology.
I did.
These vaccines have been through all the necessary trials to be as safe as possible
Well they are in the US. Pfizer doesn't have FDA approval, but they recommend you get it anyways. It's the first time I've ever seen something like that happen. Normally if something isn't FDA approved, it cannot be on the market. Not sure about the new Johnson & Johnson one.
I got back on the 14th, I'm excited less for the shot, and more to see my new nurse friend again.
This is complete misinformation and as you said, you didn't study microbiology.
I did.
These vaccines have been through all the necessary trials to be as safe as possible
Well they are in the US. Pfizer doesn't have FDA approval, but they recommend you get it anyways. It's the first time I've ever seen something like that happen. Normally if something isn't FDA approved, it cannot be on the market. Not sure about the new Johnson & Johnson one.
I got back on the 14th, I'm excited less for the shot, and more to see my new nurse friend again.
Is your new nurse friend hot? Think you can pie her? Is her name Trish? If you need some help, Black Rhino dick pills from the gas station.
Got my first dose of Pfizer on April 1. (Would be a funny April Fool's joke if they tricked me & just shot me with plain water. Wait... no it wouldn't!)
I had the first dose of Moderna last week - no issues except for a little soreness around the injection site for a day. It was also a super-quick and painless shot - while I'm not needlephobic, persay, I don't really like getting shots but this one I could barely tell that the tech was injecting me while it was happening!
This is complete misinformation and as you said, you didn't study microbiology.
I did.
These vaccines have been through all the necessary trials to be as safe as possible
Well they are in the US. Pfizer doesn't have FDA approval, but they recommend you get it anyways. It's the first time I've ever seen something like that happen. Normally if something isn't FDA approved, it cannot be on the market. Not sure about the new Johnson & Johnson one.
I got back on the 14th, I'm excited less for the shot, and more to see my new nurse friend again.
Pfizer and all the vaccines have been approved by the FDA for emergency use. Full FDA approval is a several year process.
piboiva said: My first dose is scheduled for this monday.
I've seen horror stories on facebook about people feeling awful. Hopefully, I'll just feel like I've been hit by a greyhound. The dog, not the bus.
You should check out the horror stories of people getting Covid. New studies show a third of us have long-term neurological problems. People need to stop whining about the vaccine and get it now.
VegasWam said: Is your new nurse friend hot? Think you can pie her? Is her name Trish? If you need some help, Black Rhino dick pills from the gas station.
She's hot enough that I have ZERO idea why she swiped right on me, or continues to talk to me.
We're still just friends, we haven't even eaten pie together yet.
Not named Trish.
I don't think I'll be as lucky as Fry was with the egg salad sandwich at the trucker stop, so I'll pass.