It’s time for a new I Got the Shot! thread, so here’s a new one! I think I put the thread up pretty early on, and that was one month ago. Have we really only been getting shots for just over a month?
Tell us how it went, and if you have a sticker preference, let me know in the comments.
One and done for Johnson & Johnson:
Now with Dolly and ducklings!
Faithful Lurker
We, husband,80, and I ,75, got our second shots yesterday. He has/had no reaction and I have a sore arm but nothing beyond that. I’d like the Tika sticker, please. It was a drive by clinic, after a very cold aid checked our paper work we each stuck an arm out the car window and the shot was administered. Then we drove to a nearby parking lot and waited 15 minutes, they checked on us continuously. Someone else was having a bad reaction so the EMT/ Fire Dpt. ambulance was right there. Easy peasy. We’re so pleased and grateful to live in a fairly sane state, WA.
KenK
Got my 1st shot this afternoon, about an hour ago. Everything feels fine.
“Woof” sticker, please.
WaterGirl
@KenK: Henry is very happy for you.
Middlelee
Got mine this morning. I nearly wept while walking to the observation area. Spent my 15 minutes doing a lot of arm waving following instructions of the volunteers observing us. Looked like a senior citizens gym class
Champ please for my sticker.
WaterGirl
@Middlelee: I realized I had left one of the Champ options off at the top of this post. Didn’t know which you would want, so you get two Champs! :-)
Argiope
Hi WaterGirl, I wonder if we could consider an I Gave the Shot thread for the jackals who are working or volunteering in various capacities to get these millions of doses into arms. Could be fun to have a place to share our shift totals, HIPPA-compliant anecdotes, and progress reports as we go along.
WaterGirl
@Argiope: I think we could do that. If you don’t see it within a couple of days, remind me. :-)
I have 2 more hours of the trial questions to watch starting in a minute; I was just taking a break for a few minutes. By then I’ll be exhausted and might just go to bed.
Argiope
@WaterGirl: oh my, no rush. It may fall flat. Might be fun to try—next week sometime. Enjoy some well-earned rest!
zeecube
Mrs. ZC and I got our first shots! When we sought to register with our PCP, the earliest date we could reserve was March 23. Did not really want to wait that long. We started calling family clinics and pharmacies within a 2 hr drive radius of home, to be places on waiting lists and after about 8 hrs, hit the jackpot with of all places, Walgreens. We had a same day reservation. Of course it was a Walgreens about an hour and a half drive away and it was located in the middle of nowhere, but worth the scenic drive. Best of all, it was easier to register for the second shot on Walgreen’s portal (took 5 minutes), and next shot is only a half hour drive.
We received the Moderna shot. As for side effects, none other than a sore arm for about a day.
tybee
got second shot today. :)
JanieM
Just got my first shot — Pfizer. Rollout of the signup around here was a mess, but the 2nd round of signup was saner (an online option in addition to a phone #). I got a call a few days after I put my name in and was offered an appointment for this evening. Yay!
I thought I was in no hurry to get a shot, but I also thought I should get in line when my age group came along. I can’t begin to describe what a relief it is to feel like things are moving forward in an organized fashion after this past 11 months of chaos and death.
I can’t choose between Samwise and that white curly-haired “Woof” character. So Watergirl — whichever you think. And thank you!
This is my pup, Henry, so he decided to tag along with Samwise.
WaterGirl
@tybee: Steve says congratulations!
WaterGirl
Nobody has asked for the Biden sticker yet. Poor Joe.
JanieM
@JanieM:
@WaterGirl:
I like the Biden picture a lot, but the pets feel a little more…everyday. Thanks for letting Henry tag along!!
JanieM
@Faithful Lurker: I just clicked your nym and found your incredibly beautiful quilts and cloths. Bookmarked it for future reference…
leeleeFL
I got the first dose tonight! Lucked out on a no show appointment! Feel fine, so far! It’s Moderna, so that’s the one that is tougher second time, right?
I like the littlest kitty badge, if you wouldn’t mind!
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seefleur
I got my first shot on 1-23, Moderna. Next shot slated for 2-20. First shot was fine until the next day when I woke up feeling like my arm had been hit repeatedly with a baseball (probably wood, not aluminum) bat. After three days, I was fine. Hoping the second dose reaction is only that. Honestly, tetanus and cholera shots are on par with the vaccine imo. To anyone who is an antivaxxer, I have to ask if they eat chicken nuggets and hotdogs – because who the hell knows what is actually in those!?!??
WaterGirl
@JanieM: I would pick a pet over a human any day.
The Fat White Duchess
(Didn’t know of this thread before. Display is odd on my tablet.)
First shot, Pfizer. I wanted Moderna but couldn’t find an open slot. February 1 for me, 2/8 for the Duke, both at our local Walgreen’s. Sore arm for a couple of days for me, negligible for him
I would like baby Champ for my sticker, please.
WaterGirl
@leeleeFL: Yes on the second shot of Moderna, according to what folks are saying.
WaterGirl
@The Fat White Duchess:
If your tablet is in landscape mode, you should be able to see everything on the site, same as on a computer. If not please send me a screen capture.
Faithful Lurker
Thanks. @JanieM:
Josie
I got my first shot – Pfizer – yesterday. Have a bit of a sore arm today, similar to a flu shot. Woof woof, please.
Sandia Blanca
I got my second shot (Moderna) on Wednesday. Sore arm only lasted about 36 hours, but I did experience some fatigue and aching yesterday, sort of flu-like. By today I was back to normal. Huge relief to have this protection. Now waiting for the general eligibility so my husband can get his, too.
I would like the Tikka 2 sticker, please, WG, and thank you!
Middlelee
@WaterGirl: Thank you!
Mustang Bobby
I got my first shot (Pfizer) on Thursday, 2/11. I had registered with MyVaccine (dot) gov through the state of Florida where they put you on a list to call you when you can register for a slot for a shot. But the Friday before, a friend called and said, “I know a guy…” So I called the guy, who had slots available through his organization. He told me he’d see what he could do, and on Monday he called me and told me where and when to go. It was like scoring weed in college in 1971. I went, I got the shot, and so far, no side effects other than a bit of soreness at the injection site. (It didn’t hurt that the EMT who was administering the shot was hunky-handsome. Yeah, I know, dream on, old man.) They automatically registered me for Dose #2 on March 4.
As for my sticker, you gotta ask? Woof, please!
zeecube
@WaterGirl: I wanted to pick Joe, but his caption indicates he got the “shots”, and I only had 1 so far. Could not decide on the alternative. Definitely enjoy the photo you picked for me.
WaterGirl
@zeecube: Lily is happy to be your sticker!
dkinPa
Got my first shot yesterday. Pfizer. Happy, happy happy! Arm was just a little sore but feel fine today.
Henry for the sticker, please — he is such a cutie!
Ben Cisco (onboard the Defiant)
Got my second ? two hours ago. So far so good.
Gimme that Kamala sticker please!!
sacrablue
I got my first shot of Moderna on 4 Feb. I got notified that I was eligible and it took just 30 seconds to schedule an appointment. In and out in less than 20 minutes, including the 15 minute post-shot wait. Next day arm pain was similar to first shingrix shot. I guess the second will be like the second shingrix (in bed for two days with chills, fatigue and arm pain). Whatever, better than the alternative. The only question that surprised me was wanting to know if I was allergic to poly-sorbate.
Could I please have a baby Champ sticker?
WaterGirl
@sacrablue:
That is strange!
Percysowner
I got mine today. My ex was scheduled as well, so I went with him. I made it home just as the Snowpocalypse was starting. Walked my dog so I don’t have to later.
Then when I finally got in, my daughter called. I watch her daughter 4 days a week and had her over this weekend to give them a break. My daughter has cold symptoms and her doctor told her to get a COVID test, tomorrow, after we get 6-8″ of snow. Sometimes life plays these little tricks on you.
Can I have a Joe sticker. He’s not getting enough love and if it weren’t for him I would still be waiting for a vaccine.
sacrablue
@WaterGirl: I guess polysorbate is part of the vaccine. My health care provider already had my allergy info but this was specific to this vaccine. Usually they just ask if you’re allergic to eggs, but this time there was a printed list. The nurse specifically asked about the polysorbate, just like in ice cream, she said. I don’t know if it is Moderna specific or if it applies to the Pfizer as well.
phein61
Actually got mine a week ago, on Super Bowl Sunday. The operation was like clockwork: Called Public Health on a Saturday, got an appointment for the next morning. Showed up at 10:55 for an 11:00 am appointment, did paperwork, got shot at 11:02, was out the door at 11:17. Go back on 28th for second shot. Wife and two sons (all in education) got their shots the week before, two through the University, one through the local school district. Just soreness and a little fever for a day.
Can I haz Kamala sticker, pleez?
WaterGirl
@Percysowner: Congratulations on scoring a shot! Hopefully your daughter just has a cold and this will be a tiny blip. :-)
P.S. I’m sure Joe appreciates the love.
chopper
just got home from #2*
*heh. “number two”
Percysowner
@WaterGirl: We’re all hoping. She’s pretty sure it is just a cold. She always wears a mask and works from home, but her husband works for the Ohio State Legislature which decided that they don’t have to wear masks AND that my SIL’s department, which has been working from home, needs to come in at least 2 days a week. We are all nervous about that. Freaking Republicans!
WaterGirl
@chopper: Congratulations! What sticker would you like?
edit: Can’t go wrong with Steve, I guess!
WaterGirl
@Percysowner: Fingers crossed.
Percysowner
@WaterGirl: Good News! My daughter got the COVID test back and it’s negative! Such a relief.
WaterGirl
@Percysowner: That is great news!
Shakti
My mother got her first Pfizer shot two days ago. It wiped her out for the evening and she had some arm soreness but she’s fine.
My cousin in TX got her first shot from Moderna and she had a 103 degree fever. /
WaterGirl
@Shakti: Yikes on the fever! what sticker would you like?
Bob7094
I went to the super spreader site known as the Gloucester County Covid Vaccine center on Monday. Waited in line with hundreds of other people in college building hallways for about an hour before finally getting to the injection area. National guard & police checked invitation & driver’s license about every 100 feet. I get to do it again in 19 days.
WaterGirl
@Bob7094: That doesn’t sound good. What were they thinking?
Shakti
@WaterGirl: The cat with the tie or the white poodle…
My cousin is in Texas has heat but she says the water might get turned off. I told her to keep the pipes running.
Bob7094
Well, it might have been better than standing outside in a predicted ice storm (which didn’t really happen there). And at least everyone was masked & standing 4 to 6 feet apart.
WaterGirl
@Bob7094: Seems like they could have had you wait in your cars or something. Well, you got the shot, anyway!
Dorothy A. Winsor
I got the second Moderna shot yesterday and my only reaction is a sore arm. I feel very lucky both to have the vaccine and to have so little reaction.
WaterGirl
@Dorothy A. Winsor: Yay, Dorothy!
prostratedragon
Got my first Pfizer shot a couple of hours ago. So far so good; my arm is a little sore, but that might be because that arm has a grouchy rotator that causes problems throughout the arm. Turned out that the hospital where I’m registered issues tickets to patients in the various risk categories, and you can make an appointment with the ticket. Nothing for a couple of weeks then yesterday, BAM! There were openings all day today, then none for the next few days, so I decided to spring. At 8am the joint was jumping.
Samwise, please.
Kmax
Ouchie #1
Woof please.
SkyBluePink
2nd Moderna on Tuesday- some chills, fatigue.
Wednesday from mid day on – more chills, more fatigue and spacey headedness. Probably not helped by working all day.
Today- feeling fine! And very grateful I was able to get the vaccine!
Steve for the sticker, please.
WaterGirl
Yay for all these seconds shots I am seeing! (And for the first, of course.)
rikyrah
Got my first shot yesterday.?
It was Pfizer.
No problems, so far.
WaterGirl
@rikyrah: Oh, rikyrah, so happy for you! This must be a relief.
Embra
Fauci ouchie #2 today (Moderna). I was a little worried, since there have been reports in the news that Pennsylvania screwed up on the management of 2nd Moderna doses which ended up going for 1rst doses (Pfizer not affected). Many people are having to cancel and reschedule a week or two “late.” But I had read an interview with our local health system administrator who said they were holding back 2nd doses in their own management, and that apparently turned out to be the case. More people this time, making for about a 20 minute wait–I overheard someone saying some people were coming in early because of the weather.
Only a slightly sore arm so far, but it’s only been 4-5 hours. First one ached for several days.
Looks like Rosie and whatshisname could use some love (thank you)
WaterGirl
@Embra: Whatshisname?
Thurston would like to have a word with you! :-)
edit: But I’m sure they appreciate getting on the board!
Embra
@WaterGirl: I blame JC not complaining about him any more than he does. Oh, that and my failing memory. :)
WaterGirl
@Embra: I think you made an excellent choice. Congrats on shot #2!
Wolvesvalley
Spouse and I got the second shot of Moderna this afternoon. Just in time, too — both the major health systems in our area have announced that they are having to reschedule appointments that were booked for tomorrow, Saturday, and Sunday for lack of vaccine.
So far, no side effects for either of us except a sore arm. We’ll see what happens tomorrow. ?
May I have the Joe sticker, please?
J R in WV
Wife and I got our first Moderna shots at 1:55 this afternoon, went very smooth, considering the power was out in the whole county. The Primary Care Clinic had two big diesel Kohler gen-sets roaring to keep the two buildings functioning.
Nothing else was open/functional/powered at all from home to the Clinic in the county seat. So rural!
Anyway, first shots down here! Feeling lucky, even though we just signed up on the WV DHHR website and waited to hear from someone doing vaccinations. The DHHR sent a list with our names on to the local clinic, they called us early this week. … the rest is trivia. Sore arm, achy all over, but that’s really typical for me as an old guy…
Virtual sticker not needed, I’m a party pooper! Just glad to be half way there after a year of retreat up a hollow.
WaterGirl
@J R in WV: Party pooper or not, congratulations on getting the first shot!
SpongeBobtheBuilder
I got my first shot yesterday. The state I live in (IL) does not count university faculty among the teacher tier, but the state I work in (WI) does, so I got it there. I’d like the tuxedo kitten sticker, please!
edit: Is this the one you wanted?
the pollyanna from hell
2nd moderna yesterday friday from denver health. 15 minute afterparty swinging arm up down round and around seemed to spare the arm soreness, but slept three or more hours today from 11 or so.
Surprise me.
Poptartacus
Me and hubby got the second shot yesterday. Sore arm. Will continue to mask and distance. Plan on keeping the mask habit. Haven’t had a cold in a year.
Wanderer
2nd shot received 2/20. Joe sticker here please.
featheredsprite
Second Moderna shot today. Sore arm but otherwise ok.
Minstrel Michael
Actually it was yesterday. My provider didn’t tell me where to go for it, so I went to the wrong place– they operate out of at least half a dozen addresses. Once I got straightened out (absolutely no thanks to them) I was in and out in half an hour. I have determined to change my provider next year. Moderna. I’ll take a black and white cat with catnip on the side, please :-)
this one? ~WG
NeutronFlux
1st jab 2/18. Sore shoulder. No other issues.
JeanneT
I got my first dose (Pfizer) this morning. All the volunteers at the big vaccine center downtown seemed happy and excited for everyone coming in to get their vaccine. There was a sense of festivity – I’m still smiling from it.
Gimme that Badger mug shot sticker, please.
Goku (aka Amerikan Baka)
Got my first shot (Moderna) today at work. Feeling fine and haven’t grown a tail yet lol. It’s a giant weight off my shoulders and I’m glad I did it because my worst nightmare is potentially giving COVID to my parents
I’ll take a Samwise (the first picture in the top row) please ?
Winston
Just got back from the YMCA where a herd of us got our second shots. Gave the nurse a 10 on the injection. Didn’t even feel it. I guess in about two weeks I might venture out. May go pick out my own veggies. May go to the bar and shoot some pool. Woof, Woof.
WaterGirl
@Winston: Congratulations!
Pretty sure you wanted one Lily and not two Henrys. :-)
RandyG
1 dose done, Pfizer. Sore arm only side-effect. Same for wife. Very well organized/staffed at hospital drive-through. Directions and signage were good too. In and out in about 30 minutes, including cool down time and scheduling for second dose in 3 weeks. Did require persistence and computer dexterity, though, meandering through various online portals to grab appointments once our county group became eligible, but that seems to be a common issue nearly everywhere.
Good luck — and persistence — to everyone!
1 dose done kitten
rivers
Got the second Moderna shot this morning. It’s at a site run by my city and super efficient and everyone’s nice. I was struck while there that things go so much more smoothly if you have enough people – not just nurses but registrars, guides to tell you where to go next, guides to give instructions and information, guides at large checking that all is going smoothly. And I realized how often what’s frustrating about doing routine tasks at stores etc. is that not enough people have been hired to do the job properly and cut down the lines.
I would like a Joe sticker please.
WaterGirl
@RandyG: Same kitten in the second sticker, just a bit older. I assumed you wanted the baby kitten, but I wasn’t sure.
RandyG
@WaterGirl: I will never complain about too many kittens. ;)
WaterGirl
@RandyG: I ? Baby Champ, myself.
rikyrah
My sister got her second Moderna shot today.
5 hours in and no side effects so far.
unique uid
Just a heads up that you might need to tweak the stickers a little bit, very soon (36 hours…).
Need a J&J version, “one & done” or similar.
Also, need a “placebo” sticker, 50/50 odds.
WaterGirl
@rikyrah: Hope it’s still going well. Sticker?
rikyrah
@WaterGirl:
Spoke to her this morning – 12 hours out, and all she has is soreness.
That’s it.
Can she have the Badger done shot, please?
WaterGirl
@rikyrah: Yay on that, and Badger is there now.
PST
Two woofs for me. I just got my final Pfizer two hours ago. No side effects so far.
WaterGirl
@PST: Yay and yay!
CCL
We got our first ouchie Fauci shots just under an hour ago. Our town got some extras Monday, got the word out and voila, we are done with the first shot of Moderna. Got second appointment…
Greatly relieved.
WaterGirl
@CCL: Congratulations!
CCL
OOOh, pretty kitty, can I have baby champ?
A woman from anywhere (formerly Mohagan)
My husband as I just got our first shot (Pfizer) today. It was a community clinic by the local (Adventist) hospital for anyone over age 65. The organization at the site was great, and the process went quickly and smoothly. And good turnout.
BUT … publicity was a bit of a mess – I heard about it on Monday from a neighbor who had seen the posting on her Facebook feed, and the site for appointment signup said for age 70 this year and older (that’s me – 70 this year), but my neighbor said her daughter who is a nurse, reported it had been changed to 65+, so then I signed my husband (69 this year) up too, plus called several friends and got them in also. Checked the County medical covid page and nothing about the clinic, and checked the local newspaper website, and nothing there either, so bless my neighbor, or we would never have heard about it. I had been checking Walgreen’s and CVS websites, but they have been all booked forever.
While we were there, we got an appointment for the 2nd shot on March 17 (3 weeks later). I feel so relieved and happy. Light at the end of the tunnel!!
I’d like the kitten Champ sticker, please.
WaterGirl
@CCL: Okay, Baby Champ is in your corner! Shall I take out Samwise or leave them both?
stinger
I got the shot! #1, Pfizer. I’m 67 and our state has moved to Tier 1B which is 65 and older. The appointments were available at the pharmacy of a regional grocery chain, in 15-minute blocks. I made the 3-week follow-up at the same time I made the initial signup (yesterday). I was 10 minutes early but then sat there for half an hour before they got to me. Afterward, rather than sit in the waiting area again, I walked around the store for 10 minutes, then sat in the car without driving for another 5. So far, no reaction; the site isn’t even sore. She put the bandaid on first and then gave the shot through it — I’d never had shots that way before.
A Kamala sticker, please. If you have any extra Woof stickers lying around unused, that’d be okay too.
stinger
@stinger: Thank you, WaterGirl! Thank you, WaterGirl!
WaterGirl
@stinger: Kamala and Henry look good together!
thalarctosMaritimus
I got the first Pfizer shot today. I was lucky; the medical assistant who administered it has The Touch. I literally didn’t feel anything at the time; it’s begun reminding me now, though.
Could I have both Champs, please?
CCL
@WaterGirl:
I like ’em both – and since both of us “olds” in this household got the shots yesterday, can I keep ’em please?
And thank you!
Erin in Flagstaff
I got the second Moderna dose yesterday. The first dose was just a sore arm, but the second dose led to a bad night of fever, chills, aches, and overall flu-ish feeling. This morning, the fever is now sub-100 and the pain is subsiding.
Though the vaccine wasn’t fun, I am thrilled to have had it. I will continue to wear a mask and do social distancing, but I’m already looking forward to browsing in a store and taking my time. Plus, I have family I’d like to visit one day.
I like the double “Woof” sticker!
WaterGirl
@unique uid: Good idea, working on it!
WaterGirl
@Erin in Flagstaff: Yay for the second shot, and glad you are starting to feel better!
Central Planning
My wife and I got our second shots tonight. About 90 minutes from the time we left home until we returned. Everything moved slowly, no issues. I took a selfie with Vinny the Vaccine too.
Overheard the people saying they have administered a total of 10,000 doses at the Convention Center location in Rochester, NY
Biden pic please!
unique uid
Not sure if I belong here or not – received a shot this morning. Either J&J or a placebo. Three hour nap this afternoon, feeling great now.
I’m in the Ensemble2 study, looking at two shots of J&J in seniors for greater effectiveness.
Sounds like I’m sort of guaranteed a J&J by about ten weeks from now, if it was placebo.
TriassicSands
1st dose of the Pfizer vaccine today. It’s been several hours and so far not even a sore shoulder.
I guess Samwise, who appears to be thinking “That’s a mighty big needle. You want to stick it where?”
smike
The mrs. and I got our second Moderna shots today. So yay for us?
Two weeks from now a lotta take-out is gonna happen. Tex-mex, pizza, Italian, burgers. Then the next night we get serious.
Mary G
Housemate and I got our second Moderna shots today. No reaction ~10 hours in. I looked for recommendations before the first one – whether or not it would conflict with my RA infusions of Rituxin. Then, less than a week after the inauguration, there were no indication of anything, just consult with your doctor. My rheumatologist said the CDC was a disaster and she had no information yet, so might as well get it. Now there is a long detailed article about RA on the web which basically comes to the conclusion that there are no problems with a long list of RA meds and only one that can make the vaccine useless and of course, it’s mine, the Rituxan. Oh well. I would like the Henry “woof” sticker.
lowtechcyclist
I got my appointment for shot #1. Sunday, 10:30am, at a local CVS. Moderna. (And for #2, four weeks later.)
Emotionally, I’ve been dealing pretty well with the pandemic, and the way it’s curtailed everyday life. So I was totally blindsided by how elated I suddenly was when I answered all their questions and the screen popped up telling me that I had my appointments.
Two days and four hours. I’ll be there. Not throwin’ away my shot!
Madeleine
My husband and I got the second Pfizer yesterday. Long line, but fast moving. He’s fine today, and I’m just a bit uncomfortable. It’s a good excuse for ordering in an Ethiopian veggie dinner.
L&DinSLT
I got my first (Pfizer) this morning at a drive through at LTCC. Husband Mr. D got his #1 (Moderna) on the 24th at the VA Reno. Even with driving an hour to Reno for his, they took about the same amount of time. Judging by the cars lined up to get into the college maze that was set up for each stage, there is a LOT of pent up demand in this town. Glad I was able to get the first time available @9AM! I was in line at 7:52. For #2 shot I’ll leave the house earlier than 7:45!
JMG
Alice and I got out first shots (Pfizer) this afternoon out at Worcester State University. Very efficient operation done in the school gym. Since I have a severe allergy to Brazil nuts, I had to wait 30 minutes to leave rather than 15, but on the plus side, we allergy sufferers got chairs with armrests! Second dose on March 19.
OldDave
Pfizer shot #1 earlier today. Walk up, not drive thru, but appointment required. Happy to get the jab at a nearby location; my alternative would have required a two hundred mile round trip drive for each shot. No particular side effects so far (knock on wood). I’ll save my sticker request for the second shot in three weeks.
SWMBO needs her shot, but the primary obstacle for her is Florida’s age requirement (65+) which she doesn’t meet.
Central Planning
I got my 2nd Moderna shot 24 hours ago. Didn’t sleep well and woke up in the middle of the night and didn’t fall back asleep. I feel like I have a small migraine, and I do have a slight fever (100.1), but nothing more than that. Ugh. Might be going to bed soon.
hotshoe
First one yesterday (Friday) about an hour-and-a-half from home. I was eligible sooner but my town is run by good-old cowboys, so they were getting nowhere with organizing vaccinations. It’s also one of the poorest counties in the state; I don’t know if that had anything to do with how few doses they had available, but …
When the neighboring county opened several new vac sites, I had the good luck to hear about it before all the week’s appointments filled up. Gave them my home address, no problem with living in the “wrong” county, thank goodness.
Arm pain today, no other symptoms.
I’d like a Kamala sticker, please :)
WaterGirl
@unique uid: 3 choices for Johnson & Johnson.
Nice that you get the real thing in 10 weeks if you got the placebo the first time. Good for you for participating in the trial!
WaterGirl
@Mary G: So sorry to hear that you are taking the one med that interferes with the vaccine. Maybe it wouldn’t interfere with one of the other vaccines?
Henry loves you, if that helps.
WaterGirl
@lowtechcyclist: Congratulations! Be sure to come back for your sticker. :-)
WaterGirl
@smike:
@Madeleine:
@L&DinSLT:
@JMG:
@OldDave:
@Central Planning:
What stickers do you guys want?
Peej01
I got my first shot on Thursday…Pfizer. A few side effects but nothing major. 3 more weeks till the next dose.
LuciaMia
Got my first dose this morning. The building management organized a vaccine clinic here, and in three hours they’d jabbed everybody who’d signed up. It was a such a great convenience.
James E Powell
I did not notice this on the sidebar before today.
I got my first Pfizer shot on February 12 in Riverside County, CA. A little pain in the shoulder the next morning, but it went away as I moved around. Supposed to get an email with a link for the appointment for the second shot sometime next week. I’m eager to get it done.
Benw
First jab done this afternoon in Manhattan! Felt nothing. It was the Pfizer. Can I haz small Champ?
RoonieRoo
Got my 1st dose of Pfizer today. I had to dedicate a day to refreshing the available sites to get a spot. Started at 7 am, managed to catch a spot around 3:45 pm. It enrages me because this is just not friendly for elderly who aren’t tech savvy. But I am very relieved to finally get the shot. Now I get to be the errand runner until we can get hubby which I have no clue when that will happen since he doesn’t have a 1b diagnosis like me. Happy, sad, mad, anxious all at the same time.
Can I have Samwise?
Duane
Moderna yesterday at a small town pharmacy. Thanks AL for the vaccine locator.org link! Immediately had an appointment for two days later. I feel very fortunate. Next shot in a month.
EmbraceYourInnerCrone
2nd dose yesterday. Pfizer. Spousal unit got his first dose – Moderna he was able to get his through his work so just over near the University. I had to go to Hartford, I am just happy we could get it. Real sore arm and I am very tired but that is the only reaction I had. Oh, can I have a Tikka sticker please?
lowtechcyclist
Got shot #1 yesterday. Moderna. No problems at all – shoulder hasn’t even been sore since.
The second one’s supposed to be the sonuvabitch with Moderna in particular, so I’ll find out about that on March 28. In the meantime, I’m just happy to have gotten this started.
Central Planning
@WaterGirl: You got me at #101. Thanks!
@Central Planning: Following up on my reaction because it got a little worse – I went to bed around 9pm with slight chills and a tshirt, pajammas, and a hoodie on with the hoodie up and around my head. I woke up 3 hours later BOILING and with a headache. I took off the extra layers and tossed and turned for a while. I finally got up, put an icepack on my head and fell asleep on my couch. Woke up in the morning feeling fine except for the headache. I took one hydrocodone from when I had my carpal tunnel surgery 5 years ago. I have felt fine since then.
My wife ended up with some really bad stomach cramps. It could have been something she ate, but we’ve only been eating at home and nobody else had any intestinal issues.
phein61
Got shot #2 on Sunday, three weeks after 1st Pfizer shot. Rest of family getting their 2nd Moderna shots this week.
Parking lot much more crowded. Line out the door with 10 people waiting, socially distanced, to enter. Arrived 5 minutes early, just like first time, thought I’d be there awhile. Wrong: Line moved quickly.
Got inside at 10:25 for 10:30 appointment, shot at 10:32, out at 10:49, home a little after 11. Champaign County appears to have its act together, and we’re up to 16% completely immunized from 9% last Friday.
Little soreness, no other side effects this go-round.
Can haz Joe 2 shots, pleez?
japa21
Both got #2 Moderna 3 hours ago. Not in agony yet.
Jean
Got the first dose of Pfizer today; second dose will be March 22. Drove from Chesterfield VA to CVS in South Boston, VA for the jab. (4 hours round trip.) Several hours later, I have no soreness at the injection site. Nothing.
Hot Air balloon please.
WaterGirl
@Jean: That’s a long trip, but well worth it if that’s the earliest/only way you could get the shot!
Jean
@WaterGirl: Yes, it’s worth it. My husband had his first jab on the Friday before mine on Monday. And we do the same thing in three weeks. Can’t get them together. However, it beats the frustration of waiting and/or continually checking pharmacy websites.
Annie
I got shot #2 (Pfizer) yesterday at Moscone Center in San Francisco. I was, again, very impressed with how organized and smooth the process was. I was in and out in barely half an hour, including the 15 minute wait in case of anaphylactic shock. And as you exit, there is a large cardboard cutout of Dr. Fauci! So of course I took a selfie with him.
may I have the adorable Henry “woof” sticker please?
WaterGirl
@Annie: I love that they had the cardboard cutout of Dr. Fauci!
Central Planning
@WaterGirl: The Convention Center in Rochester, NY had a cardboard cutout of Vinny the Vaccine.
I took a selfie with it.
evap
I got my first dose of Pfizer today! I’ve been volunteering at a vaccine clinic run by my university and if there are leftover shots at the end of the day they give them to volunteers. There are always many more volunteers who want a shot than there are shots, but they base it on how much you have worked. There were three extras today and I got the third one!
jnfr
I got shot one of Moderna today. Easy pass through an outdoor setup. The people were very nice and very competent.
50 weeks exactly since we put the house into quarantine. Hoping Mr J gets his entrance soon.
WaterGirl
@evap: So happy for you! Thank you for volunteering.
BK in NJ (was BK in NC)
Got the first shot of Pfizer today! 30 minutes start to finish including 15 minutes of waiting to see if I had a bad reaction. Second shot scheduled for three weeks from today.
ETA: Kamala sticker, please.
MazeDancer
Got Moderna 1.
Being immuno-compromised qualifies you in NY State for getting a shot anytime. Except, outside the city there are, basically, none, out in Upstate rural areas.
When they announced J&J, got nervous that the boonies would only get that, and immuno-compromised means you must take mRNA kind.
CVS.com to the rescue. Had to drive 3.5 hours round trip, to the closest one. Big effort for me, but better than death. My neighbors going for much further, as long as they can get a shot, they’re going.
Would like Kamala sticker, please. Thanks, WG.
WaterGirl
@MazeDancer: And a bonus Henry, who thinks it’s bullshit that you have to drive nearly 4 hours, times 2 to get your shots.
WaterGirl
New addition to stickers:
KayInMD (formerly Kay (not the front-pager))
My husband got his first shot of Moderna on Monday, 3/1. He had to wait in long, serpentine lines in the halls inside a local high school for about an hour before he got to the gym/vaccination site. He said he was probably in much closer contact for much longer time than any time since last March. He was a little shaken when he got home, to be honest. He was more tired than usual Monday night, and tired and achy Tuesday, but he feels fine today. I guess we’ll see how he reacts to his second shot on 3/28.
MD, at least Montgomery County, Health Dept is only serving priority groups 1A & 1B1 so far, so I, at 70, am not eligible for a Health Dept. Foucci ouchie. However, I was able to get an appointment at the newly opened mass vaccination site in Waldorf for Wednesday, 3/10. I have a sneaking suspicion it will be the new Johnson & Johnson vaccine. It would make sense to continue on with the vaccines they’ve been using at the existing sites, and introduce a new type at the new site. Or, maybe I’m wrong and they’ll save the J&J vaccine for sites where its unique storage properties are more necessary. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Whatever, I’m just glad to finally be getting something in my arm that will let me leave my house!
WV Blondie
I got my first shot (Moderna) today! They’re being administered in several places around Jefferson County (WV); mine was at the civic center in Ranson. Very impressed with how efficiently it was run. One volunteer told me they’d probably give almost 900 shots there today. Just as impressive, they scheduled my second shot before I’d even received the first one, so I know I’m taken care of. Now if I could just get my husband on the list …
I’d like Champ the kitten sticker, myself – he’s such a cutie!!!
RedDirtGirl
I just got my first jab of the Pfizer vaccine. Still perplexed as to why my doctor’s practice deemed me eligible, as I am a mere 55 years old. I’m in NY and my doctor is part of NYU, so perhaps they are such a big operation that they are able to lower the age limit. Felt a bit nauseous, on the way home, but seem fine now.
WaterGirl
@KayInMD (formerly Kay (not the front-pager)): I’m sorry, being in close quarters for all that time would be distressing!
I don’t know what sticker he would want. :-(
WaterGirl
@RedDirtGirl: Lily is here to comfort you if your nausea comes back.
2liberal
i got the shot in Arizona at Chandler-Gilbert Community College. First shot for Pfizer. It was very efficient drive thru. I feel fine , haven’t grown a tail or extra head yet. Second dose March 24.
Hot Air balloon please.
trollhattan
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Pfizer #2, same place, same process as the first despite directions to a parking structure drive-through. It’s okay, proper reason to wash the car.
Feels the same as the first one, a little pain and swelling at the injection site, nothing more after several hours. I’ll pop back in to note any further symptoms. The marathon, she’s nearly done. Kudos to the folks who got us here a good, what, year ahead of predictions? Mind=boggled.
Handsome Joe sticker, please. We’re Convertible Men! (Not Dapper Dan.)
RedDirtGirl
@WaterGirl: I wondered if that was her! Yay! Can I get a Dolly sticker, also, too?
Madame Bupkis
Yes! Went to Fort Carson in Colorado Springs. Man, the Army can sure organize! One Soldier was making popcorn for the “waiting period”. No Covid card until you waited the 15 minutes!
Tiny Champ sticker, please.
la caterina
Got my 1st shot (Pfizer) today at a FEMA site here in Brooklyn. They gave appointment preference to residents with co-morbidities living in underserved areas (like mine). In and out in 20 minutes! Staff were young active-duty army, very friendly and efficient. Nobody does logistics like the U.S. military! Can I have Kamala and Champ kitten for my stickers, please?
sherparick
Wife & I got our first shot (Moderna) yesterday. I know just how this guy feels.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3GmlJvwX5c
trollhattan
Pfizer shot #2 consumer feedback:
[Verified buyer] “I do not have Covid so this product works as advertised. However, one full day after receiving Pfizer-BioNTec Covid-19 [May be available at a lower price from other sellers, potentially without free Prime shipping] dose #2, I feel like a sack of shit. I do not have flu symptoms but rather, have the symptoms of somebody who got no sleep because my goddamn arm hurts like I took a punch from Mike Tyson–not ‘Hangover’ Mike Tyson but a ‘Somebody messin’ with my girlfriend’ Mike Tyson. Because I can’t sleep flat on my back all night every movement jolted me awake. And I was too stupid to take painkillers before bed, so thus today’s malaise.”
“And that’s why I’m rating ⭐⭐⭐”
WaterGirl
@trollhattan: There is a dog or a kitty or a person who might provide some consolation, but I don’t know which one would help the most!
Josie
Got my second shot (Pfizer) this morning. My arm is starting to get sore, but I am happy to feel the soreness, since it sort of assures me that I won’t die. At least not from Covid. Can I have the sticker of Handsome Joe, please?
RedDirtGirl
@WaterGirl: Thanks for the Dolly sticker!
There go two miscreants
Got my first shot (Moderna) this morning at a Kaiser facility here in the MD suburbs of DC. The setup was running very smoothly and there was no waiting (except the precautionary wait following the jab). So far no side effects; I’ll see what happens with the second shot in April.
munira
Got the second moderna yesterday. So far just a sore arm. I got it at the Safeway pharmacy 30 minutes from my home (which is Bellingham, WA). They were great. I arrived early and got right in.
I’d like the 2 doses done sticker with the dogs please.
BC in Illinois
Got the first Pfizer shot today [the technical term is an “ouchie”]. Two and a half hours notice.
BC in Illinois
@BC in Illinois:
A sticker, of course, would be nice:
HinTN
Mrs H and I got the first jab of Moderna a week ago. Tennessee makes getting an appointment at the county health department really easy. National Guard was there helping out with traffic management and everything went right on schedule. “Drive over there and wait 15 minutes.” I had soreness that day and then stiffness through the weekend. Mrs H had none of that. Later we each got an email with a link to schedule the second dose. Easy peasy again and on for 31 March. I’ll probably be sick as a dog and I’ll be damn glad of it.
I’ll take Badger, please. ?
JanieM
Got my second shot today, yay! Well-organized process at the Augusta Civic Center. National Guard helping, and some of the same folks from the hospital crew I saw the night I got my first one.
Sticker — Watergirl can surprise me. :-)
Brachiator
I got my first Moderna jab on March 4, at a nearby local pharmacy. Few people waiting and no problems.
My arm is a little sore today, but nothing else significant.
I have Kaiser here in Southern California and had to stop by there for a blood test. While waiting a nurse came by and asked if I needed the vaccine. This was funny because previously Kaiser would send innocuous emails about the pandemic, but was not scheduling anyone for the vaccine. I got signed up through a Los Angeles County health authority link. But I guess that Kaiser is finally getting their allotments, so I think that the process should accelerate soon.
Next dose April 1.
Sure Lurkalot
I got my first Moderna on March 2nd and have an appointment for March 30th. I had a stiff arm for about 2-1/2 days. I had a slight headache yesterday but I think that was a weather system. I know it’s the 2nd shot that packs the punch so I’m gearing myself up for a potential couple of days of feeling icky.
I assume there will be duckling stickers and I can wait until there are.
Freemark
1st shot today 3/5 Moderna. Got it at Rite-Aid no fuss, no muss. 2nd down on the right please.
WaterGirl
@BC in Illinois: I have to add them for you with my magic powers. :-)
WaterGirl
@JanieM:
Lily wanted to be your sticker.
JanieM
@WaterGirl: Woof woof! :-)
Avalie
Got my first shot yesterday at a superstation at the San Diego County Fairgrounds. Very well-organized drive-thru event with very short wait time.
Middlelee
Got my second shot today. Could I get a Steve, please.
rose weiss
Rural Oregon here. Three friends and I got our first Moderna shots today, but we had to drive an hour up the coast through heavy rain to get there. I guess that’s what we get for living in the middle of nowhere! The upside was that the coast is so gorgeous that none of us ever get tired of seeing it. So far no ill effects from the shot for any of us. Kamala sticker, please.
Bumper
I got my first shot (Pfizer) this afternoon in Aberdeen, Washington. It was super well organized and efficient. It was held in an area used for loading and unloading new cars for transport by ship, so there was plenty of room for everything. We snaked through the lot, entered a large warehouse style garage facility in groups of six, and got our jabs with teams of medical professionals who rolled up their carts quickly and then rolled on to the next line of cars. Then we were guided to the parking lot to wait 15 minutes. Paramedics waited in the lot in case of problems. Plenty of people to guide and help, very clear instructions, simple paperwork, it was a breeze. Huge kudos to the Grays Harbor County Health Department, medical staff (we were vaccinated by an actual doctor, which was a surprise), and volunteers who manned the lines and directed traffic. Out in 45 minutes. No side effects from the jab. 10/10, would recommend.
1 green balloon sticker or Kamala sticker, if I get my choice. [Couldn’t possibly choose between all the adorable pets!]
Emma from FL
Second shot yesterday. Feel like I have the flu but no fever yet.
rbandah
Got my first shot this morning! Husband got his on Thursday.
Henry “Woof!”-ing please.
WaterGirl
@Sure Lurkalot:
Maze Dancer is working on an actual duckling sticker, but I gave you a placeholder in the meantime.
edit: actual ducklings sticker now in place!
dkinPa
Second Pfizer shot yesterday. First time, arm was a little sore, but was prepared for a bigger reaction this time. Nothing, not even a sore arm yesterday. Slept through the night, but when I got up this morning, was just SO tired. Gave in and went back to bed for an hour, and have been feeling fine ever since. Yay!
My sister in VA has been saying how disorganized everything was and she probably wasn’t going to get a shot until July, but she got a surprise email yesterday, signed up and got the J&J shot this morning. One and done! Double yay!
Joe sticker for me, please! Thank you!
Don K
My husband got Pfizer at a Henry Ford facility on Monday. His niece was scouring the web and scored a slot for me at Rite Aid in Burton, MI, this afternoon. Now, Burton is 45 minutes from where I live, but I said “WTF, it’s almost entirely freeway, so it’s not too onerous.” I allowed extra time to get there and arrived early. I got my shot 5 minutes before my allotted time, and was out and back home in good time. All in all, not too bad.
WaterGirl
@Don K: Since you had to drive a good distance, I thought you might want Joe in the convertible.
If there’s another sticker you would like, let me know.
Uncle Cosmo
Got the Moderna at 5:30 pm today at the Giant Food at Pharmacy on 33d St, in Baltimore. Just asked if they had any extra jabs, they did, filled out the forms & voila. Scheduled for the finisher 28 days later (from the eponymous flick).
Now excuse me while I pop a tube of superglue to reattach my arm…
ETA: Uncle Joe behind the wheel for me, prego.
William D
Got the first Pfizer shot today. The hardest part was the online registration. Lots of staff and volunteers.
(There’s a longer version of this story that seems too big for a comment section).
I’ll take the woof woof now, and save the Biden pic for the second shot.
debbie
Forgot about this thread. I got Pfizer 1 on Monday. Sore arm for 3 days, and for some reason, I’m feeling blechy on Day 5. Could I please have the smallest Champ?
Cowgirl in the Sandi
Got the second Moderna shot at 11:30 today. Its now 7:00 pm and my arm is sore and I”m feeling chilled. Trying to ignore it and think instead of how proud I am to be a Dem!!
I’d like that cute kitty with the green eyes. Actually, I’d like to HAVE that cute kitty!
TJC
My parents now both have 2 doses of Moderna. Unfortunately the second shot really knocked them out (age 80 and 76). Still I am so relieved. Could I have a joe sticker and dolly sticker?
CarolDuhart2
Got my first shot yesterday at the Convention Center. Pfizer. Just a slightly sore arm so far. The health department will send me an e-mail before 3/27 for my second.
It was pretty smooth despite the long lines-while it took a while and we were closer probably than we should of been (both masked, me a double mask that kept slipping at times), the line kept moving. We were out of there less than an hour and a half despite it all. All and all, I have underestimated the sense of simple relief that whatever my end is, it won’t be COVID-related.
I plan to keep things the same until my second dose, and then just talk to my care nurse and doctor and keep up with CDC information before doing much more.
Can I haz tiny tuxedo kitty?
Major Major Major Major
I got Moderna number one. Samwise sticker please! Hehe thanks
Dan B
Got Jab-1 yesterday, after a seven week wait. All my younger friends had their second shots two weeks ago, sigh. I was 20 minutes late because the Kaiser Admin campus was accessed from an unmarked road that looked like the entrance to a Transit center. Google directions were also wrong. Lots of cars were doing u-turns at the road end.
Half the 80 or so people were between 30 and 50, unlike my partner’s gathering of the ancients in January.
Excellent jab, nearly not felt at all. Sore jab site this morning. It’s good to know my body is fighting back.
I clicked on Kamala so pretend she’s smiling in case she’s just a figment.
WaterGirl
More sticker additions!
Caroln
I wept with joy when Meijer’s called, I’m in Michigan, so that’s with an ‘s’. I got the Phizer this morning. It
was fast and efficient. Also our city just announced they will be vaccinating 65 and up on the 18th, so I hope my husband can get his, if not before. Thank god for President Biden.
Mj_Oregon
My husband and I got our first Moderna shots today and are scheduled for #2 on April 8th. We waited a few weeks after being eligible because we wanted to get them at our local family owned pharmacy. Worth the wait! Now looking forward to going to the nurseries for lots of plants at the end of April, something I really missed last year.
Mike E
I received Pfizer #1 at my county Commons Bldg and it went smoothly just like when I early voted. I was originally signed up for the J&J shot 25 miles away on the 10th but then dhhs sent me this earlier slot so I jumped at it gladly (I cancelled the other appt while sitting for the required 15 min observation). After being on site at work for 12 mos straight I can at least shed this monkey…2nd shot scheduled for the 29th. I’ll take a balloon of your choice, please!
Scout211
We both got our Moderna #2 yesterday. I had a much stronger reaction than Mr. Scout with flu-like symptoms and a fever. But I am feeling much better now after taking Tylenol.
Even with the reactions, we are very happy that both doses are done and in two weeks we will reach our full immunity.
Draco7
Moderna #1 yesterday, #2 scheduled.
Dolly’s lookin’ good…
FelonyGovt
Moderna #2 done today! And my husband’s getting his on Thursday… only close family member who’s not covered yet is my 33-year old daughter, who I assume will be waiting a while.
I look forward to seeing some of my long-lost friends!