bsman
b00b
except that the mutations thus far are more and more virulent.
Yeah - that's a head-scratcher for sure!
Vaccine thread
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Yeah - that's a head-scratcher for sure!
mongooz
Sic Semper Tyrannis ☨
it's almost as if it's "learning" how to be more lethal.
pmc100
Faux Guitarist
The flu kills hundreds of thousands of people each year, It's slightly more than merely annoying. Covid will probably settle into a similar pattern.
One positive of this experience is that most people have become a lot more aware of respiratory hygiene. Hopefully people will stick with masking up and staying at home when they feel ill. Could be a net positive in the long term.
Acadiafall
Kiss Me Hardy
First injection next week. I feel a little left behind after reading all this.
ColourofFire
Kick Henry Jackassowski
Did they tell any of you to do/don't do certain things after getting the vaccine? I've heard some people from Canada say there was an advice to not do any physically heavy activities or whatever for 3 days after etc. Here you just get the thing and on your way, unless you feel some side effects, no further do's and don'ts whatsoever.
Denverdave
Resident Ragamuffin
Nothing here. Just a warning that you might feel crappy the next day. I was fine. My wife felt sick for about 12 hours.
ColourofFire
Kick Henry Jackassowski
Yeah here you get a little leaflet with some "normal" side effects, if you have anything that's not on there, call this and that number. Other than that they keep you in a big waiting room for 15 minutes with some staff walking around, but that's it.
mongooz
Sic Semper Tyrannis ☨
the only thing i was told to do BEFORE the shot, an hour before the shot was to drink 16-20 oz of water, both times.
i had the pfizer. little soreness in the arm the first time and same the second time with some general weakness/tiredness. nothing else.
jp_nyc
Kick Henry Jackassowski
Nothing. Not even a list of side effects. Just card & stamp, jab, wait fifteen minutes, get out.
Tig
Fucktangular
It took about 10 days for my strength to return after the second Pfizer dose.
Since then, I had extensive lab work and we discovered that I have an elevated ANA level (Antinuclear Antibody, 1:320 titer), which means I'm positive for an autoimmune disease like Lupus, for example. I'll be working with a rheumatologist next week to further diagnose and treat whatever it is.
This explains why I'm in so much pain and can't exercise much anymore. Knowing sure beats not knowing.
Since then, I had extensive lab work and we discovered that I have an elevated ANA level (Antinuclear Antibody, 1:320 titer), which means I'm positive for an autoimmune disease like Lupus, for example. I'll be working with a rheumatologist next week to further diagnose and treat whatever it is.
This explains why I'm in so much pain and can't exercise much anymore. Knowing sure beats not knowing.
My wife got that message.
I did not.
We got the same vaccine at the same place, but at different times.
I chalked it up to age range, but that's just a guess.
nuke_diver
Riding Solo
Tig
Fucktangular
Well, the vaccine reaction didn't reveal anything new, it just impacted me longer than it should have. We were already trying to understand what's been going on with my health that started declining a few years ago. The same test given a few months ago would likely had the same result. I'm just glad we are zeroing in on it now.
Denverdave
Resident Ragamuffin
Nice to know the vaccine actually works.
Our step-daughter lives with us half time, and her Dad half time. Someone on the Dad's side of the family (either her Dad or Grandfather) have been very anti-vax as far as Covid goes. I can respect that - but you are taking a chance. Saturday we received a call saying that our Step-daughter needed to come to our house early because her grandparents on the Dad's side both were hospitalized with probably Covid, and they wanted her to stay with us since other family members had contact with them and they wanted to keep her out of the Covid spread.
So we picked her up - but too late. Her Dad and likely everyone else in the house all have Covid. We had our step-daughter tested and she is positive. But both of us are fine so the vaccine is working nicely. Unfortunately her Grandfather is in really bad shape. Very touch and go as to if he will survive this. Her Grandma is getting better slowly but is still in the hospital.
Our step-daughter lives with us half time, and her Dad half time. Someone on the Dad's side of the family (either her Dad or Grandfather) have been very anti-vax as far as Covid goes. I can respect that - but you are taking a chance. Saturday we received a call saying that our Step-daughter needed to come to our house early because her grandparents on the Dad's side both were hospitalized with probably Covid, and they wanted her to stay with us since other family members had contact with them and they wanted to keep her out of the Covid spread.
So we picked her up - but too late. Her Dad and likely everyone else in the house all have Covid. We had our step-daughter tested and she is positive. But both of us are fine so the vaccine is working nicely. Unfortunately her Grandfather is in really bad shape. Very touch and go as to if he will survive this. Her Grandma is getting better slowly but is still in the hospital.
mongooz
Sic Semper Tyrannis ☨
Denverdave
Resident Ragamuffin
No. She is only 12 so she was not eligible until very recently, and her Dad has brainwashed her into thinking that the vaccine is unproven and dangerous since it did not go through the normal approval process. So she has refused to get it.